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NewsFreighters and bellies boost Schiphol's March cargo volumes
Increased freighter and bellyhold volumes saw Amsterdam Schiphol airport report a 9.5% rise in March airfreight throughputs to 154,000 tonnes.Europe’s number three cargo gateway in 2016 also enjoyed a strong first quarter in 2017, handling a record 420,168 tonnes from January to March, up 8% on the same period last ...
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NewsEuropean Cargo Monthly: Demand continues to surge at European carriers
March proved to be a bumper month on the cargo front for European airlines, with Lufthansa, Air France KLM, IAG Cargo and Finnair all registering improvements in traffic.The largest of the carriers in cargo terms, Lufthansa, saw demand increase by 13.3% year on year to 980m revenue cargo tonne km.This ...
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Qatar's fourth pharma freighter to Basel
Qatar Airways Cargo is launching a fourth Pharma Express freighter service from Basel in Switzerland, effective May 8.The additional freighter brings the total Pharma Express flights operated by the Middle East Gulf carrier to 10 each week, providing dedicated uplift for pharmaceuticals and healthcare products.Qatar Airways Cargo increased its Pharma ...
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NewsCargolux sees profits tumble despite traffic growth
Cargolux recorded improvements in cargo traffic and tonnes flown last year, but these increases failed to stop profits from declining by more than 80%.Figures released by the airline show that last year it registered a 9.2% improvement in traffic to 7.5bn tonne kms flown (FTK) compared with 2015, while total ...
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GEFCO goes for Gunn
The GEFCO group has appointed Anthony Gunn at the head of its freight forwarding business.With over 25 years of experience in the logistics sector, Gunn has developed and carried out major transformation projects in Europe, the US and Asia.These ranged from setting up and operating return centres for leading global ...
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Asian carriers report double-digit percentage improvement in demand for March
Asian airlines reported double-digit percentage improvements in cargo demand in March as manufacturing in the region continued to expand.The latest figures from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed that cargo demand increased by 12.7% in March in freight tonne km (FTK) terms.The association said the “healthy” increase was ...
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Alitalia's future in balance as shareholders called in
The future of Alitalia is hanging in the balance after workers voted against a rescue deal on Monday (April 24).In response to the vote, the Italian airline's board has called a meeting of shareholders - including Etihad, banks UniCredit and Intesa as well as infrastructure firm Atlantia - to discuss ...
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Pemco expands freighter conversion offering with B737-700s
Pemco has expanded the range of aircraft it can offer for conversion by adding a new conversion programme for the Boeing Next Generation 737-700 aircraft.The ATSG-owned conversion and maintenance house has launched its passenger-to-flexcombi and passenger-to-freighter conversion programmes for the aircraft, which will be marketed as B737-700FC and B737-700F.At present, ...
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WFS scoops three new cargo customers at Los Angeles
Cargo handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has started operations for three new airline customers at Los Angeles International Airport over the last four days.WFS said the new contracts with AirBridgeCargo Airlines, Swiss WorldCargo and LOT Polish Airlines will increase its cargo volumes by over 55,000 tonnes a year at the ...
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Frankfurt's Speed Gate processes 100,000 tonnes
Lufthansa Cargo's need for speed has seen it load the 100,000th tonne of cargo via Fraport's Speed Gate at Frankfurt Airport in CargoCity South.Freight is unloaded at four automated gates at the press of a button, security checked within the gates and subsequently brought directly to the aircraft.Lufthansa Cargo's board ...
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Airfreight rates climb in March
Global average airfreight rates increased in March against a year ago as aircraft cargo utilisation has improved.The latest figures from Drewry's Sea and Air Shipper Insight report show that average ‘all-in’ airfreight rates across 21 major east-west trade lanes increased by 7.9% year on year in March to reach $2.84 ...
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Dubai and Changi airports on the up in March
Dubai and Singapore airports both saw impressive cargo tonnage increases in March, providing further statistical evidence of a 2017 first quarter airfreight uptick.Freight volumes at Dubai International (DXB) in the Middle East rose 3.5 % in the first quarter of 2017 to 636,479 tonnes.This result was positively impacted by an ...
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Brussels Airlines Cargo to use cool dollies as standard for pharma at home hub
Brussels Airlines Cargo will use temperature controlled dollies as standard at its home hub for all pharma shipments requiring temperature control.The airline said it has made the decision to standardise the use of the cool dollies for temperature controlled shipments at Brussels in response to customer demand.Brussels Airlines business development ...
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VIDEO: Everyone's a winner at the Cargo Airline of the Year Awards 2017
American Airlines was voted Cargo Airline of the Year 2017 as airfreight’s shining stars took centre stage at Air Cargo News’ industry Oscars, now in their 34th year. Click here for a full list of winners.American Airlines, doubly successful on the night with a regional Americas garland, secured the highest ...
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China Postal continues fleet expansion
China Postal has taken delivery of its latest aircraft, a Boeing 757-200 converted freighter.The conversion was carried out by Precision Aircraft Solutions at the Ameco facility in Chengdu, China. The aircraft, MSN 25888, is the fourth conversion Precision has carried out for the Chinese airline.Late last year China Postal was ...
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American Airlines voted Cargo Airline of the Year 2017
American Airlines was voted Cargo Airline of the Year 2017 as airfreight’s shining stars took centre stage at Air Cargo News’ industry Oscars, now in their 34th year.American Airlines, doubly successful on the night with a regional Americas garland, secured the highest total number of votes cast by Air Cargo ...
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NewsHall of Fame 2017 award: Lise-Marie Turpin, vice president, Air Canada Cargo
The Air Cargo News Hall of Fame 2017 award has gone to Lise-Marie Turpin, vice president, Air Canada Cargo, who retires from the industry at the end of this month.Lise-Marie received her trophy by video link at the Air Cargo News' Cargo Airline of the Year awards, held in London.Lise-Marie ...
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Air China set for cargo reform
Air China has signalled its intent to push forward with mixed-ownership reforms to its airfreight business.In a stock-exchange announcement, the airline said that the National Development and Reform Commission had given it the green light to carry out the reforms.Air China said its parent company, China National Aviation Holding Company, ...
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NewsVoyager completes first Dash 8-100 conversion
Voyageur Aviation Corp has completed the world’s first Bombardier Dash 8-100 package freighter (PF) conversion.The first-of-its-kind Dash 8-100 PF conversion was carried out on behalf of Canada-based Wasaya Airways. In total, the airline will take delivery of two of the aircraft.The conversion firm said the aircraft offered “excellent operating costs”, ...
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Go mango go, AF-KLM and Fermac launch a fruit freighter airlift
Fermac Cargo España and Air France KLM Martinair Cargo have started the great mango airlift out of Africa to Europe.The first Boeing 777-300 freighter has already transported 105 tons of Kent variety mango from the city of Abidjan in the Ivory Coast to Madrid, Spain.It is the second year running ...