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January cargo surge for Asia Pacific airlines
Preliminary traffic figures for January 2018 from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) show that international air cargo markets enjoyed a strong start to the year.Global trade activity “remained robust at the start of 2018”, said the AAPA, with firm demand for consumer, intermediate and investment goods across major ...
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South African Airways restarts B737 freighter services
South African Airways Cargo (SAA Cargo) has restarted Boeing 737-300 freighter services which were temporarily suspended while the carrier undertook aircraft maintenance to be in compliance with regulatory flying requirements.The freighters were withdrawn from service last week until SAA Cargo was able to install software updates for the aircraft's Traffic ...
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American, and Qantas resubmit JV application to US regulator
American Airlines and Qantas have filed an application with the US Department of Transportation (DOT) seeking approval to form a joint business flying between North America and Australia and New Zealand.A statement by the US and Australian carriers said: "The joint business will also give American and Qantas the opportunity ...
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Berger joins ATSG as chief commercial officer
US-based freighter lessor Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) has hired Mike Berger as chief commercial officer.Berger will assume responsibility for the sales and marketing strategy and execution for the ATSG family of companies, and will also be president of Airborne Global Solutions, ATSG’s commercial and consulting enterprise responsible for selling ...
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Tianjin Cargo Airlines set for May launch
Tianjin Cargo Airlines is set to launch operations in May utilising B737 aircraft, according to local reports.According to China Civil Aviation Network News, the airline will begin operations on May 2 utilising three B737 freighters.Initially, the airline will operate routes between Tianjin and Zhengzhou, Xi'an, Chongqing, Shenzhen, Urumqi, Shanghai Pudong ...
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IAG Cargo helped by "unexpectedly buoyant market" in 2017
IAG Cargo adapted to an "unexpectedly buoyant market" in 2017, following a "competitive trading environment" in 2016.Announcing its full year results for 2017, IAG airlines group, which includes British Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus, reported that cargo revenue for the full year 2017 increased by 8% at constant currency to ...
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DHL Express opens €140m Brussels hub
DHL Express has officially opened its new regional hub at Brussels Airport, almost quadrupling the integrator's handling capacity at the European gateway.An investment of over €140m, including lease expenses, has seen approximately 200 additional DHL jobs created at the airport, three years earlier than planned.DHL Express chief executive Ken Allen ...
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South African Airways suspends B737 freighter aircraft services
South African Airways Cargo (SAA Cargo) has temporarily suspended its Boeing 737-300 freighter aircraft services while it undertakes maintenance to be in compliance with regulatory flying requirements.A spokesperson for the African carrier said: “We are awaiting software from suppliers to update the Traffic Collision Avoidance Systems on specific aircraft to ...
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'Exciting' 2017 for Atlas and positive outlook for 2018
US-based Freighter operator and lessor Atlas Air Worldwide (AAWW) has reported record 2017 fourth-quarter earnings and record full-year revenues, with expectations of further business growth this year.AAWW’s revenue rose by 19% in the fourth quarter of 2017 compared to the same three months of 2017, while adjusted earnings before interest, ...
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Lufthansa Cargo partners with Plug and Play
Germany’s biggest airfreight carrier, Lufthansa Cargo, has been chosen as an ‘anchor partner’ of global technology accelerator Plug and Play.Based in Sunnyvale, California, Plug and Play describes itself as the world’s largest technology accelerator, working to bring technology start-ups and relevant companies together.The goal is to combine forces to further ...
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Cathay to launch seasonal Cape Town connection
Hong Kong-based carrier Cathay Pacific will launch a seasonal non-stop service to Cape Town later this year.A three times a week service flown by A350-900 aircraft will operate from November 13 this year until February 18 2019.This service will complement Cathay Pacific’s current daily non-stop flights to Johannesburg.Cathay Pacific chief ...
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Emirates to fly the A380 to Houston
Emirates Airline is to return the Airbus A380 to its service linking Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport and Dubai International Airport from 1 June this year.The decision to return to the use of A380 equipment on the Houston connection, replacing Boeing B777-300ER aircraft, follows the airline’s recent adjustments to its ...
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China Southern to fly into Wuhan on new London link
China Southern Airlines is to launch a new service from the UK to China, with flights between London and Wuhan set to take off on May 30.The new route will be the only non-stop air link connecting London to the city of Wuhan, in Hubei Province, central China.The service will ...
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Finnair extends Chicago and San Francisco connections
Finnair has confirmed that it has extended the operating period for both its Chicago and San Francisco services during this year’s autumn (Fall) season.The Helsinki – Chicago link will be extended until December 3, the route served with two flights a week. Originally, the service had been set to operate ...
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Brussels Airlines Cargo gains CEIV pharma certification
IATA has awarded Brussels Airlines Cargo its Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics (CEIV Pharma) certification.The certification was announced at the ongoing Air Cargo India event in Mumbai.IATA had reviewed the carrier’s processes in recent months and assessed Brussels Airlines as showing the required quality in its ...
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Qatar Airways takes delivery of world’s first A350-1000
Qatar Airways celebrated the world’s first delivery of an Airbus A350-1000. The aircraft washanded over at the Airbus Delivery Centre in Toulouse, France.The Doha-based carrier is the aircraft’s global launch customer.Qatar Airways Group chief executive Akbar Al Baker, commented: “Qatar Airways always demands the very best for its customers, so ...
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Ukraine spreads its wings
Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) is planning further expansion this year, in terms of both network coverage and service support.Established in 1992, Kiev Boryspil-hubbed UIA now provides connections to 38 countries across Europe, Asia, America, Africa and the Middle East.This year, it intends to further expand its aircraft fleet in order ...
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Plans for latest Italian airline brand are announced
Air Italy, the new brand of the carrier formerly known as Sardinia-based Meridiana, has announced that it is to launch “an exciting new phase of growth and development”.It is to be a “sustainable airline alternative for the people of Italy”.Air Italy’s holding company is AQA Holding, in which Meridiana’s previous ...
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ATSG opts for IFS Maintenix to provide fleet management services for its subsidiaries
Aircraft lessor Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) has asked IFS Maintenix to deliver fleet maintenance management IT support across its two cargo airline subsidiaries – ABX Air and Air Transport International (ATI) – as well as its aircraft leasing subsidiary, Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM).According to IFS Maintenix, the three ATSG ...
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UK lifts Bangladesh air cargo ban
The UK has lifted a ban on airfreight being transported directly from Bangladesh, but there is still work to be done before exports can resume.Late last week, British high commissioner in Bangladesh Alison Blake and Bangladesh civil aviation and tourism minister AKM Shahjahan Kamal told local reporters that the UK ...