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Korean Air targets completion of Asiana acquisition in 2024
Korean Air said it expects to complete the acquisition of Asiana Airlines this year, as it acknowledged that the process had “taken much longer than expected”.In a message to employees on New Year’s Day, airline chief Walter Cho said he is “confident” the merger – first announced in November 2020 ...
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Emirates SkyCargo looks ahead after volumes improve in 2023
Photo: Emirates SkyCargoEmirates SkyCargo saw its airfreight volumes grow in 2023 - despite the weak market conditions - and has plans to continue investing in its fleet and services next year.The carrier said its cargo volumes increased by 7% year on year to 1.18m tonnes between January and mid-December in ...
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EAC examines the evolving role of air cargo
Source: EACThe recent European Aviation Conference, which took place at the Luxembourg Centre for Supply Chain Management (LCL) at the University of Luxembourg, brought together policymakers, academia and industry for a deep discussion on the evolving role of air cargo, as well as its trends, challenges and opportunities in a ...
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The sky's the limit for DHL when it comes to unusual shipments
DHL has provided an overview of three of the more unusual shipments it carried on its aircraft in 2023, ranging from manatees to bobsleds.The best side of humanityIn October, the parcels and logistics giant flew three manatees - Soleil, Calliope and Piccolina - more than 1,000 miles from Cincinnati in ...
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DHL and JAL team up on 767-300F operations
(From left) Tony Khan, president and representative director of DHL Japan and Yuichiro Kito, executive officer - Cargo & Mail of Japan Airlines. Photo: Japan AirlinesDHL Express and Japan Airlines (JAL) have signed a long-term contract to utilise JAL'S Boeing 767-300 freighters.The companies said in a press release that they ...
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TAAG Angola Airlines adds 737-800F to fleet
737-800 at New Luanda International Airport. Photo: Angola AirlinesTAAG Angola Airlines has added a leased Boeing 737-800 freighter to its fleet.On December 19, the 24-ton capacity aircraft undertook its first flight, a charter service, on a Luanda, Angola-Lagos, Nigeria-Luanda route.This was also the first cargo flight carried out from Dr. ...
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FedEx reorganises air network
FedEx will reorganise its air network to better suit the demands of various shipment types as part of efforts to cut costs.The company this week revealed that it would divide its air network into three sections; purple orange and white.The purple network will deliver high-priority, high-margin volumes through FedEx-owned aircraft ...
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Qantas adds second EFW-converted A330P2F
Australian airline Qantas has taken delivery of its second A330-200P2F (passenger to freighter) aircraft from EFW.The aircraft was converted from Qantas' passenger fleet, said the German conversion company in a LinkedIn post on December 20,"The A330-200P2F is going to serve Qantas Freight’s international network and can be operated for air ...
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Airblox adds Fits Cargo to its platform
Source: AirbloxDigital air cargo capacity exchange Airblox has added Sri Lanka-based hybrid physical and virtual cargo carrier Fits Cargo to its marketplace.Forwarders on the Airblox platform now have access to Fits Cargo’s capacity and charter services.Fits Cargo is listing lanes out of key hubs such as Colombo (CMB), Chennai (MAA), ...
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Ethiopian Airlines secures financing for two 777Fs
Ethiopian Airlines has secured a $450m loan agreement that it will partly use to finance the purchase of two of its previously announced Boeing 777 freighters.The loan will also finance three Boeing 737-8 passenger aircraft.The airline said that "delivery of all the aircraft will be completed in the US state ...
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DHL Express strike ends across US
DHL has struck a “tentative deal” to end a 12-day strike by DHL Express workers at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG).1,100 DHL Express workers began the strike at CVG on December 7.The following week they were joined in solidarity by other DHL workers at facilities across the US.Workers involved in ...
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JD Airlines signs supply chain charter deal
Chinese cargo airline Jiangsu Jingdong Cargo Airlines (JD Airlines) has signed an air charter service agreement with Shenzhen-based end-to-end supply chain solution provider Jayud Global Logistics.The companies have established a new charter service on the Shenzhen to Clark, Philippines (CRK) route. This service began on December 16 and the companies ...
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Cathay rides air cargo peak in November
The peak season has lived up to its reputation for Cathay Pacific with a 20% increase in cargo tonnage in November year on year on the back of increased capacity.Cathay carried 123,970 tonnes of cargo in November 2023, an increase of 20.3% compared with November 2022. The month’s cargo revenue ...
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Panama and Suez Canal double crisis threatens global supply chains
Persisting Suez Canal and Panama Canal-related supply chain delays and increased rates may see shippers and forwarders opting for air cargo.Shipping operations are currently being compromised by the need to avoid the Suez Canal due to the risk of attacks in the Red Sea, and restrictions on the Panama Canal ...
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CargoLogicAir administration to progress after bank account secured
CargoLogicAir's joint administrators have secured access to a bank account that will allow the administration process to progress.In a progress report, the airline's administrator Buchler Phillips said that they had secured the bank account in October after a delay caused by sanctions related to the war in Ukraine.A deal with ...
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Turkish Airlines orders five A350Fs
Airbus has secured another major A350 freighter customer with an order from Turkish Airlines for five of the new cargo aircraft.The order follows Cathay Cargo's recently announced decision to order six A350Fs, with the right to order 20 more.According to Turkish Cargo's website, the cargo business of Turkish Airlines currently ...
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Red Wings begins air cargo services following Sky Gates takeover
The IL-96-500T has been modernised by Red Wings Airlines. Photo: Red Wings AirlinesRussia-based Red Wings Airlines has launched cargo services following the acquisition of Sky Gates Airlines in August.The first commercial freighter flight took place this month using Sky Gates' modernised Il-96-400T.Red Wings said the flight, carrying consumer goods shipments, ...
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IAG Cargo opens Cape Town Constant Climate station
Photo: IAG CargoIAG Cargo's facility at Cape Town International Airport has been approved to transport time and temperature-sensitive healthcare products.The Cape Town facility in South Africa is IAG Cargo's fifth Constant Climate station in Africa.Following the opening of the Constant Climate station at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) in September, ...
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Shippers and forwarders expected to target longer term deals in 2024
Shippers and forwarders are returning to longer term and fixed-capacity agreements as the air cargo market continues to normalise.In a recent market update, Flexport vice president and global head of airfreight Zeid Houssami said that part of this switch to longer fixed-capacity contracts was partly driven by the rise of ...
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Geodis and Titan launch new China-UK cargo route
Photo: Chongqing Airport GroupBritish charter airline Titan Airways and forwarder Geodis have launched a new round-trip cargo route from Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport in southwestern China to London Stansted Airport in the UK.To serve the route, London Stansted-headquartered Titan is operating an Airbus A330-300 freighter that is exclusively leased by ...