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4 days ago
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Etihad Airways hires 747 operator Western Global to expand cargo service
Etihad Airways has enlisted U.S.-based Western Global Airlines, still struggling to recover after exiting bankruptcy 18 months ago, to support expanded freighter service to China and London by operating a Boeing 747-400 on its behalf, FreightWaves has learned. The airline's cargo division in April announced it was adding three weekly all-cargo flights to Shenzhen, China, and two weekly flights to London Stansted Airport via its Abu Dhabi hub to meet growing demand on key trade lanes. Etihad Cargo, which operates five Boeing 777 freighters and manages belly cargo carried by passenger aircraft, said it was supplementing its capacity with a wet-leased 747 cargo jet from an unnamed provider to carry e-commerce, pharmaceuticals, perishables and other goods between Asia, Europe and the Middle East. After several weeks of delay, Etihad appears ready to commence the new freighter service. Etihad Cargo officials declined to identify the airline providing the outsourced transportation service, but an email response from a media representative inadvertently included program details from someone else in the company who was copied on a reporter's to the message, Etihad has signed a contract with Western Global. FreightWaves has known about the arrangement for a month but waited to publish a story until there were signs that service had materialized. As of early June, the new freighter services had yet to commence, flight tracking data shows. But a Boeing 747-400 operated by Western Global landed on Tuesday at Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport, according to Flightradar24. An industry source, who asked not to be identified to protect ongoing business relationships, confirmed the presence of the Western Global freighter in Shenzhen. The Western Global capacity will give Etihad Cargo 17 weekly freighter rotations per week, up from the current 14, to China, with one more flight expected to be added later this year, according to company officials. Etihad finished last year with 11 direct flights to China. The goal for 18 freighter flights per week is down from the 23 planned flights Etihad promised in January. Privately held Western Global early this decade had a fleet of 21 freighter aircraft. It reorganized under bankruptcy protection in 2023 because of falling revenues as freight markets normalized from pandemic highs, a high debt load and rising maintenance costs for its aging fleet. The company now operates seven freighters. Only four of its 17 MD-11 cargo jets are currently in service, according to aircraft Global Airlines lost $33 million last year, an improvement from 2023's $62 million loss, according to U.S. Department of Transportation data. Operating revenue improved 1.9% last year to $213 million but was outpaced by $240 million in operating costs. Revenue per ton mile improved nearly 15% to 89 cents. Earlier this week, Etihad and China's SF Airlines agreed to expand their August 2023 capacity-sharing agreement under which they conduct freighter flights to their respective home bases in Abu Dhabi and Ezhou to increase connectivity for each other's customers. Last year, the two companies increased freighter frequency on that route and launched a new service between Shenzhen and Abu Dhabi. Etihad helps SF Airlines, the private airline of SF Express, reach Europe by transferring parcels in Abu Dhabi to passenger aircraft and freighters serving the continent. Etihad benefits because SF has more traffic rights out of China and Hong Kong than Etihad, while Etihad can reach more destinations in Europe, the Middle East and India than SF Airlines. The business arrangement calls for the airlines to jointly market and integrate their airfreight services with the aim of increasing cargo capacity, flexibility, tailored products, service efficiency and the range of available destinations for shippers. The partners said they will also coordinate pricing strategies and route allocation, and align service standards. The joint venture will focus on supporting the movement of high-value electronics, sensitive equipment and temperature-controlled pharmaceutical goods. 'By working closely with SF Airlines, we are expanding our service offerings, optimising operational efficiency and enhancing our competitive position in the air cargo industry,' said Etihad Airways CEO Antonoaldo Neves in a news release. Etihad Cargo this week also committed to strengthening its presence at Ezhou Huahu Airport by adding flights, opening new routes and developing joint products that support cross-border e-commerce, cold chain logistics and high-value manufacturing. Etihad Cargo currently operates four Boeing 777 freighters per week to Ezhou Huahu Airport. The airport, which opened in 2022, is Asia's first dedicated cargo airport and includes 135 aircraft stands, dual runways and the capacity to handle 1.1 million tons of cargo annually. Etihad's cargo division this week also introduced a high-tech label from Tag-N-Trac for real-time shipment tracking. Sensors can capture the exact location, temperature and humidity, shock and tilt events, and light exposure. The data is transmitted with the help of cellular, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity. The smart label, which can remain active for up to 30 days, features minimal packaging and eliminates the need for return logistics, as is the case for hard devices, Etihad said. SmartTrack will be available to customers via the Etihad Cargo website and mobile app starting in October. Click here for more FreightWaves/American Shipper stories by Eric companies charter Etihad freighters to transport Chinese goods Etihad Airways to order 3 additional A350 freighters from Airbus The post Etihad Airways hires 747 operator Western Global to expand cargo service appeared first on FreightWaves. Sign in to access your portfolio
Zawya
20-02-2025
- General
- Zawya
How did a jet flip upside down on a Toronto runway and everyone survive?
Investigators are probing the causes of an unusual plane crash at Canada's largest airport on Monday, when a regional jet flipped upside down upon landing during windy weather, sending 21 of the 80 people on board to hospital. Video shows the Delta Air Lines plane belly up and missing its right wing at Toronto's Pearson Airport, and of the crash that involved no fatalities, circulated widely on social media. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada said on Tuesday that parts of the plane -- a Bombardier-made CRJ900 -- separated after impact and the fuselage came to rest slightly off the right side of the runway, upside down, facing the other direction. The TSB said it is too early to know what happened and why. Here is what we know about this accident and similar crashes. HOW DOES A PLANE LAND UPSIDE DOWN? U.S. aviation safety expert Anthony Brickhouse said aircraft are normally designed to land first on the two main landing gear, and then the nose gear. While the cause of the accident is unclear, the type of impact on the runway likely damaged the landing gear, leaving the plane imbalanced. Brickhouse said that the plane ending up pointing in the opposite direction speaks to the amount of force and speed that led it to change direction. "With all the forces and everything going on, if that wing is not there to support the aircraft it's going to go over," Brickhouse said. "It's not something that we see regularly, but when structures start failing they can't do their job and the aircraft is going to react to the different forces on it." HOW DID EVERYONE SURVIVE? Passengers say they were hanging upside down in their seats after the crash. "All of the passengers were wearing the safety belts. This prevented more serious injuries from occurring," said Mitchell Fox, director of the Asia Pacific Centre for Aviation Safety. Airplane seats are designed to withstand the force of 16 times the normal pull of gravity, or 16Gs, in a crash, whereas wings and fuselage are designed to handle 3-5Gs. "In an impact-survivable crash, it's more important for the seats to hold up, giving passengers the best chance of survival," said Raj Ladani, a program manager for aerospace engineering at Australia's RMIT University. Good evacuation is key to air accident survivability, as witnessed last year when all 379 people escaped a burning Japan Airlines plane after a runway collision. "The crew did a remarkable job of evacuating all of the passengers expeditiously," Fox said of the Delta crash. HAS THIS HAPPENED BEFORE? While rare, there have been cases of large jets flipping over on landing, including three accidents involving McDonnell Douglas' MD-11 model. In 2009, a FedEx freighter turned over on landing in windy conditions on the runway at Tokyo's Narita airport, killing both pilots. The left wing was broken and separated from the fuselage attaching point and the airplane caught fire. In 1999, a China Airlines flight inverted at Hong Kong while landing during a typhoon. The plane touched down hard, flipped over and caught fire, killing three of 315 occupants. In 1997, another FedEx freighter flipped over at Newark in the United States, with no fatalities. Brickhouse said it is too early to draw any conclusions from these earlier cases, especially as the MD-11 is a three-engine aircraft and the CRJ900 has two engines mounted toward the back of the aircraft, producing different flight dynamics. HOW WILL THE INVESTIGATION PROCEED? Unlike other investigations in which parts of the plane have gone missing, and there are mass fatalities, investigators will be able to interview all 76 passengers and four crew. Investigators have access to the fuselage and wing, which are on the runway, and the black boxes -- the flight data and cockpit voice recorders -- have been sent for analysis. "This is going to be a textbook investigation," Brickhouse said. "Some accidents, a lot of the pieces of the puzzle are missing. But right now looking at this accident, all the puzzle pieces are there. It's just you piecing them back together at this point." (Reporting By Allison Lampert in Montreal and Lisa Barrington in Seoul; Editing by Bill Berkrot)
Asharq Al-Awsat
19-02-2025
- General
- Asharq Al-Awsat
How Did a Jet Flip Upside Down on a Toronto Runway and Everyone Survive?
Investigators are probing the causes of an unusual plane crash at Canada's largest airport on Monday, when a regional jet flipped upside down upon landing during windy weather, sending 21 of the 80 people on board to hospital. Video shows the Delta Air Lines plane belly up and missing its right wing at Toronto's Pearson Airport, and of the crash that involved no fatalities, circulated widely on social media. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada said on Tuesday that parts of the plane -- a Bombardier-made CRJ900 -- separated after impact and the fuselage came to rest slightly off the right side of the runway, upside down, facing the other direction. The TSB said it is too early to know what happened and why. Here is what we know about this accident and similar crashes. HOW DOES A PLANE LAND UPSIDE DOWN? US aviation safety expert Anthony Brickhouse said aircraft are normally designed to land first on the two main landing gear, and then the nose gear. While the cause of the accident is unclear, the type of impact on the runway likely damaged the landing gear, leaving the plane imbalanced. Brickhouse said that the plane ending up pointing in the opposite direction speaks to the amount of force and speed that led it to change direction. "With all the forces and everything going on, if that wing is not there to support the aircraft it's going to go over," Brickhouse said. "It's not something that we see regularly, but when structures start failing, they can't do their job and the aircraft is going to react to the different forces on it." HOW DID EVERYONE SURVIVE? Passengers say they were hanging upside down in their seats after the crash. "All of the passengers were wearing the safety belts. This prevented more serious injuries from occurring," said Mitchell Fox, director of the Asia Pacific Center for Aviation Safety. Airplane seats are designed to withstand the force of 16 times the normal pull of gravity, or 16Gs, in a crash, whereas wings and fuselage are designed to handle 3-5Gs. "In an impact-survivable crash, it's more important for the seats to hold up, giving passengers the best chance of survival," said Raj Ladani, a program manager for aerospace engineering at Australia's RMIT University. Good evacuation is key to air accident survivability, as witnessed last year when all 379 people escaped a burning Japan Airlines plane after a runway collision. "The crew did a remarkable job of evacuating all of the passengers expeditiously," Fox said of the Delta crash. HAS THIS HAPPENED BEFORE? While rare, there have been cases of large jets flipping over on landing, including three accidents involving McDonnell Douglas' MD-11 model. In 2009, a FedEx freighter turned over on landing in windy conditions on the runway at Tokyo's Narita airport, killing both pilots. The left wing was broken and separated from the fuselage attaching point and the airplane caught fire. In 1999, a China Airlines flight inverted at Hong Kong while landing during a typhoon. The plane touched down hard, flipped over and caught fire, killing three of 315 occupants. In 1997, another FedEx freighter flipped over at Newark in the United States, with no fatalities. Brickhouse said it is too early to draw any conclusions from these earlier cases, especially as the MD-11 is a three-engine aircraft and the CRJ900 has two engines mounted toward the back of the aircraft, producing different flight dynamics. HOW WILL THE INVESTIGATION PROCEED? Unlike other investigations in which parts of the plane have gone missing, and there are mass fatalities, investigators will be able to interview all 76 passengers and four crew. Investigators have access to the fuselage and wing, which are on the runway, and the black boxes -- the flight data and cockpit voice recorders -- have been sent for analysis. "This is going to be a textbook investigation," Brickhouse said. "Some accidents, a lot of the pieces of the puzzle are missing. But right now looking at this accident, all the puzzle pieces are there. It's just you piecing them back together at this point."
Yahoo
19-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Explainer-How did a jet flip upside down on a Toronto runway and everyone survive?
By Allison Lampert and Lisa Barrington (Reuters) - Investigators are probing the causes of an unusual plane crash at Canada's largest airport on Monday, when a regional jet flipped upside down upon landing during windy weather, sending 21 of the 80 people on board to hospital. Video shows the Delta Air Lines plane belly up and missing its right wing at Toronto's Pearson Airport, and of the crash that involved no fatalities, circulated widely on social media. See for yourself — The Yodel is the go-to source for daily news, entertainment and feel-good stories. By signing up, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada said on Tuesday that parts of the plane -- a Bombardier-made CRJ900 -- separated after impact and the fuselage came to rest slightly off the right side of the runway, upside down, facing the other direction. The TSB said it is too early to know what happened and why. Here is what we know about this accident and similar crashes. HOW DOES A PLANE LAND UPSIDE DOWN? U.S. aviation safety expert Anthony Brickhouse said aircraft are normally designed to land first on the two main landing gear, and then the nose gear. While the cause of the accident is unclear, the type of impact on the runway likely damaged the landing gear, leaving the plane imbalanced. Brickhouse said that the plane ending up pointing in the opposite direction speaks to the amount of force and speed that led it to change direction. "With all the forces and everything going on, if that wing is not there to support the aircraft it's going to go over," Brickhouse said. "It's not something that we see regularly, but when structures start failing they can't do their job and the aircraft is going to react to the different forces on it." HOW DID EVERYONE SURVIVE? Passengers say they were hanging upside down in their seats after the crash. "All of the passengers were wearing the safety belts. This prevented more serious injuries from occurring," said Mitchell Fox, director of the Asia Pacific Centre for Aviation Safety. Airplane seats are designed to withstand the force of 16 times the normal pull of gravity, or 16Gs, in a crash, whereas wings and fuselage are designed to handle 3-5Gs. "In an impact-survivable crash, it's more important for the seats to hold up, giving passengers the best chance of survival," said Raj Ladani, a program manager for aerospace engineering at Australia's RMIT University. Good evacuation is key to air accident survivability, as witnessed last year when all 379 people escaped a burning Japan Airlines plane after a runway collision. "The crew did a remarkable job of evacuating all of the passengers expeditiously," Fox said of the Delta crash. HAS THIS HAPPENED BEFORE? While rare, there have been cases of large jets flipping over on landing, including three accidents involving McDonnell Douglas' MD-11 model. In 2009, a FedEx freighter turned over on landing in windy conditions on the runway at Tokyo's Narita airport, killing both pilots. The left wing was broken and separated from the fuselage attaching point and the airplane caught fire. In 1999, a China Airlines flight inverted at Hong Kong while landing during a typhoon. The plane touched down hard, flipped over and caught fire, killing three of 315 occupants. In 1997, another FedEx freighter flipped over at Newark in the United States, with no fatalities. Brickhouse said it is too early to draw any conclusions from these earlier cases, especially as the MD-11 is a three-engine aircraft and the CRJ900 has two engines mounted toward the back of the aircraft, producing different flight dynamics. HOW WILL THE INVESTIGATION PROCEED? Unlike other investigations in which parts of the plane have gone missing, and there are mass fatalities, investigators will be able to interview all 76 passengers and four crew. Investigators have access to the fuselage and wing, which are on the runway, and the black boxes -- the flight data and cockpit voice recorders -- have been sent for analysis. "This is going to be a textbook investigation," Brickhouse said. "Some accidents, a lot of the pieces of the puzzle are missing. But right now looking at this accident, all the puzzle pieces are there. It's just you piecing them back together at this point." (Reporting By Allison Lampert in Montreal and Lisa Barrington in Seoul; Editing by Bill Berkrot)
Reuters
19-02-2025
- General
- Reuters
How did a jet flip upside down on a Toronto runway and everyone survive?
Feb 19 (Reuters) - Investigators are probing the causes of an unusual plane crash at Canada's largest airport on Monday, when a regional jet flipped upside down upon landing during windy weather, sending 21 of the 80 people on board to hospital. Video shows the Delta Air Lines (DAL.N), opens new tab plane belly up and missing its right wing at Toronto's Pearson Airport, and of the crash that involved no fatalities, circulated widely on social media. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada said on Tuesday that parts of the plane -- a Bombardier-made ( opens new tab CRJ900 -- separated after impact and the fuselage came to rest slightly off the right side of the runway, upside down, facing the other direction. The TSB said it is too early to know what happened and why. Here is what we know about this accident and similar crashes. HOW DOES A PLANE LAND UPSIDE DOWN? U.S. aviation safety expert Anthony Brickhouse said aircraft are normally designed to land first on the two main landing gear, and then the nose gear. While the cause of the accident is unclear, the type of impact on the runway likely damaged the landing gear, leaving the plane imbalanced. Brickhouse said that the plane ending up pointing in the opposite direction speaks to the amount of force and speed that led it to change direction. "With all the forces and everything going on, if that wing is not there to support the aircraft it's going to go over," Brickhouse said. "It's not something that we see regularly, but when structures start failing they can't do their job and the aircraft is going to react to the different forces on it." HOW DID EVERYONE SURVIVE? Passengers say they were hanging upside down in their seats after the crash. "All of the passengers were wearing the safety belts. This prevented more serious injuries from occurring," said Mitchell Fox, director of the Asia Pacific Centre for Aviation Safety. Airplane seats are designed to withstand the force of 16 times the normal pull of gravity, or 16Gs, in a crash, whereas wings and fuselage are designed to handle 3-5Gs. "In an impact-survivable crash, it's more important for the seats to hold up, giving passengers the best chance of survival," said Raj Ladani, a program manager for aerospace engineering at Australia's RMIT University. Good evacuation is key to air accident survivability, as witnessed last year when all 379 people escaped a burning Japan Airlines plane after a runway collision. "The crew did a remarkable job of evacuating all of the passengers expeditiously," Fox said of the Delta crash. HAS THIS HAPPENED BEFORE? While rare, there have been cases of large jets flipping over on landing, including three accidents involving McDonnell Douglas' MD-11 model. In 2009, a FedEx freighter turned over on landing in windy conditions on the runway at Tokyo's Narita airport, killing both pilots. The left wing was broken and separated from the fuselage attaching point and the airplane caught fire. In 1999, a China Airlines flight inverted at Hong Kong while landing during a typhoon. The plane touched down hard, flipped over and caught fire, killing three of 315 occupants. In 1997, another FedEx freighter flipped over at Newark in the United States, with no fatalities. Brickhouse said it is too early to draw any conclusions from these earlier cases, especially as the MD-11 is a three-engine aircraft and the CRJ900 has two engines mounted toward the back of the aircraft, producing different flight dynamics. HOW WILL THE INVESTIGATION PROCEED? Unlike other investigations in which parts of the plane have gone missing, and there are mass fatalities, investigators will be able to interview all 76 passengers and four crew. Investigators have access to the fuselage and wing, which are on the runway, and the black boxes -- the flight data and cockpit voice recorders -- have been sent for analysis. "This is going to be a textbook investigation," Brickhouse said. "Some accidents, a lot of the pieces of the puzzle are missing. But right now looking at this accident, all the puzzle pieces are there. It's just you piecing them back together at this point."
