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Panalpina sees airfreight grow but profits under pressure
Panalpina has recorded an above market increase in airfreight demand but in contrast profitability was flat.The first-quarter figures released by the forwarder revealed that airfreight demand during the period increased by 8% year on year to 233,000 tons, driven by Far East trade lanes. This is ahead of the estimated ...
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DHL warms to Chile's e-commerce boom
DHL eCommerce has launched a business to consumer (B2C) domestic delivery operation in Chile, as the Latin American country’s e-commerce sector looks set to double to $2.3bn by 2020.Charles Brewer, DHL eCommerce’s chief executive, said: “The future is incredibly bright for the e-commerce sector across Latin America with a forecasted ...
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NewsEmirates SkyCargo explains move away from all-in rates
Emirates SkyCargo has said that customer demand is behind its decision to scrap all-in rates after just two years.The Dubai-headquartered airline told Air Cargo News that it was increasingly hearing from customers that the transparency it had hoped to deliver through the ‘all-in’ mechanism "hasn’t worked as it was intended" ...
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WFS training college scoops IATA accolade
Worldwide Flight Services’ (WFS) Airport College has been recognised as one of the world’s top 10 aviation training providers by IATA in its list of 2017 Premier Circle Members.The Paris-based Airport College is one of only two training providers in Europe to be awarded Premier Circle status by IATA this ...
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K+N: airfreight growth set to continue
Kuehne+Nagel has revealed that it believes there are no signs indicating a slowdown in the current growth levels being enjoyed by the air cargo industry.Speaking on an analyst call shortly after revealing double-digit percentage airfreight growth in the first quarter, chief executive Detlef Trefzger said that the demand improvements were ...
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FedEx Express to launch Liège-Memphis B777 freighter
FedEx Express will begin operating a new flight linking TNT’s European air hub in Liège, Belgium, to the parcel giant's US World Hub in Memphis, beginning in early April 2017.From Memphis, the Boeing 777 freighter will continue on a round-the-world flight to Shanghai (China) via US hubs Seattle and Anchorage ...
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Leipzig/Halle opens the fridge for temperature sensitive cargo
Leipzig/Halle airport‘s World Cargo Center has started operations at a new refrigerated warehouse.The facility at the German hub has direct access to the apron area, offering short transport routes to and from aircraft and trucks.Said an airport spokesperson: “The configuration of the refrigeration centre enables parallel storage of pharmaceutical items ...
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NewsK+N grabs air market share in Q1 on pharma and perishables
Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) continued to see strong improvements in its airfreight volumes during the first quarter of the year as it grabbed market share, but profitability was flat.The Switzerland-headquartered freight forwarder saw first-quarter air volumes improve by 15.5% year on year to 350,000 tons, while airfreight turnover increased by 12.6% on ...
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Lufthansa Cargo and United finally firm up transatlantic partnership
Lufthansa Cargo and United Airlines have come to an agreement on their transatlantic partnership first announced in 2015.The two carriers today announced that they had signed a deal on a new partnership covering services between the US and Europe.They said the partnership would offer customers a comprehensive combined network, co-ordinated ...
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Pharma.Aero organisation doubles membership
Air cargo pharma group Pharma.Aero has doubled its membership, adding new shippers and forwarders.The organisation, which was started by Brussels and Miami airports six months ago, has added eight new members: shippers Pfizer, Johnson and Johnson, Merck Sharp & Dohme and DHL Temperature Management Solutions, Expeditors, EuroAirport Basel, 4Advice and ...
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K+N takes aim at oil and gas business with new Aberdeen office
Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) is targeting the oil and gas market with the opening of a new branch office in the Scottish city of Aberdeen.The Switzerland-headquartered freight forwarding giant’s new facility in the city, one of Europe's major oil and gas hubs, will measure 11,000 sq m and is located close to ...
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NewsHong Kong retains crown as world's top cargo airport
Hong Kong retained its title as the world’s busiest air cargo airport in 2016 as the top 20 freight hubs saw demand increase by just over 3% (see end of article for table).Airports Council International’s annual review of the world’s 20 leading cargo hubs showed that throughput increased by 3.3% ...
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Singapore's SATS mints Kiwi lamb trade transhipments
Singapore ground handler SATS has received European Union (EU) approval as an authorised establishment for meat transhipment services between New Zealand and the EU.With this new trade flow, SATS is looking at an estimated 10% increase in lamb shipments over the next two years.Meat shipments from New Zealand destined for ...
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IAG Cargo's Critical product passes the 1,000 mark
IAG Cargo’s premium Critical product has handled its 1,000th shipment since launching in October 2016, sending urgently needed automotive parts from Europe to South America.Critical is focused on urgent and emergency shipments, providing guaranteed capacity and enhanced shipment monitoring for “must-fly” goods.David Shepherd, commercial director at IAG Cargo, the freight ...
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NewsAmericas Cargo Monthly: Demand flies at US carriers
March was a bumper month for US carriers as the big three all registered a surge in air cargo demand.United, American and Delta all saw cargo demand increase during March compared with a year ago, with Delta registering its first year on year improvement since February 2015.IATA has reported that ...
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Cathay carriers show March cargo boost
Asia Pacific cargo volumes continue to trend upwards, with Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon's combined traffic figures for March showing a 15.4% increase in cargo and mail compared to the same month in 2016.The two Hong Kong-based airlines carried 181,189 tonnes of cargo and mail in March 2017. The cargo ...
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Qatar switches to B777F on Brussels flight
Qatar Airways Cargo will switch one of its A330F aircraft that fly to Brussels for a larger capacity B777F.The Middle Eastern carrier currently offers seven all-cargo flights per week into Brussels using A330F aircraft but this month is upgrading one of those aircraft to a B777F flying on a rotation ...
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NewsAirport cargo demand improves in February
Airports enjoyed another bumper month in February for cargo, fueled by international demand.The latest cargo figures from industry body Airports Council International (ACI) show that volumes “surged” by 7.8% year on year in February.International demand improved ahead of domestic, with the former growing by 9.6% on the same month last ...
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Atlas dispatchers vote in favour of new agreement
Flight dispatchers working at Atlas Air and Polar Air Cargo have ratified changes to their existing contract.The agreement, which was set to expire in November, has been extended for another four years and becomes amendable on November 12, 2021.The new provisions of the tentative agreement include a 30% wage increase ...
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NewsUnited records double-digit cargo revenue improvement in Q1
United Airlines recorded double-digit improvements in cargo revenues and traffic during the first quarter of the year.The busiest US cargo carrier saw first-quarter cargo traffic increase by 20.3% year on year to 748m cargo ton miles.Revenues also improved during the period but by the lower amount of 13.4% against a ...