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NewsInvestigators probe 767 freighter tail-strike at Milan Malpensa
Italian investigators have opened a probe into a Boeing 767-300ER freighter which suffered a tail-strike while landing at Milan Malpensa. The twinjet suffered structural damage to the fuselage underside during the 27 August event, states investigation authority ANSV. It says neither of the pilots – the only occupants – was ...
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Airline BusinessFedEx outlook fuels concern over air cargo prospects
The bleak economic outlook provided by FedEx at the end of last week served as a reminder to the airline industry that the Covid-era cargo boom is vulnerable to global uncertainties. A $500 million revenue shortfall at air delivery service FedEx Express for the quarter ending 31 August came after ...
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NewsDHL starts transferring UK 757 freighter fleet to new Austrian cargo airline
Cargo specialist DHL Express is to establish a new airline in Austria which will operate a fleet of 18 Boeing 757 freighters. The airline, to be known as DHL Air Austria, will be based at Vienna and focus on European cargo flights, employing some 176 pilots. DHL commenced discussions with ...
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NewsDHL orders another eight 777Fs
DHL Express has ordered another eight Boeing 777 Freighters, providing a much needed boost to Boeing at a time when demand for passenger jets remains severely curtailed.
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NewsDHL orders four 767 Boeing Converted Freighters
Express shipment airline DHL Express has ordered four 767-300 Boeing Converted Freighters – passenger jets that the airframer will modify into cargo aircraft.
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NewsDHL orders freighter conversion of 767s
Germany’s DHL International is ordering conversion of up to four Boeing 767-300ERs to freighters to gain additional cargo capacity in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. The twinjets are set to be converted at the facilities of Israel Aerospace Industries. Neither DHL nor IAI has detailed the airframes involved in ...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: 2018 freighter conversions rise on strong 767 work
Freighter conversions rose by 11% in 2018, with widebody conversions hitting their highest level since 2008.
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France's La Poste adds its offering to UAV parcel delivery dream
Joining a succession of companies envisioning delivering parcels using unmanned air vehicles, France’s La Poste has claimed that it has successfully tested a delivery in a real situation using a UAV.
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NewsAmazon seeks UK employees for Prime Air UAV parcel delivery service
Amazon has revealed that it is looking to recruit British employees to join its Prime Air unmanned air vehicle delivery service project, that until now was largely centred out of its Seattle headquarters.