Qantas is establishing a dedicated sub-fleet of six freighter aircraft to deliver domestic mail, parcels and Express Post for Australia Post and its subsidiary StarTrack. The fleet comprises two Boeing 737-300Fs and three BAe 146-300Fs from Qantas’s existing freighter fleet that will be joined by a new Boeing 737-400F, with the aircraft to branded with StarTrack livery. From July the aircraft
Representatives from the 40 companies and industry bodies are the founding signatories of the Declaration of the United for Wildlife International Taskforce on the Transportation of Illegal Wildlife Products, which was signed at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday (London time). United for Wildlife is a coalition of conservation groups Conservation International (CI), Fauna & Flora International
Global freight markets have begun 2016 on a positive note, with volumes rising in January at the fastest monthly pace in almost a year, new figures show. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said freight tonne kilometres (FTK) were up 2.7 per cent in January, compared with the prior corresponding period. It was the highest
Freight markets look set to finish 2015 on a weak note as the slowdown in China and some disappointing global economic indicators push load factors down to six-year lows. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said the air cargo volumes, measured by freight tonne kilometres (FTK), rose just 0.5 per cent in October, compared with
Brisbane West Wellcamp has become Australia’s latest international airport with the arrival of a Cathay Pacific Boeing 747-8F. The Cathay freighter, registered B-LJA, touched down a little after 1430 local time on Monday from Sydney and was due to be on the ground for about 90 minutes while cargo such as chilled beef, mangoes, pecan nuts and
Brisbane West Wellcamp has secured its first international flight with Cathay Pacific to operate a one-off Boeing 747-8F freighter service to Australia’s newest airport in late November. The freighter will touch down at the airport, which was built by private company Wagners and opened its doors for the first time almost a year ago, on November
