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Ethiopian bellyhold to connect West Africa with Los Angeles
Ethiopian Airlines is to offer three-times-a-week direct passenger flights connecting Western Africa with the US West Coast when it alters the routeing on one of its services in December.The Addis Ababa-based carrier’s ultra-long haul Boeing 787 Dreamliner flights from its home base to Los Angeles will make a stop at ...
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Bridges Worldwide launches B737F services out of Cologne to the Med
UK-based Bridges Worldwide has commenced five-times-a-week freighter flights connecting Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) in Germany with Malta and Larnaca, Cyprus.The Boeing 737-400 Freighter on the new route belongs to Spanish cargo specialist Swiftair and has a cargo payload of 20 tons.“With the introduction of this new route Bridges Worldwide is ...
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MASkargo keeps MotoGP on schedule
MASkargo has carried out three charter flights ahead of the Malaysian leg of the 2018 FIM MotoGP World Championship, taking place over the first weekend in November.The first of the three Airbus A330-200 freighter services brought equipment from Tokyo Narita to Kuala Lumpur, followed by two flights from Melbourne’s Avalon ...
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Turkish Cargo sees ‘high potential’ in Bangalore
Turkish Cargo has launched Airbus 330-200 freighter flights to Kempegowda International Airport in Bangalore, the capital of India’s Karnataka state.The freight-carrying division of Turkish Airlines pointed out that the Indian city has “a high annual export potential of 170,000 tons” that could benefit from the airline’s connections to destinations across ...
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Heathrow adds direct link to China’s Silicon Valley
The first direct flight linking London Heathrow with Shenzhen has touched down at the UK gateway.The Shenzhen Airlines Airbus A330-300 passenger service, which operates three times a week and represents the carrier’s first long-haul route, is part of Heathrow’s continuing expansion of its Chinese connections.Starting the year with five links ...
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Emirates SkyCargo supports Sri Lankan perishables
Dubai-headquartered Emirates SkyCargo transported 22.8% of Sri Lanka’s total air exports in 2017-18, moving 27,000 tonnes of Sri Lanka's total air exports of 118,000 tonnes.Temperature-sensitive perishable goods are among the principal exports from Sri Lanka and benefit from the carrier’s Emirates Fresh solution.“In 2017-18, Emirates SkyCargo carried more than 7,500 ...
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LATAM to launch direct Santiago-Quito flights
LATAM Airlines Group is to launch non-stop flights between Santiago and Quito in April 2019 – the only direct services on this route.The carrier will operate an Airbus A320neo aircraft four times a week between the two Latin American cities, reducing transit time by more than two-and-a-half hours.LATAM noted that ...
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Atlas joins ALTA as IATA urges Latin America to maximise potential
US-based freighter lessor Atlas Air Worldwide has become the fourth airline this year to join the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA).The news coincides with comments from IATA director general, Alexandre de Juniac, at ALTA’s Airline Leaders Forum, where he encouraged governments in Latin America and the Caribbean ...
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Lufthansa Cargo performance bolsters Group Q3 results
Strong demand and continuing high yields at Lufthansa Cargo resulted in the Group’s Logistics business segment raising its nine-month adjusted EBIT (earnings before interest and tax) 56.1% to €153 m.However, despite the strong performance in both cargo and the core airlines of the Group (Lufthansa, SWISS and Austrian Airlines), significant ...
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Cainiao prepares for Singles Day e-commerce spree with freighters and smart warehouses
Cainiao Smart Logistics Network is preparing for this year’s 'Singles Day' global shopping spree with 51 chartered flights and upgrades to its technology.The logistics unit of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba confirmed that the chartered freighters will take goods to West Europe, Russia and Southeast Asia for AliExpress and Tmall World ...
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Saudia Cargo teams up with Gallup to drive performance
Saudia Cargo has entered into a three-year agreement with management consultancy Gallup to develop employee performance and improve retention of staff.Part of the carrier’s Strategy 2020 initiative, which aims to turn the Saudi Arabia into a major global logistics platform in line with the country’s Vision 2030, the agreement will ...
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Cathay posts positive results despite ‘turbulent’ conditions
Cathay Pacific Group saw a 1.7% year-on-year increase in cargo and mail volumes for September, with Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon carrying a combined total of 180,623 tonnes during the month.Capacity increased by 0.7% to 2,633,060 available freight tonne-km and the load factor rose to 69.2%, up by 1.1 percentage ...
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Qatar Airways Cargo rolls out automated mail management system
Qatar Airways Cargo has rolled out a fully automated mail management system at more than 50 stations across its global network in what it says is a first for the industry.It has also signed an agreement with leading logistics solutions provider Descartes to integrate the Descartes Velocity Mail (vMail) solution ...
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Cargolux signs United for Wildlife pledge
Cargolux has signed the United for Wildlife International Taskforce on the Transportation of Illegal Wildlife Products declaration.The European all-cargo carrier said that the move demonstrated its commitment to animal welfare and ethical standards.Added a spokesperson for the Luxembourg-based airline: "The statement, made in good faith, is not legally binding but ...
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IAG Cargo Q3: tonnage down, yield up
IAG Cargo has reported commercial revenues of €290m for the third quarter, an increase of 8.1% on 2017 at constant exchange.Overall yield for July 1 to September 30 period was up 9.3% at constant exchange. Sold tonnes were down 0.5% and CTK volumes were down 1% whilst capacity grew by ...
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Saudia Cargo appoints chief ground handling officer
Saudia Cargo has appointed Abdulrahman Al-Mubarak to lead the airline's ground handling business unit.The appointment of Al-Mubarak as chief ground handling officer is part of Saudia Cargo’s recognition of the important role its ground handling business unit has in achieving its Strategy 2020 transformation program.Al-Mubarak joins Saudia Cargo with a ...
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Air Canada breaks ground on Edmonton facility
Air Canada is constructing a new 50,000 sq ft facility to house its ground support equipment service and cargo teams at Edmonton International Airport.Air Canada Cargo will occupy 20,000 sq ft of the building, which will provide modern, upgraded airfreight facilities and include technology that will improve the flow of ...
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Swiss WorldCargo takes off for new Winter destinations
Swiss WorldCargo, the airfreight division of Zurich-based Swiss International Air Lines, has launched flights to new destinations in Asia, South America and Africa for the Winter season.The carrier will begin twice-weekly services to Colombo, Sri Lanka on November 3 and will start flying to Ho Chi Minh City/Saigon at the ...
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Fourth B747 freighter for CargoLogicAir
CargoLogicAir (CLA) has taken delivery of its fourth Boeing 747 freighter, which will initially be used to meet customer demand on its US routes.The latest B747-400ERF joins the UK’s only maindeck cargo airline fleet on an operating lease and keeps CLA on track with its five-year growth strategy, which is ...
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Capacity outstrips demand for Asia Pacific airlines in September
Asia Pacific airlines saw demand for international air cargo grow in September compared to the same month last year, but the freight load factor declined.Preliminary traffic figures released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) show that international air cargo demand in freight tonne kilometres (FTK) grew by 4.4% ...