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Frankfurt cargo falls away
Cargo throughput at Frankfurt airport softened 1.3% to 177,536 tonnes (freight and mail) in May 2016 compared with the same month in 2015, said operator Fraport.It follows a strong showing in April, when cargo surged 5.5%, the first monthly growth in the current business year.On a year to date basis, ...
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Cargolux switches flower flights to Schiphol
Cargolux Airlines has switched its flower flights from South America from Maastricht Airport to Amsterdam Schiphol.The all-cargo carrier said the move would enhance service levels for the flights, 90% of whose traffic is destined for the Netherlands.Flying directly to Amsterdam reduces transit times to the nearby Aalsmeer flower auctions – ...
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Island airport plan is on track, insists governor
The Governor of St Helena has firmly denied reports that opening of the island’s new airport has been scrapped or postponed indefinitely because of wind shear problems.In fact, the airport is already officially operational, having handled an emergency medevac flight on 4 June to fly a sick baby to Cape ...
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New carriers emerge from Transaero collapse
Two new Russian start-up freighter airlines have emerged in the wake of the collapse of the country’s second largest carrier, Transaero, which went out of business in October last year.Direct-Avia has reportedly acquired two leased Tu204-100Cs, formerly in the Transaero fleet, from Ilyushin Finance while SkyGate Airlines has revealed plans ...
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Gatwick delays caused by runway 'pothole'
London’s second-busiest airport, Gatwick, was plunged into chaos over the weekend after heavy rain opened up a pothole in the main runway.All flights were stopped for a time for repairs just after 15.45 on Sunday although operations were later diverted to the northern runway, which is not normally used due ...
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New look Cargolux website takes off
Cargolux has launched a new look website with enhanced features, such as track and trace that provides customers with the most accurate and up-to-date information in a user-friendly way.The new site is optimised for mobile devices and offers five customer-friendly sub-sites with easy navigation that gives direct access to e-services ...
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Canadian cargo duo launch South American freighter link
Air Canada Cargo and Canada-based aircraft lessor and operator Cargojet have operated their first freighter flight to Bogota, Colombia and Lima, Peru, with a Cargojet B767-300F aircraft.The new Air Canada Cargo flights will provide 52 tonnes of net cargo capacity and will also include flights to Mexico City.Under the arrangement, ...
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Flying start for Formula 1 cars
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) got off to a racing start to ensure that all the cars were on the grid for the Russian Grand Prix in Sochi on 29 April.The Russian airline operated six Boeing 747 charter flights from Shanghai following the Chinese Grand Prix on 17 April to move the ...
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Drone test to deliver humanitarian aid
Independent drone delivery service Flirtey has teamed up with Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in the US to demonstrate the use of unmanned aircraft in delivering humanitarian aid to a disaster area.Flirtey and Timothy Amukele, assistant professor of pathology at Johns Hopkins University, will conduct the first ship-to-shore drone ...
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Airports council hits back in ongoing spat with airline group
Airports Council International (ACI) Europe has issued new analysis that it said “sets the record straight” over claims from Airlines for Europe (A4E) that charges are too high.ACI Europe analysis said that over the last ten years airport charges had increased by 25.4% in real terms, which, it pointed out, ...
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DHL Express to increase warehouse footprint at Calgary airport
DHL Express will be the anchor tenant for Calgary International Airport's expanded cargo and logistics facility.Phase II the new cargo facility will add approximately 100,000 sq ft of warehouse space at the airport, raising total warehouse space at the airport to more than 3.2m sq ft.DHL Express will expand its ...
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NewsCurtis to retire from Delta Cargo, while new boss outlines vision for the future
Ray Curtis, vice president – Delta Cargo, is set to retire from the company after leading the sales team for eight years, while new cargo president Gareth Joyce has revealed his priorities for developing the cargo business.It is understood Curtis will retire from his role at Delta from August 1 ...
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Europe looks for expanded air transport agreements with ASEAN, UAE, Qatar and Turkey
The European Commission has been authorised by the Transport Council of the European Union to negotiate comprehensive air transport agreements with key aviation partners.The council, made up of ministers from EU member states, said that an agreement with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is set to become the ...
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TNT expands coverage of a bull market in Spain
TNT, now owned by FedEx, is expanding its international express delivery service in Spain, offering next day delivery to an additional 1,300 postal codes, covering more than 90% of Spain’s businesses.This builds on recent improvements in TNT’s network operations in Spain, including additional pickup and delivery vehicles and rounds, additional ...
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Venezuela blocking $3.8bn in airline funds says IATA
Venezuela and Nigeria top an IATA list of five countries blocking the repatriation of airline funds, a global problem which exceeds $5bn in total.IATA has called on governments to respect international agreements obliging them to ensure airlines are able to repatriate their revenues.According to statistics issued by IATA, Venezuela is ...
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NAM launches weekly B747F to Luanda from Liege
Network Airline Management (NAM) has signed a long term contract with TAAG Angola Airlines to provide a weekly Boeing 747-400F flight from Liege, Belgium, to the capital of Angola, Luanda.The factory-built nose-loader freighter will carry up to 120 tonnes of oil related and general cargo and will also provide export ...
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Lufthansa Cargo to open facility at Paderborn-Lippstadt Airport
Lufthansa Cargo will open a new facility at Paderborn-Lippstadt Airport in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia to cater for standard freight, express freight and hazardous cargo.Lufthansa said cargo arriving at the regional airport will be handled and sealed by the station and then transported in regularly scheduled trucks under a ...
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European airports see monthly cargo growth reach two year high
European airports saw monthly freight traffic increase by a two-year high in April, outstripping even passenger demand growth.The latest figures from Airports Council International (ACI) show that European airports saw freight traffic increase by 5.5% year on year in April while passenger traffic growth slowed to 3.7%.ACI said the lower ...
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Air Austral awards ULD management contract to CHEP
Air Austral has awarded a five-year Unit Load Device (ULD) management contract to CHEP Aerospace Solutions, the provider of outsourced ULD management and repair services.The French airline, headquartered on Réunion Island, operates a widebody aircraft fleet of three Boeing 777s, and took delivery of its first B787-8 Dreamliner in May ...
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CHEP to provide ULDs to support CargoLogicAir's "ambitious growth plans"
CargoLogicAir (CLA), the new British-registered cargo airline, has signed a ULD management agreement with CHEP Aerospace Solutions, the global provider of outsourced ULD pooling and repair.A joint statement said: “In view of CargoLogicAir's ambitious growth plans, the new agreement caters for a significant increase in the number of ULDs provided ...