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Panalpina promotions
Panalpina has promoted Andy Weber to chief operating officer. At the same time, Ralf Morawietz assumes the position of chief information officer, taking over from Rod Angwin who will leave the company for personal reasons during the year.Andy Weber, who started his career with Panalpina, re-joined the company in January ...
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Double first for Finnair
There was a double celebration at Finnair Cargo today (30 June) as the airline officially started work on its new cargo terminal at Helsinki Airport - and it became the first airline to receive IATA’s new CEIV pharma certification.The Finnish carrier marked the start of construction of its new €80m ...
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Canada minister promises more efficient screening
Canada’s Minister of Transport Lisa Raitt has announced changes to make air cargo screening more efficient. Approved shippers will be allowed to screen cargo at any point in the secure supply chain—from the location where it is packed to where it is loaded on an aircraft. These changes will be ...
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Airfreight demand growth "comes off the boil" in May
Cargo demand growth “came off the boil” in May, while capacity additions have resulted in a further weakening of load factors.Figures from the International Air Transport Association show that demand growth in freight tonne km terms increased 2.1% year on year in May, which is the slowest growth rate recorded ...
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Cargolux increases central Asian connections
All-freighter airline Cargolux has operated its first flight to Turkmenbashi Airport in Turkmenistan. The Luxembourg carrier is flying twice a week from its home base and twice from Hong Kong.Turkmenbashi is its fifth destination in central Asia, together with Baku, Novosibirsk, Almaty and Tbilisi.Cargolux will also cooperate with Turkmenistan Airlines ...
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Gatwick says it's still in the expansion race as Heathrow welcomes commission backing
Gatwick Airport has vowed to continue to fight for expansion, while Heathrow has welcomed today’s Airports Commission report backing its plans to build a new runway.In a press release issued shortly after the Airports Commission report, Gatwick Airport chief executive Stewart Wingate refused to admit defeat.“Gatwick is still very much ...
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Lufthansa strikes off – for now
Threatened strike action that could have seriously disrupted Lufthansa services have been called off for the time being. The German carrier’s pilots have agreed not to hold further strikes until August while arbitration talks continue.Meanwhile, a Lufthansa spokesman added that strike threat by the UFO cabin crews’ union, has been ...
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A tale of two airports
Last year was a milestone for the Dubai airports. In January that year, Dubai International (DXB) took over from London Heathrow as the busiest airport in the world for international passengers, a title it looks likely to hold on to.In May, all non-express freighter operations were transferred from DXB to ...
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Eva to buy Boeing 777Fs
Eva Airways unveiled plans to buy five Boeing 777 freighters at the Paris Airshow on 15 June. The planes, with an official price tag of over $1.5 billion, would be the first of their type in the Taiwanese carrier’s fleet, although it already operates 35 passenger versions of various types ...
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Local link-up for Garuda
Garuda Indonesia has signed a joint marketing deal with local carrier, Cardig Air. Initially, the Indonesian flag carrier will sell space on Cardig Air flights serving Bali, Denpasar, Dili, East Java, Surabaya and Dili, while Cardig will have reciprocal rights on selected Garuda domestic and international services.According to local press ...
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Heathrow Terminal 1 bows out
One of the UK’s oldest operational air terminals, Heathrow Terminal 1, has been closed to make room for future expansion of the London hub airport. With the departure of the last flight, a British Airways service to Hanover, on 29 June, the 1968-built facility is set to be demolished and ...
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More Morphos for Air Canada
Morpho Detection has won a follow-up order from Air Canada Cargo for Itemiser DX explosives trace detectors with service contracts. The new machines will replace legacy equipment and ensure that the carrier remains compliant with Transport Canada's air cargo screening regulations.It follows an initial deployment of similar equipment in 2014 ...
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Great leap forward for Lufthansa Cargo IT
Lufthansa Cargo said it had taken a major step forward in ridding itself of its legacy computer systems on 30 June when its IBS iCargo IT solution went live at 120 stations in its network, including the major hubs at Vienna, Munich and Frankfurt. The German carrier claims that the ...
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Jetpak flies in to the UK
Door to door courier Jetpak has extended its service to the UK, following its recent expansion into the Netherlands market. The Nordic-based company says that it will use commercial flights from and to London Heathrow, Birmingham, Manchester and Aberdeen to offer connections to over 140 airports in Europe and Scandinavia.Jetpak ...
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New bill to tame US dockers
A US senator has introduced legislation to reduce the risk of seaport strikes similar to the one that shut down maritime operations on the West Coast for several months earlier this year. A bill by Senator Cory Gardner would extend the federal Taft Hartley Act, which limits labour unions’ powers, ...
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China Southern to launch Stansted freighter link
China Southern Cargo will join Stansted Airport’s global cargo network when it begins a B777-200F service to the UK hub from Guangzhou later this week.The airline will operate two flights a week, rising to three a week later this year, from China’s third largest city. The service will be the ...
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Watery welcome for China Southern freighter
A China Southern Cargo B777-200F has touched down at Stansted Airport to launch the only direct freighter link between the UK and China.The twice-weekly B777-200F service to the UK hub from Guangzhou, China’s third largest city, also calls at Frankfurt. The service will rise to three calls a week later ...
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Air cargo rates decline below $3 per kg mark
Air cargo rates are now at their lowest level for at least the last three years as weakening growth and overcapacity take their toll on airline performance.The latest Drewry East-West Air Freight Price Index, published today, has revealed that prices are now at their lowest level since the index began ...
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FedEx-TNT deal edges forward
FedEx’s potential $4.8bn takeover of TNT has edged further forward as the US express giant has filed regulatory paperwork to the European Commission.Over the weekend, the New York Stock Exchange-listed logistics company confirmed it had submitted the required filing to the EC to obtain regulatory clearance in connection with the ...
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Freighter order fuels ABC's global ambitions
Volga-Dnepr’s planned $7.4bn order for 20 Boeing 747-8 freighters will transform its AirBridgeCargo Airlines subsidiary from a niche regional player into a global giant.Denis Ilin, ABC’s executive president, told Air Cargo News: “We are pretty well established on the trade lane between China and Europe, and on some of the ...