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ACS to enter freighter market with four AEI conversions
Aero Capital Solutions (ACS) has signed up for four B737-800SF freighter conversions from Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI).ACS is an Austin-based leading mid-life aircraft lessor and the conversions represent the first freighters to be offered by ACS to the global air cargo market.All the freighter conversions are to be modified by ...
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NewsDHL Express braces for 'historical' peak season
DHL Express is predicting "unprecedented" levels of online shopping and shipping volumes during the upcoming peak season and is preparing its business accordingly.The express firm said that it had already experienced around 35% e-commerce volume growth in 2020 in its network and added that the upcoming peak season will further ...
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NewsUPS outlines iPhone launch operation
Employees on the ramp at Worldport move a pallet of iPhone and iPad shipmentsExpress firm UPS has outlined the steps it took at its WorldPort hub in order to prepare for the lunch of the new Apple iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro and iPad Air .UPS said Worldport, the company’s ...
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NewsAirfreight rates out of Asia head back to early summer levels
Airfreight rates between Shanghai and North America last week reached their highest level since early June.The latest Tac Index figures show that average prices on services from Shanghai to North America increased by 26.2% week on week to reach $6.07 per kg.Meanwhile, prices from Hong Kong to Europe have climbed ...
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NewsBlockchain-based Freightchain launches Thailand cargo routes
Blockchain-based air cargo network Freightchain has launched routes to Bangkok, Thailand.The new cargo routes will be served by Thai AirAsia and Thai AirAsia X planes.Thai AirAsia is a joint venture of Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia and Thailand's Asia Aviation.Freightchain was established in January 2019 as a subsidiary company of Teleport, ...
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IAG Cargo resumes Tokyo service
IAG Cargo has resumed services to and from Tokyo, following disruption caused by the pandemic.Tokyo, the carrier said, is a key exporter of pharma goods, which can be "moved seamlessly" with its Constant Climate cold chain service, which was specially designed to process time- and temperature-sensitive pharma products.IAG Cargo said ...
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NewsEmirates SkyCargo DWC facility to re-open as vaccine hub
Emirates SkyCargo will re-open its SkyCentral DWC cargo terminal as a dedicated airside cargo facility for the launch of a Covid-19 vaccine.The freight division of Emirates has also set up a "dedicated rapid response team" to coordinate requests from the various partners involved in the vaccine distribution and to "streamline ...
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Cainiao expands air charter operation ahead of 11.11 e-commerce event
Alibaba's logistics arm Cainiao Smart Logistics Network will ramp up its use of charter flights as it prepares for the world's biggest shopping event.The company has announced several initiatives to ramp up its global logistics infrastructure, in anticipation of "explosive growth" in e-commerce parcel volume during the upcoming 11.11 shopping ...
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US cargo carriers quizzed on PSP funds
Four US cargo carriers have been asked to hand back or demonstrate that they needed more than $630m in Covid-19 support funding as part of the Payroll Support Program (PSP).James Clyburn, chairman of the select subcommittee on the coronavirus crisis, sent letters to Atlas Air, Kalitta Air, Western Global Airlines ...
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NewsLOT and Group Concorde transport 53.5 tonnes of cargo on Dreamliner preighter
LOT Polish Airlines and its India GSSA, Group Concorde, have transported 53.5 tonnes of cargo on a single cargo-only Dreamliner Boeing 787-9 flight from Delhi to Warsaw.Cargo on the flight, which took place on October 18, was carried in the bellyhold, on the seats and in the overhead lockers — ...
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Lufthansa Cargo outlines winter freighter plans
Lufthansa Cargo has revealed its freighter schedule for the winter season, with an average of 35 flights per week to Asia.The cargo airline said that its Asian network would focus on the Chinese metropolis of Shanghai (PVG), the South Korean capital Seoul (ICN), Japan's capital Tokyo (NRT) and the Hong ...
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Turkish Cargo adds direct routes to network
Turkish Cargo has expanded its network with the addition of numerous direct routes to destinations in Europe, the Middle East and Asia.Last month, the carrier added London Heathrow Airport in the UK and Henri Coanda Airport in Romania as European network destinations.In addition, new direct cargo services in Asia include ...
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NewsEmirates SkyCargo targets perishables with Haneda flights
Emirates SkyCargo has commenced twice-weekly scheduled cargo flights to Tokyo Haneda (HND) airport.The flights will be operated on Emirates’ Boeing 777-300ER aircraft departing Dubai at 11.30pm local time on Thursdays and Fridays and arriving at Tokyo Haneda airport at 1:40am local time on the following days.The carrier said that importers ...
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The challenge of securing temp-controlled facilities for the Covid-19 vaccine
One of the key challenges the air cargo industry faces when it comes to the Covid-19 vaccine supply chain is ensuring there is enough temperature-controlled capacity at airports.However, building these facilities costs money and takes time. Under normal circumstances handlers would also want to secure a return on their investment.But ...
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Etihad Cargo adds CSafe Global's RAP containers to PharmaLife service
Etihad Cargo is rolling out temperature-controlled container firm CSafe Global's RAP containers across its network, as part of its PharmaLife service which offers both active and passive container solutions for various temperature requirements.The move follows Etihad becoming the first carrier in the middle East to receive the IATA CEIV Pharma ...
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United Airlines reports $1.8bn Q3 loss as revenue falls 78%
United Airlines reported a $1.8bn loss for the third quarter as it restructured its operations to reflect lower demand following the near-collapse of the passenger aviation industry earlier this year.The Chicago-based carrier says on October 14 that it had reduced its capacity by 70% during the recently completed quarter, resulting ...
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NewsATRAN Airlines and Volga-Trucks complete multi-modal delivery of spare parts
ATRAN Airlines (ATRAN), a Volga-Dnepr Group carrier, has teamed up with SIS Logistik to carry transport spare parts from Frankfurt (Germany) to Perm (Russia).ATRAN said the delivery was "complex" and made use of a range of transportation modes.First, the equipment was trucked from Frankfurt to Köln. next, it was loaded ...
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NewsVolga-Dnepr Airlines transport 430 tonnes of power plant equipment to Afghanistan
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has partnered with Blue Water Shipping to carry out a number of flights using its Antonov-124-100 ramp freighter aircraft to support the construction of a new power plant in Afghanistan.The "technically complex and challenging project" involved 430 tonnes of equipment being transported for 'Bayat Power Phase 1', which ...
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NewsDigitalisation and partnerships key for Cathay Pacific's new head of cargo
Tom Owen, Cathay Pacific CargoDigitalisation and the continued expansion of its partnership programme are two key priorities for Cathay Pacific's new head of cargo.Speaking to the airline's Cargo Clan publication, Cathay Pacific's new head of cargo Tom Owen outlined how he saw the cargo business progressing.Owen, who has worked Cathay's ...
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Air Atlanta Icelandic to establish new AOC
Air Atlanta Icelandic is establishing a new AOC in Malta and says it would one day consider adding freighter aircraft.The aircraft operator said that to increase its competitiveness in the ACMI market post Covid-19, it is taking steps towards establishing an AOC in Malta under the name Air Atlanta Europe.The ...