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European Cargo Airline Cargolux Launches Aerial Firefighting Unit
Freighter operator Cargolux, the eighth-largest all-cargo operator by traffic, is diversifying with a new firefighting business line. The Luxembourg-based airline announced Friday that the new venture, called Aquarius Aerial Firefighting, will operate a fleet of 12 Air Tractor AT-802F Fire…
December 8, 2023 9:55 am ET -
How the Game of Blackjack Saved FedEx
The story of FedEx is an incredible one. The founder of the company, Frederick Smith, revolutionized package transport with a paper he had written during his undergraduate days at Yale. The idea was to carry small consumer packages by airplane…
September 22, 2023 1:54 pm ET -
Qatar Airways Cargo Adds New Destinations
Qatar Airways Cargo has added Huntsville, Ala. as a new cargo destination within the U.S. in a strategic partnership with DSV Global Transportation and Logistics. The airline will operate a twice-weekly flight using Boeing 777 freighter aircraft that will originate…
February 17, 2022 10:00 am ET -
Astral Aviation to Become Global Launch Operator of Airbus A320…
Ahead of the Singapore Air Show, Kenya’s fastest-growing cargo airline, Astral Aviation, has announced that it will operate the first-ever Airbus A320 passenger to freighter (P2F) converted aircraft. ST Engineering announced it will be carrying out the conversion and expects…
January 18, 2022 6:00 am ET -
Ethiopian Predicts Higher Passenger and Cargo Capacity For 2022
Ethiopian Airlines — Africa's largest carrier — is struggling with its passenger operations, but the airline could make a full recovery by the end of this year, according to the airline's CEO Tewolde GebreMariam who spoke at a Dubai Expo…