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The final delivery of a Boeing 747 jumbo jet has taken place, with the Seattle-based manufacturer handing the aircraft, a freighter and the 1,574th to be produced since 1967, over to Atlas Air. "This monumental day is a testament to the generations of Boeing employees...
Drone manufacturer Pyka has produced what it said is "the world's largest zero-emission cargo airplane and the first autonomous vehicle of its class". With a range of up to 200 miles, a payload of up to 400 pounds and a nose-loading facility with a sliding cargo tray,...
As it geared up to take a history-making delivery of Boeing's last-ever jumbo jet on January 31, Atlas Air announced earnings fell in 2022, mainly due to increased pilot costs related to a new collective bargaining deal and higher overtime pay. "Net income and...
SAL Saudi Logistics Services and Menzies Aviation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop a comprehensive study on delivering best in class passenger handling services for low-cost carriers at Saudi Arabia airports. Faisal AlBedah, Managing Director and...
Ethiopian Airlines has partnered with MailAmericas (MA) to offer air transport service for carrying goods across its wide network. As a part of the partnership, MA will provide its market expertise and the knowhow in Latin America and Africa, where it has networks in...
Air France-KLM has put in a firm order for four new Airbus A350F widebody freighters for use by its Martinair Holland, a Dutch cargo airline headquartered at Amsterdam Schiphol airport. The A350F’s will, Air France-KLM said, "allow the airline to retire its existing...
Gabriela Hiitola is take over from Fredrik Wildtgrube as senior vice president of Finnair Cargo. Hiitola has worked for Finnair for nearly 25 years and will start her new job on February 1. “I have been following closely the transformation of Finnair Cargo during the...
Autonomous freight aircraft manufacturer Natilus has signed a deal with cargo carrier Ameriflight for 20 of its Kona feeder aircraft valued at US $134 million. The agreement, Natilus said,"brings total commitments to US$6.8bn", with over 460 aircraft to be delivered....
Lufthansa Cargo's Carsten Hernig, who was previously vice president region Latin America & Caribbean, has moved to the role of deputy general manager and vice president production, sales and marketing at Shanghai Pudong International Airport Cargo Terminal Co. Ltd...
SATS, the Singapore airport services provider, is on track to complete the US $1.3bn acquisition of French cargo handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) by March, according to local press reports. SATS shareholders recently approved the purchase, which was agreed in...
Aerospace giant and airframe manufacturer Boeing is to broadcast the handover of its last-ever jumbo jet to cargo carrier Atlas Air. The ceremony will be streamed live on the Boeing website at 16:00 US eastern time on January 31. "Thousands of people – including...
Amazon has started air freighter services in India, Amazon Air, will have two dedicated cargo aircraft with a capacity of 20,000 packages. Akhil Saxena, Vice President, Customer Fulfilment, Amazon Air said: “Amazon Air comes to India at an important time. Our...