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Chapman Freeborn says demand for heavy and oversized air cargo is growing across Central Asia as mining, energy and infrastructure projects expand. The development raises the question of whether available air cargo capacity can keep pace with the region’s project-related transport needs.
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Local authorities in the UK intend to acquire the closed Doncaster Sheffield airport from its current owner as part of efforts to reopen the facility. Freight services could begin in autumn 2027, but only if regulatory and operational requirements are met.
An agreement between the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority, Doncaster Council and Peel Land to bring land at Doncaster Sheffield Airport into public ownership has been approved. The move is another step toward reopening the airport, though no reopening date or operational details were provided.
Chapman Freeborn says demand for heavy and oversized air cargo is growing across Central Asia as mining, energy and infrastructure projects expand. The development raises the question of whether available air cargo capacity can keep pace with the region’s project-related transport needs.
Air Ghana will operate cargo flights for DHL Express in Cameroon in cooperation with Allied Air during the 2026/2027 winter season. Cameroon’s civil aviation authority confirmed the arrangement as part of its approval of airlines’ seasonal operating programmes.
SolitAir has added wet-leased Airbus A330-200F freighter capacity, according to a report in Commercial Aviation News. The available article summary provides no details on the aircraft’s lessor, quantity, deployment or lease term.
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Qantas Freight and Australia Post have received the first of three additional A321P2F freighters under their long-standing partnership. Each aircraft can carry up to 20,000 Australia Post and StarTrack parcels per flight; together, the additions are set to increase capacity across Qantas Freight’s dedicated freighter network by up to 20%.
Volga-Dnepr Group’s cargo airline Atran has returned to service after Russia’s federal regulator reinstated its operating certificate. The carrier’s first reported flight was on the Moscow–Mirny route, using a Boeing 737 freighter.
The International Committee of the Red Cross has chartered its first ATR 72-500 freighter, adding a turboprop cargo aircraft to its humanitarian air operations. The available report provides no details on the aircraft’s operator, deployment, or charter terms.
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