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NewsAirBridgeCargo targets Asia with extra frequencies
AirBridgeCargo (ABC) has increased its frequencies in Asia following a 5% average annual growth in the region in the last five years.As of the end of March, the company’s schedule now includes six Shenzhen flights a week, eight Narita services and two Ho Chi Minh City flights.ABC said the additional ...
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NewsRaya Airways signs up Hactl for Hong Kong freighter flights
Raya Airways freighter being unloaded by Hactl at Hong KongRaya Airways, the Malaysian freighter operator, has appointed Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) as its ground handler in Hong Kong.The airline operates five-times weekly between Hong Kong and its home base of Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, Subang, utilising ...
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European air cargo demand growth sluggish in February
Cargo volumes at European airlines remained weak in February as the industry braces itself for a tough year.Europe’s largest combination cargo carrier group, Lufthansa, saw cargo volumes for the month decrease by 3.5% year on year to 802m revenue cargo tonne kms, despite capacity increasing by 7.7%.However, this was an ...
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NewsVolga-Dnepr in helicopter switch over project
Volga-Dnepr An124 loading a helicopterVolga-Dnepr and forwarder Panalpina have transported two helicopters from opposite sides of the globe on behalf of multinational infrastructure firm Babcock.The project saw Volga-Dnepr deliver two AugustaWestland AW139 helicopters from the UK to their new home in Melbourne, Australia, and transfer two Sikorsky S-92 in the ...
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American Airlines Cargo appoints new sales director
American Airlines Cargo has appointed Tim Isik to the role of director, cargo sales – Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).Isik comes to cargo from the American Airlines passenger team, where he led its leisure sales business across the UK, Ireland and Iceland.Prior to this he worked in corporate sales, ...
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NewsAmazon reveals new B737 freighter aircraft
Amazon Air B737-800FAmazon Air is in the process of adding a new freighter aircraft to its fleet but where the aircraft will operate has yet to be confirmed.Dave Clark, senior vice president of operations at the tight lipped e-commerce giant, earlier this week tweeted an image (see above) of a ...
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Senior job role changes at Lufthansa Cargo
Florian Pfaff, currently vice president Germany with Lufthansa Cargo, will move to Asia with effect from June 2019.Based in Singapore, he will assume the role of vice president Asia Pacific. Pfaff will continue to report directly to Dorothea von Boxberg, member of the executive board and chief commercial officer.A successor ...
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Cargolux signs up for PharmaPort 360 ULDs
Cargolux has been signed an agreement with Sonoco ThermoSafe, a provider of temperature packaging, to lease its PharmaPort 360 temperature controlled bulk shipping container.The airline said its PharmaPort 360 containers are smart active containers, "distinguished as the only active temperature controlled containers in the industry that include a fully integrated, ...
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NewsAtran expands fleet again with first B737-800BCF
Atran B737-800BCF behind a B737-400BCFAtran Airlines has enlarged its fleet with the delivery of the first Boeing B737-800BCF, increasing its total number of freighters to five.Having successfully completed certification of the Boeing 737-800BCF in Russia, the Volga-Dnepr Group airline will be the first to operate this type of freighter. It ...
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NewsTurkish Cargo flies historical artifacts to Japan
Turkish Cargo carried 186 historical artifacts to Tokyo for display at the Ottoman Empire and Tulip Culture exhibition.The artifacts, owned by the Dolmabahçe and Topkapı Palaces, will be displayed as part of events organised to celebrate 2019 as the "Year of Turkish Culture" across Japan.Before the Boeing 777F flight from ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo set to debut in South America
Virgin Atlantic Cargo will launch daily Boeing 787 passenger flights between London Heathrow and São Paulo, Brazil, in 2020, its first foray into South America.The new route will give customers direct access into the continent’s largest import and export market. The airline expects to carry regular shipments of car parts, ...
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FedEx warns of continuing weakness in global trade
FedEx reported fiscal third quarter financial results that were “below expectations” and has warned of continued weakness in global trade.The express firm registered an adjusted third-quarter net profit of $797m compared with $1bn a year earlier, while revenues edged up to $17bn from $16.5bn.“Our third quarter financial results were below ...
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NewsShippers rally to protect freighter slots
The Global Shippers’ Alliance (GSA) will put pressure on IATA to end its “detrimental to freighters” airport slots policy, one of a series of initiatives to speed up the airfreight supply chain, address growing e-commerce volumes and promote a “positive image” for air cargo.The GSA wants to “further strengthen” global ...
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No bellyache for freighters, the backbone of air cargo
Freighter aircraft will continue to play an important role in air cargo supply chains, despite the growth in big bellied passenger aircraft fleets, and will maintain a 50-50 market share versus below deck cargo.Tom Crabtree, regional director, Boeing Commercial Airplanes market analysis-air cargo, told an audience at IATA’s World Cargo ...
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NewsAirBridgeCargo reconfirms compliance with Cargo iQ’s quality standards
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has passed its second audit, reconfirming its compliance with the quality standards of IATA interest group Cargo iQ.During a two-day inspection of its operations in Moscow, the Russian airline was measured against a series of KPIs to guarantee that its services conform to the highest industry quality ...
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NewsUPDATE Lufthansa Cargo: airfreight boom comes to an end
Lufthansa Cargo has warned that the airfreight boom of the last two years has come to an end after reporting an increase in profits last year.The carrier generated over €2.7bn in revenue and a profit of €268m (adjusted EBIT) in 2018, the second-highest result in the German flag-carrier‘s history, on ...
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NewsLufthansa Cargo: airfreight boom comes to an end
Lufthansa Cargo has warned that the airfreight boom of the last two years has come to an end after reporting an increase in profits last year.The carrier generated over €2.7bn in revenue and a profit of €268m (adjusted EBIT) in 2018, the second-highest result in the German flag-carrier‘s history, on ...
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NewsAir Cargo Europe: Airfreight getting data to really take off
Artificial intelligence (AI) is one solution for the air cargo industry as it addresses the growth of e-commerce and a workforce skills shortage.Other solutions include further automation in the supply chain and greater use of data from the Internet of Things.These are among the topics that will be discussed during ...
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NewsPer Hojland joins Saudia Cargo
Per Hojland, Executive Director, Cargo Operations Worldwide, Saudia CargoSaudia Airlines Cargo has appointed Per Hojland to the position of executive director, cargo operations worldwide.Hojland, a Danish national, took up his new position in Jeddah in March. He joins Saudia Cargo after having spent the past 25 years in various roles ...
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NewsAsian air cargo faces short-term turbulence
IATA World Cargo Symposium 2019The Asian air cargo industry faces turbulence over the coming months, with predictions of further demand declines.Speaking at the World Cargo Symposium, IATA chief economist Brian Pearce painted a bleak picture for air cargo in Asia over the next few months.He said the US-China trade war ...