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Qatar Airways receives 50th Boeing 777

Qatar Airways has taken delivery of its 50th Boeing 777, bringing its fleet to 180 single aisle and widebody aircraft.

Emirates profits increase but revenue falls

Emirates has seen profits increase by 56.4 per cent to 7.1 billion dirhams ($1.9 billion) for the 2015-16 financial year

WestJet connects Gatwick with six Canadian cities

Gatwick Airport has received 28 new weekly flights to Canada with WestJet launching routes to Toronto, St John’s, Vancouver, Calgary,

UPS gives grant for Zipline medicine drone deliveries

The UPS Foundation has given an $800,000 grant to trial drone deliveries of live-saving medicines with robotic company, Zipline, and

United launches San Francisco – Xi’an services

United Airlines has increased services to China with the first trans-Pacific service to Xi’an from San Francisco, launched on 8

Qatar adds Adelaide to its Australian network

Qatar Airways has continued expanding its network by connecting its hub in Doha the Australian city of Adelaide using an

Emirates connects Dubai with Yinchuan and Zhengzhou

Emirates has increased its coverage in China with flights a week to Yinchuan, which then flies onto Zhengzhou. The Boeing

Air France KLM reduces loss in Q1

Air France KLM has reduced its losses to 155 million euros ($178 million) in the first quarter of 2015 and

IATA: Volumes and load factors keep tumbling in March

The airfreight market has faced another challenging month in March with freight tonne kilometres (FTK) falling by two per cent

Government told to make decision on expanding UK airport capacity

The UK government has squandered its opportunity to end decades of political dithering on expanding airport capacity in the South

WFS handles motorbikes for Spanish MotoGP Grand Prix

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) helped MotoGP champion, Valentino Rossi race to victory in Spain by handling four charter flights for

Lufthansa makes Q1 loss, Cargo struggles

Lufthansa has seen net income in the first quarter become a loss of eight million euros ($9.2 million) while Lufthansa

China approves FedEx’s takeover of TNT

FedEx’s 4.4 billion euro ($5 billion) takeover of TNT Express has the final hurdle, having obtained unconditional approval from the

ABC gets F1 cars to the grid for Russian Grand Prix

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has made sure every competitor can get to the starting line for the Russian Grand Prix by

Turkish Airlines to receive 26 Boeings in 2016

Turkish Airlines is to take delivery of 26 Boeing aircraft in 2016, with six 777-300ERs and 20 Next-Generation 737-800s. Boeing

Volga-Dnepr helps DROMLAN Antarctica keep its cool

Volga-Dnepr Airlines has transported over 190 tonnes of cargo to Antarctica in its first season of flights to support the

China Eastern orders 15 787-9s and 20 A350s

China Eastern Airlines has finalised its order for 15 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners and 20 Airbus A350-900s. The Boeing order, worth

UPS first quarter profits increase by 10%

UPS has seen first quarter profits increase by 10.2 per cent to $1.1 billion with growth in all business areas

Air Partner freight profits double in 2015

Air Partner has seen freight profits double to £0.8 million ($1.1 million) in 2015 while the company’s profits were down

Lee promoted to Raya Airways CEO

Raya Airways has promoted commercial director, Lee Shashitheren to the roles of executive director and chief executive officer, effective 1

Fewer deliveries causes Boeing Commercial Airplanes decline

Boeing has seen revenues and profits from its Commercial Airplanes division fall in the first quarter of 2016 because of

Etihad profits fly past $100m

Etihad Airways has seen profits pass the $100 million barrier in 2015 while cargo volumes have increased by four per

Lufthansa warns of disruption during ver.di trade union strike

Lufthansa Cargo has warned of delays and disruption due to strikes by the ver.di trade union at Frankfurt, Munich, Dusseldorf,

AAPA: Volumes keep falling in March

Cargo volumes in Asia Pacific fell by 5.3 per cent in March despite Chinese exports picking up following the Lunar

ACS stops Paris Fashion Week dresses being late

Air Charter Service (ACS) has stopped over 200 designer dresses being more than fashionably late by flying them from Milan

Air France receives 70th Boeing 777

Air France has taken delivery of its 70th Boeing 777, a -300ER variant, as it remains loyal to the aircraft

Frankfurt aiming to be Europe’s largest IATA CEIV certified hub

Air Cargo Community Frankfurt is aiming to make Frankfurt Airport the largest International Air Transport Association (IATA) Center of Excellence

Tianjin Airlines to connect Gatwick with Chongqing and Tianjin

Gatwick Airport is to receive its first Chinese services with flights to Chongqing then onto Tianjin, served by Tianjin Airlines.

TNT reduces losses to 14 million euros

TNT has reduced its losses to 14 million euros ($15.7 million) in the first quarter of 2016 despite revenue dipping

AirBridgeCargo awarded Cargo iQ certification

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has been issued Cargo iQ certification passing the International Air Transport Association’s quality standards. The audit process

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