Icelandair Cargo begins a weekly scheduled freighter operation from Boston Logan (BOS) to its hub in Keflavík, Iceland (KEF) starting today. Out of Keflavík, the carrier offers freighter services to Liege, Belgium (LGG) and East Midland, UK (EMA) in addition to providing belly capacity on Icelandair passenger network to 26 cities in Scandinavia, UK and mainland Europe. Icelandair Cargo also provides cargo services to Greenland and Faroe Islands through its interline agreement with … [Read more...] about Icelandair begins freighter operation to Boston
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Iceland volcano threatens Eyjafjallajökull repeat
The Icelandic Met Office in mid-August raised its aviation alert level to ‘orange’ as a result of activity in the Bardarbunga volcano, following a major earthquake, the largest in the area since 1996. On the five-color scale, orange sits one level below red, which denotes an active eruption, or one that is imminent. The 25km-wide volcano sits beneath Europe’s largest glacier and rises about 1,890 metres sea level. The warning will ensure that airlines … [Read more...] about Iceland volcano threatens Eyjafjallajökull repeat
EU warns against “lavishing” emergency aid
The European Union has warned governments against lavishing emergency aid on airlines to make up for losses from disruptions in operations caused by the eruption of a volcano in Iceland. But it proposed other measures to help them recover from the weeklong shutdown of air travel. The European Commission’s own estimate of losses ranged from €1.5 billion to €2.5 billion, taking into account losses by airlines, airports and tour operators, said Siim Kallas, the EU transport … [Read more...] about EU warns against “lavishing” emergency aid
An-225 helps clear volcano backlog
In one of the stranger side-effects of the Icelandic volcano's eruption, the world's largest freighter – the Antonov An-225 - has performed its first charter from China, carrying a full load of general cargo. The aircraft - owned by Antonov Airlines and normally associated only with the very largest and heaviest outsize loads – transported the cargo from Shijiazhuang Airport (SJW) near Beijing to Vitoria (VIT), Spain on behalf of a major, but unspecified freight forwarder. … [Read more...] about An-225 helps clear volcano backlog
EU warns against "lavishing" emergency aid
The European Union has warned governments against lavishing emergency aid on airlines to make up for losses from disruptions in operations caused by the eruption of a volcano in Iceland. But it proposed other measures to help them recover from the weeklong shutdown of air travel. The European Commission’s own estimate of losses ranged from €1.5 billion to €2.5 billion, taking into account losses by airlines, airports and tour operators, said Siim Kallas, the EU transport … [Read more...] about EU warns against "lavishing" emergency aid
Iceland volcano wreaks havoc on Euro flights
Flights restrictions may remain “for a number of days†as an erupting Icelandic volcano continues to spew a plume of volcanic ash 11 km into the sky, wreaking havoc on European airspace. The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) said the disruption could last another two days and a leading volcano expert said the ash could present intermittent problems to air traffic for 6 months if the eruption continued. Some 11,000 flights were expected to take place in European airspace on … [Read more...] about Iceland volcano wreaks havoc on Euro flights