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NewsAsian cargo monthly: May was a merry month for cargo carriers
Asian airlines registered a “strong” cargo performance in May as carriers saw traffic recorded during the month reach levels not seen since 2011.The largest of the Asian cargo carriers, Cathay Pacific, saw demand for May improve by 8% year on year to reach 899m cargo and mail revenue tonne kms.Click ...
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Airfreight demand growth ramps up in May
Air cargo growth ramps up in May with a “formidable” year-on-year performance, according to analyst WorldACD.The latest stats from the data company show that May saw chargeable airfreight weight increase by 12.8% year on year despite concerns that demand growth had reached its peak in the first three months of ...
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American Airlines Cargo adds new Heathrow cool facility
American Airlines Cargo has opened a new Controlled Room Temperature (CRT) facility at its London Heathrow (LHR) cargo centre.The new room is 160 sq m and can accommodate up to 16 times more standard euro skid pallets at one time than the previous room.It is a fully monitored and alarmed ...
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NAM and Astral join forces for Red Cross aid flights to Somaliland
Network Airline Management (NAM) has transported over 57 tonnes of urgent relief goods on behalf of the Canadian Red Cross to a field hospital in Hargeisa, Somaliland.The cargo, mainly IV fluid, was flown from Liege in Belgium to Nairobi on a wet-leased B747-400F operated by Kenya-based carrier Astral Aviation and ...
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Turkish Cargo launches freighter flights to Johannesburg and Madagascar
Turkish Cargo is launching scheduled Airbus A330 freighter flights to Johannesburg in South Africa and Madagascar, off the southeast coast of Africa.South Africa sees the majority of its exports going to European and the Americas. These generally consist of machinery, electronic equipment, chemicals and automotive parts.Madagascar exports a wide range ...
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Cargolux adds Atlanta to US services served from Zhengzhou in China
Cargolux Airlines has added Atlanta to destinations served from its Chinese hub in Zhengzhou (CGO).The North American city becomes the second US destination, after Chicago, to receive direct freighter connections from Zhengzhou.The European cargo carrier today (June 30) introduced its first commercial service from CGO to Atlanta, in combination with ...
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Ethiopian inaugurates second Addis Ababa cargo terminal
Africa’s largest cargo operator, Ethiopian Airlines, has inaugurated its Cargo Terminal-II facility at home hub Addis AbabaThe ceremony was attended by Ethiopia’s prime minister, Hailemariam Desalegn, transport minister Ahmed Shide and Ethiopian Airlines Group chief executive Tewolde GebreMariam, along with participants from the ICAO Cargo Forum being held in Addis ...
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Turkish Cargo freighter to Sao Paulo
Turkish Cargo has launched scheduled Airbus A330 freighter flights to Sao Paulo in Brazil, one of the largest industrial and trade centres in South America.The weekly service operates out of Istanbul, via Dakar International and Guarulhos International airports.Brazil, which had exports totalling $190bn in 2016, mainly to China, also sells ...
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Kelly announces 'enhanced security measures' for all commercial flights to the US
US Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly has announced “enhanced security measures” for all commercial flights to the US, describing aviation as "a crown jewel target" for terrorists.The measures, ”both seen and unseen”, include enhanced screening of passengers and electronic devices as well as heightened security standards for aircraft and ...
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ATSG keen to extend mystery express network contract
US-based lessor of mid-size freighters Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) would like to extend its short term express network contract with a mystery US-based company “for a longer period of time”.In BB&T Transportation Services Conference, the Boeing 757 and 767 freighter specialist said that it was now operating five 767 ...
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Amazon not looking to replace the likes of UPS and FedEx
E-commerce giant Amazon has provided clarity on its moves into airfreight and other cargo transport modes, saying it is not looking to take on existing logistics operators.Over the Christmas period Air Cargo News reported that Amazon had chartered aircraft in the US and Europe in order to move cargo across ...
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What does Amazon's move into oceanfreight tell us about its plans for air cargo?
Amazon now looks set to move into ocean freight following the development of its airfreight and trucking operations.A listing on the US Federal Maritime Commission website shows that the eCommerce giant has applied to become a non-vessel operating common carrier (NVOCC) – this essentially allows it to buy block space ...
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Forwarders unfazed by air cargo carriers’ e-tailer links
Are the "disrupters" from the e-commerce world, such as Amazon, about to derail the historical air cargo carrier-forwarder link by cutting out the cargo agent?For their part, some carriers appear confident they can venture into the airfreight retail space with offerings targeting e-commerce.Amazon, the 900-pound gorilla in on-line selling, if ...
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Reports that Amazon is to launch US overnight freighter ops
Reports suggest that e-commerce giant Amazon is to acquire up to 20 B767 freighters from Boeing in order to launch an overnight US domestic delivery service for its packages.Both Cargo Facts and the Seattle Times quote unammed industry sources as saying the parcel delivery firm is looking to set up ...
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Reports suggest Amazon has European air cargo operation
E-commerce giant Amazon has reportedly set up an air cargo operation in Europe as it looks to avoid shipment bottlenecks during the peak season, following on from its rumoured set-up in the US.The UK’s Evening Standard newspaper reports that Amazon has been chartering flights between Poland, Germany and the UK ...
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IAG says no long term material impact from Brexit
International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG), which includes British Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus, believes that the UK vote to leave the European Union will "not have a long term material impact on its business".In the short term, however, in the run up to the UK referendum during June, IAG experienced ...
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ATSG confirms Amazon freighter network deal
UPDATED: Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) has announced agreements with Amazon Fulfillment Services, an affiliate of Amazon.com, to operate an air cargo network of 20 Boeing freighters to serve Amazon customers in the US.“Since last summer, we have been working closely with Amazon to demonstrate that a dedicated, fully customised ...
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Amazon invests $69m in freighter lessor ATSG
Amazon has already taken the opportunity to invest in US air cargo freighter lessor Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), taking a 9.99% share in the company.The e-commerce firm revealed on Friday that it had exercised its right to invest in ATSG by taking just over 7m shares of common stock ...
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Atlas Air waits for Amazon to deliver better things
Atlas Air revealed first quarter net income sharply down in 2016, at $7.7 million compared with $25.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015.However, earnings per share were in line with expectations and the company looked forward to its recently announced deal with Amazon to operate a further ...
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IATA urges UK and EU leaders to maintain "safe, secure and efficient" air connectivity
IATA has said the UK’s future relationship with Europe must ensure “safe, secure, efficient and sustainable air connectivity” but warned that airfreight volumes will be affected by lower trade.Following today’s announcement that the UK will invoke its right to leave the European Union, IATA issued a report outlining the effects ...