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Airports see volumes surge in November thanks to demand for electronics
Airports had another bumper month in November with demand for electronic consumer products driving an 8.1% improvement in cargo volumes.The latest Airports Council International figures show that both domestic and international traffic improved during the month, increasing 5.6% and 9.2%, respectively.Over the first 11 months of the year fright volumes ...
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NewsEuropean cargo monthly: Air cargo demand on the up in 2016
European airlines ended 2016 on a high with annual cargo demand up at Lufthansa, IAG and Finnair.The latest monthly airline statistics show that European carriers enjoyed their best year in terms of demand growth since 2013.The Lufthansa group of airlines saw revenue cargo tonne kms (RCTK) increase by 1.4% during ...
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End of year blip for Finnair Cargo as new CMS system beds in
Finnair Cargo had a weaker than expected December after the implementation of a new cargo management system (CMS) initially caused problems for the airline.The Helsinki hubbed airline has seen cargo demand in revenue tonne km (RTK) terms grow by double-digit levels for most of the year.However, in December there was ...
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Basel in balance despite trucking decline due to ocean freight modal shift
Basel’s EuroAirport saw a 12.2% rise in airfreight volumes during 2016 to around 55,000 tonnes although a modal shift to ocean freight saw the Swiss hub’s trucked cargo fall by 11% to 46,000 tonnes.The airport authority said that the factors responsible for the decline in road feeder volumes were ”the ...
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In Donald Trump we trust?
The one thing everyone can agree on about US President-elect Donald Trump is that he divides opinion.Some see him as an astute businessman who will help de-regulate America and allow it to build and manufacture its way out a slump that has seen real household income stagnate despite GDP continuing ...
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Etihad: not looking to take a stake in Lufthansa - official statement
Etihad has denied press speculation that it is looking to take a stake of between 30%-40% in German carrier Lufthansa.An Etihad Airways spokesman told Air Cargo News: "We can confirm that we are not looking to take a financial stake in Lufthansa.”This official quashing of rumours, which started in the ...
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ACT Airlines issues further statement following Kyrgyzstan freighter tragedy
Following the tragic crash, ACT Airlines, which operates as myCargo, has issued a statement naming the crew members that lost their lives and giving more details of about the incident that saw a freighter crash into a village close to Manas Airport, resulting in 37 people losing their lives.The ACT ...
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Etihad's Hogan attacks critics of partnership strategy as core element for growth
Etihad Aviation Group’s president and chief executive, James Hogan, has hit out at critics of the Middle East carrier’s partnership strategy, describing it as a “core element of the growth of the business”.Hogan, delivering a keynote speech at the Global Airfinance Conference in Dublin, said that the strategy had resulted ...
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NewsQantas’ Russian aircraft
At Air Cargo News there is nothing better than receiving a press release about an unusual air cargo project.So you can imagine our excitement at receiving the news that Qantas had transported two aircraft within an aircraft, like giant Russian dolls.For the first time, Qantas loaded two sailplane gliders into ...
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DHL and Gavi form vaccine delivery alliance
Deutsche Post DHL Group (DP-DHLG) is teaming up with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, in a global partnership to improve vaccine supply chains.Over the next three years, the Germany-based global logistics giant will provide Gavi-supported countries with efficient supply chain solutions to improve health care delivery.A joint statement by the two ...
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Lufthansa and Etihad hold merger talks, according to reports
Market reports suggest that airline giants Lufthansa and Etihad could be holding merger talks.Unconfirmed reports in Italy’s Il Messaggero newspaper suggest that managers from the two companies have spent the last few weeks examining the possibility of Etihad taking a 30%-40% stake in the airline through the sale of new ...
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NewsEthiopian to add seven new destinations by June
Rapidly expanding Ethiopian Airlines is set to add even more cargo capacity to African trade lanes with the launch of services to seven new destinations in the first five months of the year.The Addis Ababa hubbed airline announced this morning that between January and June it will launch new services ...
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VIDEO: The Who - from a U-Haul van to a B747
As world famous rock band The Who wrapped up their Hits 50 Tour, lead singer Roger Daltrey took some time out to discuss how the band’s live shows have evolved having a bed sheet strung up behind the band as they played to huge light shows that require a Boeing ...
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Cargolux passes GDP renewal audit
Cargolux Airlines has passed its Good Distribution Practice (GDP) renewal audit for handling pharma products to European Union regulatory requirements and of World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines.In addition, the GDP certification recognises the European all-cargo carrier’s fleet of Boeing 747 freighters with four independently-controlled temperature zones.The audit also extends to ...
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Details emerge about SF Express' plans for new Chinese cargo hub
Asia-based express giant SF Express has revealed more details about plans to set up a huge new air cargo airport in central China.The fast-growing company plans to build the airport in Ezhou City in the Hubei province of central China, according to Asia Times.The airport will be able to handle ...
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Finnair opts for ECS Group in Southeast Asia
Finnair has selected ECS Group as its new general sales and services agent covering six southeast Asian markets.Under the contract, ECS Group will market, promote and sell cargo products on behalf of Finnair on its passenger flights operating from several destinations across Asia into its European and North American network.The ...
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Hong Kong ends 2016 with a cargo volume flourish and a 3.2% full year increase
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) looks set to retain top spot among global airfreight hubs as its 2016 throughput increased by 3.2% year on year to 4.52m tonnes.The Asian super hub, which saw a double-digit cargo surge in December, is the latest to report a rise in volumes for 2016, ...
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Frankfurt records cargo demand improvement in 2016
Europe’s busiest cargo airport, Frankfurt, saw airfreight demand increase by 1.8% in 2016 despite the effect of strikes and weather conditions.Airport operator Fraport said demand during the year reached 2.15m metric tons despite the number of aircraft movements decreasing by 1.1% to 462,885 takeoffs and landings during the year as ...
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NewsAmerican Cargo Monthly: The full-year demand results are in
The leading US airlines ended 2016 with cargo demand performance continuing to diverge, as United and American posted improvements on 2015 and Delta saw demand decrease.The latest monthly statistics from the airline groups show that North America’s largest cargo airline, United, recorded the biggest increase in demand for the year.Click ...
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NewsCarousel's new head of national operations
Logistics firm Carousel has appointed Andrew Lowery as its new head of national operations.Lowery joins the company from TNT Express where he held the position of city logistics and public affairs manager.Here, he was responsible for TNT’s UK urban strategy, European and UK projects as well as internal and external ...