Within the framework of its support to the humanitarian and social works, Saudia Cargo has renewed the agreement of human organ transportation with the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation. Dr. Faisal Shaheen, the Center’s director general and Nabil Khojah, Saudia Cargo's CEO, have signed the agreement. The renewal of the agreement complements the cooperation established by the two parties since January 2014. Khojah has ensured dedicating … [Read more...] about Honored by supporting the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation’s activities, Saudia Cargo renews human organ transportation agreement with the Center
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Alitalia and Royal Jordanian enter into a codeshare agreement
Royal Jordanian and Alitalia have signed a codeshare agreement to offer more travel choices and enhanced network connectivity between Jordan, Italy, and beyond. For travels beginning on 6 February, the agreement will allow Royal Jordanian (RJ) to expand its offer to Italy by placing its “RJ” flight code on Alitalia’s daily Amman-Rome service, which will resume on 26 March 2017, and on the Italian airline’s connections from Rome to the following 16 domestic destinations: Ancona, … [Read more...] about Alitalia and Royal Jordanian enter into a codeshare agreement
VietJet appoints Hactl for freight handling operations
Fast expanding Vietnamese new-generation carrier VietJet has appointed Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd (Hactl), Hong Kong’s largest independent cargo handler to provide cargo terminal operations for its newly-launched flights between Ho Chi Minh City and Hong Kong. The daily services are operated with the A320 aircraft from the airline’s young fleet of 42 A320 and A321 aircraft. In the first nine months of 2016, Vietnam was Hong Kong’s fifth largest export market, and major … [Read more...] about VietJet appoints Hactl for freight handling operations
Asia Pacific Airlines growth sustained in 2016
Preliminary traffic figures for the full calendar year 2016 released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) reaffirmed continued solid growth in demand for international air travel, whilst air cargo markets showed renewed strength in the second half of the year after a weak start. Boosted by the widespread availability of competitive airfares and continued expansion in network connections, the region's airlines carried a combined total of 293 million international … [Read more...] about Asia Pacific Airlines growth sustained in 2016
Cathay Pacific to increase Toronto flights to double daily this summer
Cathay Pacific announced that it will increase the frequency of its summer service to Toronto with the addition of four weekly flights commencing 24 June 2017, underscoring the importance the airline places on the Canadian market. This will see Cathay Pacific operate a twice-daily non-stop service from Hong Kong to Canada’s most populous city, providing passengers with greater travel options and improved connectivity. This comes on the back of successful summer frequency increases to Toronto by … [Read more...] about Cathay Pacific to increase Toronto flights to double daily this summer
Qantas freights gliders from South Africa to Sydney
For more than 90 years, Qantas has been moving unique and oddly-sized items around the world, from fragile artwork to live animals, Formula 1 cars and aircraft parts (including engines). One object that has never been flown until recently? Another plane. Let alone two. For the first time, Qantas loaded two brand new Jonker JS3 Raptures sailplane gliders into the cargo hold of a passenger Boeing 747-400. With the collaboration of experts, lots of careful coordinating, … [Read more...] about Qantas freights gliders from South Africa to Sydney