Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, is set to increase its cargo capacity to Iran, when Emirates begins its five daily non-stop A330-200 passenger flights to Mashhad, Iran from1 September 2015. Mashhad will become Emirates’ second Iranian destination after the capital city Tehran, which Emirates has been serving since March 1990. Last year, Emirates carried more than half a million passengers and transported over 17,500 tonnes of cargo to and from Iran. “Iran is an important … [Read more...] about SkyCargo establishes second Iran trade lane

CAL Cargo Airlines has announced a new round-trip service from Atlanta to Liege, Belgium. Th e service includes two weekly rotations, ATL-LGG-ATL, with the first flight departing Liege on 25 Sept. CAL is servicing the Atlanta catchment area together with local GSA ATC Aviation. “CAL’s fl eet of B747-400 with nose door and team of specialty experts in DG, Pharma, Live animals and oversize/ overweight goods combine to answer the unique needs of the Atlanta catchment area”, said Eyal Zagagi, CEO … [Read more...] about CAL targets Atlanta with new B747 service

Oman Air has signed long-term lease agreements with US-based Air Lease Corporation (ALC) covering a total of fourteen aircraft. Th ese include three B737-800s, seven B737 MAX 8s, and one B787-9 that are currently on order from Boeing and another one B737-700 and two B737-800s from ALC’s existing fleet. Deliveries of the aircraft are scheduled to begin later this year and will run through to 2019. Oman Air has two B787-8s and six B787-9s on order with Boeing directly. Oman Air’s chief … [Read more...] about Oman Air to lease fourteen jets from ALC

Saudi Airlines Cargo resumed operating freighter fl ights to John F. Kennedy International Airport from 4 September in response to the size of the growing demand for shipping operations. Th e scheduled weekly freighter fl ight will run from Jeddah to New York City. Acting VP commercial, Rainer Mueller, stressed that “this step will enhance the activity of air cargo operations to and from the United States conducted through the capacities available for both the seven weekly passenger and … [Read more...] about Saudia Cargo resumes maindeck ops to JFK

A high-level Etihad Airways team visited the Multimodal International Cargo Hub and Airport at Nagpur (MIHAN) in central India, to explore the possibility of launching a cargo airline service from the city, according to a report in the Indian Express. According to a MIHAN press release, the Etihad Airways team comprised VP Indian Subcontinent, Neerja Bhatia, VP cargo David Kerr, VP network planning Alex Featherstone, GM airports Mathew Davies and senior manager international and public … [Read more...] about Etihad looks at cargo potential from Nagpur

India’s Jet Airways has announced it now accepts e-bookings via the Bangkokbased Worldwide Information Network (WIN) e-platform. “As a high-tech carrier, we strongly encourage our agents to work with us electronically and are pleased to add WIN as a new channel for e-booking,” said James Gilliard, acting VP – Cargo, Jet Airways. Jet Airways has been connected with WIN since spring 2015 for e-Air Waybills (e-AWBs) and has seen steady growth in electronic transactions with SME forwarders on the … [Read more...] about Jet Airways accepts e-bookings via WIN