DHL Global Forwarding has moved two giant pandas from Chengdu, China to Ahtari, Finland via climate neutral transportation - the carbon emissions for the flight are offset through a climate protection project. The male, Huá Bào, or Pyry by its new Finnish name, aged four, and the female, Jín Bàobào, or Lumi, aged three, arrived at Helsinki-Vantaa airport in Finland on January 18 by their own charter flight. The journey of the pandas from the Dujiangya giant panda centre took them … [Read more...] about DHL transports panda couple from China to Finland
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ABC’s 13% growth for 2017
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) continued its momentum with a 13 per cent upsurge in total cargo carried in 2017, delivering more than 700,000 tonnes throughout its international network and demonstrating 10 per cent growth rates in FTK, one percent up on the overall market rate. ABC’s load factor rose 4 percent YOY to approximately 71 per cent. The carrier’s success is being spearheaded by the effective realization of its fleet expansion strategy, the development of solutions for … [Read more...] about ABC’s 13% growth for 2017
Mark Whitehead hands over the reins at Hactl
Mark Whitehead, chief executive of Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) will retire on March 7th after nearly eight years at the helm. Whitehead’s place will be taken by Wilson Kwong. Kwong is currently the chief executive of Jardine Engineering Corporation (JEC). He joined the Jardine Matheson Group in 1998, and has worked in Jardine Aviation Services, the Jardine Matheson Head Office, and Hongkong Land. Prior to joining JEC, he was chief executive officer of Raffles Quay … [Read more...] about Mark Whitehead hands over the reins at Hactl
Turkish Airlines’ first Boeing 777 freighter
"The delivery of our first 777 Freighter is a milestone in our cargo business," said M. İlker Aycı, chairman of the board and the executive committee of Turkish Airlines. "As a prominent sub-brand of Turkish Airlines, Turkish Cargo increased its freighter destinations from 55 to 73 from the beginning of this year, reaching approximately 1 million tons of cargo with a 29 per cent increase compared to the same period in the previous year. It is beyond doubt that this a remarkable success. We’re … [Read more...] about Turkish Airlines’ first Boeing 777 freighter
Qatar Airways receives IATA Environmental Assessment (IEnvA)
Qatar Airways announced its accreditation to the highest level of the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) Environmental Assessment programme (IEnvA). Exceeding its deadline set in March 2016, Qatar Airways is the first airline in the Middle East, and the fifth worldwide, to achieve IEnvA Stage 2. Qatar Airways Group chief executive, His Excellency Akbar Al Baker, was presented with the IEnvA Stage 2 certificate by Alexandre de Juniac, director general and chief … [Read more...] about Qatar Airways receives IATA Environmental Assessment (IEnvA)
First A330-300 P2F enters service
DHL Express has become the first operator to take delivery of the A330-300 Passenger-to- Freighter (P2F) converted aircraft from Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), the joint venture between ST Aerospace and Airbus. This delivery, which took place at EFW’s freighter conversion facilities in Dresden, Germany follows the successful completion of test flights in October and awarding of the Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in November. DHL Express has firm … [Read more...] about First A330-300 P2F enters service
