All Airlines articles – Page 258
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Boeing ups aircraft demand expectation
Boeing has upped its expectation for demand of new aircraft from last year’s forecast, predicting that 38,050 new airplanes will be needed over the next 20 years.The company predicted that by the end of the 20 year forecast period, the commercial airplane fleet will double, from 21,600 airplanes in 2014 ...
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Jettainer scoops KF Aerospace contract
Jettainer has won the contract to provide ULD services for recently re-launched KF Aerospace.Under the contract, the Lufthansa Cargo-owned company will provision and manage a fleet of more than 700 ULDs, mostly pallets, for the Canada-based carrier.Services include ULD management, steering, positioning, repair and maintenance.Jettainer managing director Carsten Hernig said: ...
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Russian freighter debut for Cargolux Italia
Cargolux Italia has started a weekly B747 freighter service from Milan Malpensa to the freighter airline’s Chinese hub in Zhengzhou, via Novosibirsk in Russia.The intermediate stop marks the first commercial service by Cargolux to Russia, with Novosibirsk being an important Russian gateway for flowers, garments and machinery.Said Cargolux: “The weekend ...
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Volga-Dnepr shifts giant power stations
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has flown from New York to Cairo, Egypt, a 28-ton shipment of power stations that will be used to supply the Suez Canal widening project.Volga-Dnepr engineers provided technical expertise to ensure that the power stations, mounted into special six metre cradles, would fit into the IL-76TD-90VD’s cargo hold.The ...
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Qatar orders four Boeing freighters
Qatar Airways has ordered four Boeing 777 freighters on the opening day of Paris Air Show.The freighter order was part of a $4.8bn list price deal that includes ten passenger B777-8Xs announced by the Middle East carrier."The order for four 777 Freighters underpins the value that this airplane has also ...
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Mixed May for Cathay Pacific and Eva Air
Asian airlines Cathay Pacific and Eva Air recorded mixed performance in May, with the Hong Kong headquartered carrier recording a decline in load factors despite increased volumes, while the Taiwanese airline maintained its load factors as volumes decreased.The combined Cathay and Dragonair figures for May revealed that the airlines recorded ...
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Cathay announces new director of cargo
Update: Cathay Pacific has appointed Simon Large as director of cargo, responsible for all aspects of the group’s cargo business worldwide, including operations, marketing and sales.Large is currently the airline’s general manager marketing, loyalty programmes & customer relationship management.He joined parent company, Swire group, in 1991 and has worked in ...
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European air cargo carriers see volumes and load factors slide in May
The latest monthly traffic statistics from some of Europe’s leading cargo carriers have revealed the difficulty they faced in May in terms of volumes carried and load factors when compared to last year.Carrier statistics reveal that of Air France-KLM, Lufthansa and IAG, the Franco-Dutch carrier suffered the biggest percentage decline ...
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Aircraft lessor ASL rebranding for growth
Ireland's ASL Aviation Group is to launch a new European airline brand, ASL Airlines, as part of its strategy for “continued growth in passenger and cargo operations”.ASL’s four European airlines, based in Ireland, France, Switzerland and Hungary, are to be renamed under the new brand.Air Contractors will become ASL Airlines ...
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IATA announces Dublin as 2016 AGM venue, while new chairman takes over
IATA has unveiled its new chairman and announced the venue for its next annual general meeting.The association has announced that Aeromexico chief executive Andres Conesa has assumed his duties as Chairman of the IATA board of governors for a one-year term.Conesa succeeds Calin Rovinescu, chief executive of Air Canada, whose ...
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IAG focused on growth
IAG Cargo remains focused on capacity discipline, asset utilisation and its flagship premium product range.David Shepherd, head of commercial at the cargo arm of British Airways and Iberia, says that the group’s Prioritise Express product and its temperature-controlled Constant Climate offer for pharmaceuticals have both seen substantial growth.“The Prioritise product ...
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IATA and animal convention team-up to fight illegal animal trade
IATA and the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to cooperate on reducing illegal trade in wildlife and ensuring the safe and secure transport of legally traded wildlife.The agreement will see the two groups ...
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IAG Cargo rolls out new e-booking system
IAG Cargo customers in Spain have become the first to benefit from the carrier’s global roll-out of its new e-booking system.The freight arm of British Airways and Iberia says that the launch “underpins IAG Cargo’s total commitment to IATA’s e-freight goal of removing paper from the air cargo industry”.Enhanced features, ...
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New track and trace app from Qatar
Qatar Airways Cargo has developed a shipment track and trace mobile application in line with the launch of its new website.The Middle East carrier’s new website allows customers to access flight schedules, check the routing of their airfreight and book charter services.It also uses quick response code technology to integrate ...
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AA Cargo unveils first Dreamliner routes
American Airlines Cargo has revealed which routes will benefit from the deployment of the new Boeing Dreamliner 787-800 aircraft.Starting next month, four routes will be covered by the new 787 aircraft, which American said offer 28 positions for cargo, improved aerodynamics, advanced engine technology and better fuel efficiency.The first route ...
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Oneworld alliance gets new chairman
The oneworld alliance has nominated Cathay Pacific’s Ivan Chu as its new chairman, taking over from IAG’s Willie Walsh.Chu, who is Cathay’s chief executive, will act as first amongst equals of the member airlines in his new role.Oneworld chief executive Bruce Ashby said: “We thank Willie Walsh for his leadership ...
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Sharp decline in load factors
Airfreight demand growth began to ease off in April, resulting in a “sharp” decline in load factors as they reached their lowest level for a year.The latest IATA figures show that airfreight volumes increase by 3.3% year-on-year in April compared with growth of 4.3% for the first four months.It said ...
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Air Partner's positive outlook
UK-based charter broker Air Partner remains optimistic about the year ahead, with performance set to be boosted by its acquisition of Cabot Aviation.Speaking at the London Stock Exchange-listed broker’s annual general meeting, Air Partner chief executive Mark Briffa gave an update on performance since it reported its full-year results for ...
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Second GDP academy training workshop
A second Good Distribution Practice (GDP) academy training course organised by IAG Cargo and Exelsius was attended by students from the UK, the Netherlands, Korea and Switzerland.Aimed at improving industry compliance to GDP standards for healthcare and life science products, the two-day course offered a combination of classroom training and ...
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IAG cargo demand down again in May
The latest monthly traffic statistics from the IAG Group have once again highlighted the steady decline in cargo volumes experienced by the group over the last four and a half years.In May, IAG, which includes British Airways and Iberia, saw demand in terms of cargo tonne km decline 2% year ...