All Airlines articles – Page 202
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SAS Cargo launches new pharma service
SAS Cargo is increasing the range of its pharma airfreight solutions by adding SAS Pharma Cargo.The Scandinavian carrier will use active GPS trackers to monitor the shipment, assuring accurate temperature is kept throughout the entire transport chain.“The pharmaceutical industry rightly expects high standards and performance from airlines when transporting their ...
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LATAM cargo revenues in first rise for four years, but yields edge down
LATAM Airlines Group saw third quarter 2017 airfreight revenues rise by 2.5% to $272.2m, the first cargo revenue increase in four years.The revenue rise in the three months ending September was driven by a 3.5% increase in cargo traffic, although cargo yields “declined slightly” by 1.0% over same period prior ...
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NewsAsia rates take-off but transatlantic flat
Airfreight rates on intercontinental services out of Asia continued to soar in October, with improvements on Asia-Europe and transpacific services.The latest figures from Tac Index show that average prices on services from Asia to North America increased by 17.7% year on year in October to reach $4.05 per kgThis is ...
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VIDEO: American Airlines Cargo in China treasure transport
American Airlines Cargo has transported more than six tons of China’s national treasures from Beijing to Los Angeles in order to bring selections from the Summer Palace Museum to the United States for the first time.In conjunction with the Bowers Museum in Orange County, the airline worked closely with museum ...
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Azerbaijan Airlines commits to freighter order
Azerbaijan Airlines has committed to buy "two large freighters", either Boeing 747-8Fs or Boeing 777Fs, as part of a deal with the US planemaker that saw a confirmed order for five B787-8 Dreamliner passenger jets with a total current list-price value of $1.9bn.The freighter commitment will be "finalised at a ...
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VIDEO: Air New Zealand: new track and trace technology
Air New Zealand (ANZ)is installing over 5,500 Bluetooth tags on its cargo containers, pallets and ULDs – plus more than 100 readers at 29 airports.The new technology will make tracking and analysing the movement of the carrier’s cargo shipments and equipment easier, as tagged items will automatically update an online ...
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Qatar Airways keeps passengers and pets together
Qatar Airways has made it easier for passengers to travel on the same flight as their pets into and out of its home hub of Doha, by lowering the price and more than doubling the permitted weight of animals being transported as baggage on its passenger aircraft.The weight allowance for ...
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Virgin's daily Melbourne-HK flights are "timely boost" for a busy market
Virgin Atlantic Cargo said that the upgrade next Sunday to a daily Melbourne-Hong Kong service by Virgin Australia will provide a "timely boost" to meet growing demand for cargo capacity on the route.Virgin Atlantic Cargo provides long-haul international cargo sales and management for Virgin Australia.It said in a statement: "Volumes ...
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IATA chief tells the UK: Expand Heathrow and warns 'the Brexit clock is ticking'
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has urged the UK Government to shore-up its international air connectivity by focusing on a "cost-effective expansion" of Heathrow Airport and by achieving early clarity on post-Brexit issues.Alexandre de Juniac, IATA’s director general and chief executive, said: "In building the post-Brexit world, the prosperity ...
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Qatar Airways takes a 9.6% stake in Cathay Pacific
Qatar Airways has acquired a 9.61% stake in Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways.Both Cathay Pacific and Qatar Airways collaborate together as members of the oneworld passenger alliance.Cathay's current shareholders, Air China Ltd and Swire Pacific Ltd, will together continue to hold 74.99% shares in the airline. In August, Qatar Airways ...
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AirBridge regains Schiphol freighter slots
Russian airline AirBridgeCargo has won back its full tranche of freighter slots at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport after Moscow threatened to withdraw overfly rights for Netherlands-registered aircraft, including those for Dutch airline KLM.ABC said in a statement: "As a result of two-days of negotiations, KLM and ABC have come to an ...
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IAG Cargo supports Monochrome exhibition
IAG Cargo is sponsoring the current Monochrome: Painting in Black and White exhibition at London’s National Gallery and has moved over 50 pieces of artwork from around the world to the venue via its ‘Secure’ service for high-value shipments.The pieces, including works on glass, ceramic, silk, wood and canvas by ...
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American Airlines adds third non-stop Beijing connection
American Airlines (AA) has launched daily non-stop B787-7 Dreamliner flights between Los Angeles and Beijing – its third direct link with the Chinese capital.AA also flies to Beijing from Chicago and Dallas.Jim Butler, senior vice president–international and cargo at the airline, said: “The new route enhances our expanding Asia-Pacific network ...
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Qatar re-commits to wildlife fight
Qatar Airways has recommitted to the Buckingham Palace Declaration, which it signed in 2016 to protect wildlife from illegal trade and transportation.The carrier said it had a policy of zero tolerance towards the illegal transportation of endangered species through its network and would continue to raise employee and passenger awareness ...
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Emirates marks A380 milestone
Emirates has celebrated the delivery of its 100th Airbus A380 aircraft in a ceremony at the European manufacturer’s delivery centre in Hamburg.Ahmed bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, Emirates’ chairman and chief executive, was joined at the event by Tim Clark, president of Emirates Airline, and Tom Enders, Airbus chief executive officer.While the ...
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Air France-KLM ‘cargo turnaround continuing’
Air France-KLM reported a “strong operating result” in its third-quarter 2017 financial figures but kept quiet on the current aircraft slots row at its Schiphol hub which has seen reports that Russia will restrict overfly rights for Netherlands-registered aircraft.The group operating result for the Franco-Dutch joint venture in the July ...
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Etihad to suspend Dallas passenger service
Etihad Airways has confirmed that it will suspend its Abu Dhabi – Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) passenger link from March next year, claiming the service has become “commercially unsustainable following American Airlines’ unilateral decision to terminate its codeshare agreement” with Etihad.Peter Baumgartner, Etihad Airways’ chief executive, observed: “The unfortunate decision by ...
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Ethiopian spreads its wings
Ethiopian Airlines’ first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner has landed at Abeid Amani Karume International Airport, on the Zanzibar archipelago.Addis Ababa-headquartered Ethiopian Airlines said that it has deployed the latest addition to the fleet into Zanzibar as part of its commitment to “serve Africa, its home market, with the most advanced and ...
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ANA international freight soars by a third
A 31.1% year-on-year increase in international cargo revenue to ¥12.9bn helped Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) to record profits in the first half of the financial year (April-September).International cargo benefited from a strong outbound performance to overseas destinations thanks to robust demand, especially for automobile parts to North America and ...
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Delta Cargo launches redesigned website
Delta Cargo has relaunched a totally redesigned website, deltacargo.com, providing customers with" a one-stop shop for all their cargo needs, making the shipping process easier than ever before".The US carrier said that customers can now book, check-in, manage and track their shipments entirely online, via a computer or mobile device, ...