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The Covid vaccine distribution challenge facing supply chains
In recent weeks and months, both positive and negative reports have appeared in the international press about the rat race for an effective Covid-19 vaccine. Almost all newspapers and magazines make a new ranking every month of which company will be the first to market an approved vaccine.To give the ...
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GA Telesis signs up for a second B737 conversion with AEI
GA Telesis is exercising an option for a second B737-800SF freighter conversion with Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI).The second aircraft (MSN 28826) will commence modification at the end of January 2021 and is scheduled for redelivery in early May 2021. All modification touch labor will be performed by the authorised AEI ...
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Volga-Dnepr Group notes 'stable' first-half results
Volga-Dnepr Group, which is in its 30th year of operations, said it has performed with "stability and consistency" in the first half of this year.Total revenue across the Group's three airlines (Volga-Dnepr Airlines, AirBridgeCargo Airlines and ATRAN Airlines), was up by more than 40% year on year, which was achieved ...
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SpiceJet launches cargo services to serve north east India
SpiceJet has launched 14 cargo services to and from north east India, using its Bombardier Q400 aircraft, to move perishables, pharma, express and general cargo.The carrier said it is the first Indian airline to introduce dedicated cargo flights serving North Eastern India "thus ensuring unparalleled connectivity with the rest of ...
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NewsEmirates SkyCargo marks 15 years of flights to mainland China
Emirates SkyCargo has marked 15 years of operations to mainland China through which it has provided a "continuous and robust trade link" and has facilitated exports' movements to primary, secondary and tertiary cities across the world.Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, key exports from Shanghai included electronic devices and equipment, pharmaceuticals ...
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E-commerce demand fuels FedEx revenues as it prepares for Covid vaccine
FedEx saw its revenues and profits improve in its fiscal first quarter as a surge in e-commerce demand propelled performance.The express giant saw revenues for the three months ended August 31 increase by 13.5% year on year to $19.3bn, while net income was up 67.8% to $1.2bn and operating income ...
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NewsDB Schenker adds charter flights while high-tech firms turn to airfreight
DB Schenker has expanded its air charter operation as it responds to a tightening of capacity.The German freight forwarder said that its new "global flight operations programme" will connect Beijing, Shanghai, Zhengzhou and Hong Kong to Chicago and Frankfurt ten times a week with exclusive full charter flights."While scheduled air ...
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NewsWFS expands at OR Tambo as new cargo contracts get underway
Ground handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has expanded its cargo handling operations at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport to accommodate new contracts with Lufthansa and Swiss WorldCargo.WFS has acquired the lease on a further 3,600 m² of warehouse capacity in Johannesburg, purchased additional cargo handling equipment and increased its workforce.The ...
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CCS-UK trials IATA One Record technology
London Heathrow Airport’s air cargo community has ompleted its first trial of IATA’s ONE Record technologies, which aim to replace the legacy Cargo-Imp and XML standards.US application development and data management specialist Nexshore built a ONE Record server based in the UK, to control the storage and transmission of the ...
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NewsStarlux Airlines deploys IBS Software’s iCargo platform
Taiwan-based Starlux Airlines has deployed IBS Software’s iCargo platform as it prepares to expand operations.The new carrier said that iCargo now manages all aspects of its cargo business including: sales, airline operations, US customs, mail, ULDs, cashiering, claims, revenue accounting, portal services, data warehousing and business intelligence modules.The iCargo platform ...
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Cathay to park 40% of fleet in long-term storage overseas
Beleaguered Cathay Pacific will move about 40% of its fleet to long-term storage locations overseas, as it adjusts downwards its forecasted capacity for the coming months.In its monthly traffic results for August, Cathay confirmed that it is parking a significant number of aircraft overseas, given that it “will be operating ...
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LATAM appoints new chief commercial officer
Chile’s LATAM Airlines Group has appointed Marty St. George to be its new chief commercial officer.St. George, who spent 13 years at JetBlue Airways before leaving the low-cost carrier in 2019, will begin his new role on October 1, the Santiago-based airline says on September 10.He has more than 30 ...
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NewsLATAM Cargo increases Colombia–US flight frequencies
LATAM Cargo has increased its flight frequencies between Colombia and the US in response to increased demand — in particular for flower exports.The carrier has upped its number of flights between Bogota and Miami from 14 to 17 per week.These flights are in addition to the five weekly services from ...
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NewsKorean Air starts cargo operations with B777-300ER preighter
Korean Air has began cargo operations with a freight-optimised Boeing 777-300ER, after it received regulatory approval to modify the popular widebody.The aircraft, registered HL8208, operated its first cargo flight on 8 September, from Seoul Incheon to Columbus, Ohio in the US.The carrier said that Columbus is “an emerging cargo base” ...
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Airborne Global Solutions signs B767F deal with Amazon
E-commerce giant Amazon has contracted ATSG subsidiary Airborne Global Solutions to operate six of its B767-300 freighters.The freighters will be operated under under an existing crew, maintenance and insurance (CMI) agreement.This commitment from Amazon applies to the first six of the twelve B767 freighters that Amazon agreed in May to ...
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FedEx upgrades China cross-border e-commerce export service
FedEx Express has upgraded its cross-border e-commerce export service in southern China as part of a pilot scheme run by China customs.FedEx customers at its Guangzhou and Xiamen gateways can register and system-dock at their local customs offices and will be able to benefit from a simplified declaration process, priority ...
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Hungarian government purchases Airbus A330-200F from Qatar Cargo
Hungary's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has purchased an Airbus A330-200 freighter from Qatar Airways, according to the Hungarian government portal Origo.The move comes as the nation reportedly seeks to up its air cargo capacity in light of shortages caused by the coronavirus pandemic.When not carrying out "state tasks", ...
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NewsLATAM and DSV team up to transport 110 C-Safe containers
Logistics giant DSV and Latin American carrier LATAM Cargo have teamed up to transport 110 RKN C-Safe containers, each filled with medicines, from Amsterdam to Brasilia airport.The temperature-controlled containers were flown on three Airbus A350 flights and needed to be kept at a temperature of 5ºC, while the interior temperature ...
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NewsEmirates SkyCargo utilises B777 preighters for Onam festival flights
B777-300ER preighterEmirates SkyCargo has flown nine dedicated cargo flights from airports in the state of Kerala ahead of Onam festival celebrations.Between August 20 and 30, the cargo carrier operated nine dedicated cargo flights from Kochi and eight from Thiruvananthapuram carrying fruits, vegetables and flowers.The flights were all carried out using ...
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NewsAir Cargo News Awards go digital
For the first time in its history, the Air Cargo News Awards is going digital. On October 29 at 4.30pm (GMT) the event will be live-streamed with the winners announced on aircargonewsawards.net.The Air Cargo News Awards, now in their 36th year, have always been a time to recognise the hard ...