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Peli BioThermal appoints new VP as it looks to grow
Temperature controlled packaging firm Peli BioThermal has appointed Dominic Hyde as its new vice president of Crēdo on Demand as the company looks to grow its rental operation.Hyde has more than 23 years engineering expertise and leadership experience. He will oversee the company’s Crēdo on Demand rental operations.Prior to Peli ...
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China Airlines signs up to offer CSafe pharma containers
China Airlines will be able to offer pharma customers access to CSafe Global's temperature-controlled air cargo containers after the two firms signed an agreement.“We are pleased to sign this new master lease agreement with CSafe Global” said China Airlines.“Our healthcare and pharmaceutical customers who require strict temperature control of their ...
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US air cargo carriers share $228m military contract
US air cargo carriers have won a share of a $228m military contract from the Transportation Command.The contract was awarded to 14 airlines is for international commercial scheduled air cargo transportation services.Services the carriers will provide included time-definite, door-to-door pickup and delivery, in-transit visibility, expedited customs processing and clearance of ...
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NewsAirfreight rates end the year on a high
Airfreight rates ended the year on a high, but indications are that pricing slowed towards the end of the year in line with the Christmas slowdown.The latest airfreight rates from TAC Index show that rates on services from Hong Kong to North America and Hong Kong to Europe increased in ...
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'Robust' airfreight demand for Asia Pacific carriers in November
November 2017 saw “robust demand” for Asia Pacific carriers in both international passenger and air cargo markets, reflecting the ongoing global economic upswing.Preliminary airfreight traffic figures by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) show demand measured in freight tonne kilometres (FTK) climbed 9.2% year on year in November.AAPA said ...
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CAL Cargo wins online auction for last Jade B747 freighter
Israeli-owned freighter carrier CAL Cargo Airlines has confirmed that it purchased an ex-Jade Boeing 747-400ERF on China’s Taobao online auction platform.Offer Gilboa, owner of CAL-Cargo and Ace Aviation Services, commented: "I am very happy and proud that we have managed to win this bid.“This is a great new development for ...
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Air Cargo News' most popular stories in 2017
With 2018 already underway, the Air Cargo News editorial team decided now would be an opportune moment to review which stories had proved to be most popular with readers over the last 12 months.The last 12 months have been a record year for the Air Cargo News website with page ...
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Another record breaking month for air cargo
The latest figures from analyst WorldACD show that air cargo demand looked to be finishing the year on a high after the industry registered another record breaking month in November.The analyst said that air cargo volumes improved by 7.8% year on year in November, a new monthly record.Yields were also ...
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Volumes rise for Asia-Pacific and Middle East hubs in October
Airports in the Asia-Pacific and Middle East regions saw increased airfreight volumes in October 2017 versus the same month in prior year.Asia-Pacific volumes grew 2.6% while Middle East hubs saw a +1.3% rise in October, according to the latest statistics from Airports Council International (ACI) Asia-Pacific.An ACI spokesperson said: “Current ...
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E-commerce is changing the way DHL Express thinks… and acts
Describing e-commerce as a “revolution”, Ken Allen, chief executive of DHL Express says that the Deutsche Post division is adapting its systems away from business-to-business (B2B), to adapt to this new consumer-driven environment.“With this revolution that is going on at the moment in e-commerce, we’ve had more and more to ...
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Airfreight rates in dramatic peak season rise, states Freightos
Against a background of IATA’s estimated 9.3% growth in world cargo volumes for 2017, airfreight rates have been dramatically up this peak season, reports online platform Freightos.Freightos stated: "While some rates have eased recently, others are heating up. Most US airlines canceled 7-10 scheduled flights coming in from China between ...
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Emirates carried 2.5m tonnes of cargo in 2017
Emirates SkyCargo carried 2.5m tonnes of freight in 2017 and recorded a 38% surge in pharmaceutical volumes.The cargo statistics for the calendar year 2017 were contained in an end of year review by the Dubai-based carrier.No comparable volume figures were given for 2016 in the statement, but statistics published in ...
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Liege Airport to invest more than €50m in cargo in 2018
Liege Airport will invest €30m in four new parking areas for large freighter aircraft next year, bringing 2018's total planned cargo investment to €50m at the busy Belgian hub.The announcement on additional freighter parking space follows November’s decision to provide a further 20,000 sq m of warehouses and handling facilities.“The ...
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SF Express launches Nanjing-Osaka freighter
China's SF Express has added a Boeing 737-300 freighter service between Nanjing and Osaka in Japan, the first international route by the express airline to have a daily chartered flight that leaves at the same time Monday to Friday.SF Express International business unit chief executive David William Adams said: "The ...
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Balancing capacity and demand — TIACA looks ahead to 2018
TIACA chairman Sebastiaan Scholte has presented his New Year outlook for 2018 which sees continued revenue growth as e-commerce drives volumes.He also observes that, while perishables and pharma products have lagged behind other airfreight sectors, they both retain a stable growth profile because future demand for them is based mainly ...
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Lufthansa, the ho-ho-host of Christmas present
Every year people all around the world are awaiting a visit from Santa Claus.This year, instead of taking his usual reindeer sleigh, Santa Claus boarded Lufthansa’s first flight to ever depart Kuusamo. The flight is scheduled to arrive in Frankfurt, the airlines largest hub, where Santa Claus can connect to ...
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Halifax Stanfield ready for freight peak as it looks to expand cargo facilities
Halifax Stanfield airport is expecting another busy holiday season, while it has applied for funding to expand its cargo area.Bert van der Stege, Halifax International Airport Authority (HIAA) chief commercial officer, said: “This has traditionally been the busiest time of the year for our cargo business. By the end of ...
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NewsAsian cargo monthly: Mixed performance in November
There was a mixed performance in cargo demand at Asian carriers in November, following on from a slower pace of growth in October.The region’s largest cargo carrier, Cathay Pacific, saw cargo demand during the month increase by 11.2% year on year to 1.1bn cargo and mail revenue tonne kms – ...
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HNA Group faces headwinds after buying spree
China's HNA Group, which has invested in several logistics assets, is facing headwinds following a spending spree that has left the company in debt and concerns over its ownership structure.Bloomberg reports that the company has seen three deals in the last three months fail and its short-term debts have reached ...
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NewsEuropean cargo monthly: Demand picks up in November
European airlines saw cargo demand growth improve in November, despite expectations that the industry may have passed its growth peak.Lufthansa, IAG, Air France KLM and Finnair all saw cargo demand growth increase during the month.Lufthansa, the largest of the airlines in terms of cargo, registered a 9.4% year-on-year increase in ...