All Airlines articles – Page 254
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China Southern joins IAG Cargo’s Partner Plus
China Southern Airlines has joined IAG Cargo’s Partner Plus Programme, taking its place alongside Qatar Airways, Japan Airlines, the Avianca group, American Airlines, and Finnair.Customers of IAG Cargo, the freight arm of British Airways and Iberia, can now book confirmed space on China Southern Airlines' aircraft to a range of ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo posts record growth from Chicago
Virgin Atlantic Cargo posted a record month for tonnage from Chicago in June while it achieved a 100% load factor in the opposite direction.The airline said that shipments from Chicago increased by more than 30% in June to 860 tonnes, with 53% of traffic destined to the UK and 29% ...
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First flight for Qatar Airways Cargo's new charter freighter
Qatar Airways Cargo’s new Boeing 747 freighter charter aircraft has performed its first flight, heading to Hong Kong from Doha.The Middle Eastern airline said that the Boeing B747-400BCF aircraft, with a 112.5 tonne capacity, would cater for growing demand for outsized freight transportation for infrastructure projects in the Middle East ...
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Qatar extends hunting trophy ban
Qatar Airways is the latest airline to adjust its ethical cargo policy in the wake of the Cecil the lion outcry.The Middle Eastern carrier today announced that its existing embargo on transporting hunting trophies would be extended to encompass all species identified by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered ...
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Air cargo revenues down 9% in first half of 2015
Worldwide air cargo revenues in the first half of 2015 are more than 9% behind last year, but recent market softness appears to have plateaued in June.The latest figure from WorldACD show that air cargo revenues declined by 9.3% year on year during the first six months, with almost all ...
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Airlines IAG Cargo and Qatar expand freighter partnership
IAG Cargo and Qatar Airways have extended their freighter partnership and added new routes.The two airlines announced this morning that the initial contract would be extended indefinitely, while the number of destinations covered has increased from the one originally announced to nine.The two airlines said they had decided to expand ...
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IAG Cargo's Gunning: excess capacity is the new normal
Excess capacity and yield pressure are the new normal that the air cargo industry must live with, according to IAG Cargo chief executive Steve Gunning.Speaking to Air Cargo News shortly after the publication of its second-quarter results, Gunning outlined why the cargo business of British Airways, Iberia and Vueling decided ...
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Update: airlines Swiss-Lufthansa adopt new air cargo pricing structure
Swiss WorldCargo and Lufthansa Cargo have provided further information on their new cargo pricing structure which takes effect from October 25 this year.The pricing of both airlines will consist of just two components: a net rate and an airfreight surcharge.Said Lufthansa Cargo: “As a result, the different surcharges currently in ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo calls for ethical standards for airfreight
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has called for the creation of an industry-wide ethical cargo policy that will identify shipments not acceptable for carriage in the aftermath of the killing of Cecil the lion.The UK airline, which already has an ethical cargo policy in place, called for an industry-wide agreement that would ...
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Swiss and Lufthansa to launch new cargo pricing structure
Swiss WorldCargo and Lufthansa Cargo are to launch a two component pricing structure - a net rate plus airfreight surcharge – to reflect the "volatility of external cost factors".A joint letter to customers states: “The new airfreight surcharge will be significantly lower compared to the combined fuel and security surcharges, ...
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Air cargo volumes stagnate and load factors slide in June
The air cargo industry faced another tough month in June as volume growth “stagnated” and load factors continued to slide.Airline organisation IATA’s monthly airfreight market analysis has revealed that cargo traffic in freight tonne km terms increased by 1.2% in June compared with a year earlier.This lags behind the 3.5% ...
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Lufthansa's air cargo and logistics division slips to loss on freight centre delay
Lufthansa’s air cargo and logistics division sank to an operating loss in the first half of the year despite lower fuel prices and an increase in revenues.The logistics segment, which includes Lufthansa Cargo, Jettainer and its share of AeroLogic, saw first-half revenues increase by 4% on last year to €1.2bn ...
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FedEx and Atlas join coalition to back Middle East carriers in US subsidy row
FedEx and Atlas Air have joined up with two other US carriers to create the US Airlines for Open Skies Coalition, in support of Middle East Gulf airlines who have been accused of distorting competition via state subsidies.US-based parcels giant FedEx and lessor Atlas have joined forces with JetBlue Airways ...
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LATAM Airlines converts tons into travel credits
LATAM Airlines Group cargo customers can now benefit from Cargo Rewards, a corporate programme that converts transported international cargo tons into credit for travel.The scheme will apply to qualifying airfreight booked on LAN Cargo, TAM Cargo, LAN Cargo Colombia and Mas Air.Álvaro Carril, LAN Cargo’s senior vice president sales & ...
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IAG revenues up on currency gains
IAG saw cargo revenues increase by more than 8% during the second quarter of the year despite a volume decline caused by a move away from operating its own freighters.The Iberia and BA owner recorded cargo revenues of €259m during the second quarter of the year, up from €238m during ...
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ANA endures tough quarter for cargo
ANA Cargo has endured a difficult second quarter as revenues, volumes and load factors all declined as typhoons, softening export demand and a weakening yen took their toll.The Japanese carrier saw cargo revenues decline by 2.4% during the April-June period to Y36bn.Cargo traffic slid by the larger amount of 7% ...
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JAL Cargo revenues up on international growth
JAL Cargo has recorded an increase in cargo revenues during the first quarter of its fiscal financial year.The Japanese carrier saw international and domestic cargo revenues during the April-June period increase to Y20.5bn from Y19.8bn a year earlier.International volumes increased by 9.4% during the period in cargo ton km terms, ...
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Qatar launches on-board courier service
Qatar Airways Cargo is launching an express airfreight service for door-to-door and time-critical shipments.The QR On-Board Courier service will be rolled out across the Middle East-based cargo carrier’s global network on August 1, enabling customers to book time-definite airfreight delivery solutions.It will use dedicated couriers accompanying each shipment from collection ...
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Qatar Airways Cargo to add new African air cargo freighter operation
Qatar Airways Cargo has continued to expand its operations to Africa with the addition of a seventh dedicated freighter service to the continent.The airline announced today that it would launch a new Airbus 300F flight to Djibouti from its Doha hub on August 1.Qatar said the service would target the ...
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Qatar Airways dismisses SpiceJet stake speculation as an attempt to increase share value
Qatar Airways has dismissed speculation that it is in negotiations to buy a stake in Indian low-cost airline SpiceJet, suggesting the rumours are designed to increase share value.In a press release, the Middle Eastern carrier said rumours in the Indian press suggesting that the two airlines are in the early ...