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Airfreight rates continue to rise in April
Airfreight rates continued to track ahead of last year’s levels on three key trade lanes in April.The latest figures from Tac Index show airfreight rates paid to carriers improved in April both year-on-year and month-on-month on services from Hong Kong to the US and Hong Kong to Europe.Meanwhile, prices on ...
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Delta's Joyce adds airport role to cargo responsibility
Delta Air Lines head of cargo Gareth Joyce has taken on extra responsibility for airport customer service.Joyce, who was appointed as president of cargo in mid-2016, has also taken on the role of senior vice president – airport customer service.The extra responsibility of in-airport customer service means Joyce now leads ...
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John Lloyd to leave Virgin Atlantic Cargo in September
John Lloyd, Virgin Atlantic's senior vice president for cargo, is to leave the company in September.In a statement, Virgin Atlantic said: "We can confirm John Lloyd has decided to leave Virgin Atlantic Cargo for a fresh new challenge at the end of September."We will certainly be sad to see John ...
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New director of cargo at Cathay Pacific
Simon Large is to leave his role as director of cargo at Cathay Pacific to become director of customer on June 1.Taking over from Large is James Ginns, who is currently director of service delivery. Ginns has worked with Cathay and parent Swire for 26 years, holding a variety of ...
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NewsAir cargo demand growth reaches six year high
Air cargo traffic grew at its fastest rate since late 2010 in March as the industry continues to benefit from an uptick in world trade and export orders.The latest figures from airline body IATA show that in freight tonne km terms traffic increased by 14% year on year in March, ...
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NewsAmerican sees cargo revenues and traffic improve in Q1
American Airlines saw its cargo traffic and revenues increase during the first quarter of the year, but this was not enough to stop yields declining.The US airline, which recently won the Cargo Airline of the Year award, registered a 13.8% year-on-year improvement in first-quarter traffic to 619m cargo ton miles, ...
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Alitalia to enter into administration
Alitalia will make a formal request to enter into bankruptcy after employees last week rejected a rescue plan.The Italian flag carrier’s board of directors, which convened after a shareholder meeting, decided to proceed with administration in light of the “serious economic and financial situation of the company”, the shareholders’ unavailability ...
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Air cargo growth strengthens in March
Air cargo demand growth continued to impress in March with double-digit percentage growth on the back of modal shift and consumer product launches.The latest figures from analyst WorldACD show that demand in chargeable weight terms increased by 14.6% year on year – numbers not seen since the recovery years of ...
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NewsLufthansa's cargo segment leads the way as it gets back in the black
Lufthansa’s cargo and logistics business returned to the black at an operating profit level in the first quarter as it led the company to its best performance for the period since 2008.The airline group’s logistics division, which includes Cargo, time:matters and other cargo related shareholdings, saw revenues increase by 18.5% ...
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Asian carriers report double-digit percentage improvement in demand for March
Asian airlines reported double-digit percentage improvements in cargo demand in March as manufacturing in the region continued to expand.The latest figures from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed that cargo demand increased by 12.7% in March in freight tonne km (FTK) terms.The association said the “healthy” increase was ...
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Alitalia's future in balance as shareholders called in
The future of Alitalia is hanging in the balance after workers voted against a rescue deal on Monday (April 24).In response to the vote, the Italian airline's board has called a meeting of shareholders - including Etihad, banks UniCredit and Intesa as well as infrastructure firm Atlantia - to discuss ...
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Frankfurt's Speed Gate processes 100,000 tonnes
Lufthansa Cargo's need for speed has seen it load the 100,000th tonne of cargo via Fraport's Speed Gate at Frankfurt Airport in CargoCity South.Freight is unloaded at four automated gates at the press of a button, security checked within the gates and subsequently brought directly to the aircraft.Lufthansa Cargo's board ...
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Airfreight rates climb in March
Global average airfreight rates increased in March against a year ago as aircraft cargo utilisation has improved.The latest figures from Drewry's Sea and Air Shipper Insight report show that average ‘all-in’ airfreight rates across 21 major east-west trade lanes increased by 7.9% year on year in March to reach $2.84 ...
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Brussels Airlines Cargo to use cool dollies as standard for pharma at home hub
Brussels Airlines Cargo will use temperature controlled dollies as standard at its home hub for all pharma shipments requiring temperature control.The airline said it has made the decision to standardise the use of the cool dollies for temperature controlled shipments at Brussels in response to customer demand.Brussels Airlines business development ...
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VIDEO: Everyone's a winner at the Cargo Airline of the Year Awards 2017
American Airlines was voted Cargo Airline of the Year 2017 as airfreight’s shining stars took centre stage at Air Cargo News’ industry Oscars, now in their 34th year. Click here for a full list of winners.American Airlines, doubly successful on the night with a regional Americas garland, secured the highest ...
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American Airlines voted Cargo Airline of the Year 2017
American Airlines was voted Cargo Airline of the Year 2017 as airfreight’s shining stars took centre stage at Air Cargo News’ industry Oscars, now in their 34th year.American Airlines, doubly successful on the night with a regional Americas garland, secured the highest total number of votes cast by Air Cargo ...
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NewsHall of Fame 2017 award: Lise-Marie Turpin, vice president, Air Canada Cargo
The Air Cargo News Hall of Fame 2017 award has gone to Lise-Marie Turpin, vice president, Air Canada Cargo, who retires from the industry at the end of this month.Lise-Marie received her trophy by video link at the Air Cargo News' Cargo Airline of the Year awards, held in London.Lise-Marie ...
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Air China set for cargo reform
Air China has signalled its intent to push forward with mixed-ownership reforms to its airfreight business.In a stock-exchange announcement, the airline said that the National Development and Reform Commission had given it the green light to carry out the reforms.Air China said its parent company, China National Aviation Holding Company, ...
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NewsEmirates SkyCargo explains move away from all-in rates
Emirates SkyCargo has said that customer demand is behind its decision to scrap all-in rates after just two years.The Dubai-headquartered airline told Air Cargo News that it was increasingly hearing from customers that the transparency it had hoped to deliver through the ‘all-in’ mechanism "hasn’t worked as it was intended" ...
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Lufthansa Cargo and United finally firm up transatlantic partnership
Lufthansa Cargo and United Airlines have come to an agreement on their transatlantic partnership first announced in 2015.The two carriers today announced that they had signed a deal on a new partnership covering services between the US and Europe.They said the partnership would offer customers a comprehensive combined network, co-ordinated ...