The weekly newspaper for air cargo professionals No. 1,148
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13 SEPTEMBER 2021
AN ALL-ELECTRIC FUTURE?
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PULLING POWER
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AIRLINK CARGO SA AND ASTRAL
AIRLINK Cargo South Africa and Astral Aviation have signed a broad interline agreement connecting the networks of the two companies. This ... PAGE 2
ATLAS AIR SIGNS MOU WITH SHARP TECHNICS K
ATLAS Air Worldwide Holdings wholly-owned subsidiary Atlas Air has signed a Memorandum of Agreement to enter into a joint venture ... PAGE 4 GEBRÜDER WEISS BUYS SPEDITION LODE
WITH effect from October 1, the transport and logistics provider Gebrüder Weiss will acquire Spedition Lode – based in Waldkraiburg, Bavaria ... PAGE 4
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ntonov Airlines’ AN-225, the world’s largest and heaviest aircraft, was pulled 4.3 m in 73 seconds by eight Ukrainian strongmen two days after headlining Ukraine’s 30th Independence Day air show celebrations. The weight of the AN-225 ‘Mriya’ aircraft including fuel was 328 tonnes on the day of the record. The AN-225, the only one of its kind, was pulled by a group of eight Ukrainian
strongman athletes to set a national record. “The record was set at our Kyiv-Antonov home airfield by eight of the strongest athletes in Ukraine and was certified as a record-breaking move by representatives of the National Register of Records of the country,” said Andriy Blagovisniy, commercial director, Antonov Airlines. “Even after more than 30 years of service, Mriya – which means dream
– is still keeping her spot in setting both national and world records.” In the same week the AN-225 Mriya joined a fly-pass over the Ukrainian capital Kyiv as part of Independence Day celebrations.
Impressive demonstration “The AN-225 flight over the centre of the capital was one of the highlights of this event because Mriya is the pride of Ukraine and the largest
plane in the world; she impressed everyone watching her demonstration flight,” said Dmytro Antonov, Antonov Airlines’ chief pilot and captain, who flew the AN-255 on the day. Ukrainian aircraft designed by the ANTONOV Company also took part in the fly-by, including the STOL transport AN-70. Mriya was recently put back into commercial service to help with capacity shortages in the wake of pandemic needs.
DOKASCH OPENS NEW INDIAN STATION
DoKaSch Temperature Solutions has opened a new service station in India. It is located at GMR Hyderabad Air Cargo terminal. Strategically, ... PAGE 5
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