Etihad Airways will begin thriceweekly flights from Abu Dhabi to Sydney this month using A340-500 aircraft with a cargo capacity of about 12 tonnes. The carrier will also begin non-stop Airbus A330-200 flights in August between Abu Dhabi and the Irish capital Dublin four times a week. … [Read more...] about Etihad Airways
Air Freight Asia
Air France KLM Group
The Air France KLM Group will increase capacity by 5.4 percent in the coming summer season. Traffic to Latin America will be up 11.4 percent and to Asia up by 7.3 percent. Capacity to North America will increase by 10.1 percent, while capacity to Africa will go up by 3.1 percent. … [Read more...] about Air France KLM Group
Aeroflot
Aeroflot said it plans to retire 14 Tu- 134s this year and 28 Tu-154s by 2010, and replace them with SuperJet 100s and A320s. It will also acquire up to 15 used A330s and 22 new A350s instead of 22 787s which it announced earlier, as the Russian government is reportedly blocking deal. … [Read more...] about Aeroflot
Korean Air Cargo
Korean Air Cargo will start a new B747-400 freighter service this month which will operate on the sector Incheon - Chengdu - New Delhi - Brussels with the return leg Brussels - Chengdu - Incheon. … [Read more...] about Korean Air Cargo
SkyTeam
The SkyTeam alliance has signed agreements with Air Europa, Copa Airlines and Kenya Airways, which will give them official Associate Airline status. … [Read more...] about SkyTeam
Sharjah International Airport
Sharjah International Airport said final statistics for 2006 show a significant rise in freight handling at the airport, growing at 12.7 percent with tonnage increasing from 505,392 tonnes in 2005 to 569,511 tonnes in 2006. … [Read more...] about Sharjah International Airport