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NewsLufthansa Cargo adds Riga freighter flights
Source: RIX Riga AirportLufthansa Cargo has launched regular freighter flights to Riga Airport to meet demand from manufacturers and importers in Latvia.The new service will operate once per week utilising one of the carrier's Airbus A321 freighters, which offer a capacity of 28 tonnes.With the new service, Riga becomes the ...
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NewsAmerican Airlines boosts European and Asian cargo capacity with summer schedule
Source: American Airlines CargoAmerican Airlines will offer expanded cargo capacity on services from the US to Europe and Asia during the summer season.The airline will operate new flights from Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN) to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) and Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE) to ...
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NewsIAG Cargo looks ahead to new Dublin-Denver flights
Photo: IAGIAG Cargo can now offer air cargo belly capacity between Dublin (DUB) and Denver (DEN) for the first time with a new route launched by International Airlines Group's (IAG) Aer Lingus.From May 17, IAG Cargo customers will have the opportunity to transport goods directly between DUB and DEN with ...
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Airlines' green claims come under European Commission scrutiny
The European Commission (EC) has written to 20 airlines to highlight several types of "potentially misleading green claims".The EC, along with the European Union (EU) consumer authorities (CPC), invited the unnamed companies to bring their practices in line with EU consumer law within 30 days.While EC's concerns centre on claims ...
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Swiss WorldCargo targets high-tech volumes on new Seoul flights
Swiss WorldCargo will target high-tech cargo on a new service being launched by SWISS between Zurich and Seoul for the first time.The service was launched today and will operate three-times per week using an Airbus A340 aircraft."South Korea’s economic landscape is rapidly evolving, with the capital city positioning itself as ...
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Pacific Air Cargo reassures shippers as Aloha ends LA-Honolulu route
Freighter operator Pacific Air Cargo (PAC) has said it can expand capacity on its Los Angeles (LAX)-Honolulu (HNL) flight after Aloha Air Cargo took the decision to end its own operation.In a press statement, PAC said that it expects to readily meet increased capacity demands after June 1 following the ...
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ATSG expands Amazon flying after a difficult Q1
ATSG yesterday announced it will operate an additional 10 Boeing 767 freighters on behalf of Amazon Air but also reported lower revenues and profits after a difficult first quarter of the year.The Amazon deal will see ATSG operate the additional 10 767 freighters over a five-year period, with the option ...
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Central and South American air cargo volumes boom in April
Air cargo volumes out of Central and South America (CSA) have taken off in the last few weeks of April ahead of Mothers' Day celebrations in North America.Analysis from WorldACD shows that air cargo volumes from CSA increased by 17% week on week in week 17, following on from a ...
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NewsReliable Robotics strikes autonomous flight system deal with ASL
Photo: Business WireGlobal aviation services provider ASL Aviation Holdings has placed an order for 30 units of the Reliable Robotics autonomous flight system for the Cessna 208B Caravan.The deal secures early delivery slots. ASL and Reliable have been working together since 2022 to bring advanced automation and remote piloting into ...
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NewsAlisCargo prepares for first MSC freighter
Photo: MSCMilan-based airfreight carrier AlisCargo Airlines is preparing to restart operations with a 777 freighter that will be flown on behalf of MSC Air Cargo.This follows Mediterranean Shipping Company's (MSC) majority stake acquisition in AlisCargo Airlines last August and subsequent 100% takeover this year.AlisCargo received its AOC in July 2021 ...
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Singapore Airlines places cargo capacity on WebCargo
Singapore Airlines has placed its cargo capacity on online booking and payment platform WebCargo to expand its booking options and reach more customers.The partnership connects Singapore Airlines to thousands of freight forwarders that use WebCargo’s real-time air cargo pricing and booking options.Meanwhile, WebCargo’s users gain additional access to Asia Pacific ...
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Air Canada ends freighter fleet expansion early
Air Canada has dropped plans to convert a further two Boeing 767 aircraft into freighters.The Montreal-headquartered airline had been planning to operate a fleet of 10 767 freighters but this has now been reduced to eight."Air Canada has amended its freighter capacity plans and removed two Boeing 767 freighters from ...
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Bluebird Nordic ends freighter operations
Icelandic ACMI leasing and cargo charter airline Bluebird Nordic has terminated all operations.The airline no longer has an Icelandic air operator certificate (AOC) and is in the process of divesting all its freighters to lessors."Bluebird Nordic has announced discontinuing its cargo operations, effective 30 April 2024," Bluebird's parent company, Avia ...
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InsightsAfrican air cargo returns to growth as carriers look to the east
The African airfreight market has had a difficult couple of years, but there are now signs of improvement and the sector is positive about the outlook.IATA figures show that last year African carriers saw cargo demand decline by 1.8% year on year, following on from what was a weak 2022.The ...
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Putzger perspective: Cargo demand flies but can aviation keep up?
Aircraft supply chains are struggling to meet demand from airlines and the impact is taking its toll on air cargo operations. The aviation industry is struggling with a massive disconnect. Demand is robust. While air travel continues to surge, air cargo traffic has shown unexpected strength, with double-digit year-on-year increases ...
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NewsNetwork Airline Management fleet to become exclusively nose-loading 747Fs
Source: Network Airline ManagementNetwork Airline Management will exclusively operate a fleet of nose-loading production Boeing 747 freighters from later this year.The airline currently operates with two 747-400 production freighters and a single 747-400 converted freighter, which does not offer noseloading.The two new aircraft will join NAM’s fleet in the latter ...
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NewsAtlantic market a drag on Air Canada's cargo performance
Air Canada saw its cargo revenues decline in the first quarter of the year as weaker volumes on its Atlantic services took their toll.The Montreal-headquartered airline recorded a 9% year-on-year decline in first-quarter cargo revenues to C$215m.Increases in its domestic, US transborder and Pacific cargo revenues were not enough to ...
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Texel Air updates fleet with 737-800BCF
Bahrain-based cargo airline Texel Air is updating its fleet with a 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) to replace its oldest aircraft, the Boeing 737-300F.The aircraft has recently been converted in China and is being leased from lessor AerCap. The aircraft will be used for charter operations.Chisholm Enterprises subsidiary Texel Air ...
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NewsQatar Cargo aims for efficiencies with data, index-linked deals and by tackling no-shows
Qatar Airways Cargo is aiming to create efficiencies in the supply chain by tackling the issue of shipment no-shows, pushing for index-linked long-term contracts and integrating more data into its systems.Speaking exclusively to Air Cargo News (ACN), Qatar Airways chief cargo officer Mark Drusch outlined the three initiatives that he ...
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NewsAir cargo demand growth slows in April while attention turns to Q4
April was the fourth month in a row that global air cargo demand increased by over 11% but the market has begun to slow down after a busy start to the year, according to analysis by Xeneta.Additional belly capacity is affecting the dynamic load factor, air cargo demand as a ...