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European airports see cargo demand improvements in July
Europe’s airports saw cargo traffic grow in July ahead of performance for the rest of the year thanks to improvements at airports within the European Union.The latest figures from Airports Council International (ACI) Europe show that air cargo demand at the continent's airports increased by 2.3% year on year in ...
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New Seattle centre for DHL after airport move
DHL Express has opened a new service centre close to Seattle-Tacoma Airport with a $4m investment after moving its air operation to the airport in May.The new 26,000 sq ft facility can process more than 1,000 pieces per hour and will serve greater Seattle and outlying areas for pickup, delivery ...
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RAF Avia adds freighter to Hahn operation
Latvian cargo airline RAF Avia has added a second aircraft to its operations based at Frankfurt-Hahn Airport.The airline has been flying from the German airport since August but has now added a second aircraft to its set up.Frankfurt-Hahn head of sales Roger Scheifele said the airline had decided to start ...
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CH Robinson appoints new European operations director
CH Robinson Europe has named Nikolay Pargov as operations director, Europe transportation.Pargov brings 13 years of experience to the role, which includes leading the region’s capacity teams.He will also serve on the Europe leadership team, which is focused on growing the company’s presence in the region.Pargov joins CH Robinson from ...
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Silk Way West adds new freighter
Silk Way West has taken delivery of its latest Boeing 747-8 freighter aircraft following the approval of rights to operate flights to the US.The Azerbaijan-based airline took delivery of its fourth 747 aircraft last week. The aircraft was met at Baku airport with a traditional water cannon.After a two-and-a-half hour ...
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ANA to end scheduled charter operation with NCA
ANA Cargo has revealed it is ending its scheduled charter operation partnership with Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) after just over three years.The Japanese airline recently revealed that it would cut the number of cargo and passenger flights it offers in the second half of the year because of a downturn ...
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CAL adds new Americas flights and looks for further expansion
All-cargo airline CAL Cargo Airlines has announced that from September 15 it will begin to offer flights to San Juan in Puerto Rico and is hoping to add more flights to the Americas in the future.The call in San Juan is in addition to stops in Tel Aviv, Liege and ...
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Matternet and Mercedes-Benz in van and drone partnership
Drone-maker Matternet has signed a strategic partnership that will see Germany’s Mercedes-Benz Vans make a multi-million dollar investment in an end-to-end platform for last-mile delivery.Mercedes-Benz Vans has unveiled its Vision Van concept, featuring a fully automated cargo management system and Matternet delivery drones. See video hereMatternet developed the technology that ...
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Shippers strive for greater role in creation of air cargo regulations
The Global Shippers’ Forum (GSF) is developing a closer relationship with ICAO in order to give the UN organisation a wider view of the impact its regulations have on the whole air cargo supply chain.GSF secretary general Chris Welsh told Air Cargo News that ICAO attended its recent annual meeting ...
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Seko opts for Gagne as president
SEKO Logistics has appointed James Gagne as president, effective January 1, 2017.William Wascher, who has led SEKO as president and chief executive since 2002, will continue as chief executive as Gagne transitions into his new role.In January 2018, Wascher – who remains the largest independent shareholder of SEKO and a ...
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American looks to fresh produce and high demand commodities to fill HK-LA flight
American Airlines Cargo is now offering customers belly cargo space on a new service between Los Angeles and Hong Kong.American said the daily nonstop service would be operated using a Boeing 777-300 aircraft that can carry 40 LD3 containers.The airline said that Los Angeles would offer Hong Kong customers direct ...
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Polmans joins TIACA board and urges greater industry collaboration
Brussels Airport head of cargo Steven Polmans has been appointed to TIACA’s board of directors.Polmans pledged to continue encouraging greater collaboration across the supply chain to cope with a rapidly changing industry.“I strongly believe that more cooperation between all stakeholders is to the benefit of our industry,” said Polmans.“We are ...
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IATA urges governments to sign up to aviation carbon offset scheme
IATA has urged governments to sign up to a newly proposed aviation carbon offset agreement at ICAO’s annual meeting later this month.IATA said the Carbon Offset and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) draft negotiating text, published earlier this month, “broadly aligns” with the aviation industry’s call for a mandatory ...
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Aircraft orders monthly: Slowdown in August annoucements
Each month Air Cargo News analyses the latest aircraft orders, both passenger and freighter.BOC adds to Airbus orderAircraft lessor BOC Aviation has placed a firm order for five more A321 aircraft in addition to an order announced in January for 30 A320 Family aircraft.“We have increased our order for the ...
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CHAMP and Pangea sign forwarding system co-operation
CHAMP Forwarding Systems and the Pangea Logistics Network, Great Britain, have announced a strategic cooperation that will give the network's members access to the IT company’s Logitude forwarding system.This enables Pangea air and ocean freight forwarders to manage quotes, shipments, bookings and consolidations more efficiently and cost-effectively without any major ...
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NewsRobust demand growth for air cargo in July
The air cargo industry received a boost in July as there was “robust growth in demand” during the month, but IATA warns of headwinds ahead.The latest statistics from IATA show that air cargo demand increased by 5% year on year in July, which is the fastest pace of growth in ...
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De Juniac officially takes the helm at IATA
Alexandre de Juniac has officially taken on the role of IATA's director general and chief executive, succeeding Tony Tyler.De Juniac was confirmed by the 72nd IATA Annual General Meeting this past June but there was a handover period before he officially became the seventh person to lead IATA.De Juniac said:"I ...
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AirBridgeCargo wins rights for new US destinations
AirBridgeCargo (ABC) has won the rights to operate scheduled operations to several new destinations in the US.Documents seen by Air Cargo News show the Russian scheduled freighter airline has won the rights to operate flights from the Russian Federation to Seattle (Washington) Columbus (Ohio), Boston (Massachusetts) Washington DC and San ...
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Volga-Dnepr appoints new director for energy and heavy machinery
Volga-Dnepr Group has appointed Vasiliy Zhukov as its new global director of energy & heavy machinery to spearhead its continued growth in these major sectors.Zhukov holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and a Master’s Degree in Project Management and Business Engineering.Prior to joining Volga-Dnepr in 2015, he spent five years ...
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NewsAsia cargo monthly: Asian airlines see another month of growth in July
Asia’s leading cargo airlines continued to report demand improvements in July, but yields continue to come under pressure.The latest monthly statistics show that six of seven of the region’s leading airlines saw airfreight demand compared with a year earlier.This reflects demand figures released by WorldACD last week, which suggest that ...