Seoul in Korea is the latest destination in Asia to be added to AirBridgeCargo Airlines' growing network of Boeing 747 all-cargo operations. ABC, the scheduled cargo business of Volga-Dnepr Group, has launched a weekly B747-400ERF flight to the Korean city. The flight will operate from Frankfurt via the airline's hub at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport and Narita in Japan. ABC expects the main commodities on the route will be high tech products and spare parts for the automotive industry. … [Read more...] about ABC adds Seoul to Asia network
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EUROPE & CIS: New Americas, Europe services for Lufthansa
Lufthansa Cargo has added a range of destinations in the US and southern Europe to its network including Athens, Greece with a once-weekly flight using an MD-11F. From there, it will fly via Mumbai to Hong Kong. In addition, the routing Frankfurt-Istanbul-Frankfurt will be served five times a week utilising a 40-tonne capacity A300F freighter with an additional stopover in Athens oncea week. From 20 August, Lufthansa will launch twice-weekly flights out of Frankfurt to Seattle en-route to … [Read more...] about EUROPE & CIS: New Americas, Europe services for Lufthansa
EUROPE & CIS: New Americas, Europe services for Lufthansa
Lufthansa Cargo has added a range of destinations in the US and southern Europe to its network including Athens, Greece with a once-weekly flight using an MD-11F. From there, it will fly via Mumbai to Hong Kong. In addition, the routing Frankfurt-Istanbul-Frankfurt will be served five times a week utilising a 40-tonne capacity A300F freighter with an additional stopover in Athens oncea week. From 20 August, Lufthansa will launch twice-weekly flights out of Frankfurt to Seattle en-route to … [Read more...] about EUROPE & CIS: New Americas, Europe services for Lufthansa
Cathay bucks trend and expands cargo services
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
Hong Kong: Cathay looks at major network restructuring
Cathay Pacific Airways is looking at a possible major revamp of its network and fleet than previously disclosed, according to a memo sent to employees last week by CEO Tony Tyler. Tyler bleakly warned that the airline likely won’t “emerge unscathed” from the industry downturn. “These are extremely difficult times for the aviation industry, and I’m sorry to say there doesn’t appear to be any light at the end of the tunnel just yet,” he added. He … [Read more...] about Hong Kong: Cathay looks at major network restructuring
