Qatar Airways Cargo’s first B747 freighter has joined the carrier’s expanding fleet, having completed its first flight from Doha to Hong Kong. The addition of the B747-400BCF heavy cargo aircraft and its 112.5 tonne capacity, will enable Qatar Airways Cargo to satisfy growing demand for outsized freight transportation from customers investing in significant infrastructure projects in the Middle East and throughout the world. The aircraft joins its modern fleet of B777 and A330 … [Read more...] about Qatar takes delivery of first B747-400BCF

Qatar Airways Cargo will launch an express airfreight service for door-todoor and time-critical shipments. The new QR On-Board Courier service will be rolled out across the cargo carrier’s global network on 1 August 2015, enabling customers to book time-definite airfreight delivery solutions. QR On-Board Courier will provide bespoke transportation services, which meet customers’ specific requirements, with dedicated couriers accompanying each shipment from collection to delivery direct to the … [Read more...] about Qatar launches d2d, on-board courier services

India’s largest domestic airline by market share, IndiGo celebrated its ninth commitment and ordering 250 A320neo Family aircraft. “This new order further reaffirms IndiGo’s commitment to the longterm development of affordable air transportation in India and overseas,” said Aditya Ghosh, president of IndiGo. IndiGo placed an order in 2005 for 100 A320s which have all now been delivered. In 2011 IndiGo became the first Indian operator to commit to the A320neo bringing their total to 280 Airbus … [Read more...] about IndiGo firms up 250 A320neo order

Philippine Airlines announced plans to launch direct flights between the Philippines’ second largest city of Cebu City and Los Angeles. The service will commence 15 March 2016, to coincide with the national carrier’s 75th anniversary and will operate three times a week using an A340 aircraft. The route continues PAL’s US expansion strategy, which has already seen the launch of flights from Manila to New York earlier this year. PAL currently operates 35 weekly services to the US, including 11 … [Read more...] about PAL to add direct A340 service Cebu-LA

Malaysia’s prime minister confirmed in early-August that debris found on the Indian Ocean territory of Reunion Island last week is from Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, missing for nearly a year and half in what remains one of the biggest mysteries in the history of aviation. “Today, 515 days since the plane disappeared, it is with a very heavy heart that I must tell you that an international team of experts has conclusively confirmed that the aircraft debris found on Reunion Island is indeed … [Read more...] about Reunion Island debris confirmed to be MH370

The Philippines’ Cebu Pacific and its wholly owned subsidiary Cebgo (formerly Tiger Air Philippines), posted a 64 per cent rise in net income of P5.2 billion (US$111.6 million) for the first half of 2015, over the P3.18 billion earned in the same period last year. In the same period, the CEB Group generated revenues of PHP 29.5 billion, an increase of 10.4 per cent year-on-year. Cargo revenues for the first half of 2015 surged by 11.4 per cent to PHP 1.6 billion, from PHP 1.44 billion last … [Read more...] about Cebu Pacific sees 1H net profit jump 64%