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Time lapse video: A Real paint job for an Emirates A380
Emirate has unveiled a new decal [picture] on one of its Airbus A380 aircraft, featuring action images of some of Real Madrid’s top players.The Middle East carrier, a main sponsor of the Spanish football club, said that the new decal was created to mark Real Madrid’s charter flight on an ...
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Lufthansa Cargo continues to invest in digital with dangerous goods capabilities
Lufthansa Cargo has become the world’s first cargo airline to make an application available for the digital creation of the dangerous goods declarations (DGD).The new DGD.online offering, which is also equipped for the future use of electronic DGD, can be used for shipments sent via air, road and sea.The system ...
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Delayed departure: The FTA on preparing for Brexit in March 2019
James Hookham, deputy chief executive of the UK's Freight Transport Association (FTA), provides an exclusive insight for Air Cargo News into the supply chain challenges of Brexit.Bing-Bong: “The UK Government regrets to announce that boarding for Brexit flight 30-03-19 has been delayed”For logistics and supply chain managers waiting in the ...
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Heathrow and Air New Zealand set for bumper Christmas cargo
The Christmas/holiday season press releases have been coming thick and fast over the last few days and this morning Air Cargo News is happy to bring you updates on cargo surges for seasonal goods from Heathrow and Air New Zealand.The UK airport said that it expects 140,000 tones of Christmas ...
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November cargo decrease for Hong Kong airport
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) saw cargo and airmail throughput decrease by 2% over prior year in November to 466,000 tonnes.The world's number one cargo hub by volume, handling 5m tonnes of cargo and mail in 2017, reported a 3% drop in imports and a 4% fall in exports last ...
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UK forwarder market sees consolidation as Ligentia swoops on Air & Cargo Services
Freight forwarder Ligentia Group has stepped in to purchase the business and assets of Air & Cargo Services Ltd, which had been facing financial headwinds.Ligentia said the purchase would provide a home to Air & Cargo Services' 79 employees and offer continuity of service to customers.The Leeds-headquartered forwarder added that ...
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Video:'Tis the season to shop online for a busy East Midlands Airport
East Midlands Airport (EMA) will see over 1m packages flown in and out of the UK hub each night during the busiest periods in the run-up to Christmas.To celebrate the role that EMA plays in ensuring people get the gifts they’ve ordered for Christmas on time, the airport has produced ...
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UK transport minister Grayling recognises UK logistics at the FTA awards
UK Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has recognised the flexibility and resilience of the logistics sector in the face of challenging economic times and ongoing political uncertainty.Grayling, who praised the invaluable contribution of the industry to the UK economy, made his comments during a keynote presentation at the second annual FTA ...
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Krosch in new role at time:matters Group
Lars Krosch will from January 2019 take on the role managing director and chief operating officer (COO) at the time:matters Group, with responsibility for operations and finance at the Lufthansa-owned time critical logistics operator.Krosch, previously vice president sales and product development at time:matters, has gained extensive management experience in various ...
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Cargolux adds TransPac freighter between Hong Kong and Mexico
European freighter airline Cargolux has launched a Boeing 747F transpacific service between Hong Kong (HKG) and Mexico City (MEX).The twice weekly connection has flights leaving Hong Kong on Saturdays and Mondays to arrive in the Mexican capital on Sundays and Tuesdays. The Monday flight will also include a stopover in ...
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Air cargo growth expected to weaken in 2019
Air cargo market growth is expected to continue to soften in 2019 with a slowdown in world trade predicted to hit volume and yield performance.In its annual market update, airline association IATA said that it expects cargo volumes to grow by 4.1% to 63.7m tonnes this year but improvements will ...
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Amazon Air continues expansion with regional hub development in Dallas
Amazon Air is continuing to expand its network with the development of a regional hub in Dallas, announced just days after it revealed an expansion of facilities in Chicago.The e-commerce firm yesterday announced that it had begun work on new facility at Fort Worth Alliance Airport as part of its ...
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Heathrow's third runway, not yet a piece of cake
Great British Bake Off 2016 winner Candice Brown and food artist Michele Wibowo unveiled a 50kg gingerbread model of Heathrow airport created to surprise travelling passengers this Christmas.The hand-made creation required ten people to install, took more than 200 hours to make, features over 1,000 gingerbread pieces and measures 40 ...
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Cargolux and Panalpina, rallying data for Cargo iQ's collaborative challenge
Freighter airline Cargolux and global forwarder Panalpina have won the first stage of Cargo iQ’s Q Rally challenge after working together to boost data quality and performance at Luxembourg Airport.The Cargo iQ initiative by the IATA quality standards interest group challenges its members to work together in collecting data which ...
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Going green with cardboard pallets
Environmental concerns and a drive for lower cost logistics have seen increased demand for airfreight pallets made of recyclable corrugated cardboard.Lufthansa Cargo’s ULD management company, Jettainer, has entered into a sales partnership with German start-up trilatec for its squAIR-timber paper-based product.The ‘paper beams’ using squAIR timber are up to 80% ...
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Cargo volume decline at Frankfurt in November
Monthly freight volume was the only sector to show a decline at Frankfurt airport in November 2018, a response to "the growing uncertainty in global trade" said the hub's owner and manager, Fraport.Cargo throughput (airfreight + airmail) fell by 2.1% to around 196,537 tonnes last month compared with the same ...
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Amazon Air to expand Chicago Rockford operation
Amazon Air is expanding its presence at Chicago Rockford International (RFD) as it looks to add extra capacity at the Illinois hub.The airport confirmed reports that the expansion will see the e-commerce firm increase the 72,000 sq ft facility it has been working out of at the airport over the ...
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Santa's little helper, a Lufthansa Cargo MD-11 festive freighter
Lufthansa Cargo is running seven exclusive charter flights between Frankfurt and New York to deal with peak season e-commerce demand.The German flag carrier has once again expanded its festive freighter capacity in cooperation with Deutsche Post, operating a weekly MD-11F from mid-November until January 3 on the Frankfurt–JFK route.Said a ...
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Smart business: Hong Kong airport and Alibaba building a world class hub
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) and e-commerce giant Alibaba have expressed their commitment to work closely on a Smart Logistics Hub at the world’s largest cargo gateway.In June this year, a joint venture led by Cainiao Network, the logistics arm of Alibaba Group, was awarded the right to develop and ...
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UK supply chain sector demands 'certainty and direction' on Brexit as prime minister faces leadership contest
The UK's supply chain sector is calling for "certainty and direction" as the country's prime minister faces a vote of confidence that could potentially delay Brexit if she loses.Earlier today the Conservative party announced that it would hold a confidence vote in prime minister Theresa May after enough party rebels, ...