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Etihad to cut jobs and review its European airline investments says Reuters
Middle East Gulf carrier Etihad Airways has announced a range of job cuts and "controlled restructuring" amid speculation that its investment strategy in European airlines looks set for review.Reuters news agency, quoting "company and industry sources", reported that Abu Dhabi-based Etihad is "seeking an exit" from the investments.In tandem with ...
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New freighter fleet dashboard
Air Cargo News has added a new freighter fleet directory table to its data dashboard menu, where you can find a variety of air cargo statistics.On the table readers will be able to find a list of freighter aircraft owned or operated by a range of companies and also a ...
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Emirates SkyCargo expands US network to Fort Lauderdale
Emirates SkyCargo has added Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to its network of US destinations with the launch of a daily Boeing 777-200LR passenger service with bellyhold capacity.Emirates SkyCargo also offers belly hold cargo capacity on its daily passenger service to Orlando, Florida, bringing the total cargo capacity offered to the state ...
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Qatar to add four freighter destinations in the Americas
Qatar Airways Cargo will launch twice weekly Boeing 777 freighter operations to four new destinations in the Americas, starting in early February 2017.The freighters will fly to the South American cities of Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo, Quito (the latter subject to governmental approval) and Miami in the US.They will depart ...
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Pharma focus nurses air cargo recovery
Growth in air cargo pharmaceutical traffic is driven largely by shippers switching from the use of general cargo to more specialised freight products.Speaking at Air Cargo News’ Life Sciences and Pharmaceutical conference, Seabury Group commercial director Dirk de Rooij said that the pharmaceutical industry was growing by around 4%-5% per ...
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Atlas Air: An e-commerce evolution
Atlas Air Worldwide has been in the news quite a bit during 2016, specifically for its purchase of Southern Air and for its big commercial win with Amazon.But what is really worth noting is that the aircraft lessor is leading a charge that will see the air cargo market focus ...
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UK cargo handlers the latest to announce strike action
Cargo handlers working for Swissport in the UK are the latest group to announce plans to go on strike in protest over pay.Unite, the UK's largest union, said that more than 1,500 check-in staff, baggage handlers and cargo crew would take part in a 48-hour strike beginning at 00:01 on ...
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UK cargo handlers call off planned strikes
Cargo handlers working for Swissport in the UK have called off their planned strike action after coming to an agreement over pay.Union Unite, the largest in the UK, announced that it had cancelled the 48-hour strike that was due to begin early Friday morning (December 23) and would have seen ...
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Marcel de Nooijer appointed executive vice president Air France-KLM Cargo
Marcel de Nooijer has been appointed executive vice president Air France-KLM Cargo. He will join the Air France-KLM Group Executive Committee.De Nooijer replaces Bram Gräber, who stepped down as executive vice president of the airlines' joint cargo arm in June 2016.De Nooijer, aged 48, holds a business administration and management ...
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Volga-Dnepr's cargo supermarket swings into action
The Volga-Dnepr Group's cargo supermarket strategy paid dividends for forwarder DB Schenker when it needed to transport ball valves from Australia to Italy for maintenance.The cargo supermarket strategy, where its scheduled and charter operations are sold together, was used to transport the balls with a IL-76TD-90VD was chartered to transport ...
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Cargolux joins Airlines for Europe
Cargolux has become the first all-cargo carrier to join the Airlines for Europe (A4E) association as the group reveals plans to launch a cargo working group.Cargolux chief executive Richard Forson said he looked forward to working with the group on aviation issues that are affected by regulations at a European ...
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Lufthansa and unions agree on arbitration to end wage dispute
German carrier Lufthansa and the pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) have agreed to approach a mediator for a collective wage agreement.The negotiating parties have agreed to finalise the arbitration by the end of January and "to maintain industrial peace regarding the collective wage agreement until then" said Lufthansa management in ...
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American Airlines Cargo helps out at Christmas
American Airlines Cargo is helping the Society for Companion Animals, a Dallas-based non-profit organisation, this Christmas.The Society for Companion Animals recently organised the movement of no less than 61 dogs in just two days, each one of them rescued from streets and shelters.The dogs flew to their new homes via ...
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Lufthansa to take full control of Brussels Airlines
German flag-carrier Lufthansa has confirmed that it will exercise its call option on the outstanding 55% of the shares in SN Airholding, parent company of Brussels Airlines (as had been revealed earlier this year, in September), and also provided further details of the deal.Having now agreed with the shareholders of ...
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Monarch scoops Cygnus freighter maintenance deal
Monarch Aircraft Engineering has secured a contract to provide C check maintenance for Cygnus Air's two Boeing 757 Freighter aircraft.The UK company will carry out C Check maintenance for the Madrid-based cargo airline, which will include insulation blanket modification for the Spanish operator.All the maintenance work will be carried out ...
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Free Download: 2017 Freighters Wallchart
A free copy of Air Cargo News' exclusive 2017 Freighter Fleet Directory is available to download. The editorial team worked with cargo charter broker Chapman Freeborn to produce the updated wallchart, comprising the leading players in the industry.The wallchart is a useful tool in print or digital format. This unique ...
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New edition of Freighters World looks at Asia, AirBridge, Boeing, Dubai and Spectre
The December issue of Freighters World is now available for download to registered readers.Inside there are articles on the Boeing B747-8F programme revitalised by a UPS order, the single company approach of AirBridgeCargo and Volga-Dnepr, plus an in-depth look at the the new B737 passenger to freighter conversion lessor, Sprectre.Our ...
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Iran Air reaches 80 aircraft agreement with Boeing
Iran Air has made further moves to re-position itself on the global stage with an agreement for 80 aircraft from Boeing.The aircraft in the agreement have a list price of $16.6bn and include 50 Boeing 737 Max 8s, 15 B777-300ERs and 15 B777-9s.The agreement follows on from an order for ...
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Freighters World: ABC and Volga-Dnepr, a single minded approach
Single minded: A new approach from ABC owner Volga-Dnepr, writes Damian Brett, who interviewed Robert van de Weg about his recent promotion and key role in this process.To read this story in full, the December issue of Freighters World is now available for download to registered readers.You can register for ...
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IAG Cargo hopes new Paris-New York service will appeal to forwarders
IAG Cargo is hoping that its new service between Paris and New York will appeal to French freight forwarders looking for a more "local hub".The service flies four times a week between Paris Orly and Newark New Jersey airports using a B767-200 aircraft.While a passenger flight has been flying the ...