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Emirates starts Boston route
EMIRATES Airlines has launched a daily B777-200LR service to between Dubai and Boston.The largest city of the state of Massachusetts becomes the airline’s eighth US destination and the 142th of its global network linking trading destinations across six continents.Emirates SkyCargo, the carrier’s freight arm, will operate bellyhold capacity (up to ...
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One Question
Shahe Ouzounian, chief operating officer, Chapman Freeborn, answers:“I am hoping there is a flattening out of a general decline in the supply side – and that we can actually look forward to a more stable period for those carriers and brokers that add value. I expect consolidation and stability on ...
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Cargo Airline of the Year: how it all began
SINCE the 1950s, when commercial mail and general cargo shipments were first hand-loaded on board passenger aircraft, airfreight departments have been striving for recognition within the airline industry.In those early years, cargo was merely a useful addition to passenger operations, usually generating considerably less than five per cent of an ...
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Search for Malaysia Airlines jet widens to West Coast
THE missing Malaysia Airlines jet may have tried to turn back to another airport, says the airline.As the major search enters day four, the authorities are looking at the possibility flight MH370 may have attempted to turn back to Subang Airport (on the west coast of Malaysia), says a company ...
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FarnAir acquires part of K-Mile Air
SWITZERLAND-based integrator support airline FarnAir, has purchased 45 per cent of the shares of Thailand’s K-Mile Air.The shareholding formerly belonged to Transmile Group Berhad. Suan Plu Thani of Thailand remains the cargo carrier’s majority shareholder, a company statement says.Kedchai Benjaathonsirikul, chief executive of K-Mile Air, states: “This new partnership with ...
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Growth gap between passenger and air cargo widening
PASSENGER volume growth is outpacing air cargo, with a "big gap" emerging in the last three years as onshoring has stifled international trade volumes.IATA chief economist Brian Pearce said that air cargo's role as a lead indicator for passenger volumes has broken down since 2010, as witnessed by a ‘dramatic ...
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International trade stifled by protectionism, says Fred Smith
FEDEX founder Fred Smith has warned that 'the golden age' of double-digit air cargo growth is unlikely to return due to trade protectionism, higher fuel costs and the rapid growth in bellyhold capacity.Smith told the IATA World Cargo Symposium in Los Angeles: "The big reason why international trade is not ...
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Cathay’s profits soar despite weak air cargo
CATHAY PACIFIC’S profits in 2013 climbed by nearly 204 per cent to US$335m last year – however its cargo business remained weak, a statement reveals.Turnover for the year increased by 1.1 per cent.The Asian carrier attributed its healthy figures to the strengthening of its passenger business and measures taken to ...
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Finnair Cargo doubles cargo capacity to Vietnam
FINNAIR CARGO is increasing its services to Vietnam with new freighter capacity this summer.From the end of this month, the carrier is adding a third weekly frequency on its Hanoi route, serviced by an MD11F.In June, Finnair will augment its belly hold capacity by running passenger flights three times a ...
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IAG Cargo B787 targets India pharma
IAG CARGO, the all-cargo arm of British Airways and Iberia, is to capitalise on India’s booming pharmaceuticals and healthcare market by introducing a passenger B787 on its service between London-Heathrow, Hyderabad and Chennai.The aircraft has been optimised for bellyhold with air conditioning in the forward hold, making it ideal for ...
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Thai Cargo seeks to widen EU security status
THAI CARGO is in the process of applying for European Union security accreditation to handle airfreight from customers in New Delhi and Madras.The regulations require air carriers flying air cargo and mail into the EU to be designated as an ‘Air Cargo or Mail Carrier operating into the Union from ...
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Alitalia opts for lightweight ULDs
UNIT load device (ULD) outsource specialist Jettainer is to replace Alitalia’s entire fleet of ULDs with state-of-the-art, lightweight containers.The Italian airline’s 650 AKE containers, used for carrying belly hold freight and luggage on passenger aircraft, will be renewed by the end of this year, as part of its extended contract ...
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Pegasus widens operations with new GSSAs
PEGASUS Cargo has appointed ABDA Cargo Services and Aviation Services as cargo sales agents for its operations in Germany and Greece, respectively.The freight division of the Turkish passenger carrier serves 78 destinations in 31 countries.Aydin Alpa, president of Pegasus Cargo, reveals: “During 2013, we transported 8.2 million kilogrammes of cargo ...
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AA Cargo up 11.2 per cent in February
AMERICAN Airlines Cargo and US Airways Cargo, the freight arms of the merged American Airlines Group, recorded an airfreight increase of 11.2 per cent to 173.5 million tonnes in February.The US carrier’s year-over-year combined results were also positive, handling 347.3 million tonnes – up 12.6 per cent on the same ...
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CHEP launches track-and-trace app
ULD repair specialist CHEP Aerospace Solutions has launched an air cargo track-and-trace mobile app.The software is designed to save airlines, ground handling agents, forwarders and other industry stakeholders time and money by simplifying a number of ULD-related processes that are currently mainly paper-based.CHEP Focus also records and transmits ULD messages, ...
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Hong Kong Airport air cargo dipped in February
COMBINED traffic for Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) in January and February showed cargo throughput increased 2.6 per cent to 600,000 tonnes, even though airfreight volumes dipped by one per cent in February.Stanley Hui Hon-chung, chief executive of Airport Authority Hong Kong, comments: "We are pleased to notice a continuous ...
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LATAM cargo revenues slumped by 10.8 per cent
CARGO revenues at LATAM slumped by 10.8 per cent during the fourth quarter of 2013 as a result of a four per cent decline in traffic and a 7.1 per cent drop in yield.The situation remains weak amid competitive pressures from regional and international competitors, says the company.The yield decline ...
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ACS opens Houston office
CHARTER broker Air Charter Service (ACS) is to open a new office in Houston, Texas to satisfy airfreight demand from oil and gas companies.It comes after the company’s North American operations grew by nearly a third last year.“A large part of that growth was on the cargo side of the ...
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AA Cargo and US Airways co-locate to New York's JFK
IN A first step to co-locate cargo operations across the combined network, US Airways Cargo has joined American Airlines Cargo’s operations at New York’s John F Kennedy International Airport.While the two carriers continue to operate independently, the co-located facility allows American and US Airways customers to tender and recover both ...
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Finnair celebrates 90th Anniversary
TOMORROW (Thursday) marks exactly 90 years since Finnair’s first commercial flight.On March 20, 1924, a Junkers F13 D-335 seaplane transported 162 kilogrammes of mail from Katajanokka in Helsinki to Tallinn, Estonia.The founding documents of the company, then known as Aero Oy, had been signed on November 1 the previous year.Nine ...