After 10 years of marketing a unique aircraft that specialized in the lifting of heavy, oversized cargo to remote areas, Ruslan International has announced that it will cease operation on Dec. 31, 2016. Ruslan was created in 2006 as a joint venture between Antonov Airlines and Volga-Dnepr Group to market the carriers’ combined An-124-100 fleets[…]
Michael Ducker, president and CEO of FedEx Freight Michael Ducker, president and CEO of FedEx Freight, joined a chorus of logistics and transportation interests calling for President-elect Donald Trump to honor America’s commitment to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and bolster extant trade ties. “Trade agreements are the solution, not the problem,” Ducker told the 2016[…]
CHEP Aerospace Solutions has signed a long-term agreement with Singapore Airlines Cargo to maintain and repair the carrier’s unit load device (ULD) fleet. The deal marks the last major development before CHEP is taken over by EQT Infrastructure II, a Swedish investment fund. CHEP Aerospace Solutions president, Ludwig Bertsch, said that the takeover would be[…]
Air Algerie Cargo commenced operations as a standalone unit of Air Algerie on Nov. 15, with a flight between Algiers (ALG), and Lyon Saint-Exupéry (LYS) in France. Although the carrier has some interesting fleet options, Air Algerie is purportedly using its Lockheed Hercules. In May of this year, Air Algerie outlined plans to launch a separate[…]
Every year, US$19 billion worth of illegal trade in animals and plants takes place, and the aviation industry is stepping up its efforts to prevent this illicit and ecologically damaging activity. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has launched its Airport Wildlife Trafficking Assessment Tool, which shows aviation industry workers how to identify and report[…]
Vladimir Zubkov has been appointed the new secretary general at TIACA, replacing Doug Brittin, who retires at the end of the year. Zubkov has more than 40 years’ experience in the air transport industry, extensive regulatory-side practice at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), and most recently served as vice president of the Volga-Dnepr Group.[…]
