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European airfreight puts up a strong show in March
Freight traffic at European airports improved markedly during the first quarter of 2017, up 8%, said ACI Europe.March posted the best monthly performance since April 2011 (up 13.7%), according to the trade body’s Airport Traffic Report for March and Q1.Passenger traffic also grew by about the same amount, increasing by ...
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GE sends first 767 freighter to Star Air
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) – the US and Irish commercial aircraft financing and leasing business of GE – has delivered the first factory-built Boeing 767-300ERF to Danish-based Star Air.A second similar aircraft, powered by GE CF6 engines, is scheduled for delivery later this year. Both aircraft were previously operated ...
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American adds new Amsterdam-Dallas service
American Airlines has added a new summer 767-300 route between Dallas/Fort Worth and Amsterdam Schiphol from May 5 along with several other season services.The carrier says that it will offer opportunities for shipments from the Benelux region – notably pharma products – to the US and beyond on its South ...
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Two dead after Shorts 330 freighter crash lands
Two crew members have died after a small freighter operated on behalf of UPS crashed on landing at Yeager Airport near Charleston in the US on a flight from Louisville.A spokesperson for Yeager Airport has confirmed to local that the pilot and co-pilot perished when the three-tonne capacity Shorts 330 ...
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Pharma freight focus at Munich conference
Pharmaceutical logistics will take centre stage in Munich at an exclusive symposium organised by Air Cargo News.Timed to coincide with the Air Cargo Europe (ACE) conference and exhibition, the Air Cargo News 90 minute symposium will start at 12 noon on Wednesday May 10 at Forum IV, Hall B2 (West) ...
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NewsAF KLM Cargo sees decline in Q1 revenues
Air France KLM saw revenues decline in the first quarter of the year despite an improvement in traffic.The Franco-Dutch airline saw first quarter revenues decline by 4.7% year on year to €504m, despite traffic for the period increasing by 0.5% to 2bn revenue tonne km.Cargo capacity at the airline group ...
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Yusen Logistics opens Frankfurt pharma gateway
Yusen Logistics has opened a dedicated Good Distribution Practice (GDP) compliant pharmaceutical gateway in Frankfurt as it targets growth in the sector.The logistics firm said that the new operation had been developed in close consultation with Yusen Logistics’ pharmaceutical customers, which are "increasingly looking for new ways to optimise flows ...
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WFS scoops three cargo handling deals in the US
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has won three new cargo handling contracts in the US.The handler has announced deals with Polar Air Cargo in Cincinnati, LOT Polish Airlines in Newark and Swiss International Air Lines seasonal service to San Diego.The three-year contract with Polar Air Cargo and its partners includes freight ...
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Airfreight rates continue to rise in April
Airfreight rates continued to track ahead of last year’s levels on three key trade lanes in April.The latest figures from Tac Index show airfreight rates paid to carriers improved in April both year-on-year and month-on-month on services from Hong Kong to the US and Hong Kong to Europe.Meanwhile, prices on ...
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NewsAeroLogic appoints new managers to replace departing Weber
AeroLogic - the Lufthansa and DHL Express joint business - has appointed two new managers following the current managing director's move across to ASL Airlines Belgium.From May 1, Josef Moser, previously head of flight operations and crew training, will takeover as chief operations officer and accountable manager, while Wolfgang Raebiger, ...
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New chief executive for LATAM Cargo
Cristián Ureta, the current chief executive of LATAM Cargo, is leaving the company and his role will be assumed by Andrés Bianchi, currently senior VP of sales for North America, Europe and Asia.South America’s biggest carrier said in a statement: "This change is part of the restricting process that LATAM ...
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Delta's Joyce adds airport role to cargo responsibility
Delta Air Lines head of cargo Gareth Joyce has taken on extra responsibility for airport customer service.Joyce, who was appointed as president of cargo in mid-2016, has also taken on the role of senior vice president – airport customer service.The extra responsibility of in-airport customer service means Joyce now leads ...
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John Lloyd to leave Virgin Atlantic Cargo in September
John Lloyd, Virgin Atlantic's senior vice president for cargo, is to leave the company in September.In a statement, Virgin Atlantic said: "We can confirm John Lloyd has decided to leave Virgin Atlantic Cargo for a fresh new challenge at the end of September."We will certainly be sad to see John ...
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New director of cargo at Cathay Pacific
Simon Large is to leave his role as director of cargo at Cathay Pacific to become director of customer on June 1.Taking over from Large is James Ginns, who is currently director of service delivery. Ginns has worked with Cathay and parent Swire for 26 years, holding a variety of ...
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CargoLogicAir takes delivery of third B747
CargoLogicAir (CLA) has added a third aircraft to its fleet after taking delivery of a Boeing 747-400 freighter.The London Stansted Airport-based airline, which received its UK Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) at the start of 2016, now operates two B747-400 cargo aircraft and a B747-8 ...
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time:matters automates shipment tracking
Germany-based time:matters, the time-critical logistics specialist, is automating the tracking process for its shipments.Information on a shipment’s status, which until now had to be compiled manually, will soon be automatically generated.Selected courier partners are linked directly with time:matters’ booking system, meaning all relevant information can be exchanged automatically.This, said the ...
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ATSG sees Q1 revenues improve on Pemco deal and Amazon ramp-up
ATSG saw revenues, earnings from continuing operations before taxes and net earnings improve during the first quarter of the year thanks to its acquisition of Pemco and the roll-out of its Amazon business.The aircraft lessor reported revenues for the period up by 34.1% year on year to $237.9m, earnings from ...
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EFW launches 14 container positions A321 freighter conversion option
Dresden-based Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) has formally announced the 14 pallet configuration for its A321 Passenger to Freighter (P2F) conversion programme.This configuration allows 14 full container positions in the upper deck compartment and ten containers in the lower deck.With a total inner container volume of 208.1 cu m, the A321 P2F-conversion ...
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Ethiopian's latest A350 delivery arrives with humanitarian aid on board
Ethiopian Airlines, the German NGO Humedica, Aviation without Borders and the Airbus Foundation have joined forces to transport of nine tonnes of humanitarian aid from Europe to Africa.The goods, received in Addis Ababa, are destined to provide relief to drought prone areas in the East African region.The cargo arrived from ...
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Peli Bio Thermal opens two service centres
Passive air cargo container firm Peli Bio Thermal has opened two service centres, in Belgium and Puerto Rico, serving the global pharmaceuticals sector.The new facilities will serve as additional depots for the company’s Crēdo on Demand rental program.Located at key hubs for both pharmaceutical manufacturing and transfer, the new locations ...