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Nippon Cargo records Q2 loss as parent confirms plans to offload B747-400Fs
Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) reported a loss in its fiscal second quarter as a result of the temporary grounding of its freighter fleet while safety checks were carried out.Meanwhile, its parent has confirmed that the airline will now concentrate on Boeing 747-8Fs, offloading its B747-400Fs.The airline's parent company, NYK Group, ...
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Cargolux transports invaluable historical artifacts
Cargolux has transported invaluable historical artifacts between Zhengzhou and Luxembourg as part of a cultural exchange agreement between China’s Henan Museum and Luxembourg’s Musée National d'Histoire et d'Art (MNHA).A total of three tonnes comprising 145 cultural artifacts were loaded aboard Cargolux flight CV975. They arrived early this morning after a ...
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Turkish Cargo joins Pharma.Aero
Turkish Cargo is now part of Pharma.Aero, which fosters collaboration between IATA CEIV Pharma certified airport communities.The carrier's full membership certificate was presented to Turkish Airlines' chief cargo officer, Turhan Özen, at the TIACA Air Cargo Forum in Toronto.Pharma.Aero, which aims to achieve excellence in the reliable end-to-end air transportation ...
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Turkish Cargo adds Ho Chi Minh to freighter network
Turkish Cargo is to increase its main deck capacity in Vietnam by adding the country’s largest city, Ho Chi Minh (SNG), to its freighter network after an initial presence in capital Hanoi since 2015.Flights to Ho Chi Minh, which has a high export potential and a significant cargo traffic to ...
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Air cargo supply growth outstrips demand in September
Air cargo capacity additions outstripped traffic growth in September as key demand drivers continued to soften.The latest figures from IATA show that there was a 2% increase in freight tonne kms in September, which is relatively unchanged from the previous month.However, it is less than half the five-year average growth ...
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It's horses for courses for CargoLogicAir
CargoLogicAir (CLA) has transported elite race horses on two Boeing 747 freighter flights from the US to Europe.The flights took place at the end of October from Atlanta to London Stansted and from Chicago to Shannon in the Republic of Ireland and followed CLA being awarded a US Department of ...
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DHL Express launches Vancouver-Cincinnati freighter as e-commerce booms
DHL Express has launched a direct flight from Vancouver to Cincinnati in order to serve an "unparalleled growth" in e-commerce.The direct flight from Vancouver International Airport into Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, the DHL Express Americas hub, comes as a result of "double-digit shipment growth" into Vancouver generated from growing international ...
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Virgin Atlantic at the double for South Africa cargo capacity
Virgin Atlantic Cargo can now offer a second daily service connecting London Heathrow and Johannesburg, using bellyhold capacity on a Boeing 787-9 passenger service.The launch also gives "a welcome boost" to Virgin Atlantic customers in the US, who now have access to additional cargo capacity to South Africa over London.A ...
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ATSG Q3 revenues on the rise and expects a 'good' peak season
US freighter lessor Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) saw 2018 third quarter revenues increase 13% to $204.9m and expects “a good peak season” for air cargo.ATSG, which provides Boeing 767 freighter uplift for Amazon’s US domestic overnight parcel network, saw adjusted EBITDA up 13 percent to $74.3m.Joe Hete, ATSG president ...
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Saudia Cargo supports wrestling tournament
Saudia Cargo has transported 100 tons of equipment and supplies to Riyadh ahead of the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) ‘Crown Jewel’ tournament.A Boeing 747-8 carried equipment, machinery, sound and lighting systems, and other supplies from Maastricht to the Saudi capital in mid-October.Earlier this year, in April, the carrier moved WWE ...
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Volga-Dnepr helps Air Caraïbes get back in the skies
Russian cargo carrier Volga-Dnepr Airlines has used one of its Ilyushin 7TD-90VD freighters to move an urgently needed aero engine for Air Caraïbes.Volga-Dnepr’s aircraft on ground (AOG) team organised delivery of the 3 metre-wide, 8-tonne replacement engine to Paris Orly Airport. From there it was flown to Lajes Airport on ...
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Singapore Airlines to add fifth US destination in 2019
Singapore Airlines will begin non-stop flights to Seattle in September 2019, bringing the total number of US destinations in its network to five, including the Los Angeles service that will commence this week.The Seattle service will operate three times a week at first, increasing to four times weekly in October ...
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Turkish Cargo switches hubs in Brazil from Sao Paulo to Viracopos
Turkish Cargo has announced a change in its Brazilian operations, moving from Sao Paulo’s Guarulhos International Airport to the Viracopos gateway about 100km away.The Istanbul-based carrier said: “Having a strong cargo traffic of perishable goods with Europe and textile products with Asia and the Middle East, Sao Paulo has become ...
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ABC joins International Airlines Technical Pool
Freighter operator AirBridgeCargo (ABC) has joined the International Airlines Technical Pool (IATP), which aims to streamline maintenance pooling activities during aircraft on ground (AOG) situations.Sergey Lazarev, general director at the Russian carrier, said: “With our vast experience in oversize cargo transportation, extensive route network and qualified team, and stocks of ...
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Air Canada Q3 revenue hits record high
Air Canada’s third-quarter results showed growth of 11% in operating revenue, which exceeded C$5bn for the first time in the carrier’s history.Operating expenses of C$4.6bn were up 17% compared to the same quarter of 2017, mainly driven by higher fuel prices and increased capacity.In terms of its cargo activities, the ...
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Atlas sees record volumes in third quarter
US-based freighter lessor Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings saw record volumes in the third-quarter driven by ongoing market strength, customer demand and the development of its core business.Volumes in the third quarter of 2018 increased 14% to 73,672 block hours, with revenue growing 23% to $656.6m.Commenting on the results, Atlas Air ...
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Chilean court approves LATAM agreements with American Airlines and IAG
A Chilean court has approved LATM Airline Group’s joint business agreements (JBAs) with American Airlines and International Airlines Group (IAG), the holding company of British Airways and Iberia.The agreements, covering both passenger and cargo activities, were first announced in 2016 and have already been approved by the regulatory bodies of ...
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Blue Dart reports Q2 profit as expansion continues
Indian express logistics services provider Blue Dart has posted $2.9m profit after tax for the quarter ended September. Revenue from operations for the quarter stood at $107.8m, it confirmed.The Mumbai-headquartered company, part of the Deutsche Post DHL Group, has been working hard to strengthen its presence across India. Earlier this ...
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Air France-KLM posts solid Q3 performance
Air France-KLM Group’s cargo business continued to perform solidly during the quarter ended September 30, contributing to an overall strong result for the carrier.During the three months, Air France KLM Martinair Cargo carried 289,000 tons of airfreight – up by 3.5% year on year. Traffic increased 3.7% to 2,204m revenue ...
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Airfreight volumes in first year-on-year decline since March 2016
Analyst WorldACD Market Data has reported a year-on-year decrease in global airfreight volumes of 0.9% for September – the first negative growth figure for two-and-a-half years.Airline revenues kept growing, however, thanks to a strengthening yield, although fuel costs were around 32% higher than one year ago.Given the marginal growth in ...