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NewsAir cargo market shows signs of cooling after busy start to 2024
The latest figures show that the air cargo market is beginning to cool after a brisk start to the year caused by the Red Sea crisis and pre-Lunar New Year (LNY) rush.Figures from analyst WorldACD show that in week six, tonnages out of China declined by 2% compared with the ...
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Etihad Cargo reports record pharma volumes
Etihad Cargo reported record cargo volumes last year following investments in its cool chain services.The Abu Dhabi-headquartered airline saw its pharma volumes increase by 37% year on year in 2023 while fresh and perishable shipments were up 10%.The airline said that the increases had come despite challenging market conditions and ...
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NewsSmartLynx Airlines appoints new CEO
Source: SmartLynxFast-growing carrier SmartLynx Airlines has appointed Edvinas Demenius as its new chief executive.Demenius, who replaces Zygimantas Surintas, has been a board member and chief commercial officer of SmartLynx Airlines for more than seven years.Jonas Janukenas, chief executive of Avia Solutions Group, said: "I believe that SmartLynx Airlines is ready ...
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Emirates expands e-commerce service to Kuwait
Emirates SkyCargo is continuing to expand its e-commerce delivery service with the addition of services to Kuwait.The Emirates Delivers service allows people based in Kuwait to order products from websites in the UAE, UK and the US and then have them delivered to their homes.Items are delivered from the retailer ...
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NewsSriLankan Cargo adds capacity to cargo.one
SriLankan Cargo has placed its capacity on cargo.oneSriLankan Cargo will later this year place its capacity on digital air cargo booking platform cargo.one, enabling freight forwarders to access a global network of 37 destinations in 21 countries.SriLankan Cargo is the first South Asian carrier that cargo.one has added to its ...
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European Commission green lights Korean Air takeover of Asiana
Korean Air has completed another regulatory hurdle for its drawn-out acquisition of Asiana Airlines after the European Commission (EC) this week approved the deal.To gain approval from Brussels, the two airlines agreed to sell Asiana's freighter business after the commission had initially rejected the deal over concerns about its impact ...
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Etihad Cargo boosts safety and security of electronics
Etihad Cargo is increasing its efforts to ensure the safe and secure transportation of consumer electronics with a new offering for customers from March 1.The airline has developed and launched SecureTech in response to growing global demand from its customers and partners for a product that addresses the challenges of ...
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NewsWFS extends handling contract with Air China Cargo in Madrid
Air China Cargo freighter. Photo: Worldwide Flight ServicesWorldwide Flight Services (WFS) has extended its cargo and ground handling contract with Air China Cargo for another three years at Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport in Spain.Air China Cargo has been a longstanding customer of WFS in Madrid since commencing regular freighter operations ...
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Awesome Cargo looks to expand international operations
Mexican start-up carrier Awesome Cargo is requesting authority to expand its Airbus A330 operations to the US.Parent company TM Aerolineas requested a foreign air carrier permit for Awesome Cargo in a February 9 filing with the US Department of Transportation.It also signals the intention to grow the nascent brand. In ...
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Cargo hub project begins at Riga Airport
Latvian airline airBaltic has partnered with building company UPB Nams for the construction of a new cargo hub at Riga Airport.The Baltic Cargo Hub will dedicate approximately 5000 m2 to air cargo handling facilities and will be equipped with semi-automatic cargo handling equipment.This equipment is expected to improve cargo handling ...
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NewsQatar Cargo set to exit 747-8F operations as UPS takes aircraft
Source: Matheus Obst/ Shutterstock.comQatar Airways Cargo looks set to offload its two Boeing 747-8 freighters with UPS adding the two jumbos.Speaking following the announcement of its quarterly results, UPS chief financial officer Brian Newman confirmed that it had acquired two 747-8Fs "through Qatar".Newman said the aircraft additions were part of ...
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ECS is cargo GSSA for Thai VietJet Air
Thai VietJet Air has signed a master air cargo GSSA agreement with ECS Group for its Asia operations.ECS Group subsidiary AVS GSA Thailand will handle the contract responsibilities, supported by the overall ECS Asia network.The agreement, signed on February 1, allows low cost airline Thai VietJet Air to utilise ECS ...
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Kenya Airways Cargo expands reach with new UAE service
Kenya Airways Cargo (KQ Cargo) has added a new regular freighter service between Mogadishu in Somalia and Sharjah following the delivery of its first Boeing 737-800 freighter.The carrier will initially operate the route weekly but hopes to add a second frequency in April. It has partnered with UAE-based cargo sales ...
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NewsMaersk takes air cargo bookings fully digital
Photo: MaerskMaersk has launched a "fully digital solution" for airfreight that it said offers customers "instant prices".The digital solution means that Maersk's customers can now book air cargo shipments for any of 70,000 airport pairings across more than 90 countries around the world."The new online solution available on Maersk.com provides ...
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NewsTAAG Angola Airlines begins regular cargo flights
737-800BCF. Photo: TAAG Angola AirlinesTAAG Angola Airlines has begun operating regular cargo flights from Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto International Airport in Luanda, Angola.A weekly cargo service departs from Luanda every Monday and connects Angola to regional destinations in Lagos, Nigeria (LOS) and Brazzaville, Republic of Congo (BZV).The airline is carrying ...
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NewsBBN Airlines' third freighter set for action
Source: BBN Airlines IndonesiaBBN Airlines Indonesia is hoping to put its third Boeing 737-400 freighter into action in the opening weeks of March.The recently launched ACMI carrier took delivery of the converted freighter in November last year and since then it has been undergoing a maintenance check process.BBN said the ...
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NewsLATAM Cargo sees Valentine flower volumes blossom
Source: LATAM CargoThe LATAM Group's Valentine's season flower volumes grew rapidly this year as the carrier added extra capacity to cater for demand.The carrier group said that its flower volumes from Colombia and Ecuador to North America and Europe increased by 36% to 25,000 tonnes in the 21-day Valentine's season.The ...
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E-commerce continues to support air cargo growth
E-commerce was a boom vertical in the air cargo industry during the pandemic and demand has been a steady source of growth for airfreight companies since.Ahead of a more in-depth look at how the sector is evolving in our IATA WCS special issue, Air Cargo News spoke to FedEx and ...
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Lufthansa Cargo recovers after strike action
Lufthansa Cargo's operations at Frankfurt and Munich airports were recovering this morning after a strike by ground staff lasting over 24 hours came to an end.Ground staff at Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Lufthansa Technik and Lufthansa Cargo undertook strike action organised by trade union Ver.di from 4am CET on Wednesday February ...
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DHL workers extend East Midlands Airport strike action
Workers at DHL's East Midlands Airport hub in the UK have announced they will add another 14 days of industrial action onto existing plans to down tools for 10 days.The first of the strikes, announced last week, is due to start tomorrow and will last for 10 days.However, this morning, ...