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Italian government kicks off ITA sale
The Italian government has begun the process of finding a partner for Italian state airline ITA Airways after container shipping company Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC) and German airline Lufthansa expressed their interest last month.In the first stage of this process, the government will retain a minority stake in ITA Airways, ...
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NewsAirAsia X targets air cargo revenue with bellyspace deal
Photo: AirAsiaAirAsia X (AAX) has secured full belly space utilisation for one third of its widebody A330-300 fleet as it strives to boost its air cargo revenue.Teleport, the logistics venture of Capital A (formerly AirAsia Group), will use the additional capacity from AAX for an initial period of one year.AAX ...
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Asia Pacific region will need over 17,600 new aircraft by 2040
Asia Pacific airlines will require 17,620 new passenger and freighter aircraft by 2040, with nearly 30% of these replacing older, less fuel-efficient models.That is the view of framemaker Airbus, which predicts that cargo traffic in Asia Pacific will increase at 3.6% per annum, well above the global 3.1% average, and ...
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NewsFlower power for Saudia Cargo
Saudia Cargo has seen its flower volumes increase since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, while the airline has also noted growing demand for flower volumes directly into the Middle East.Saudia Cargo regional director, Africa, Ken Mbogo told Air Cargo News that as the flower sector enters its traditional peak ...
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NewsKorean Air merger doesn't affect cargo competition
Photo: Korean AirKorean Air’s acquisition of Asiana Airlines will not reduce cargo competition, the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) has concluded.The CCCS has given Korean Air unconditional approval for its takeover of Asiana Airlines on February 8, ruling that the acquisition will not infringe Singapore’s 2004 Competition Act.Singapore’s ...
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NewsWorld's first Dash8-300 with oversized cargo door commissioned
Side view of the large cargo door/ Photo: CNW Group/ Air InuitCanadian airline Air Inuit has added the world's first De Havilland Dash8-300 with oversized cargo door to its fleet.After more than 36 months of planning, design, modernisation, and safety testing, the specially modified aircraft received its Supplemental Type Certificate ...
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NewsEnvirotainer launches its largest Releye container
Source: EnvirotainerEnvirotainer has launched the RAP version of its Releye temperature-controlled container, with Swiss WorldCargo one of the first airlines to approve its usage.The RAP version of the Releye container is the largest model of the container and can hold five pallets, compared with the existing 2021 model's three pallets.The ...
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Emirates SkyCargo adds Chicago Rockford flights
Emirates SkyCargo has started freighter flights to Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) as it looks to expand connectivity in North America.The Dubai-based carrier said that from February 1 it has been operating scheduled and ad-hoc flights to Chicago Rockford on a combination of Boeing 777F and Boeing 777-300ER PAX freighters.The ...
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NewsAviacon flies abandoned pets out of Kabul
Russian cargo airline Aviacon has transported hundreds of cats and dogs from Kabul in Afghanistan to Canada on an Aviacon Zitotrans Il-76.The 156 dogs and 133 cats were carried aboard the Avicon RA-76502 aircraft, which took off from Kabul on January 30 and landed in British Columbia two days later ...
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NewsTurkish Cargo moves freighter flights to Istanbul Airport
Source: Turkish CargoTurkish Cargo has moved its freighter operations over to Istanbul Airport to join its passenger flights after more than two years of operating with a dual-hub setup.The airport handled its first flight in 2018 and Turkish Airlines moved its passenger operations over from the existing Ataturk Airport in ...
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DHL and Air France KLM partner on SAF
DHL Global Forwarding and Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) have teamed up on the purchase of 33m litres of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).The partners said the three-year cooperation represents one of the most "significant SAF purchases in the freight forwarding industry".DHL has committed to covering at least 30% of ...
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NewsCargo Start tackles emissions with CarbonCare
Photo: CarbonCareDigital service startup Cargo Start has signed an agreement for the interfacing of its airport-to-airport air cargo tracking solution StarTracking with the CO2 emissions calculator developed and operated by CarbonCare.As of February 1, users of StarTracking will be able to access CarbonCare’s solution for the calculation of CO2 emissions ...
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NewsNAM sees flower volumes blossom during 'Valentine rush'
B747 being loaded with flowers. Source: Network Airline ManagementNetwork Airline Management (NAM) has transported over 1,200 tons of freshly cut flowers from Nairobi to Europe to meet demand ahead of Valentine’s Day.The company operated a total of 12 B747F flights carrying the flowers, including four additional flights due to the ...
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NewsVolga-Dnepr utilises IL-76 for liquid oxygen equipment move
Charter airline Volga-Dnepr utilised a Il-76TD-90VD to move liquid oxygen production equipment between China and Russia.The equipment weighed more than 16 tonnes and was flown from Shanghai to Mineralnye Vody for onward transportation to Nevinnomyssk, where an liquid oxygen production facility is being built for medical use.Volga-Dnepr said it had ...
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LATAM transports Covid-19 vaccines for free
LATAM Airlines Group plans to continue to transport Covid-19 vaccines at no cost through its Solidarity Plane programme in 2022, to support the vaccination drive in Latin America.The group, which first announced its free capacity initiative in December 2020, will transport medical supplies from different parts of the world to ...
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NewsVolga-Dnepr completes massive charter operation
Photo: Volga DneprVolga-Dnepr has completed a series of charter flights carrying over 12m Covid-19 test kits.In collaboration with UK-based freight forwarder JAG-UFS, the test kits were carried from Shanghai in China to Billund in Denmark during January, with an average load of 72 tonnes per flight.The flights were carried out ...
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NewsIAG Cargo ups Latin America reach
Photo: IAG CargoIAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG), has increased services to Colombia and Argentina from Madrid, whilst offering daily capacity between Sao Paolo and Buenos Aires.The business, which saw cargo revenues increase and volumes exceed 2019 levels in the third quarter of the year, now ...
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Lufthansa Cargo updates on Frankfurt embargo
Lufthansa Cargo has started to lift certain elements of its Frankfurt transit shipment embargo but warned that the situation remains tense.The carrier said that it would gradually open booking options after introducing the embargo to battle the effects of a number of Covid infections amongst its handling staff.In an update, ...
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Airfreight rates remain elevated in January
Airfreight rates on key trades were ahead of last year in January even though prices were down from the December peak.The latest figures from the Baltic Exchange Airfreight Index (BAI) show that rates from Hong Kong to North America stood at $10.90 per kg in January.This is far above the ...
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NewsCLIVE: Marginal air cargo volume increase in January
General air cargo volumes in January 2022 recorded a 0.1% increase in chargeable weight compared to January 2021, according to the latest industry analysis by CLIVE Data Services.While the “global airfreight supply chain remains fragile,” volumes were also on a par with the pre-pandemic January 2019 level at plus 0.2%, ...