Russia’s Motor Sich OJSC and Ukraine’s Antonov Design Bureau announced recently that they would jointly resume production of the Antonov 124 “Ruslan” cargo plane. The An-124 and its successor, the An-225, were originally designed in the late 1970s to support Soviet oil and gas development in Siberia, but after the collapse of the Soviet Union, all new production of Antonovs came to halt. Volga-Dnepr and ADB expressed their intention to extend their fl eets with modernised … [Read more...] about RUSSIA & CIS: Antonov Ruslan production to restart

AirBridgeCargo has announced it is set to launch Boeing 747 freighter services between Amsterdam-Tel Aviv- Moscow, from October 7. Israel is a strong cargo market for shipments including computer software, industrial equipment, chemicals, agricultural products and perishables, AirBridge said. The development is part of Air- Bridge’s ongoing route expansion programme which also includes the launch of a new Moscow-Tokyo-Krasnoyarsk service last month. It now operates three fl ights a … [Read more...] about RUSSIA & CIS: AirBridge for Amsterdam- Tel Aviv-Moscow

Air cargo traffi c in the Philippines posted a modest growth of 4.5 per cent to 60,880 tonnes in the fi rst half of 2007 from 58,000 tonnes in the same period last year. The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) said Philippine Airlines (PAL) carried 26,630 tonnes during the period down from 28,420 tonnes in the same period last year. Cebu Pacifi c followed with 24,045 tonnes; Pacifi c East Asia Cargo with 5,730 tonnes; Air Philippines with 4,700 tonnes and SEAIR with 110,892 kg. … [Read more...] about PHILIPPINES: Phil's cargo growth modest

The UAE’s fi fth airline will launch commercial service out of the emirate of Fujairah this month. Kang Pacifi c Airlines will initially operate between the UAE and the Philippines, Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka, with future services to the UK planned. The airline is the brainchild of Indian businessman Paul Kang, who is self-fi - nancing the airline’s launch with $10m in startup capital to procure two DC- 10s, a B747 and B737 over the next six months. The fl eet will primarily … [Read more...] about MIDDLE EAST: UAE's 5th airline takes to skies

Jakarta-based freight forwarder PT Monang Sianipar Abadi or MSA Kargo and Eagle Global Logistics (EGL) formed joint venture named PT EGL Indonesia, starting operations on August 1. President Director of MSA Kargo Sahat Sianipar said the new company aims to increase global market share of both companies, particularly strengthening logistics services from Indonesia to the US. The new company is targeting the telecommunication, garment, textile and oil & gas sectors. … [Read more...] about INDONESIA: JV for MSA Kargo & EGL

Jet Airways (India) Ltd., the country’s biggest domestic carrier, has said it is in talks to start a cargo airline. “We will make an announcement before the end of 2007,” Naresh Goyal, billionaire chairman of Jet Airways, told Indian media recently. “We are talking to very, very serious partners on starting a cargo airline,” he said. The Indian government, meanwhile, has granted Jet Airways the right to fl y to a number of Gulf destinations from Jan. 1, ending a … [Read more...] about INDIA:Cargo in sights of India's Jet