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NewsVolga-Dnepr Group expands Cainiao partnership with Madrid freighter flights
Volga-Dnepr Group (VDG) has added a new freighter flight from Hong Kong to Madrid on behalf of the Cainiao Network — e-commerce giant Alibaba's logistics arm — to cater for growing demand.The flights, which will operate via Liege, will be carried out by VDG's AirBridgeCargo using its B747 freighter aircraft. ...
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NTSB releases Atlas Air freighter crash findings
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has found that Atlas Air flight 3591 crashed outside Houston in 2019 after the first officer, due partly to sensory illusion, improperly reacted to inadvertent activation of the aircraft’s go-around mode.The NTSB, in conclusions released July 14, also cites first officer airmanship deficiencies and ...
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Doncaster Sheffield runway temporarily shuts after cargo B747F excursion
Doncaster Sheffield airport in the UK was forced to temporarily close its runway after a Boeing 747-400F (like the one pictured above) ran onto rough ground. The hub re-opened the runway a few hours later.The aircraft – bearing the Icelandic registration TF-AMU – was pictured on social media with its ...
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Virgin Atlantic finalises $1.5bn refinancing and aims for profit in 2022
Virgin Atlantic has finalised a $1.5bn (£1.2bn) refinancing package over the next 18 months, which the UK-based carrier says marks a “major milestone” in securing its future and under which it is aims to return to profit from 2022.The restructuring plan is based on a five-year business strategy and is ...
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NewsCargolux marks 50-year anniversary with retro-branded aircraft
Cargolux is celebrating 50 years' of operations by carrying out a special flight with one of its Boeing 747-400ERF freighters.The aircraft (LX-NCL) sports retro livery, inspired by the design that Cargolux’s first airplanes bore in the 1970s, which combines "vintage visual with the iconic lines of the jumbo jet".The aircraft ...
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TAP enhances digital systems with CHAMP API integration
TAP Air Cargo has implemented CHAMP's application programming interface (API) with its computer system, enabling it to "improve its internal business processes, tracking, and synchronisation of its supply chain".CHAMP said that as a result of "special circumstances", the solution was implemented in less than a week.Nicholas Xenocostas, vice president of ...
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NewsANA Cargo appoints new EMEA cargo VP
Sadami SugimotoANA Cargo has appointed Sadami Sugimoto as its new vice president, cargo and mail, for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region.Sugimoto took up the role on July 1 and has 11 years' of experience in cargo, having worked in marketing, alliance, revenue management, mail sales and operations.He ...
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Video: Qatar Cargo launches '1 Million Kilos' campaign
Qatar Airways Cargo has launched a charitable initiative in which it will transport 1m kg cargo free of charge.The '1 Million kilos' campaign, which was prompted by the Covid-19 outbreak, will enable charities to use the carrier's services to transport medical supplies and humanitarian aid from July to December this ...
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Lufthansa Cargo to shed 10% of jobs by 2023
Lufthansa Cargo will shed just over 10% of its workforce by 2023 as part of a restructuring at the overall airline group.A spokesperson for the cargo division confirmed that around 500 of the cargo division’s workforce of 4,500 people would leave the company over the next two-and-a-half years.Part of the ...
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Turkish Cargo launches chatbot to provide 24/7 shipment updates
Turkish Cargo has introduced an online chatbot that can provide customers with around-the-clock updates about the status of their cargo shipments.Powered with artificial intelligence, 'Cargy' can give information such available dates and flights for shipments. In addition, it can use a shipment's air waybill number to provide details and status ...
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Delta Cargo moves to expand payment options
Delta Cargo has partnered with online payment platform PayCargo and Unisys to offer customers an additional option to pay for their shipments’ destination chargesThe new service for cargo shipments that originated internationally and delivered throughout the US will be available from July 10.PayCargo said its systems can automate data flows, ...
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IAG Cargo launches loyalty programme for larger customers
IAG Cargo has established a new loyalty programme for its larger freight forwarder customers.The Forward.Platinum programme allows customers with a revenue spend of €1.3m per year to redeem loyalty points for flights with British Airways and Iberia, or at 250,000 hotels worldwide.The company said the new scheme would complement its ...
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Update: Canada bans commercial puppies imported from Ukraine
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has cancelled import permits for commercial puppies, travelling from Ukraine, that are less than eight months old .The move follow the CFIA’s investigation into the death of 38 French Bulldog puppies in the hold of a flight from Kiev to Toronto on June 13, ...
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NewsOman Air notes increase in cargo charters
Oman Air operated 69 chartered cargo-only flights from April to June, including the highest-ever cargo load the airline has carried.The airline said that 27 of the flights were operated in coordination with Ministry of Health, using wide-body aircraft, with a total volume of over 386,000 kgs carried.Another 42 cargo flights ...
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NewsMASkargo adds Yangon freighter flight to meet demand
MASkargo launches cargo flights to YangonMASkargo has launched a freighter flight to Myanmar to meet demand growth.The airline had been serving Yangon (RGN) through its passenger flights but increases in demand mean the Malaysia-hubbed carrier has decided to start a weekly freighter service between the city, Bangkok (BKK) and Kuala ...
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NewsUnited Cargo teams up with DSV for blood plasma transport
Blood plasma being loaded onto a United Airlines aircraftUnited Cargo had been working with freight forwarder DSV to transport delicate blood plasma.The airline said that plasma is a fragile product that requires very careful handling."Frozen blood plasma must be kept at a very low, stable temperature of negative 20 degrees ...
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Turkish Cargo avoids volume declines despite Covid crisis
Turkish Cargo did not see its volumes decline in May, despite the overall air cargo market reporting a double-digit percentage decrease.In a press release, the airline pointed to data from World ACD that showed the overall air cargo market declined 28.5% year on year in May, while over the first ...
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NewsVIDEO: Hi Fly strips out A380 seats for cargo flights
Hi Fly has become the first aircraft operator to convert an A380 to a cargo-only setup by temporarily removing the seats of the plane.The operator said it had taken the decision to remove the seats to meet high demand during the covid-19 crisis.In terms of capacity, the aircraft cubes out ...
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time:matters gives update on Lufthansa capacity
Lufthansa has expanded its bellyhold operations by increasing frequency and destinations of its passenger flights.In a statement, time-critical logistics business time:matters told is customers: "All [Lufthansa bellyhold destinations] can be utilised for our time-critical transport solutions to/from the following destinations: Bari, Beirut, Belgrade, Dubai, Houston, Menorca, Nairobi, Nanjing Washington DC."For ...
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Saudia Cargo operates 1,500 flights in 100 days to combat pandemic
Saudia Cargo has carried out more than 1,500 flights in 100 days — since March this year, when Covid-19 restrictions came into play.The carrier said that 500 of these flights used passenger aircraft that had been temporarily converted into freighters to meet demand, particularly for personal protective equipment (PPE), during ...