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Vol. 14 No. 80 | Thursday
October 8, 2015 |
High, Wide, & Pinksome/Belle of Azerbaijan |
Delta recently
repainted its iconic “Pink Plane,” a B767-400,
in advance of the airline's 11th Annual “Breast Cancer
One” survivor flight. |
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“Don’t give me no gas”—we’re certain these words won’t make this week’s headlines as the 6th Caspian Air Cargo Summit (CACS) ran October 5-7 in Baku, Azerbaijan, and a weakening China market threatens to bring on cutbacks in service via the gateway. CACS 2015 focuses on the oil and gas industry, the future of freighters, and improving the perishables air freight supply chain. “The Chinese economy has somehow influenced the volume of cargo transportation through this country,” said Pierre Wesner, vice president of Azerbaijan’s Silk Way West Airlines (which hosts the event), adding that Hong Kong remains an important, strategic destination. Nevertheless, Silk Way is looking to trim some of its multiple weekly B747F frequencies to China via Baku. Also on the half shell this week is Heydar Aliyev International Airport, home of The Baku Cargo Terminal (BCT), which opened in March 2005 as a major cargo hub in the CIS and today is rated amongst the largest and most technically advanced in the region. |
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