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NewsE-commerce helps lift airfreight demand growth to 18 month high
Airfreight demand grew at its highest pace in 18 months in October, with European and Asia Pacific airlines once again accounting for the bulk of the increase.The latest IATA statistics show that in October, air cargo traffic in freight tonne km (FTK) terms increased by 8.2% year on year, which ...
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GEFCO UK appoints new head of humanitarian division
GEFCO Forwarding UK Ltd has appointed Ben Cunnington to head its Humanitarian Relief Logistics division.Cunnington brings over six years’ experience in the transport and logistics sector, having also held a range of senior roles at TNT Express, Energy Armor Racing, Tesco PLC, and PDC Diving.“We are delighted to be able ...
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Pemco redelivers B737 converted freighter to Vallair
Pemco World Air Services (PEMCO), has redelivered its first B737-400 converted aircraft to European asset aviation firm Vallair.“PEMCO and Vallair both give older aircraft new life,” said Mike Andrews, PEMCO director of conversion programs. “We are pleased to offer Vallair and their customers more years of aircraft service that contribute ...
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Forwarder WFS set for growth after IATA accreditation
UK forwarder WFS International has become an IATA Accredited Cargo Agent, an achievement it hopes will help propel future growth.Based near London Stansted Airport, the company’s airfreight manager, Andy Lee, told Air Cargo News the application process to become an accredited agent had taken around 10 weeks.The whole process had ...
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UIA calls for proposals from GSSAs
Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) is calling for proposals for GSSAs to cover a range of countries in Europe and the Middle East.The airline said it would like company's to provide offers to act as its GSSA in a total of 31 countries - ranging from the UK to United Arab ...
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Pangea holds annual networking event for forwarders
This year's Pangea Logistics Network annual conference was extended to include members of sister network Connecta Airfreight Network, for the first time.Under its new "Freightcamp", the event was attended by over 120 representatives of the two networks' freight forwarder members, now collectively known as Pangea Group.The three-day Freightcamp programme included ...
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CHAMP appoints Soltysiak
CHAMP Cargosystems has appointed Wojciech Soltysiak as its new chief technology and innovation officer.Soltysiak brings over 20 years of experience in the logistics, manufacturing and IT services industries to his new position.He will lead a new team dedicated to drive innovation through digital technologies and be responsible for creating and ...
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Lufthansa Cargo to expand Frankfurt Cool Center
Lufthansa Cargo has announced it will increase the size of its cool centre at its home hub of Frankfurt Airport by almost 80% on the back of temperature-sensitive cargo growth.The German cargo giant said it would expand its Cargo Cool Center from 4,500 sq m to 8,000 sq m with ...
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MAG sees cargo revenues increase in first half
UK airport operator MAG saw revenues generated through its cargo business increase by 3.8% year on year during the first half of its financial year.The MAG Group, which operates East Midlands, Manchester and Stansted airports, said that improvements in cargo revenues in the April-September period were driven by new all-cargo ...
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China Eastern to offload loss making China Cargo Airlines
China Eastern Airlines will sell its shareholding in freighter operator China Cargo Airlines on the back of continuing losses and to allow it to concentrate on its passenger business.In a complicated deal, China Eastern will sell its shareholding in Eastern Logistics, which owns 83% of China Cargo Airlines, for RMB2.4bn ...
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AeroUnion adds new Mexico-Miami freighter operation
All-cargo carrier AeroUnion has launched a new service connecting Miami with Mexico City and Merida.The new twice-weekly service was launched by the Mexican carrier on December 2 and utilises an Airbus A300 freighter or a Boeing 767-200 freighter.The new service was welcomed by Miami International Airport (MIA). It is the ...
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Cargojet all set for record peak season
Cargojet has said it is prepared for the peak season boost in air cargo demand, fuelled by the growth of e-commerce.The Canadian freighter operator said it is expecting record peak season volumes from its overnight network customers this year.“The tremendous growth of on-line shopping by Canadians is definitely contributing to ...
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Kids get aircraft named after them
It can't be easy to keep coming up with names for new aircraft, but US express giant FedEx has come up with a nice way to get around the problem - naming the aircraft after the children of employees.The latest children to have an aircraft named after them as part ...
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Hactl wins Bismillah freighter deal
Bismillah Airlines has appointed Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd (Hactl) to handle its newly-launched twice-weekly B747F services from Dhaka.The flights are the Bangladesh-based airline’s first scheduled service to Hong Kong.Hactl will provide ramp handling, cargo terminal operations, crew transportation and air cargo documentation.The flights will be marketed in Hong ...
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Lufthansa hits out at Frankfurt fee increases
Lufthansa is the latest organisation to criticise a decision to increase the fees for using Frankfurt Airport in Germany.The airline group said the decision, which was authorised by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Energy, Transport and Regional Development of the Federal State of Hesse, would affect it disproportionally because Frankfurt ...
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Amerijet approves GPS device for cargo tracking
Amerijet has approved Starcom Systems Kylos Air GPS Tracking Device for air cargo use aboard its Aircraft.The cargo airline said allowing customers to track cargo using a smartphone, desktop or via their own tracking platform service was part of the "the next generation" of services it intends to provide.One of ...
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Cargolux unions want answers over airline's future
Unions representing Cargolux workers are asking for answers from airline bosses about the company's long-term strategy following a recent interview given by its chief executive and rumours amongst staff.Yesterday, pilots union ALPL and the LCGB, which represents ground staff and other workers connected with the airline, held a press conference ...
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Jet Time calls it a day on air cargo
Danish airline Jet Time has decided to back out of the air cargo business as part of efforts to return to profitability.The airline said it would exit air cargo – along with its aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance (ACMI) deal with SAS – during 2017, with a gradual scale down ...
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Airlines' group criticises Frankfurt Airport fees increase
Airlines have slammed a decision to raise the charges for carriers using Frankfurt airport (FRA) in Germany at a time when rival European hubs are lowering their pricing structures.The Board of Airline Representatives in Germany (BARIG), which represents around 100 national and international airlines based at Frankfurt, criticised the decision ...
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WorldACD: Air cargo demand on the up in October
Air cargo demand growth continued on an upward trajectory in October led by Asia Pacific-based carriers.The latest figures from analyst WorldACD show that air cargo volumes increased by 6.2% year on year in October, up from September's 5% improvement.Yields also improved during the month, up 3% compared with September, led ...