Airlines – Page 275
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SkyCargo latest to receive Cargo iQ certification
Hot on the heels of the IATA Cargo iQ certifications awarded on March 13 (to Menzies Aviation, Qatar Airways Cargo and Kuehne + Nagel), Emirates SkyCargo has also received the seal of approval during the World Cargo Symposium currently under way in Dallas, Texas.IATA’s external auditor SGS looked at the ...
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ABC sticks with Unilode
Russian all-cargo carrier AirBridgeCargo Airlines has extended its ULD management agreement with Unilode until mid-2023.The partnership dates back to 2004 and involves over 10,000 ULDs.Sergey Lazarev, AirBridgeCargo general director, said: “AirBridgeCargo is pleased to continue its long-term partnership with Unilode that has developed an intimate understanding of our requirements during ...
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‘Giant step forward’ for dangerous goods compliance
IATA has launched a new digital solution, Dangerous Goods AutoCheck (DG AutoCheck), that allows the air cargo supply chain to check the compliance of shippers’ Declaration for Dangerous Goods (DGD) against the association’s Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR).“The air transport industry handles in excess of 1.25 million dangerous goods shipments transported ...
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Air France-KLM adds summer capacity
Air France-KLM is upping its long-haul passenger capacity this summer, resulting in additional belly space on a number of routes.Air France will begin flying from Paris-Charles de Gaulle to Nairobi (three times a week by Boeing 787) and Seattle (five weekly B777-200 flights) on March 25; three times a week ...
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Lufthansa Cargo launches new APIs
Lufthansa Cargo is offering customers direct access to capacity and rate data through two new APIs (application programming interfaces).Users can obtain and process the information available via GetCapacity and GetRates quickly and easily in their own systems without the need for manual upload.The carrier also pointed out that real-time data ...
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Partner Plus welcomes MASkargo
MASkargo, the freight arm of Malaysian Aviation Group, has become the ninth carrier to join IAG Cargo’s Partner Plus cargo interlining programme.IAG Cargo director of sales, marketing and product Camilo Garcia (pictured) said: “Our partnership with MASkargo extends IAG Cargo’s network of destinations in Oceania and Southeast Asia, and helps ...
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Cathay: “robust” cargo demand in 2017
Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways saw “robust” cargo demand throughout 2017, with tonnage growth outpacing increases in capacity.The cargo capacity of Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon increased by 3.6% year on year and tonnage rose by 10.9%. The load factor stood at 67.8%, up by 3.4 percentage points on the ...
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IATA: four priorities for success
IATA has highlighted four priorities for the future success of the air cargo industry at this week’s World Cargo Symposium: accelerating the digitisation of the supply chain, enforcing regulations for lithium batteries, more efficient trade facilitation and developing the next generation of air cargo leaders.“Air cargo had an exceptional year ...
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Delta Cargo improves web portal
Atlanta-headquartered Delta Cargo (the freight-carrying arm of Delta Air Lines) has enhanced its relaunched website to enable online booking, check-in and tracking of shipments.“The new website has proved to be very popular and with these enhancements we are making the customer experience even easier and more efficient, with 24/7, complete ...
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Turkish Airlines finalises firm order for 25 Dreamliners
Boeing and Turkish Airlines have firmed up an order for 25 of the aircraft manufacturer’s 787-9 Dreamliners, with options for a further five.The order was first announced as a commitment last September.Boeing noted that the twin-aisle B787-9 offers “unmatched” fuel efficiency and range. Turkish Airlines is the 71st customer of ...
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Everts Air orders two AEI MD-83SF conversions
Alaska-based Everts Air Cargo has engaged Aeronautical Engineers, Inc (AEI) to provide two MD-83SF freighter conversions for delivery in August and December this year.The two converted aircraft, which will be capable of carrying 12 containers or pallets, will “replace and augment” the existing Everts fleet of DC-9s, a statement said.AEI ...
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CCI fines three airlines for fixing fuel surcharges
On March 7, the Competition Commission of India penalised three airlines for fixing fuel surcharges on air cargo transport.Jet Airways, InterGlobe Aviation and Spice Jet were fined Rs39.81 crore, Rs9.45 crore and Rs5.10 crore respectively for fixing and revising fuel surcharge rates in contravention of an act that prohibits anti-competitive ...
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Qatar signs up for more WFS services in Paris
Qatar Airways has extended its contract with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), which already provides cargo handling services to the airline at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.WFS is now also responsible for ramp transportation on behalf of Qatar, transferring cargo between aircraft and warehouse for the carrier’s three daily flights linking ...
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IATA highlights “robust” pace of air cargo growth
IATA has released its latest Cargo Chartbook, which indicates that during the quarter ended January 31 air freight tonne-km (FTK) grew by 7.4% year on year – “a robust pace by historical standards” although rather slow in seasonally adjusted terms.The association said: “Demand for air freight has been boosted since ...
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Cargojet: strong Q4 financial performance
Canadian overnight all-cargo carrier Cargojet has posted revenues of $118.2m for the fourth quarter ended December 31 2017 – an impressive rise of 25.6% over the same period of the previous year.The gross margin for the quarter was $37.4m, representing an increase of 36% compared to the previous reporting period.For ...
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Lufthansa scrapes slight growth in cargo load factor
The Lufthansa Group saw the cargo load factor across all its airlines increase by 0.2 percentage points year on year in February, to reach 71.1%.Capacity for the month, at 1,165m available tonne-km, was up by 5.9% compared to February last year; revenue tonne-km rose by 6.3%, to 828m.On a regional ...
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Jim Crane joins Cargojet board
Cargojet has appointed James Crane, known as Jim, as a chairman of the board.“We welcome Jim Crane to his new role as Chairman of Cargojet’s board. We will continue to will seek his guidance, forward thinking, entrepreneurial insights and contributions to the continued growth of Cargojet," said Ajay Virmani, president ...
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Air cargo becomes a sellers' market
The boot is on the other foot now. For years, airlines were craving fixed contracts, while forwarders, egged on by their clients, kept shopping around for the bargain of the day.Today it is the forwarders who are desperate to secure lift, as the ad hoc market augurs painfully high prices.“The ...
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Lufthansa to charge €12 for paper air waybills - reports DVZ
Lufthansa Cargo will charge a €12 per consignment fee for processing paper-based air waybills (AWB) from April 2 but will implement a lower rate of €1 from October this year, according to local reports.Details of the so called Paper AWB were revealed in German logistics newspaper DVZ, a sister publication ...
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A safety screen for lithium batteries
LITHIUM batteries are Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde when it comes to air cargo, writes Roger Hailey, Air Cargo News editor. These high energy units literally power the mobile revolution, residing as they do in most tablets and mobile phones. Properly declared by the shipper, they are premium cargo.But lithium ...