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G-MKDA MKA923 ATD LUX 1702z TBS/FRU - Capt Power + crew.
Flight prog will be accelerated over the weekend to include West African and South American operations.
Kruger....man of steel.
Flight prog will be accelerated over the weekend to include West African and South American operations.
Kruger....man of steel.
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Air Cargo Newsletter from today morning:
Like the Phoenix, British air cargo operator MK Airlines Ltd. rose up from the ashes and resumed flights today (Friday May 20).
Air Cargo News FlyingTypers received confirmation of this from a high-ranking manager of Swiss logistics company Panalpina. Background of the carrier's second life after MK had grounded their fleet some days ago (ACN FT reported exclusively) will be given Monday or Tuesday next week pending on the approval of the new majority owner.
According to sources close to MK the savior of the carrier is a British-based investor that secured the cargo airline's take-off by injecting fresh money.
Founder and CEO Mike Kruger will keep his seat at the carrier's top management ranks, ACN FT learned.
Newly-born MK will mostly serve routes within Africa, between Europe and Africa as well as Far East and Europe. "Although they have an aging fleet of eight B747-200Fs and even an old kerosene consuming DC-8F they can be
profitable on the long run if they streamline some processes and become somewhat more efficient," Panalpina's executive said.
"In a way they have the spirit of old German Cargo, the forerunner of Lufthansa Cargo," he added.
One of the first flights of 'Phoenix' MK goes from Urumchi in Northwest China to Parchim airport in Germany and on to Luxembourg this Sunday.
This has been announced by both Panalpina and Jonathan Pang, chairman of Chinese LinkGlobal Logistics.
Meanwhile LinkGlobal and Australian asset manager Goodman announced at the commercial property “Expansion Fair” held last week June 18-19 in Hamburg, Germany that they teamed up to enhance Parchim airport by building logistics facilities and bringing in cargo traffic.
This includes the payment of €13 million Euros to the owner of the airport, the county of Parchim in Northeast Germany.
After the county receives the money the airport will officially be transferred from public ownership to the property of Chinese LinkGlobal Logistics
Like the Phoenix, British air cargo operator MK Airlines Ltd. rose up from the ashes and resumed flights today (Friday May 20).
Air Cargo News FlyingTypers received confirmation of this from a high-ranking manager of Swiss logistics company Panalpina. Background of the carrier's second life after MK had grounded their fleet some days ago (ACN FT reported exclusively) will be given Monday or Tuesday next week pending on the approval of the new majority owner.
According to sources close to MK the savior of the carrier is a British-based investor that secured the cargo airline's take-off by injecting fresh money.
Founder and CEO Mike Kruger will keep his seat at the carrier's top management ranks, ACN FT learned.
Newly-born MK will mostly serve routes within Africa, between Europe and Africa as well as Far East and Europe. "Although they have an aging fleet of eight B747-200Fs and even an old kerosene consuming DC-8F they can be
profitable on the long run if they streamline some processes and become somewhat more efficient," Panalpina's executive said.
"In a way they have the spirit of old German Cargo, the forerunner of Lufthansa Cargo," he added.
One of the first flights of 'Phoenix' MK goes from Urumchi in Northwest China to Parchim airport in Germany and on to Luxembourg this Sunday.
This has been announced by both Panalpina and Jonathan Pang, chairman of Chinese LinkGlobal Logistics.
Meanwhile LinkGlobal and Australian asset manager Goodman announced at the commercial property “Expansion Fair” held last week June 18-19 in Hamburg, Germany that they teamed up to enhance Parchim airport by building logistics facilities and bringing in cargo traffic.
This includes the payment of €13 million Euros to the owner of the airport, the county of Parchim in Northeast Germany.
After the county receives the money the airport will officially be transferred from public ownership to the property of Chinese LinkGlobal Logistics
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thrax, without Dickie both you and Kruger would have been out of a job two years ago, his cash is the only reason MK achieved a UK AOC, dont be so fast on the trigger or you will be looking down the barrel of a much bigger gun in the not to distant future- the one that gets you fired!
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Great, great news. I think here we are concentrating on the flight crew mainly. Lets not forget that there will be a whole bunch of other people breathing a sigh of relief. The people in the office, the grounds keepers, the lovely ladies that look after the crew when they pass through Landhurst. Also the good people in the local pubs that get loads of business from crews staying there and having meals there. Handling agents at airports all over the world that would not have jobs if it were not for regular MK flights. So many people would have been affected if MK had not recovered. Happy days for all 
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What If Oil Goes To Us$160?
With MK on shakey ground at 140,if it gets up and past 160 there will be even greater trouble
The young guns in Mk have been given a wake up call, most of them will leave.As nobody wants to work under a cloud.
We all listen to the news, oil is going only one way.
I hope I am wrong but if one lays all the cards on the table,they only point one way.........
The young guns in Mk have been given a wake up call, most of them will leave.As nobody wants to work under a cloud.
We all listen to the news, oil is going only one way.
I hope I am wrong but if one lays all the cards on the table,they only point one way.........
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Broken spring
Broken Spring.....too many assumptions on your part. D Evans has been screwing MK for years, and continued to after I moved on. Don't forget he built a weathly empire on the back of this charity. He is sitting in NBO with his millions - MK is having to rebuild from nothing.
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Fantastic! What brilliant news this is for so many people involved with MK, not just the aircrew as helldog points out. Clearly, times will be very hard and so I wish all at MK well as the airline gets back into business.
Who knows what the business plan is, but I’m sure many scenarios have been run so let’s wait and see what evolves over the next few months – a fleet upgrade? Who knows!
Fantastic news all round. Safe flying all – and long may Angel’s Playmate have MK back for company over the Dark Continent!
CT
MK – well, I think we all know who it’s for by now!!!!
Who knows what the business plan is, but I’m sure many scenarios have been run so let’s wait and see what evolves over the next few months – a fleet upgrade? Who knows!
Fantastic news all round. Safe flying all – and long may Angel’s Playmate have MK back for company over the Dark Continent!
CT
MK – well, I think we all know who it’s for by now!!!!
