Industry failed to meet peak season expectations
Last year was a peak season like no other, featuring unprecedented e-Commerce demand, a year-end, mad scramble for capacity, infrastructure crunches and soaring prices which even threw up a fabled million-dollar charter from Hong Kong to the US, writes Donald Urquhart. And just for novelty in all this frenetic activity, there were the Coca Cola […]
Western Global and Flexport to fly between Los Angeles and Hong Kong
Western Global Airlines has signed a three year agreement with Flexport to provide scheduled Boeing 747-400 Freighter services between Hong Kong and Los Angeles from 5 April. The initial service from April will be a round trip twice per week between Hong Kong and Los Angeles growing to three times a week in September. Western […]
Western Global continues to bring hurricane aid to Puerto Rico
Western Global Airlines is continuing to operate relief flights to Puerto Rico, carrying emergency supplies in huge quantities on board its MD-11 Freighters. Each flight carried about 200,000lbs of supplies including food, water and equipment, with two relief flights travelling from Miami to Rafael Hernandez Airport in Aguadilla filled with tents, water and other supplies […]
Network Airline Management renews contract with Western Global
Network Airline Management (NAM) has renewed its contract with Western Global Airlines (WGA) to operate Boeing MD-11 Freighters. WGA will continue to operate up to three MD-11Fs on behalf of NAM with operations based in Liege, Belgium, supporting NAM’s operations with Allied Air of Nigeria, as well as scheduled cargo services throughout Africa. Network Aviation […]
Western Global flies 100 million flowers for Mother’s Day
Western Global Airlines flew over 100 million flowers across 76 flights to Miami so the essential products reach the shops in time for Mother’s Day. The South American flowers, mainly exotic roses and carnation variations originate primarily from Ecuador and Colombia, which once harvested are packed for shipping and swiftly flown on board temperature controlled […]
Western Global flies white rhinos to US animal sanctuary
Western Global Airlines has airlifted 11 endangered white rhinos from Johannesburg to an undisclosed wildlife conservation centre in the Eastern United States. The 11 animals were accompanied by a vet for the 15-hour flight on board a Boeing MD-11 Freighter, and then transported to a sanctuary where conservationists are working to increase their population. Western […]
Western Global flies aid to Madagascar following Cyclone Enawo
Western Global Airlines airlifted 175,000 pounds of humanitarian supplies to Madagascar to provide relief to citizens affected by Cyclone Enawo. The Florida based airline flew a Boeing MD-11 Freighter loaded with essential aid including medical emergency supplies and educational material from Liege, Belgium to Ivato International Airport in Antananarivo on 17 March, joining forces with […]
Body of a stowaway found on MD-11 in Africa
The body of a suspected stowaway has been found on a Boeing MD-11 freighter in Harare in Zimbabwe, which was owned by Florida-based Western Global Airlines (WGA). The body was found on the aircraft on Sunday flying from Germany and was reportedly carrying cash for the South African Reserve Bank. WGA told Air Cargo Week in a statement […]
