Cargo
Deliveries of the converted freighters are slated to start next year [...]
S7 Airlines to launch dedicated freight operations in November
The Russian airline is leasing two Boeing 737-800BCF from GECAS [...]
Air Astana launches a dedicated airfreight division
Air Astana Cargo to operate a fleet of three partly converted Boeing 767-300s [...]
Russian airport reaches annual freight volume target in four months
At the same time, Krasnoyarsk, Aeroflot’s first would-be new regional hub, registered an 88 per cent decline in passenger traffic [...]
Ukraine’s SkyUp targets the air cargo business after the quarantine is over
The private leisure airline is turning to a new line of business [...]
CargoLogicAir’s UK licences are re-established
Russia’s Volga-Dnepr Group freighter affiliate takes off again to support current urgent medical missions [...]
As Utair’s passenger numbers collapse 10-fold, the Russian airline is moving into cargo
After the grounding of half of its fleet, the carrier’s daily flights schedule has been reduced five-fold [...]
Russian passenger airlines pin their survival hopes on the freight market
Nordwind, Pegas Fly and S7 are all deploying passenger airliners to transport cargo shipments between China and Europe [...]
Avion Express enters the cargo transportation market
The Lithuanian ACMI carrier switches its current focus from passengers to freight [...]
New Kyrgyz cargo carrier to launch operations utilising an Airbus A300 freighter
The Kyrgyz government has lifted its ban on cargo aircraft older than 25 years [...]
UK-based Russian partner airline CargoLogicAir suspends its operations
At its own request, the cargo airline’s operating licence and AOC have been suspended for three months [...]
Russia’s largest cargo carrier switches from scheduled to charter operations to China
Volga-Dnepr Group operates ‘sterilised’ charter flights to the Coronavirus-hit country [...]
Avia Solutions taps into the air cargo business
Lithuanian group acquires Iceland’s Bluebird Nordic freight airline [...]
Sigma Airlines to operate Kazakhstan’s first Boeing 747 freighter
The private Kazakh cargo airline adds a jumbo freighter to its fleet of Ilyushin IL-76 and Airbus A300 aircraft [...]
The Baltic’s largest airport to get a new air cargo handling facility next year
The advanced DHL logistics centre will ensure long-term air cargo flows through Riga Airport [...]
Revealed: A first image of Slon, the proposed new Russian super heavy freighter
TsAGI has constructed an aerodynamic model of the heavy lift transport aircraft that will eventually replace the iconic Antonov An-124 [...]
Volga-Dnepr mothballs An-124 capacity and cuts back on staff numbers
Russian carrier faces up to global cargo market slump [...]
PHOTO: Aviastar-TU changes the livery on one of its Tupolev Tu-204s
The aircraft has been re-branded in the colours of the Alibaba-controlled Cainiao Network [...]
Atran Airlines takes delivery of its second Boeing 737-800BCF freighter
The Russian express cargo carrier’s fleet now consists of six Boeing 737 aircraft [...]
Ukraine-Air Alliance is grounded after An-12 crash
EASA has withdrawn the cargo airline’s third-country operator status [...]
CargoLogic Germany receives its AOC from German aviation authorities
Certification allows the German offshoot of the Russian affiliated business to start commercial operations [...]
Russia’s NordStar Airlines could enter the airfreight market in 2020
The regional airline would operate a fleet of Boeing 767-300Fs leased by project partner [...]
Volga-Dnepr changes management and launches a restructuring plan
Decisions prompted by disappointing first-half year operational and financial results of Russia’s cargo giant [...]
Kazakhstan start-up launches Ilyushin IL-18 cargo operations
IrMa Air Service is using a 45-year-old vintage, four-engined turboprop on flights to Iran [...]
World’s first ‘intelligent’ air cargo container
Russia’s AirBridgeCargo and Unilode are jointly introducing digitised main deck cargo-carrying units [...]
ABC and CLA take a major step forward into the world of digital cargo bookings
The Volga-Dnepr Group carriers expect this will help to increase short-term capacity sales and improve load factors [...]
Russia’s Atran launches new China route in support of Alibaba e-commerce
Service provides B737-800BCF cargo capacity between Hangzhou and Riga [...]
Sheremetyevo and Moscow Cargo: new prospects for Chinese airlines, importers
SVO is the only airport in Europe to service eight Chinese airlines [...]
Russia’s Atran launches new route from Moscow to Xi’an in China
The express freight carrier’s first flight on this new Russia-China route was operated in cooperation with Russian Post [...]
AirBridgeCargo Airlines adds to its Rickenbacker USA frequencies
The Russian air cargo specialist is doubling its options for Ohio customers [...]
Russian light turboprop IL-112V transport makes its maiden flight
Flight tests of the new military aircraft have started at Voronezh [...]
Russia’s AirBridgeCargo reinforces its Asian market position
Volga-Dnepr Group’s carrier increasing the number of frequencies to its main destinations in the region [...]
Atran introduces Russia’s first Boeing 737-800BCF
The fleet of Volga-Dnepr Group’s express carrier grows to five narrow-body freighters [...]
AirBridgeCargo wins further endorsement of its quality standards
Russian cargo airline is claiming a leadership role in quality standards [...]
AirBridgeCargo Airlines brings in another Boeing 747-8F
The fleet of Russia’s largest freight carrier has grown to 13 B747-8Fs and six-400Fs [...]
AirBridgeCargo adds Bangladesh to its Asian network
Dhaka becomes the 14th destination in the Russian cargo specialist’s Asian network [...]
Start-up cargo airline CargoLogic Germany takes delivery of a Boeing 737F
The Volga-Dnepr-associated airline is hoping to launch operations from Leipzig/Halle during spring [...]
Qatar Airways freighter gives Kazakhstan significant new import capacity
The Doha-based airline has begun B777F operations to its new destination of Almaty [...]
Russia’s AirBridgeCargo volumes grew by two per cent in 2018
Total volumes carried by Russia’s leading airfreight airline exceeded 700,000 tonnes last year [...]
Russian cargo carrier Atran enlarges its fleet to four freighters
Volga-Dnepr Group airline kicks off 2019 with the delivery of a B737-400BCF [...]
Passenger traffic in Russia continues its double-digit growth flight path
By contrast, freight traffic suffered a further decline in November [...]
Cainiao Network (Alibaba) turns to Russian air cargo group as a preferred carrier
Volga-Dnepr expands its e-commerce interests by inking MoU with Alibaba Group [...]
Russian cargo airline to base a Ukrainian-designed An-124 in the USA
Volga-Dnepr opens an operations base at Houston Airport, Texas [...]
CargoLogicAir’s B747 freighter fleet increases to four
The UK-based, Russia-affiliated all-cargo airline has taken delivery of a B747ERF as revenues and volumes double [...]
Russia’s Atran to lease two Boeing 737-800 freighters
Volga-Dnepr Group’s scheduled cargo carrier to lease B737-800BCFs from GECAS [...]
Russia’s AirBridgeCargo creates a regional hub at Belgium’s Liège Airport
The Russian freight carrier’s initiative will lift Liège into Europe’s top five cargo airports [...]
Azerbaijan’s cargo carrier Silk Way West targets new China business
SWW inaugurates flights to a new destination and increases frequencies to China [...]
INSIGHT: How Riga Airport aims to double its cargo traffic by 2025
The Latvian airport plans to launch a logistics centre and offer incentives to attract cargo airlines and freight forwarders [...]
Volga-Dnepr and China’s Henan province endorse their strategic cooperation
The parties aim to make a notable contribution to the creation of trans-Siberian air bridge [...]
Russia’s leading airfreight group and Liège airport to build Belgian cargo hub
Volga-Dnepr and CargoLogicAir to strengthen their European operations through the Belgian airport [...]