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LONDON – Global SuperTanker Service, the group that owns the Boeing 747 SuperTanker, shut down the jumbo air tanker’s operations last week.
In an email sent on April 21 to officials in Colorado, Oregon, Washington, and the federal government, Dan Reese, President of Global SuperTanker, said, “This week the investors that own the Global SuperTanker [GSTS] just informed me that they have made the difficult decision to cease operations of the company, effective this week…”
“This is extremely disappointing as the aircraft has been configured and tuned with a new digital drop system and other upgrades to make it more safe and efficient.”
MIAMI – Leading international cargo carrier DHL (D0) is expanding its routes in Asia and the Pacific to the US and Europe to meet the growing demand for freight services.
To do so, D0 counts on its fleet of Boeing 777F freighters, offering up to 2,350 tons of weekly capacity, allowing for increased delivery speed. D0 will also be relying on its partners of AeroLogic and Kalitta Air to operate some of the flights.
E-commerce is one of the main reasons for D0’s rapid growth and is estimated to reach a value of US US$2.5tn by 2024, while customers worldwide become more reliant on e-commerce, especially during COVID-19.
MIAMI – Qantas Airways (QF) plans all of its Airbus A380s to fly again, signaling optimism that global air travel demand will recover and the superjumbo will be viable once more.
“All of the A380s, we believe, will be reactivated. QF CEO Alan Joyce said at a CAPA Live virtual conference on Wednesday that the airline had invested a lot of money on them. “They’ll be good aircraft once demand is there.”
In June, the Australian airline grounded all 12 of its four-engined behemoths, claiming that they would be made obsolete for at least three years. Joyce says that the A380s can be reactivated in three to six months if international demand returns sooner than anticipated.