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UPDATE: First half air cargo boost for K+N
Kuehne + Nagel delivered a "sensational" airfreight performance in the first half of the year as export increases from Europe, North America and Asia helped the logistics giant outpace the airfreight market with a 5.2% rise in volumes to 610,000 tonnes.In addition, said Switzerland-based K+N, the expansion of services for ...
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Miserable May for top air cargo airports
Total airfreight growth dipped to a one-year low of 1.3% in May, with half of the world’s top 30 air cargo hubs posting a monthly decrease.Latest statistics from Airports Council International (ACI) show that air cargo’s poor performance during May was in stark contrast to a “robust” 6.9% growth in ...
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Cathay Pacific sees weakening demand hit load factors
Cathay Pacific and Dragon Air saw air cargo load factors weaken in June as “sporadic” demand out of mainland China conspired with capacity additions to push down utilisation levels. The Hong Kong-based carriers saw volumes in June increase by 2.3% against last year to 836m revenue tonne kms. While it ...
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FedEx freighter deal 'on the agenda' - Bloomberg
FedEx senior management met at the weekend to discuss a $5bn order for at least 25 Boeing 767 freighters, according to the Bloomberg news agency.Citing “two people familiar with the matter”, Bloomberg said that the US parcel giant’s directors met in the Seattle area over the weekend, where the deal ...
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June cargo boost for Heathrow
London’s Heathrow Airport saw cargo volumes dip 1.9% in June to just under 123,000 tonnes, but airfreight volumes at the UK hub were up by 2.1% for the first six months of 2015.Heathrow - which awaits a UK government decision to green light to build a third runway – has ...
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IAG Cargo eyes Dreamliner bellyhold from October
IAG Cargo will begin freight services on the new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner from October, with cargo bellyhold capacity of seven pallets and 16 tonnes of lift.The next-generation aircraft will launch five times weekly on the London Heathrow-Delhi route on October 25.Replacing a Boeing 747 on the Delhi service, customers using ...
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TIACA appoints new board members
TIACA has added five new members from Asia, Europe, and North America to its Board of Directors as it continues to expand its scope of representation.The new board members come from a range of companies: an integrator, a charterer, an all cargo carrier, and an airport company are all represented.TIACA ...
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UPDATE: XPO gains injunction against Norbert Dentressangle shareholder
XPO Logistics has won an injunction against one of the shareholders of Norbert Dentressangle as it attempts to acquire all of the shares in the French logistics giant.XPO, which in June completed a deal to purchase the Dentressangle family’s 67% shareholding in the logistics firm, has been pushing ahead with ...
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Coyne launches tracking app
Coyne Airways has launched a smartphone app allowing customers to track their shipments.The app enables customers to create an account where they can view tracking information for their shipments using their air waybill number, look up flight schedules, and search for Coyne Airways offices and General Sales Agents worldwide.Coyne Airways ...
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Protesters cause Heathrow disruption
Protesters against expansion at Heathrow have caused delays and cancellations to flights this morning after they gained access to the airport’s runway.At 03.30 this morning, members of the Plane Stupid protest group managed to cut through a fence and chain themselves together on the runway causing 13 flights to be ...
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WFS targets majority stake in Fraport Cargo Services
The world’s largest cargo handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has started its latest expansion phase with the planned acquisition of a majority stake in Fraport Cargo Services (FCS).The deal will see WFS acquire a 51% shareholding in FCS as part of a strategic partnership with Fraport. Terms of the transaction, ...
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FedEx 'poised for Boeing order'
Rumours are circulating in the industry that express logistics firm FedEx is about to place an order for 50 767-300F and ten 777F freighter aircraft. The reports are based on a report in aviation newsletter Leeham News.There have been previous suggestions that FedEx was interested in obtaining further examples of ...
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Ash cloud disrupts Bali flights
Air traffic in Indonesia is being disrupted by an erupting volcano, which has led to five airports being shut including the major hub of Denpasar on Bali. According to the BBC, Mount Raung in East Java has been spewing ash into the air for nearly a week, and flights have ...
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Delta launches new-look website
Delta Cargo has revamped its website to include more services and make it more responsive for mobile and tablet users. Individuals without a Delta Cargo account can now conveniently book pets and other animals online throughout the world. The new-look site makes it easy to submit electronic air waybills.The new ...
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China Southern extends Paris contract
Sodexi has renewed and extended its contract with China Southern Cargo, following the opening of its new Express Hub at Paris CDG. The French handler's managing director, Jérôme Balbi, said: “We have handled transit mail bags for the airline for some time and now through the new Express hub, in ...
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Brussels growth reaches double-digit percentage levels in June
Brussels airport continued its strong start to the year with cargo growth of almost 16% in June compared with a year ago, despite the general slowdown in European volume growth.The Belgian airport saw cargo volumes in June increase to 43,187 tons compared with 37,262 tons a year earlier.Most of the ...
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CAL Group makes new appointment as it looks to expand
The CAL Group has appointed Yossi Shoukroun as its new chief operating officer.Shoukroun, who was previously general manager of Liege Air Cargo Handling Services (LACHS), will take up the newly created position this month.The role will see him take responsibility for the ground operations of both CAL Cargo Airlines and ...
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Swiss join the drone club
Swiss Post and Swiss WorldCargo have launched a project to test the commercial possibilities of logistics drone in partnership with California-based manufacturer, Matternet.They will carry out drone tests in July 2015, but admit that “the widespread use of drones is not expected within the next five years.”Before then, issues including ...
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Brussels Airlines looks to the future with new GSSA
Brussels Airlines Cargo has switched its GSSA from European Cargo Services (ECS) to Air Logistics Group for belly-hold space on its passenger services.The carrier said the decision to break with its representative of 13 years was part of “an ambitious strategic plan to further grow its cargo business.”It said it ...
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Update: Shippers turn to air during Calais chaos
Air charter companies have reported a sharp spike in demand for cargo charters and onboard couriers during the recent chaos at the French port of Calais.London-based Chapman Freeborn Airchartering said that with thousands of goods vehicles stranded due to industrial action by striking ferry workers – which in turn led ...