All Airlines articles – Page 35
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NewsWFS scores cargo handling deal with Etihad at 12 airports
Photo: Etihad Cargo.Etihad Cargo has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) for cargo handling services at 12 major international airports in Europe, Scandinavia, North America, India, and Asia Pacific.The agreement is for a three-year period and will see SATS Group-owned WFS handling over 150,000 tonnes of ...
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NewsLars Jordahn is new Maersk Air Cargo boss
Lars Jordhan. Photo: MaerskLars Jordahn has been appointed global head of Maersk Air Cargo, effective March 1.Based in Copenhagen, Denmark, Jordahn will take over the chief executive role from Peter Corfitsen, who is going to transition into a new role in Maersk, the company told Air Cargo News.Jordahn has ...
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WorldACD figures show extent of sea-air growth
The latest weekly figures from data analyst WorldACD show an upswing in volumes at sea-air hubs as a result of the Red Sea shipping crisis.WorldACD figures show that over the first seven weeks of the year, Dubai, Colombo and Bangkok all saw their respective tonnages to Europe increase by more ...
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NewsTIACA survey reveals growing pressure on sustainability in air cargo
TIACA's latest sustainability survey has revealed a growing focus on sustainability in air cargo but also a gap between the smaller and larger organisations in terms of investment.The survey of more than 280 air cargo professionals - produced in partnership with consultancy Change Horizon - showed that 67% of respondents ...
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NewsKorean Air and Vienna Airport partner on cargo
Julian Jäger, joint CEO and COO of Vienna Airport (left), and Jaedong Eum, senior vice president and head of cargo business division, Korean Air. Photo: Korean AirKorean Air has signed an agreement to strengthen its air cargo partnership with Vienna International Airport.The partnership aims to build on growing air cargo ...
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Perishables lift Cathay Pacific cargo volumes in January
Perishables shipments helped to raise air cargo volumes at Cathay Pacific in January year on year.The airline carried 114,790 tonnes of cargo in January, an increase of 20.7% compared with January 2023 when capacity was still in recovery mode due to pandemic restrictions.The month’s cargo revenue tonne kilometres (RFTKs) increased ...
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NewsEtihad appoints Brun as vice president cargo
Photo: Etihad CargoEtihad Airways has appointed senior Geodis airfreight specialist Stanislas Brun to the role of vice president cargo.Brun will be responsible for Etihad Cargo's commercial operations including scheduled and charter flights, revenue management and network planning.He joins Etihad Cargo from Geodis, where, in his role as senior vice president ...
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NewsStarlux to enter the freighter market with A350F order
Source: AirbusTaiwan-based Starlux Airlines will enter the freighter market after it placed an order for five Airbus A350 cargo aircraft at the Singapore Airshow.The carrier's chief executive, Glenn Chai, said the entry into the freighter market would enable the carrier to capitalise on "the strategic advantages offered by Taiwan's geographical ...
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Avianca Cargo continues digital expansion
Avianca Cargo has continued with the expansion of its digital services by adding a direct connection to freight forwarder platform CargoWise.The integration means that forwarders using the WiseTech Global-owned platform to manage supply chain operations will now be able to plan, book, confirm and manage shipments on Avianca flights in ...
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US couple found guilty of fraud against National Air Cargo
Two people have been found guilty of defrauding US logistics company National Air Cargo of $5m in a wire fraud scheme that lasted two years.The US Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado found married couple Michael Aaron Tew and Kimberly Ann Tew guilty of fraud following a guilty verdict ...
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NewsDurban airfreight terminal sees volumes spike due to port congestion
Source: Dube Cargo TerminalDube Cargo Terminal at King Shaka International Airport has seen air cargo volumes spike in recent months as a result of congestion at South Africa's sea ports.The terminal company said that in the last four months of 2023, its air cargo volumes were up 57% quarter on ...
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Airbus advances development of A350F
Airbus is ramping up development activity on its A350 freighter as the airframer works towards final assembly and first flight milestones in 2025.“We are really in that industrialisation process now,” says Crawford Hamilton, Airbus head of freighter marketing. “We have got parts heading towards sections and we are ready to ...
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Airfreight rates slide in line with Lunar New Year holiday demand decline
Airfreight rates began their Lunar New Year holiday decline last week after rising in the first six weeks of the year.The latest figures from TAC Index show that last week overall airfreight rates slipped by 8.2% compared with the week before and are down 21.2% from a year ago."Despite ongoing ...
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MSC Air Cargo goes it alone as GSA partnership with ECS ends
MSC Air Cargo has ended its GSSA partnership with the ECS Group, which has been the airline's GSSA in North America, Europe and Mexico since May last year.The cargo airline's senior vice president air cargo, Jannie Davel said in a LinkedIn post on February 20 that MSC Air Cargo stopped ...
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Lufthansa cargo operations set to be hit by latest strike action
Lufthansa's cargo operations are set to face disruption this week as ground staff launch another round of strike action.As many as 25,000 members of the Ver.di union working for Deutsche Lufthansa, Lufthansa Technik and Lufthansa Cargo in Germany are joining the industrial action.The action starts at 8pm February 19 and ...
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NewsAlaska Air Group acquisition of Hawaiian gets go ahead
Photo: Hawaiian AirlinesAlaska Airlines has been given the green light to acquire Hawaiian Airlines after the latter's stockholders approved the deal that is set to boost cargo within the combined business.Seattle-based Alaska Air Group and Honolulu-headquartered Hawaiian Holdings entered into a definitive agreement for the acquisition in December last year. ...
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WestJet eyes digital developments in 2024
WestJet will this year target digital investments in cargo as well as network and product expansion following the launch of freighter operations last year.The Canada-based combination carrier's cargo business said that in 2024 it would launch a new website "in anticipation of a shift towards more self-service options".WestJet Cargo added ...
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NewsAir Canada cargo revenues drop 27% in 2023
Air Canada's full year 2023 cargo revenues declined 27% year on year due to reduced air cargo demand and a loss of capacity in the form of temporary passenger freighters (preighters).The airline said the decline of C$342m was partially offset by increased operations of purpose-built freighters in its cargo business, ...
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India's air cargo industry sets ambitious growth targets
India has set an ambitious target of reaching 10m tons of air cargo handled per year by 2030, attendees at the Air Cargo India event in Mumbai were told.“This is India’s time for growth,” said Sanjiv Edward, chief executive – cargo and logistics at the GMR Group which operates Delhi, ...
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NewsAmazon closes US airfreight facility
Photo: AmazonAmazon Air is closing its airfreight facility at Kelly Field Airport, San Antonio, Texas, in a move that is set to affect ground handler employees at Worldwide Flight Services.E-commerce giant Amazon did not state why it is closing the facility at the joint-use airport, however, it told Air Cargo ...