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Nippon Cargo axes $1.5bn order for B747-8F quartet
Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) has cancelled an order with Boeing for four B747-8 freighters, worth $1.5bn, but still has two more set for delivery, the US plane maker has confirmed.NCA, one of the launch customers for the 747-8 freighter in 2005, currently operates five Boeing 747-400Fs and eight 747-8Fs, according ...
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IATA warns of 'rough ride' for cargo
Airfreight volumes fell 0.6% during July versus same month 2014, "in line with weaker global economic growth" said IATA, which also warned of a "rough ride" for cargo in the coming months.The decline in freight tonne km (FTK) was broad-based across all regions with the exception of Africa and the ...
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ABC's Singapore debut
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has started its twice-weekly direct Boeing 747 freighter service to Singapore from Moscow. The Thursday and Sunday flights offer onward connections to Hong Kong and the rest of ABC’s global route network.With the addition of Singapore, ABC’s ninth online station in Asia, the airline now provides over ...
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Airship hovers to next development stage
Aeroscraft, the vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) heavylift cargo airship able to carry 66 tons, is now entering the next stage of development said the company behind the project.US-based Aeroscraft Corp (Aeros) said that it is currently developing the main component and test articles for the control-of-static-heaviness (COSH) buoyancy management ...
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No blues as CSafe offers one-way ticket
Temperature-controlled container manufacturer and supplier CSafe Global is expanding its one-way trip lease options.Lessees can now return CSafe RKN-type containers at no fee to more than half the service centres in the CSafe network. In addition, new one way options allow them to end their lease at an additional 20 ...
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Aeroflot steps in with Transaero takeover
Leading Russian airline Aeroflot is to acquire the assets and routes of debt-laden private carrier Transaero.The country’s second largest airline got into financial difficulties after the Ukrainian crisis and the resulting European and American sanctions again Russia, the resultant weaker Rouble in turn triggering a serious decline in its core ...
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Jettainer signs WestJet deal
Lufthansa Cargo’s ULD management subsidiary, Jettainer, is to manage and maintain pallets and containers for Canada’s WestJet Airlines, following the start of its first widebody service to Europe.Initially, WestJet will have access to a fleet of nearly 400 pallets and containers for the first of four Boeing 767-300 ER aircraft ...
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Speed with safety for Toll’s Perth site
Toll Group’s Express arm has completed a A$20m renovation of its depot at Perth Airport, part of a A$80m programme of property investments and improvements in Western Australia.It includes a 172 metre steel overhead walkway between the main office and the training room to keep pedestrians away from moving equipment ...
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New arrival: B777 freighter for Emirates
Emirates has taken delivery of four new aircraft in a single day: a Boeing 777 freighter and three passenger jets: two Boeing 777-300ERs and an Airbus A380.The 777 freighter went into revenue service immediately - it was scheduled to fly directly from the Seattle area, where it was built, to ...
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New IT system is best yet, says Qatar
Qatar Airways says that its CROAMIS cargo management system is the industry’s most advanced and comprehensive yet.Designed as a single package to handle the carrier’s reservations, operations, accounting and management information, it has been developed in-house by the carrier and co-funded with global IT services provider Wipro.Qatar says that Croamis ...
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Steady growth for Air China Cargo
Air China Cargo recorded "steady growth" in the first half of 2015, as revenue freight tonne km increased by 23.5% year-on-year to 3,166m and the load factor rose 0.47 percentage points to 54.41%.The cargo yield (excluding fuel surcharge) was RMB1.11, a year-on-year increase of 0.20%.Parent carrier Air China said that ...
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Swissport lands Oman Air ground handling role
Swissport International is to take over Oman Air’s cargo handling at London Heathrow, Munich, Frankfurt and Paris Charles de Gaulle. It will take over full cargo handling services for Oman Air at London Heathrow on 3 September followed by a phased transition at the other three stations, with completion by ...
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High tech firms get closer to home
Many high tech companies in Europe have begun moving their manufacturing sites closer to demand, according to a new survey by express carrier UPS. European respondents to the fifth annual global UPS Change in the (Supply) Chain (CITC) survey - conducted for UPS by IDC Manufacturing Insights - said that ...
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Frankfurt community website gets a refresh
The Air Cargo Community Frankfurt’s internet presence now has a fresh new look (www.FRA-fr8.com).The new website now provides full details of companies, institutions and organisations and is geared to an international audience, being completely bilingual in German and English. It now has a modern layout and a responsive design, so ...
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Freight continues to impress at Dubai’s new airport
Cargo volume at Al Maktoum International - Dubai World Central (DWC) - continued to rise sharply in the first half of 2015, pushing the new airport from 20th to 19th place in the ranks of the top world cargo airports.Freight jumped 42% in the first half of 2015 to 443,000 ...
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Rates stabilise but underlying weakness remains
Airfreight rates stabilised in July, but at almost record lows, said freight analyst Drewry in its latest East-West Air Freight Price Index.The index ended seven consecutive months of falling prices and recovered modestly by 2.0 points in July to 90.3, lifting it off its lowest ever level since the index ...
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Agility opens Brazil pharma centre
Agility has opened a Pharmaceutical Competence Center in Sao Paulo, Brazil.Experts from the logistics specialist are trained to the pharma industry’s Good Distribution Practice (GDP) standards developed by the World Health Organization and European Union, covering procurement, purchasing, storage, distribution, transportation, repackaging, relabelling, documentation and customs clearance.Middle East-owned Agility aims ...
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Flying start for sun-powered car
A Dutch-built solar-powered car is defending its title in the World Solar Challenge 2015 in Australia thanks to AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC).The Nuna Solar car, developed by the Nuon team at Delft University of Technology, started its journey on an ABC scheduled Boeing 747 freighter flight from Amsterdam to Hong Kong. ...
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Schiphol milk run to save CO2 emissions
Schiphol airport’s logistics community are trialing a ‘Milk Run’ concept to reduce CO2 emissions by replacing forwarders' truck collections from handling agents with a single delivery.The partnership project, organised by the forwarders’ steering committee of Air Cargo Netherlands, aims to optimise the inbound supply chain at Amsterdam hub Schiphol by ...
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American execs join Episcale’s eAWB team
Two former American Airlines executives have joined Florida-based Episcale, which specialises in transforming paper-based transactions into digital form with its eFreight360 e-air waybill solution.Former AA cargo chief David Brooks has joined Episcale as an advisor. He became president of the cargo division in 1996, having joined American as a financial ...