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Ethiopian signs cool chain lease agreement with Envirotainer
Envirotainer has signed a global Master Lease Agreement (MLA) with Ethiopian Airlines, the first time that the cool chain ULD specialist has partnered with an airline based in Africa.Fitsum Abady, managing director of Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics Services, said: "In this highly lucrative market the application of active temperature controlled ...
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Cargolux and NCA announce start date for Luxembourg-Narita partnership
Cargolux and Nippon Cargo Airlines NCA have announced a start date for a new freighter service between Luxembourg and Narita previously announced as part of a new partnership.Starting on March 27, NCA will have access to capacity on Cargolux's new weekly Tuesday flight between the two hubs, which will utilise ...
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Deutsche Post DHL sees 2017 profits climb 7.2% to €3.7bn
Deutsche Post DHL Group (DP-DHLG) saw operating profit climb by 7.2% to €3.7bn in the 2017 financial year, revenues were up by 5.4% to €60.4bn, with all four divisions contributing to the increase.The German logistics giant and the world’s largest purchaser of airfreight capacity said that its DHL Express division ...
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Brazilian gang steals $5m in cash due to fly on Lufthansa freighter
Brazilian police are investigating the theft of an estimated $5m in cash which was due to fly from Viracopos International Airport in Sao Paulo to Frankfurt aboard a Lufthansa freighter aircraft.According to local press reports: "The spectacular heist, which took place late Sunday, was completed in a matter of minutes, ...
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Atlas buys B777 freighter pair from LATAM
US-based aircraft lessor Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has acquired two Boeing 777-200 freighters from LATAM Airlines, South America’s biggest cargo airline.Both aircraft will operate in ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance) service for DHL Express through Atlas’ Southern Air subsidiary, with the first starting service this month (March) and the ...
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Egyptair Cargo targets growth with new freighters
Egyptair Cargo has revealed plans to expand its freighter fleet as it targets the launch of new intercontinental services.The airline told Air Cargo News that it will take delivery of three Airbus A330-200 passenger-to-freighter conversations before the end of March 2019.The first of the freighters is due to join Egyptair ...
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Delta Cargo to offer real-time ULD bluetooth tracking
Delta Cargo is set to become the first bellyhold airline in the US to offer real-time ULD tracking with the introduction of Bluetooth tracking technology.The technology will replace manual tracking for all shipping containers and allow Delta’s cargo control center to more accurately monitor and reroute shipments that are delayed ...
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ABC in Superbike freighter flight
AirBridgeCargo (ABC) has completed a Boeing 747 freighter charter flight for Universal Global Logistics S.A.U. delivering 66 motorcycles on their way to the first round of the 2018 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship in Australia.The palletized motorcycles were part of a 110 tonnes payload transported from Barcelona, Spain, to Melbourne’s ...
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Antitrust regulator rejects Safair and SA Airlink deal
The South African Competition Commission has rejected the proposed purchase of Safair by South Africa (SA) Airlink over competition concerns.The Competition Commission said that it felt the merger of the two airlines would result in the removal of an effective competitor to SA Airlink on routes that it currently operates ...
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Western Global scoops three-year Flexport freighter deal
Western Global Airlines has been selected by freight forwarder Flexport to run its Hong Kong-Los Angeles scheduled freighter service, revealed earlier this week.The three-year deal will see Western Global provide a dedicated Boeing 747-400F twice-weekly service between the two hubs starting on April 5.In September, as the industry begins to ...
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Kerr takes over as head of CLA as Grishin leaves the company
David Kerr has now officially taken over as the head of Stansted-based freighter operator CargoLogicAir.Kerr started his role as chief executive on January 1 but has taken over all responsibilities from Dmitry Grishin, who has now left the company.CLA said Grishin “successfully led the establishment and launch of CargoLogicAir as ...
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Strong 2017 revenues for West Atlantic
Swedish cargo airline West Atlantic saw strong revenue growth in full year 2017, mainly generated from the contract with Royal Mail and the rise in e-commerce traffic.Revenues of SKr1.6bn were up 20.4 % year-on-year, but there were “significant sub-charter costs”, caused by aircraft delivery delays of Boeing 737-400 aircraft, maintenance ...
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Qatar Airways adds to pharma container offering
Qatar Airways Cargo has begun offering pharma container firm CSafe’s newest RAP container.The active RAP unit caters for large volume pharma shipments and has been approved by the cargo carrier for use across its pharma network.The CSafe RAP utilises heating and compressor-driven cooling technologies together with insulation to eliminate the ...
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ATSG 2017 revenue and earnings boost, adding more converted B767Fs
US-based aircraft lessor Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) saw 2017 full year revenues up 39% to $1.1bn and announced that its Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM) leasing subsidiary will add two more Boeing 767-300 converted freighters to the fleet this year and a third in 2019.ATSG, which has a long-term B767F ...
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ATSG not expecting pilot talks to hold back Amazon business
ATSG is not expecting ongoing pilot contract negotiations to hold back any potential future development of its Amazon business.Speaking shortly after announcing its 2017 full-year results, the aircraft lessor said the lack of progress on a new agreement with pilots at its ABX business would not hold the company back.It ...
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ANA and NCA agree "strategic business partnership" for cargo
Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to build a strategic business partnership based on three key elements: code share, an expanded block space agreement and maintenance support.This new partnership between Japan's largest cargo carriers adds to a growing network of ...
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Emirates SkyCargo achieves AEO to speed cargo processing
Emirates SkyCargo has become a certified member of the UAE Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) programme.The AEO programme is a voluntary compliance and security scheme designed to secure and facilitate global trade as outlined by the World Customs Organisation (WCO).As an AEO in the UAE, Emirates SkyCargo will benefit from a ...
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Finnair Cargo, playing it cool
Finnair Cargo managing director Janne Tarvainen’s 24 years at the airline have seen him occupy a wide variety of roles.He began his career at Finnair in 1994 employed — via GE Aircraft Engines — in a technical role.Initially, he had plans to become a pilot after completing his military service ...
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Air cargo demand grows ahead of expectation in January
Air cargo demand and revenues improved in January, but it is too early to tell whether this foreshadows another strong year for air cargo.The latest figures from WorldACD show that worldwide cargo volumes increased by 8.5% year on year in January, compared with growth predictions for the year of around ...
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Vallair delivers leased B737-400F to ASL Aviation
Luxembourg-based aircraft trading and leasing company Vallair has delivered a Boeing 737-400F to ASL Aviation Holdings (Ireland).The aircraft recently went through a freighter conversion followed by a “C” Check with integration maintenance performed in the US. The lease term is for 48 months with a 24-month extension option.Gregoire Lebigot, president ...