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Champ to smooth Silk Way West Airline’s cargo operations
Silk Way West Airlines has become the latest carrier to go live with Champ’s Weight & Balance load planning service for its fleet of Boeing 747 freighters, following approval from the Azerbaijan Civil Aviation Authority.The software provider said the IT solution would give faster load planning with greater accuracy, while ...
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NewsAirfreight rates continue to rise as sector faces capacity crunch
Airfreight rate growth continued on an upward trajectory in November with hopes the strong performance could continue in December as forwarders continue to report a tightening of air cargo space.The latest figures from TAC Index show that in November average rates on services from Hong Kong to North America increased ...
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Airest to take Europe’s first CRJ200 conversion
Aeronautical Engineers Inc. (AEI) has signed a contract to provide Miami-based aircraft supplier Regional One with a CRJ200 SF Freighter who will lease it to Estonia-based Airest.Modification of the aircraft has already started at Commercial Jet’s Miami, Florida facility and it will be re-delivered to the carrier in April 2018.Regional ...
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Qatar cuts its fuel bill and gains green award
Qatar Airways has gained accreditation to the highest level of IATA’s Environmental Assessment programme (IEnvA), becoming the first Middle East airline, and the fifth worldwide, to achieve IEnvA Stage 2.Qatar Airways group chief executive, Akbar Al Baker, (left) was presented with the certificate by IATA director general and chief executive ...
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Cathay sees fruitful season ahead
Major cargo markets remain robust, ahead of an anticipated surge in perishables shipments in December, saysCathay Pacific general manager for cargo service delivery, Frosti Lau.In the carrier’s latest newsletter, he said that transpacific routes and those to Europe and India remain “robust” while Asia Pacific recorded a 14% weekly increase ...
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West Atlantic in talks with potential ‘significant’ shareholders
West Atlantic is in “advanced discussions” with “parties who have shown serious interest in taking on a significant shareholding in the company”, said chief executive and president, Fredrik Groth in the Swedish cargo airline’s third quarter interim report.Admitting that the carrier – a major air network provider to several European ...
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Atlas Air work to rule halted - but union to appeal
The US District Court has granted a preliminary injunction ordering the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) to halt its work slowdown at Atlas Air Worldwide (AAWW).The two sides have been involved in a dispute over pilot contracts after their planned merger with Southern Air.In a statement, Atlas Air said it ...
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Finnair Cargo launches an eye in the sky – and on the ground
Finnair Cargo has introduced Cargo Eye, an airfreight monitoring tool, and invited other innovators to pitch for solutions to the air cargo industry’s remaining "unsolved challenges".Finnair says that its Cargo Eye solution integrates multiple data sources, transaction data and sensors to help its newly formed Cargo Control Center to monitor ...
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NewsDHL’s A330-300 freighter conversion takes to the skies
DHL Express expects to boost capacity and cut operating costs as the first of a new generation freighters takes to the skies.The parcel carrier has taken delivery of the the first-ever A330-300 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) aircraft from the ST Aerospace-Airbus joint venture, Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), at its Dresden base following completion ...
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DHL charters B747 freighters ahead of US holiday record rush
Tightening freight capacity between Asia and the US in the third quarter is a clear indication that major retailers are ramping up their imports and expect strong e-commerce demand over the holiday period, says a senior DHL official.DHL Global Forwarding's vice president of sales and marketing, Paul McMillan, reports that ...
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Airfreight's special October for volumes and revenues, says WorldACD
October was a “special” month in global air cargo, said analyst WorldACD. In its latest analysis of 75 airlines, monthly volumes were higher than ever, while revenues (in euros) also peaked.Although revenues in dollar terms did not reach the heights scaled in October 2010-14, it should be noted that oil ...
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October gets fourth quarter off to a strong start, says IATA
The fourth quarter of 2017 has got off to a strong start, with global air freight demand (in freight tonne-kilometres) up 5.9%, said IATA in its latest figures.While this was a slowdown from the 9.2% year-on-year growth in September 2017, it was comfortably ahead of the average annual growth rate ...
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Cargolux and Nippon Cargo Airlines sign cooperation agreement
Cargolux has signed a cooperation agreement with Japan's Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) that allows both partners to access each other’s capacity through code-share and space swap agreements.The Luxembourg all-cargo carrier now has access to NCA’s flights from Frankfurt-Hahn to Tokyo (Narita) while NCA has access to Cargolux’s flights from Luxembourg ...
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Aeromexico signs cool containers deal
Thermal container specialist va-Q-tec has signed an agreement with Mexican flag carrier Aeroméxico Cargo to offer door to door cold chain solutions to pharmaceutical and life science customers.Aeroméxico Cargo now offers va-Q-tainer’ units directly, providing six temperature ranges from -70°C to +25°C in five sizes, with space for up to ...
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Widebodies boost Aeroflot’s cargo takings
Aeroflot Group’s cargo revenue rose 37.2% year-on-year to RUB11.3bn as it added new wide-body aircraft to its fleet and cargo and mail volumes grew by 38.9%, it said in its financial report for the nine months ended September 30.Total revenue, including passenger, increased to RUB 404.7bn, up 6.2% year-on-year, it ...
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Volga-Dnepr planning German-based airline, according to reports
Russia's Volga-Dnepr Group is planning to launch an all-cargo carrier based in Leipzig, Germany, according to media reports.A commercial manager is quoted as saying that the company is planning to put a minimum of three An-124s on a new German air operating certificate by late 2018. Further details are expected ...
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Air France-KLM and Jet Airways upgrade cargo pact
India’s Jet Airways Cargo has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Air France-KLM Cargo to shape and further strengthen their existing cooperation.The two carriers said it would complement their agreement for the passenger business.Combined cargo has more than tripled since the beginning of the passenger codeshare agreements.The cargo MoU ...
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Airlander damage ‘substantial’ says Hybrid Air Vehicles
Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) has admitted that its Airlander 10 airship sustained “substantial damage” when it broke free from its mooring on November 18.The company, which is developing a new design of lighter than aircraft, said it would be making a claim for up to £32m, the maximum insured value.The ...
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FedEx to be launch customer for new Cessna turboprop
FedEx Express is to be the launch customer for a new Cessna twin-engine turboprop aircraft.The express giant has signed a deal with Cessna parent company, Textron Aviation, for 50 SkyCourier 408 aircraft, with options for a further 50.The new aircraft, described as a development of the single-engined Cessna Caravan, is ...
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Swiss WorldCargo renews Zurich pharma GDP certificate
Swiss WorldCargo has renewed its GDP pharma certification for its Zurich hub with the Swissmedic authority.The carrier says its ground handling partner, Cargologic, was one of the first to secure GPD compliance in 2014 and also Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) certification from IATA for the handling of ...