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Vladimir Zubkov is TIACA’s new secretary general
Vladimir Zubkov will be TIACA’s new secretary general, replacing Doug Brittin, who retires at the end of the year.Zubkov has more than 40 years’ experience in the air transport industry, including senior roles with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), and, most recently, as vice president of the Volga-Dnepr group ...
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Qatar Airways switches to B777 on Cape Town run
Qatar Airways has begun operating freight-friendly Boeing 777 aircraft on the Doha - Cape Town service, switching from previously used B787 ‘Dreamliner’ equipment.The Doha-based carrier has been flying to Cape Town from its Doha hub since 2005. Initially served as part of a four times a week route that also ...
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Lufthansa readies itself for first A350-900 deliveries
German flag-carrier Lufthansa is to receive its first Airbus 350-900 on 19 December, an aircraft that it describes as the world’s most modern long-haul aircraft.It will be based at Lufthansa’s Munich hub and it is to operate its first scheduled commercial flight from the Bavarian gateway to Delhi on 10 ...
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Racing into Abu Dhabi
At the end of this week (on 27 November), the concluding race of the Formula 1 season will be held at Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina Circuit.Many of the cars that will race, plus supporting equipment, have already flown into the emirate in preparation for practice sessions (which start on 25 ...
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Royal Jordanian takes delivery of sixth B787
Royal Jordanian (RJ) has taken delivery of its latest – its sixth – Boeing 787 Dreamliner.The aircraft flew into Amman, RJ’s home hub, direct from the Boeing manufacturing facility in Seattle on the west coast of the US.This aircraft and a seventh B787, expected to join the RJ fleet at ...
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Changi on five year cargo high led by pharma and perishables
The first nine months of 2016 have seen Singapore's Changi Airport register its best cargo performance in the last five years on the back of growth in perishables and pharmaceutical demand.Changi Airport Group assistant vice president, cargo and logistics development division Phau Hui Hoon said that between January and September ...
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Analysis of the growing threat from cyber attacks
The logistics supply chain has become a favoured target because the industry is underprepared for a serious cyber attack.Global cargo theft and supply chain disruption reportedly cost $56bn last year.One part of that supply chain, the aviation industry, is expanding, evolving, and becoming ever more connected due to the rapid ...
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NewsEuropean cargo monthly: Demand on the up as peak season gets underway
It was another strong month for cargo volume growth for some of Europe’s major airline groups in October as the winter peak season gets underway.Statistics from Lufthansa, IAG and Finnair all showed continued improved performance during the month, while Air France KLM continued to see a decrease as it adjusts ...
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Volga-Dnepr and Antonov confirm that their Ruslan An-124 joint venture is ending
Volga-Dnepr Airlines and Antonov Airlines have confirmed that Ruslan International, their An-124-100 freighter joint venture, will end on December 31, 2016 after a ten year partnership.Volga-Dnepr Group’s business collaboration with Antonov will continue for the technical aspects of airworthiness and flight safety support of its An-124-100 fleet.This confirmation of continued ...
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IATA to launch e-AWB tool for forwarders
IATA will launch a new low cost online tool that is designed to allow small and medium sized freight forwarders to send and receive electronic shipment data, such as electronic air waybills (e-AWB).The platform allows users to create, send and manage air waybills, house bill and electronic consignment security declarations.It ...
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IATA launches tool to help defeat endangered wildlife smugglers (Video)
IATA has launched an airport wildlife trafficking assessment tool to help defeat smugglers of endangered species.The assessment tool, developed in partnership with the World Customs Organization (WCO) and with support from the USAID ROUTES Partnership, is now (November 2016) being piloted with WCO at Maputo International Airport in Mozambique.A global ...
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Top gear for Emirates classic car transport (Video)
Emirates SkyCargo has launched a specialised transportation product for high value automobiles as classic, luxury and sports cars.Emirates SkyWheels will provide a “complete transportation solution”, with customers able to choose between Emirates SkyWheels Premium and Emirates SkyWheels Advanced.The customisable Premium product package covers door-to-door transportation of the vehicle from select ...
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The network is key to GSSA's expansion, says ECS
General sales and service agency (GSSA) ECS is hoping its recent network expansion will help fuel future growth as airlines increasingly require global sales services.The company’s chief executive and chairman, Bertrand Schmoll, said that over the last 15 years ECS had grown to have a presence in 47 countries from ...
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Swiss WorldCargo to allow shipment tracking devices
Swiss WorldCargo will now allow customers to use certain tracking devices in their shipments and has added a new team to help with queries related to any deviations registered by the devices.The cargo division of Swiss said it had decided to allow the use of tracking devices because "timely information ...
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UPS adds Californian flights ahead of the peak season
UPS will add flights out of San Bernardino International Airport (SBD) in California to cover the peak season rush in demand.From December, the US express operator will operate four flights per week from between the airport and UPS' Louisville hub using a Boeing 757 aircraft.President of UPS’ South California District ...
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Chapman Freeborn appoints new chief commercial officer
Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has appointed Philip Mathews, who previously worked for Air Partner, as chief commercial officer.Mathews will take up the newly-created position on November 1 and will join Chapman Freeborn’s three existing executive directors on the board: chief executive Russi Batliwala, chief operating officer Shahe Ouzounian, and chief financial ...
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Hactl expects full year improvement in demand despite flat start to 2016
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) is expecting to beat last year’s tonnage throughput total in 2016 thanks to a late spike in demand.Hactl chief executive Mark Whitehead said that he expected the terminal operator to end the year with total cargo volumes of around 1.8m tonnes compared with ...
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Preliminary report released on tragic An-12 incident
A preliminary report has been released on the tragic incident that saw seven of nine crew members on board a Silk Way-owned An-12 lose their lives when the aircraft crashed on take-off.The incident occurred in May as the aircraft was leaving Dwyer Airport located in the Helmand province of Afghanistan ...
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Etihad Cargo expands freighter services in Europe
Etihad Cargo has launched three Boeing 777 freighter services from Europe.The Abu Dhabi-based carrier has started the services from East Midlands and Stansted airports in the UK and from Copenhagen in Denmark.David Kerr, senior vice president of the Middle East airline’s cargo division, said: “We have responded to our customers’ ...
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National lends a hand for Haiti
National Airlines has been providing support for Haiti as that country rebuilds following the devastation caused by Hurricane Matthew.The airline has transported large power generators as well as critical water purification equipment into the most difficult to reach places in Haiti."Nearly 1.4m people in Haiti remain in need of humanitarian ...