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February rise of 2.9 per cent for global air cargo markets
FEBRUARY saw a 2.9% rise in global air cargo markets compared with the same month last year, prompting “measured optimism” from IATA for the sector’s prospects in 2014.According to latest market data from IATA, February’s increase in FTKs continues an early upward trend in 2014, with an overall 3.6% improvement ...
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Emirates freighter move on track
EMIRATES SkyCargo is on track for the wholesale move of its home freighters base to the new Dubai World Central (DWC) airport.The first phase of the building is finished, the carrier reports. From May, all 12 freighters will operate from the new cargo terminal.“As of today, the cross-docks and perishables ...
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Lufthansa Cargo takes a strong lead on security
COUNTRIES in South America, the Middle East and Africa have been placed on a strictly confidential cargo-risk list.A map, drawn up by Lufthansa Cargo in combination with the German authorities and international bodies, including the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA), points the finger at those countries that are demonstrably less ...
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ABC steps up European network
RUSSIA’S AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) is expanding its presence in Europe with new routes linking Moscow with Malmo in Sweden and Leipzig, Germany.From this month, the new Malmo service to Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport will be in addition to the existing weekend B737 freighter operated by Atran Cargo Airlines, also part of ...
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Qatar freighter to Hyderabad
QATAR Airways Cargo celebrates the launch of its new twice-weekly A330 freighter service to Hyderabad, India with a traditional water cannon salute.“Hyderabad is a key destination for Qatar Airways Cargo, and we are delighted to start our scheduled freighter service this month,” says Ulrich Ogiermann, Qatar Airways’ chief officer, cargo.“We ...
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Lufthansa Cargo throws the book at security wastage
LUFTHANSA Cargo has demanded no double-screening of air cargo shipments, when stringent new international security regulations come into force in a matter of weeks.In a plea for a more efficient air cargo screening process, Karl-Rudolf Rupprecht, head of operations at the German airline, says the forthcoming implementation of the EU’s ...
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AA Cargo and US Airways co-locate to Phoenix
IN A another step to co-locate operations across the combined network, American Airlines Cargo has joined US Airways Cargo’s operations at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX).While the two carriers continue to operate independently, the co-located facility allows American and US Airways customers to tender and recover both 001 and ...
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Cologne Bonn Airport seeks investor for air cargo handling expansion
GERMANY’S Cologne Bonn Airport is seeking an investor for a 10,000-sq m expansion and the operation of its handling centre for general air cargo.The airport expects bids to be submitted by mid-July for the Cologne Bonn Cargo Center (CBCC) project and the company’s supervisory board will decide on the winning ...
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AF-KLM Martinair Cargo fly 100 horses to Amsterdam
MERGED European airline Air France-KLM-Martinair Cargo has carried almost 100 horses from the USA to Amsterdam Schiphol.In what is described as ‘a large-scale effort’, the horses were carried on the three different airlines of the group.From Miami, two Martinair freighters accommodated 29 in 11 stalls, and a specially-arranged Air France ...
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Pilot strike halves Lufthansa Cargo’s scheduled freighter flights
MORE than 50 per cent of Lufthansa Cargo’s scheduled freighter flights have been affected by the three-day pilot strike.“We were able to operate 15 of the scheduled 33 freighter flights during the strike time,” reveals Michael Göntgens, spokesperson for Lufthansa Cargo.All together some 4,500 tonnes of cargo have been affected ...
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Amazon fined for Hazmat breach
AMAZON has paid a US$91,000 civil penalty, handed down by the US Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), for violating hazardous materials regulations.Amazon employees improperly shipped a package containing flammable liquid adhesive on a FedEx service to Boulder, Colorado.FedEx employees in Boulder discovered a gallon container of the hazardous ...
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Dreamliner debuts Air New Zealand's new livery
FRESH out of the paint hangar at Boeing in Seattle is this first B787-9 Dreamliner to be delivered to launch customer Air New Zealand, revealing the carrier’s striking new-look livery.Painted in a distinctive black scheme, it features the iconic official New Zealand fern logo.“It’s great to see the Koru and ...
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Volga-Dnepr airlifts telecommunications satellite
A VOLGA-DNEPR Airlines An-124-100 ‘Ruslan’ freighter has delivered the Luch-5V and KazSat-3 telecommunications satellites from Krasnoyarsk in Russia to Kazakhstan’s Baikonur Cosmodrome.The satellites, weighing a combined 21 tonens, were secured inside a 14 metres long, three metres wide and more than four metres high container.The container was placed carefully onto ...
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Chartersphere airlifts humanitarian aid to Central African Republic
GLOBAL broker Chartersphere has helped to deliver urgent humanitarian aid to the troubled Central African Republic.The landlocked tiny nation, which borders Chad in the north, and Sudan in the north-east, has been in the grip of inter-ethnic violence between Christians and Muslims for the past 12 months.Thousands of people have ...
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'Misdeclared' toxic cargo handed to FedEx
NEW YORK shipper Alfa Chemistry has been hit by a massive possible US$325,000 fine after it allegedly sent two separate shipments of toxic, flammable cargo by air.The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing the civil penalty after the company shipped approximately one pint of Acrolein on ...
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E-AWB penetration remains flat
GLOBAL E-AWB penetration has remained flat over the last two months partly due to the Chinese New Year, which impacted Asian markets, where e-AWB penetration is high, says IATA.Emirates Airline remains in the top slot as the carrier that operates the most eAWB shipments, according to the association’s top-10 league ...
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Saudia Cargo boosts Shanghai
SAUDI Airlines Cargo has upgraded its Shanghai service to a B747-8 freighter.The airline now operates three weekly B747-8F flights from Shanghai directly to Europe and on to Saudi Arabia (KSA), connecting customers to the entire Saudia Cargo Network.“We are are able to operate our B747-8F aircraft in the Shanghai market ...
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Lufthansa Cargo upgrades Shanghai to B777F
LUFTHANSA CARGO has upgraded its Shanghai service to a B777F.China’s largest city is to be served with daily flights of the new freighter.Christian Haug, regional director, north and central China, enthuses: “We are strengthening our position in China considerably through the use of the best freighter in its class.”Shanghai is ...
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IAG Cargo adds capacity to Tel Aviv
IAG CARGO has replaced its narrowbody A321 with widebody B777 aircraft on seven of the 14 weekly flights from London to Tel Aviv, to capitalise on the city’s growing pharmaceuticals market.The B777, which has been operating on the route since the end of March, can carry 18 tonnes on the ...
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Pactl upgrades handling system
SHANGHAI’S ground handling agent Pudong International Airport Cargo Terminal Ltd (PACTL) has implemented an upgrade to its HERMES air cargo management system.Benefits include new features such as a more reliable dangerous goods function, a ULD stock-check process, a flight planning capability and the facility to produce integrated cargo damage reports.PACTL ...