All Airlines articles – Page 282
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Pharma defection to ocean is ‘wake-up call’ to airfreight
Airlines are targeting premium products to claw back lost revenue from the recession. Foremost of those is the cool chain for fresh produce and pharmaceuticals.But, according to Steef Van Amersfoort, chairman of the air transport at the Dutch Shippers Council and veteran pharmaceutical-logistics executive, there is a massive difference between ...
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Oman Air appoints Air Cargo Logistics in France
Oman Air has appointed Air Cargo Logistics as its exclusive general sales and service agent (GSSA) in France.With effect from January 2015, Air Cargo Logistics will provide the Omani national carrier with full cargo sales, marketing and customer service activities across France.Oman Air currently operates four A330 flights a week ...
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AF-KLM adds combi flights to Dubai
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo will this month add three B747 Combi frequencies from Amsterdam Airport-Schiphol (AMS) to and from Dubai International Airport (DXB).Starting 10 January, the European carrier says that the upgrade offers “increased flexibility to carry main deck commodities to our hubs, Dubai International Airport (DXB), and to ...
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IAG Cargo joins Airforwarders Association
IAG Cargo has become the first international (non-US) carrier to gain platinum membership of the Washington-based Airforwarders Association (AfA).As a platinum member, IAG Cargo – the freight arm of British Airways and Iberia - said that it will help shape AfA policy and engage in advocacy on key legislation that ...
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Middle East leads world airfreight growth
The Middle East set the pace for a four per cent global surge in air freight in November, and 4.7 per cent for the past 12 months, according to the latest Airports Council International (ACI) figures.The region achieved the highest growth in freight volume, 12.8 per cent, year on year ...
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More Airbuses than ever
Airbus hit a new record of 629 aircraft deliveries for 89 customers, including eight new ones. The Toulouse-based plane-maker said that the new planes included 490 A320 family aircraft, 108 A330s, 30 A380s and its first A350 XWB, to Qatar Airways.Aircraft deliveries in 2014 beat the previous record set in ...
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Swiss signs quality deal with handlers
Swiss WorldCargo has signed a memorandum of understanding with ground handlers Cargologic and SATS to boost service standards and information flow between Singapore and Switzerland.The airfreight division of Swiss International Air Lines wants to intensify collaboration in areas such as quality, e-initiatives, temperature-controlled transport and specialised handling.The MoU, signed in ...
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Qatar to apply all-in freight rates from April
Qatar Airways Cargo is changing its pricing structure to a “one-rate basis”, saying that the current surcharge conventions "expose the supply chain to significant price volatility”.The Doha-based carrier will “abolish” both its fuel (MYC) and security (MOC) surcharges. All other ancillary charges will remain in place.The move follows a decision ...
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Jan de Rijk Logistics to serve IAG Cargo in Iberian peninsula
Jan de Rijk Logistics will provide European trucking services to IAG cargo Cargo for its Iberian traffic, further strengthening Jan de Rijk’s presence in the Iberian peninsula.Jan de Rijk is already a large supplier of road feeder services in Europe for IAG Cargo, the freight arm of British Airways and ...
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EVA Air's ops and docs at Hong Kong cargo terminal
Cathay Pacific Services Ltd (CPSL) has started cargo operations and documentation services for Taiwanese carrier EVA Air at the Cathay Pacific Cargo Terminal.CPSL chief executive Kelvin Ko said: “The transition went extremely well, thanks to the tremendous efforts of the teams over the past six months.”James Chiou, general manager of ...
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United Cargo realigns and appoints Leijssenaar
United Cargo has appointed Jacques Leijssenaar as vice president, cargo sales EMEIA, reporting to the US carrier’s cargo president, Jan Krems.Leijssenaar comes to the freight arm of United Airlines with 18 years' experience at Air France-KLM Cargo.His most recent position was director Italy and Switzerland, and he has also served ...
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Vietnam and Cambodia lead air cargo surge for emerging markets
Asia’s Vietnam and Cambodia provided the fastest-growing airfreight trade lanes between emerging and developed markets.US-Vietnam volumes surged 42.7 per cent by volume, and Cambodia-European Union airfreight increased by 41.9 per cent.That was one finding from the comprehensive 2015 Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index, now in its sixth year, a data-driven ...
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All smiles as IGAT takes on VEX for Virgin
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has awarded a new and extended general sales and service agency (GSSA) contract to InterGlobe Air Transport (IGAT) in India.Extending its 12-year working partnership with Delhi-based IGAT for cargo sales, IGAT now also handles the airline’s VEX courier express product, taking over from Patel On-Board Couriers.Virgin Atlantic’s ...
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CAL selects ATC as general sales agent in Holland
ATC (Holland) will be CAL cargo airlines' general sales agent in the Netherlands."Strengthening our presence in Europe with a new GSA is a great way to start the year," said Eyal Zagagi, CAL chief executive, adding: “We already work with the ATC team in the US and in Austria, so ...
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IAG issues safeguards to Dublin over Aer Lingus bid
International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG) has issued legally binding commitments to safeguard Aer Lingus slots at Heathrow as the British Airways and Iberia parent prepares to launch a €1.4bn bid for the Irish flag carrier.IAG, itself the target of a 9.99 per cent share swoop last week by Qatar Airways, ...
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Vote for your Cargo Airline of the Year
Voting is now open for Air Cargo News’ 32nd annual Cargo Airline of the Year awards. You can vote for carriers to specific regions and your favourite all-cargo airline. The 2015 categories are:Best Cargo Airline to/from: Africa, Americas, Asia/Pacific, Europe & Middle East, All-Cargo Airline and the Cargo Airline of ...
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Vote for your Cargo Airline of the Year
Voting is now open for Air Cargo News’ 32nd annual Cargo Airline of the Year awards. You can vote for carriers to specific regions and your favourite all-cargo airline. The 2015 categories are:Best Cargo Airline to/from: Africa, Americas, Asia/Pacific, Europe & Middle East, All-Cargo Airline and the Cargo Airline of ...
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Recovery is ready for take-off, say economists
Airfreight tonnage has recovered to its pre-crisis level in the US and European Union – and it could be sign of a wider global economic recovery, says the Paris-based International Transport Forum (ITF).Part of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), ITF says that, according to its seasonally-adjusted preliminary ...
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TNT goes Blue Bananas with rate discount
TNT is offering a temporary 20 per cent discount off rate card as part of its ‘Blue Banana’ campaign to promote shipments to Europe’s economic hotspots.The deal is aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises and takes effect from February 9 for three months on export shipments of parcels and freight.It ...
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Apple Appeal
Apple announced mouth-watering net quarterly profits of $18bn for the final three months of 2014.That staggering 38 per cent rise in profit was due mainly to the 74.5m iPhones sold to eager consumers.While the financial pages focused on the figures, little mention was made of the supply chain logistics that ...