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Yangtze River Express' launches Amsterdam Airport Schiphol services
YANGTZE River Express is the latest freighter operator to introduce services to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.The Chinese airline now operates twice weekly from Shanghai to Schiphol, using B747-400SF aircraft. The services replace twice-weekly flights from Shanghai to Luxembourg.Founded in 2002, Yangtze River Express operates a fleet of 18 freighters (10 x ...
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Lufthansa Cargo’s B777F era commences in North America
LUFTHANSA CARGO (LC) has selected North America to usher in its new era using the Boeing 777 freighter.Atlanta, Chicago and New York are the three destinations scheduled for ‘777-treatment’ from November this year, a statement from Germany's largest freight airline reveals.“Thanks to its outstanding technical performance and reliability, the freighter ...
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Chapman Freeborn and Lufthansa Cargo airlift humanitarian aid for Syrian refugees
CHAPMAN Freeborn and Lufthansa Cargo have successfully collaborated on a high-profile charter project which utilised the cargo facility on the site of Germany’s new Berlin Brandenburg Airport, which is still under construction.The operation – a humanitarian airlift arranged on behalf of the Red Cross – was the first time the ...
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Qantas Freight expands its global reach
BIG CHANGES have been afoot in Qantas Freight. The division has changed its European strategy, bought out its partner in a domestic joint venture, and introduced new technology. And all this has been achieved in just one year.One of the more surprising changes is that the European hub for Qantas ...
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IATA revises its 2013 global industry outlook downwards
IATA has revised its 2013 global industry outlook downwards – to US$11.7 billion profits on revenues of $708 billion.The report finds that, although airline performance continued to improve in the second quarter, this was at a slower pace than expected, with the previous projection (in June) of $12.7 billion.This performance ...
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This airfr(e)ight business
CARGO used to be a dirty word in the airline industry.Not so long ago, well before today’s belated introduction of paperless transactions, and the recognition by planemakers that belly capacity is actually an important contributor to the economics of flying expensive aircraft around the world, airfreight departments were the unheralded, ...
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Singapore airfreight 'an exciting market'
REMEMBER the Asian Tigers? In the 1990s, economies such as Singapore, Thailand and Taiwan were the wonders of the age, developing fast and grabbing the world’s economic headlines. Their airports and airlines developed likewise, with carriers such as Singapore Airlines and China Airlines [of Taiwan] rapidly expanding their freighter fleets.Then ...
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Investigators probe UPS crash
THE US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is continuing its investigation into the crash of this UPS cargo jet at Birmingham, Alabama, which killed two UPS pilots.With the exact cause of the accident still unknown, officials have been sifting the wreckage of the A300-600F, and searching for clues as to ...
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Delta Cargo's new 3,000-sq ft refrigerated storage unit in Detroit
DELTA CARGO, the airfreight division of Delta Air Lines, has opened a new 3,000-sq ft refrigerated storage unit at Detroit-Wayne County International Airport that will offer in-transit cooling and specialised handling for temperature-sensitive products such as pharmaceuticals and other perishables.Designed and built in about five months, the facility uses precise ...
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China Southern’s two B777-200Fs arrive
CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINE’S fleet expansion plan continues with the delivery of two Boeing 777-200 freighters, bringing its B777F total to eight.“The aircraft is well known for its operation economics, long-range capacity and fuel efficiency. The B777F fleet will sharpen China Southern’s competitive advantage in its long-haul routes to America and ...
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How Lufthansa managed the decline
FLEXIBLE manipulation of its capacity has allowed Lufthansa Cargo to arrest the decline in tonnage carried in the second quarter of this year.The company transported 0.8 per cent less cargo and mail in June than in the same month in 2012. There was a 3.5 per cent decline for the ...
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Saudia outperforms market
DESPITE sluggish market conditions, Saudia Cargo grew its business by six per cent in the first half of 2013.The carrier moved 270,000 tonnes during the period, breaking 2012’s half-year record of 250,000.During the period, cargo moved on bellies grew by 29 per cent, with the main contributors being the USA ...
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Coyne Airways MD John Batten to 'grow business'
FORMER Swissport Cargo executive vice-president John Batten, who has now taken up his role as managing director at all-cargo carrier Coyne Airways, aims to launch services into new markets, whilst focusing on customer service."I intend to grow the business and further develop our customer base and operational capability," says Batten, ...
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Chapman Freeborn’s Air Libya cargo deal
LIBYA is to have an air cargo industry again after the fall of Colonel Gaddafi, Air Cargo News exclusively reveals.Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has struck a game-changing deal with carrier Air Libya to launch reliable, interconnected air cargo services into and within the war-ravaged country.The mutually beneficial strategic partnership allows the ...
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Boeing and FAA’s ‘expeditious’ 787 survey underway
THE USA Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Boeing have begun a joint review into the 787 Dreamliner model following several widely reported incidents, including an onboard fire.Although the planemaker has welcomed the process, a spokesperson was quick to point out that the aircraft completed “the most robust and rigorous certification ...
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Its a doddle doing this job..
SEPTEMBER is going to be an unbelievably busy month for me and my editorial colleagues at Air Cargo News.If you thought that being a journalist consisted of lounging at a bar, eavesdropping some salacious gossip, and regurgitating mundane press releases, then think again.Firstly, I’m off to Hong Kong for a ...
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June upswing notes IATA
GLOBAL air cargo is showing clear signs of improvement, reports IATA. The airline association’s June figures show a 1.2 per cent year-on-year upwards swing in worldwide airfreight demand.“Although weak, this is an improvement when compared to the 0.9 per cent year-on-year demand growth recorded in May and the 0.1 per ...
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How DIMwits measure up
YOU don’t need to be a mathematician to be an airfreight forwarder, but it helps.Forwarding is clearly for DIMwits, because calculating the chargeable ‘dimensional’ weight – the DIM factor of any individual shipment – can be a complex affair and usually makes the difference between profit and loss.Over many years, ...
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Etihad Cargo and Atlas Air's round-the-world freighter service
ETIHAD CARGO and Atlas Air Worldwide have joined forces to operate a round-the-world freighter route.The service connects Etihad’s Abu Dhabi hub with destinations in Asia, the USA, South America and Europe.Kevin Knight, Etihad Airways’ chief strategy and planning officer, enthuses: “Etihad Cargo is reinforcing its position as a global operator ...
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Air cargo: still overshadowed by its passenger big sister
CARGO has always been a bit of a Cinderella business compared to its passenger big sister, but was the contrast between the two ever greater than it is today?Neel Jones Shah, who quit a year ago as head of Delta Cargo, and who now has his own consultancy, JS Aviation ...