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Xiamen Airlines opts for EzyCustoms technology to support Canadian network expansion
China’s Xiamen Airlines has begun using the EzyCustoms service offered by Hong Kong’s Global Logistics System (HK), otherwise known as GLS.The carrier has successfully migrated over to the platform, which allows for integration within different Customs environments, GLS – an efreight systems specialist – notes.On July 25, Xiamen Airlines expanded ...
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Fraport reports on sluggish July throughput
Frankfurt Airport, Germany’s busiest airfreight gateway, handled 180,425 tonnes of cargo (freight and mail) in July, up by 1.5% on the same month of 2015.Over the course of the first seven months of this year, the gateway handled 1.23m tonnes of cargo, up by 0.8% year on year.Frankfurt Airport owner ...
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Danske Bank freight forwarding index brings little cheer
Danske Bank Markets’ European Freight Forwarding Index for July has been released and it indicates there was a significant decrease in volumes across all modes during the month.The overall index of July freight forwarding volumes came in at 38 compared with the previous month’s (June’s) figure of 57.In July last ...
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WFS wins new carrier clients in France
Globally active handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has won new handling contracts with three very different carriers – Rossiya/Aeroflot, Air India and Icelandair.The deals cover cargo handling at Paris Charles de Gaulle as well as at other WFS airport stations across France.WFS began handling for Air India and Icelandair on ...
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ACI looks back on tough first half of 2016
Airports Council International (ACI) Europe, the airport trade representative body, has released recently collated statistics that show that airfreight traffic across a wide spectrum of European gateways increased by 2.1% year on year over the first half of 2016.Airports in EU member states enjoyed a somewhat more positive 3.2% increase, ...
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Finnair Cargo reaches the heights in July
Finnair Cargo flew 12,925 tonnes of cargo in July, up by 15.9% on the same month of last year.The cargo load factor was 59%, a rise of 2.7% on July 2015.Over the course of the first seven months of this year, Finnair Cargo carried 83,925 tonnes of cargo, representing an ...
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IATA points to cargo traffic improvement, but problems remain
IATA’s latest monthly Airlines Financial Monitor, that for July, has highlighted the fact that freight data it has collected points to “an improvement from the weak conditions seen earlier in 2016”.However, it warned: “Familiar headwinds persist, and low freight loads are keeping downward pressure on cargo yields and revenues.”The seasonally-adjusted ...
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Emirates continues to expand A380 coverage
Following hard on the heels of its announcement that it will move to an all-Airbus A380 operation on its Dubai – Manchester route, Dubai-based Emirates Airline has confirmed that it is to operate the super-jumbo on its connection between Dubai and Guangzhou from October 1.This latest announcement also follows the ...
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Munich Airport offers overview of 2015 operations
Flughafen München GmbH, operator of Bavaria’s Munich International Airport, has published its sixth annual ‘Integrated Report’ on the gateway’s performance and progress made on sustainability.Taking a look back at 2015, the report notes that freight and mail throughput grew by about 10% to reach a new high for a calendar ...
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Lufthansa Cargo seals the deal on time:matters
Lufthansa Cargo has completed its planned acquisition of time:matters, the time-critical international delivery specialist that it span off as a subsidiary in 2002 but in which it retained a 49% share.The 51% balance has now been acquired from investor Aheim Capital and time:matters’ own management team.In late July, Air Cargo ...
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ATSG sees Q2 revenues jump thanks to Amazon operation
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) continued to benefit from its new freighter contract with Amazon as both revenues and net earnings increased during the second quarter.The Wilmington, Ohio-based provider of medium wide-body freighter aircraft leasing saw second quarter revenues increase by 19% year on year to $176.5m, while net earnings ...
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UK SFO looks into Airbus dealings
The UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has begun an investigation into allegations of “fraud, bribery and corruption” at Airbus relating to the European manufacturer’s use of third-party consultants.Airbus Group confirmed that it has been informed by the SFO that it has launched a criminal investigation into its civil aviation business. ...
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Emirates to move to an all-A380 Manchester connection
Emirates has confirmed that it is to move to an all-A380 operation on the service connecting its home hub of Dubai to Manchester.As of January 1 next year, the Boeing 777-300ER link currently flown as the third daily frequency to Manchester will instead be operated by A380, as are already ...
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Cargolux appoints new VP of flight operations after departure of Holt
Cargolux has appointed a new interim executive vice president of flight operations following the announcement that current incumbent Jason Holt has decided to move on to a new opportunity.The Luxembourg airline said that Claude Zehren would take over all duties from Holt with immediate effect."Zehren has been with Cargolux for ...
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DSV confirms further stride towards full UTi integration
DSV has confirmed and added further details to what was announced in the recent press conference revealing the group’s second-quarter results: that the former UTi operation in the US has been fully integrated into the company.A statement explained: “DSV Air & Sea in the USA have completed the office and ...
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TAPA warns of ‘big increase’ in cargo thefts
Cargo crimes in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region continue to grow in frequency, according to the Transported Asset Protection Association’s (TAPA) Incident Information Service (IIS) database.The IIS reveals that there were 598 new freight-related cargo losses recorded in the second quarter of this year, representing a 92.9% ...
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Cargo on the up at Dubai International
Dubai International Airport handled 226,175 tonnes of cargo in June, 3.9% more than in the same month of last year.A total of 1.28 million tonnes of cargo passed through the gateway over the course of the first half of 2016.The operator of Dubai International, the world’s busiest airport in terms ...
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Bolloré to let Heathrow Skyline facility
French logistics giant Bolloré has signed a 15-year lease on an 80,000 sq ft facility adjacent to London Heathrow International Airport.This facility, due to be completed this month (August), forms one part of a development called Skyline that consists of two warehouse units with a footprint of 80,000 and 74,000 ...
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Agility reports on challenging quarter
Supply chain services provider Agility Logistics has reported on its second-quarter financial results, revealing that the group’s revenue fell slightly year on year to 309m Kuwaiti dinars ($1,024m) but that net profit rose by 11% to reach KD15m ($50m).The company’s Global Integrated Logistics (GIL) business, which handles freight forwarding operations, ...
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Lufthansa Cargo adds ‘myAirCargo’ service
Lufthansa Cargo, the freight operation of German’s flag-carrier, has launched its new offering for individual customers sending large goods by air.The myAirCargo service can be booked online, is door-to-door and includes all customs formalities being taken care of by the carrier.It is expected to be particularly useful for sporting equipment ...