Australian domestic carriers experienced lower load factors in July despite cutting capacity in the local market. The Bureau of Infrastructure and Regional Economics (BITRE) said the number of passengers carried on regular public transport (RPT) domestic flights fell 1.4 per cent to 5.05 million in July. The decline outpaced the 1.2 per cent reduction in
Lockheed Martin has filed a request with the US FAA for a type design update for the Model L-382J, a civil-certified version of the C-130J-30 Super Hercules. The aircraft, which will be marketed as the LM-100J will be a radical improvement over the commercial L-100 model which was built from 1964 to 1992, but utilising
Supporting relief efforts in the aftermath of the recent typhoon, an Ilyushin Il-76 and Antonov An-12 have been positioned to the Philippines to provide high-capacity airlift capabilities to remote airfields. Chapman Freeborn has positioned the two freighters on rotation at Cebu and Manila and Tacloban airports to augment larger freighters that cannot access smaller airfields.
While key markets in global airfreight continue to suffer decline, “Australia is uniquely positioned and buoyed by requirements for niche outsize air cargo services which draw from Australia’s world class mining industry.” According to Michael Amson of Melbourne-based charter specialist Chapman Freeborn: “We foresee a strong growth potential in the Australasia region for air cargo
Etihad Cargo has posted record monthly uplift figures for July of 45,000 tonnes – a 37 per cent increase on the same month in 2012. The increase was driven largely by demand in key export markets such as India, Hong Kong and China, and inbound demand to the Middle East for foodstuffs ahead of Ramadan,
Former Australian air Express 737-300F Freighter VH-XML has returned to Australia after being repainting in Christchurch in its new Qantas Freight colours. Australian air Express is being rebranded Qantas Freight after Qantas acquired Australia Post’s 50 per cent share of night freight/express parcel operator late last year. VH-XML joins a 767-300F in Qantas Freight colours
