flydubai Cargo offers animal transport services
flydubai Cargo is offering live animal transportation across its network, having successfully moved two Saluki dogs and seven falcons for a competition in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The project was undertaken in association with the Department of Culture and Tourism for Abu Dhabi to support the UAE’s participation in the event. The airline offers services including door […]
Investments paying off as specialist cargo grows at Silk Way
While oil and gas remain central to the Eurasian economy, Silk Way Group is seeing phenomenal growth in specialised cargo, company president Zaur Akhundov tells Air Cargo Week. Silk Way is based in Baku, Azerbaijan, which Akhundov says is strategically located between Europe and Asia, and imports and exports span across all industries. Oil and […]
Kerry Logistics forms joint venture with Globalink Logistics
Kerry Logistics continues to enhance its services and network under the ‘Belt and Road’ initiative by entering into a joint venture through participating in the equity of Globalink Logistics. The freight forwarding group is headquartered in Dubai and has operations across The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Kerry Logistics says the move will significantly expand coverage in Central […]
ACT says no technical faults recorded with B747F that crashed
The board of directors of ACT Airlines has released an extended statement after the tragic crash of a Boeing 747-400 Freighter in Kyrgyzstan this morning, believed to have killed 37 people. The aircraft operates under the myCargo brand and came down near Manas Airport on its way from Hong Kong at 01.20 local time and had 85,000 kilogrammes of general […]
Freighter crashes in Kyrgyzstan killing 37 people
An ACT Airlines Boeing 747-400 Freighter operating under MyCargo Airlines has crashed near Kyrgyzstan’s Manas Airport today at 7.31am (local time), reportedly killing at least 37 people. Reports claim most of them residents of a village struck by the B747F as it tried to land in dense fog, crashing through the village and damaging 15 buildings. According to the […]