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NewsLeipzig expects further cargo growth in 2019
Goetz AhmelmannLeipzig/Halle airport is expecting to continue its growth story in 2019 after posting a 7.3% year on year increase in volumes in 2018.Last year the airport handled more than 1.2m tons as it maintained its position as the fifth largest cargo airport in Europe.Looking ahead, Goetz Ahmelmann, chief executive ...
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NewsAmazon pilots protest again while e-commerce firm's first B737Fs arrive in the US
Pilots flying for Amazon protest at CVG.Pilots flying for Amazon took to the streets again to protest over pay and working conditions at the airlines providing capacity for the e-commerce giant.The pilots flying for Atlas Air, Southern Air and ABX Air took to the pavement outside Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport ...
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CEVA to be de-listed as CMA CGM is set to gain a 98% shareholding
The end of CEVA's short time on the Zurich Stock Exchange looks to have been confirmed after CMA CGM said it was now on course to hold a 97.89% stake in the forwarder.Following the announcement, the French shipping giant reconfirmed plans to de-list CEVA from the SIX Swiss Exchange. Settlement ...
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NewsWFS and Swiss WorldCargo launch New York’s first GDP-compliant airport facility
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) and Swiss WorldCargo have opened New York’s first Good Distribution Practice (GDP) compliant pharma facility with the certification of Building 66 at JFK airport.Michael Simpson, WFS’ executive vice president Americas, said: “We will continue to expand our network of certified facilities, adding to our current list ...
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NewsUPU looks to solve e-commerce postal rules dispute
UPU Director General Bishar A. HusseinThe Universal Postal Union (UPU) has proposed three options it hopes will solve the current dispute over postal rules that mean Chinese e-commerce companies pay less than their rivals in some other countries.The dispute centres around UPU rules allowing the shipping costs for small packages ...
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NewsVIDEO Overnight success: Istanbul's new airport is fully open for passenger operations
Istanbul AirportIstanbul’s new airport has completed the transfer of all passenger airline operations from the Turkish city’s former hub at Atatürk Airport in a process that took just 33 hours.In what Turkish airport management company iGA described as “the biggest logistical operation in the world aviation history” the transfer took ...
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Freightos WebCargo acquires Air Freight Bazaar India
E-booking platform Freightos WebCargo has acquired India’s Air Freight Bazaar, a regional air cargo rates and sales platform based in Chennai.Details of the acquisition are undisclosed.A spokesperson for Freightos said that the Indian air cargo market had seen 17% year-on-year growth between 2016 and 2017.Said the spokesperson: “This acquisition combines ...
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FedEx Express to expand cargo footprint at Miami International
Parcel giant FedEx Express is to expand its logistics footprint at Miami International Airport (MIA), the fourth largest cargo hub in the US.Property company Aeroterm, which has developed a number of airport cargo facilities across the US, has reach an agreement with airport landlord Miami-Dade County for the expansion of ...
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Revenues take-off at Virgin Atlantic Cargo in 2018
Virgin Atlantic Cargo saw revenues increase by 13% year on year in 2018 as it achieved its strongest revenue performance in the last five years.In total, the airlines registered cargo revenues of £222m on the back of a 6% increase in volumes to more than 244,000 tonnes, the airline’s best ...
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NewsPicture special: Antonov Airlines looks back on 30 years of air cargo
ANTONOV Airlines has celebrated its thirtieth birthday with a look back on its development over the last 30 years (see images below).The airline was founded in 1989 and holds the record for heaviest single piece of cargo transported by air, among others.On August 11, 2009, the airline's An-225 ‘Mriya’, the ...
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NewsDigitalisation does not mean a race to the bottom on pricing
Lars JensenDigitalisation will not result in a race to the bottom on pricing for forwarders, according to SeaIntelligence Consulting founder Lars Jensen.Speaking at the annual general meeting (AGM) of forwarder association The WACO System, Jensen warned that forwarders need to embrace digitalisation or get left behind.“Digitalisation is something that should ...
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NewsTroubled Jet Airways' B777 seized by WFS in Schiphol over unpaid fees
Cargo handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has seized a Jet Airways Boeing 777 at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport because of unpaid fees.The aircraft had been due to depart Schiphol at 11:25am this morning on its way to Mumbai, but the flight had yet to take-off (at the time of publication, 15:30 ...
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NewsPanalpina board proposes no dividend and new chairman
Thomas Kern, chair of Panalpina's independent board of directorsPanalpina’s board of directors has proposed to elect Thomas Kern as chairman of the board at the upcoming annual general meeting (AGM), to be held on May 9. Meanwhile, the board has also proposed that no dividend be paid out to shareholders ...
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NewsSAS Cargo transports pandas to new home in Copenhagen
SAS Cargo has transported two giant pandas from China to Denmark, where they will live at a new zoo in Copenhagen.The two pandas, Mao Sun and Xing Er, traveled in two separate, customised boxes in the forward compartment of flight SK996 – which was named “Panda2” for the journey - ...
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NewsB&H launches new customer care programme
B&H Worldwide customer care manager Megan LawsAerospace logistics firm B&H Worldwide has appointed Megan Laws to the newly create role of customer care manager to head up its global CustomerFirst! programme.Laws joins from the procurement technology sector where she was head of customer experience. In her new role at B&H ...
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NewsVirgin Atlantic switches Lagos cargo handler to meet growth
Part of the SifaxSAHCOL warehouse in LagosVirgin Atlantic Cargo has awarded a five-year handling contract to Sifax SAHCOL in Lagos as it looks to meet recent growth to the country.The airline said the new handler, which will take over the contract on April 10, will improve its service offering for ...
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Turkish Cargo beats the February blues with demand increase
Turkish Cargo managed to record an increase in cargo demand in February despite the overall industry reporting a decrease.The airline said its cargo volumes increased by 9.6% year on year during the month, according to figures from analyst WorldACD, while the overall industry registered a 5.8% decrease.During the first two ...
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NewsAirBridge inks leasing agreement with Sonoco for its PharmaPort 360 container
Christopher Day, director of business development and Innovation at Sonoco ThermoSafe, and Yulia Celetaria, global director, pharma, AirBridgeCargo AirlinesAirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has signed a leasing agreement with specialist packaging provider Sonoco ThermoSafe for its PharmaPort 360 temperature-controlled container.The agreement will bolster ABC’s delivery options for temperature-sensitive shipments and guarantee a ...
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Airports see cargo volumes decline further in February
Major airports suffered another month of traffic declines in February, with the world’s largest airfreight hub reporting a double-digit percentage decrease on a year earlier.Hong Kong International Airport saw cargo volumes decrease by 14.4% year on year in February to 274,000 tonnes due to “unfavourable macroeconomic conditions”.Figures in the first ...
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Saudia set to become twelfth SkyTeam Cargo member
Saudia Airlines Cargo will become the twelfth member of SkyTeam Cargo on April 15.This development will see SkyTeam Cargo significantly increase its footprint across the Middle East as none of its current members are based in the region.Commenting on the new partnership, Nico van der Linden, vice president, SkyTeam Cargo, ...