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Mixed results for AF KLM Cargo
The Air France-KLM airline group has reported its 2018 full-year results, which paint a mixed picture with cargo volumes down but revenues up.In terms of its freight-related operations, over the course of the year cargo volumes fell by 0.1% compared to 2017 to 1.14m tonnes, while revenues rose by 4.1% ...
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NewsACG supports ABC growth with B747F financing
Aircraft operating lessor Aviation Capital Group (ACG) has confirmed that it has structured, arranged and provided a guarantee of a loan by MUFG Bank to finance a portion of the purchase price of a Boeing 747-8F aircraft delivered to AirBridgeCargo (ABC) Airlines.The ABC financing was arranged under ACG’s Aircraft Financing ...
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NewsWFS extends its lease on two facilities at Heathrow Cargo Centre
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has renewed its lease on two units it currently occupies at Heathrow Cargo Centre, the airside freight facility owned and managed by real estate investment trust SEGRO at the UK’s busiest airfreight gateway.The five-year leases are for airside units at 551 Shoreham Road and 552 Shoreham ...
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Turkish Cargo opts for DoKaSch’s Opticooler
Turkish Cargo has signed a master rental agreement with DoKaSch Temperature Solutions for lease of the latter’s Opticooler containers, designed for the shipment of temperature-sensitive products such as vaccines and other pharmaceuticals by air.Frankfurt, Germany-headquartered DoKaSch will begin supplying its active temperature-controlled Opticooler to the Turkish freight carrier from this ...
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FTA responds to HMRC’s declaration on post-Brexit waivers
The UK’s Freight Trade Association (FTA) moved quickly today (February 19) to issue a statement in response to a declaration from the UK Government on a potential temporary waiver of security and safety declarations on British post-Brexit shipments.The UK Government and its tax authority, Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC), ...
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NewsPanalpina subscribes globally to digital IATA manuals
Panalpina has become the first freight forwarder to subscribe globally to IATA’s digital manuals.As a result, its airfreight specialists right around the world can now access the latest regulations and industry standards online.This way, says the Switzerland-based company (and fourth-largest forwarder in the world in terms of air cargo volumes), ...
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AirBridgeCargo signs with Jettainer for short term ULD requirement
Russian freighter operator AirBridgeCargo (ABC) has inked a leasing agreement with Jettainer which will see the ULD management company provide airfreight containers on "short term requirement" to carry special cargo.Sergey Lazarev, general director of ABC, said: “Being determined to move forward with strengthening our specialist services for the transportation of ...
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NewsAmerican Airlines Cargo adds new team members
American Airlines Cargo has announced the appointment of new several new leaders, some who will be joining the cargo team for the first time.Lorraine Chin has joined the cargo team as general manager, cargo operations at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).She takes on this new role after serving as a ...
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NewsLufthansa Cargo welcomes new B777 freighter to Frankfurt
Lufthansa Cargo's sixth B777F, credit Matthias Aletsee, Lufthansa CargoLufthansa Cargo has welcomed the latest arrival to its freighter fleet: its sixth Boeing 777F.The brand-new B777F flew into Frankfurt Airport from the Boeing facility at Everett, Washington state, in the USA, today (February 19).It will soon start scheduled operations.Harald Gloy, chief ...
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Atlas looks back on record results in 2018
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (AAWW) has reported record fourth-quarter and full-year volumes, revenue and earnings in 2018.Moreover, the Purchase, New York-headquartered provider of outsourced aircraft and aviation operating services has predicted continued growth this year.“2018 was another great year for Atlas, with substantial growth in the scale, diversity and profitability ...
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Delta Cargo rebrands its product offerings
Delta Cargo has rebranded its international product mix to align with SkyTeam Cargo, providing customers with a common product portfolio across the global airline alliance.The Atlanta-headquartered carrier has introduced the new product categories of General, Express, Critical and Specialized, but only the names have changed – there are no changes ...
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SIA Cargo reports disappointing January figures
Reporting on its January freight statistics, Singapore Airlines Cargo (SIA Cargo) has revealed that its cargo load factor fell by 3.8 percentage points compared to the same month of 2018 – down from 61.9% to 58.1%.That was because cargo traffic (as measured in freight tonne-kilometres) fell by 6.2% year on ...
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NewsFedEx names Raj Subramaniam as president and chief operating officer
Raj SubramaniamFedEx Corp has announced that Raj Subramaniam will become its president and chief operating officer as of March 1.The appointment of Subramaniam follows incumbent David Bronczek’s decision to retire as president and chief operating officer of the express services giant.Subramaniam, who has been with FedEx for more than 27 ...
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NewsKerry ties up with E-Services Group on e-commerce
Asia-based but globally active 3PL Kerry Logistics has announced that it is to create a joint venture (JV) with Hong Kong-headquartered E-Services Group (ESG), an international e-commerce company active in Asia.The tie-up – Kerry ESG (HK) Company Limited (or, more simply, Kerry ESF) – is expected to go into operation ...
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Kale Logistics Solutions highlights value of African market
Kale Logistics Solutions, which supplies IT systems to the global logistics sector, has revealed its belief in the importance of the African continent as an emerging market.Air Cargo Africa is currently taking place (it runs between February 19 and 21 February) at Casino Convention Resort, Emperors Palace, in the city ...
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NewsIATA announces finalists for 2019 cargo innovation awards
IATA has confirmed the finalists for its 2019 Air Cargo Innovation Awards, the original 56 ideas having been whittled down to just three by an independent jury panel.The three ideas in the final running for top prize, all of which relate to ULD technological development, are as follows:Air New Zealand ...
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NewsEmirates to link Dubai to Porto
Emirates B777-300ERDubai-based Emirates has confirmed that it is to launch a four times a week connection from its home hub to Portugal’s second-largest city, Porto.On July 2, Porto will become the airline’s second Portuguese destination, adding to the current twice-daily service to the national capital of Lisbon.The link will be ...
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NewsSEKO customers benefit from Easyship connectivity
SEKO e-commerceSupply chain services provider SEKO Logistics’ partnership with Easyship, a cloud-based shipping platform that helps e-commerce traders to ship worldwide, is benefiting the customers of both businesses, according to the former.The Easyship platform gives its 40,000 retail and etail users quick and easy access to SEKO’s cross-border e-commerce offerings.Shipments ...
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Aero Cargo scoops Air Senegal GSSA deal
GSSA Aero Cargo – owned by the ECS Group - has won the contract to sell the freight capacity of new national airline Air Senegal across its network.Air Senegal began operating on a regional basis in 2018, running flights within Africa with the aim of becoming the “leading West African ...
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Unilode appoints Jensen
ULD firm Unilode Aviation Solutions has appointed Joseph Jensen as managing director customer experience, starting in early March.Jensen will be based in the US, report directly to chief executive Benoît Dumont and oversee the "customer centricity programme to improve the customer experience along the complete value chain", including support of ...