AirBridgeCargo (ABC) Airlines, Russia’s largest cargo carrier, has operated its first ever cross-polar flight via the North Pole en route from Chicago to Krasnoyarsk. Onboard the B747-400 freighter was a cargo of 175 Angus bred heifers, weighing а total of 104,000 kilos. The animals landed safe and sound at Krasnoyarsk’s Emelyanovo Airport from where they were transported to a local breeding farm, according to ABC. “AirBridgeCargo sees the benefits provided by … [Read more...] about Inaugural cross-polar flight for ABC
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More carriers likely to go bust: Emirates
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Qatar expands Africa service to Rwanda
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Emirates opens first Middle East-US NW route
The first direct connection between the Middle East and the US northwest has taken off with the launch of daily Emirates flights between Dubai International Airport and Seattle- Tacoma International Airport using a B777-300ER equipment. The airline now operates B777 services to each of its six US destinations: New York JFK, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth and Seattle. “This new service is the latest step in Emirates’ strategic programme of expansion … [Read more...] about Emirates opens first Middle East-US NW route
Kingfisher to submit recovery plan
Financially troubled Kingfisher Airlines Ltd is due to submit a recovery plan to the aviation regulator by end-March so it can continue flying, according to a Livemint.com report. This plan reportedly entails a further cutting of international operations, pulling out of all loss-making routes, renegotiating high-cost aircraft lease rentals, tapping foreign loans for working capital and getting back its US$40 million deposit from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). … [Read more...] about Kingfisher to submit recovery plan
