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NewsAir Canada Cargo adds Chicago to freighter network
Photo: Air CanadaAir Canada Cargo will add Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to its freighter network from June 2.The service will operate three times per week (Wednesday, Friday, Sunday) with a Boeing 767 freighter, connecting Air Canada Cargo’s global hub at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) with its self-handled warehouse ...
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NewsMenzies extends cargo handling deal with Malaysia Airlines for Australasia
Photo: Malaysia Airlines/ Menzies AviationGround services provider Menzies Aviation has extended its deal with Kuala Lumpur-based Malaysia Airlines covering cargo, passenger and ramp handling for the carrier in the Australia/New Zealand region.The deal has been extended for a further five years and covers the Menzies stations at Sydney Airport (SYD), ...
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NewsChina Southern flies into Doha
Photo: Hamad International AirportChina Southern Airlines has launched a four flights a week connection between Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) in China and Hamad International Airport (DOH) in Doha, Qatar.The carrier is operating the connection, which launched on April 22, with Boeing B787-9 Dreamliner aircraft.This new China Southern link complements ...
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NewsAvianca Cargo steps up sustainability
Photo: Avianca CargoColombia-headquartered freight carrier Avianca Cargo has stopped using conventional plastics in its pallet covers, instead turning to biodegradable plastics.The biodegradable plastic now being used is produced by BioNatur Plastics. It is manufactured with a 1% load of an organic, food-safe proprietary additive that allows anaerobic bacteria to digest ...
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Finnair’s cargo revenue and yields fall in first quarter of this year
Finland’s flag-carrier Finnair has blamed lower cargo revenue and yields as among the reasons for declining overall revenue earned in the first quarter of this year.The airline made €46.3m in revenue in the first quarter of 2024 from cargo, down from €53.4m in the same period of 2023.Finnair’s revenue cargo ...
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NewsWestJet Cargo looks to capitalise on additional Paris flights
© 2019 Chad Slattery. Source: WestJet CargoWestJet Cargo is hoping to capitalise on the addition of extra weekly bellyhold flights between Calgary and Paris CDG.WestJet has announced that it will increase the number of times it flies between Calgary and the French capital to five-times-per week in the winter and ...
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Ukraine aims for transfer of stranded AN-124
Ukraine is planning to "confiscate" a Volga-Dnepr-owned AN-124 aircraft that has been grounded at Canada's Toronto Pearson Airport since the start of the war in the country.The move is part of a new package of Canadian sanctions against Russia following a visit to Canada by Ukraine's government to meet prime ...
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NewsEmirates clears vast majority of Dubai cargo backlog as capacity returns
Emirates SkyCargo has cleared the vast majority of the cargo backlog created as a result of last week's flash floods, while the latest data shows capacity has returned to previous levels.In its latest customer update, the Dubai-hubbed cargo carrier said that as well as working its way through most of ...
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NewsStricter air cargo monitoring "not a concern"
From left to right: Airforwarders Association executive director Brandon Fried; cargo.one chief executive Moritz Claussen; Turkish Cargo cargo vice president Americas Salih Kamil Salihoğlu; UPS vice president Susana Pereira; and Southwest Airlines managing director of strategy & business services Michelle Williams. Photo: IATAAir cargo stakeholders are not concerned about the ...
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NewsCollaborate to get SAF investment right
LATAM Cargo chief executive Andres Bianchi. Photo: IATAAir cargo companies should collaborate on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) strategies to support effective financial investments, according to LATAM Cargo’s chief executive.If the industry doesn’t collaborate then investments might not be made in the right SAF initiatives and developments, said Andres Bianchi at ...
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NewsEmirates SkyCargo warns of backlogs following Dubai flash floods
Emirates SkyCargo is warning customers to expect delays as it continues to battle backlogs following flash flooding earlier in the week.The UAE on Tuesday recorded its heaviest rainfall in 75 years as almost 26cm of rain fell, resulting in the temporary closure of Dubai International (DXB) and the cancellation of ...
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Cathay's cargo volumes rise again in March
Cathay Pacific has reported increased air cargo demand in March following the Chinese New Year, while e-commerce and express demand helped boost volumes.The airline carried 134,551 tonnes of cargo in March, an increase of 10.5% compared with March 2023. The month’s cargo revenue tonne kilometres (RFTKs) increased 4.1% year on ...
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NewsTeleport teams up with Viejet on New Delhi – Ho Chi Minh City capacity
Nelson Wu, VietJet Air Cargo Managing Director, and Pete Chareonwongsak, CEO of Teleport at the signing partnership agreement. Photo: TeleportSoutheast Asia air logistics provider Teleport has signed a contract to manage the exclusive commercial rights of Vietjet Air Cargo’s New Delhi – Ho Chi Minh City belly cargo capacity to ...
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NewsSAS selects WFS for Boston cargo handling
Source: WFSScandinavian Airlines (SAS) has selected Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) to provide cargo handling services at Boston Logan International Airport.The three-year agreement covers the airline's daily A350 flights between Boston and Copenhagen.WFS said it expects to handle more than 8,000 tonnes per year as part of the contract, including high ...
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Boeing 777F deliveries get going as Qatar Cargo welcomes latest aircraft
Qatar Cargo has put into operation another Boeing 777-200 freighter - Boeing's second 777 cargo aircraft delivery in April after a slow start to the year.The latest freighter (A7-BTB) travelled from Boeing's production site in Everett on April 14 and began commercial operations on April 16.So far, the aircraft has ...
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Dubai cargo disrupted after flash floods
Cargo operations in Dubai continue to face disruption following flash flooding that temporarily closed Dubai International (DXB) airport.The UAE on Tuesday recorded its heaviest rainfall in 75 years as almost 26cm of rain fell, resulting in the temporary closure of DXB cancellation of around 300 flights on Wednesday.Operations are getting ...
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Kenya Airways adds second 737-800 freighter while African sea-air demand soars
Kenya Airways has put into operation its second Boeing 737-800 freighter and is hoping the additional capacity will help the airline meet rising sea-air demand to west Africa.The second aircraft arrived in Kenya at the end of March and began flying for the airline at the beginning of April.The airline ...
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NewsPolar's new management helps firm move on from fraud case
Photo: Carlos Yudica/ ShutterstockPolar Air Cargo has moved forward with a robust company culture one year on from the announcement of a major fraud case.Speaking to Air Cargo News at the CNS Partnerships Conference in Dallas, Kersti Krepp, senior vice president and chief commercial officer at Polar Air Cargo said ...
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DB Schenker continues to expand airline API connections
DB Schenker has continued to build API connections with airlines to speed up the cargo booking process, this time connecting with Emirates SkyCargo.The host-to-host connection with DB Schenker’s internal booking platform provides agents with direct access to Emirates SkyCargo’s schedules, standard and contract tariff rates and available capacity, as well ...
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Alaska Air Cargo targets Los Angeles freighter flights
Alaska Air Cargo is planning to launch freighter flights to Los Angeles - the first time the airline's cargo aircraft will fly further south than Seattle.The carrier said that the new route would be launched in the spring and is made possible by the arrival of two converted Boeing 737-800 ...