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NewsSkyTeam Cargo marks 20 years of branded products
Image source: SkyTeam CargoGlobal airline alliance SkyTeam Cargo is marking 20 years of delivering tailormade airfreight solutions for every type of cargo through its four key pillar products.Launched in 2002 and rebranded in 2018, SkyTeam Cargo’s membership comprises Aerolíneas Argentinas Cargo, Aeromexico Cargo, Air France-KLM Cargo, China Cargo Airlines, Czech ...
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CCN launches CUBEforall data collaboration platform
Cargo Community Network (CCN) has launched CUBEforall, an open data collaboration platform.CUBEforall allows freight forwarders and logistics players to create a unified, efficient workflow for sharing data and optimize processes through collaboration and reusing business information.CUBEforall is designed to improve transparency and productivity by implementing open standards. It is compatible ...
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NewsAeroLogic management appointments
Image source: Lufthansa Cargo; Katharina Prost.Katharina Prost has been appointed managing director finance and administration at AeroLogic, the joint venture between DHL Express and Lufthansa Cargo.Joe Moser has also been confirmed as active managing director operations and accountable manager at AeroLogic.Prost previously served as managing director at Aeromar, a joint ...
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NewsTexel Air Bahrain in strategic alliance with SNC
Image source: Texel AirTexel Air Bahrain and Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) have signed an MOU to form a strategic alliance to develop Middle East and international aviation opportunities.The MOU details an agreement to set up a Special Purpose Vehicle to secure financing for Texel’s fleet and facilities expansion in Bahrain, ...
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NewsAeroUnion outsources ULD management to Jettainer
Image source: Jettainer; L-R: Alonso Haro and Shailendar KothariMexican cargo airline AeroUnion has outsourced the management of more than 800 Unit Load Devices (ULDs) to Jettainer in a five year contract.AeroUnion operates an all-cargo fleet of three Airbus A300s and two Boeing 767-200s, serving a network of 21 ...
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NewsAvianca boosts digital offer with online booking trio
Image source: AviancaLatin American airline Avianca Cargo has placed its capacity on the online booking portals of Cargo Ai, Web Cargo, and cargo.one.Gabriel Oliva, CEO of Avianca Cargo, said of the carrier’s digital transformation plan: “In Avianca Cargo, we are transforming our business through digitalization. We are committed to offering ...
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NewsRhenus sees Americas as the key region for growth
Image source: RhenusRhenus Group has declared the Americas as a vital region for growth due to ongoing global disruptions and the need for further diversification of cargo flows.Rhenus is committing to creating more sustainable transportation and expanding its freight forwarding services as well as warehousing solutions across the Americas.“We want ...
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NewsFrankfurt cargo volumes down 12.9% in first nine months of 2022
Image source: FraportAirport operator Fraport saw Frankfurt cargo volume decline by 12.9% year-on-year in the first nine months of 2022 to 1.47m tonnes.This was due, said Fraport, to the overall situation of the economy as well as persistent airspace restrictions due to the war in Ukraine and comprehensive anti-Covid measures ...
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NewsFedEx Express opens new Incheon gateway
Inage source: FedExFedEx Express is bolstering support for cross-border trade, e-commerce growth and pharma logistics in South Korea with the launch of its new gateway at Incheon International Airport.The FedEx Gateway spans 23,395 sq m, more than double the size of the previous facility, and is equipped with 78 conveyor ...
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NewsStrategic freighter alliance to serve MENA region
Image source: MAE. Aircraft Managements / Asia Cargo Network L-R: Montague Choy, Asia Cargo Network, International Liaison & Legal Director Iman Marco, MAE Aircraft Management, Managing Director Designate Marco Isaak, Asia Cargo Network Singapore, Group CEO Dr Mohammed Juman, MENA Aerospace Enterprises, Managing Director Shaikh Ahmed bin Ali bin ...
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Envirotainer boosts production to meet high demand for pharma
Envirotainer, the cold chain solutions specialist for pharma airfreight shipments, has responded to high demand for temperature-controlled units by expanding its production site in Rosersberg.This year alone, the business will add annual shipping capacity of around 200m more doses. By the end of 2022, Envirotainer will be capable of shipping ...
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NewsCathay Pacific and Unilode extend ULD management partnership
Babak Yazdani, Chief Operating Officer, Unilode; Tom Owen, Director Cargo, Cathay Pacific; Ross Marino, Chief Executive Officer, Unilode; Frosti Lau, General Manager Cargo Service Delivery, Cathay Pacific (from left to right)Cathay Pacific and Unilode Aviation Solutions have renewed their full-service unit load device (ULD) management agreement until 2027.Hong Kong based ...
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NewsBIFA programme to attract recruits from other industry sectors
Image source: BIFAThe British International Freight Association (BIFA) has launched a Freight Development Pathway programme to identify, attract and train suitable candidates from outside of the freight forwarding and logistics sector.Trade association BIFA is working in partnership with Manpower, one of the world’s leading workforce solutions companies.Carl Hobbis, a BIFA ...
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NewsRates continue to soften
Image source: ShutterstockA muted peak season has seen air cargo rates continue to soften in the fourth quarter, crossing below 2020 peak season levels in some cases, but a late season surge in volume is still possible.October air cargo yields saw continued “sequential deceleration from mid-year levels and perhaps even ...
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NewsDeutsche Post sees 20% revenue surge in Q3
View of the forecourt of the Post Tower in Bonn with waving flags. Image source: DP DHLDeutsche Post DHL Group saw continued strong growth in the third quarter of 2022, increasing its revenue by 20% over the same period last year to €24bn.Group chief executive Frank Appel said: "The first ...
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NewsAwery partners with Airnautic and AD Aviation
Vitaly Smilianets, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Awery.Awery Aviation Services has entered into separate agreements with Airnautic and AD Aviation which will see them integrate Awery’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) platform into their current software.The system will streamline both companies’ sales, operations, and finance functions, as well as supporting bookings through ...
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NewsEFW and Ameco collaborate on A330 conversions
Image source: EFWAirbus freighter conversions unit EFW and Aircraft Maintenance and Engineering Corp (Ameco) have announced a new collaboration on Airbus passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversions.Under the collaboration, Ameco will carry out P2F conversions as a third-party service provider for EFW’s A330P2F programme. Conversions will be carried out at Ameco’s facilities in ...
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NewsEmirates adds five B777-200LR freighters to order book
Image source: EmiratesEmirates has announced a firm order for five new Boeing 777-200LR freighter aircraft, with two units to be delivered in 2024 and the remaining three in 2025.The agreement, worth over $1.7bn at list prices, takes the airline’s total order book to 200 wide-body aircraft.Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al ...
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NewsQatar Airways freighter now serves Vienna
Image source: Flughafen WienQatar Airways has launched a scheduled once a week freighter service calling at Vienna airport from Doha, in addition to the Middle East carrier’s passenger flights to the European hub.Julian Jäger, joint CEO and COO of Vienna Airport, said: “Air cargo is an important market segment for ...
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NewsRhenus Group and KatalX join Pharma.Aero
Image source: Pharma.AeroLogistics provider Rhenus Group has joined Pharma.Aero as a full member while supply chain digital platform KatalX has joined as an associate partner.Pharma.Aero is an international cross-industry platform fosters collaboration among Life Science and MedTech shippers, certified cargo communities, airport operators and other air cargo industry stakeholders.Its members ...