Cathay Pacific Airways today announced that it will expand its global freighter network with the launch of services to two new destinations in the US. On 6 March, the airline will add Miami and Houston to its list of US freighter destinations, which already includes New York, Chicago, Dallas, Atlanta, Los Angeles and San Francisco. The new service will follow a Hong Kong-Anchorage-Miami-Houston-Anchorage-Hong Kong routing and will be operated three times a week using B747-400ERF Extended Range … [Read more...] about Cathay bucks trend and expands cargo services
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SkyCargo grows cargo capacity by 17%
Fueled by existing orders for new aircraft, Dubai's Emirates SkyCargo will grow the number of flights across its network by 14 per cent this year and increase cargo capacity by 17 per cent. Weekly cargo capacity will increase by approximately four per cent to Australia, 10 per cent to Europe, 17 per cent to the Middle East, 15 per cent to Africa. The additional capacity will see more than 700 tonnes of cargo capacity added to the Emirates SkyCargo fleet. Capacity to the US will grow eight per … [Read more...] about SkyCargo grows cargo capacity by 17%
Air France-KLM Cargo takes delivery of 777F
Amid the doom and gloom of an industry hemorrhaging at the hands of a worsening global economic crisis, launch customer Air France took delivery of the first of Boeing's new 777 freighter this week. "I think it's very important that we could get and could operate a more efficient product" in light of the "crisis" facing the airline industry, said Pierre Vellay, executive vice president for new aircraft for Air France. Air France, along with a handful of other airlines, played an active role in … [Read more...] about Air France-KLM Cargo takes delivery of 777F
SIA parks one freighter and 17 pax planes
Singapore Airlines, the world's most profitable carrier, has said it will slash passenger capacity by 11 per cent as the global recession continues to drag down air passenger and cargo demand. The airline will take 17 passenger planes out of its fleet in the fiscal year beginning April until March 2010, it said in a statement this week. The carrier had earlier planned to remove four planes from its fleet of 102 aircraft before the recession deepened - one for conversion to a freighter, and three … [Read more...] about SIA parks one freighter and 17 pax planes
European safety body certifies B777F
Boeing's 777 Freighter has received its formal stamp of approval from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). EASA validated the US Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) 3 February type certification of the 777 Freighter. The certification formally recognises that the aircraft has passed the stringent design and testing requirements mandated by FAA and EASA, clearing the airplane for cargo service. The first 777 Freighter will be delivered to launch customer Air France later in the … [Read more...] about European safety body certifies B777F
Boeing to go ahead with B747-8F
Boeing last week insisted it was going ahead with production of its planned B747-8 aircraft, despite reports questioning the airframe manufacturers commitment. The next-generation 'Jumbo' has been met with luke-warm interest on the passenger side, with slightly better interest coming from the cargo market, but reports suggested a decision on whether production would go ahead remained in the balance, due to a low level of orders for the Intercontinental passenger version. The redesigned and … [Read more...] about Boeing to go ahead with B747-8F
