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India relaxes foreign ownership conditions
The Indian government confirmed its relaxation of the rules governing foreign direct investment (FDI) in Indian companies in several sectors, including the aviation industry.Among the changes, the government is now allowing foreign investors that are not airline companies to own all 100% of the shares of Indian carriers, raising the ...
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Otters swap flippers for wings
An ice litter and in-flight snacks of capelin, squid and clams were among the creature comforts laid on as the otter equivalent of first class by FedEx on one of its MD11 freighters. The express carrier was called on to move the year-old male sea otters en route from the ...
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Atlanta work under way
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport officials have started work this week on the ATLNext $6 billion 20-year capital improvement plan. It includes expansion of cargo operations and a sixth runway as well as modernisation of passenger facilities.“The ATLNext modernization project will prepare our Airport for the future,” said interim airport general ...
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Imports lead Hong Kong into negative territory
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) saw a 1% decline to 362,000 tonnes in May.While trans-shipments grew by 6% in May, overall cargo volume fell, primarily due to a 4% year-on-year drop in imports and 2% for exports.Traffic to and from key trading regions in North America saw the most significant ...
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Etihad backs Brussels with new freighters
Etihad Cargo has launched a new twice weekly A330 freighter service between its Abu Dhabi hub and Europe's Brussels Airport.The Middle East carrier said it would complement bellyhold space on its existing passenger flights to the Belgian capital.The carrier adds that one of the attractions of Brussels is that it ...
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Cargolux satisfies need for speed
Cargolux has launched two new additions to its portfolio, aimed at shippers needing faster service.The all-cargo carrier said CV Select and CV Select+ would be an additional layer to any of its eight existing products. CV Select will give access to premium capacity and booking, while CV Select+ offers reduced ...
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Air Partner sprints ahead with Rio Express freighter for the Olympics
Air Partner is launching a ‘Rio Express’ MD-11 freighter service that will operate before and after the Olympic Games this summer.The global aviation services group will have "exclusive freight availability" on a weekly Sunday flight from Frankfurt to Rio de Janeiro, starting on July 10 and ending on July 24. ...
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KLM Cargo to develop new Schiphol express sorting system
KLM Cargo has announced plans to develop a new sorting system for handling express shipments and mail at its Schiphol facility.The system will be built by Lödige Industries, with work due to get underway in August and completion expected by mid-2017.KLM Cargo executive vice president Marcel de Nooijer said: “This ...
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Pharma industry needs Heathrow decision now
Freight forwarder, Rhenus Logistics UK, is calling on the government to make a quick decision on a third runway at London Heathrow.It says that a recent postponement of a final vote on the issue until at least summer 2016 could hamper the country’s pharmaceutical industry. This, coupled with the UK's ...
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NewsEuropean cargo monthly: Airlines brought back to earth as freight demand weakens
European airlines were brought back down to earth in May with cargo demand decreases registered at both Lufthansa and Air France KLM.The decreases registered at Air France KLM and Lufthansa in May come after all four airlines in the Air Cargo News monthly review, the others being the IAG Group ...
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Schenker man to join reorganised Kuehne + Nagel
Freight forwarder Kuehne + Nagel (KN) is to set up two organisational units for Central/Eastern Europe and Western Europe from October 1, 2016.Central/Eastern Europe will have a head office in Hamburg while the Western Europe region will be headquartered in Amsterdam.Former DB Schenker chief executive for central Europe Dr Hansjoerg ...
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Heathrow handler goes live with UPS contract
Heathrow-based Freightnet Handling has gone live with a new contract to handle integrator UPS’s Supply Chain Solutions (SCS) air export cargo, initially for two years. The company anticipates that it will be handling around 33,000kg of cargo a day, seven days a week.Freightnet was already handling a percentage of the ...
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Iranians join forwarder group
Amadrah International Freight Forwarding has become the Iranian member of the WACO System forwarding group. Founded in 2011, the company runs operations out of Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport Cargo Terminal, and a port office in Bandar Abbas.Waco System executive director Richard Charles described Iran as: “An interesting market with ...
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NewsAmericas cargo monthly: Mixed May for US carriers
The big three US carriers’ cargo performance continued to diverge in May, with United and American recording demand increases while Delta saw demand slide.In its monthly operational update, the largest of the three carriers, United, registered a demand increase of 7.9% year on year to 228m cargo ton miles (CTM).It ...
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EU lifts ban on Zambia and Iran Air
The European Commission has lifted bans on Zambian-based airlines, Air Madagascar and Indonesia’s Citilink, Lion Air and Batik Air, along with most Iran Air aircraft.Publishing the EU Air Safety List, which details airlines that do not meet international safety standards, EU Commissioner for Transport Violeta Bulc said: "I am happy ...
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Atlas sets its sights on express and e-commerce markets
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings will target the express and e-commerce sectors as it looks to outgrow the traditional air cargo market.During an investor day event, the aircraft lessor and operator’s president and chief executive William Flynn outlined to investors and analysts how the company planned to continue to grow over ...
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Swiss WorldCargo and partners create temperature controlled air cargo corridor
Swiss WorldCargo, together with Swiss handler Cargologic and Asian gateway services provider SATS, have created a secure temperature-controlled, quality corridor between Singapore and Zurich.The partners say they have synchronised their cargo handling facilities and procedures between the two airports.This in turn makes for more accurate and reliable handling on the ...
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Rio joins Delta Cargo’s Pharma 4 club
Rio de Janeiro became Delta Cargo’s newest Pharma 4 station on June 13, able to handle goods in the 15-25 degrees Celsius temperature range.Previously certified to handle Pharma 1-3 products only, Rio de Janeiro is the first station in Latin America with Pharma 4 certification and forms part of the ...
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Freight fails to match passenger surge
Global trends in air freight are less optimistic than for passengers, said Airports Council International in its April report. While passenger traffic surged by 3.4% in April and 6.2% for the year to date, worldwide air freight volumes grew by only 1% in the month and declined by 0.1% for ...
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India the bright spot as Cathay cargo stands still
Cathay Pacific and Dragonair carried 145,102 tonnes of cargo and mail in May, a decrease of 1.3% compared to the same month last year. However, load factor rose by 0.1 percentage points to 62.2% as capacity fell by 4.8% while cargo and mail revenue tonne kilometres (RTKs) fell by only ...