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Another seven years for Air Canada and Unilode
Air Canada and ULD firm Unilode Aviation Solutions have extended their ULD management agreement for another seven-year term.The deal, which began in 2012, has also been extended to include Unilode's digitalistion solution.Tim Strauss, Air Canada vice president, cargo, said: "In today's challenging cargo environment airlines need flexibility, agility and consistency, ...
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NewsAvianca flies to China for the first time since 1956
Avianca B787Avianca carried out a flight to China for the first time since 1956 as part of an operation to move medical supplies to Colombia.The Boeing 787 flight departed from Bogotá, stopping in Los Angeles and Tokyo before landing in Shanghai, where it arrived on April 29, and will return ...
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NewsUK retailer to launch air cargo operation in response to capacity crunch
UK-headquartered online retailer The Hut Group (THG) will charter two cargo aircraft and launch a partnership with Singapore Airlines in order to secure scarce air cargo capacity.THG said that since the start of 2020, it had been running successful trials, using dedicated cargo flights to service its global operations, especially ...
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NewsNew deal enables United Cargo customers to lease DoKaSch pharma containers
United Cargo has announced that it is boosting its TempControl service, thanks to a deal with DoKaSch Temperature Solutions.The new rental agreement, which is the first of its kind between DaKaSch and a US airline, will enable United TempControl customers to lease DoKaSch's Opticooler RAP containers — which are typically ...
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Emirates SkyCargo: coronavirus outbreak the biggest challenge faced by air cargo
The current coronavirus outbreak is the biggest crisis ever faced by the air cargo industry, according to Nabil Sultan, divisional senior vice president of Emirates SkyCargo.Speaking to Air Cargo News, Sultan said the outbreak had been more of challenge than all the previous crisis, such as the Icelandic volcano eruption, ...
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NewsCargolux revenues and profits take a hit in 2019
In its full-year results for 2019, Cargolux revealed that revenues decreased 14% year on year, from $2.6bn in 2018 to $2.4bn in 2019.Cargolux said this was due to lower load factors and yields coupled with lower fuel surcharge revenues as a result of declines in the price of fuel.Meanwhile, earning ...
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Asian airlines record a 20% drop in cargo demand in March
Airlines in the Asia Pacific region saw cargo traffic decline by 21.1% year on year in March as the effects of the coronavirus began to bite.Statistics from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) show that while demand dropped in March by more than 20% on a year earlier, capacity ...
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Turkish Cargo achieves all three IATA CEIV certifications
Turkish Cargo has become the first cargo airline to achieve all three of IATA's CEIV certifications: Pharma, Fresh, and Live Animals.The certifications, which are valid for a three-year period, reflect Turkish Cargo's capability of handling pharmaceutical cargo, perishables and live animals at its facilities and on its flights, to IATA's ...
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UPS: Covid-19 weighed on Q1 results
UPS has said that Covid-19 weighed on its first quarter results for this year.In its consolidated results, UPS's revenues increased by 5% to $18bn, "driven by growth in business-to-consumer shipments and gains in healthcare".The company's net income, which "included material headwinds due to disruptions from the coronavirus pandemic, higher self-insurance ...
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Virgin Atlantic to offer 90 cargo flights per week in May
Virgin Atlantic plans to operate 90 cargo flights per week in May as production begins to restart and coronavirus-related demand continues.The UK airline said that the move would cater for prime freight markets in the US, Hong Kong and China, India, Israel and South Africa.Virgin Atlantic said that it had ...
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TIACA: African air cargo sector faces capacity shortage
TIACA has raised its concern that the air cargo sector in Africa could be hit with a capacity shortage on European operations.The organisation, quoting figures from CLIVE Data Services, said that there had been a 70% drop in cargo capacity to Europe compared with a year earlier.TIACA said it is ...
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NewsCorporate jet firm adds cargo services
Corporate jet charter firm KlasJet has added cargo services to its portfolio by collaborating with cargo airline BlueBird Nordic.KlasJet will utilise BlueBird Nordic's recently acquired Boeing 737-300 (LY-MRN) to carry out cargo services.KlasJet’s cargo services will include transportation of the majority of items, including automotive parts, furniture, electronics and kinds ...
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Caribbean Airlines launches cargo charter operation
Caribbean Airlines has introduced cargo charter services to support supply chains within the Caribbean region.The airline said it had launched the operation to meet the growing demand for cargo uplift to a number of Caribbean islands, which are now experiencing significantly reduced cargo capacity with the closure of borders to ...
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Air cargo rates from Hong Kong surge
Airfreight rates out of China continued to climb last week, while prices from Hong Kong were also on the up as shippers looked to tranship through the world's largest air cargo hub.The latest figures from TAC Index show that last week average air cargo rates from Shanghai to North America ...
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SWISS mulls passenger seat removal to boost cargo capacity
SWISS is considering removing the economy passenger seats from twelve of its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft to meet the increasing demand for airfreight capacity.The modifications would help to maintain Switzerland's global supply chains and ultimately ensure consistent and regular goods deliveries to and from the country.SWISS and its Swiss WorldCargo division ...
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NewsWorld's largest aircraft transports 10m face masks to Germany
AN-225 brings PPE to Leipzig/HalleThe world’s largest aircraft — the An-225 (Mriya) — has carried out a flight for Germany's armed forces carrying more than 10m face masks to Germany as part of the country's coronavirus relief efforts.The six engine aircraft landed at Leipzig/Halle Airport on Monday morning, from China, ...
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NewsEmirates SkyCargo outlines Covid-19 safety measures at its handling facilities
Emirates SkyCargo tunnelEmirates SkyCargo has given an update on its operations as the coronavirus pandemic continues.The carrier is currently operating scheduled flights on its Boeing 777-F and Boeing 777-300ER aircraft to almost 60 global destinations.Emirates SkyCargo is also playing its role in the fight against Covid-19 by transporting essential medical ...
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Air France KLM Martinair Cargo expands airfreight services
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) is expanding its cargo services by adding new destinations, frequencies and improved charter solutions.This week AFKLMP increased its flight frequency to Johannesburg, Bangkok, Beijing and Shanghai.In the coming weeks, the carrier will restore operations to Houston and increasing flight frequency to Bamako, Ouagadougou, Chicago, ...
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NewsAmerican carries its largest cargo volume during harvest flight
American Airlines Cargo has broken its record for freight volume while carrying soybean seeds on a flight from Buenos Aires to Miami.The Boeing 777 flight on April 16 carried 115,349 lbs (52,321 kg) of the seeds — the equivalent weight of 76 cows or 20,900 chickens — as part of ...
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NewsSabrewing set for launch of heavy-lift drone aircraft
Sabrewing Aircraft Company, Inc., has announced that it will host an online launch of its full-sized flying aircraft, the Rhaegal-A, as part of the US Air Force’s Agility Prime program, which is scheduled for the week of April 27 to May 1, 2020.Sabrewing’s aircraft launch will be shown live online ...