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Speakers line up for Farnborough Airshow cargo conference
The future of air cargo and cargo technology will be the themes of a two-day airfreight conference to be hosted within the cargo village at the UK’s Farnborough International Airshow 2018 (FIA18) which takes place between 16-18 July.The 1,000 sq m Cargo Village will serve as an important hub for ...
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Atlas backs US and UAE open skies agreement
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (AAWH) has given its support for an agreement to continue open skies between the US and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) relating to market-based transactions and financial transparency of airlines of the two countries.In a statement, the US lessor of freighter aircraft said that the the ...
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Alaskan Copper River salmon: licensed to grill
More than 16,000 lbs (seven tonnes) of fresh Copper River salmon arrived in Seattle today on a "fish-filled" Alaska Airlines aircraft.Today officially marks the beginning of the summer salmon grilling season that is anticipated by seafood lovers throughout the Pacific Northwest and beyond.In total, Alaska Air Cargo has three more ...
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Ethiopian to fly into Jakarta
Ethiopian Airlines has confirmed that it is to launch a three times a week service to Jakarta, Indonesia, on July 17.The route, to be flown by B787-8 Dreamliner aircraft, will represent the first direction connection between Africa and Indonesia, and Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO Tewolde GebreMariam observed: “Our new service ...
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Egyptair to fly scheduled freighter service into Baghdad
Egyptair Cargo is to launch a new Cairo-Baghdad freighter connection later this month (May).Operated weekly by A300-600F, Germany-based GSA Skyline Air Services is marketing the capacity of the new all-cargo connection with the Iraqi capital.Egyptair Cargo will also be operating a A300-600F connection with Dubai World Central (DWC) transiting via ...
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Cathay Pacific enjoys April uptick in cargo
Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Group saw a year-on-year 6.7% increase in April's cargo and mail volumes, totalling 174,489 tonnes for sister airlines Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon combined.Traffic, as measured in cargo/mail revenue tonne-kilometres (RTKs) flown, increased by 7.9% year-on-year. Capacity, as measured in available cargo/mail tonne-kilometres (ATKs), rose by ...
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Lufthansa Cargo introduces twice weekly B777Fs to Chengdu
Lufthansa Cargo has confirmed its latest capacity increase into the Chinese cargo market by adding twice weekly B777 freighter services to the city of Chengdu.Chengdu in western China has joined Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou and Hong Kong as Lufthansa Cargo freighter connections to the country.Speaking at Air Cargo China in Shanghai, ...
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Full year profit turnaround for SIA Cargo
Singapore Airlines’ (SIA) cargo division reported an operating profit of S$148.1m in the 2017/18 financial year, up from S$3m in the prior year which was impacted by a S$132m provision for competition-related matters.Cargo revenue in the 12 months to the end of March 2018 grew S$264m to around S$2.2bn as ...
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Cargolux swoops on freighters as it looks to build flexible capacity
Cargolux is in the process of purchasing second-hand freighter aircraft as it looks to build extra flexibility into its ability to expand capacity.Speaking to Air Cargo News at the Air Cargo China event held this week in Shanghai, Cargolux chief executive Richard Forson said that the airline had this year ...
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Antonov Airlines flies power plant rotor into Pakistan
Antonov Airlines has transported a power plant rotor from Genoa in Italy to Karachi, Pakistan, on one of its seven An-124-100 freighter aircraft.The rotor and associated equipment carried weighed in at a total of 108 tonnes.“Careful planning was necessary to guarantee the safe loading and unloading of the rotor,” commented ...
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Qatar Airways Cargo reveals new brand video
Qatar Airways Cargo launched its “Moved by People” brand video at the Air Cargo China event in Shanghai.The 90-second video, said the Middle East carrier in a statement, brings its strongest attribute, its "human touch", to the forefront of the campaign and emphasises its "commitment to deliver on promises, and ...
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AirBridgeCargo and PACTL sign MoU aimed at pharma customers in China
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) and Shanghai Pudong International Airport Cargo Terminal Co Ltd (PACTL) have signed up for closer cooperation on time & temperature sensitive shipments, primarily pharmaceutical and healthcare products.The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will serve as a commitment by both parties to develop, expand, and promote ...
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Trade compliance software for airlines
Airlines handling millions of shipments every year have to negotiate a complex web of global security rules, to make sure the goods they transport do not fall foul of trade compliance regulators.There have been a number of high profile cases involving illegal shipments of dual-use goods -for either civilian or ...
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Support for continuation of US-UAE Open Skies agreement
The Airlines for Open Skies coalition has welcomed decision by US and the UAE to retain the their Open Skies arrangements agreed in 2002.“This resolution is a clear victory for American workers, travellers, and exporters, and reaffirms the US commitment to Open Skies,” the US industry grouping declared.“We commend the ...
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Aer Lingus prepares for Seattle launch
Irish flag-carrier Aer Lingus and parent company IAG are gearing up for the launch of a new Dublin to Seattle service that will inaugurate on Friday (18 May).An Airbus A330-200 operated by Aer Lingus will fly the intercontinental service four times a week, and the aircraft will offer up to ...
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BACA: airfreight traffic through London airports being hit by noise-related restrictions
The closure and severe reduction to overnight movements at the majority of London’s airports this summer will "have a major impact on flights in and out of London,” says BACA – The Air Charter Association.BACA, the trade association for the global air charter industry, is calling for a “more pragmatic ...
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Air France-KLM, Delta and Virgin expand transatlantic collaboration
Air France-KLM, Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic have signed a joint venture (JV) agreement on expanding their existing transatlantic co-operation.The new deal sets out the terms of governance as well as the commercial and operational terms of the expanded JV.Air France-KLM is to acquire a 31% stake in Virgin ...
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KLM freighter diverts to Shannon after false fire warning
A KLM Boeing 747-400 freighter with 52 horses on board was forced to divert to Ireland’s Shannon (SNN) airport at the weekend after a fire alarm, later found to be false, was activated.The Martinair-operated jet, flying from Miami to Amsterdam on Sunday, landed safely with a crew of six, including ...
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Tailor-made charter: Qatar Airways' fashion freighter from Dhaka to New York
Qatar Airways Cargo is providing Expo Freight Logistics (EFL) with a dedicated weekly Boeing 777 freighter service from Dhaka in Bangladesh to New York.The flights, arranged through the Middle East carrier's QR Charter services, can transport more than 100 tonnes of garments on each flight. The new freighter service commenced ...
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CargoLogicAir gets on its bike for Giro d’Italia
CargoLogicAir (CLA), the British all-cargo airline based at London Stansted, has supported the 101st Giro d’Italia bike race, which started recently in Israel.It was the first time that the race had begun outside Italy, with individual time trials taking place in Jerusalem.CLA flew a total of 1,263 individual pieces of ...