Volga-Dnepr Airlines has restarted the commercial operations of its An-124-100 fleet after it had pulled out the freighters on safety grounds in November, due to an incident in Novosibirsk that forced an aircraft to do an emergency landing. Konstantin Vekshin, chief commercial director of Volga-Dnepr Group, said the company is in the process of diligent execution of service directives and technical checks are on the right track. “It appears that we have been able to restart our An-124-100 … [Read more...] about Volga-Dnepr Airlines brings back An-124-100 into operations
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FedEx inks six-year deal with Qantas Freight
FedEx, through its subsidiary TNT Australia, has signed a new six-year deal with air freight carrier Qantas Freight to add more capacity to meet growing domestic demand in the midst of rapid e-commerce and online shopping. Valued at around US$266 million (A$350 million), the deal will give FedEx access to the belly space of Qantas and Jetstar domestic services, as well as the freighter network across Australia. Also read: FedEx adds flights in Asia Pacific, tells online buyers to shop … [Read more...] about FedEx inks six-year deal with Qantas Freight
Qantas bucks trend with Asian perishable trade
“Ex-Australia to Asia, the market bucked global trends for the first half of the year, recording strong growth particularly in perishable exports,†Qantas Freight executivemanager Stephen Cleary said, adding that there is a good mix of manufacturedgoods, perishables and time definiteproduct travelling in both directions onthe Tasman. The cargo division of Qantas has also seen a modest demand growth between Australia and New Zealand in the first half of 2009 while volumes ex-New … [Read more...] about Qantas bucks trend with Asian perishable trade
