The arrival of a sixth Airbus A321 converted freighter has unlocked more cargo service to New Zealand and Hong Kong for Qantas following the Australian airline’s switch to an all-Airbus cargo fleet.
Qantas Freight now operates three times per week to Hong Kong utilizing an A330-200 retrofitted cargo aircraft after adding first-ever weekly service from Perth to Hong Kong to cater to shipments from western Australia. The flight is on top of existing twice-weekly service between Sydney and Hong...
Qantas Airways said Thursday it intends to acquire three additional Airbus A321 converted freighters to upgrade its fleet as it seeks to capitalize on soaring growth of e-commerce shipments in Australia.
The airline deployed the first A321 freighter ever produced in October 2020 and now operates three of the aircraft in domestic operations for Australia Post. It said last August it would take six more A321 passenger jets that had been retrofitted to carry large cargo containers on the main...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/qantas-to-add-more-a321-cargo-jets-for-e-commerce
Australian flag carrier Qantas said Monday it will procure six Airbus A321 standard aircraft and convert them to freighters as replacements for smaller, older Boeing cargo jets to keep pace with the huge upswing in cargo volumes powered by e-commerce.
Qantas Freight was the first airline to operate the A321 converted freighter when it entered the commercial market in October 2020 as a competitor to the Boeing 737-800 and younger alternative to the slightly larger Boeing 757 conversion aircraft....
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Happy Tuesday!
Just wanted to remind everyone that we will not have a new episode of Point of Sale this week.
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https://www.freightwaves.com/news/point-of-sale-bye-bye-just-in-time
In a sign of just how bad prospects are for international travel to recover, Qantas Airways on Monday announced it is eliminating the position in charge of international business and folding it into the domestic business unit.
International boss Tino La Spina will depart Sept. 1 after 14 years with the company and his responsibilities will transfer to Qantas Domestic CEO Andrew David, who also oversees Qantas Freight. The Qantas Group said combining the units under a single chief was necessary...
https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/qantas-consolidates-units-in-response-to-depressed-international-market
Qantas Airways said Monday that its two freight terminals at Melbourne Airport have been cleared by the Department of Health and Human Services in Victoria, Australia, to reopen.
The Qantas Freight facilities were closed for the past week to deal with an apparent outbreak of COVID-19 among employees.
The warehouses are allowed to gradually reintroduce staff in stages, with a small team returning Monday to clear freight already in the terminal, and prioritize medical and other urgent imports,...
https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/qantas-reopens-melbourne-airfreight-station-after-covid-infections
Australian freight forwarders and shippers, worried about the potential loss of business, are seeking flexibility from new lockdown measures to contain an outbreak of coronavirus in Victoria.
The state restrictions impact warehouses, as well as container depots, and terminal operations at the Port of Melbourne and Melbourne airport.
Trade groups are asking government officials to clarify that import and export businesses will be designated an essential service. They also are proposing alternative...
New measures to contain a surge of COVID-19 cases in Victoria, Australia, have resulted in the continued closure of Qantas Airways’ two freight terminals at Melbourne airport and concerns of logistics bottlenecks for the port and delivery businesses.
Qantas Freight’s Melbourne cargo warehouses will remain closed until at least midnight Thursday, the company said on its website. The airline’s cargo arm hasn’t provided a reason for the temporary shutdown that began two days ago, but indications...
https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/covid-outbreak-threatens-to-delay-ocean-air-shipments-in-australia
Australian airline Qantas (AX: QAN) has suspended operations at its Melbourne airport freight facility even though the state of Victoria has exempted airports, ports and logistics providers from a partial lockdown order designed to contain a major COVID-19 outbreak.
Qantas Airways said it was advised by the Victoria Department of Health and Human Services to temporarily shut down its Melbourne warehouse, suggesting authorities have discovered positive cases among workers there. The notice on the...
Με επιτυχία ολοκληρώθηκε η πρώτη πιλοτική πτήση της Qantas από τη Νέα Υόρκη προς το Σίδνεϊ. Η πτήση QF 7879 ήταν η πρώτη δοκιμαστική πτήση της αυστραλιανής αεροπορικής εταιρείας, η οποία στοχεύει στην έναρξη των συγκεκριμένων απευθείας δρομολογίων μέχρι το 2022/2023.
Σκοπός του «πειράματος» ήταν να διαπιστωθούν οι επιπτώσεις του εξαιρετικά μεγάλου ταξιδιού στους επιβάτες και η αξιολόγηση των μεθόδων για τη βελτίωση των συνεπειών του jet lag.
Το ταξίδι, σύμφωνα με τις πρώτες δηλώσεις των επιβατών,...
https://www.naftikachronika.gr/2019/10/27/eikosi-ores-ston-aera-ta-prota-evrimata/