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NewsAtran Airlines boosts e-commerce links between Chinese retailers and Russian consumers
The Atran Airlines crew at Xi'an Xianyang International Airport ahead of the first departure to Moscow Sheremetyevo airportRussian air express carrier Atran Airlines has launched a freighter route linking Xi'an in China with Moscow Sheremetyevo airport, optimising connections between Chinese retailers and Russian consumers.The first flight by the Volga-Dnepr Group ...
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NewsOman Air picks AVS for cargo services in Malaysia
Oman Air has selected AVS GSA to be its sales and service agent in Malaysia as the airline looks to expand in Southeast Asia.The airline offers two flights per day Kuala Lumpur operated by A330 and B787 aircraft. The main routes to be marketed under this agreement are the Middle ...
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IAG Cargo launches 24 hour Critical Service Team for urgent shipments
IAG Cargo has expanded its Critical emergency solutions product by launching a 24-hour Critical Service Team to support customers with urgent shipments.Based at the carrier’s London Heathrow hub, the team will support all service matters related to the Critical product, overseeing the entire shipment journey including out-of-hours bookings, customer service ...
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AirBridge picks WFS for Liege ground handling
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has selected Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) as its ground handler at Liege Airport.The appointment comes as ABC prepares for the first-phase opening of its dedicated cargo area at the fast-growing Belgian freighter hub.The cooperation is in support of the strategic partnership signed between ABC’s parent company, Russia’s ...
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NewsIAG Cargo's new relocations product
IAG Cargo has launched a new relocations product to offer a “simple and convenient solution” to customers moving abroad.Partnering with Santa Fe Relocation, IAG Cargo’s relocation service offers 24/7 support in over 67 different languages.A dedicated move specialist will be assigned to each customer to help every step of the ...
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NewsSaudia Cargo gains ground services certificate
L-R : Saudia Cargo CEO Omar Hariri and Yasser Al-Mayoof, vice president of aviation standards at GACASaudia Cargo has gained a Ground Service Provider Certificate (GACAR 151) from the Middle East nation’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA).Saudia Cargo’s chief executive, Omar Hariri, said: “This licence will further enhance Saudia ...
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Ex-IAG Cargo boss Gunning promoted to top financial role
Former IAG Cargo chief executive Steve Gunning is to be the chief financial officer at the group whose carrier’s include British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus and Vueling.Gunning, who stepped down from his IAG Cargo role in January 2016 to become chief financial officer at British Airways, will also become an ...
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Jet Airways suspends all international flights until Monday
Troubled Indian airline Jet Airways has suspended all international flights until Monday night, with fears mounting that it could fail.The airline has debts of $1.2bn and earlier this week cargo handler WFS seized one of its aircraft over unpaid fees.Today, the airline announced that all international flights would be suspended ...
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NewsAmazon pilots protest again while e-commerce firm's first B737Fs arrive in the US
Pilots flying for Amazon protest at CVG.Pilots flying for Amazon took to the streets again to protest over pay and working conditions at the airlines providing capacity for the e-commerce giant.The pilots flying for Atlas Air, Southern Air and ABX Air took to the pavement outside Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport ...
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NewsUPU looks to solve e-commerce postal rules dispute
UPU Director General Bishar A. HusseinThe Universal Postal Union (UPU) has proposed three options it hopes will solve the current dispute over postal rules that mean Chinese e-commerce companies pay less than their rivals in some other countries.The dispute centres around UPU rules allowing the shipping costs for small packages ...
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NewsVIDEO Overnight success: Istanbul's new airport is fully open for passenger operations
Istanbul AirportIstanbul’s new airport has completed the transfer of all passenger airline operations from the Turkish city’s former hub at Atatürk Airport in a process that took just 33 hours.In what Turkish airport management company iGA described as “the biggest logistical operation in the world aviation history” the transfer took ...
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Revenues take-off at Virgin Atlantic Cargo in 2018
Virgin Atlantic Cargo saw revenues increase by 13% year on year in 2018 as it achieved its strongest revenue performance in the last five years.In total, the airlines registered cargo revenues of £222m on the back of a 6% increase in volumes to more than 244,000 tonnes, the airline’s best ...
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NewsPicture special: Antonov Airlines looks back on 30 years of air cargo
ANTONOV Airlines has celebrated its thirtieth birthday with a look back on its development over the last 30 years (see images below).The airline was founded in 1989 and holds the record for heaviest single piece of cargo transported by air, among others.On August 11, 2009, the airline's An-225 ‘Mriya’, the ...
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NewsTroubled Jet Airways' B777 seized by WFS in Schiphol over unpaid fees
Cargo handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has seized a Jet Airways Boeing 777 at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport because of unpaid fees.The aircraft had been due to depart Schiphol at 11:25am this morning on its way to Mumbai, but the flight had yet to take-off (at the time of publication, 15:30 ...
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NewsSAS Cargo transports pandas to new home in Copenhagen
SAS Cargo has transported two giant pandas from China to Denmark, where they will live at a new zoo in Copenhagen.The two pandas, Mao Sun and Xing Er, traveled in two separate, customised boxes in the forward compartment of flight SK996 – which was named “Panda2” for the journey - ...
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NewsVirgin Atlantic switches Lagos cargo handler to meet growth
Part of the SifaxSAHCOL warehouse in LagosVirgin Atlantic Cargo has awarded a five-year handling contract to Sifax SAHCOL in Lagos as it looks to meet recent growth to the country.The airline said the new handler, which will take over the contract on April 10, will improve its service offering for ...
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Turkish Cargo beats the February blues with demand increase
Turkish Cargo managed to record an increase in cargo demand in February despite the overall industry reporting a decrease.The airline said its cargo volumes increased by 9.6% year on year during the month, according to figures from analyst WorldACD, while the overall industry registered a 5.8% decrease.During the first two ...
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NewsAirBridge inks leasing agreement with Sonoco for its PharmaPort 360 container
Christopher Day, director of business development and Innovation at Sonoco ThermoSafe, and Yulia Celetaria, global director, pharma, AirBridgeCargo AirlinesAirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has signed a leasing agreement with specialist packaging provider Sonoco ThermoSafe for its PharmaPort 360 temperature-controlled container.The agreement will bolster ABC’s delivery options for temperature-sensitive shipments and guarantee a ...
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Saudia set to become twelfth SkyTeam Cargo member
Saudia Airlines Cargo will become the twelfth member of SkyTeam Cargo on April 15.This development will see SkyTeam Cargo significantly increase its footprint across the Middle East as none of its current members are based in the region.Commenting on the new partnership, Nico van der Linden, vice president, SkyTeam Cargo, ...
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NewsA record 40-tonne vessel spare part is plane-sailing for AirBridge
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has transported a record shipment weight, a 37.5 tonne vessel part, from Frankfurt to Singapore using its abcXL product for oversize and heavyweight consignments.The 8 m long single unit was trucked from the Belgian factory of maritime construction company Jan De Nul Group to the German cargo ...