Aeroflot Cargo has been awarded a contract to transport Apple iPhones from Hong Kong to Frankfurt Hahn in partnership with Kuhne&Nagel. Aeroflot Cargo operates 5 flights per week with its MD-11 Freighters on this route and carries between 20-50 tonnes of iPhones - worth nearly US$200-300 million - per flight. From Hahn the iPhones are delivered to Luxembourg by Aeroflot Cargo's trucks service.Aeroflot Cargo's service was closely scrutinised on security grounds by both Apple and K&N prior to … [Read more...] about Europe & CIS: More than an apple a day for Aeroflot
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Europe & CIS: Azerbaijan Airlines orders B737s and B767s
Azerbaijan Airlines has finalised an order for two Boeing Next-Generation 737-900ERs and two 767-300ERs. The order is valued at US$449 million at list prices. One of the 767s is a substitution for a previously ordered 787.Including today's announcement, Azerbaijan Airlines has a total of eight Boeing airplanes on order: four 737- 900ERs, two 787-8s and two 767-300ERs. Azerbaijan Airlines, based in Baku, is the national airline of Azerbaijan."We are eager to build our Boeing fleet with these … [Read more...] about Europe & CIS: Azerbaijan Airlines orders B737s and B767s
Europe & CIS: ABC delivers 60 tonnes of heavy metal
World famous rock band, Iron Maiden, performed their first live performance in Moscow in over 15 years in August with the help of a heavy metal delivery by AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC).Air Charter Services (ACS) chartered an AirBridgeCargo Boeing 747 freighter on behalf of their client, Rock-it Cargo, to carry the 60 tonnes of stage equipment from Amsterdam to Moscow's Domodedovo Airport.The concert at Moscow's Olympisky Stadium is the last event in Iron Maiden's 2008 touring schedule. … [Read more...] about Europe & CIS: ABC delivers 60 tonnes of heavy metal
Europe &: CIS: Italian businessmen could rescue Alitalia
A group of 10 Italian businessmen are discussing a plan to save Alitalia, including a possible capital injection of US$1.47 billion, according to Dow Jones.The meeting in Milan was sponsored by Intesa Sanpaolo, the Italian bank that in May received a mandate from Premier Silvio Berlusconi to sell the government's 49.9 per cent stake in Alitalia, the third attempt to privatise the struggling airline in nearly two years.Hurt by political interference, Alitalia hasn't reported a net profit since … [Read more...] about Europe &: CIS: Italian businessmen could rescue Alitalia
Europe & CIS: Boeing & BA sign deal for 777-300ERs
Boeing and British Airways have signed an order for two Boeing 777- 300ER jetliners valued at US$529 million at list prices.Boeing also announced that GE Commercial Aviation Services (GECAS) has purchased two 777-300ERs airplanes that were previously listed as an unidentified order on the Boeing web site. The air planes are two of four 777s that BA has agreed to lease from GECAS including two 777s ordered in 2007 as part of its recent commitment to the 777-300ER.British Airways also secured … [Read more...] about Europe & CIS: Boeing & BA sign deal for 777-300ERs
Europe & CIS: Airgo Air latest ATP Freighter operator
BAE Systems Regional Aircraft announced recently that Airgo Airlines S.A, of Athens, Greece has become the latest ATP Freighter operator and began operating last month from its operating base of Athens International Airport.Managed by a team of experienced Greek airline professionals, Airgo Airlines is a new start-up carrier that aims to take advantage of the growing need for a dedicated and professional regional all cargo carrier to operate between Greece, the new accession countries of the … [Read more...] about Europe & CIS: Airgo Air latest ATP Freighter operator
