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First flight for Tunisia's Express Air Cargo
New Tunisian freighter operator Express Air Cargo has completed its first commercial flight, operating a Boeing 737-300F between Tunis and Paris Charles de Gaulle on February 25.The airline took delivery of the aircraft in mid-January after it went through a series of inspections and said it would be taking delivery ...
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AEI adds KF Aerospace as authorised conversion centre
A rise in demand for passenger to freighter aircraft conversions has seen Aeronautical Engineers Inc (AEI) select Canada’s KF Aerospace as its fourth authorised conversion centre.US-based conversion specialist AEI said: “The current success of AEI’s passenger-to-freighter conversion products, which include the Boeing 737-400SF, MD-80SF, CRJ200 SF and soon the B737-800SF, ...
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DHL recruits for Americas hub surge
DHL Express is to recruit 900 staff as it completes the latest $108m expansion of its Americas Hub at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport (CVG) in the US.The expansion to a new day sort operation and projected growth in shipments is expected to increase the hub’s workforce to more than 3,300 ...
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Atlas confident on pilot recruitment and aircraft supply
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (AAWW) remains confident about the future supply of aircraft for freighter operations and is positive about pilot recruitment.Speaking shortly after the aviation company announced its 2016 full-year results, AAWW president and chief executive William Flynn was asked for his outlook on aircraft feedstock, given that it ...
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ABX Air pilots agree settlement
ABX Air has reached a settlement with its pilot unions on a dispute which had grounded 75 flights for DHL and Amazon over two days late last year.The ABX Air agreement by the Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) subsidiary allows pilots to take compensatory days off after working on their ...
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Asia Pacific airlines off to a good start
Figures from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) show that Asia Pacific-based airlines made a good start to the year, with continued growth in air cargo demand.International air cargo demand during the month measured in freight tonne kilometres (FTK) grew by 4.7%.Offered freight capacity expanded by 3.8%, resulting in ...
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South African airports plan for an upswing
Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) is taking steps to ease congestion at the country’s major cargo gateways, particularly Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International, it revealed at Air Cargo Africa.Speaking after the show, OR Tambo International general manager Bongiwe Pityi said that the airport wanted to expand warehouse space in the short ...
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Air cargo under no immediate threat from start-ups but should still be watchful
The air cargo industry should not ignore the threat of start-ups but in the short term there is no major threat of disruption.During a conference session at the Air Cargo Africa event, panellists outlined their thoughts on whether the air cargo industry could be at threat from start-ups, in the ...
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No panic for this panda
Piles of your favourite food before departure, staff on hand to minister to your every need and your own private cabin – not every passenger travelling from Dulles International Airport gets the ten-star treatment.It does of course help if you’re 220lbs, four-legged and an endangered species.Bao Bao, a 3½ year-old ...
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China Airlines signs with WFS in Chicago
China Airlines has signed a new cargo contract at Chicago O’Hare International Airport with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), extending its 19-year old relationship with the handler in North America.WFS now handles for the Chinese carrier at five US locations. WFS won its first contract with China Airlines in North America ...
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United extends tempcontrol network
United Cargo has added Barcelona, Spain and Bordeaux-Merignac, France to its tempcontrol network of certified handling locations. With the addition of Belfast, Northern Ireland, certified late last year, the global tempcontrol network now totals 67 locations, says the carrier.United’s four times per week B767 service between Barcelona and its hub ...
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UK transport institute chooses Robin Proctor as new chief
Robin Proctor is to become the next president of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) in the UK, taking over the one-year role from Will Whitehorn on May 12.Proctor has worked in supply chain and e-commerce roles with some of the UK’s biggest retailers, including Sainsbury’s, Iceland, Booker, ...
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Heathrow cargo growth outpaces passengers
Heathrow Airport saw a 3% rise in cargo volumes for full year 2016 to 1.54m tonnes, attributing the rise to a £674m investment in the airport and new services to Jakarta, San Jose, Santiago and Inverness.The increase contributed to a 1.5% increase in earnings for the airport’s operations as a ...
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NewsIAG Cargo hails resilient results in tough conditions
IAG Cargo saw revenues and cargo tonnages decline in last year in what the carrier described as “challenging market conditions”.The cargo division representing British Airways, Aer Lingus and Iberia saw full-year revenues decline by 6.6% year on year in 2016 to €1bn, while tonnes of cargo carried were down 2.9% ...
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Atlas hails historic 2016 and looks forward to the year ahead
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has hailed 2016 as a historic year which saw the company's fourth quarter income return to the black, and it is looking forward to further improvements this year.The company recorded a fourth quarter income from continuing operations before taxes of $28.7m, compared with a loss of ...
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Is rail a real challenge to east-west airfreight?
A new rail service between China and Europe could eat into airfreight traffic, suggests a major European freight forwarder.Kuehne + Nagel’s (K+N) recently launched KN Eurasia Express will be aimed at less than container load consignments, particularly customers in automotive, high-tech, and fashion. There will be direct links between its ...
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Carriers to focus on cost and service delivery to combat overcapacity
Carriers need to concentrate on being highly competitive and to be “rabidly focused” on service delivery to combat market overcapacity.Speaking at the Air Cargo Africa event, aviation players outlined how they viewed the current market conditions in terms of supply and demand, and all agreed that in general the market ...
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Seven more years for FedEx US postal contract
FedEx Express has extended its express air transportation contract with the United States Postal Service (USPS), which dates back to April 2013. The agreement is now extended to September 29, 2024.The modified contract is expected to generate around $1.5bn per year for FedEx Express, which will provide domestic US airport-to-airport ...
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Africa looks to the future and e-commerce despite current challenges
The air cargo industry in Africa has a bright future on the back of its growing population, youthful demographic and rising e-commerce demand, but infrastructure and regulatory challenges remain.Delegates at the Air Cargo Africa event painted a bleak picture of the African market at present, with droughts, the weakness of ...
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Airlines heartened by Hong Kong cargo policy boost
Hong Kong's financial secretary, Paul Chan, has outlined plans to encourage air cargo development in his budget strategy for the Special Administrative Region (SAR).The announcement was welcomed local carriers Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon (formerly Dragonair).In his wide-ranging budget, Chan said that the Hong Kong SAR government will examine measures ...