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Qatar Airways Cargo takes aim at digitalisation
Qatar Airways Cargo’s recent decision to offer its capacity on airfreight booking portal WebCargo is just the beginning of its digital journey, according to the carrier’s chief officer cargo, Guillaume Halleux.Halleux told Air Cargo News that over recent years it has been busy growing its fleet as it sought to ...
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Airfreight rates remain elevated in January despite seasonal slowdown
Airfreight rates on key trade lanes declined in January compared with a month earlier but remain far above last year’s levels.The latest statistics from Baltic Exchange Air Freight Index (BAI) show that average rates on services from Hong Kong to North America slipped to $6.43 per kg in January compared ...
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UPS sees revenues and profits increase as vaccine operations get underway
UPS posted increased revenues and operating profits in the fourth quarter of 2020 last year, as it started to transport coronavirus vaccines around the globe in the same period.The company's fourth-quarter 2020 consolidated revenue increased to $24.9bn, a 21% increase from the same period 2019.Adjusted net income was $2.3bn, 26.4% ...
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VIDEO: Qatar Cargo launches WeQare Chapter 2
Qatar Airways Cargo has continued to step up its sustainability efforts with a commitment to transport animals for free as part of conservation efforts."Chapter 2" of the airline's WeQare sustainability programme is named Rewild the Planet and sees the airline commit to preserving wildlife and endangered animals by transporting them ...
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Air Belgium set to enter the all-cargo market
Air Belgium is set to enter the all-cargo market with four aircraft.The airline said that it will "soon introduce" four cargo aircraft to its fleet, with the ambition of expanding to six units by the end of the year.The first two aircraft should be operational as of March 2021. The ...
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BA cargo worker dispute ends after agreement is reached
British Airways’ (BA) cargo handlers in the UK have reached an agreement with the airline following a dispute about planned changes to terms and conditions.The cargo handlers had carried out nine days of strikes over the Christmas period and were set to launch further industrial action last week.However, this was ...
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HNA Group set for reorganisation after bankruptcy filing
HNA Group will undergo a business reorganisation after creditors filed for its bankruptcy.The group, one of China’s largest conglomerates with interests mainly in the aviation and tourism sectors, discloses that it received formal notice of the filing from the Hainan High People’s Court on January 29.Creditors have "filed an application ...
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NewsDubai launches Covid-19 vaccine logistics alliance
Dubai has launched a logistics alliance that aims to speed up distribution of Covid-19 vaccines around the world through the emirate.The Dubai Vaccines Logistics Alliance said it would combine Emirates SkyCargo's air network with DP World’s worldwide network of ports and logistics operations, along with the infrastructure of Dubai Airports ...
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NewsVirgin Atlantic Cargo hopes for faster lead times with Norwegian seafood flights
Virgin Atlantic Cargo - EvenesVirgin Atlantic Cargo is extending its cargo-only network to Harstad/Narvik Airport in Norway, hoping to offer faster lead times to the US than operations using the usual Oslo route.The first official flight of the twice-weekly flight will depart on Wednesday. The service will utilise B787-9 aircraft ...
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ANA taps into bellyhold cargo in Okinawa logistics hub revamp
The ANA Group will make use of bellyhold cargo of flights at Okinawa island’s Naha airport in its plans to revamp the island’s logistics hub into a new network model.The move, announced on 29 January, comes amid an ongoing suspension of international freighter flights to and from the island through ...
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NewsAsian carriers see international cargo volumes drop 15% in 2020
Airlines based in the Asia Pacific region saw their international cargo volumes decline by more than 15% last year as the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak took its toll.Figures from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) show that in 2020 international scheduled cargo traffic declined by 15.5% year on ...
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NewsEmirates SkyCargo transports 22-tonne satellite from Brazil to India
Emirates SkyCargo recently transported a 22-tonne 'Amazonia-1' satellite — the first of its kind to be transported by the carrier — from Sao Jose dos Campos in Brazil to Chennai in India.The satellite, which took eight years to build, was the first to be completely developed in Brazil by its ...
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Silk Way and NCA team up on Narita-Baku flight
Silk Way West Airlines is partnering with Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) to launch a new service between Tokyo Narita and Baku.The twice-weekly B747F service will begin on February 11 and will be operated by Silk Way West with NCA offering capacity under a code-share agreement.Silk Way West said it had ...
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NewsCarriers quick to return cargo capacity to the market after Christmas
Air cargo capacity quickly recovered to pre-Christmas levels after a temporary dip over the break, according to the latest figures from Accenture's Seabury Consulting.The latest Seabury figures show that capacity across express carriers, freighter carriers and bellyhold operations dipped in the last week of the year (see chart) but was ...
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More than 150 aircraft reconfigured as mini freighters in 2020
Last year a total of 155 aircraft had seats removed in order to transport cargo in the cabin, according to figures from Cirium's Airline Insight Review 2020.The report found that the number of aircraft with seats removed in operation at any one time fluctuated throughout the year, with the peak ...
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NewsTurkmenistan to take first Airbus jets through A330 freighter conversion
Turkmenistan Airlines has ordered a pair of Airbus A330-200 converted freighters — the first time the central Asian operator has signed for the airframer’s aircraft.The aircraft are set to be delivered in 2022, following the modification work.Airbus has not detailed the source of the airframes to be converted.Turkmenistan Airlines’ fleet ...
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Korean Air signs up with SkyCell
Korean Air has signed up to use SkyCell's temperature-controlled containers.The partnership follows SkyCell’s recent launch of a service centre in Seoul and the appointment of Charlie Cho as business development director for Korea.SkyCell said the partnership comes at a crucial point with the increase in demand for Covid-19 vaccines and ...
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NewsAstral to deploy first B767F on Nairobi route
Astral Aviation will deploy its first B767-200 freighter on a twice-weekly service between Nairobi and its Middle East hub, Sharjah.The Kenya-headquartered airline said the route would begin on February 3, mainly catering to flowers and vegetables.The 40-tonne capacity aircraft, which is leased from ATSG subsidiary Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM), will ...
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Cathay Pacific cargo capacity to be hit by new Covid requirements
Cathay Pacific has warned that new Covid-19 requirements for pilots and crew will result in its cargo capacity being reduced by around a quarter.The Hong Kong-headquartered airline said that in February, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) government will implement a new 14-day hotel quarantine plus 7-day medical surveillance ...
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KLM maintains network after reaching Covid testing agreement
KLM will maintain its flight network after reaching an agreement with Dutch authorities over Covid-19 testing procedures for crew.Last week, reports suggested the Dutch airline may need to suspend as many as 270 flights into the country as a result of stricter Covid-19 testing rules that were being brought by ...