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ATSG subsidiary in materials handling acquisition
LGSTX Services, a subsidiary of US freighter lessor Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), has acquired TriFactor Distribution Solutions, a privately held US-based material handling systems integrator based in Florida.ATSG, which leases Boeing 767 converted freighters to Amazon, said that the services of the combined LGSTX/TriFactor businesses will be marketed nationwide ...
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Empire Airlines: Building on a niche
Not many executives are steering a large express carrier and working on unmanned aircraft development while work on a freighter conversion is going on near their office.But then, Tim Komberec’s life in aviation spans a myriad of roles and environments.The president of Empire Airlines, last year’s recipient of the Pacific ...
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Etihad jumps at the chance for a third Longines Masters horse charter
Etihad Cargo will again fly horses from Belgium to Hong Kong for the annual Longines Masters indoor show jumping event.It is the third consecutive year that the Middle East freighter operator, based in Abu Dhabi, has been entrusted with the transport of the elite show jumpers for the event.The dedicated ...
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West Atlantic weighs in with CHAMP load planning solution
European freighter operator West Atlantic Sweden has gone live with CHAMP Cargosystems’ Weight & Balance solution to manage its load planning after adding a Boeing 767-200SF to its fleet.Said a spokesperson for CHAMP: "Since the need was raised for a stand-alone weight & balance system that included load planning, West ...
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IAG Cargo launches new best in class pet transport service
IAG Cargo has announced a new pet transportation service on flights from the UK through its partnership with PetAir UK, alongside its sister company British Airways.The service offers an “improved online booking experience” and custom crates to suit each pet, and also coincides with the unveiling of IAG Cargo’s new ...
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ECS signs total cargo management contract with TUI
Travel group TUI, which runs five airlines and owns 150 aircraft, has signed a total cargo management contract (TCM) with ECS, the global general sales and services agent (GSSA).Airlines with the Germany-headquartered holiday specialist serve over 300 destinations in 75 countries and operate an average of more than 3,300 flights ...
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Egyptair takes re-delivery of second A330-200P2F
Egyptair Cargo has taken delivery of its second passenger-to-freighter converted Airbus A330P2F.The Middle East carrier ordered three A330-200P2Fs from German-based passenger to freighter conversion specialist EFW.The 13-year-old aircraft was converted by EFW during the second half of 2018. Ground tests and acceptance procedures were completed at the end of January ...
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AF-KLM recertification for CEIV Pharma
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo has become the first major airline group to pass the IATA CEIV Pharma re-certification process for its hub operations in Amsterdam and Paris, as well as the Air France and KLM airline processes.Marcel de Nooijer, executive vice president of Air France KLM Martinair (AF-KLMP) Cargo, ...
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Cathay confident on e-commerce and economic trends
Cathay Pacific Cargo expects a quarter of all global retail sales to be from e-commerce "within the next few years" and remains “confident” about the medium and long term world economic trends.Ronald Lam, the Hong Kong-based airline’s director, commercial and cargo, made his comments on e-commerce, economic trends, specialist products ...
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Volga-Dnepr carries satellites for affordable internet project
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has successfully completed the first delivery of satellites for the OneWeb constellation project that aims to provide affordable internet access across the globe.In cooperation with Volga-Dnepr’s partner, Bolloré Logistics, one of the airline’s An-124-100 freighters delivered six satellites from their manufacturing facility in Toulouse, France, to Cayenne in ...
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Cargolux horse sense sees record equine numbers
Cargolux Airlines International handled a record number of live animal moves in 2018, resulting in a 15.7% increase in its CV alive solution, the company’s specialised product designed for the transport of live animals.The number of equines handled by Cargolux between 2017 and 2018 surged by 30%, from 2,000 to ...
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Japanese investors sign up for Cargolux B747-400 freighter lease
Cargolux Airlines International has closed its first Japanese operating lease with call option (JOLCO) transaction for a Boeing 747-400 freighter aircraft.The transaction is the first of its kind for Cargolux on the selective Japanese market.A JOLCO allows a lessee to exercise a purchase option for the aircraft at the end ...
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LATAM to open new cool facility at Guarulhos
LATAM Cargo Brazil has started the construction of a cooler facility at Guarulhos (Brazil) to offer more capacity for “the increasing perishable volumes being exported from Latin America”.The new centre, due to ready in time for the 2019 peak season, will measure 1,600 sq m, of which 50% of the ...
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West Atlantic announces change of chief executive as Groth steps down
Fredrik Groth has stepped down as chief executive of Sweden-based freighter operator West Atlantic, to be replaced by Lars Jordahn.A statement from the board of Gothenburg-headquartered West Atlantic said that the decision to make the change was taken “in unison” with Groth, who will remain attached to the company in ...
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Project cargo leads the way for CargoLogicAir in 2018
Stansted-hubbed freighter operator CargoLogicAir (CLA) saw its cargo traffic increase by 36% in 2018 to 780,000 freight tonne kms, while revenues doubled to $200m.This is in line with a 30% increase in block hours as the carrier expanded its fleet - in late 2018 it took delivery of its fourth ...
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Japan's ANA takes a 9.5% stake in Philippine Airlines
Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) group will invest $95m to acquire 9.5% of PAL Holdings, the parent of Philippine Airlines (PAL), the Philippine flag carrier.ANA Holdings will acquire the shares from Trustmark Holdings Corp, which is owned by the Lucio Tan family and is the largest shareholder of PAL Holdings.Completion ...
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Antonov's purpose-built ramp is a three degrees hit for Bolloré Logistics
Antonov Airlines has completed a project for Bolloré Logistics transporting mining equipment from East Midlands Airport (EMA) in the UK to Franceville Airport (MVB) in Gabon.Ground staff at EMA used Antonov Airline’s purpose-built ramp, positioned at an angle of three degrees, to load two crushing machines weighing nearly 70 tonnes ...
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Asian airlines report growth in 2019 despite end of year slowdown
Asian Pacific airlines recorded an "encouraging" increase in air cargo volumes in 2018, despite a slowdown towards the end of the year.The latest figures from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) show that air cargo volumes increased by 3.9% year on year in 2018.However, growth continued to slow as ...
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CHAMP and Icelandair in PACT pilot for pre-load data transmission
CHAMP Cargosystems and Icelandair have transmitted messages in the pilot phase for Transport Canada's PACT programme to send pre-load advance cargo information.Using CHAMP’s TGS solution, the airline began sending messages in October 2018.PACT, similar to the US Air Cargo Advance Screening (ACAS) programme, is a pre-load advance cargo information (PLACI) ...
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CargoLogicGermany joins BARIG as it readies for takeoff
CargoLogicGermany is continuing preparations for launch by joining the Board of Airline Representatives in Germany (BARIG).CargoLogic Germany was registered last year as a company name and applied to the German Federal Aviation Authority for an operating permit and the Air Operator Certificate (AOC).It has received its first freighter and will ...