All Airlines articles – Page 112
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NewsHow will the easing of US travel restrictions impact air cargo?
The US will remove travel restrictions for many fully vaccinated passengers in a move that could see cargo capacity increase as a result of more bellyhold operations returning to the market.The country announced today that it will re-open its borders to fully vaccinated travellers from 33 countries on November 8 ...
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Air cargo to lead aviation in carbon reduction
Air cargo is set to lead the aviation world in the adoption of green initiatives, with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) proving to be the best way for the industry to reduce its carbon emissions.Speaking at the IATA World Cargo Symposium, the airline group’s director general Willie Walsh said that shippers ...
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NewsFreightos to launch air cargo price index
Source: FreightosFreightos will launch an air cargo pricing index based on data from its Webcargo booking portal that it hopes will add transparency to the market.The company said that its Freightos Air Index (FAI) would provide spot market pricing visibility and consists of a headline index of pricing across global ...
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Quarterly cargo revenues on the rise at Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines saw cargo revenue increase in the third quarter of 2021 to $262m, a 39% improvement compared with the benchmark September quarter of pre-Covid 2019.The US carrier said that cargo revenue continues to improve on yield strength, adding that the latest result represents the fourth consecutive quarter of ...
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NewsSmartLynx sees fleet growth in 2021
SmartLynx Airlines has added five Airbus A330 stripped of their passenger seats to provide long-haul cargo operations in what the European Union-based ACMI passenger and cargo specialist called a “memorable year” so far in 2021.Said a spokesperson: “The company grew its fleet to an impressive number of 35 aircraft. This ...
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NewsLufthansa Cargo boosts handling performance with new production planning system
Lufthansa Cargo has finalised the implementation of its production planning and control (PPC) transformation project.“An integrated production planning system has been part of our digitalization roadmap”, said Harald Gloy, the cargo airline’s chief operations officer and chief human resources officer.“The new application enables us to make smarter and faster decisions ...
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NewsQatar Cargo's Halleux calls on regulators to step up on lithium batteries
Source: Air Cargo NewsQatar Airways chief officer cargo Guillaume Halleux issued an impassioned call for regulators to take steps to counter the threat of rouge lithium-ion battery shipments.Speaking at IATA's World Cargo Symposium in Dublin, Halleux said the airline had suffered three near misses with rogue battery shipments in recent ...
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NewsWalsh expects a permanent shift in air cargo's importance to aviation
Source: Air Cargo NewsAir cargo's new found importance to airlines is here to stay, according to IATA director general Willie Walsh.Speaking to the press after the opening session of the IATA World Cargo Symposium in Dublin, Walsh re-iterated comments made earlier in the day that the air cargo sector had ...
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NewsEtihad Cargo cuts the clicks with revamped website
Etihad Cargo has revamped the etihadcargo.com portal, cutting the time to complete a booking from more than two minutes to less than 45 seconds, equating to only 12 clicks, compared with 23 before.The new-look customer-centric platform also includes streamlined flows, a personalised dashboard, recommendations, and dynamic pricing.Following customer feedback, the ...
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NewsAF KLM Cargo tests autonomous airside vehicle
Source: Air France KLM ©S.Aubry, Groupe ADPAirport operator Groupe ADP and Air France KLM Martinair Cargo have been testing an autonomous electric airside cargo transport vehicle at at Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport.The autonomous vehicle from French startup OROK is equipped with a GPS system, artificial intelligence and numerous sensors enabling ...
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Etihad Cargo interlines with Astral and KQ to accelerate vaccine rollout in Africa
Etihad Cargo has signed a pharma interline agreement – officially named 'Service Legal Agreement' (SLA) – with Astral Aviation and Kenya Airways (KQ), which will expand its pharma reach in Africa, as well as providing “reliable and cost-effective” airfreight solutions across the continent.The agreement comes as the global rollout of ...
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Magma promotes Brannigan to CEO
Freighter firm Magma Aviation has promoted Conor Brannigan to chief executive as current incumbent Ross Wilson moves to the role of strategic advisor to the company's board of directors.Brannigan joined the company in July of this in a deputy chief executive role while Wilson has worked for Magma since it ...
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NewsVogla-Dnepr Airlines flies 83-tonne boiler from Italy to US
Image source: Vogla-Dnepr GroupVolga-Dnepr Airlines partnered with Fracht FWO Inc to transport an 83-tonne boiler from Milan in Italy to Lincoln, Nebraska in the US.The planning process, which took almost two months, involved the two companies developing a special nine-tonne cradle for the boiler, as well as dealing with customs ...
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NewsK+N and Lufthansa Cargo partner on PTL aviation fuel
Kuehne+Nagel and Lufthansa Cargo have agreed on an exclusive partnership for the promotion and use of power-to-liquid (PTL) synthetic sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).The two companies have partnered to purchase 25,000 litres of the fuel per year from what will become the world's first production site for synthetic crude oil in ...
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Lessor Avolon targets cargo with A330 conversion deal
Aircraft leasing firm Avolon will become the launch customer for Israel Aerospace Industries' (IAI) A330-300 freighter conversion programme after signing a deal for 30 of the aircraft.The agreement will see Avolon partner with IAI on its STC development and take 30 A330-300 conversion slots between 2025 and 2028.The aircraft have ...
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NewsVallair delivers third A321 converted freighter
Source: VallairAviation firm Vallair has delivered its third Airbus A321 freighter, this time to SmartLynx Malta who will operate the aircraft on behalf of DHL.The aircraft (MSN107) follows two Airbus A321Fs already delivered by Vallair that are presently in operation: MSN835 delivered in October 2020 to Qantas and MSN891 delivered ...
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MasKargo's digital development continues with CargoAi partnership
MasKargo has continued its digital development with the deployment of its capacity on booking platform CargoAi.The Malaysia-based carrier will offer its freighter and bellyhold capacity on the portal with a global rollout.Mark Jason Thomas, Maskargo’s chief commercial officer, said: "We are a dynamic airline with a particularly dense network, especially ...
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NewsAir Canada Cargo to expand cold chain capabilities in Toronto
Source: Air CanadaAir Canada is investing $16m in expanding and enhancing its cold chain handling facility at Toronto Pearson International Airport.The expanded facility will feature over 30,000 sq ft of temperature-controlled areas and an expanded cooler to fully meet the requirements of cold chain shipments such as pharmaceuticals, fresh food ...
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Aglow Aviation Support Services joins Cargo iQ
Aglow Aviation Support Services, a Nigeria-based aviation consultancy, flight operations and logistics provider, has become a member of Cargo iQ.The move follows the launch of Aglow Air, a subsidiary of Aglow Aviation Support Services that is dedicated to cargo operations.Operating as an unscheduled cargo carrier out of Lagos in Nigeria, ...
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NewsMasAir joins cargo.one ahead of its planned fleet expansion
Image source: cargo.oneFreighter operator MasAir has become the first Mexican carrier to join the online airfreight booking platform cargo.one.MasAir said its decision to partner with cargo.one is a "logical step forward, as it leaves the 'old normal' behind".The move follows MasAir confirming its fleet expansion plans from 2022 with A330-200P2F ...