Airlines – Page 181
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NewsAir France KLM cargo revenues up despite volume decline
Air France KLM saw its cargo revenues grow in the second quarter of the year despite a dramatic drop off in volumes.The French-Dutch airline group recorded a 44.4% year-on-year drop in cargo traffic during the second quarter to 1.2bn revenue tonne kms, but revenues increased by 5.2% on last year ...
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NewsSwiss WorldCargo offers cargo-in-the-cabin charters
Swiss WorldCargo, the airfreight division of SWISS, has updated its offering to include commercial cargo in the cabin of passenger aircraft on select charter flights.Such cargo may include fashion/apparel, garments, fabrics, glassware, perishables, printing materials, machinery, electronic parts, aircraft parts, flowers, pharmaceuticals and spare parts.On Monday, the first of such ...
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Better than expected results for UPS in Q2
US parcels and logistics giant UPS saw “better than expected” financial results in 2020’s second quarter as consolidated average daily volume surged to a record 20.9% growth.Second-quarter 2020 consolidated revenue increased to $20.5bn, a 13.4% increase from the same period 2019.Adjusted net income was $1.9bn, 8.8% above the same period ...
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LOT Polish Airlines achieves IATA CEIV Pharma certification
The cargo division of LOT Polish Airlines has achieved IATA CEIV Pharma certification following a "multi-stage" audit process that initially began in 2018.The certification marks the carrier's capability of handling pharma and temperature-sensitive cargo at IATA's globally recognised standard.In addition, from April 5 to June 29, LOT Polish Airlines, transported ...
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NewsAirBridgeCargo gets the cream with US feline flight
Special passengers on an AirBridgeCargo Airlines flight from Russia were left feline good when they landed in the US.The airline recently transported 79 cats and dogs on a Boeing 747 freighter flight from Moscow to Chicago.The animals' journey was organised by Russian cattery Hakuna Matata and animal transportation specialists at ...
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Boeing confirms the end of its iconic B747
Boeing has confirmed that its Boeing 747 programme will come to end in 2022, bringing to an end the popular freighter model.The airframer said that it would continue to manufacturer the iconic aircraft at a rate of 0.5 per month until 2022, when the final aircraft will be built.Boeing had ...
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NewsTop 25 cargo airlines 2019: FedEx retains the top spot as Qatar climbs
FedEx was last year the world's busiest cargo airline despite volumes remaining flat on a year earlier, while Qatar moved into second place and UPS was up to third, according to IATA's World Air Transport Statistics (WATS) report. (See end of report for full chart).Last year was a tough 12 ...
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NewsNew MD revealed for CargoLogic Germany
Dierk Näther is set to return to CargoLogic Germany as the all-cargo carrier's new managing director.Air Cargo News sister title DVZ reports that Näther will take over the management of the Leipzig/Halle Airport-based freighter operator on August 1, succeeding Johannes Jähn, who surprisingly resigned his position earlier this week.Näther is ...
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NewsAirBaltic appoints APG Cargo as Ireland GSSA
AirBaltic Cargo has chosen APG Cargo to be its GSSA in Ireland.As part of the deal, APG Cargo Ireland will provide cargo handling services, as well as "enhanced cooperation with partner airlines and postal operators worldwide" for the carrier.AirBaltic said that through the partnership, the Irish cargo market can benefit ...
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FedEx pilots call for Hong Kong flights to be suspended
FedEx pilots have called on the express company to suspend services to Hong Kong as a result of "unacceptable risks" related to the Covid-19 outbreak.The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) has passed a resolution calling on their company to suspend operations in Hong Kong after pilots were forced into ...
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Air cargo declines narrow in June as market remains 'exceptionally challenging'
Airfreight traffic declines showed some signs of improving in June but business remains "exceptionally challenging", according to the latest IATA market wrap-up.The airline association's latest data shows that air cargo demand in cargo tonne km (CTK) terms declined by 17.6% year on year in June, which is a "modest" improvement ...
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NewsAsia Pacific air cargo demand shrinks in June
Air cargo carriers based in the Asia Pacific region saw cargo demand drop by double-digit percentage levels in June, but load factors increased.Figures from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) show that air cargo demand, in freight tonne kilometre (FTK) terms, was 20.3% lower year on year in June, ...
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MasAir expands with B767 freighter lease
MasAir has taken delivery of an ATSG-owned B767-300 converted freighter as it looks to expand its ACMI services.The Mexican freighter firm will dry lease the aircraft from ATSG subsidiary Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM) as part of a five-year deal.Luis Sierra, chief executive of MasAir, said: “We are truly excited to ...
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NewsDigital cargo bookings increase at Air France KLM
Gertjan RoelandsAir France KLM Martin Air Cargo (AFKLMP) has noted an increase in the use of its digital booking services since the outbreak of the coronavirus.The cargo airline group said that in June its online sales percentage reached 60% for the first time. In the US, its online sales percentage ...
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MD of CargoLogic Germany set to vacate top job
The German cargo airline CargoLogic Germany has to look for a new managing director, according to Air Cargo News sister title DVZ.Johannes Jähn will step down from his post at the end of the month, DVZ learned from people familiar with the matter.Jähn has been managing the German freighter airline ...
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Silk Way West signs five-year ULD deal with ACL Airshop
Silk Way West Airlines has confirmed a five-year ULD agreement extension with provider ACL Airshop.ACL Airshop has been a service partner with other airline units of Silk Way Holding for more than 10 years.The two companies are working on introducing Bluetooth technology to the airline's ULDs for the real-time tracking ...
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NewsUnited Cargo ships food aid flight to Guam
United Cargo has helped move 190,000 pounds of fresh produce to Guam for the US Department of Agriculture's Coronavirus Farm Assistance Program.The airline worked with food-logistics specialist Commodity Forwarders Inc. (CFI) to transport the produce from Los Angeles (LAX) to Guam (GUM) on United's new cargo-only flight – a route ...
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Airfreight rates predicted to rise over the coming months as capacity tightens
Airfreight rates from China and Hong Kong are set to rise again over the coming months as new product launches and a lack of capacity put load factors under pressure, according to freight forwarder Flexport.Last week rates out of Asia appeared to stabilise — and even crept up a little ...
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NewsAmazon Air starts operations at LAL regional air hub
Amazon Air's regional air hub at Lakeland Linder International Airport, FloridaAmazon Air has commenced operations at its new regional air hub located at Lakeland Linder International Airport (LAL) in Florida, US.An Amazon Air flight, which departed from Sacramento International Airport, is scheduled to arrive at the LAL regional air hub ...
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NewsFlightGlobal to host air cargo webinar
FlightGlobal, a sister publication of Air Cargo News, will host an airfreight webinar on July 30 at 3pm BST/10am EST.The webinar, titled Freight expectations: How air-cargo can adapt to a new reality in association with SmartKargo, will discuss the long-term viability of solutions available on the market from “preighters” — ...