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Report pours cold water on Manston Airport's cargo prospects
A report commissioned by the local council is unenthusiastic about plans to reopen Manston Airport in south-east England as a cargo and passenger hub.Aviation industry experts, AviaSolutions said that airport operations at Manston are unlikely to be financially viable in the longer term and almost certainly not in the period ...
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CH Robinson opens in Vancouver
US logistics company CH Robinson has opened a new global forwarding office in Vancouver, led by Sohrab Kazerooni. It forms part of CH Robinson Global Forwarding Canada.Customers will benefit from having a local office working with their global supply chains in real time, said global forwarding president, Mike Short. “In ...
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IAI choses Ancra for freighter loading
Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI) has chosen Ancra International as a preferred supplier of cargo loading systems for its 767-300 converted aircraft and its sole supplier for systems for its 737-700 conversions. All systems are available as supplier furnished equipment through IAI.Over the years, Ancra has also supplied IAI with cargo ...
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UPS to reduce Ireland-Switzerland delivery times by 48 hours
Parcels carrier UPS says it has shaved up to 48 hours off deliveries between Ireland and Switzerland through enhancements to its ground network. Packages can be delivered up to 48 hours faster on its standard service to 60% of consumers in Switzerland.According to UPS consumer research, the majority of online ...
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DHL claims high-tech leadership in Italy after MIT buy
Deutsche Post DHL Group contract logistics arm, DHL Supply Chain, has bought niche Italian operator MIT Safetrans, saying that it is now the country’s leading player in the hi-tech life sciences and healthcare industry.The move also adds 20 operating sites to DHL Supply Chain Italy’s network – making a total ...
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Belfast back to normal after damaged TNT freighter moved
The damaged TNT 737 freighter that disrupted operations at Belfast International Airport yesterday (Tuesday, 4 October) has been towed off the runway.The plane was stranded at the intersection of the main Northern Ireland gateway’s two runways after it burst a number of tyres on landing at 6am. All flights had ...
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Air cargo demand increases again in August
Air cargo demand improved again in August, which while "failing to impress", is better than growth in the first part of the year.The latest figures from analyst WorldACD show that air cargo volumes increased by 2.3% year on year in August. This was an improvement on the 1.8% growth registered ...
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Qantas Freight wins Australia's biggest airfreight contract
Australia Post Group and Qantas Freight have signed the largest airfreight contract in Australia — a five-year deal worth A$500m.The deal is an extension of an existing contract that covers 12,000 tonnes of international mail and airfreight each year.As well as continuing to fly international letters, the international agreement includes ...
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Virgin Australia and Virgin Atlantic renew cargo partnership
Virgin Atlantic Cargo will continue to provide international long-haul cargo sales and management for Virgin Australia after the two companies signed a new long-term agreement.The two airlines have worked together since February 2009, with Virgin Atlantic taking responsibility for all cargo revenues on Virgin Australia’s long-haul flights to and from ...
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Electronic AWBs nudge up but it’s too little, too late for IATA target
Electronic-air waybill (e-AWB) usage ticked up slightly in August but still seems set to miss IATA’s end of year target. Penetration reached 40.5%, up 0.9% on July’s 39.4%, but still a long way short of the 56% goal set by the industry association.The e-AWB movement has been dogged by frustratingly ...
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Volga-Dnepr turns the lights on in Zimbabwe
Volga-Dnepr Gulf’s logistics experts have helped generator firm Aggreko to move a power plant to a client in Zimbabwe. Most of the equipment for the project was shipped by sea and road from various hubs around the world, but time-critical switchgear equipment, consisting of nine pieces of up to 4 ...
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Luxembourg handler chooses Hermes
Freight handler LuxairCargo has selected Hermes’ hub management system. The Luxembourg airport based company, the seventh largest platform in Europe with a throughput of about 800,000 tonnes a year, said it was attracted by the system’s "high level of automation” and ability to interface with existing systems.Other features include prioritised ...
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TNT freighter incident disrupts Belfast flights
Flights at Belfast International Airport after a TNT 737 freighter aircraft suffered a burst tyre incident on the main runway at about 6am today (Tuesday October 4), leading to the complete shut-down of Northern Ireland’s main air gateway at one stage.A spokesman for the airport was reported as saying that ...
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IAG woos high tech firms
International Airlines Group (IAG) has launched an accelerator programme for new high-tech companies in partnership with corporate innovation specialist and early-stage investor, L Marks.Start-ups are invited to pitch to join the new venture, Hangar 51, and work with the airline group to find solutions to business challenges through collaborative partnerships. ...
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DHL Singapore targets Australia e-commerce
Deutsche Post DHL’s DHL eCommerce Singapore arm has launched a hybrid shipping product, Parcel International Direct Australia, to allow local online sellers to tap into the e-commerce market in Australia.The market is expected to grow from AUD 6.5bn in 2013 to AUD 16.6bn in 2018 as the market shifts from ...
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Guggenheim sells aircraft arm to managers
Investment and advisory firm Guggenheim Partners is to sell its commercial aircraft investment and management business, Guggenheim Aviation Partners (GAP) to its management team.Founded in 2003 as a joint venture between Guggenheim and Steve Rimmer and Paul Newrick, GAP focuses on acquiring, leasing, converting and selling commercial aircraft.To date it ...
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LATAM starts South America-South Africa flights
South American carrier LATAM Airlines launched flights from to South Africa on 3 October, from São Paulo to Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport.Operated by a Boeing 767 aircraft, the overnight service departs São Paulo on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, arriving in Johannesburg on the afternoon of the next day (local ...
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Frontier appoints head of aviation
Hong Kong-owned Frontier Services Group (FSG) has appointed Michael O’Brien as its new head of aviation, based in Malta. He will oversee the operator’s worldwide fleet of over 20 aircraft and aviation subsidiaries.In addition, the company is extending its reach into Kazakhstan, to take advantage of expanded trade opportunities from ...
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NewsAsian Cargo Monthly: Southern sees demand slide while rivals grow
Air cargo demand at the leading Asia-based carriers continued to improve in August, although China Southern suffered a dip in form.Of the seven carriers included in the Air Cargo News monthly round-up, six managed to recorded an improvement in air cargo traffic during August as demand continued to pick up ...
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FAA issues battery ban on Florida firm
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has slapped a ban on untested products from Florida company, Braille Battery.It said that the Sarasota-based firm had failed to comply with Hazardous Materials Regulations and International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) technical instructions on the transport of lithium ion batteries.FAA said that despite FAA ...