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IATA pushes for trade facilitation
Air cargo will be a key beneficiary of an initiative looking to support developing countries implement the World Trade Organization (WTO) trade facilitation agreement.IATA and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen their support for the WTO agreement that could ...
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Damco sees $9m loss as airfreight dives
Damco, the troubled logistics arm of Danish shipping giant AP Moller-Maersk (APMM), made a $9m loss in the first quarter of 2015 as its airfreight volumes fell 19%.The division's total supply chain revenue fell nine percent, year on year, to $683m for the January to March 2015 period, of which ...
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TIACA’s Air Cargo Professional Development Workshop will take place in Cologne on 22-24 June
The Strategic Aviation Solutions International-designed session, which aims to improve management skills for air cargo professionals, will give participants an appreciation of the entire air cargo supply-chain by encouraging discussion and the sharing of perspectives, as well as providing practical advice and insight.It will be led by SASI’s Lilian Tan ...
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dnata lands Virgin in Australia
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has awarded a freight handling contract to dnata in Australia, covering Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane airports.Under the terms of the contract, dnata will handle cargo carried onboard Virgin Australia’s daily flights to and from Sydney and Brisbane and Los Angeles, and the airline’s three flights a week ...
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BACA urges new UK government to act quickly on aviation
The Baltic Air Charter Association has urged the UK’s newly elected government to act quickly in implementing aviation policies.The association said it was particularly keen to see action on anomalies in air passenger duty, runway capacity, border control and RAF Northolt, which is being used as a satellite airport.These issues ...
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Turkish Airlines back to black, but cargo revenues falter
Turkish Airlines returned to the black in the first quarter of 2015, but its cargo division recorded declines in revenues.The Turkish flag carrier recorded overall profits of $153m during the first quarter of the year, compared with a loss of $102m during the same period last year.Meanwhile, revenues declined by ...
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Airports see 'modest' March volumes
Airfreight experienced more modest growth in March as global volumes increased by 1.4%, although the 2015 first quarter saw an overall increase of 4.7% year over year.Latest figures from Airports Council International (ACI) show that March's slow cargo growth came after the February upsurge due to the Chinese New Year ...
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Cargojet sees Q1 losses deepen
Overnight airfreight operator, Canada's Cargojet, saw its losses deepen during the first quarter, despite revenues recording a double-digit increase over last year.The Toronto Stock Exchange-listed company saw first-quarter revenues increase by 23.8% year on year to C$54.1m ($44.8m), but it recorded a net loss of C$8.3m compared with a C$1.6m ...
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Delhi's Edward and Scholte of Jan de Rijk to lead TIACA
Sanjiv Edward, head of cargo business at Delhi International Airport, has been named as the next chairman of the International Air Cargo Association (TIACA), with Sebastiaan Scholte, chief executive of Jan de Rijk Logistics, named vice chairman.The pair will formally take over this month from Oliver Evans and Enno Osinga ...
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Deutsche Post's weak forwarding arm hits Q1 operating profits
First quarter 2015 airfreight volumes at German logistics giant Deutsche Post DHL rose by just 0.3 per cent to 935,000 tonnes, with group operating profits hit by the “weak performance” of the Global Forwarding and Freight business.Although the forwarding unit’s quarterly reported revenues increased by 7.6 per cent to €3.8bn, ...
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The Power of the Cloud
Air cargo has not yet taken full advantage of Cloud computing, according to JAY SHELAT and ROB BRITTON. They explain the benefits to Peter ConwayAir cargo may spend quite a bit of its time in the clouds but has been more resistant than other industries to the other kind, the ...
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COSH and carry: US patent for cargo airships
A newly awarded US patent for Control-of-Static-Heaviness (COSH) in airship flight systems has been welcomed by the sector's technology pioneer, Worldwide Aeros Corp (Aeros).Aeros said that COSH technology overcomes a “historical limitation” of airships regarding their need for external ballast, and now permits the aircraft type to “engage in a ...
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UPS opens Schiphol healthcare facility
UPS has opened a healthcare-dedicated air freight forwarding facility at Schiphol Airport on the back of increased demand and changing regulatory requirements.The new 600sq m facility is Good Distribution Practice certified and features 15-25 degree celsius and 2-8 degree celsius temperature zones as well as monitoring and alarm systems to ...
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Al Maktoum International sees volumes soar
The full impact of the decision to move all dedicated freighter traffic from Dubai International to Al Maktoum International at Dubai World Central was revealed when the airport announced its first-quarter volumes earlier today, writes Damian Brett.The Dubai airport recorded a first-quarter volume increase of 177.3 per cent to 213,006 ...
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LAN Cargo signs CHEP
Latin American largest airfreight carrier, LAN Cargo, has signed an agreement to outsource the repair and maintenance of its ULDs and pallets at Miami International Airport to CHEP Aerospace Solutions.The agreement will use CHEP's proprietary repair management software ACTIS - providing real-time repair status information - at LAN Cargo's hub ...
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Heathrow cargo volumes on the rise
London Heathrow Airport recorded cargo growth of 2.2 per cent in April to 122,879 tonnes versus same month of 2014, and a 3.9 per cent increase to 493,816 tonnes for the January to April 2015 period versus last year.The UK hub saw on-year cargo increases in April of 61.5 per ...
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CAL targets high value artwork
CAL Cargo Airlines has launched Cal Val for artwork and valuable cargo, aimed at private art collectors, museum curators and auction houses, plus specialist freight divisions dealing with valuable cargo.Israeli-owned CAL, with a European hub at Liege airport, provides a dedicated escort to monitor valuable cargo around the clock, and ...
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April puts spring in IAG Cargo’s step
International Airlines Group (IAG)’s April cargo tonne kilometres rose by 1.9 per cent – from 432 million to 440m - compared with the same month in 2014. A 1.1 per cent fall in the British Airways figure (353m tonne-km in 2015 compared with 353m in 2014) was offset by a ...
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Jettainer's quality seal for ULD repair partners
Jettainer has introduced a quality seal for ULD repair partners that it hopes will reassure customers that its outsourced repair shops conform to high standards.The Lufthansa-owned outsourced ULD management company, has developed its own quality seal for companies repairing airfreight pallets and containers.As a result, Jettainer is creating unified guidelines ...
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St Louis Airport approves cargo plans
The St Louis Airport Commission has approved plans for a major cargo development at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport. They include a 20-year lease with two (extendible to 30 or 40 years) with Bi-National Gateway Terminal for 48.75 acres land acquired in 2005 from aircraft manufacturer Boeing for a new cargo ...