Hactl handles new Western Global freighter operation
Florida-based freighter operator Western Global Airlines has appointed Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) to handle its first scheduled service into Hong Kong. The new twice-weekly 747-400F service between Hong Kong and Los Angeles is being operated in partnership with US forwarder Flexport. The airline plans to add a further weekly flight from September. […]
Western Global in $3 million Shreveport maintenance facility investment
Florida-based Western Global Airlines is to establish an aircraft maintenance facility at Shreveport Regional Airport in Louisiana, USA. Western Global will make a capital investment of $3 million for tooling and equipment to support the 152,000-square-foot Hangar 40 at the airport. The company, which provides service to over 300 airports in 115 nations, selected Shreveport […]
Western Global Airlines appoints a new president
Western Global Airlines’ (WGA) chief executive and Founder, Jim Neff has announced the appointment of General Brooks Bash (pictured below) as president. Headquartered in Florida, WGA operates a fleet of 13 widebody freighters and in less than three years, has flown to over 278 airports in 110 countries on six continents. Neff says: “General Bash […]
WGA MD-11 leaves Harare after stowaway investigations completed
The Western Global Airlines (WGA) MD-11 freighter in which the body of a stowaway was found on in Harare, Zimbabwe, has finally completed its journey after leaving Africa at the weekend. A deceased man was found on the aircraft, which was carrying a shipment for the South African Reserve Bank on 14 February and had been […]
Western Global Airlines release statement on Zimbabwe stowaway
Western Global Airlines (WGA) has issued an update after a stowaway was found on a Boeing MD-11 freighter in Harare in Zimbabwe on Sunday. The freighter was carrying a shipment of South African cash for the South African Reserve Bank. The freighter was flying from Munich in Germany. The MD-11 aircraft was leased by WGA to Network Airline Management. WGA […]
