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Liege Airport's mixed year
THE depressed economic environment has had a profound effect on the airfreight sector and the consequences were felt directly by cargo-friendly Liege Airport last year.“The close of 2012 saw a decrease in airfreight business at Liege Airport,” admits a spokesperson.Over the 12-month period, 576,664 tonnes were handled by Liege, as ...
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Luxair: how to ride out a storm
WHEN the air cargo business gets tough, the tough get going.This has been such a turbulent year, that it has already seen off some in the airfreight industry, such as carriers Grandstar Cargo and Malev, for example.It comes as no surprise that some air cargo supply chain members will be ...
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ACS rescues helicopter with Mil-26
AIR Charter Service (ACS) recently came to the aid of a Sea King helicopter stranded on top of a mountain in the Arctic Circle after a heavy landing damaged its undercarriage.The aircraft had been involved in a training exercise before the incident occurred, according to the charter specialists’ group cargo ...
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FedEx opens flagship Asia hub
FedEx has opened its US$79m South Pacific regional base.The 282,700-square-foot integrated facility at Singapore’s Changi Airport will serve the Singapore market and serve as a trans-shipment point for Asia Pacific cargo in and out of Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia countries.FedEx say they have set up unique fast track ...
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Freighter futures
LET’S face it, 2012 was a rather dismal year for freighter operators. Never mind a sharp bounce-back: most main deck carriers would have probably settled for a slow recovery.Instead they have been hit by a double whammy of continued global economic weakness and continued growth in belly capacity.For industry bellwether ...
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Upswing in cargo is a positive sign, says IATA
IATA traffic results for November 2012 show an upswing in both passenger and airfreight demand.Air travel was 4.6 per cent higher than November 2011, up on the October result of 2.9 per cent. Airfreight volumes edged up 1.6 per cent over the same period after declining 2.6 per cent in ...
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Dnata acquires two new UK cargo contracts
DNATA has won two new UK cargo ground handling accounts.Airblue, which has begun operating four-times-weekly A340 passenger services linking Manchester with Islamabad and Lahore, Pakistan, has signed a multi-year agreement for dnata to service its cargo handling business and provide feeder truck links.“We were impressed by the partnership arrangement offered ...
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Brussels becomes Finnair’s second cargo hub
FINNAIR Cargo (FC) is forging ahead with its bid to become one of the most successful airfreight carriers operating between Europe and Northeast Asia by opening a second European hub in Brussels (Belgium).The leading cargo airline is set to launch weekly MD-11 freighter flights from Brussels Airport, connecting the city ...
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A very challenging 12 months, admits Cargolux boss
2012 was an extraordinarily challenging year of ups, downs and sideways moves for all-cargo airline Cargolux. Richard Forson, stand-in president and chief executive (CEO), admits the beleaguered airfreight company’s performance last year will result in a loss ‘albeit better than they budgeted for’.The CEO argues that several elements, such as ...
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French connection lasts 20 years
BIG European air carrier Air France-KLM-Martinair Cargo and global forwarding, logistics and shipping giant Bolloré are celebrating more than 20 remarkable years’ of close and successful cooperation.Despite the global air transport and logistics environment being characterised by permanent change and adaptability over the period, the two companies have remained successful ...
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The Sanity Clause
STATISTICS prove that the greatest air cargo logistician of all time is undoubtedly Santa Claus.Better than FedEx, Lufthansa Cargo, or even DHL, Santa sets the trend for fast, precise air cargo deliveries, with not a single security lapse, no airwaybills and absolutely no charges-collect. Here is an analysis of his ...
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What Lufthansa does next
IT IS over a year since a regional German court imposed a surprise total ban on night flights between 11pm and 5am, a decision confirmed by a federal court in April. It was a ban that Lufthansa Cargo had previously said would cause untold damage to both its cargo business ...
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e-freight goes live in China
TIANJIN Binhai International Airport has become China’s first airport to implement the international e-freight standard, with China Cargo Airlines the first Chinese carrier to accept an international shipment using it.e-freight eliminates the need to send 12 core paper documents with air cargo shipments, hence streamlining processes, improving speed and reliability ...
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E-freight is e-fright, argues Gottlieb
FIATA’s ex-president says cargo groups have e-freight wrong.THE e-freight programme will not be widely adopted by forwarders until it is re-designed to provide them with more value, according to Bill Gottlieb, immediate past president of FIATA and a member of its Presidency council.“The e-freight programme that was put together by ...
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Lean muscle at Pemco
PEMCO chiefs say the firm “has been to gym and is now all lean muscle” following the controversial exit from its Alabama plant.Talking frankly to Air Cargo News Pemco president Kevin Casey says despite the “horrible experience” of declaring the company bankrupt in order to leave their historic base at ...
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IAG Cargo launches brand
THE formal unveiling of IAG Cargo is more than a brand repackaging.BA World Cargo and Iberia Cargo, which make up the business, have each made significant strides in realigning their businesses into a new model.The new company does not just share resources; it has thrown its computer systems, aircraft, hubs ...
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Extra checks for 747-8F likely
A TECHNICAL fault which forced a Boeing Dreamliner into land could trigger more inspection headaches for freighter operators.United flight 1146 from Houston to Newark was diverted to New Orleans on Tuesday for an unspecified mechanical problem. The passenger jet shares the same GEnx-1B and -2B engine with the 747-8F, which ...
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Airfreight drives IAG widebody link
FREIGHT demand triggered the decision to launch IAG Cargo's London-Madrid widebody route - according to bosses.The positive news came as part of an IAG media day to launch the new air cargo brand.Combining the strengths of Iberia Cargo and BA World Cargo the new company is "extremely exciting" according to ...
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Airfreight calculates Sandy losses
HURRICANE Sandy cost the airfreight industry US$19m according to IATA.Tony Tyler IATA director and chief executive added said the storm swept in on an already struggling air cargo industry.October freight demand was 3.5 per cent over last year and 2.2 per cent down over September. Load factors were also down.The ...
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Argentina air cargo expansion
CHAPMAN Freeborn has launched its second office in South America off the back of growing trade.The global aircraft charter specialist’s new Buenos Aires, Argentina offices will be headed by business development director Nicolas Caleri, who will oversee cargo charter operations and the development of the company’s on board courier (OBC) ...