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Qatar Airways takes 5% stake in China Southern
Qatar Airways Group has acquired a 5% share stake in China Southern Airlines.The Middle East carrier said that the purchase of China Southern A and H shares continues a strategy to invest in “the strongest airlines around the world and continue enhancing operations and network connectivity”.Latest available fleet data indicates ...
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Air Cargo News' most read in 2018
With 2019 already underway, the Air Cargo News editorial team decided that now would be an opportune moment to review which stories had proved to be most popular with our readers over the last 12 months.It has been a record year for the Air Cargo News website, with page views ...
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Tariff war takes its toll in November as air cargo volumes decline
Air cargo volumes for November bucked normal seasonal trends and declined compared with October levels.The latest figures from analyst WorldACD show that there was a 1.4% year-on-year (YoY) decline in cargo volumes in November, but more surprisingly there was a slip of 2% compared with October.Usually air cargo demand increases ...
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Air cargo faces these four logistics challenges in 2019
Air Cargo Faces These Four Logistics Challenges in 2019By Jos Nuijten, Vice President, Network Integration Strategy, DescartesMany factors have combined to create an optimistic yet challenging climate for the air cargo industry. One of these is the continued growth of e-commerce globally, which has had a profound impact on the ...
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Air France KLM Cargo expands myCargo platform
Air France KLM Cargo has expanded its myCargo customer platform with the ability to make instant 24/7 bookings of up to four tonnes and also it can now also handle pharma shipments.The airline said it had also launched an API (Application Programming Interface) capability to enable customers to directly connect ...
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European Cargo Monthly: Peak season starts to tail off in November
European airlines saw air cargo demand tail off in November as the peak season started to wind down.November’s monthly statistics show that Lufthansa, Air France KLM, IAG and Finnair all saw cargo traffic in November decline compared with a month earlier, although this reflects usual seasonal trends for carriers in ...
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American Airlines gets its teeth into beef from Argentina
American Airlines Cargo continued to move an increasingly wide range of seasonal foods by air as worldwide Christmas and New Year celebrations begin.This month, the carrier brought nearly 14,000 lbs (6.4 tonnes) of one of the most sought-after entrees, Argentine beef, from Argentina to Miami, after restrictions on its transport ...
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UK airlines won't be able to expand in EU under no-deal contingency
UK airlines will not be able to add any new routes to European Union countries under contingency plans tabled by the European Commission in the event of a no-deal Brexit.While most have welcomed the publication of the contingency plans, Airports Council International (ACI) Europe noted that the regulation made it ...
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Aeroflot sniffer dogs to take a lead role in aircraft security
Aeroflot has registered its own Shalaika breed of sniffer dogs with the Russian Cynological Federation.The official presentation of the dogs took place at Sheremetyevo International Airport’s Terminal B and was attended by the breeder of the Shalaika dogs, Klim Sulimov, and members of the cynology community.The dogs were presented by ...
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IAG Cargo hopes textiles and technology will feed its return to Pakistan
IAG yesterday announced that subsidiary British Airways would resume flights to Pakistan after an absence of more than ten years - and the cargo team is hoping to capitalise on the development.The service will operate between Heathrow and Islamabad three-times-per-week utilising a Boeing 787-8 aircraft, which can take 15 tonnes ...
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UK industry backs new government aviation strategy consultation
The UK's Freight Transport Association (FTA) has welcomed the government's new aviation strategy consultation for its recognition of the importance of air cargo and drive towards digitalisation.Yesterday, the UK government opened a consultation for its Aviation 2050: The Future of UK Aviation, which runs until April 11. The final white ...
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Transport minister to UK aviation: Keep calm and carry on flying after Brexit
The UK's Secretary of State for Transport, Chris Grayling, has today written to the UK aviation industry over press reports warning that airline flying rights may be adversely affected after Brexit.Grayling stated in the open letter: "You may have seen the article on the front page of the Sunday Times ...
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Lufthansa Cargo continues to invest in digital with dangerous goods capabilities
Lufthansa Cargo has become the world’s first cargo airline to make an application available for the digital creation of the dangerous goods declarations (DGD).The new DGD.online offering, which is also equipped for the future use of electronic DGD, can be used for shipments sent via air, road and sea.The system ...
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Heathrow and Air New Zealand set for bumper Christmas cargo
The Christmas/holiday season press releases have been coming thick and fast over the last few days and this morning Air Cargo News is happy to bring you updates on cargo surges for seasonal goods from Heathrow and Air New Zealand.The UK airport said that it expects 140,000 tones of Christmas ...
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Air cargo growth expected to weaken in 2019
Air cargo market growth is expected to continue to soften in 2019 with a slowdown in world trade predicted to hit volume and yield performance.In its annual market update, airline association IATA said that it expects cargo volumes to grow by 4.1% to 63.7m tonnes this year but improvements will ...
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Amazon Air to expand Chicago Rockford operation
Amazon Air is expanding its presence at Chicago Rockford International (RFD) as it looks to add extra capacity at the Illinois hub.The airport confirmed reports that the expansion will see the e-commerce firm increase the 72,000 sq ft facility it has been working out of at the airport over the ...
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Is your company a market leader? ACN Awards now open for entry
Air Cargo News is delighted to announce that our prestigious annual awards for 2019 are now open for entry.Companies can enter six categories — the best ground handler, charter broker, freighter hub, GSSA, freighter operator and the innovation award — with submissions reviewed by a panel of experts. Interested companies ...
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WFS scoops Air Europa handling deal at nine airports
Air Europa, Spain’s second largest airline, has chosen Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) as its cargo handler at nine airports across Europe.Commencing this month, the three-year contract gives WFS responsibility for handling the airline’s cargo volumes in Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt, London Gatwick, London Heathrow, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Paris Orly, and ...
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Investment cycle boosts air cargo demand in October
Airfreight growth improved in October as a pick up in the investment cycle helped boost demand.The latest figures from IATA show that freight tonne kms increased by 3.1% year on year in October, which is an improvement compared with the 29-month low of 2.5% recorded in September.The airline association said ...
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European airlines warn of 'disastrous' no-deal Brexit
European airlines have warned that a ‘no-deal’ Brexit for the UK could have “disastrous consequences for the aviation industry, including the grounding of many flights across EU countries and the UK”.A letter from the European Regions Airlines Association (ERA) has urged the European Commission, the Brussels-based EU legislative arm, to ...