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Hong Kong handler targets online business
Hong Kong Air Cargo Industry Services (Hacis) – the added-value logistics arm of Hong Kong’s largest air cargo handler, Hactl – has opened an e-commerce depot in Guangdong Free Trade Zone.The Hacis Nansha depot, in southern Guangzhou, and the handler’s seventh inland cargo terminal in mainland China, will become the ...
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Handler CAS helps forwarders go ‘e’
North America’s largest cargo handler, Consolidated Aviation Services’ (CAS), has launched a web-based tool to help freight forwarders move to the electronic air waybill (e-AWB).The tool, ePic Easy Export, is aimed at small and medium-sized forwarders and supports CAS’ commitment to a paperless air cargo environment in line with IATA’s ...
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Future pharma boost for Tel Aviv-London
IAG Cargo pharma traffic between the UK and Israel will benefit from an aircraft upgrade on the carrier’s London Heathrow-Tel Aviv route from March 2016.The carrier is replacing its remaining Airbus A321 with wide-body Boeing 777-200s, which will operate twice daily.The cargo arm of British Airways and Iberia of Spain ...
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New EU aviation plan lacks detail, say critics
European transport commissioner Violeta Bulc has unveiled a new European Union aviation strategy to a chorus of disapproval from many industry stakeholders.A number of interest groups, including the European Express Association (EEA) said that the proposals form the European Commission in Brussels lacked detail and they called for more specific ...
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BRUcargo to launch Air Cargo Belgium with Polmans as chairman
The BRUcargo community in Brussels is launching a new independent organisation that will work to improve the logistics and cargo operations linked to Brussels Airport.The new Air Cargo Belgium organisation, which will be launched in February next year, is the next stage of development of BRUcargo’s Strategic Committee.Brussels Airport head ...
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Forwarder frustration as UK runway decision ‘delayed’
The UK’s main trade association for freight forwarders and logistics service providers said it was frustrated at reports that a decision on expanding UK south east airport capacity could be delayed for another six months.The British International Freight Association (BIFA) called on Prime Minister David Cameron to have a rethink ...
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Vueling fueling IAG Cargo growth
IAG has added 26 new stations from its low-cost carrier arm Vueling to the group's cargo network, bringing its total to 128 stations in Europe and increasing the number of point to point options.The new stations will open up smaller, provincial airports as well as bigger European hubs for IAG ...
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Brussels promises new rules for drones
European transport commissioner Violeta Bulc has promised a regulatory framework for commercial drones as part of a proposed new aviation strategy unveiled this week.European Union flight safety agency EASA would be charged with drawing up new laws that would strike a balance between safety, privacy and data protection.EASA would draw ...
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AirBridgeCargo renews safety certificate
Russia’s AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has renewed its IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) for a further two years following a five-day independent audit.Inspectors reviewed the carrier’s flight performance, operating control, maintenance and ground handling, aviation security and quality management under the standard two-year re-evaluation scheme.IOSA certified airlines have a crash rate ...
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No paper please, says Air Canada
Air Canada Cargo says that electronic air waybills (e-AWBs) will become the preferred method of shipping cargo at seven of its international stations from next year.They are Amsterdam (effective 1 January), Paris CDG, Frankfurt (FRA) (both 1 February) and London Heathrow, Zurich, Milan and Dubai (all 1 March).The carrier is ...
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Oz agents progress towards 100% screening
Australia has made good progress in meeting new US security rules, says the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development in its latest air cargo security newsletter.Airfreight agents are moving in rapidly on 100% piece-level screening targets for US-bound air cargo, after Enhanced Air Cargo Examination (EACE) started at 23 facilities ...
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Tailspin ocean box rates puts airfreight volumes at risk, says Drewry
The dramatic decline in ocean container spot market rates has widened the gap between seafreight and airfreight, said supply chain advisors Drewry in its December Executive Briefing.Ocean rates are “in a rapid tailspin” with ships on the Europe to Asia trade barely two-thirds full, it said.Airfreight demand is also sluggish, ...
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TIACA seeks clarity on US export plan
The airfreight industry is in discussions with US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) about what advance information will be needed for its Air Export Manifest Pilot, says TIACA.The outcome could have a major effect on airfreight from the US, it says.Secretary general Doug Brittin commented: “We will be considering how ...
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Europe ‘not ready’ for new customs rules, says TIACA
The new Union Customs Code (UCC), just six months away from coming into operation, will have a profound effect on the European Union’s imports and exports, warns TIACA secretary general Doug Brittin.Traders will have to give financial guarantees when they use temporary storage, unless they obtain a specific waiver, "and ...
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Cathay Pacific reaches C$6m settlement over alleged air cargo cartel in Canada
Cathay Pacific has reached a C$6m settlement agreement with respect to the civil cargo antitrust class action against it and other airlines in Canada.The settlement is in connection with the alleged air cargo cartel which has cost airlines billions of dollars in settlement agreements in various jurisdictions across the world.In ...
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Heathrow expansion decision set for six month delay
A decision on where to develop new airport capacity in the UK looks set to be delayed again as concerns are raised about the environmental impact of building a third runway at Heathrow.Reports in the UK media quote senior government sources as suggesting the decision on whether to build an ...
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Hong Kong secures HK$5bn revolving credit facility
Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA) has signed a five-year HK$5bn ($650m) revolving credit facility with 21 local and international banks, a successful placing that lays the “solid foundation” for financing the hub’s three-runway system.Hong Kong, handling 4.4m tonnes, was the largest non-integrator air cargo hub in 2014.AA chairman Jack So ...
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Shanghai's PACTL on course for record 2015
China’s slowing airfreight volumes have failed to dampen the 2015 expectations at Shanghai’s Pudong Int’l Airport Cargo Terminal (PACTL), which remains on course for year-end record tonnages.The Sino-German joint venture logged a 6.8% rise in volumes to just over 1.46m tonnes in the first eleven months of 2015.The January to ...
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Emirates to increase passenger cargo capacity in 2016
Emirates' passenger fleet retirement plan and delivery schedule for 2016 will result in an increase in its potential cargo carrying capacity.The Dubai-headquartered carrier will retire 26 aircraft next year; 12 A330-300s, four A340-300s, one A340-500, six Boeing 777-200ERs, two Boeing 777-300s and one Boeing 777-300ER.In addition, 13 more aircraft will ...
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Jetpak links up with Flybe for door-to-door
Nordic courier specialist Jetpak has linked up with UK-based European regional airline Flybe to provide door-to-door delivery services between the UK and the greater Benelux area.Jetpak, which entered into the Netherlands and the UK earlier this year, will be able to provide same day transportation services between the UK, the ...