Afghan carrier to add two new routes this month 
Safi Airways has planned to start two new routes beginning this week, linking Afghanistan's capital Kabul with Dubai (UAE), via Bagram and Islamabad (Pakistan). The frequency of both services is thrice weekly. So far, Safi Airways already served Dubai (directly) and Abu Dhabi... more
FCS is new handling partner for Air Astana
As of today, 1 October 2013, Air Astana will increase its flight frequencies from Astana (Kazakhstan) to Frankfurt (Germany) and has opted for Fraport Cargo Services (FCS) to be its new cargo handling partner. Air Astana will operate the route from Frankfurt to Astana daily... more
Air Namibia starts replacing A340 with A330
From this month, Air Namibia is introducing new Airbus A330-200 aircraft to its operation, which will operate its Windhoek – Frankfurt (Germany) daily service. The new A330 will replace the current A340-300 service. The A330 will operate this route on alternating days until 30... more
AA Cargo delivers pre-Columbian treasures to London
American Airlines Cargo has delivered more than 200 pieces of gold and ancient artifacts to London (United Kingdom) for one of the British Museum's major upcoming autumn exhibitions Beyond El Dorado: Power and Gold in Ancient Colombia, which will tun from 17 October 2013 until... more
EU worried about partial congestion in airspace
The European Commission has requested Italy, Cyprus and Greece to urgently clarify the measures taken to establish functional airspace blocks (FABs) in order to reform Europe's out-of-date air traffic control system. The FABs are intended to replace the current patchwork of 27... more
Air Bridge Cargo brings Mondrian to Moscow
Russia's AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has been entrusted with the movement of 34 paintings by the Dutch artist Piet Mondrian worth in excess of EUR 130 million on board two flights from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Moscow (Russia). The shipment was under the personal control of... more
Lufthansa B777F takes off for maiden flight
On top of 25 Airbus 350-900 (see ITJ Daily of 27.9.), Germany's Lufthansa recently also ordered long-haul aircraft from Boeing. The 34 B777-9X will be delivered from 2016. By 2025, older aircraft of the Boeing 747-400 and Airbus 340-300 types will be replaced. The new aircraft... more
International bodies solidify cooperation on objectives
The secretaries general of the International Civil Aviation Organization (Icao), Raymond Benjamin, and the World Customs Organization (WCO), Kunio Mikuriy, used the 38th Assembly opportunity to highlight their ongoing efforts to streamline and strengthen air cargo supply chain... more
Airbus lands big orders
Only one week after Lufthansa, Airbus' biggest customer, decided to expand and upgrade its long-haul fleet with 55 A350-900 aircraft (25 firm and 30 options) and just six months after Lufthansa made the strategic decision to become an all-Airbus operator for its single-aisle... more
Decommissioning at Air France and Royal Air Force
After nearly half a century in service, the British Royal Air Force decommissioned it last tanker and transport aircraft of the Vickers VC10 type on Wednesday, 25 September 2013. They will be replaced by the 330-200.In the meantime, Air France has announced that it not... more