Load planning at Silk Way boosted by CHAMP

CHAMP Cargosystems has signed up Silk Way West Airlines to its Weight & Balance load planning software for its Boeing 747 freighter fleet. Silk Way has been a long-standing customer of CHAMP. CHAMP says the carrier was searching for a credible IT solution that would allow staff perform their load planning faster, with greater accuracy, whilst optimising […]

Partnership set to be expanded between MAB and Silk Way

MAB Kargo is set to expand its partnership with Silk Way West Airlines as it looks to increase the agreement it has on services. In March, the Malaysian Airlines cargo arm penned a memorandum of co-operation with Azerbaijan-based Silk Way West that sees both leverage on each other’s aircraft fleet and network in different regions […]

Cargo at Changi grows 7.8 % in June

Changi Airport has seen cargo volumes grow 7.8 per cent in June, having welcomed new freighter services from K-Mile Air and Silk Way West Airlines. Volumes in June were up to 163,070 tonnes and by 4.2 per cent in the first six months of 2016 to 950,250 tonnes. Aircraft movements increased by 2.9 per cent […]

Silk Way West Airlines cargo aircraft crashes

A Silk Way West Airlines Antonov An-12 crashed on Wednesday in southern Afghanistan killing seven crewmembers. The Azerbaijani freighter crashed at 14.30h local time on Wednesday during takeoff at Camp Dwyer, a military airfield in Helmand province, when one of the wings clipped the runway as it was taking off. Two people survived the accident. The aircraft was thought […]

MAB Kargo and Silk Way West sign partnership

MAB Kargo and Azerbaijan cargo carrier Silk Way West Airlines have signed a memorandum of cooperation that will see both airlines leveraging on each other’s aircraft fleet and network in different regions of the world. The stratergic partnership between the two air cargo players entails a block space Agreement (BSA) on a twice weekly route […]

Silk Way West streamlines cargo operations with Descartes system

Descartes Systems Group has announced that Silk Way West Airlines is now using its cloud-based Global Air Messaging Gateway. The IT provider says it helps Silk Way West Airlines achieve higher standards of service and minimiae costs by expanding and automating air cargo communication processes such as the electronic airway bill (e-AWB). Silk Way West chief executive officer, […]