Due to an outbreak of military hostilities this week in the newly formed country of South Sudan, Kenya-based cargo carrier Astral Aviation has temporarily suspended its three-times-per-week cargo flights from Nairobi to Juba, the capital of South Sudan. While a cease-fire has been called on Wednesday and the airport has reopened since being forced to[…]
Bravo Industries said it will purchase ten LM-100J Super Hercules commercial freighter aircraft from Lockheed Martin. The Brazil-focused logistics and defense group made the announcement at this week’s Farnborough Air Show in the U.K. The freighters will be used for air cargo operations in Brazil by Bravo’s Logística division, which consists of Bravo Cargas and[…]
Airbus has drastically drawn down the number of dedicated freighters it anticipates being in service 20 years hence, according to its recently released “Global Market Forecast, 2016-2035.” The disparity is remarkable, both terms of number of aircraft and the shift in the market that it signals over the next two decades. While last year’s global[…]
Boeing and Volga-Dnepr Group signed a contract today for long-term logistics support for Boeing and its partners. The Russian carrier also inked a deal for twenty 747-8 freighters to grow and upgrade its fleet. The deal was announced at this year’s Farnborough Airshow in the U.K. The logistics support agreement tasks Volga-Dnepr with long-term logistics[…]
Qatar Airways is having a busy week, as the Gulf-based carrier continues to grab the aviation sector’s attention at the Farnborough Airshow in the U.K. In addition to releasing its financials for the first time in a bid to suppress allegations of opacity and unfair subsidies, the carrier also signed an agreement today to buy[…]
The interior minister for the federal state of Germany’s Rhineland Palatinate, Frankfurt Hahn Airport airport’s main owner, has admitted that the sale of the Frankfurt Hahn Airport is in jeopardy due to non-payment by the winning bidder from China, Reuters reported. Speaking to Bild over the weekend, Rhineland Palatinate Minister President Malu Dreyer explained that[…]
