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NewsEmirates SkyCargo: Rapid response
In the latest issue of Air Cargo News, Nabil Sultan, divisional senior vice president of Emirates SkyCargo, tells Damian Brett how his company has reacted to the loss of bellyhold capacity in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.When the full extent of the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on aviation ...
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NewsTyler takes over at American Airlines Cargo as part of restructuring
American Airlines has named Jessica Tyler as president of cargo and vice president of airport excellence, taking over from Rick Elieson who has moved on to a new role within the company.The airline said that Tyler would lead the teams responsible for "the success of the cargo business and delivering ...
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Lufthansa Cargo confirms outsourcing of Frankfurt freight handling to Fiege
Lufthansa Cargo has confirmed that it will outsource its Frankfurt general cargo handling to Fiege, as previously reported by Air Cargo News sister title DVZ.In a statement released today (July 6), Lufthansa Cargo explained: "At the Lufthansa Cargo Center (LCC) in Frankfurt, Fiege Air Cargo Logistics (FACL) will take over ...
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Emirates SkyCargo expands network to cover 100 destinations
This month, Emirates SkyCargo has expanded its network to cover 100 destinations across six continents.The carrier said it enhanced its network in response to the growing economic activity and demand following disruption caused by Covid-19 .New destinations include Accra, Algiers, Athens, Fort Lauderdale, Glasgow, Larnaca, Los Angeles, Male, Moscow (SVO), ...
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NewsTAP Air offers capacity on cargo.one
Portuguese carrier TAP Air Cargo is now hosting its available airfreight capacity on cargo.one, following the integration of its systems with the e-booking platform.As of this week, freight forwarders can use cargo.one to book TAP's capacity in key European countries such as Spain, Portugal, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium, UK, ...
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NewsCLIVE: Airfreight industry is slowly getting back on its feet
Airfreight market analyst CLIVE Data Services has said the industry is "slowly getting back up on its feet" after reporting that volumes in June this year were 6% higher than in May."As personal protective equipment (PPE) volumes faded, global air cargo volumes in June provided the first real indicators of ...
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EL AL provides update on cargo operations
El Al Israel Airlines has given an update on its cargo schedule. The carrier advised that is operating cargo flights to operate between Tel Aviv, New York JFK and Liege.The update comes amid reports of a labour dispute between the carrier and pilot unions.Moshe Ben Haviv, EL AL Cargo europe ...
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Emirates SkyCargo marks 30 years of operations in Singapore
Emirates SkyCargo is celebrating 30 years of operations in Singapore. During this time it has facilitated trade and supported business links between Singapore and the rest of the world.Singapore is an established pharma hub that manufactures and exports tonnes of pharmaceuticals on a daily basis."Emirates SkyCargo has been able to ...
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NewsAntonov Airlines moves two trains from Germany to China
Ukrainian carrier Antonov Airlines recently teamed up with KN Airlift to transport two Max Bögl TSB trains from Munich, Germany to Chengdu, China.The trains, which each weighed 36 tonnes and measured 12.6 m x 2.8 m x 3.7 m, were flown in AN-124-100 aircraft.Specialised equipment designed by Antonov Airlines was ...
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DHL Express set to carry out 'reduced CO2 emissions' flight from Leipzig/Halle to NYC
DHL Express is preparing to carry out a demonstration flight on July 1 from its hub at Leipzig/Halle Airport to JFK International Airport in New York City.The purpose of the flight — which will be carried out under "real operating conditions" with an Airbus A330-200F loaded with 60 tonnes of ...
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UIA under investigation following puppy deaths in the hold
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has launched an investigation following the death of 38 French Bulldog puppies that were transported in the hold of a Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) flight from Kiev to Toronto on June 13.CFIA said in a statement: "In the case of the shipment of puppies ...
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Qatar Airways partners with Airlink to deliver Covid-19 relief
Qatar Airways has signed a formal partnership agreement with Airlink in which it has pledged to transport 200 tonnes of humanitarian aid over the next two years, free of charge.The agreement will benefit Airlink’s nonprofit partners and will provide assistance to communities globally who have been impacted by disasters and ...
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NewsAAPA: Air cargo weakened in May due to Covid-19
Covid-19 continued to weigh heavily on Asia Pacific airlines in May, with international air passenger markets “close to a standstill” while air cargo “weakened”.Preliminary May 2020 traffic analysis from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) saw air cargo demand in May, measured in freight tonne kilometres (FTK), fall by ...
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Lufthansa shareholders confirm bailout approval
Lufthansa shareholders have approved a €9bn ($10.1bn) financial rescue from Germany’s economic stabilisation fund (WSF) at an extraordinary general meeting today.The vote in favour of the financial package was expected after the airline’s biggest shareholder Heinz-Hermann Thiele indicated he would support the deal.Under the financial plan the WSF will make ...
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NewsVIDEO: Emirates the latest to swap seats for cargo
Emirates has stripped economy seats to boost cargo capacityEmirates is the latest airline to remove seats from its aircraft in order to increase cargo carrying capacity.The Dubai-based carrier said that it would remove the economy seats from 10 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, allowing for up to 17 tonnes or 132 cu ...
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AF KLM Cargo and DHL team up on pharma shipment visibility
DHL Global Forwarding and Air France KLM Martinair (AFKLMP) Cargo have connected their systems to improve the visibility of pharma shipments.The joint solution is based on a host-to-host connection through an application-programming interface that allows information sharing about the shipment journey, including all shipments’ important milestones and temperature checks for ...
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Emirates SkyCargo resumes A380 bellyhold operations
Emirates SkyCargo has enhanced its bellyhold operations with the resumption of Airbus A380 passenger services to and from London Heathrow and Paris from July 15.The move follows the resumption of Emirates’ Boeing B777 300ER flights to and from Manchester and London Heathrow.In addition, Emirates has announced that it will commence ...
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NewsDeclining rates add to pressure on cargo-only PAX flights
Freight rates out of China continued their return to normal seasonal levels last week, putting further pressure on the use of passenger-freighter flights.The latest figures from TAC Index show that average rates from Shanghai to Europe last week declined by 30.8% week on week to $3.70 per kg. Prices are ...
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Qatar Airways Cargo expands bellyhold operations
Qatar Airways Cargo has enhanced its bellyhold operations with the resumption of passenger services to numerous destinations, as the aviation sector takes steps towards recovering from disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic.Over the last week, the carrier has resumed services to Budapest, Dar es Salaam, Dhaka, Istanbul and New York.In ...
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Cargolux and Unilode enhance ULD tracking capabilities
Unilode and Cargolux will install Bluetooth readers at cargo warehouses in order to increase visibility of ULD and create efficiencies.Unilode, which provides ULDs to Cargolux along with related repair and maintenance services, said that the readers will provide "further transparency and enhanced tracking for shipments".Franco Nanna, Cargolux director global logistics ...