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NewsSmartLynx Airlines offers A330 PAX-Freighter charter service
Malta-based SmartLynx Airlines is offering cargo charters on five of its Airbus A330 passenger aircraft that been modified by having the seats removed.The European Union specialist in full-service ACMI aircraft leasing solutions and air cargo charters is able to transport freight shipments around the world.“We can get large shipments around ...
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Boeing to add two B767-300BCF conversion lines at GAMECO in China
Boeing plans to create additional capacity for the B767-300 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) to help meet continued strong market demand.Working with conversion house Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Co (GAMECO) the two partners will open two new 767-300BCF conversion lines next year.GAMECO will be the first MRO in China to convert ...
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Asia Pacific airfreight demand solid in August
International air cargo markets remained “resilient” for Asia Pacific carriers in August, propelled by ongoing expansion in e-commerce and congestion in major exporting ocean container ports.Traffic figures from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) indicate that seaport constraints, such as in China, contributed to August’s 26.0% year-on-year growth in ...
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InsightsCan airlines overcome supply-chain challenges to meet strong air cargo demand?
Image source: AirBridgeCargoBy most accounts, the strong demand for air cargo seen during the Covid-19 pandemic is likely to continue into the peak freight season in the fourth quarter of this year.“Air cargo demand had another strong month in August, up 7.7% compared to pre-Covid levels,” said IATA director general ...
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IATA: Cargo demand increases as outlook remains positive
IATA has reported in its latest market analysis that cargo volumes increased in August 2021, compared with pre-Covid levels (August 2019), and the outlook remains positive.The association said global air cargo demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTKs), was 7.7% higher in August this year than pre-Covid levels (August 2019).Meanwhile, global ...
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NewsCMA CGM continues to expand in airfreight with B777F order
Source: CMA CGMShipping company CMA CGM is continuing its expansion in the air cargo market through the addition of two B777 freighter aircraft.The Marseille-based company will purchase the two new aircraft directly from manufacturer Boeing. The freighters represent the airfreight divisions first direct order of aircraft.It is understood the aircraft ...
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NewsLufthansa Cargo adds more B777Fs as its last MD-11F faces high noon
Source: Lufthansa CargoLufthansa Cargo has added two more Boeing 777 freighters to its fleet, while its last MD-11F aircraft will soon be making its last flight.The two B777F aircraft - D-ALFJ and D-ALFK - will be based at the airline's Frankfurt hub and expand Lufthansa Cargo's freighter fleet to 16 ...
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NewsAlaska Air Cargo expands management team as volumes grow
Rick Bendix (L), Gina Thomas (C) and Kim Beelitz. Source: Alaska Air CargoAlaska Air Cargo has made three management appointments in response to growing demand.The airline has appointed Kim Beelitz as manager of cargo ground operations in Seattle (SEA).Beelitz has worked with Alaska Airlines for more than a dozen years ...
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Qatar Cargo sees volumes increase despite pandemic
Qatar Airways Cargo reported a 4.6% in cargo volumes in the fiscal year ending March 31 despite the loss of much of its bellyhold network due to the pandemic.The cargo division of Qatar Airways handled a total of 2,727,986 tonnes of cargo in the 2020/21 fiscal year to maintain its ...
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21 Air looks to expand its fleet for peak demand
Freighter operator 21 Air has applied to the US Department of Transportation (DoT) for permission to double the size of its fleet.According to the filing, the airline is currently limited to a fleet of five aircraft but it would like this limit to increase to 10 freighters.21 Air currently operates ...
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Lufthansa Cargo joins air cargo digitalisation project
Lufthansa Cargo has joined a new air cargo digitalisation project which aims to improve the networking of airfreight companies in Germany.The Digital Test Field Air Cargo of the German Federal Ministry of Transport (BMVI), which is coordinated by the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics (IML), is looking to ...
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Dutch air cargo sector hits out at Schiphol's price hike plans
Dutch logistics group Air Cargo Netherlands (ACN), along with the wider aviation sector, have hit out at Schiphol's plans to hike airline charges by 40% by 2025 as a result of Covid.Reports suggest that the planned increase will be implemented in three stages from 2023 and comes as the airport ...
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CargoAi expands reach with booking request service
CargoAi has added a new booking request service that will allow freight forwarders to connect through the platform with GSAs and airlines that do not currently have API connections.The booking request service allows forwarders to search on a specific route to see flights, which are updated on a daily basis ...
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Kuwait Airways selects ATC as cargo GSSA in Europe
Kuwait Airways has selected ATC Aviation Services as its cargo general sales and services agent (GSSA) in Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Switzerland and Slovenia.The GSSA already serves the carrier in Austria and the Netherlands.Fayez Al-Enezi, director of public relations and media at Kuwait Airways, commented: “Kuwait Airways is pleased ...
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Atlas Air enters into B747F ACMI agreement with FedEx
Atlas Air Inc, a subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, has entered into an aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance (ACMI) agreement with FedEx.Under the terms of the agreement, two of Atlas' Boeing 747-400 freighters have entered into service and are flying on behalf of FedEx, on an ACMI basis, to ...
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Venipak tackles disruption with B737F China-Latvia flights
Parcel delivery firm Venipak Group has launched a B737-800 freighter service between Hong Kong and Riga to meet soaring demand and supply chain disruption in the Baltic region.The service, which includes a stop in Ulan Ude for refueling, is operated by Atran Airlines. Initially the service will fly once per ...
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NewsIAG Cargo expands leadership team
IAG Cargo has made two appointments to its leadership team: Pat Dobie (pictured above) becomes chief customer and infrastructure officer and George Efkolodis joins as head of customer experience.Dobie, who has more than 30 years of experience in the logistics and aviation sector, joined IAG Cargo in 2017 and "has ...
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Airfreight rates from Asia reach another high
Airfreight rates out of Asia continued to climb last week as the region catches up following Typhoon Chanthu and the China's Golden Week holiday approaches.Last week, Baltic Exchange Airfreight Index prices from Hong Kong to North America breached the $10 per kg mark for the first time since the index ...
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Cathay Pacific ramps up freighter network ahead of strong peak season
Cathay Pacific ramped up its freighter network to peak season levels in August, while two previously announced preighter aircraft have also joined its fleet.In its latest monthly traffic update, the Hong Kong-hubbed airline said that ahead of what is expected to be a busy peak season - and on the ...
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NewsCargojet pilots switch to ALPA union as dispute emerges
Image: ShutterstockCargojet pilots have decided to join the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) with the new union already lodging a complaint against the freighter operator.The Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) has certified ALPA as the representative of more than 300 pilots at Cargojet.The pilots voted for ALPA representation in ...