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Asian airlines put in solid August performance
Expansion in international air cargo continued unabated, said the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) in its August traffic results, published on 26 September. was supported by high business confidence levels in services and manufacturing, it added.Firm demand for manufactured products, particularly pharmaceuticals and IT equipment, underpinned a 12.2% increase ...
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Milk, bread, soy sauce…and a Boeing 747 freighter
On line retailers like Amazon have been in the news recently with their efforts to start up their own air cargo operations, but this is the first time, to our knowledge, that it has been possible to buy a full-sized freighter aircraft online.Hong Kong newspaper, The Standard reports that three ...
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IAG bids to bring Air Berlin under its umbrella
IAG – parent of Iberia, British Airways, Aer Lingus and Vuelling – has confirmed that it will bid for part Air Berlin, according to Reuters.However, the majority of the insolvent German airline is expected to go to national carrier, Lufthansa, IAG chief executive Willie Walsh was reported to have told ...
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Volga-Dnepr freighters join Irma relief efforts
Volga-Dnepr Airlines' fleet of freighters have joined the Hurricane Irma relief effort in the Caribbean and Florida.The airline has so far operated three flights carrying nearly 175 tonnes of relief goods and equipment, the most recent being a IL-76TD-90VD charter by DSV Air &Sea on 18 September for the Danish ...
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CargoLogicAir in new hurricane Irma relief effort flight
Freighter airline CargoLogicAir has carried out its flight to the Caribbean to help with relief efforts after the region was hit by the devastating hurricane Irma.Yesterday, the Stansted-hubbed airline operated a Boeing 747-400 flight from East Midlands airport to Barbados carrying 110 tonnes on goods on behalf of the British ...
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Cargo iQ adds air cargo intelligence hub
Cargo iQ has launched a new intelligence hub giving members real-time information on performance and allowing them to compare themselves against the organisation's standards and the community overall.The performance data measures each individual cargo journey from shipper to consignee against 16 milestones.Through analysis of the data generated by these measurements, ...
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Wham bam, thank you yam
Ghana's peak season for yam exports from Africa to the US is now in full swing.Logistics airline partner Air France-KLM Martinair Cargo was able to load 106 tonnes this week in its Boeing 777 freighter from Accra to New York via its Paris CDG hub.Yams are a type of dry ...
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Union expresses concerns over new Cargolux JV
Cargolux union LCGB has expressed its concerns over the all-cargo carrier’s new Chinese joint venture and its impact on jobs in a meeting with the Luxembourg minister for sustainable development and infrastructure.In the meeting, the union expressed its concerns that Cargolux could transfer some of its aircraft to Henan Cargo ...
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NewsAsian Cargo Monthly: International demand leads the way
Air cargo demand at Asian airlines continued to improve in August, with international and regional routes boosting performance.The latest figures from the region’s largest cargo carrier, Cathay Pacific, show that its cargo traffic increased by 11.3% in August to reach 974m cargo and mail revenue tonne kms.Traffic growth for the ...
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Volga-Dnepr's out of this world satellite flight
Volga-Dnepr Airlines was involved in an out of this world flight when it transported the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Sentinel-5P satellite, which will provide air quality and climate data for the entire planet after its launch next month.The flight, carried out as part of long-term partnership between Airbus Defence and ...
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Hurricane Irma relief effort continues as another storm hits the Caribbean
CargoLogicAir has flown two relief flights to the French territory of Guadeloupe following the devastating impact of Hurricane Irma, while a new storm hits the Caribbean.The two flights carried out by the Stansted-based airline were on behalf of the French Government and carried nearly 200 tonnes of humanitarian goods.The first ...
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Intrepid delivers second B747-8 freighter to AirBridgeCargo
US lessor Intrepid Aviation has placed a new B747-8 freighter on a long-term lease with AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), the second of two factory-fresh B747-8Fs acquired from Boeing and leased by Intrepid to ABC this year.The first freighter was delivered in April on a "very long term lease" and came shortly ...
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National Airlines to lease more B747-400Fs to BST Logistics
National Airlines has signed a deal to operate two B747-400F aircraft for Chinese firm BST Logistics as it expands its partnership with China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.The deal will see National Airlines operate the B747-400Fs for BST Logistics on behalf of China Aerospace under a wet lease arrangement.“With the ...
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ANTONOV An-124 in generator relief flight to Guadeloupe
ANTONOV Airlines has transported 32 power generators as part of relief efforts on the hurricane-stricken Guadeloupe.The airline utilised one of its An-124-100 aircraft to fly the emergency consignment of EDF generators from Châteauroux, France, to Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, in under 24 hours.The generators, which weighed a total of 105 tonnes, are ...
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FedEx asks for second extension to Cuba service start-up deadline
FedEx has asked for more time to start up its new Cuba freighter service after facing problems finding suppliers in the country and due to potential changes to US policy.Last year, the express firm was the only airline granted permission to operate all-cargo services between the US and Cuba as ...
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LATAM and American's expanded codeshare agreement gains approval in Brazil
LATAM’s expanded cargo and passenger partnership with American Airlines has taken a major step forward after gaining approval from Brazil’s competition authority.The joint business agreement (JBA) was approved by the General Superintendence of the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) earlier this week and follows approval in March for a ...
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Atlas Air confirms DHL Global Forwarding freighter lease
Aircraft lessor Atlas Air Worldwide has wet-leased a Boeing B747-400F to DHL Global Forwarding for use in a new round-the-world service, as reported by Air Cargo News.The aircraft will be operated by Atlas Air under an aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance (ACMI) agreement on a service operating between the US, ...
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Cargolux and Emirates partnership expands with Dubai handler move
Cargolux has transferred its handling operation in Dubai to Emirates SkyCargo as the two companies ramp-up their cargo partnership.In May, the two airlines signed a co-operation agreement that sees them share space on each others aircraft.The move to the same handling company in Dubai World Central Complex (DWC) will facilitate ...
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Qatar Airways Cargo adds fifth US freighter destination this year
Qatar Airways Cargo will become the first international airline to offer a freighter service to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, when a new operation gets underway next month.The airline said that when the new B777F service is launched, on October 11, it will become the fifth freighter destination in the Americas added this ...
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NewsEuropean cargo monthly: Demand soars at IAG and Lufthansa
The recent boom in air cargo demand continued at European airlines is August, with freight traffic for the month reaching record levels.Europe’s largest cargo carrier, Lufthansa, saw cargo demand increase by 9.8% year on year in August to 901m revenue cargo tonne km.This appears to be the airline group’s busiest ...