Ruslan International has transported extremely heavy oil and gas equipment from Milan, Italy to Qindao, China, once again showing its ability to move huge cargoes across the world at speed, it said. MP Holland, a freight forwarder based in the Netherlands, needed to move over 100 tonnes of cargo to Penglai Jutal Offshore Engineering Heavy Ind., Co. Ltd. The sheer weight of the load, as well as the short timescales involved, demanded specialist aircraft for the job. Since MP Holland had worked … [Read more...] about Ruslan delivers outsize oil & gas equipment

Jettainer, a leading international service partner for outsourced ULD management, is taking over the management and servicing of the airfreight loading devices for KF Aerospace (formerly Kelowna Flightcraft). Jettainer will provision and manage a fleet of more than 700 ULDs, mostly pallets, for the Canadian carrier. Services include ULD management, steering, positioning, repair and maintenance. In phase one, KF Aerospace will fly an intercontinental long-haul route between Toronto and … [Read more...] about Jettainer manages ULDs for KF Aerospace

Jeddah-based independent forwarder Express Forwarding Services (EFS), a member of the WCA Family and longtime user of the WIN IT connectivity platform, has made the first ever e-AWBs shipments on Air France-KLM Cargo out of Saudi Arabia. The Air France-KLM Cargo shipment flew in April from King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) to Piarco International Airport (POS), Trinidad & Tobago. Air France KLM Cargo has increased its e-AWB usage in the Middle East, focusing on the UAE, Qatar … [Read more...] about AF-KLM achieves export e-AWB from Saudi Arabia

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has continued its strong operating performance with tonnage up 16 per cent in the first five months of 2015. In the January-May period, the airline transported 180,605 tonnes across its global route network linking Europe, Asia and the US via Russia. In Asia, AirBridgeCargo increased its footprint by launching twice weekly flights from Hanoi with further onward connections to Europe and the United States via Hong Kong. In the North American market, which the … [Read more...] about ABC tonnage up 16% in 2015 so far

Virgin Atlantic Cargo teamed up with motorsport freight forwarding specialists first-air to organise delivery of two Chevrolet Corvette CR.7 cars from Chicago to London on their journey to Le Mans in France, where Corvette Racing is bidding to win the 83rd running of the Le Mans 24-hour endurance race. The cars travelled from the headquarters of Pratt & Miller Engineering in Hudson, Michigan, to London onboard Virgin Atlantic’s daily services from Chicago to Heathrow. The first practice … [Read more...] about Virgin Atlantic flies cars to Le Mans race

The Volga-Dnepr Group, a world leader in transportation of unique, oversize and heavy cargo, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to further the group’s fleet expansion with 20 additional B747-8 Freighters, valued at US$7.4 billion at list prices. For Volga Dnepr, adding more B747- 8 Freighters will allow development of the Group’s scheduled business, AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), and keep the airline’s high growth rates, the group said. These additional 20 airplanes will be acquired … [Read more...] about Volga Dnepr places bold order for 20 B747-8Fs