Assembly of the main airframe sections of the first A350 XWB for China Airlines is advancing at Airbus’ Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Toulouse, France. This involves the assembly of the wing-fuselage junction, the installation of the tailplane and also the tailcone. The aircraft will then be moved to the next assembly station for structural completion, ground testing of mechanical, electrical and avionics systems, and then the start of cabin installation. First delivery of Airbus’ latest … [Read more...] about First China Airlines A350XWB takes shape
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Qatar Airways expands services across Eastern Europe
Qatar Airways is starting 2016 with an expansion programme across Eastern Europe, including Croatia, Hungary and Azerbaijan. Added frequencies and upscaled capacity will also see more cargo opportunities to many of these destinations. Flights to Zagreb and Budapest are increasing to a 10-weekly service from a current daily service from 3 April and 3 July respectively, while flights to Baku are increasing to an 11-weekly service, also from a current daily scheduled flight, from 27 … [Read more...] about Qatar Airways expands services across Eastern Europe
EVA to begin Taipei-Istanbul service with B777-300ER
Taiwan’s EVA Air has announced plans to launch direct flights between Taipei and Istanbul commencing on 5 March 2016. The carrier will operate a B777-300ER aircraft four-times weekly on the route. Istanbul will become the fifth European destination in EVA’s network, following London, Paris, Amsterdam and Vienna. … [Read more...] about EVA to begin Taipei-Istanbul service with B777-300ER
Hactl competition continues drive for aviation and workplace safety
Nippon Cargo Airlines took home the top prize in the ninth annual International Forklift and Pallet Building Competition organised by Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd (Hactl) at its SuperTerminal 1 facility. Nine teams entered this year with the competition judged by a panel of thirteen industry experts. Overall winning team, with the highest total points, was Nippon Cargo Airlines which also collected the Pallet Building Competition Champion award. IAG Cargo meanwhile won the Forklift … [Read more...] about Hactl competition continues drive for aviation and workplace safety
LAN Cargo begins transporting 2,000 Magellan sheep to Ecuador
Following an agreement between the governments of Chile and Ecuador, LAN Cargo began transporting this week 2,000 sheep from the Magallanes region, which will be destined to the sheep-farming and wool-weaving indigenous communities that inhabit Ecuador’s central mountains. “LAN Cargo has been working since last year on this restocking and livestock sustainable development program promoted by the Ecuadorian government, with the shipment of more than 1,000 heads of cattle from Paraguay to … [Read more...] about LAN Cargo begins transporting 2,000 Magellan sheep to Ecuador
Cargolux China gets clearance for take off with US$77m injection
Cargolux’s planned China joint venture airline ‘Cargolux China’ is set to take to the skies in 2017 after the Cargolux Board of Directors approved an investment of US$ 77 million on Tuesday. The new all-cargo airline - which will focus on transpacific and intra-Asian routes with a planned fleet planned of five B747 freighters within the first three years of operation - will be based at Zhengzhou, Cargolux’s new hub in China. The investment represents a 35 per cent share in the new airline for … [Read more...] about Cargolux China gets clearance for take off with US$77m injection