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Queuing for Cuba: 10 services between US and Havana gain tentative approval
Scheduled airline services from 10 US cities to Cuba have been granted tentative approval from the government to operate services to Cuba.US transportation secretary Anthony Foxx proposed to select eight US airlines to begin scheduled flights between Atlanta, Charlotte, Fort Lauderdale, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Newark, New York City, Orlando, ...
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Aircraft orders monthly: FedEx takes six B767s
Each month Air Cargo News reports the latest aircraft orders, both passenger and freighter.FedEx in for six B767sExpress operator FedEx continued to order new aircraft during June, this time placing an order for six Boeing 767-300 freighters.These aircraft bring the total number of freighters ordered by FedEx in 2016 to ...
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NewsTop 25 air cargo carriers 2015: FedEx maintains top spot
FedEx has once again topped the list of the world’s busiest air cargo carriers in 2015, with the top 25 seeing demand increase ahead of the overall market, fuelled by Middle Eastern and all-cargo airlines.The annual IATA World Air Transport Statistics (WATS) report revealed that FedEx managed to maintain its ...
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Southwest Cargo adds new Wichita services
US airline Southwest Cargo has announced it will begin offering four daily departures from a new facility in Wichita, Kansas.The Texas-based airline’s cargo arm said that from July 14 it will begin offering cargo service on four daily departures from Wichita to Las Vegas, Phoenix, and St Louis with connecting ...
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NewsIATA confirms slowdown in air cargo demand growth in May
Airfreight demand growth slowed in May after showing signs of improvement in April.The latest IATA figures show a 0.9% year on year increase in freight tonne km demand in May. This follows a 3.2% improvement in April.However, at the time the April figures were announced, IATA warned prospects looked bleak, ...
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NewsBusiness pushes for quick UK decision on runway capacity
The president of the UK’s largest business group, the CBI, will call on the British government to make a swift decision on new runway capacity in the south east of England.In a wide-ranging speech at The Infrastructure Forum’s policy summit in London, CBI president Paul Drechsler will say: “A decision ...
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Volaris picks SmartKargo's cloud-based management system
Mexico City-based Volaris, Mexico’s second largest airline, has chosen SmartKargo’s Cloud-based air cargo management system.Volaris, with a cargo network from 22 US markets to destinations throughout Mexico and Central America, saw SmartKargo’s system go live in a “record” 27 days.The SmartKargo platform features a one-screen booking interface, flexible pricing and ...
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The car is the star for Etihad Cargo
Etihad Cargo has launched a special offer for car owners looking to transport their vehicles - a growing market - with them when they travel.The Abu Dhabi-based carrier will offer car owners 20% off the cargo rate and their seat when they book in first of business class.Etihad Cargo is ...
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NewsAsian cargo monthly: Airfreight demand weakens in May
May turned out to be a difficult month for Asian airlines that, like their European and North American counterparts, saw demand weaken after improvements in April.The largest Asian cargo airline group, Cathay Pacific, air saw cargo demand decline by 4.6% year on year in May to 833m cargo and mail ...
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Airfreight prices slide after two months of gains
Airfreight prices dipped again in May, wiping out the gains made over the previous two months.Consultant Drewry’s East-West Airfreight Price Index for May shows that airfreight prices declined to $2.57 per kg compared with $2.61 per kg in April.The decline sees prices return to the lowest level since the consultant ...
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IAG to boost its Shanghai cargo capacity by 65% to cater for peak demand
IAG Cargo is hoping that peak demand for electronics, pharmaceuticals and automobile parts will help fill additional Boeing 777 flights to Shanghai.The cargo arm of British Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus, said the airline group’s new flight from Madrid to Shanghai had touched down for the first time today, while ...
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Cargo partnership trend continues as Lufthansa and ANA expand their tie-up
Lufthansa Cargo and All Nippon Airways (ANA) have moved to extend their cargo partnership, with the two carriers combining their European feeder networks.The joint network includes more than 90 weekly direct connections between Frankfurt, Munich, Düsseldorf, London Heathrow, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Brussels and Vienna in Europe and Tokyo Narita, ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo opts for VN Cargo in Lagos
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has appointed VN Cargo Connect as its new general sales agency partner in Lagos, Nigeria.In support of the new Virgin Atlantic contract, VN Cargo Connect has increased the size of its sales team in Nigeria from seven to 12 people.All dedicated sales activities are being coordinated at ...
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NewsAsian airlines see cargo demand slide in May
Asian airlines saw air cargo demand slide in May, while extra capacity caused load factors to decline.The latest figures from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) show that air cargo demand increased by 0.7% year on year in May in freight tonne km terms.Meanwhile, freight capacity was up by ...
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Boeing to sell aircraft to Iran Air
Boeing has signed a deal with Iran Air for the latter’s purchase of an unspecified number of passenger aircraft.A statement from the Chicago-headquartered manufacturing giant informed: “Boeing confirms the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Iran Air, expressing the airline’s intent to purchase Boeing commercial passenger airplanes“Boeing negotiated ...
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African air cargo: challenges remain but moves towards open skies
A lack of market liberalisation continues to be a major challenge holding back the development of air cargo in Africa, but there have been positive developments over the last 18 months.Speaking at the Africa Air Cargo Summit in Addis Ababa, speakers outlined what they believed were the key challenges to ...
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LUG Frankfurt gains JAL
Japan Airlines is to switch its cargo-handling partner at Frankfurt airport from Fraport Cargo Services to LUG from July.The deal comprises bellyhold freight on JAL’s daily Boeing 777-300ER and B787-900 (Dreamliner) and road feeder services.Describing the move as “a highlight in our jubilee year”, LUG managing director and chief executive, ...
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IAG Cargo benefits from Kuala Lumpur link
A year after IAG launched a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner passenger flight between London Heathrow and Kuala Lumpur, the joint Anglo-Spanish carrier concern’s freight operation, IAG Cargo, has confirmed that the service has “exceeded expectations”.A statement from the freight carrier said that the Malaysian capital has proved “a valuable gateway for ...
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Brussels Airlines’ freight volumes slip
Revealing its traffic figures for the month of May, Brussels Airlines’ freight load factor fell to 63%, down by 12% year on year.However, the carrier said that the fall can be explained by the higher freight capacity available thanks to the opening of its new Toronto route in early April.Moreover, ...
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India relaxes foreign ownership conditions
The Indian government confirmed its relaxation of the rules governing foreign direct investment (FDI) in Indian companies in several sectors, including the aviation industry.Among the changes, the government is now allowing foreign investors that are not airline companies to own all 100% of the shares of Indian carriers, raising the ...