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EL-R:
Craig Jones, Boeing Vice President Sales,
Russia & Central Asia, Gennady
Pivovarov, AirBridgeCargo Airlines' Senior
Vice President, Production &
Engineering, Richard Greener, GE
Commercial Aviation Services' Senior Vice
President, Marketing and Denis Ilyin,
AirBridgeCargo's Senior Vice President,
Strategy & Commercial
AIRBRIDGECARGO
AIRLINES TAKES DELIVERY OF ITS FIRST
BOEING 747-400ER FREIGHTER
SEATTLE.
Russia's largest scheduled international
cargo carrier, AirBridgeCargo Airlines
(ABC), part of Volga-Dnepr Group, has
today taken delivery of its first Boeing
747-400ER Freighter, representing the next
stage of its strategic development. Boeing
formally completed the delivery of the
first of three B747-400ERF aircraft
ordered by Volga-Dnepr Group in a special
ceremony for AirBridgeCargo and
Volga-Dnepr executives at The Boeing
Company's headquarters inSeattle. The
aircraft will join the ABC fleet under
lease from GE Commercial Aviation Services
(GECAS).
The
new aircraft takes to six the total number
of Boeing 747 freighters in the
AirBridgeCargo fleet, which already
includes -200F (4) and -300F (1) versions.
ABC's first commercial flight with the ERF
aircraft is scheduled from Hong Kong to
Russia on November 19th 2007.
Commenting
at the aircraft handover ceremony in
Seattle, Denis Ilyin, ABC's Senior Vice
President, Strategy & Commercial,
said: "This new aircraft will enter
service on our routes from China and
enable us to increase service reliability,
achieve operating efficiencies and extend
our winter schedule ex Asia to seven
flights a week from Shanghai and Hong
Kong.
"The
Boeing 747 is a great cargo aircraft and
the long-range, highly efficient operating
capability of the -400ERF will enable us
to continue with our strategic development
into new markets. Following the delivery
of our second aircraft from Boeing in
February, AirBridgeCargo will commence
services to and from North America and
Europe via Russia, further establishing
ABC and Volga-Dnepr Group as a worldwide
company. Our US and Canadian operations
will increase further in April when the
third -400ERF joins our fleet."
Craig
Jones, Vice President of Sales for Russia
and Central Asia, Boeing Commercial
Airplanes, said: "This is a milestone for
Boeing to deliver our first new 747-400
Freighter to Russia. AirBridgeCargo
clearly sees the reliability, efficiency
and value of the industry standard 747-400
Freighter in today's cargo
market."
Volga-Dnepr
Group's commitment to the Boeing 747
family of aircraft extends beyond the
three 747-400ERFs. In March 2007, Alexey
Isaikin, President of the Group signed a
contract with Boeing for five brand new
long-range Boeing 747-8 Freighters plus
options for five more of this next
generation cargo aircraft. These
freighters will join the AirBridgeCargo
fleet between 2010 and 2013.
EGYPTAIR CARGO JOINS
CARGO 2000
Cargo 2000's airline membership
has reached 24 leading international
carriers with EgyptAir Cargo's decision to
join its program to improve the quality of
air cargo, streamline air cargo processes,
achieve cost efficiencies and improve
customer satisfaction. More->
EMIRATES
SKYCARGO LANDS TOP HONOUR FROM
AIR TRANSPORT WORLD
 Airline
Receives Award for Innovation and
Record-Breaking Performance
Photo:Ram
Menen (right), Emirates Divisional Senior
Vice President, Cargo, accepts the "Cargo
Airline of the Year" award from Air
Transport World Senior Editor Aaron Karp
(left) at the 2007 Airline Industry
Achievement Awards gala.
DUBAI,
U.A.E. Emirates, one of the world's
fastest growing international airlines,
has been awarded "Cargo Airline of the
Year" by the editors of Air Transport
World, a leading monthly magazine serving
the global airline
industry.
"Emirates
is delighted to win the esteemed ATW Cargo
Airline of the Year award and be
recognized by experts in the airline and
cargo industry," said Ram Menen, Emirates
Divisional Senior Vice President, Cargo.
"At Emirates SkyCargo, we have aimed to
achieve the highest standards of product
quality and customer care. We are
honoured that Air Transport World has
identified us as one of the top airlines
that has characterized itself through
outstanding performance and
service."
Last
year, for the first time in its history,
Emirates SkyCargo carried more than one
million metric tonnes of cargo and
generated more than $1 billion in revenue.
"Beyond the strong growth rate, SkyCargo
is distinguished by its ongoing innovation
in air cargo transport, developing systems
and strategies that reverberate beyond
Dubai," Air Transport World editors said.
Emirates
Airlines
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Skycargo
TIACA
SELECTS AMSTERDAM AIRPORT SCHIPHOL TO HOST
ITS AIR CARGO FORUM IN 2010
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AL CARGO AWARDS HANDLING CONTRACT TO WFS
AT LONDON
HEATHROW
 DAVID
IRVING HEADS MUNDAYS' AIR CARGO &
LOGISTICS LEGAL TEAM
David Irving has taken over as the head
of the Air Cargo & Logistics Group at
the UK law firm, Mundays LLP. He succeeds
Peter Munday, a Consultant in the firm,
who will continue to work as part of the
group. David, a Partner at Mundays LLP, is
also a member of the Legal and Insurance
Policy Committee of the British
International Freight Association (BIFA)
His particular legal expertise is in
commercial contracts, joint ventures,
partnership agreements and agency and
distribution agreements. He has also dealt
with the sale, purchase and leasing of
aircraft. Mundays' Air Cargo &
Logistics Group consists of a team of
lawyers that advise on a full range of
issues for businesses in the industry,
from small start-ups to publicly quoted
companies. Its clients include ground
handling organisations, airlines, freight
forwarding companies, cargo GSAs and
technology providers.Mundays LLP provides
advice on mergers and acquisitions, joint
ventures, commercial contracts,
intellectual property, information
technology, outsourcing, commercial
property, employment and franchising
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