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NewsAAPA: Global airfreight demand "holding up relatively well"
Copyright: ShutterstockThe Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) has revealed that global demand for air cargo declined by 19% in March 2020 compared with the same month last year. However, it said that demand is holding up "relatively well, despite economic disruption in many economies following measures aimed at slowing ...
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SpiceJet ramps up cargo operation following coronavirus outbreak
On April 7, India-based SpiceJet operated the country’s first cargo-only passenger aircraft flight carrying vital medical supplies in the cabin. Since then, the airline has regularly used its Boeing 737 aircraft for cargo-only flights.SpiceJet has also recently operated special cargo flights to Abu Dhabi, Kuwait and other countries, to export ...
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NewsAir cargo coronavirus relief effort continues over the weekend
A wrap up of air cargo's response to the coronavirus outbreak over the weekend starting April 10--------------- April 14, 13:30pm BST -----------------------------------------Heathrow Airport has revealed stats showing increases in the number of cargo flights it has handled in recent weeks as it uses its available capacity to prioritise cargo flights ...
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NewsLufthansa strips out seats to create extra cargo space
Lufthansa will take out the seats from several of its aircraft as it looks to create space to carry extra cargo.The move is part of wider efforts to expand cargo capacity through the addition of extra services to meet a capacity crunch.The airline said that in co-operation with sister company ...
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Delta ups package weight and size limit for door-to-door cargo service
Delta Cargo has expanded its pick-up and delivery service allowing customers to ship larger and heavier items.Its DASH delivery service is run in partnership with same-day delivery company Roadie and will now be expanded to include DASH Heavy.Delta and Roadie's delivery partnership, DASH Door-to-Door, pairs TSA-approved drivers with cargo incoming ...
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Airfreight community continues to support Covid-19 relief efforts
More members of the airfreight community are coming together to support the fight global fight against Covid-19.American Airlines is expanding its cargo-only operations this month to provide more than 5.5m pounds of capacity to transport critical goods between the US, Latin America, Europe and Asia.The carrier has added flights from ...
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NewsKLM to redeploy parked combi aircraft
Dutch carrier KLM has decided to redeploy two Boeing 747 combi aircraft in order to meet cornavirus-related demand.The airline said that it had partnered with health-tech firm Royal Philips and the Dutch government to create a special cargo air bridge between the Netherlands and China.KLM pointed out that around 90% ...
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NewsOEC Group sets up charter operation to meet medical equipment demand
Logistics firm OEC Group has implemented a dedicated freighter programme from China to North America in response to the coronavirus outbreak.OEC Group said the flights would help supply the North American market with much needed medical equipment, masks and supplies destined for use by health care professionals and frontline workers.The ...
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NewsAfrican carriers respond to covid-19 outbreak with extra cargo flights
Ethiopian Cargo and SAA Cargo have both been adding additional cargo flights to cater for medical equipment demand related to the coronavirus outbreak.For the first time in its history, the cargo division of South African Airways, SAA Cargo, operated a passenger aircraft for a pure cargo uplift.On April 6, SAA ...
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Air cargo continues to ramp up emergency response operations
Airlines and freight forwarders have been continuing to ramp up their cargo operations in response to urgent demand for critical medical equipment.IAG Cargo said it has been leading efforts across the group's airlines, which include Aer Lingus, British Airways and Iberia, to transport critical goods like personal protective equipment (PPE), ...
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Lufthansa Cargo set to tackle the coronavirus crisis
Lufthansa Cargo will continue to roll out the use of passenger aircraft to carry freight over the coming weeks as it looks to meet customer demand.Speaking exclusively to Air Cargo News, Lufthansa Cargo chief executive Peter Gerber said that the current capacity crunch being felt by the air cargo industry ...
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Qatar Cargo priorities medical shipments
Qatar Airways Cargo is prioritising essential medical supplies and aid shipments in response to the coronavirus outbreak.The airline said that in the past month, it has transported over 50m kg of medical and aid supplies, which equates to roughly 500 fully loaded Boeing 777 freighters.Qatar Airways Group chief executive Akbar ...
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NewsMASKargo and Ethiopian form cargo partnership for Kuala Lumpur operations
MASkargo has announced Ethiopian Airlines as its new business partner for its operations at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.The two companies will partner on a weekly service that will utilise Ethiopian Cargo’s Boeing 777 freighters on the route: Brussels—Dubai—Kuala Lumpur—Brussels.Speaking about the new partnership, Ibrahim Mohamed Salleh, MASkargo chief executive, said: ...
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Air Canada Cargo issues Covid-19 operations update
Air Canada has significantly reduced its number of flights as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak but it is utilising its fleet to transport cargo to keep supply chains moving.In an operations update, Air Canada said that it has capacity on scheduled widebody flights operating on routes between Canada, Europe ...
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NewsUnited and Flexport collaborate to deliver Covid-19 relief
To support the continued fight against Covid-19, United Airlines has collaborated with Flexport.org to ship essential medical cargo to frontline workers in California and New York.As part of the Frontline Responders Fund — a GoFundMe page launched by Flexport.org, the impact group that represents freight forwarder Flexport — millions of ...
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UPS charters 25 flights to support US Covid-19 Project Airbridge
UPS has announced that it is managing and brokering 25 charter flights as part of Project Airbridge, a partnership between UPS, US healthcare distributors and the US federal government, which is led by the the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the White House Coronavirus Taskforce.As part of Project Airbridge, ...
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FedEx borrows $1.5bn to offset coronavirus impact
Fedex has strengthened its cash reserves with a $1.5bn credit line loan while executives have agreed to pay reductions.In a stock exchange announcement, the US express company said that the move would allow it to gain financial flexibility to combat the negative effects of the coronavirus outbreak.FedEx said high-margin business-to-business ...
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Air New Zealand hires chief people officer as it cuts jobs and pushes cargo
Air New Zealand has appointed Joe McCollum as its chief people officer, effective from April 14.The announcement comes as the airline works to "rebuild" itself as a result of the negative impact that the coronavirus pandemic has had on the aviation sector.According to the New Zealand Herald, the carrier is ...
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Asia-Europe air rates rocket but show signs of easing on the transpac
Airfreight rates between China and Europe increased rapidly last week but there was a drop to North America.The latest figures from TAC Index show that average prices from Shanghai to Europe last week increased by a huge 42.3% to $7.33 per kg.This is a new record for the index, which ...
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NewsSwiss flies medical equipment to Switzerland
Swiss International Air Line will fly more than 10 A340 flights loaded with medical equipment from China to Switzerland in April.The flights, supported by Swiss WorldCargo, will carry than 35m personal protection items for the use of healthcare personnel, including protective suits, medical gloves, safety goggles and breathing masks.The operation ...