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If airlines seek to carry cargo on passenger seats, Boeing recommends ensuring compliance with regulatory restrictions that include cargo type, fire suppression and smoke detection.

Air India considers using passenger cabins of grounded flights to move cargo

28 March 2020 8:00 AM IST
March 28, 2020: Air India is examining the possibility of transforming its parked passenger flights into freighters by using the passenger cabins to...
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This will help local authorities replicate and start local manufacturing.

SpiceJet carries Hazmat suit from Delhi to Coimbatore in a special charter flight

27 March 2020 4:50 PM IST
March 27, 2020: As per the central government request, SpiceJet carried a Hazmat suit cargo from Delhi to Coimbatore in a matter of urgency and at a...
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The airline is working with state govts to ensure supplies of essential items, medicines, medical equipment and relief material while also providing doorstep deliveries to pharma companies, hospitals and diagnostic centres.

SpiceJet’s all freighters flying in full capacity to fight Covid-19

27 March 2020 4:33 PM IST
March 27, 2020: SpiceJet’s fleet of five dedicated freighters are crisscrossing the country daily and flying to nearby countries including to those in...
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The 14-year old airline has flown 82.5 million passengers since its inception in 2005.

GoAir offers its aircraft, pilots and crew to govt for emergency services

27 March 2020 3:44 PM IST
March 27, 2020: GoAir, the Wadia-Group controlled low-cost carrier, has reached out to the ministry of civil aviation and the DGCA and offered its...
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Emirates SkyCargo has deployed measures including additional freighter flights, and connecting road feeder services to help transport essential cargo

Emirates SkyCargo flew 55k tonnes perishables & 13k tonnes pharma in two months

26 March 2020 6:52 PM IST
Between mid-January and mid-March 2020, Emirates SkyCargo transported more than 225,000 tonnes of cargo in total out of which 55,000 tonnes were food...
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Each aircraft will provide capacity for 12 Lower deck pallets and four containers, carrying up to 45 tonnes of payload

Etihad Cargo to use its B787-10 passenger aircraft as cargo flights to India

26 March 2020 6:47 PM IST
Etihad Cargo today announced its initial plan to operate 34 weekly cargo flights to ten global destinations including India using its Boeing 787-10...
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Turkish Cargo adds 14k tonnes extra capacity with passenger flights of Turkish Airlines

Turkish Cargo adds 14k tonnes extra capacity with passenger flights of Turkish Airlines

26 March 2020 4:21 PM IST
March 26, 2020: Turkish Cargo commenced operating passenger aircraft of Turkish Airlines as cargo flights and thus added an additional capacity of...
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Last September, UPSFF received the U.S. government%u2019s Standard Part 135 certification to operate a drone airline.

UPS and Wingcopter join hands to develop new package delivery drone fleet

26 March 2020 3:42 PM IST
March 26, 2020: UPS Flight Forward (UPSFF), the drone delivery subsidiary of UPS, announced a collaboration with German drone-maker Wingcopter to...
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We still have examples of cargo flights filled with life-saving medical supplies grounded due to cumbersome and bureaucratic processes to secure slots and operating permits.

IATA calls for quick landing permits, interim traffic rights & waive slot rules to keep air cargo moving

25 March 2020 7:02 PM IST
March 25, 2020: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and renewed its call to governments to take urgent measures for smooth air cargo...
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China Eastern used two passenger aircraft as cargo plane with whole cabin filled with medical supplies to Prague, Czech.

Traffic approval delays, crew held in quarantine & blanket bans affecting air cargo: IATA CEO

25 March 2020 12:02 PM IST
March 25, 2020: Alexandre de Juniac, director general & CEO, International Air Transport Association (IATA), while releasing the updated analysis of...
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Revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs) of airlines in Asia Pacific would alone decline 37 percent and stand to lose $88 billion compared to 2019.

Airlines need $200 billion in liquidity support simply to survive: IATA

25 March 2020 10:49 AM IST
March 25, 2020: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) now estimates that passenger revenues of global air transport industry could...
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The collapse in the demand for air travel has led to a significant decline in SIA%u2019s passenger revenues.

Singapore Airlines Group grounds 186 flights out of its total 196

24 March 2020 12:25 PM IST
March 24, 2020: Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group announced the cutting of 96 percent of its capacity that had been scheduled up to end-April, due to...
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