Tag Archives: air cargo

Some creative Government accountancy may have found Flybe calmer skies; but its narrow escape highlights the precarious state of UK aviation, says the international courier expert ParcelHero. It is warning that with Heathrow’s expansion plan seemingly in an eternal holding pattern, UK PLC is missing out on up to £14 …

Recently, air charter specialist Chapman Freeborn partnered with the largest all-cargo airline in the UAE – Maximus Air – to deliver the first MRI machine to Addu Atoll. The southernmost atoll of the Maldives, Addu Atoll is one of the largest islands in the archipelago. It is home to one …

XPO Logistics, a leading global provider of transport and logistics solutions, has become the first 3PL in the UK to have its consolidation centre services at Birmingham Airport elevated to be accredited by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) for Inflight Supplies status (IFS). XPO has worked with Birmingham Airport for …

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 …