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NewsIberia introduces first A330 preighter
IAG-owned Iberia has introduced its first A330 preighter aircraft as it prepares for the air cargo peak season.The company said that the A330's economy and premium economy seats, as well as crew rest area, were removed along with separation panels by its own MRO business.Carpeting was reinstalled with lights indicating ...
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NewsDelta adds scheduled cargo-only flights between US, Europe and India
Photo: Delta CargoDelta Cargo has increased its cargo capacity between the US, Europe and India ito meet peak season demand.This week the carrier launched daily scheduled cargo-only flights between New York-JFK and Madrid, using bellyhold capacity on its Boeing 767-400 aircraft.The carrier also launched a cargo-only service between New York-JFK ...
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NewsCargoAi: Investment in digitalisation a must following Covid-19
Matthieu Petot, CargoAi Source: CargoAiBooking platform CargoAi believes that the Covid-19 outbreak has accelerated the use of digital solutions in air cargo.The Singapore-based company's chief executive, Matthieu Petot, told Air Cargo News that it has doubled the size of the team of the last six months in response to growing ...
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IATA: Air cargo recovery speeds up in September as US recovers
The latest statistics from IATA show that the speed of recovery in air cargo increased slightly in September — and this improvement is expected to continue throughout peak season.Meanwhile, US-based carriers reported their first increase in demand for 10 months.According to the airline association, airfreight volumes measured in cargo tonne ...
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NewsCLIVE: End of October blip raises questions despite air cargo improvements
Air cargo demand continued to improve in October but a drop off in volumes towards the end of the month has raised some questions about the strength of the peak season.The latest figures from CLIVE Data Services show air cargo volumes for the month were 3% higher than September. October ...
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Ethiopian Cargo highlights its readiness for vaccine distribution
Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics Services, the cargo division of African carrier Ethiopian Airlines, has highlighted its readiness for the distribution of Covid-19 vaccine across Africa and the rest of the world.The carrier said it has the largest cargo terminal in Africa, which has annual capacity of 1m tonnes, as well ...
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Qatar Cargo signs up for Champ's airfreight platform
Qatar Airways Cargo has continued its digital drive through the implementation of Champ Cargosystems’ Traxon cargoHUB platform.Champ said the platform will "optimise the digitisation" of communication technologies."This partnership will improve the carrier’s data quality and flow, regardless of system or data format, thereby resulting in higher productivity, efficiency and lower ...
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Cathay Pacific Cargo signs up to Swissport in Frankfurt
Cathay Pacific Cargo has signed up to use Swissport as its cargo handler in Frankfurt, shortly after the company opened a new facility at the German airport.The airline signed a five-year contract with Swissport, with the first shipment processed on Monday."The new 5-year collaboration represents a significant increase of handling ...
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NewsChina Southern to form Boeing 777F cargo unit
China Southern Airlines has applied to the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for approval to establish a cargo subsidiary.To be based in Guangzhou, the new carrier, known as China Southern Airlines Cargo, will be wholly owned by China Southern. Neither the CAAC nor China Southern gave any indication of ...
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NewsIAG Cargo adds IATA Net Rates to its digital offering
Photo taken pre-Covid-19 impactIAG Cargo has teamed up with IATA Net Rates, the association's air cargo rates distribution platform, to offer an additional digital platform to its customers who are tapping into the South Africa market.The carrier said it has recently invested in the development of APIs to offer "instant ...
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Hariri appointed chair of SkyTeam Cargo exec board
Airline alliance SkyTeam Cargo has announced Omar Talal Hariri, chief executive of Saudia Cargo and Saudi Arabian Logistics, as the new chairperson of its executive board.The appointment was endorsed today at the SkyTeam Cargo Executive Board, which is composed of the cargo executives of the 12 members and oversees SkyTeam ...
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NewsAirBridgeCargo adds new passive pharma ULD
AirBridgeCargo Airlines has expanded its Master Lease Agreement with Sonoco ThermoSafe to include its new Pegasus passive container.The new ULD offers tracking and data capturing, recording everything from temperature to tilt, and can carry pharma shipments up to 998 kg. It maintains the temperature range from 2 to 8 degrees ...
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NewsVirgin Atlantic Cargo appoints Jiang in Shanghai
Virgin Atlantic Cargo appointed Jack Jiang as its regional sales manager for Shanghai.Jiang has worked in the cargo industry for 14 years across a number of major airlines.Virgin Atlantic Cargo said he joins at a time in which its Shanghai operation has played a key role in transporting essential goods ...
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Air France KLM sees cargo revenues improve despite volume decline
The Air France KLM Group (AFKLMP) continued to see an improvement in cargo revenues during the third quarter despite a decline in volumes.The airline group registered 31.7% year-on-year increase in cargo revenues during the quarter, while cargo volumes dropped 20% compared with last year to 220,000 tons.As a result of ...
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IAG Cargo charter ops bump up Q3 revenues
In its latest financial figures, IAG Cargo has revealed that it made use of its scheduled capacity and "bespoke" charter operations to achieve an increase in revenues in the third quarter of this year.The company reported a 14.1% year-on-year increase in revenues, to €302m, for the period of July to ...
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NewsEveryone's a winner at the Air Cargo News Awards
American Airlines Cargo last night scooped the prestigious Cargo Airline of the Year Award 2020 at a unique 36th Air Cargo News Awards — the first ever digital ceremony.The awards usually take place every year in London, but the coronavirus outbreak limited the gathering of people; instead, an online awards ...
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NewsABC B747-8F transports lengthy cargo
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has partnered with TVS SCS / Pan Asia Logistics Germany to transport equipment, measuring 16 m in length, from Frankfurt to Zhengzhou.The lengthy cargo, which weighed almost 16 tonnes, is being used in a power transmission project in China.ABC used its XL team, which specialises in transporting ...
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NewsIAG Cargo promotes Peek to head of sales
Darren Peek, head of sales, IAG CargoIAG Cargo has promoted Darren Peek, formerly regional commercial manager - Europe and Africa, into the newly created role of head of sales.Peek has more than 25 years of experience in the industry and has previously has held senior roles at IAG Cargo and ...
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NewsAAPA notes "markedly depressed" demand in September
In its September 2020 traffic results, the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) said that cargo and passenger demand has had “markedly depressed levels, with no recovery in sight”.Airfreight demand declined by 17.5% year on year, while capacity slipped by nearly 30%.“Whilst manufacturing conditions further improved globally, some Asian economies ...
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NewsDelta Cargo approves DoKaSch cooler for vaccine transportation
Delta Cargo has approved the use of the DoKaSch Opticooler RAP container as part of its cold chain pharma service.The approval comes as the air cargo industry prepares for the widespread transportation and distribution of Covid-19 vaccines.Key features of the DoKaSch Opticooler RAP container include: temperature ranges of 2-8°C and ...