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Virgin marks Seattle debut
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport welcomed Virgin Atlantic founder, Sir Richard Branson and airline chief executive Craig Kreeger to a ceremony to mark the carrier’s new service. Virgin’s daily Boeing 787-9 flight replaces a 767 service by Delta Air Lines.John Creighton, commissioner at the airport operator, the Port of Seattle said: “This ...
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DHL adds US to Singapore e-commerce offering
DHL’s eCommerce division has launched a new service for Singapore-based online merchants, manufacturers and traditional retailers to ship their products to US consumers, for shipments up to 6.5kg.Parcel International Direct US offers an international shipping option with end-to-end tracking and a transit time of 4-6 business days. Inline retailers can ...
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Cathay extends Lufthansa cooperation
Cathay Pacific has signed a wide-ranging codeshare agreement with the Lufthansa Group. It covers flights operated by Lufthansa, Swiss and Austrian Airlines to destinations in continental Europe and for four of the Asian airline’s destinations in the Southwest Pacific.Under the agreement, Cathay Pacific will offer 14 new destinations in Germany, ...
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Forwarder ensures happy landing for Emirates
Freight forwarder and Project Cargo Network member for the UAE, Lintas Freight recently moved 13.3 tonnes of aircraft landing gears by air to the UK for Emirates Engineering.After negotiating competitive rates with the freighter airline, Lintas arranged space on the next available flights to London Heathrow Airport. It also arranged ...
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Western Global flies to aid of stricken islanders
Western Global Airlines has joined forces with Network Airline Management and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to fly relief into cyclone-hit Madagascar. On March 17, the carrier, based at Estero in Southwest Florida, airlifted 175,000 pounds of humanitarian supplies from Liège, Belgium, to Ivato International Airport in the capital ...
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A wheely good cause
After a lifetime of apathy, Air Cargo News contributor Chris Lewis is finally getting off the couch and onto his bike in a good cause.The 100km Liverpool Nightrider event takes place on the night of July 15/16 and he will be completing it in aid of the Royal Marsden hospital, ...
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Flower power
CargoLogicAir flew over 100 tonnes of roses, carnations and other favourites into London Stansted Airport from Bogota, Colombia, in time for Mother’s Day.CLA says demand for its charter services has grown since it gained its UK Air Operator Certificate. However, its Boeing 747-8 freighter and 747-400F aircraft generally handle less ...
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Canada's Cargojet welcomes government investment budget
Canadian carrier Cargojet has welcomed a number of initiatives announced in the government’s latest federal budget.These include investment to resolve critical transportation needs in the north of the country and to benefit its indigenous peoples, $152m in new funding to improve security screening at airports and an Innovation Canada platform ...
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American set to take stake in China Southern
American Airlines could take a stake in China Southern Airlines, according to press reports. The state-owned Chinese carrier, one of the country’s largest, said the deal could also involve other forms of cooperation, but was subject to shareholder and government approval.In a statement, China Southern said it was negotiating “a ...
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Lights out
A small gesture, perhaps, but Qatar Airways switched off the lights for an hour at its corporate HQ to mark Earth Hour on March 25. It’s all part of a global campaign to highlight the importance of combatting climate change.Earth Hour, launched nine years ago, is the world’s largest movement ...
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A tale of two airports: Heathrow and Schiphol
It was a tale of two cities and their airports, when the cargo chiefs of Amsterdam-Schiphol and London Heathrow took to the stage in Abu Dhabi for the IATA World Cargo Symposium.The theme was “It takes a village”, with Jonas van Stekelenburg, head of cargo at Schiphol, seated alongside Nick ...
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Schiphol’s pharma efforts rewarded
IATA presented a certificate of recognition for the airport community’s pharma efforts at the World Cargo Symposium in Abu Dhabi.IATA senior vice president, airport, passenger, cargo and security, Nick Careen, handed over the certificate to Schiphol cargo director to Jonas van Stekelenburg in recognition of Schiphol’s support for its Center ...
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Rolling back the years
Hard to believe, but commercial aviation can nowadays look back on over a century of history.Miami International Airport and HistoryMiami Museum have celebrated the opening of Hall of Aviation attended by leading lights of the industry, and quite a few people for whom the events of the last few decades ...
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Wood chopped as Cargolux goes greener with cardboard fibre substitute
Cargolux Airlines has signed an agreement with Trinkaus-Solutions to use its squAIR-timber product that results in more payload and lower aircraft fuel consumption.Cargolux said that it is the first airline worldwide to introduce the lightweight material in its operations, and currently uses it on all pharma shipments out of its ...
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DHL eCommerce expands in South China
DHL eCommerce is increasing its presence in South China through the introduction of e-commerce logistics services in the Fujian province.The company also announced the expansion of its Shenzhen Distribution Center and Hong Kong Distribution Center to manage a capacity of 81m shipments a year.According to research, China's booming cross-border e-commerce ...
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NewsAsia Cargo Monthly: Demand takes off in February
Asian air cargo carriers recorded a demand boom in February, with Cathay Pacific citing improvements in imports from North America and Europe.The latest monthly figures from some of Asia’s leading airlines show high single-digit and double-digit year-on-year demand improvements in February, usually the slowest month of the year.The region’s busiest ...
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'Hospital with wings' lands in Doha
Qatar Airways welcomed the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital to Doha International Airport with an official reception.The medical training facility housed within a MD-10 aircraft will be on display until 29 March as part of a tour to raise awareness about preventable blindness and its impact on developing countries.The plane, which ...
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Carriers see Europe-Asia demand surge as box lines feel a capacity pinch
A surge in airfreight demand on the Europe-Asia trade has seen IAG Cargo suggest that a capacity crunch in ocean shipping is forcing shippers and forwarders to switch transport modes.IAG Cargo said that it had seen a boom in demand on key routes from Europe into Asia over the first ...
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Time:matters adds digital platform for on-board courier service
Time:matters has added a new digital platform for customers using its on-board courier service offering instant quotes.The Lufthansa-owned time-critical logistics specialist's new platform allows customers to input their shipment details and receive a complete quote in less than a minute, which can then be used to make an immediate online ...
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Kerry set for CIS forwarding acquisition as it offloads HK airfreight terminal
Kerry Logistics increased its profits and revenues last year and has also revealed plans to offload a stake in a Hong Kong cargo terminal subsidiary, to invest in the CIS states and to grow its e-commerce business.In a stock exchange filing, the Hong Kong-headquartered logistics firm revealed that subsidiary Torres ...