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November chill for UK airport cargo volumes
A number of UK airports saw a fall in cargo volumes in November compared with the same month in 2017.Heathrow handled 138,291 tonnes of cargo in November, a 6% decline on 2017's like month, although volumes for Brazil, China and Turkey “performed strongly”.There were mixed results for the three UK ...
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AEI receives Transport Canada approval for CRJ200 SF conversion
Aeronautical Engineers Inc (AEI) has received Transport Canada approval for its CRJ200 SF passenger-to-freighter conversion.The Transport Canada approval (SA18-130) allows for the operation of Canadian registered CRJ200 SF freighters, which have a capacity for up to 6.6 tonnes of cargo.At the end of 2016, AEI received the original supplemental type ...
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Saudia Cargo transports 58 cars as part of the Formula E racing series
Saudia Cargo transported 58 cars to Riyadh from around Europe for the FIA Formula-E championship.Saudia, for the first time, is sponsoring the season opening race for the ABB FIA Formula E Championship that will be held, also for the first time, in the historic city of Ad Diriyah, located on ...
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Tristan Koch joins Coyne Airways
Coyne Airways has appointed Tristan Koch as its new managing director, joining in January 2019 to support the all-cargo carrier’s global expansion plans.Koch has over 18 years experience in the air cargo industry, including senior roles at British Airways, and most recently American Airlines, where he was managing director cargo ...
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Etihad Cargo expands Spanish network with Barcelona bellyhold flights
Etihad has expanded its cargo capacity operating in the Spanish market as it looks to cater for the fashion, perishable, pharma and automotive markets in the country.In late November, the airline added a five-times-per week Airbus A330 service with 16 tons of bellyhold capacity.This operates alongside its daily Beoing 787 ...
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Amazon Air predicted to increasingly hit FedEx/UPS revenues
A report from investment bank Morgan Stanley has warned that the market is underestimating the risk that Amazon's air network poses to UPS and FedEx.The report suggests that Amazon's network is already having an impact on the two integrator's air volumes, with more erosion expected as services are expanded further.It ...
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Volga-Dnepr to base An-124 at new Houston operations base
Volga-Dnepr Group (VDG) has opened an operations base at Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport with an An-124-100 aircraft based at the hub and sector specialists.The base is an expansion of the VDG’s sales office, which was established in Houston in 2001.The move will ensure the airline’s customers in the Americas, ...
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Freightbase adds 'quick quote app'
Logistics database Freightabase has launched the ‘Quick Quote’ functionality of its website as a standalone app.The ‘Quick Quote’ section of the website allows cargo owners and freight forwarders to quickly obtain quotations.The team behind the site, launched in September, wanted to give users “even greater accessibility to obtain quotations from ...
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October proves to be a tough month for Europe's major cargo hubs
European airports recorded “moderate” freight traffic growth in October, according to the latest statistics from Airports Council International (ACI).The latest ACI Europe figures show an improvement in air cargo demand of 1.9% year on year during the month, with non-European Union (EU) hubs making gains of 4.1% and those within ...
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Cunningham to retire from FedEx Express top job
FedEx Express president and chief executive David Cunningham will retire from the role on December 31.Raj Subramaniam, currently executive vice president, chief marketing and communications officer of FedEx Corporation, will succeed Cunningham.Cunningham began his FedEx career in 1982 in operations at the FedEx Express World Hub in Memphis, Tenn.Over his ...
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First ship and then shop: the future of home delivery
Predictive algorithms will allow an Amazon or Alibaba to forecast what an online consumer wants to buy and so revolutionise last mile logistics.The consumer-spend data accumulated by the global e-tailers means that buying a flat screen TV online will see a further purchase suggestion, for example a wall bracket to ...
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Transpacific airfreight rates breach $5 per kg mark in November
Airfreight rates continued to steadily rise in November as the peak season rolled in, with prices on the transpacific trade lane breaching the $5 per kg mark.The latest numbers from the Tac Index show that prices on services from Hong Kong to North America reached an average of $5.37 per ...
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Canadian e-commerce boom helps fuel direct Vancouver freighter call
Canada’s rising tide of e-commerce was a key factor in the launch of a direct DHL Express flight into Vancouver from the integrator’s US hub in Cincinnati.The direct Boeing 757 freighter flight replaces a Boeing 767F which operated a Cincinnati-Seattle-Vancouver rotation and now terminates at the US west coast airport.Andrew ...
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Our Air Cargo News awards: still time to enter
Air Cargo News’ Cargo Airline of the Year 2019 awards are open for entry but the deadline of December 20 is fast approaching.Make sure you don't miss out on a chance to win an air cargo ‘Oscar’.Companies can enter six categories — the best ground handler, charter broker, freighter hub, ...
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Is your company a market leader? ACN Awards now open for entry
Air Cargo News is delighted to announce that our prestigious annual awards for 2019 are now open for entry.Companies can enter six categories — the best ground handler, charter broker, freighter hub, GSSA, freighter operator and the innovation award — with submissions reviewed by a panel of experts. Interested companies ...
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US retailers relieved as US delays $200bn China tariff increase
US retailers have welcomed news that the US has decided to hold off on implementing tariffs on $200bn worth of Chinese goods due to be implemented in January.The delay comes after China and US agreed to a 90-day truce on further tariffs hikes to allow talks to take place.From January ...
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Belgian masterclass on digitisation and data sharing
TIACA and Air Cargo Belgium, the community organisation at Brussels Airport, are holding a masterclass next month on how the air cargo supply chain can leverage digital transformation and data sharing as enablers for growth.The two-day ‘Connected Air Cargo Masterclass’ will feature important debates, including building a connected air cargo ...
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Swissport becomes the first air cargo handler in Canada with CEIV Pharma
Swissport has added Montreal’s Pierre Elliot Trudeau airport to its network of CEIV Pharma certified cargo warehouses, the first air cargo handler to do so in Canada.The CEIV Pharma standards guarantee airfreight customers highest quality and temperature control standards for the transport of sensitive pharmaceutical products.“We are very pleased to ...
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ATSG has best ever quarter for aircraft deliveries
Aircraft lessor ATSG has delivered seven leased freighters during the fourth quarter of 2018 as demand for its converted Boeing 767 freighter aircraft remains high.The deals, completed by the lessor's Cargo Aircraft Management and ATSG West Leasing subsidiaries, are: Amerijet International Airlines of Miami, Florida, took delivery of a B767-300 ...
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Liege targets e-commerce as Belgium and Alibaba sign development agreement
The Belgian government has signed a deal with e-commerce giant Alibaba to develop a trade platform in the European country with logistics infrastructure to be developed at Liege Airport.The agreement will see Belgium and Alibaba promote inclusive trade under the Electronic World Trade Platform (eWTP) initiative, which is designed to ...