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NewsFinnair notes high cargo volumes as it converts A330s to preighters
Tommi Voss, head of cargo operations at FinnairAs with many carriers, Finnair has reported higher-than-usual airfreight demand due to the pandemic.Tommi Voss, head of cargo operations at Finnair, recently told Air Cargo News: "The beginning of the year is typically low season for us, but this year we haven't seen ...
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VIDEO: Qatar Cargo transports lions as part of its Rewild the Planet initiative
Earlier this month, Qatar Airways Cargo transported seven lions to nature reserves in South Africa as part of its Rewild the Planet initiative. Kirsten de Bruijn, senior vice president of cargo sales and network planning at Qatar Cargo, shares more details about the operation.“Rewild the Planet initiative is part of ...
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China Airlines pilot quarantine to hit cargo flights
China Airlines has warned that around 10% of its cargo capacity will be affected as its pilots are required to quarantine for 14 days.The quarantine requirements were introduced by Taiwan earlier in the week in response to an outbreak on the island linked to the airline's pilots and a hotel ...
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NewsBlue Dart to trial pharma drone delivery in India
Express delivery firm Blue Dart will begin trials of delivering pharma and medical shipments to remote locations in India using drones.The company has established Blue Dart Med-Express Consortium to join the Medicine from the Sky project in collaboration with the Government of Telangana, World Economic Forum, government agency Niti Aayog ...
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NewsSmartLynx adds five A330s with seats removed to target cargo
SmartLynx Airlines Malta is expanding its fleet with the addition of five Airbus A330 aircraft with seats removed as it looks to capitalise on high air cargo demand.The ACMI and charter firm said that the aircraft will be added in May and June and will expand its fleet types beyond ...
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CMA CGM continues to expand air cargo network
Recently launched CMA CGM Air Cargo has continued to expand its freighter network with the addition of three new destinations.The airline, owned by Marseille-based shipping group CMA CGM, has added Dubai, Beirut and Istanbul to its existing flights covering Liège, Chicago, New York and Atlanta.The service between Liege and Dubai ...
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NewsLufthansa Cargo starts work on ArtCube facility at Frankfurt Airport
Left to right: Daniela Lotz, senior project manager construction projects; Stefan Dürr, head of program LCCevolution; Harald Gloy, COO; Cornelia Schultze, senior manager product, dpeed and dervice offer; Mohammad Ali Seiraffi, vice president handling Frankfurtall, at Lufthansa Cargo.Lufthansa Cargo has started the construction of its new art storage facility ...
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Finnair Cargo continues to develop digital booking capability
Finnair Cargo has expanded its digital booking capabilities by listing its capacity on online booking portal WebCargo.The airline will initially be available to WebCargo customers in the US and Europe.WebCargo said the move reflects an overall increase in the adoption of digital technologies due to the fall out from Covid ...
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NewsAir cargo carries out life-saving medical equipment flights to India
United Cargo helped facilitate a shipment of ventilators to DelhiThe air cargo industry has been transporting life saving supplies and medical equipment to India over the last few days as the country is ravaged by a second wave of Covid.Lufthansa Cargo said that on three flights this week, a total ...
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Air Cargo News Awards entry deadline extended
Air Cargo News has extended the deadline for companies to enter its prestigious annual awards following overwhelming demand.This means companies now have until May 14 to submit entries.The awards honour and celebrate those companies that have invested in providing great customer service, operational excellence and innovative technologies.This year there are ...
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Transpacific airfreight rates climb in April
Airfreight rates from Hong Kong to North America took off in April as a combination of capacity shortages and rising demand hit the market.Baltic Exchange Air Freight Index (BAI) figures show that in April the average price on services from Hong Kong to North America increased by 54.7% compared with ...
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IAG Cargo notes "strong" start to the year in Q1 2021 results
IAG Cargo has recorded a year-on-year increase in revenues in the first quarter of this year, which it attributed to "cargo markets still impacted by the pandemic".The carrier posted revenues of €350m in the first three months of this year — 50% higher than the same period a year earlier.Overall ...
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NewsA year of cargo-in-the-cabin flights at Emirates SkyCargo
Emirates SkyCargo has marked its one-year anniversary of carrying PPE and other vital cargo in the cabins of its Boeing 777-300ER passenger aircraft.A year ago, to bridge the capacity shortfall and enable the transportation of cargo urgently needed in the global fight against the pandemic, Emirates SkyCargo began carrying cargo ...
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ATSG revenues decline in Q1 despite strong cargo results
Aircraft lessor ATSG has recorded decreased revenues and earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortisation (ebitda) in the first quarter of this year, partly due to decreased passenger services in the wake of the pandemic.The company achieved revenues of $376.1m in the first quarter of this year — 3.4% lower ...
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Turkish Cargo adds Munich freighter flights
Turkish Cargo will add freighter flights to Munich as it looks to capitalise on high-tech and automotive demand from the German city.The airline said that it will use an Airbus A330F on the weekly flight between Istanbul and Munich."Munich is considered as the technological metropolis of Germany, and it hosts ...
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Atlas Air Worldwide set for strong H1 performance in 2021
Freighter operator Atlas Air Worldwide has achieved increased net income and ebitda (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortisation) in the first quarter of this year and it expects continued strong performance.In its first quarter 2021 results, the freighter operator recorded a 33.8% year-on-year increase in revenues to $861.3m. Net ...
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IATA: Cargo demand at "all time high" but capacity is yet to recover
Air cargo volumes in March reached an all-time high for the month, according to IATA in its latest air cargo analysis.The association said that global air cargo demand, measured in cargo-tonne kilometres (CTKs) was 4.4% higher in March 2021 than in March 2019, which was used for comparison to avoid ...
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E-commerce demand boosts Cargojet in Q1
Cargojet saw revenues and profits increase in the first quarter of the year as it continued to benefit from a boom in e-commerce demand.The Canada-based aircraft owner and operator saw first-quarter revenues increase by 30.3% year on year to C$160.3m, earnings before interest and tax were up from a C$0.9m ...
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NewsLufthansa Cargo homes in on fuel reduction through aircraft coating
AeroShark film being applied - Credit: Lufthansa Cargo Oliver RöslerLufthansa Cargo will coat its freighter aircraft in a surface film that can reduce fuel consumption.The AeroShark film developed by Lufthansa Technik and BASF consists of riblets measuring around 50 micrometers and optimises the aerodynamics on flow-related parts of the aircraft.It ...
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NewsAmerican Airlines Cargo to expand pharma service capacity
American Airlines Cargo has expanded the capacity of its ExpediteTC solution for transporting temperature-sensitive pharma shipments following a successful trial.The carrier partnered with pharma packaging firm CSafe Global and data logging business CargoSense to conduct trials that concluded how it can effectively expand the capacity of its pharma service.The trial ...