Etihad Airways has placed a $2.2bn order with Airbus for 12 new wide-body aircraft including four A340-600s, fi ve A330 passenger aircraft and three A330 freighters. The new aircraft are scheduled for delivery between 2008 and 2011 and will increase the UAE national airline’s fl eet to 46 aircraft. The Abu Dhabi-based airline continues to expand its network and has launched fl ights to Kuala Lumpur, Kochi (Cochin), Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) and Sydney this year, with Dublin set … [Read more...] about MIDDLE EAST: Etihad Airways places $2.2bn Airbus order
MIDDLE EAST: Agility DGS awarded Heavy Lift IV contract
Agility Defence & Government Services (formerly PWC Logistics) has been awarded a second one-year option on the US Army’s Heavy Lift IV contract to provide transportation services for military personnel, supplies, and equipment for all destinations within 1,000 km of Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. The extension continues Agility’s engagement for Heavy Lift VI through June 30, 2008. First awarded in June 2005, Heavy Lift VI was the largest heavy-lift transportation contract in US Military … [Read more...] about MIDDLE EAST: Agility DGS awarded Heavy Lift IV contract
MIDDLE EAST: Maximus Air Cargo obtains AOC
Dubai-based Maximus Air Cargo has obtained an Air Operators Certifi cate (AOC) from the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) of the United ArabEmirates. The carrier's fl eet consists of AN-124- 100 Ruslan and IL-76TD aircraft as well as Airbus A300-600RF and a Lockheed L-382 Hercules. "Maximus' philosophy is rooted in offering our customers responsive, most practical and cost effective solutions, which combine a personal approach with innovative customer service," said Maximus … [Read more...] about MIDDLE EAST: Maximus Air Cargo obtains AOC
MIDDLE EAST:Dubai to invest $80bn in aviation
Dubai plans to invest AED300 billion ($81.68 billion) in the emirate’s aviation sector by 2015 with the aim of making it the world’s aviation and logistics hub, Arabian Business quoted Emirates Group chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum as saying. Speaking during a press conference at the Paris Air Show, Sheikh Ahmed, who is also president of Dubai Department of Civil Aviation (DCA), said the massive investment would see Dubai International Airport almost triple its … [Read more...] about MIDDLE EAST:Dubai to invest $80bn in aviation
INDIA: Lufthansa, Jade in talks to fly cargo to India
Lufthansa Cargo said it is in talks with Chinese cargo carrier Jade Cargo Airlines to bring cargo in and out of India, the Times of India reported. The German cargo airline has a 49 percent stake in Shenzhen-based Jade Cargo. “China and India are two of the most strategic and important markets for Lufthansa Cargo. We are currently speaking with Jade Airways to fl y in cargo from Shanghai to India,” Martin Schlingensiepen, vice president (Asia- Pacifi c), Lufthansa Cargo, said. He, … [Read more...] about INDIA: Lufthansa, Jade in talks to fly cargo to India
INDIA: Air India delays freighter launch
India's state-owned national carrier, Air India, has decided to delay the resumption of its freighter operations until this month. The airline had earlier said that it would launch freighter services to the Gulf and European destinations from 15 June. Air India will launch its freighter services with two freighter conversions of its A310 passenger aircraft, while EADS has been contracted to convert four more A310s. An initial service will link Dammam, Paris and Frankfurt with more … [Read more...] about INDIA: Air India delays freighter launch
