Azerbaijan-based Silk Way West Airlines has taken delivery of its third B747-8F (with two more on order) with the carrier saying it will use the new freighter to launch services to Singapore (SIN) and Komatsu (KMQ) in Japan. Komatsu is a major manufacturing centre for construction equipment and woven fabric, including carbon fibre used in an increasing number of industries like automotive and aerospace. Luxembourg-based Cargolux also operates into Komatsu with B747-400Fs. Silk Way West's … [Read more...] about Silk Way West kicks off SIN, KMQ with new B747-8F
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Five die in Aerolift AN-12 crash
Five people - four Belarusians and a Ukrainian have died after a South Africa-based Aerolift company's Antonov An-12 plane crashed in Egypt on flight from Uganda to Ukraine, the Ukrainian Transportation Ministry said. … [Read more...] about Five die in Aerolift AN-12 crash
