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NewsEtihad Cargo continues digital drive with cargo.one deal
Abdulla Mohamed Shadid and Moritz ClaussenEtihad Cargo has continued to digitise its offering by becoming the latest carrier to sign up to the cargo.one booking platform.Starting this week, freight forwarders will be able to instantly book cargo space on Etihad’s aircraft through the digital platform.Etihad Aviation Group’s managing director cargo ...
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SAA plans international flights despite industrial action
South African Airways has announced that it is aiming to operate all international flights departing from OR Tambo International Airport from Sunday 17 November despite ongoing industrial action.The first departure from São Paulo is expected to operate on Sunday, with departures from SAA’s international stations, including London, New York, Washington, ...
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NewsCargolux doubles weekly service to Jakarta
Cargolux has added a second weekly link between Luxembourg and Jakarta just five months after it launched the first service.The carrier says the success of the service to the Indonesian capital has prompted it to double its offering to cater for the growing market in South East Asia.Domenico Ceci, executive ...
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NewsUPS upgrades Asia Pacific services
UPS is promising faster, guaranteed delivery times and wider coverage in the Asia Pacific region with a series of service improvements that will benefit up to 1.4 million postal codes across 41 countries and territories.“Most businesses shipping within Asia will now have their shipments delivered in as little as two ...
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Smart move by Lufthansa Cargo
A new smartBooking feature provides Lufthansa Cargo customers and partners with a binding offer that can be booked online immediately. It contains the available routes, capacities and prices, and automatically executes all relevant checks.The application programming interface (API) will be available to direct customers and will also be used by ...
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NewsAirbus BelugaXL receives EASA type certification
Airbus's BelugaXL is set for entry-into-service by early 2020, after having received type certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).The aircraft received the certification after completing more than 200 test flights, which amounted to more than 700 flight hours.Six BelugaXL aircraft will be built between 2019 and 2023, gradually ...
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Staff strike could shut down South African Airways, warn managers
South African Airways (SAA) management is warning that a potential strike carried out by cabin crew and other workers could threaten the future of the carrier.The South African Cabin Crew Association (SACCA) and the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) issued a call for a strike to begin ...
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NewsEmirates appoints new head of commercial for Far East
Emirates has appointed Orhan Abbas as its new senior vice president for commercial operations in the Far East. Previously senior vice president of commercial operations for Africa, in his new role, Orhan will lead growth efforts across Southeast and East Asia, including Singapore China, Japan and Hong Kong.Emirates SkyCargo celebrates ...
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Cathay Group's cargo volumes droop in October
Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon carried 183,119 tonnes of cargo and mail in October, a drop of 4.9% compared to the same month in 2018.In its latest monthly figures, Cathay Pacific Group said that cargo and mail load factor fell by 2.4 percentage points to 68.0%.Capacity, measured in available freight ...
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Emirates SkyCargo celebrates pharma-handling achievements
In a recent announcement, Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, highlighted three milestones related to its pharma-handling capabilities.The airline is continuing to invest in pharma-handling facilities, as well as working towards expanding its pharma corridor network.1) Chicago pharma facility received GDP certificationEarlier this year, Emirates SkyCargo established a pharma ...
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NewsWFS scoops Cape Town cargo deal from United
United Airlines has awarded cargo handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) with the contract to handle cargo in Cape Town on the first-ever nonstop service from a US carrier between New York/Newark and the South African city.WFS in Cape Town has been awarded a three-year contract by United Airlines to serve ...
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DHL set to build new cargo-handling facility at Riga Airport
DHL Latvia is planning to build a new shipment processing and logistics centre at Riga Airport.On November 6, DHL Latvia and real estate development company Castor Construction signed contracts with the airport and agreed to build the new facility within a year.According to the agreement, the new DHL shipment processing ...
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NewsAviastar-TU to conduct Cainiao's Hangzhou-Moscow flights
Aviastar-Tu Tu-204C. Source: AviastarRussian airline Aviastar-TU has confirmed that it will operate Hangzhou-Moscow cargo flights on behalf of Cainiao – the logistics arm of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba.In an emailed statement, the carrier said it would operate the flights using its Tupolev 204C and B757-200F aircraft.In a statement the airline ...
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Qatar Cargo: 24-mile freighter flights for a limited period
Qatar Cargo has said that its 24-mile cargo flights between Maastricht and Liege are for a limited period only.Over the weekend the flights, which last for around 10 minutes, hit the headlines in several countries as local politicians and environmental groups expressed their disappointment about the B777F short distance of ...
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Geodis: HK-Mexico freighter to meet demand for Lithium transport and faster transit
Geodis’ new Hong Kong-Mexico freighter service aims to cut delivery times and cater for lithium battery transport demand.Eric Martin-Neuville, executive vice president, Geodis Freight Forwarding, told Air Cargo News that while there were existing services between Hong Kong and Guadalajara, they tended to be fed through the US border, which ...
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Peak season arrives as Asia-Europe rates take off
Airfreight rates on services between Hong Kong and Europe have started to pick up as the peak season finally gets underway.The latest figures from Tac Index show that in October the average price on services from Hong Kong to Europe reached $2.82 per kg, up from $2.56 in September.While average ...
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Alibaba to launch China-Russia freighter services
Alibaba's logistics arm Cainiao has teamed up with Aviastar-Tu and Pochta Russia to launch freighter flights carrying e-commerce goods.According to a report in Reuters, Cainiao will lease seven freighters from the two Russian companies to launch daily flights from China to Moscow, Yekaterinburg and Krasnoyarsk on behalf of AliExpress Russia.The ...
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SF Airlines adds second cargo service to India to cater for e-commerce
Fast-growing Chinese express firm SF Airlines has added a second service to India to cater for growing demand for e-commerce.The airline said that on October 17 it carried out its first flight between Shenzhen and Delhi using a B474-400F.The service is SF Airlines' second operation to India – the other ...
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NewsABC transports a 'record' 27 Envirotainers on a single flight
AirBridgeCargo B747AirBridgeCargo (ABC) has completed a "record transportation" of 27 RKN Envirotainer containers onboard a single flight, delivering an urgent vaccine product from Milan to Beijing via Moscow.The Boeing 747-8F flight was carried out on behalf of Kuehne+Nagel Italy, with all 27 active containers delivered to ground handling company ALHA ...
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NewsAn-22 comes in from the cold for helicopter flight
Antonov Airlines An-22Antonov Airlines' An-22 has returned to commercial service after being taken out of action for just over a year to carry out routine maintenance.The turboprop freighter completed two flights carrying helicopters and spares between Madrid and Baghdad on behalf of DSV Spain – the logistics operator of the ...