All Airlines articles – Page 238
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NewsCargo 2000 reveals Cargo iQ rebranding and expanded data project
Cargo 2000 is to get a new identity and will launch a new data project and certification scheme as part of a revamp of the organisation.At the World Cargo Symposium, the IATA organisation revealed that it would now go by the name of Cargo iQ as part of a strategic ...
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FAA expects US all-cargo carriers to grab marketshare from belly rivals
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) expects US air cargo carriers will record 3.5% per year demand increases over the next 20 years and that the country’s all-cargo carriers will continue to win marketshare.In its annual market review and forecast, the FAA said air cargo demand at US carriers increased ...
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Specialist guide to lithium-ion batteries as airfreight
UK battery specialist Accutronics has released a new one-page guide about the safe transport of lithium-ion batteries as air cargo, which face tough new regulations from April 1.United Nations aviation regulator ICAO has placed a ban on lithium-ion batteries as standalone bellyhold shipments on passenger aircraft from April, although batteries ...
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Lufthansa Cargo's gambit for growth
Lufthansa Cargo boss Peter Gerber, a keen chess player, has presented his next moves after a chequered 2015 saw the carrier’s reputation for reliability among the freight forwarders damaged by a series of cabin crew strikes in peak season.Lufthansa Cargo is still a profitable business, and remains Europe's market leader ...
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NewsOz court upholds cartel fines on Garuda and Air New Zealand
Australia’s Federal Court has upheld an appeal by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) over air cargo cartel allegations against Garuda Indonesia and Air New Zealand.A majority ruling by the full court found that price fixing conduct engaged in by Garuda and Air New Zealand relating to agreed surcharges ...
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MAB and Silk Way West launch new freighter block-space deal
MAB Kargo, formerly MASKargo, and Silk Way West Airlines cargo have launched a new block space deal that will open up Southeast Asia and Europe to the respective airlines.The block-space deal sees Malaysia Airlines cargo business and Silk Way West’s cargo division offer a twice weekly flight to and from ...
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Lufthansa Cargo confirms future strategy
Following closely on the heels of the publication of Lufthansa’s 2015 annual results earlier this week, the German carrier has now gone public with some details on its strategies for future expansion of its airfreight operation.According to a statement from Lufthansa Cargo, product innovations and an ambitious savings programme will ...
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Kenya Airways adds its thoughts on the wildlife preservation issue
Kenya Airways was one of the cargo carriers that put their name to the United for Wildlife declaration signed at Buckingham Palace earlier this week.The Nairobi-based airline was represented by group managing director and chief executive Mbuvi Ngunze, who signed the document along with 40 other representatives from transport, conservation ...
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Airbus points to the potential of the Indian aviation market
By pretty much any measure, the Indian aviation market is going to be huge in the decades to come, and the airfreight industry will be looking to take its share of the pie.European aviation giant Airbus points out, for example, that driven by a rapidly expanding population and particularly its ...
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SIA struggles in tough times
Singapore Airlines Cargo (SIA Cargo) had another difficult month in February, if its recently released traffic figures are anything to go by.Capacity, as measured in available tonne-km, rose 4.9% year on year to 804.6m, while flown cargo as measured in freight tonne-km was down 2.3% year on year to 474.7m. ...
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Turkish Cargo makes promising start to 2016
Turkish Cargo carried a total of 111,691 tons of cargo in the first two months of this year, up 14.6% on the same period of 2015. Of that, 103,309 tons of cargo was carried on international services, 8,382 tons on domestic routes.Considering regional performance, volumes carried within the Middle East ...
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Brussels Airlines: “dynamic and competitive”
Brussels Airlines has published financial results for 2015 that show turnover rose by 6.9% compared to 2014 to reach €1.27bn, while net profit totalled €41.3m.Due to what is perceived to have been a successful repositioning in the market and ongoing cost control measures, “Our efforts to make Brussels Airlines a ...
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CHEP and Cargolux extend their collaboration up to 2020
Luxembourg-headquartered Boeing 747 freight operator Cargolux and CHEP Aerospace Solutions , a provider of outsourced ULD pooling and repair services, have signed a new agreement to extend their existing collaborative deal out to 2020.Cargolux has been a CHEP client since 2009; in fact, it is one of CHEP’s biggest customers. ...
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Aircargo Club Deutschland plans new innovation forum
Germany’s air cargo industry is hoping to push forward innovation in the sector through the creation of a new forum.The Aircargo Club Deutschland (ACD) has announced plans to create a new forum named The Future of Air Cargo Supply Chains in an attempt to restore international competitiveness in a “sustainable ...
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RJ revels in positive 2015 results
Amman-headquartered Royal Jordanian (RJ) has revealed that the carrier made a net profit before tax of JD21 million (US$30 million) last year, while in 2014 it had registered a net loss before tax of JD49.5 million (US$70 million). The net profit after tax for 2015 was JD16 million (US$22.6 million), ...
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Remaining elements of ASL join ERA trade body
ASL Aviation Group, plus ASL Airlines Ireland, ASL Airlines Hungary and ACLAS Technics of the UK have joined the other elements of the ASL Aviation Group (namely, ASL Airlines Ireland, ASL Airlines Switzerland and its associated entities as well as ACLAS Global of the UK) as members of the European ...
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American invests in cold-chain facilities
American Airlines Cargo is further developing its extensive perishables and pharmaceutical handling capability. Its most recent investments have seen significant improvements in its cold-chain infrastructure at two airports - Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) and San Juan – that both handle large volumes of the carrier’s perishables cargo.American’s new drive-through perishables facility ...
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Bangladesh garment producers urge lifting of UK's airfreight ban from Dhaka
Bangladesh garment producers have called on the government to work with the UK to lift the ban on airfreight shipments from Dhaka saying it hurts exports from the country.Speaking at a press conference yesterday, Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) president Siddiqur Rahman urged the government to ensure that ...
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Expanding ASL signs up for three 737 conversions
ASL Aviation has signed up for three freighter conversions from Aeronautical Engineers Inc (AEI) following on from raising $110m late last year.AEI will provide the Dublin-based firm with three 11 pallet position B737-400SF freighters in May, June and July of this year.ASL already lists 12 of this aircraft type in ...
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LATAM cargo revenues go south
Cargo revenues at South America’s LATAM Airlines Group dropped by 26.8% in the final quarter 2015, driven by a 13.4% decline in cargo traffic and a 15.4% decline in cargo yields over the like period in the prior year.The Chilean-headquartered carrier stated: “During the quarter, cargo demand remained weak, especially ...