Northern Air Cargo has retired its last 1950s-era DC-6 airplane with employees gathering on the east ramp at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport on 30 September to greet the last cargo flight of a Douglas DC-6 aircraft for the all cargo airline. “It is a really sad day and an historic one for this company because we have been flying these for over 40 years,” said Wallace Niles, NAC director of flight operations. One of the things that distinguished the DC-6 from other … [Read more...] about Americas : End of an era for a 40-year old DC-6
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Americas : American makes dramatic B787 order
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Europe & CIS : EU-India sign civil aviation agreement
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Europe & CIS : Spanair MD-82 probe focusing on flaps
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Europe & CIS : Air Austral gears up for Sydney flights
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Europe & CIS : Brussels signs interline deal with Uganda
Belgium’s Brussels Airlines has inked an interline agreement with Uganda’s Air Uganda which will benefi t both passengers and cargo from Juba, Kilimanjaro and Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) and Nairobi en route to European destinations, the carriers said. “This is the first step for Air Uganda to be able to transport international passengers and to sell tickets to final destinations in Europe,” said Peter De Waal, the chiefexecutive officer of Air Uganda. … [Read more...] about Europe & CIS : Brussels signs interline deal with Uganda
