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AirBaltic picks B&H Worldwide for AOG at Gatwick
UK-based aerospace logistics specialist B&H Worldwide has won a contract with airBaltic to handle all of the airline’s AOG traffic, including time-critical spares and routine shipments, to and from London Gatwick.B&H Worldwide said it will “take care of the entire shipping process providing a new level of shipment transparency to ...
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July airfreight performance ‘lacklustre’
The latest monthly report from airfreight market analysis provider World ACD describes a “lacklustre performance” in July.While the global air cargo yield (measured in Euros) rose by 10.5% year on year, July represented the second consecutive month of limited growth in volumes – just 0.5% up on the same month ...
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LATAM Cargo pharma hub opens for business at Copenhagen
Chile-based freight carrier LATAM Cargo has launched a dedicated offline pharma hub in Copenhagen, the Danish capital.According to a statement released by the carrier, “strong demand” for pharma shipping on routes from Europe to Latin America induced it to open its 10th such hub, and its second offline.The Copenhagen hub ...
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Aeroflot has good six months for cargo
Russian flag-carrier Aeroflot has reported its financial results for the first six months of this year, revealing a mixed picture.The news for freight was good. Cargo revenue rose by 13.9% year-on-year to RUB 8,178m as cargo and mail volumes grew by 10.6%.The carrier as a whole saw revenue rise by ...
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West Atlantic flies high in first half
Express and mail airline West Atlantic has reported on a successful first half to this year.Revenue over the first six months of 2018 rose by 7.1% compared to the January-June period of 2017.Earnings were up thanks in part to what West Atlantic described as “continued strong growth for the Group’s ...
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Miami welcomes new scheduled Ethiopian freighter service
Ethiopian Airlines inaugurated its first-ever scheduled freighter service to Miami International Airport (MIA) on 29 August.The African carrier is to operate a twice-weekly freighter connection between the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa and Miami, creating the first-ever cargo-only route between the African continent and the Florida gateway.The scheduled service operates ...
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Vallair acquires another A321, destined for P2F offering
Vallair, the France-based aircraft trading, leasing and specialist MRO business, has added a further Airbus A321 aircraft to its portfolio under lease.The aircraft was bought from Plane Business and adds to Vallair’s existing stock of A320 family aircraft. Six other A321s were recently acquired, and all these aircraft are expected ...
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Jet Airways commits to further restructuring
Earlier this week, the board of directors of Indian airline Jet Airways met to announce the company's financial results for the first quarter of its 2019 financial year (which coincides with the calendar year).The board also discussed various cost-cutting measures, debt reduction and funding options, and tasked the airline’s management ...
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Navitrans to operate leased B747-400ERF to Zhengzhou
The start of September will see air charter service provider Navitrans begin the lease of a Boeing 747-400ERF (Extended Range Freighter) from Sky Lease.The lease on the nose-loading freighter covers a period of 36 months from September 1.Navitrans is to use the aircraft to operate a scheduled three times a ...
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Cathay Pacific: plenty to look forward to in the Americas
Fred Ruggiero, vice-president cargo, Americas for Cathay Pacific, has reported on a “very strong year in the Americas so far” for the Hong Kong-headquartered carrier.“Our monthly network performance has continued to grow from last year’s base and July was a particularly strong month for transhipment volumes from the US via ...
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NewsLargest US horse airlift ahead of World Equestrian Games
Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP), a relatively small air hub in the northwest corner of South Carolina becomes the focal point this weekend as what is believed to be the largest-ever airlift of horses into the US gets underway.On Sunday, afternoon, the first of 20 chartered Emirates freighters will bring 75 ...
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Leading airfreight operator calls for more from African airports
Sanjeev Gadhia, the founder and chief executive of Astral Aviation, an all-cargo carrier based at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, as well as a TIACA director and vice chairman of the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) Cargo Task Force, has made a plea on behalf of freighter carriers for African airports ...
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B777F boom continues as AeroLogic adds another freighter
AeroLogic, the freighter operator jointly owned by Deutsche Lufthansa AG and Deutsche Post AG through their subsidiaries Lufthansa Cargo and DHL Express (each with 50% shares), is to add another Boeing B777 freighter to its fleet in January.This latest addition will take the carrier’s all-cargo inventory to 11 aircraft.Lufthansa Cargo ...
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Finnair plans development of Asian links for summer 2019
Finnair has announced that it will be adding frequencies on many of its Asian routes next summer.The expansion of its Asian links continues what Finnair says has been recent “strong growth” in key markets on the continent. Finnair markets itself as “a network airline specialised in flying between Europe and ...
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Hainan introduces new connection to Zurich from Shenzhen
Hainan Airlines launched its inaugural service between Shenzhen and Zurich.The first non-stop service to connect China’s Guangzhou-Shenzhen area with Switzerland, it also represents Hainan Airline's seventh intercontinental service originating at Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport.The carrier will operate a Boeing B787 ‘Dreamliner’ on the new Zurich link, with two round-trip flights ...
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Delta Cargo kiosks a digital step forward
Delta Cargo has introduced self-service iPad kiosks at its stations in Atlanta and Boston, and is currently testing the technology in other airport hubs that require electronic air waybills (e-AWB) as standard operating procedure.Kiosks were first tested in Atlanta at all shipment acceptance counters. Since the start of the trial, ...
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Lufthansa Group appoints Saeys-Desmedt to Africa sales role
Philippe Saeys-Desmedt, currently vice president sales Africa for Brussels Airlines, is to take up a new role as senior director sales sub-Saharan Africa for parent business Lufthansa Group on 1 November.He and his team will then be responsible for the sales and commercial activities of the entire Lufthansa Group in ...
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Nepal Airlines signs ULD management agreement with Unilode
Nepal Airlines Corporation has agreed a five-year deal with Switzerland-based Unilode Aviation Solutions for the latter to supply and manage ULDs for the Nepalese flag-carrier’s two new Airbus A330-200s.Unilode will supply pallets and new lightweight containers for these aircraft, which were only recently delivered to the airliner.According to a statement ...
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AAPA reports on encouraging airfreight demand in Asia-Pacific region
The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) has released preliminary traffic figures for the month of July showing that demand for air cargo capacity remained firm during the month for the region’s air cargo carriers, despite “moderating expansion” in the global services and manufacturing sectors.International air cargo demand, as measured ...
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Centurion Air Cargo closes its doors
Centurion Air Cargo has surrendered its air carrier operating certificate (AOC) and has decided against continuing to pursue the resumption of operations.According to the US Department of Transportation (DoT), the Miami-based freighter operator "operated under its certificate and exemption authority until December 31, 2016, when Centurion ceased all operations".In January ...