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New leadership team for Air Charter Service India
Air Charter Service has announced two promotions for its India office. Ashish Wastrad becomes managing director and Shahvez Jafary commercial director in India.The appointments come after the previous managing director of the India office, Tracy D’Cruz, was promoted to regional director for ACS’ European offices.ACS chief executive Justin Bowman said: ...
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E-commerce powers UPS record 2016 revenues
A US domestic e-commerce boom helped UPS’ last quarter revenues to accelerate by 5.5% across the global supply chain, leading to a full year record revenue result of $61bn for 2016.The logistics giant saw US domestic fourth quarter revenue climb 6.3% to $10.9bn, “driven by e-commerce” while international export shipments ...
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Disaster response training programme for Nepalese airports
Nepal's two strategic airports are to host a four-day training and assessment programme to develop a customised disaster response action plan.Airport authorities, military and humanitarian partners will participate in Get Airports Ready for Disaster (GARD) workshops at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu and Nepalgunj Airport.The workshops, led by Deutsche Post ...
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Dubai's DWC airport saw cargo volumes up by 0.8% in 2016
Dubai World Central (DWC), the Middle East emirate’s second international hub, recorded a slight increase in 2016 airfreight volumes at 897,998 tonnes, up 0.8% versus prior year.Owner Dubai Airports stated: “[DWC]Cargo volumes registered strong growth in the fourth quarter with 252,300 tonnes of air freight, up 10.3% compared to 228,770 ...
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CHAMP implements load planning software with Kalitta
CHAMP Cargosystems has implemented its Weight & Balance application, used to manage load planning, with US-based cargo carrier Kalitta Air.The all-cargo airline, with a fleet of sixteen Boeing 747 freighters, has obtained FAA approval for the usage of Luxembourg-based CHAMP’s software with its aircraft.“Kalitta Air is delighted with its decision ...
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AA Cargo's Jim Butler promoted as Art Torno retires
American Airlines has announced that Art Torno will retire from his role of senior vice president - international and cargo, to be replaced by Jim Butler.Torno joined American in 1979 as a flight attendant and has held numerous leadership positions, including vice president - New York, vice president - Caribbean ...
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Pony Express makes first approved Dublin drone delivery
A drone has made Ireland’s first Irish Aviation Authority (IAA)-approved parcel delivery, ferrying emergency supplies 200 metres to a boat at sea.The Dublin flight, lasting two minutes from take-off to parcel drop, was performed by Pony Express Couriers, using a DJI Inspire 1 drone laden with a parcel weighing 250 ...
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Seattle and Calgary airports notch cargo volume rises
North American airport tonnage statistics continue to flow in, with west coast hubs north and south of the US-Canadian border recording increases.Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) saw total air cargo volumes increase for the fifth straight year in 2016, up by 10.2% over prior year to more than 366,000 tonnes.The US ...
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NewsAmerican Airlines Cargo on the up in Q4
American Airlines managed to reverse a run of seven straight quarterly declines in cargo revenues at the end of last year thanks to a later surge in demand and improving airfreight rates.The US carrier saw fourth quarter cargo revenues increase by 1% year on year to $194m, which is the ...
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Record cargo year for Singapore's Changi airport
Singapore Changi Airport recorded a 6.3% rise in airfreight throughputs versus prior year to reach 1.97m tonnes in 2016.The Asian hub, the world's 15th largest cargo hub by volumes in 2015, ended 2016 with a strong December, handling 177,360 tonnes, up by 8.4% on the same month in 2015.Changi Airport ...
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Modest growth for US cargo airports in early filings
Early filings from a handful of US airports indicate modest growth in cargo volumes for 2016.Miami International (MIA) saw a 0.37% increase in total cargo volumes (international and domestic) to just under 2m tonnes in 2016, while Ohio’s Cincinnati and Rickenbacker airports both recorded full year increases versus 2015 of ...
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NewsAsia Cargo Monthly: Asian airlines edge up on 2015 after late surge
A late surge in cargo demand helped Asian airlines record an improvement in traffic during 2016.Of the seven Asian airlines monitored by Air Cargo News, five managed to record an improvement in demand on 2015 levels.This follows on from improvements for the year being registered for both European and US ...
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Pilots strike hits ATSG revenues
A fall in revenues due to a pilots' strike has seen US-based freighter lessor Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) advise that its adjusted ebitda* from continuing operations for the fourth quarter and full year 2016 will be around $7m lower than in its prior guidance.Said ATSG: “This reduction in guidance ...
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NewsB&H makes two appointments
Aerospace logistics specialist B&H Worldwide has made two appointments as it expands its management team to cater for growth.In US, Blas Jimenez has been appointed national operations manager. He will report to vice president Americas, Reg Echeumuna, and will be based in Miami, but will also spend considerable time working ...
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Van de Weg leaves Volga-Dnepr
Robert van de Weg has resigned as senior vice president of sales & marketing for Volga-Dnepr Group after only three months in the role.The Russian freighter operator said that van de Weg "will continue to co-operate with the Group on a strategic level".Van de Weg's surprise career change comes after ...
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Simply the best: Enter now to win an air cargo Oscar
You have got to be in it, to win it. The Air Cargo News Cargo Airline of the Year awards are now open for entries.There are six categories in total to enter this year, one more than last year due to the creation of the innovation award, sponsored by Heathrow ...
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FedEx's Fred Smith: Decision to quit TPP "unfortunate"
FedEx founder and chief executive Fred Smith has hit out at the US president’s decision to withdraw from the TPP trade deal saying being cut off from trade would be like “trying to breath without oxygen”.Speaking today on the Fox Business Network’s Maria Bartiromo programme, FedEx’s Fred Smith said the ...
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logistics innovation shortlist drawn up
German supply chain company Fiege has shortlisted ten start-ups for the Logistics Tech Accelerator 2017 programme.Fiege, partnering with San Francisco’s RocketSpace technology campus and Spain’s Kaleido, is a corporate collaborator to the Accelerator programme.The scheme, in which Lufthansa Cargo is also a corporate partner, helps identify and select young technology ...
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IATA's ten cargo resolutions as e-AWB penetration misses 2016 target
IATA has issued ten New Year resolutions for the global air cargo industry.Top of the list is “embrace e-commerce growth” which accelerated 23.7% in 2016: “Online sales are on the increase, demand is high as well as the need for quick delivery, which creates a significant opportunity for air cargo,” ...
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Ulf Weber to leave AeroLogic for top job at ASL Belgium
ASL Belgium, formerly TNT Airways, has poached Ulf Weber from AeroLogic, the Lufthansa and DHL Express joint venture.Weber, who is currently managing director and accountable manager at AeroLogic, will join ASL Belgium as chief executive.Colin Grant, who had been acting chief executive of the airline following its acquisition by ASL ...