All Airlines articles – Page 168
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SAS Cargo and Freightos in digital link-up for e-booking
SAS Cargo and WebCargo by Freightos will partner for fully digital e-booking, dynamic rates and specific capacity on the Scandinavian airline.WebCargo by Freightos will become the first user of SAS Cargo’s digital application programming interface (API) solutions to more than 1,500 freight forwarders and 26,000 unique users around the world.Leif ...
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NewsSaudia Cargo transports 67 race cars to Formula-E Championship
For the second year in a row, Saudia Cargo successfully transported 67 electric race cars for the World Championship Formula-E event, which took place on November 22-23 at the Historical Diriyah in Saudi Arabia.The airline carried the vehicles, which collectively weigh 375 tonnes, in four shipments from their starting locations ...
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NewsSubhas Menon to lead AAPA from March 2020
Andrew Herdman. director general, AAPASubhas Menon will be the new director general of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) from March 2020, when Andrew Herdman steps down after 15 years in the role.Menon has over 35 years of experience in international aviation with the Singapore Airlines Group, having served ...
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NewsVirgin Atlantic reports record loads on A350-1000s
Virgin Atlantic has launched its all-new A350-1000s on the trans-Atlantic route, increasing average cargo capacity on each flight to 27 tonnes.The airline said that its new Airbus A350-1000s operating on a Heathrow to JFK connection are carrying record loads.Although the amount of cargo that can be carried on each flight ...
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NewsLockheed Martin LM-100J gets FAA type certificate
LM 100J First FlightThe Lockheed Martin LM-100J commercial freighter received its type certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration on November 15.The aircraft was approved after 150 hours of flight testing under the supervision of the FAA, said Lockheed.The airframer expects the first examples of the LM-100J to enter service during ...
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NewsAirAsia expands cargo network with Lufthansa interline deal
Teleport CEO Pete ChareonwongsakTeleport, AirAsia’s cargo and logistics platform, has signed a direct interline agreement with Lufthansa Cargo to help expand its network offering.Through the interline agreement, Teleport customers will gain access to Lufthansa Cargo space on Lufthansa flights.This long-term partnership aims to open up more than 300 destinations in ...
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Troubled South African Airways suspends loss-making Hong Kong service
South African Airways' (SAA) announced today that it would suspended its service between Johannesburg and Hong Kong between November 23 and December 14, due to losses incurred on the route.The airline said the decision "has been taken to curb significant financial losses incurred on the route, exacerbated recently by the ...
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Caribbean Airlines Cargo to boost freighter flights for Christmas
Caribbean Airlines Cargo will add extra freighter services to cater for rising demand over the Christmas period.The Trinidad & Tobago-headquartered airline said that between December 2 and 24, it will increase its cargo capacity by over 100% with additional daily freighter flights to accommodate delivery commitments to its customers.This increased ...
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NewsDHL Express opens emissions-free hub to support e-commerce growth
Yesterday (November 19) DHL launched its Strategy 2025, an initiative that focuses on the company's digitalization and sustainability efforts to drive and support the e-commerce market. As part of the Strategy, DHL Express hosted the official opening of its new, emissions-free logistics centre at Cologne-Bonn Airport.The new hub, which cost ...
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NewsVirgin Atlantic Cargo hopes to capitalise on extra India, US and Africa capacity
Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350Virgin Atlantic’s summer 2020 schedule will give cargo customers more capacity on routes to India, Africa and the US.The new schedule will see the introduction of a second daily Boeing 787 service to Delhi Indira Gandhi Airport, commencing on March 29, departing from Heathrow in the morning ...
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NewsSAS Cargo celebrates Cargo iQ achievement
SAS copyrightSAS Cargo is celebrating topping the Cargo iQ performance index, while the airline has also begun to take delivery of its new A350 aircraft.In September, the Scandinavian airline ranked number one in Cargo iQ’s Customer Promise Performance Index (CPPI).The airline’s cargo business told Air Cargo News that the CPPI ...
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Air cargo peak quickly peters out
The air cargo peak season appears to have quickly fizzled out this year, following on from two bumper years in 2017 and 2018.The latest freight rate data appears to show that the rise in prices experienced at the start of November has quickly flattened off.Tac Index figures show that prices ...
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NewsEtihad Cargo continues digital drive with cargo.one deal
Abdulla Mohamed Shadid and Moritz ClaussenEtihad Cargo has continued to digitise its offering by becoming the latest carrier to sign up to the cargo.one booking platform.Starting this week, freight forwarders will be able to instantly book cargo space on Etihad’s aircraft through the digital platform.Etihad Aviation Group’s managing director cargo ...
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Staff strike could shut down South African Airways, warn managers
South African Airways (SAA) management is warning that a potential strike carried out by cabin crew and other workers could threaten the future of the carrier.The South African Cabin Crew Association (SACCA) and the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) issued a call for a strike to begin ...
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NewsEmirates appoints new head of commercial for Far East
Emirates has appointed Orhan Abbas as its new senior vice president for commercial operations in the Far East. Previously senior vice president of commercial operations for Africa, in his new role, Orhan will lead growth efforts across Southeast and East Asia, including Singapore China, Japan and Hong Kong.Emirates SkyCargo celebrates ...
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Cathay Group's cargo volumes droop in October
Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon carried 183,119 tonnes of cargo and mail in October, a drop of 4.9% compared to the same month in 2018.In its latest monthly figures, Cathay Pacific Group said that cargo and mail load factor fell by 2.4 percentage points to 68.0%.Capacity, measured in available freight ...
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Emirates SkyCargo celebrates pharma-handling achievements
In a recent announcement, Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, highlighted three milestones related to its pharma-handling capabilities.The airline is continuing to invest in pharma-handling facilities, as well as working towards expanding its pharma corridor network.1) Chicago pharma facility received GDP certificationEarlier this year, Emirates SkyCargo established a pharma ...
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NewsWFS scoops Cape Town cargo deal from United
United Airlines has awarded cargo handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) with the contract to handle cargo in Cape Town on the first-ever nonstop service from a US carrier between New York/Newark and the South African city.WFS in Cape Town has been awarded a three-year contract by United Airlines to serve ...
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DHL set to build new cargo-handling facility at Riga Airport
DHL Latvia is planning to build a new shipment processing and logistics centre at Riga Airport.On November 6, DHL Latvia and real estate development company Castor Construction signed contracts with the airport and agreed to build the new facility within a year.According to the agreement, the new DHL shipment processing ...
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Peak season arrives as Asia-Europe rates take off
Airfreight rates on services between Hong Kong and Europe have started to pick up as the peak season finally gets underway.The latest figures from Tac Index show that in October the average price on services from Hong Kong to Europe reached $2.82 per kg, up from $2.56 in September.While average ...