All Airlines articles – Page 279
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AA Cargo starts work on Philadelphia pharma hub
AMERICAN Airlines (AA) Cargo has started construction of a 25,000-sq ft pharmaceuticals hub in Philadelphia, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.It is designed to cater for a full range of temperature-sensitive products being shipped in and out of the strategically important north-east ‘pharma corridor’ and includes a 6,000-sq ft area for ...
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Russian tit-for-tat security plan sparks cost fears
THE COST of transporting goods by air to Russia will rise, if that nation introduces its own security rules for airfreight shipments from Europe, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.The European Shippers Council (ESC) has branded the Russian move as tit-for-tat and says it will not only threaten the air cargo ...
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Qantas Freight earnings in freefall
THE SALE of road freight company Star Track Express amid ‘challenging global air cargo markets’ pushed down Qantas Freight’s (QF) earnings before tax and interest (EBIT) by more than a third in the financial year of 2014, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.The Australian flag carrier’s cargo division recorded EBIT dropped ...
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Virgin Cargo chief’s warning over yields
OVERCAPACITY in the global air cargo industry on major routes continues to suppress yields, warns Virgin Atlantic Cargo, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.Despite a three per cent reduction in the airline’s cargo capacity in the first half of this year, the carrier saw its tonnage rise one per cent to ...
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Turkish Cargo’s new Hyderabad freighter services
FROM September, Turkish Cargo is to begin a twice-weekly A330-200 dedicated freighter service to Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA), Hyderabad, India, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.The new route will connect the city and its catchment area to 260 destinations in Europe, the Americas, Africa, as well as the CIS countries ...
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Silk Way takes delivery of B747-8Fs
AZERBAIJAN-based cargo airline Silk Way has taken delivery of its two new B747-8 freighters, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.The aircraft will strengthen the position of the Baku trade hub by improving levels of efficiency, says a company statement.Zaur Akhundov, president of SW Holding, the parent company of Silk Way, reveals: ...
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Counting on perishables
THIS summer Korean Air was gorging itself on Canadian lobster. Between late May and the end of August the carrier extended one of its Seoul-Toronto all-cargo flights to Halifax once a week to load up some 40 tonnes of crustaceans worth US$532,256, writes Ian Putzger.KAL made it clear from the ...
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Qatar Airways appoints former Cargolux Asia chief
MATTHEW MA has been appointed vice-president of cargo for Asia at Qatar Airways, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.The former Cargolux executive worked at the European all-cargo airline for 41 years, ending his career at the carrier as head of its Asia Pacific region.Ulrich Ogiermann, chief officer of cargo at Qatar ...
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Lufthansa and ANA confirm Japan-Europe cargo JV
All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Germany’s Lufthansa Cargo will launch a strategic air cargo joint venture on routes between Japan and Europe.The cooperation between Japan’s largest airline and Lufthansa Cargo, one of the world’s largest air freight operators, has obtained antitrust immunity. On the passenger side, ANA and Lufthansa are ...
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Cathay and CHEP in ULD management deal
CHEP Aerospace Solutions has signed a five-year agreement to supply and manage Cathay Pacific’s ULD fleet and pallet accessories.The independent provider of outsourced ULD and galley cart services will acquire Cathay Pacific's fleet of 25,000 ULDs, converting the majority to modern composite units weighing 58 kg, and supply a fleet ...
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Emirates’ Brussels belly service gets under way
EMIRATES is celebrating the inauguration of its daily B777-200LR service to Brussels, Belgium, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.The capital city is the 145th route in the Middle East carrier’s network.Emirates will play a key role in further developing natural business links between Belgium and key markets in the Far East, ...
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AA and US Airways become single cargo unit from October 20
American Airlines and US Airways have completed their merger and will become one air freight organisation from October 20.The two US carriers, who have been integrating shared cargo locations for the past nine months, will transition to a single air waybill using the American Airlines prefix 001.In a letter to ...
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Pharma workshop for good distribution practices
IAG Cargo and Exelsius have teamed up to provide a certificated training academy workshop in good distribution practices (GDP) for the healthcare and life science industry.Exelsius, the international cold chain management consultancy, and IAG Cargo Constant Climate will combine classroom training in the correct handling of temperature sensitive pharmaceutical products, ...
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One Question
Milla Nyholm, manager, marketing and sustainability, Finnair Cargo, answers:"ABOUT a year-and-a-half ago we started receiving more enquiries from customers about our carbon emissions. We thought we should have something automated that is updated on a regular basis, so we created a tool that was based on our own initiatives, which ...
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Fraport’s airfreight rises
FRANKFURT AIRPORT is celebrating a cargo uptick after its throughput (airfreight and airmail) rose by 3.2 per cent to 179,555 tonnes in August – up 3.2 per cent compared with the same month last year, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.Aircraft movements also climbed by 0.6 per cent to 42,684 takeoffs ...
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Is Cargolux’s unique culture strong enough?
HOW do you measure the value of esprit de corps within a company? Since it is an intangible by-product of work satisfaction and team commitment, and its existence cannot be measured on a spreadsheet, it therefore cannot be proven to have any direct correlation with an entity’s overall performance.Or can ...
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A joint vision
LUFTHANSA CARGO'S joint venture with ANA brings together an impressive fleet of freighters and a formidable array of global bellyhold capacity, writes Roger Hailey, Air Cargo News editor.The joint venture was not a surprise - it has been the subject of debate for many months - but the business rationale ...
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AF-KLM cargo return to breakeven by 2017
Air France-KLM has unveiled a group-wide Perform 2020 strategic plan that includes a slimmed down cargo business returning to operating breakeven by 2017.The Franco-Dutch carrier has already announced the phase out of five MD-11 freighters belonging to Dutch subsidiary Martinair by the summer of 2016.AF-KLM Martinair’s freighter fleet will be ...
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Robust August for Cathay
STRONG demand out of Hong Kong and mainland China boosted Cathay Pacific Cargo’s performance in August, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.The airline and its sister company Dragonair carried 146,955 tonnes of cargo and mail in August, an increase of 19.7 per cent in comparison with the same period last year.The ...
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AA and USAir countdown to cargo merger
American Airlines and US Airways are counting down the days to a complete cargo merger on October 20, the date when the two carriers become one for freight bookings.From then on, customers will start using the same airwaybill to access an integrated airline network that has surprisingly little overlap, just ...