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NewsAir Cargo News parent swoops on major aviation titles
Air Cargo News parent firm DVV Media International (DVV) has announced its intention to acquire leading aviation publications Flight International and Airline Business from Reed Business Information (RBI).As well as the two publications, the portfolio set to be acquired by DVV includes the daily news, views, analysis and other publishing ...
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NewsAsia Pacific Airlines continues cargo fleet expansion
Precision Aircraft Solutions has completed its third 757-200 passenger-to-freighter conversion for Asia Pacific Airlines (APA).Conversion of MSN 25140 was completed at Flightstar Aviation in Jacksonville, Florida, and will be put into service soon after redelivery.The Asia Pacific Airlines 757-200PCF will enter service and support the airline's expanding Pacific Asia network.Precision ...
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WestJet renews ULD deal with Jettainer
Canada’s second largest airline, WestJet, has renewed its ULD management deal with Jettainer.The deal will see Jettainer continue to manage and maintain WestJets’s ULD fleet over the next five years. The contract was extended prematurely two years before expiration.Since the start of the partnership in 2015, WestJet has been on ...
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Leisure Cargo files for insolvency following loss of major customer
Germany-based GSA Leisure Cargo has filed for bankruptcy following the loss of a major contract.The company at one time counted 14 leisure airlines amongst its customer base, but last year lost a major contract with TUI to the ESC Group.Tillmann Peeters of restructuring firm Falkensteg Restrukturierung said that the company ...
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NewsLogistics firm EFL launches Doha-Pittsburgh freighter operation
The EFL team and B777F freighterSri Lanka-based Logistics firm EFL recently launched a weekly B777F charter flight between Pittsburgh in the US and Doha as it targets "global brands".The service will create efficiencies by sourcing cargo that needs to be transported to the US from various locations in the Indian ...
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NewsSaudia Cargo grapples with another wrestling transport operation
Saudia Cargo transported 175 tons of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) equipment to Jeddah from Maastricht in the Netherlands for the WWE event that took place at King Abdullah Sports City on June 7.The company utilised Boeing 747-8F and B777F aircraft in order to move the cargo in late May. It ...
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FedEx ditches Amazon contract
FedEx has made the strategic decision to not renew the FedEx Express US domestic contract with Amazon in order to focus on serving the broader e-commerce market.The move comes after the e-commerce retail giant launched its own airfreight network three years ago through deals with Atlas Air and ATSG and ...
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NewsSAA announces appointment of new acting chief executive
As outlined by ACN earlier today (June 7), South African Airways (SAA) has promised that it will achieve stability in its operations despite its acceptance of the resignation of chief executive Vuyani Jarana on June 2.It has now announced the appointment of Zuks Ramasia as its new acting chief executive, ...
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NewsMunich welcomes new Dallas/Fort Worth connection
Munich Airport has welcomed the inaugural new seasonal connection now offered by American Airlines (AA) between Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and the Bavarian air hub.AA is operating daily flights with a Boeing 787-8 ‘Dreamliner’, as revealed in ACN yesterday. A cargo is offering freight capacity in the aircraft belly.In ...
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NewsAchim Martinka named as VP Germany by Lufthansa Cargo
Lufthansa Cargo has appointed Achim Martinka as vice president Germany.Martinka succeeds J Florian Pfaff, who took over as vice president Asia Pacific for the freight carrier on June 1.Martinka will take over his duties in the coming weeks.Martinka began his career at Lufthansa Cargo in 2000 as its senior manager ...
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NewsEgyptAir flies into Dulles
Earlier this week (June 4), Washington Dulles International Airport welcomed EgyptAir’s inaugural service from Cairo International Airport.The carrier is flying the route between the Egyptian and US capitals non-stop three times a week. Boeing’s 787-9 ‘Dreamliner’ aircraft operate the transatlantic connection.“The addition of EgyptAir’s new service at Washington Dulles greatly ...
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NewsQantas looks to potential of tie-up with American Airlines
Qantas has said that it welcomes what it calls the US Department of Transportation’s “tentative approval” of its and American Airlines’ plan to create a joint business to better serve the United States to Australia/New Zealand market.American Airlines and Qantas re-filed an application with the DOT earlier this year seeking ...
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NewsJan Smets named as SN Airholding director
Jan Smets, a former governor of the National Bank of Belgium, has been elected to the board of directors of SN Airholding, owner of Brussels Airlines.The Belgian economist will formally join the board on July 9.Smets served as the National Bank of Belgium’s governor between March 2015 and January this ...
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NewsSAA promises stability
Last week (June 2), South African Airways (SAA) confirmed that its board had accepted the resignation of Vuyani Jarana, the group’s chief executive.Today (June 7), the flag-carrier is holding a media briefing to give assurances to stakeholders about the airline and its future.Despite the uncertainty, SAA has announced that it ...
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NewsFinnair Cargo on the up in May
Finland’s flag-carrier, Finnair, has reported some positive results in relation to cargo carried last month.The airline flew 97.3m revenue scheduled cargo tonne kilometres (CTKs) in May, up 16.8% compared to the same month of 2018.In terms of volume, Finnair carried 15,350.6 tonnes of cargo in May, 12.8% more than in ...
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Kenya Airways announces new cargo partners
In the build-up to the launch of Kenya Airways’ flights to Geneva and Rome next week (June 13), the Nairobi-headquartered flag-carrier has named cargo GSAs and warehouse service providers that will support its operations in the two cities.Kenya Airways has appointed GACSA as its cargo GSA in Geneva, with Swissport ...
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NewsIAG launches latest Hangar 51 innovation programme
International Airlines Group (IAG) has launched its latest Hangar 51 global innovation programme in collaboration with its subsidiary carriers Iberia, Vueling and IAG Cargo.The 10-week accelerator nurtures start-ups with a broad range of technologies, enabling them to develop and test their products on a global scale.At the end of this ...
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NewsEmirates SkyCargo adds to pharma shipping capabilities
Dubai-based airfreight carrier Emirates SkyCargo has boosted its worldwide pharmaceutical handling capabilities through a range of improvements to its infrastructure and processes.First, it has begun handling pharma cargo at a new purpose-built facility in Chicago.The facility, dedicated solely for pharmaceutical shipments, covers an area of more than 1,000 sq m, ...
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NewsABC and Unilode roll out digitised maindeck ULDs
Unilode and AirBridgeCargo celebrate the roll-out of the digitised maindeck containers at Air Cargo Europe. From left to right: Marc Groenewegen, managing director EMEA of Unilode; Benoît Dumont, chief executive of Unilode; Diana Schöneich, deputy vice president Europe at AirBridgeCargo Airlines; Ivan Santoro, regional operations & ground handling director Europe ...
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NewsAA Cargo introduces seasonal capacity on new German connections
American Airlines Cargo (AA Cargo) is now offering freight capacity on seasonal links to Munich and Berlin being launched this week by AA.AA inaugurates a new Boeing 787-800 ‘Dreamliner’ service to Munich from Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) today (June 6).This seasonal route represents a second AA widebody connection to Munich, complementing ...