A mobile scanning machine capable of screening the contents of large cargo containers was used for the first time last month to check trucks entering O'Hare International Airport, in a surprise move.The exercise, part of a drill involving federal and city agencies, will become a common security practice as a 2010 deadline requiring screening of all cargo that is loaded aboard passenger planes approaches, according to the US Department of Homeland Security.Cargojet expands fleet with B757/767Fs … [Read more...] about America: Surprise cargo screening at O'Hare
Europe & CIS: Russian and China in possible MS-21 JV
Alexei Fyodorov, the CEO of the United Aircraft Building Corporation, said at the Farnborough-2008 air show in Britain that Russia may launch a joint venture with China to further develop a new passenger airliner, MS-21."We will come to a decision with Chinese manufacturers next year on the possibility of setting up a joint venture to design a new mid-range passenger aircraft, MS-21," he said.The MS-21 plane is being developed by Russia's major manufacturing companies ¡ª Ilyushin, … [Read more...] about Europe & CIS: Russian and China in possible MS-21 JV
Europe & CIS: Ural Airlines launches Goa service
Ural Airlines is planning to launch a new service to India's Goa in winter 2008-2009. The company is also going to launch the flights to Milan and Sanya (Hainan) along with Bangkok (Thailand). The company will operate the flights on this route twice a week up to the end of March. … [Read more...] about Europe & CIS: Ural Airlines launches Goa service
Europe &: CIS: Polet to deliver space cargo to S Korea
Polet Airlines has started to implement the first phase of a unique project for the delivery of the first launch-vehicle stages KSLV-1 (Korean Space Launch Vehicle) from Russian to South Korea. The launch vehicles will be manufactured by Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center.According to the bilateral intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in research and outer space use, Russia and South Korea are developing and building a South Korean missile complex equipped with the … [Read more...] about Europe &: CIS: Polet to deliver space cargo to S Korea
Europe & CIS: More than an apple a day for Aeroflot
Aeroflot Cargo has been awarded a contract to transport Apple iPhones from Hong Kong to Frankfurt Hahn in partnership with Kuhne&Nagel. Aeroflot Cargo operates 5 flights per week with its MD-11 Freighters on this route and carries between 20-50 tonnes of iPhones - worth nearly US$200-300 million - per flight. From Hahn the iPhones are delivered to Luxembourg by Aeroflot Cargo's trucks service.Aeroflot Cargo's service was closely scrutinised on security grounds by both Apple and K&N prior to … [Read more...] about Europe & CIS: More than an apple a day for Aeroflot
Europe & CIS: Azerbaijan Airlines orders B737s and B767s
Azerbaijan Airlines has finalised an order for two Boeing Next-Generation 737-900ERs and two 767-300ERs. The order is valued at US$449 million at list prices. One of the 767s is a substitution for a previously ordered 787.Including today's announcement, Azerbaijan Airlines has a total of eight Boeing airplanes on order: four 737- 900ERs, two 787-8s and two 767-300ERs. Azerbaijan Airlines, based in Baku, is the national airline of Azerbaijan."We are eager to build our Boeing fleet with these … [Read more...] about Europe & CIS: Azerbaijan Airlines orders B737s and B767s
