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    IATA warns knee-jerk Omicron reaction could hit cargo capacity

    2021-12-02T09:42:52Z

    IATA has warned that cargo capacity could come under pressure if governments adopt a knee-jerk reaction to the Omicron variant.The airline association said that in October cargo tonne kms increased by 9.4% compared with 2019 levels, but added that capacity could be affected by any government restrictions on travel in ...

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    ROM Cargo selects Air One Aviation as GSSA

    2021-12-01T16:16:46Z

    ROM Cargo Boeing 747-400 freighter. Photo copyright credit: Kevin Cleynhens. Source: Air One AviationROM Cargo has appointed Air One Aviation as its exclusive Global Sales & Services partner.The appointment follows the awarding of the airline’s Air Operators’ Certificate by Romania’s civil aviation authority to begin international Boeing 747-400 freighter services.Air ...

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    New cargo carrier MENA opts for Unilode for ULDs

    2021-12-01T13:04:24Z

    Recently-launched MENA Cargo Airlines has signed a five-year unit load device (ULD) supply, management and repair agreement with Unilode Aviation Solutions.The carrier has begun securing a fleet of freighters as part of its expansion plans and under the new agreement, Unilode will supply "digital containers" and pallets from its shared ...

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    Cainiao adds new Malaysia cargo flights to cater for e-commerce demand

    2021-12-01T11:44:00Z

    Cainiao Network, the logistics arm of Alibaba Group, has announced plans to add new Malaysia charter flights as the country grows in importance as a regional e-commerce hub.The first flight will operate between Kuala Lumpur and Shenzhen utilising a B737-300 aircraft operated by Central Airlines. In the future, the company ...

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    DB Schenker extends with Atlas Air

    2021-11-30T15:34:50Z

    DB Schenker has extended its partnership with Atlas Air for charter flights on the transpacific.The partners did not reveal the length of the contract but described it as "long term" and an extension of the agreement the partners reached in 2020 for transpacific flights.The flights are part of the forwarder's ...

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    Emirates SkyCargo adopts PROS for dynamic pricing

    2021-11-30T15:08:05Z

    Emirates SkyCargo has signed up to use the PROS Platform in order to develop real-time dynamic pricing for its online sales.The tie-up will see Emirates SkyCargo deploy PROS Smart Price Optimization and Management and PROS Smart Configure Price Quote which will give the cargo business "real-time dynamic pricing (for both ...

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    Cathay Pacific Cargo outlines transpacific ULD challenges

    2021-11-29T12:15:33Z

    Cathay Pacific director of cargo Tom Owen has outlined the current challenges the airline faces in the cargo market.Owen explained that Cathay Pacific is currently battling a ULD shortage on the transpacific while it also continues to be effected by the recent positive Covid cases amongst its pilots.Earlier this month, ...

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    Cathay’s new Click & Ship cargo platform for instant booking

    2021-11-26T12:31:25Z

    Cathay Pacific Cargo is rolling out its latest digital innovation, Click & Ship, an online booking platform that offers registered customers “an intuitive, always-on booking interface”.Said Tom Owen, director cargo: “Our customers have been telling us that they want a quicker and more efficient way to book shipments at any ...

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    Drone Delivery Canada awarded sixth US patent

    2021-11-26T11:11:17Z

    The US Patent Office has granted Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) a patent related to the company’s drone delivery technology and processes for managing access to one or more UAV zones.Said Michael Zahra, president and chief executive of DDC: “We are pleased to announce our sixth United States Patent Office grant ...

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    Asia Pacific airlines report "vigorous" airfreight growth

    2021-11-25T15:01:40Z

    Asia Pacific airlines saw “vigorous” airfreight growth in October due to a “robust” cargo market while passenger traffic remained at low levels.Preliminary October 2021 traffic figures released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) saw international air passenger demand remain significantly depressed, with the impact from the recent easing ...

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    Air Canada adds cargo capacity to help maintain British Columbia supply chains

    2021-11-24T16:14:25Z

    Air Canada "significantly increased cargo capacity" into and out of Vancouver to help maintain supply chain links following flooding in British Columbia.The carrier said that between November 21 and November 30 it would add around 586 tonnes of cargo capacity, representing 3,223 cu m, from its hubs in Toronto, Montreal ...

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    MNG adds JFK-Cologne freighter flights

    2021-11-24T14:33:32Z

    MNG A330. Source: Cologne BonnMNG Airlines has launched a three times a week freighter service between Germany’s Cologne Bonn airport and New York’s JFK hub.Turkey-based MNG operated a recently converted Airbus A330-300 freighter for the inaugural JFK flight. The JFK service expands MNG’s freighter schedule at Cologne Bonn, a six ...

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    Southwest Airlines Cargo halts standard bookings as passenger demand rises

    2021-11-24T12:05:18Z

    North American low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines has temporarily suspended all cargo bookings - other than next-flight guaranteed (NFG) - due to rising passenger and cargo demand.Last week, the US carrier notified its cargo customers that due to an unprecedented number of passenger bookings, baggage loads, and cargo volumes that from ...

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    Gloy set to leave Lufthansa Cargo

    2021-11-24T11:32:54Z

    Harald Gloy, chief operations and human resources officer at Lufthansa Cargo, will leave the airline in February as he takes on "new professional challenges outside the Lufthansa Group".Gloy will leave the cargo carrier on February 28 for personal reasons. He has been in the operations role since January 2019 and ...

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    UPS adds Cologne-Tel Aviv flight

    2021-11-23T12:52:56Z

    UPS has added a new flight between Cologne and Tel Aviv as the company looks to expand its offering to businesses in Israel.The company said that the new service will be operated by a B757 freighter and includes a connection in Larnaca, Cyprus, and a direct flight back to the ...

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    American Airlines Cargo expands pet transport service

    2021-11-22T11:35:42Z

    American Airlines Cargo's pet transport service will now offer customers a last mile transport service.American has partnered with My Pet Cab on its PetEmbark programme to include a home delivery service for pets after being flown to destination.My Pet Cab vehicles are equipped with secondary air systems and electronic monitoring ...

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    CMA CGM the second firm to sign up for A350 freighters

    2021-11-22T10:28:58Z

    Source: AirbusCMA CGM has become the second company to sign up for Airbus' new A350 freighter as the French logistics group continues its expansion in the air cargo market.The shipping giant, which launched its CMA CGM Air Cargo business earlier this year, has signed a memorandum of understanding covering the ...

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    Start-up flypop launches PAX-Cargo flights

    2021-11-22T09:57:29Z

    Flypop A330. Source: FlypopUK start-up flypop has launched pax-freighter services through a partnership with lessor Hi Fly.The airline plans to commence its zero LOPA cargo operations (cargo operations on a PAX aircraft with seats removed) while it waits to start full passenger operations.The flights will be operated by an A330-300 ...

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    FlightService secures A330 and A340 freighter conversion kits

    2021-11-19T12:03:13Z

    AELF FlightService (FlightService) has purchased ten Medius passenger to freighter (PTF) conversion kits from aviation engineering group Avensis Aviation.FlightService is a commercial aircraft leasing company and ACMI/Charter provider of passenger and freighter aircraft.Operated by sister company, Malta-based Maleth Aero, FlightService will work with Avensis to convert its Airbus A330 and ...

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    Atlas Air completes operating certificate merger with Southern Air

    2021-11-19T10:34:01Z

    Freighter lessor Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (AAWW) has brought the operations of Southern Air, acquired in 2016, under a Single Operating Certificate (SOC) with Atlas Air, its freighter operating subsidiary.With the addition of Southern Air, Atlas Air was able to add Boeing 777 and Boeing 737 aircraft operating platforms, resulting ...