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CharterSync launched at this year’s Air Cargo Europe event in Munich. The new platform for time-critical air charter bookings was among the key integrated technology stories at the show, garnering lots of interest from air charter operators and freight forwarders. CharterSync co-founders, Ed Gillett and Simon Watson headed a team …

An ANTONOV-225 flew an emergency mission carrying supplies for the typhoon-hit island of Guam, USA, on 11th September. The flight was organised within hours, once again illustrating the flexibility of ANTONOV Airlines and the suitability of its aircraft for transporting large quantities of cargo at short notice, in emergency situations. …

Bolloré Logistics UK has signed a new 5 year contract with Virgin Atlantic, effective May 1st 2018 covering the movements of all international shipments to and from the UK. This new contract is a testament to the long term partnership Bolloré Logistics has forged with Virgin Atlantic, and the intensive …

ANTONOV Airlines has successfully completed the 12th in the longest succession of AN-225 flights in the aircraft’s commercial operating history. The Ukrainian airline delivered twelve Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG) Modules, each weighing 160 tonnes, for Hansa Meyer Global Transport GmbH & Co in twelve consecutive flights from Chile to …

ANTONOV Airlines, the air transportation division of ANTONOV Company, saw an 81 per cent revenue increase in 2017 compared to the previous year, while January to May figures in 2018 were up 42 per cent, with aerospace being one of the key sectors for the Ukrainian airline. The carrier’s growth …

The world’s largest aircraft, the AN-225 “Mriya”, has landed in Berlin, Germany, as its Ukrainian owner, ANTONOV Company, announced it is ready to provide additional support to the Strategic Airlift International Solution (SALIS) programme with the necessary number of AN-124-100 aircraft for strategic air transportations in the interest of NATO …

World Customs Organisation (WCO)-backed pilot will reduce lead times and costs, and boost secure supply chains, through cooperation between Customs in China and the EU. The first shipment to land at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol as part of a pilot programme to streamline and secure Customs procedures between China and the …

Telair International AB today announced it has received certification for its new Flexible Loading System(TM) (FLS) for all current production and in-service Boeing 737 aircraft. The system allows 737 operators to carry containerized cargo (baggage, mail, and parcel freight) in the lower hold of the aircraft, along with bulk-loaded bags. …

Schiphol Cargo reported an increase of 5.4 per cent on yearly tonnage in 2017 with strong demand in the Far East for European goods boosting total figures to 1,752,498 million tonnes. Europe’s third largest air cargo hub experienced an uptick in cargo throughput of 7.4 per cent year-on-year between January …

ANTONOV Airlines has transported four compressor skids on behalf of Bolloré Logistics China from Calgary, Canada to Mary, Turkmenistan on one of its seven AN-124-100 aircraft. The compressor skids were recently transported for a Chinese Oil & Gas Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) company on four separate flights for a …