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Emirates SkyCargo targets e-commerce with CommerCity deal
Emirates SkyCargo will target e-commerce traffic through a new deal it has signed with free zone Dubai CommerCity.The two partners said they will work together to develop new solutions for the global e-commerce sector to help retailers save time and money, although details on what form these solutions will take ...
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SAS Cargo launches new pharma service
SAS Cargo is increasing the range of its pharma airfreight solutions by adding SAS Pharma Cargo.The Scandinavian carrier will use active GPS trackers to monitor the shipment, assuring accurate temperature is kept throughout the entire transport chain.“The pharmaceutical industry rightly expects high standards and performance from airlines when transporting their ...
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LATAM cargo revenues in first rise for four years, but yields edge down
LATAM Airlines Group saw third quarter 2017 airfreight revenues rise by 2.5% to $272.2m, the first cargo revenue increase in four years.The revenue rise in the three months ending September was driven by a 3.5% increase in cargo traffic, although cargo yields “declined slightly” by 1.0% over same period prior ...
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NewsAsia rates take-off but transatlantic flat
Airfreight rates on intercontinental services out of Asia continued to soar in October, with improvements on Asia-Europe and transpacific services.The latest figures from Tac Index show that average prices on services from Asia to North America increased by 17.7% year on year in October to reach $4.05 per kgThis is ...
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Emirates SkyCargo signs space centre logistics deal
Emirates SkyCargo has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) to become the preferred logistics partner.The deal, signed at the Dubai Airshow, means that Emirates SkyCargo will be MBRSC’s preferred partner to provide air transport services for satellites and related equipment relating to the organisation’s ...
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VIDEO: American Airlines Cargo in China treasure transport
American Airlines Cargo has transported more than six tons of China’s national treasures from Beijing to Los Angeles in order to bring selections from the Summer Palace Museum to the United States for the first time.In conjunction with the Bowers Museum in Orange County, the airline worked closely with museum ...
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Air Hong Kong and DHL confirm freighter sale and leaseback deal
Air Hong Kong (AHK) and DHL have entered into a sale and leaseback transaction for eight Airbus A300-600F freighter aircraft and associated equipment.AHK is selling the aircraft to DHL for HK$2.2bn (subject to adjustment), which will be leased back by DHL to AHK.The sale and leaseback was first announced in ...
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Ethiopian Airlines orders four Boeing 777 freighters
Ethiopian Airlines is expanding its extensive freighter fleet with an order for four Boeing 777 freighters in a deal valued at more than $1.3bn at list prices.The deal includes a new order for two freighters. It also includes two freighters the major African airline announced as a commitment in June, ...
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Amerijet extends NAS and ANA contracts to cover Malta and Dubai
Amerijet International has extended its GSA contract with Network Airline Services (NAS) to include Malta, while sister firm ANA Aviation Services has won the deal to cover Dubai.Florent Turlier, business development director of Network Aviation Group, of which NAS and ANA are GSA branches, said: “Our global network of offices ...
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Profits on the up at Cargojet
Cargojet continued to report improving financial figures in the third quarter of the year thanks to the start of flights between the US and Canada in April.The aircraft lessor and operator saw revenues for the period increase by 10.8% year on year to C$89.4m, earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and ...
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Azerbaijan Airlines commits to freighter order
Azerbaijan Airlines has committed to buy "two large freighters", either Boeing 747-8Fs or Boeing 777Fs, as part of a deal with the US planemaker that saw a confirmed order for five B787-8 Dreamliner passenger jets with a total current list-price value of $1.9bn.The freighter commitment will be "finalised at a ...
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VIDEO: Air New Zealand: new track and trace technology
Air New Zealand (ANZ)is installing over 5,500 Bluetooth tags on its cargo containers, pallets and ULDs – plus more than 100 readers at 29 airports.The new technology will make tracking and analysing the movement of the carrier’s cargo shipments and equipment easier, as tagged items will automatically update an online ...
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EVA receives first new B777F
Taiwan’s EVA Air has taken delivery of its first Boeing B777 freighter.The carrier intends to deploy the new freighter on routes linking its Asia network (which includes Shanghai Pudong, Shenzhen, Chongqing, Hong Kong, Osaka, Singapore, Bangkok, Penang and Hanoi) with destinations that it serves in North America (Los Angeles, San ...
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Emirates SkyCargo's half year volumes up 5%
Emirates SkyCargo saw a 5% rise in cargo volumes to 1.3m tonnes for the financial half year while yields improved by 8%.Dubai parent Emirates Group, announcing the six month results to end of September 2017, said of the airfreight arm: "This solid performance speaks to Emirates SkyCargo’s recent investments in ...
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Qatar Airways keeps passengers and pets together
Qatar Airways has made it easier for passengers to travel on the same flight as their pets into and out of its home hub of Doha, by lowering the price and more than doubling the permitted weight of animals being transported as baggage on its passenger aircraft.The weight allowance for ...
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Hats the way to do it: CargoLogicAir satisfies oil and gas demand
British all-cargo airline CargoLogicAir has had a busy time since it launched its first scheduled services in mid-August, due to strong demand from the oil and gas industry for capacity from the US to the Middle East.The twice-weekly Boeing 747-400 freighter flights between London Stansted and Mexico City operate via ...
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Turkish Airlines third-quarter cargo results rocket up
Turkish Airlines moved 810,489 tons of cargo between January and September this year – an increase of 26.8% over the same nine months of 2016.The Far East, Europe and North America led the way in terms of rising volumes of cargo and mail carried, each with around 30% more than ...
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Virgin's daily Melbourne-HK flights are "timely boost" for a busy market
Virgin Atlantic Cargo said that the upgrade next Sunday to a daily Melbourne-Hong Kong service by Virgin Australia will provide a "timely boost" to meet growing demand for cargo capacity on the route.Virgin Atlantic Cargo provides long-haul international cargo sales and management for Virgin Australia.It said in a statement: "Volumes ...
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ABC in top gear for Maserati Gran Turismo charter
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has delivered twenty-eight new Maserati Gran Turismo vehicles on a Boeing 747 freighter.The charter flight from Milan to Tokyo on behalf of Agility Logistics was operated from the largest airport in Milan, Malpensa, to Narita Airport with a stop at Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport.The Maserati cars were handled ...
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IATA chief tells the UK: Expand Heathrow and warns 'the Brexit clock is ticking'
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has urged the UK Government to shore-up its international air connectivity by focusing on a "cost-effective expansion" of Heathrow Airport and by achieving early clarity on post-Brexit issues.Alexandre de Juniac, IATA’s director general and chief executive, said: "In building the post-Brexit world, the prosperity ...