Lufthansa Cargo has taken a major step towards paperless shipments, as beginning the summer schedule on 27 March 2022, only an electronic air waybill or eAWB will be accepted for shipments, particularly on feasible lanes. "Routes that are eAWB-feasible are those for which the regulatory basis for the use of electronic air waybills is in place," the airline explained. If local regulations in a country require the presentation of a paper AWB, Lufthansa Cargo will re-produce the AWB, and the … [Read more...] about Lufthansa will only fly cargo with electronic air waybills
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Singapore Airlines orders blended SAF for pilot trials
Singapore is starting a pilot on the use of sustainable aviation fuel as the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), Singapore Airlines, and investment firm Temasek selected ExxonMobil as supplier. Under the pilot, SIA will purchase blended SAF from ExxonMobil, comprising 1.25 million litres of neat SAF or sustainable fuels that are unmixed or undiluted. The fuel, produced from used cooking oil and waste animal fats, will be supplied by Neste, and blended with refined jet fuel at … [Read more...] about Singapore Airlines orders blended SAF for pilot trials
ANA assigns former Peach chief as president, CEO
All Nippon Airways (ANA) proposed changes to its board, which includes the appointment of Shinichi Inoue as president and CEO of the Japanese carrier. The 63-year-old will step in on 1 April and will succeed Yuji Hirako, who will become vice chairman of ANA holdings on the same date. Also read: ANA moves cargo flights to Narita on new schedule Mr. Inoue started his career at ANA’s personnel department in 1990 and throughout his tenure has held sales and marketing posts, with a stint in … [Read more...] about ANA assigns former Peach chief as president, CEO
Royal Brunei entrusts cargo sales to ECS Group
ECS Group has secured a 2-year contract extension with Royal Brunei Airlines and will represent the airline’s cargo division across 9 territories. These will include a mix of online destinations in Southeast Asia, Australia, China, Middle East/Saudi Arabia and New Zealand, as well as offline destinations in India, United States, and Canada. Also read: Royal Brunei’s A320 cargo-in-cabin flights set to take off The GSA partnership between the two first began in 2018 with 11 countries. ECS … [Read more...] about Royal Brunei entrusts cargo sales to ECS Group
Here’s the ‘newest’ cargo jet to join Lufthansa’s fleet
EFW recently handed over the third 3rd converted A321P2F to aircraft lessor BBAM, which will be the first passenger-to-cargo conversion of the type to be operated by the Lufthansa Group. The yet to be branded Airbus, now with gross payload capacity of 28 tonnes, will make its way to Munich and will be operated by Lufthansa unit CityLine for the airline’s cargo division. Lufthansa Technik took over the transfer and commissioned an external cockpit crew specializing in ferry flights for the … [Read more...] about Here’s the ‘newest’ cargo jet to join Lufthansa’s fleet
Qatar Airways makes big order for Boeing’s newest freighter
Boeing earlier this week confirmed the newest addition to its 777X aircraft family as it launched the 777-8 freighter with an order for up to 50 aircraft from Qatar Airways. The Doha-based flag carrier, who will be the launch customer of the new jet, has expressed a firm order for 34 cargo jets and options for 16 more, a deal estimated to be worth more than $20 billion at current list prices. Also read: Qatar Airways switches to fire-proof cargo containers With a range of 4,410 nautical … [Read more...] about Qatar Airways makes big order for Boeing’s newest freighter
