Turkish Cargo is offering new services to two cities: Chicago and Kuwait City. The all-cargo weekly flight to Chicago O’Hare will supplement the already healthy belly capacity currently available in multiple Turkish passenger flights to cities in both the US and Canada. The flight to Kuwait will also be operated once every week, heading non-stop to Kuwait City on Tuesdays and returning via Dubai World Central on the same day. Both routes will be flown with A330-200Fs. For … [Read more...] about Turkish Cargo adds two destinations
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LOT Cargo starts flights to US, Canada
LOT Cargo has launched a New York – Warsaw – New York freight route with an all-cargo B767-300 aircraft operated by Cargojet Airways. This year, flights are scheduled for January-April and October-December. For January and March, the company has planned weekly flights departing from New York (JFK) on Saturdays and from Warsaw on Sundays. For February, two flights per week have been scheduled with an additional flight from Warsaw on Thursdays. The offer is designed for clients … [Read more...] about LOT Cargo starts flights to US, Canada
Howe promoted to president of ACS California
Aircraft charter specialist, Air Charter Service (ACS), has promoted Thomas Howe to president of its US West coast operation. Howe, formerly vice president of West coast operations, joined the company's cargo division in its London office and later moved to Los Angeles (US) to start the cargo department on the West coast. ACS says: "He has built it up from scratch into a very successful part of the business." Howe will now be responsible for the company's operations in California (US) … [Read more...] about Howe promoted to president of ACS California
Dentressangle appoints US manager for air and sea
Christophe brings with him a proven track record and almost 30 years of industry experience, with particular expertise in the French, US, Hong Kong and Chinese markets. He will be working to build on Norbert Dentressangle Air & Sea's expertise in the hi-tech, luxury and fashion goods, aerospace, chemicals and project cargo sectors, and to advance the company's position as a major player on the USA-Europe, USA-Far East and USA-South America trade lanes. Christophe Bigot says: "In the … [Read more...] about Dentressangle appoints US manager for air and sea
China will be biggest manufacturer in 2011
The US is poised to lose its 110-year run as the world's largest manufacturing nation by output, in 2011 to China, according to IHS Global Insight figures released recently. The US created 19.9 per cent of world manufacturing output last year, compared with 18.6 per cent in China, despite the global downturn. According to IHS, a US-based economics consultancy, goods output by the US totaled US$1.7 trillion, ahead of China at US$1.6 trillion. However China's factory output in 2011 will reach … [Read more...] about China will be biggest manufacturer in 2011
New US carrier to fly NY to Russia
While carriers the world over are slashing their networks and grounding aircraft in a bid to keep their heads above the rising tide, a bold group of investors believe that the time is ripe to launch a new airline offering flights between New York and St. Petersburg, Russia. Baltia Air Lines has recently won approval from the US Transportation Department to provide nonstop service between New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport and St. Petersburg's Pulkovo 2 Airport, with flights … [Read more...] about New US carrier to fly NY to Russia
