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Cargo uptick at Abu Dhabi Airport
AIR CARGO activity at Abu Dhabi International Airport rose 16.6 per cent to 60,059 tonnes in April.Aircraft movements shot up to 12,420 – up 16.4 per cent.The top five routes from the UAE airport during April were Bangkok, Manila, London Heathrow, Doha and Jeddah, says a company statement.“It is a ...
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Animals by air: a growing vertical
WITH profit margins and yields continuing to be unsatisfactorily low, air cargo operators are increasingly diversifying into other areas. Animals transportation appears to be among the growing verticals.Although the contribution (percentage) to overall annual revenues can be as low as four or five per cent, specialist animal shipments are seen ...
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Cargojet to add three freighters
CANADA-BASED Cargojet is planning to add three B767-300ER freighters to its fleet after signing a US$100m deal with North American financing company Element."Cargojet has established a dominant market position in Canada servicing long-term contracts for high quality clients,” observes Tony Bergeron, president of Element Aviation Finance.Dr Ajay K Virmani, president ...
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Cargolux denies false claims over Karachi airport attack
CARGOLUX has confirmed its aircraft were not involved, damaged or destroyed in the attack at Jinnah International Airport in Pakistan, last weekend.Armed gunmen stormed the busy Karachi airport’s cargo terminal, killing at least 28 people on Sunday night, according to reports.A statement from the European all-cargo carrier says: “Cargolux would ...
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Emirates Security Group gets TACSS
EMIRATES Group Security has become the first aviation and airline security organisation in the Gulf region to be awarded with the TAPA (Transported Asset Protection Association) Air Cargo Security Standard (TACSS) certifications for its cargo facilities.TACSS is a new certification programme which consolidates security solutions for air cargo, including best ...
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United Cargo opens Chengdu service
UNITED CARGO has launched new non-stop belly cargo services between its San Francisco hub and Chengdu, China.A three-times weekly B787 is the first aircraft from a US airline to operate into China’s fourth largest city.It is also the first non-stop service by any airline between the USA and mainland China ...
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Karachi flights again suspended
PAKISTAN has again suspended flights at Karachi airport after a fierce gun battle was reported close to the country's busiest air hub, a day after militants stormed one of its terminals.The BBC and Bloomberg, quoting local media, report that gunmen have attacked a training camp used by airport security forces. ...
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Emirates adds cargo capacity on Boston route
FROM August, Emirates Airlines will add more cargo capacity to its newly-launched Boston service by replacing the B777-200LR currently operating on the route with a B777-300ER.The largest city of the state of Massachusetts is the airline’s eighth US destination and the 142th of its global network linking trading destinations across ...
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dnata fatalities in Karachi airport attacks
DUBAI-BASED ground handler dnata has confirmed the deaths of seven employees in Pakistan after the attacks by militants on Karachi airport, with two more staff members injured.In a statement, the company said: “dnata’s joint venture ground handling operation, Gerry’s dnata, has been significantly impacted by the 8 June terrorist attack ...
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Airfreight gains momentum says world airports
AIRFREIGHT markets are gaining steam with the overall improvements in world trade and a recovery in global demand, according to the world’s top airports.Except for Africa, all regions experienced growth in year-over-year airfreight volumes in April, reports Airports Council International (ACI).“The two largest global airfreight markets of North America and ...
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PACTL gets TAPA
SHANGHAI Pudong International Airport Cargo Terminal (PACTL) has been awarded the Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) certification.The type 'A' certificate is the highest offered by the security standards organisation for activities related to the security of freight in transit.The award comes after the body carried out an audit, which included ...
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Blow for Airbus as Emirates cancels A350 XWB order
EMIRATES Airline has cancelled its order for 70 A350 XWB.The move follows the on-going discussions the carrier has been having with Airbus regarding its fleet requirement review, says the European ‘plane manufacturer.Emirates placed the order for 50 A350-900s and 20 A350-1000s back in 2007. They were scheduled for delivery from ...
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Heathrow cargo up 6.9 per cent in May
LONDON Heathrow’s air cargo throughput rose 6.9 per cent in May to 125,982 tonnes, with traffic hot spots Mexico, China and Brazil the star performers.The UK airport's tonnage comparison versus same month 2013 saw Mexico with a 54 per cent increase, followed by China, up 38 per cent , and ...
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LATAM Airlines' cargo dip
REDUCTIONS in both bellyhold capacity and freighter operations saw cargo traffic at LATAM Airlines Group dip by 0.7 per cent in May, as capacity decreased 4.4 per cent.Said a spokesman for the Chile-based operator: “Cargo traffic decrease was driven by weaker imports into Latin America and a decrease in exports ...
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Lufthansa cuts earnings forecast
LUFTHANSA group has cut its 2014 earnings forecast due to “revenue risks” in its passenger and cargo business caused by strikes, currency impairments and “strong capacity growth by state-owned Gulf carriers”.The German flag carrier's executive board is now projecting an operating profit for the current financial year of approximately €1 ...
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American strengthens its presence in Asia
AMERICAN AIRLINES CARGO has launched cargo services from Dallas/Fort Worth Texas to Hong Kong and Shanghai, as part of a plan to strengthen its presence in Asia. The non-stop Hong Kong service, the first for any US-based carrier, will be operated with a B777-300ER – the airline’s first use of ...
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Cargojet to get 15-pallet B757 freighter
AERO engineering company Precision Aircraft Solutions has signed an agreement with Canadian freighter airline Cargojet to perform the world’s first 15-pallet passenger-to-freighter conversion of a winglet-modified B757-20.The converted freighter will fly long-distance routes in Canada, thereby benefiting from fuel savings made possible by the winglets.“By showing compatibility of our modification ...
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Good May for Cathay Cargo
CATHAY Pacific and Dragonair carried a combined total of 138,448 tonnes of cargo and mail in May, an encouraging increase of 13.9 on the same month last year.The cargo and mail load factor rose by 1.9 percentage points to 63.0 per cent in the period.Capacity, measured in available cargo/mail tonne ...
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IATA: "solid improvement" in air freight growth
AIRFREIGHT growth has seen a “solid improvement” in 2014 over prior year, but IATA warns that demand could weaken as the on-shoring trend continues.Volumes are being supported by the cyclical upswing in the global economy but high fuel prices, stable at $120 per barrel, and weak cargo yields continue to ...
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Brussels Airport's new cargo community system
BRUSSELS Airport, with help from private companies and the local chamber of commerce, has launched a ground-breaking new cargo community system [CCS].Reckoned to be a global first, the cloud-based communications facility allows all players in the cargo zone – and others – to exchange information faster and more efficiently.It enables ...