Volga-Dnepr’s expertise was called into action to safely deliver a shipment of 1,236,000 Muksun fish to help repopulate the freshwater Ob River basin in northern Russia. Th e whitefish, mostly found in the Siberian Arctic waters, were transported in four 2.5 tonne water containers with oxygen tanks from St. Petersburg to Salekhard onboard one of the B737 freighters operated by AirBridgeCargo. It is believed to be the first time Muksun’s have flown by air. To ensure the wellbeing of the fish … [Read more...] about Volga-Dnepr, ACS undertake ‘fi shy’ charter

Finnair will add belly cargo capacity to its route between Helsinki, Finland and London Heathrow from the beginning of winter season starting on 25 October 2015, and will operate three weekly frequencies on the route with a widebody aircraft, to facilitate increased cargo demand on the route. Finnair has recently established its third cargo hub in London to better connect the United Kingdom with its extensive Asian network, and to off er improved connections for Finnair customers to North … [Read more...] about Finnair adds capacity to Helsinki-London route

Changi Airport Group (CAG) has welcomed AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) to Singapore Changi Airport, with its inaugural fl ight from Moscow, Russia arriving on 3 September. The international freighter carrier, which is part of Russia-based Volga-Dnepr Group, is launching twice-weekly Moscow- Singapore-Hong Kong-Moscow services with a B747-8F aircraft. ABC’s new services to Singapore establish Moscow as a new freighter city link for Changi Airport, and strengthen Changi Airport’s connectivity to … [Read more...] about ABC begins B747-8F service to Singapore

Th e EU and Vietnam have reached an agreement in principle for a free trade agreement (FTA), after two and a half years of intense negotiations. Following a conversation between EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström and Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang, all issues of substance have been agreed, and both sides have reached a mutually benefi cial and balanced package. In 2014, EU-Vietnam trade in goods was worth over €28.2 billion, with €22.1 billion of imports from … [Read more...] about EU, Vietnam reach agreement on free trade

Th e International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that its director general and CEO, Tony Tyler, will retire in June 2016 after serving fi ve years in the position. “Tony Tyler is a very eff ective leader of IATA, who is achieving much in his role as director general and CEO,” said Andrés Conesa, CEO of Aeroméxico and chairman of the IATA Board of Governors since June this year. “I regret that he will be leaving the Association, but respect his decision to retire next year after a … [Read more...] about Tony Tyler announces retirement from IATA

Air France-KLM-Martinair Cargo and China Southern Cargo have signed an expansive cargo domain agreement aimed giving each other access to their respective complementary networks. The pair said the new partnership will give their customers access to an extensive cargo network in the Asia Pacific region — where China Southern Cargo occupies a strategic position — and in Europe, Africa and the Trans-Atlantic regions, where the AF-KLM Cargo group is one of the largest operators. Th e agreement … [Read more...] about AF-KLM inks cargo partnership with China S.