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Turkish Airlines orders three more B777 freighters
Turkish Airlines has ordered three more Boeing 777 freighters as the airline pursues its goal of becoming the world's largest cargo carrier.This latest trio of freighters is in addition to the three B777Fs, each with a 112 tonne capacity payload, ordered in January this year.The new order comes days after ...
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Intradco and Turkish Cargo team up to help on lion rescue
Animal transport company Intradco Global and Turkish Cargo have helped to transport four lions from Ukraine to a game reserve in South Africa on behalf of a non-profit environmental organisation.Intradco Global co-ordinated the project to move the four lions with the help of Turkish Cargo.Travelling in the lower deck hold ...
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Time sensitive: Volga-Dnepr's sequential loading reduces ground handling by six hours
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has performed sequential loading of two IL-76TD-90VD freighters to expedite the delivery of sensitive equipment on charters originating in Orebro, Sweden, destined for two cities in China.By coordinating the work, Volga-Dnepr’s team was able to decrease the overall loading time for both flights at their departure and arrival ...
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Chestnuts taken on a transatlantic flyer
For the last six weeks American Airlines Cargo has been carrying more than 10 tonnes of sweet chestnuts a day between Rome's Fiumicino Airport and New York JFK to ensure customers in the US can enjoy the traditional treats during the festive season.After harvesting, the sacks of chestnuts are fixed ...
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CEVA buys CMA CGM's freight management business as part of strategic shake-up
CEVA will buy shareholder CMA CGM’s freight management activities for $105m as part of a wider revision of its strategic plan that will see management at the shipping line take key positions within the forwarder.CEVA, which launched a transformation project in 2014, said that as well as the acquisition of ...
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E-freight and the e-AWB: How much longer can we wait for full implementation?
UK freight forwarder Gerry Burgin, with some 58 years in the air cargo business, is still passionate about airfreight digitalisation after more than two decades.Burgin is using his experience to call for widespread adoption of the electronic air waybill (e-AWB) as a first step in full digitalisation of the air ...
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Asia Cargo Monthly: Demand ramps up at Asian airlines as peak season gets underway
Airlines in the Asia region have seen cargo volumes reach their highest level of the year so far in October as the air cargo peak season kicks off.Cathay Pacific recorded a 5.4% year-on-year increase in cargo traffic during the month to 1.1bn revenue tonne kms.It was the busiest October on ...
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Call for German air cargo sector to invest in digitisation to combat lower cost locations
The Board of Airline Representatives in Germany (Barig) has called on the country's air cargo sector to invest in technology to help combat the threat of lower cost rivals and bottlenecks.In a newsletter, Barig secretary general Michael Hoppe said there had been some initial successes in the process of digitising ...
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Brussels Airport increases airside pharma transporter fleet
Brussels Airport has more than doubled its fleet of airside pharma transporters due to demand for the specialist dollies.The Belgian hub has added five more of the trailer-mounted transporters, bringing its total fleet to nine units.The airport said: “To meet the rising demand from shippers and airlines the additional investment ...
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Video: Emirates SkyCargo flies champion of the race that stops a nation
Emirates SkyCargo transported Cross Counter, a three year old horse from Dubai's Godolphin stables, which won the Melbourne Cup, Australia’s biggest horse racing event and commonly referred to as the race that stops a nation.Following the race victory, Emirates SkyCargo transported the champion horse from Melbourne to Dubai on a ...
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Germany added to expanded European cluster for CEVA Logistics' Sauzedde
CEVA Logistics has added Germany to the responsibilities of Guillaume Sauzedde, its newly appointed managing director for Eastern & Central EuropeHe was appointed managing director of CEVA’s Central & Eastern European cluster in October, succeeding Piotr Zborowski, who left the company “to pursue other career opportunities”.Sauzedde takes up his additional ...
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Avianca Cargo adds Brussels freighter flights
Avianca Cargo has become the latest airline to add freighter flights to Brussels Airport as the hub continues to gain cargo volumes.The new Avianca service will fly to the Belgian hub twice a week - on Fridays and Sundays - utilising an Airbus A330-200F aircraft. The service will operate on ...
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Sauzedde to lead CEVA Logistics’ Central and Eastern European cluster
CEVA Logistics has appointed Guillaume Sauzedde as managing director of its Central & Eastern European cluster.Sauzedde will be based in Warsaw, Poland, and is to take up his new position on November 5.He will report directly to chief executive Xavier Urbain, and will succeed Piotr Zborowski, who CEVA said is ...
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China Post and Lufthansa Cargo in strategic cooperation
Lufthansa Cargo and China Post Group Corp have inked a strategic cooperation that has the cargo capacity scope of a weekly Boeing 777 freighter on the Shanghai (PVG) – Frankfurt (FRA) route.Li Xiong, vice president of the official postal service of the People’s Republic of China, and Peter Gerber, chief ...
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Pimenta to head up CEVA's Australia and New Zealand business
CEVA Logistics has appointed Milton Tadeau Pimenta as managing director of its Australia & New Zealand cluster.Currently head of Contract Logistics in South America for the company, he will take up his position in January 2019, reporting directly to chief executive Xavier Urbain.He takes over from Carlos Velez Rodriguez who ...
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Salmon demand helps keep LATAM's cargo traffic growing
LATAM Cargo saw revenues and volumes improve in the third quarter of the year, with demand for salmon helping to propel demand.The Chile-headquartered carrier, which operates 10 B767-300Fs, recorded total cargo revenues for the period of $279m, up 2.5% year on year, while cargo traffic improved by the same amount ...
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AF KLM on a digital journey
In just four years Air France KLM Cargo has ‘rightsized’ its freighter fleet from 15 aircraft to six, and reduced its unit costs by more than 40%, so now comes the easy part: digitisation of the air cargo supply chain.After a tough few years of internal restructuring, the Franco-Dutch carrier ...
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Ulber to leave Panalpina following recent broadside from activist shareholder
Panalpina has announced that chairman Peter Ulber will not stand for re-election as it is "in the best interests" of the forwarder.In a short statement, Peter Ulber explained: "This decision is in the best interest of Panalpina and all of its stakeholders."The long term goals of the company are best ...
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Poland's SkyTaxi hails a B767F conversion from CAM
Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM) has delivered a Boeing 767-200 converted freighter to Poland's SkyTaxi, in time for peak season, under a seven-year lease.CAM, a subsidiary of US aircraft lessor Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), has also granted SkyTaxi an option to lease a second Boeing 767-200 freighter, for delivery in ...
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K+N Quick off the mark with global courier acquisition
Logistics giant Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) has acquired Quick International Courier, a specialist in tailor-made solutions to the aviation, pharma & healthcare industries, generating more than $200m in annual net revenue.Quick consists of Sterling Aviation, QuickSTAT, Quick Healthcare and Quick Logistics, which will continue to operate as independent product brands.Both parties agreed ...