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Precision gains 757 conversion contract
Aero engineering specialist Precision Aircraft Solutions has secured a B757 passenger-to-freighter conversion contract from Vx Capital Partners, the San Francisco-based privately owned leasing company.Eric Adema, principal of Vx, said: “Due to the high demand for freighters in the Precision 757 weight and volume class, we believe that now is the ...
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Cathay announces new director of cargo
Update: Cathay Pacific has appointed Simon Large as director of cargo, responsible for all aspects of the group’s cargo business worldwide, including operations, marketing and sales.Large is currently the airline’s general manager marketing, loyalty programmes & customer relationship management.He joined parent company, Swire group, in 1991 and has worked in ...
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European air cargo carriers see volumes and load factors slide in May
The latest monthly traffic statistics from some of Europe’s leading cargo carriers have revealed the difficulty they faced in May in terms of volumes carried and load factors when compared to last year.Carrier statistics reveal that of Air France-KLM, Lufthansa and IAG, the Franco-Dutch carrier suffered the biggest percentage decline ...
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Aircraft lessor ASL rebranding for growth
Ireland's ASL Aviation Group is to launch a new European airline brand, ASL Airlines, as part of its strategy for “continued growth in passenger and cargo operations”.ASL’s four European airlines, based in Ireland, France, Switzerland and Hungary, are to be renamed under the new brand.Air Contractors will become ASL Airlines ...
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FTA "disappointed" by UK airport decision delay
The UK’s Freight Transport Association (FTA) has urged the country’s government not to delay a decision on airport expansion as rumours begin to emerge that an announcement will be delayed until Christmas.A report in the Financial Times newspaper suggests that while the Airport Commission will issue its report on expansion ...
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American's Jim Butler prepares for expansion
American Airlines Cargo (AAC) may be the Cargo Airline of the Year, but freight boss Jim Butler is not a man to put his feet up and say ‘job done’.“We had a small celebration across the system. It was a moment to stop and celebrate but also to remind our ...
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IATA announces Dublin as 2016 AGM venue, while new chairman takes over
IATA has unveiled its new chairman and announced the venue for its next annual general meeting.The association has announced that Aeromexico chief executive Andres Conesa has assumed his duties as Chairman of the IATA board of governors for a one-year term.Conesa succeeds Calin Rovinescu, chief executive of Air Canada, whose ...
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IAG focused on growth
IAG Cargo remains focused on capacity discipline, asset utilisation and its flagship premium product range.David Shepherd, head of commercial at the cargo arm of British Airways and Iberia, says that the group’s Prioritise Express product and its temperature-controlled Constant Climate offer for pharmaceuticals have both seen substantial growth.“The Prioritise product ...
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Lufthansa and ANA extend cargo JV to outbound Europe routes
Lufthansa Cargo and ANA Cargo’s joint venture will be extended to cover consignments on routes from Europe to Japan as of August 3.The airlines’ cargo divisions started their joint venture in December 2014, and initially focused on flights from Japan to Europe. The German and Japanese carriers are offering their ...
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IATA and animal convention team-up to fight illegal animal trade
IATA and the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to cooperate on reducing illegal trade in wildlife and ensuring the safe and secure transport of legally traded wildlife.The agreement will see the two groups ...
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WFS builds on cargo to win full Spanish contracts
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has built on its cargo handling experience in Spain to win full ground handling contracts at the country’s Madrid, Seville, Santiago, Oviedo and Vitoria airportsWFS, under the new ownership of deep-pocketed global investment firm Platinum Equity, said that the biggest expansion of its ground handling activities ...
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FedEx defends Open Skies in Gulf subsidy row
Federal Express has warned Washington that its global parcels business is being “put at risk” by the simmering row over alleged state subsidies paid to Middle East Gulf carriers.The ‘Big 3’ US passenger carriers - American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines – argue that the Middle East carriers ...
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IAG Cargo rolls out new e-booking system
IAG Cargo customers in Spain have become the first to benefit from the carrier’s global roll-out of its new e-booking system.The freight arm of British Airways and Iberia says that the launch “underpins IAG Cargo’s total commitment to IATA’s e-freight goal of removing paper from the air cargo industry”.Enhanced features, ...
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New track and trace app from Qatar
Qatar Airways Cargo has developed a shipment track and trace mobile application in line with the launch of its new website.The Middle East carrier’s new website allows customers to access flight schedules, check the routing of their airfreight and book charter services.It also uses quick response code technology to integrate ...
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XPO Logistics gains 67% stake in Norbert Dentressangle
Fast-growing XPO Logistics has completed the purchase of a 67% shareholding in one of Europe’s most well-known logistics firms, Norbert Dentressangle, pushing it into the top-ten list of global logistics players.The deal, first announced in April, sees XPO acquire its majority stake in the company through the purchase of the ...
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AA Cargo unveils first Dreamliner routes
American Airlines Cargo has revealed which routes will benefit from the deployment of the new Boeing Dreamliner 787-800 aircraft.Starting next month, four routes will be covered by the new 787 aircraft, which American said offer 28 positions for cargo, improved aerodynamics, advanced engine technology and better fuel efficiency.The first route ...
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Oneworld alliance gets new chairman
The oneworld alliance has nominated Cathay Pacific’s Ivan Chu as its new chairman, taking over from IAG’s Willie Walsh.Chu, who is Cathay’s chief executive, will act as first amongst equals of the member airlines in his new role.Oneworld chief executive Bruce Ashby said: “We thank Willie Walsh for his leadership ...
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Panalpina shuffles executive board
Panalpina has promoted Andy Weber to the position of chief operating officer, from the beginning of July.The Switzerland-based logistics giant has also announced that Ralf Morawietz will assume the position of chief information officer, taking over from Rod Angwin who will leave the company for personal reasons during the course ...
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Brussels sees May freighter surge
A 22.4% surge in May’s full freighter volumes helped Belgium’s Brussels Airport record an overall 7.4% rise in its total monthly throughput to 40,535 tons compared with the same month 2014.A spokesperson for the Belgian hub said that May's rise in full freighter volumes was due to the arrival of ...
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Sharp decline in load factors
Airfreight demand growth began to ease off in April, resulting in a “sharp” decline in load factors as they reached their lowest level for a year.The latest IATA figures show that airfreight volumes increase by 3.3% year-on-year in April compared with growth of 4.3% for the first four months.It said ...