Airlines – Page 205
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NewsAirfreight rates continued to climb as year came to a close
Airfreight rates continued to climb in November as average prices reached their highest level in 2019.The latest east-west airfreight price index from consultant Drewry's Sea and Air Shipper Insight report showed that prices reached $3.02 per kg in November – the highest level since December last year.The fact that 2019 ...
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Large unmanned cargo aircraft set to take off, despite regulatory challenges
The traditional logistics supply chain is coming under significant and diverse pressures, ranging from climate change to human resource shortages, and infrastructure congestion, writes James Jordan, HFW senior associate.The solution to these problems may be on the horizon in the form of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) and Large Unmanned Cargo ...
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NewsSIA to link Brussels with Singapore
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has confirmed that it will inaugurate a non-stop, A350 service linking its home hub of Singapore Changi International Airport with the Belgian capital of Brussels on October 25, 2020.The route will be flown four times a week.“As a key gateway to Asia, Singapore is an important new ...
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NewsCathay Pacific Cargo remains ‘cautiously optimistic’ for 2020
In its regular newsletter to the industry – Cargo Clan – Cathay Pacific Cargo has looked back at what has been a particularly challenging year for any business based at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA), as well as what can be expected for 2020.The continuing demonstrations and protests at HKIA ...
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NewsIcelandair Cargo to handle FedEx shipments in Iceland
Icelandair Cargo has agreed a three-year deal to handle all shipments to and from Iceland for FedEx and TNT that will go into effect in early 2020.Having acquired TNT in 2016, FedEx is merging the former express services provider’s operations within its own, and is also looking to expand its ...
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NewsBamboo Airways goes widebody
Earlier this week (on December 22), Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways took delivery of its first widebody aircraft – a Boeing 787-9 ‘Dreamliner’.It took delivery of the aircraft, called Ha Long Bay, at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi.In so doing, Bamboo Airways noted that it became the first ‘private airline’ (ie, ...
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NewsMixed news for retiring A380s
Germany-based investment analyst Scope Analysis has reported that while the news that Emirates is already retiring A380 aircraft from its fleet in the wake of Airbus’s decision to axe the programme can't be good for everyone, the decision allows for the potential sale of aircraft parts in what is known ...
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NewsBA to drop into Portland, Oregon, from June
Portland, Oregon, with Mount Hood in the distanceFrom June 1, British Airways will launch the first year-round, non-stop service linking London to Portland, Oregon.The service will be operated five times a week in summer, four times a week in winter. A BA B787 ‘Dreamliner’ will fly the return service.Delta Air ...
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NewsEtihad Cargo receives CEIV Fresh certification
Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, has been awarded IATA’s Centre of Excellence for Perishable Logistics (CEIV Fresh) by the airline trade association.It is the first Middle East airline to hold both IATA’s CEIV Fresh and CEIV Pharma certifications, and one of only two carriers around ...
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SpiceJet's converted B737Fs back in the air after temporary grounding
Indian airline SpiceJet has put all three of its Boeing 737 converted freighters back into service after they were grounded on the advice of Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI), the company that carried out the aircraft conversions for the low cost carrier.SpiceJet’s decision comes a few days after both Qantas Freight ...
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NewsSAA signs up to Illegal Wildlife Trade module of IEnvA programme
South African Airways (SAA) has joined the fight against illegal shipping of animals by signing up to the Illegal Wildlife Trade module of the IATA Environmental Assessment (IEnvA) programme.IEnvA is a comprehensive environmental management system that SAA uses as a standard for its environmental sustainability strategy.It describes IEnvA as an ...
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NewsAir New Zealand Cargo gears up for Christmas
Air New Zealand is playing a part in many Christmas dinners around the world, flying meat and vegetables destined to grace many tables on this year’s big day.According to the carrier, the airline’s cargo team is working with New Zealand meat producers and exporters from around the country to fly ...
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NewsAirAsia inaugurates new Da Lat connection
Kuala Lumpur-headquartered low-cost carrier AirAsia has introduced flights to Da Lat, capital of Lam Dong province in the Central Highlands of Vietnam.AirAsia is the first international airline to offer a direct connection between the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur and Da Lat.The route, launched on December 20, is operated four ...
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NewsAtlas 767 crash: Go-around mode activated after mystery ‘click’
Aerial view of main debris field during recovery operation. NTSBInvestigators probing the fatal Atlas Air Boeing 767-300 freighter crash near Houston have been trying to ascertain whether a sound captured on the cockpit-voice recorder signifies the activation of the go-around switch immediately before the accident sequence.The aircraft, which was flying ...
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NewsLufthansa Cargo to open new Sweden HQ at Arlanda
Office One, photo Tim MeierLufthansa Cargo, the airfreight operation of the German flag-carrier, is to move its administrative base in Sweden to a new complex at Stockholm Arlanda Airport.Lufthansa Cargo has signed a four-year lease for some 260 sq m of office space in the new building, which is called ...
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NewsRegional carrier Widerøe to roll out e-cargoware
Scandinavian regional airline Widerøe has appointed software firm e-cargoware to digitise its cargo operations.The Norwegian carrier, which serves 42 domestic and 9 international destinations, will roll out e-cargoware software in the first quarter of next year.Widerøe cargo manager Thomas Lone explained why it had selected e-cargoware: “Having scanned the marketplace ...
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NewsFinnair Cargo appoints Pasi Nopanen
Pasi NopanenPasi Nopanen has been appointed as Finnair Cargo’s sales director for Asia.He will take up his position from March 9 – joining from Qatar Airways – and will be based in Shanghai."Pasi has extensive experience in the air cargo industry, having worked for airlines and freight forwarding companies during ...
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TAL Aviation scoops Kenya Airways cargo deal
GSSA TAL Aviation has won the contract to provide Kenya Airways with sales services in the Ivory Coast.Anita Mirchandani, TAL Aviation's Country Manager Ivory Coast, will head the deal, which covers "a variety of cargo and logistics services throughout its market as sole representative of Kenya Airways Cargo".It is the ...
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NewsDelta Cargo excited by new India service
Delta Air Lines Cargo will target the pharma, automotive and perishables sectors on its new service between New York JFK and Mumbai.The weekly service will begin on December 22 utilising B777-200LR capacity.Key export products from India are anticipated to be pharmaceuticals, automobile parts, perishables, courier shipments and general cargo.Delta is ...
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NewsSilk Way West invests in covers for safe movement of lithium ion batteries
Silk Way West Airlines has invested in Mantle fire containment covers (FCCs), manufactured by AmSafe Bridport, to maximise safety during the transportation of "volatile cargo, such as lithium ion batteries and related products".Jason Abbott, president, AmSafe Bridport, explained: "The industry has witnessed recent incidents where two main carriers effectively contained ...