All Airlines articles – Page 190
-
News
July airfreight performance ‘lacklustre’
The latest monthly report from airfreight market analysis provider World ACD describes a “lacklustre performance” in July.While the global air cargo yield (measured in Euros) rose by 10.5% year on year, July represented the second consecutive month of limited growth in volumes – just 0.5% up on the same month ...
-
News
LATAM Cargo pharma hub opens for business at Copenhagen
Chile-based freight carrier LATAM Cargo has launched a dedicated offline pharma hub in Copenhagen, the Danish capital.According to a statement released by the carrier, “strong demand” for pharma shipping on routes from Europe to Latin America induced it to open its 10th such hub, and its second offline.The Copenhagen hub ...
-
News
Jet Airways commits to further restructuring
Earlier this week, the board of directors of Indian airline Jet Airways met to announce the company's financial results for the first quarter of its 2019 financial year (which coincides with the calendar year).The board also discussed various cost-cutting measures, debt reduction and funding options, and tasked the airline’s management ...
-
News
Leading airfreight operator calls for more from African airports
Sanjeev Gadhia, the founder and chief executive of Astral Aviation, an all-cargo carrier based at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, as well as a TIACA director and vice chairman of the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) Cargo Task Force, has made a plea on behalf of freighter carriers for African airports ...
-
News
Finnair plans development of Asian links for summer 2019
Finnair has announced that it will be adding frequencies on many of its Asian routes next summer.The expansion of its Asian links continues what Finnair says has been recent “strong growth” in key markets on the continent. Finnair markets itself as “a network airline specialised in flying between Europe and ...
-
News
Hainan introduces new connection to Zurich from Shenzhen
Hainan Airlines launched its inaugural service between Shenzhen and Zurich.The first non-stop service to connect China’s Guangzhou-Shenzhen area with Switzerland, it also represents Hainan Airline's seventh intercontinental service originating at Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport.The carrier will operate a Boeing B787 ‘Dreamliner’ on the new Zurich link, with two round-trip flights ...
-
News
Delta Cargo kiosks a digital step forward
Delta Cargo has introduced self-service iPad kiosks at its stations in Atlanta and Boston, and is currently testing the technology in other airport hubs that require electronic air waybills (e-AWB) as standard operating procedure.Kiosks were first tested in Atlanta at all shipment acceptance counters. Since the start of the trial, ...
-
News
Lufthansa Group appoints Saeys-Desmedt to Africa sales role
Philippe Saeys-Desmedt, currently vice president sales Africa for Brussels Airlines, is to take up a new role as senior director sales sub-Saharan Africa for parent business Lufthansa Group on 1 November.He and his team will then be responsible for the sales and commercial activities of the entire Lufthansa Group in ...
-
News
Nepal Airlines signs ULD management agreement with Unilode
Nepal Airlines Corporation has agreed a five-year deal with Switzerland-based Unilode Aviation Solutions for the latter to supply and manage ULDs for the Nepalese flag-carrier’s two new Airbus A330-200s.Unilode will supply pallets and new lightweight containers for these aircraft, which were only recently delivered to the airliner.According to a statement ...
-
News
AAPA reports on encouraging airfreight demand in Asia-Pacific region
The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) has released preliminary traffic figures for the month of July showing that demand for air cargo capacity remained firm during the month for the region’s air cargo carriers, despite “moderating expansion” in the global services and manufacturing sectors.International air cargo demand, as measured ...
-
News
Delta Air Lines Cargo appoints Aeromexico's Figueroa to customer role
Delta Air Lines Cargo has appointed Rafael Figueroa as managing director – cargo operations and customer experience.Figueroa joins Delta from Aeromexico Cargo and replaces Julian Soell. The appointment is part of an international talent exchange programme between Delta and Aeromexico.He will lead a team of over 1,600 employees, managing Delta’s ...
-
News
Emirates SkyCargo continues product expansion with pet service
Emirates SkyCargo has again expanded its product portfolio with the launch of Emirates Pets - a two-level transport service for domestic pets.With Emirates Pets, the entry level solution, the airline will offer airport-to-airport transportation for pets across the carrier’s network of over 160 destinations.The owner of the pet will be ...
-
NewsEuropean Cargo Monthly: Growth continues to stagnate in July
Air cargo volumes at European airlines in July continued to grow at a lower rate than earlier in the year.The region’s largest combination airline group in terms of cargo, Lufthansa, saw freight traffic for the period decline by 2.9% year on year to 904m revenue cargo tonne kms.This is the ...
-
News
Lufthansa Cargo expands Africa presence with start of Brussels Airlines deal
Lufthansa Cargo has started selling Brussels Airlines’ belly capacity, expanding its presence in Africa.The first Brussels aircraft carrying cargo sold by Lufthansa will takeoff on September 1, but can be pre-booked 30 days in advance.The deal means Lufthansa Cargo's route network will be supplemented by a further 15 destinations - ...
-
News
Ethiopian sees cargo volumes take off
Ethiopian Airlines saw cargo volumes rapidly improve during the fiscal year 2017/18 in line with its fleet expansion.Cargo volumes increased by 18% year on year during the last fiscal year to 400,339 tons. This improvement comes as the airline has added to its passenger fleet, enabling it to expand its ...
-
News
Air Canada Cargo becomes the first to achieve CEIV Live Animals
Air Canada Cargo has become the first airline to receive IATA’s new CEIV Live Animals certification.The Montreal-based airline received the certificate today after successfully completing the pilot programme, which was launched in April.“This certification reinforces that Air Canada Cargo is operating to the highest standards in the transport of live ...
-
News
Bumper cargo quarter for American Airlines Cargo
Increased e-commerce, flowers and blood products helped American Airlines Cargo achieve "record-setting growth" in the 2018 second quarter, handling 158,000 tonnes of freight, a 9.7% increase on the same period last year, while also posting a record month in June.The US carrier saw a 19.4% rise in cargo revenue in ...
-
NewsAirfreight growth continues to slow in June as the trade outlook weakens
Air cargo traffic growth continued to slow in June as a weakening in trade, the end of a re-stocking cycle and the grounding of the Nippon Cargo fleet took its toll.The latest statistics from IATA show that air cargo traffic in freight tonne kms increased by 2.7% year on year ...
-
News
Brexit: Keep the planes flying and the trucks rolling, says FTA
UK Logistics professionals have warned the government’s Brexit negotiators to prioritise the negotiation of aviation and road access agreements with the European Union (EU) as the clock keeps ticking on Britain's departure from the EU.The FTA membership association, representing more than 17,000 UK logistics businesses, issued its supply chain warning, ...
-
NewsIAG cargo revenues climb in Q2 despite traffic decline
IAG Cargo saw revenues climb during the second quarter despite a decline in traffic during the period.The airline group saw total second-quarter cargo revenues increase by 3.7% year on year to reach €281m, while traffic declined by 0.3% to 1.4bn cargo tonne kms (CTK).Cargo volumes were flat at 173,000 tonnes ...