Air Cargo & Freight news and insight from around the United Kingdom
The UK’s newest dedicated cargo operator One Air has officially launched following three granting of its Air Operators Certificate by the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). One Air currently has a sole Boeing 747-400 Freighter aircraft (G-UNET) in its fleet but is planning to add a second one during 2023. [read more]
Airbus is calling on professional designers, amateur artists and students from across the world to submit designs for the Airbus A350F rollout livery and is offering some unique prizes for the winning designer. The design brief gives you over 1000m2 of creative space to showcase how the A350F benefits airlines [read more]
A Boeing 737 freighter being operated for cargo specialist West Atlantic has overrun the runway at Montpellier Airport ending up in the Étang de l’Or. A lake between the airport and the Mediterranean. The incident happened around 3 am local time on Saturday morning as the aircraft, A Boeing 737-400SF [read more]
Global aircraft and private jet chartering specialist Smart Aviation has confirmed it is launching a cargo division to meet the rising demand for chartered freight aircraft. The Crawley-based operation has been in operation for 17 years but this is the first time that they offer freight services. To kickstart the [read more]
Leading United Arab Emirates carrier Etihad (EY/ETD) has firmed up an order for seven A350F Freighter aircraft from the European aerospace giant Airbus. The Abu Dhabi-based carrier initially announced the commitment at the Singapore Airshow but has not finalised the order which will see it implement the most-efficient cargo aircraft [read more]
Luxembourg-based freight specialist Cargolux has selected the Boeing 777-8F to replace its Boeing 747-400 freighters in an announcement at the Farnborough International Airshow. The company is the world’s largest operator of Boeing widebody freighters with 30 Boeing 747-400 and 747-8F aircraft in its fleet and replacing the older -400s with [read more]
UK charter specialist JOTA Aviation (ENZ), which specialised in sports, music and film charters, ceased trading yesterday. No reason has been given for the collapse however Companies House lists its accounts as overdue suggesting serious financial issues. Formed in 2009 JOTA Aviation was one of a number of companies that [read more]
European Airframer Airbus has announced that Air France-KLM has finalised an order for 4 Airbus A350F Freighter aircraft. The dedicated freighter variant of the Airbus A350 airliner has proven popular with airlines as an alternative to the US-made widebody freighters. Offering the greener option to move air freight, the A350F [read more]
A video posted on social media by multiple sources has shown the money a DHL Boeing 757 skidded off the runway and broke into two sections in Costa Rica. The aircraft had returned to the airport shortly after take-off due to a hydraulic issue with the aircraft and the emergency [read more]
Airbus has won two orders for the Airbus A350F, the freighter variant of the popular long-haul airliner, totalling 14 aircraft at the Singapore Air Show. Singapore Airlines was the first to finalise the deal (originally announced in December) for seven aircraft that will replace its ageing Boeing 747 Freighter fleet. [read more]
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