Africa – Page 16
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo opts for VN Cargo in Lagos
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has appointed VN Cargo Connect as its new general sales agency partner in Lagos, Nigeria.In support of the new Virgin Atlantic contract, VN Cargo Connect has increased the size of its sales team in Nigeria from seven to 12 people.All dedicated sales activities are being coordinated at ...
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African oil and gas cargo market under pressure but agriculture thrives
Air cargo traffic in Africa continues to be affected by the downturn in the oil and gas market, but there are hopes for an improvement and the overall market continues to grow.Speaking at the Africa Air Cargo Summit in Addis Ababa, Saudia Cargo’s director of charters and strategic partners Michael ...
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African air cargo: challenges remain but moves towards open skies
A lack of market liberalisation continues to be a major challenge holding back the development of air cargo in Africa, but there have been positive developments over the last 18 months.Speaking at the Africa Air Cargo Summit in Addis Ababa, speakers outlined what they believed were the key challenges to ...
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Egyptair opts for FlyUs as Benelux GSSA
Egyptian national carrier Egyptair has chosen FlyUs as it cargo GSSA across Benelux.Effective June 2016, the Dutch-headquartered company will be responsible for freight on the North African carrier’s daily services from Amsterdam and four-times a week service from Brussels.In addition the 6 weekly freighters flying out of Ostend and Cologne ...
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SIA Cargo renews handling deal with Kenya’s Siginon
Singapore Airlines Cargo (SIA Cargo) has renewed its agreement with Siginon Aviation covering the latter‘s provision of ground handling services at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi, Kenya.The deal has been extended for a further three years.The new deal between SIA Cargo and Siginon was agreed, the latter said, ...
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NAM launches weekly B747F to Luanda from Liege
Network Airline Management (NAM) has signed a long term contract with TAAG Angola Airlines to provide a weekly Boeing 747-400F flight from Liege, Belgium, to the capital of Angola, Luanda.The factory-built nose-loader freighter will carry up to 120 tonnes of oil related and general cargo and will also provide export ...
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HAE to be American Airlines GSA in Africa
American Airlines Cargo has appointed HAE Group as its first general sales agent (GSA) in Africa.HAE Group is responsible for selling American Airlines Cargo services from Djibouti, Ethiopia, Ghana, Gabon, Nigeria, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda and South Africa.The outbound market from Africa splits roughly 50/50 between perishable and general cargo, and ...
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UPS partners with drone project for healthcare supply chains in Rwanda
UPS has formed a partnership with medical alliance Gavi and robotics firm Zipline to explore the use of unmanned aircraft to deliver vaccines to remote locations in Rwanda.The UPS Foundation has awarded an $800,000 grant to support the launch of the Gavi and Zipline initiative, with the belief that the ...
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Opportunity still knocks in Africa, says DHL
Africa has been dubbed the last frontier for economic development during the past few years. But in the recent economic downturn, does the continent still offer opportunity to investors, asks DHL.While the latest World Bank figures show economy growing at only 3.4% in 2015, its lowest since 2009 and well ...
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IAG hopes perishable growth will fill South Africa winter service
IAG Cargo hopes a new UK-South Africa Boeing 777-200 winter service will be boosted by the African country's growing perishables market.The service between Gatwick and Cape Town will operate three times each week and supplements an Airbus 330-300 Madrid-Johannesburg service, due to start August 1, and the existing London Heathrow-Cape ...
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The value of safety at IATA's World Cargo Symposium
While the value of air cargo was the leitmotif of IATA’s World Cargo Symposium (WCS) in Berlin, safety was also to the fore, focused on the lithium-ion battery debate and on how to prevent damage to ULD containers.At the end of the four day event, Glyn Hughes, IATA’s global head ...
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Kenya Airways adds its thoughts on the wildlife preservation issue
Kenya Airways was one of the cargo carriers that put their name to the United for Wildlife declaration signed at Buckingham Palace earlier this week.The Nairobi-based airline was represented by group managing director and chief executive Mbuvi Ngunze, who signed the document along with 40 other representatives from transport, conservation ...
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ICAO clarifies on new lithium-ion battery restrictions
ICAO has issued “additional clarifications” on new lithium-ion battery shipment restrictions as cargo on passenger aircraft, which the UN aviation agency announced last week.The 36-state ICAO Governing Council adopted a new aviation safety measure which prohibits, on an interim basis from April 2016, all shipments of Lithium-ion batteries as cargo ...
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NewsSubdued growth for cargo hubs in 2015
Subdued growth in emerging markets and developing economies, along with a lower recovery in advanced economies, saw airfreight markets “substantially weaker” in 2015 compared with passenger, reporting a “modest 2.3%” growth in total freight volumes.That is the message from Airports Council International (ACI) in releasing its preliminary data for last ...
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DHL adds daily Tangier freighter
DHL has launched a daily B737 freighter between Tangier and the integrator’s global hub in Leipzig, Germany, connecting northern Morocco's high-growth economic zones to Europe.The service, from Tangier’s Ibn Battouta airport, provides customers in Morocco with a reduction in delivery time by four hours and an extended pickup time limit ...
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MD-11 freighter impounded at Harare after a dead body is found
A Western Global Airlines MD-11 freighter has been detained at Harare Airport by the Zimbabwean authorities after a dead body and a large amount of South African currency were found on board.The aircraft, believed to have been on a flight from Germany to South Africa, had made a refueling stop ...
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WGA statement on detained MD-11 freighter
Western Global Airlines (WGA) has issued a statement after one of the US-based lessor’s MD-11 freighters was detained at Harare airport in Zimbabwe, Africa, when the body of a stowaway was found onboard.WGA said that the freighter is leased to Network Airline Management, a logistics provider, which was engaged “to ...
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ABC gets new European partner through ACMI deal with CargoLogicAir
CargoLogicAir’s first scheduled service has in fact been revealed as an ACMI tie-up with partner airline AirBridgeCargo (ABC).From February 14, CargoLogicAir’s B747-400 freighter began flying to Africa twice per week on behalf of ABC.The routing will start ex-London Stansted via Frankfurt to Libreville and onto Johannesburg, returning to Stansted via ...
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Vote for your Cargo Airline of the Year
Voting is now open for Air Cargo News’ 32nd annual Cargo Airline of the Year awards. You can vote for carriers to specific regions and your favourite all-cargo airline. The 2015 categories are:Best Cargo Airline to/from: Africa, Americas, Asia/Pacific, Europe & Middle East, All-Cargo Airline and the Cargo Airline of ...
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Algeria links gain from Marseille upgrade by DHL Express
An €8m investment at France’s Marseille Provence Airport by DHL Express has allowed the logistics giant to add direct links to Algeria in North Africa from the French Mediterranean hub.DHL’s warehousing capacity has more than doubled to 3,000 sq m at Marseille, and the workforce will also double to 84 ...