Lufthansa Cargo and Deutsche Post subsidiary DHL are on the brink of founding a new cargo airline. The provisional name of the project, that has been secretly discussed between both enterprises since a number of months,is “NewCo” (New Company). According to internal sources it will be a 50/50 joint venture, headed by Lufthansa Cargo manager Thomas Papke and starting operations from 2009 onwards. By then the fi rst freighters of a fl eet of ten aircraft are expected to be … [Read more...] about EUROPE: DHL, LH Cargo to form new airline
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RUSSIA: Volga-Dnepr to buy new IL-76TD freighters
Volga-Dnepr Group and the Ilyushin interstate aviation company have signed a general agreement for three new IL- 76TD-90VD freighter aircraft. Under the terms of the agreement, Volga-Dnepr will place a fi rm order before August 1st, 2007 to purchase three aircraft of this type, the fi rst of which will be delivered within fi fteen months. The partners have established an option agreement for another ten IL-76TD-90VDs for the future. Volga- Dnepr has been developing the IL- 76TD modernisation … [Read more...] about RUSSIA: Volga-Dnepr to buy new IL-76TD freighters
RUSSIA: Volga-Dnepr acquire TU-204C freighters
Volga-Dnepr Group and Ilyushin Finance Co. have signed a contract for the purchase of two TU-204C freighters. The mid-range aircraft will be assembled at the Aviastar-SP production plant and are being purchased under a 15-year fi nancial lease arrangement. They will be operated by AirBridge Cargo Airlines, the group’s scheduled cargo airline, for domestic services from its hubs in Moscow and Krasnoyarsk in the Russian Far East. The fi rst aircraft delivery is scheduled for the fourth … [Read more...] about RUSSIA: Volga-Dnepr acquire TU-204C freighters
RUSSIA: Ruslan AN-124 modification certified
The Russian and Ukrainian Interstate Aviation Committee chose the International Paris Air Show at Le Bourget to present a Supplement to Aircraft Type certifi cate to confi rm that the new Ruslan AN-124-100M-150 freighter aircraft modifi cation is compliant with all international regulationsand aircraft safety requirements. “Today marks another signifi cant step in our project to launch production of a new, modifi ed version of the AN-124 cargo aircraft,” said Alexey Isaikin, … [Read more...] about RUSSIA: Ruslan AN-124 modification certified
MIDDLE EAST: Etihad to add to Far East network
Etihad Airways will start three timesa- week, non-stop service between Abu Dhabi and Singapore in September this year. The UAE national carrier will operate an Airbus A330-200 on the route which will offer a cargo capacity of 14 tonnes. Singapore will be Etihad’s fi fth online destination in the Far East to add to Bangkok, Manila, Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur, which was launched in January 2007. In addition, Etihad Crystal Cargo serves Zheng Zhou (China) with one of its Airbus A300-600 … [Read more...] about MIDDLE EAST: Etihad to add to Far East network
MIDDLE EAST: DFC to forge closer ties with Thailand
The Dubai Flower Centre (DFC) is planning to improve business links with Thailand, Gulf News reported. DFC’s closed-loop automated cool chain supply method uses refrigerated transfer pallets which keep perishables’ temperature constant from the centre to the aircraft - a process designed to maximize shelf-life of the plants. More than 1,000 species of orchids alone grow in Thailand. Air links between the two countries are good with Emirates operating two direct fl ights a day as well … [Read more...] about MIDDLE EAST: DFC to forge closer ties with Thailand
