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TNT adds Hanover freighter
TNT is stepping up its services in Europe with the launch of B737-400 freighter services to Hanover in Germany, Europe’s largest express delivery market.The express parcel operator now offers five flights a week connecting Hanover to the company’s main international air hub in Liege (Belgium), Hanover to Billund (Denmark) and ...
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Superjet airframe ready to fly
A Volga-Dnepr Airlines’ An-124-100 freighter has transported a Sukhoi Superjet 100 fuselage as well as the aircraft’s wings and tail section from Komsomolsk-na-Amure in Khabarovsk Krai to Zhukovsky, southeast of Moscow.The flight carried the detached airframe parts of an extended range and upgraded version of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft. ...
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Cargojet in "robust" outlook
Cargojet expects “a very robust peak period to end the year” after reporting a strong set of Q3 results helped by an uptick in E-commerce volumes.The Canada-based airline, operating overnight air cargo services across North America plus global charters, saw revenues rise 8.8 per cent to C$47.2m in the third ...
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ABC reports global network growth
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) reports across the globe network volume growth in the first nine months of 2014, led by North America-Europe routes with a 77 per cent tonnage boost.In a statement, ABC said: “In the first nine months, ABC saw an increase in tonnage carried on all of its routes ...
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Emirates restarts Erbil flights
Emirates will restart passenger flights to Erbil in Iraq from November 16, with twice a week passenger flights served by an A330-200 aircraft.The UAE-based global airline said that the frequency will increase to four weekly flights from December 4.Sheikh Majid Al Mualla, Emirates divisional senior vice president commercial operations, centre ...
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Cairo pharma hub revamp
Air France-KLM-Martinair Cargo has invested in revamping the cool chain facilities at Cairo airport in Egypt.The pharmaceutical industry in Egypt has been growing steadily for the past five years, with an estimated value forecast at $8bn by 2015.The airline has made the investment to cope with both pharma sector growth ...
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Buoyant October for Cathay and Dragonair
Cathay Pacific and Dragonair traffic figures for October show an increase in both passenger and cargo numbers compared with the same month last year.The two Hong Kong-based airlines carried a combined 156,590 tonnes of cargo and mail last month, an increase of 14.0% compared to October last year. The cargo ...
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Cargolux reports record month
Cargolux achieved its "best ever" October with a record performance in tonnage, revenues and block hours.Compared to the same month in 2013, the European all cargo airline saw actual tonnage grow by 6.7%, while commercial net revenues rose by 9.9%.The Luxembourg-based carrier stated: "It is a strong indication of an ...
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New Beluga to fly by 2019
Airbus is to expand its oversize air transport capability with the development of five new Beluga transport aircraft.The future “white whales” will be based on the A330 aircraft, with a large re-use of existing components and equipment.The current five-strong Beluga fleet – now up to 20 years old - is ...
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New e-bookings choice for Virgin Cargo
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has launched an e-bookings service based on Unisys' Cargo Portal Services (CPS) technology, providing another option for booking shipments online.Customers can now use CPS to make bookings and track shipments on a 24/7 basis regardless of geography or time zone, including for transit legs and ...
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UTi charters B747F to ease US port congestion
US dockside port congestion has prompted UTi Worldwide charter a weekly B747F from Shanghai to Chicago.The global supply chain services and solutions company says that the scheduled service is intended to ease the backlog of goods needed in North America."Congestion at west coast US ports has reached a critical level ...
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ECS buys Nordic GSSA
ECS Group has consolidated its position in Scandinavia with the acquisition of Heavyweight Freight (HWF Group), a cargo general sales and services agent (GSSA) with offices throughout the Nordic region.Bertrand Schmoll, ECS Group chairman and chief executive, said: “Heavyweight Freight is an excellent GSSA, managed by experienced people who have ...
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Equine business class
A total of 67 world-class showjumping horses were transported on Qatar Airways Cargo freighters from Liège, Belgium, to Doha, Qatar, for the final round of the 2014 Longines Global Champions Tour season.The horses, along with approximately 20 tonnes of cargo and equestrian equipment per freighter, were transported via two B777F ...
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GDP academy takes off
The IAG Cargo/Exelsius Good Distribution Practice (GDP) Academy formally took off from Heathrow this week when the two organisations launched their initial joint training workshop.Aimed at improving industry compliance to GDP standards for Healthcare and Life Science products, the two-day course was attended by 17 students from the UK, Eire ...
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VietJet to expand cargo offer
Vietnamese passenger carrier VietJet is expanding its cargo offer – including freighter services longer term - with the launch of Vietjet Air Cargo.The “new age” airline, launched three years ago, plans to operate 28 routes this year and will look to increase this by 39 in 2015 as cargo demand ...
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Jettainer lands first African contract
ULD logistics management company Jettainer has secured a supervision and maintenance contract with Equatorial Congo Airlines (ECAir), its first client on the African continent.The Brazzaville-headquartered airline has decided to outsource the management and maintenance of ULDs and pallets to Jettainer as soon as the Congolese carrier starts operating wide-body aircraft.“We ...
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LATAM to lease out B767-300F trio
LATAM Airlines Group is to lease out three Boeing 767-300 freighters as a strategy to maximise belly capacity in the passenger fleet begins to bite.The three 767-300Fs – the group has nine such freighters - are bound for “another company operating in a different market for a period of three ...
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Air Partner and Envirotainer respond to the Ebola crisis
As the global response to the Ebola crisis in West Africa grows, the role of timely and effective logistics for temperature-sensitive medical supplies increases.Charter broker Air Partner is working with cool chain equipment supplier Envirotainer to access the specialist containers required to maintain key medical supplies to UK-funded treatment centres ...
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ANA working on Transpacific JV with United
All Nippon Airways (ANA) is seeking permission to form a transpacific cargo joint venture (JV) with its Star Alliance partner United Airlines.ANA filed its antitrust application to the Japanese transport ministry MLIT on Friday, beginning a regulatory process both in Japan and the US that, should it receive clearance, would ...
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Etihad/Alitalia codeshare adds Italy–Abu Dhabi belly capacity
A new codeshare agreement between Etihad Airways and Alitalia, Italy’s leading carrier, will see more flights between Abu Dhabi and three of Italy’s biggest cities next year, with combined double-daily flights to Milan and Rome, and a new daily service to Venice.The major codeshare will see, subject to government approval, ...