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Matternet and Mercedes-Benz in van and drone partnership
Drone-maker Matternet has signed a strategic partnership that will see Germany’s Mercedes-Benz Vans make a multi-million dollar investment in an end-to-end platform for last-mile delivery.Mercedes-Benz Vans has unveiled its Vision Van concept, featuring a fully automated cargo management system and Matternet delivery drones. See video hereMatternet developed the technology that ...
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American looks to fresh produce and high demand commodities to fill HK-LA flight
American Airlines Cargo is now offering customers belly cargo space on a new service between Los Angeles and Hong Kong.American said the daily nonstop service would be operated using a Boeing 777-300 aircraft that can carry 40 LD3 containers.The airline said that Los Angeles would offer Hong Kong customers direct ...
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IATA urges governments to sign up to aviation carbon offset scheme
IATA has urged governments to sign up to a newly proposed aviation carbon offset agreement at ICAO’s annual meeting later this month.IATA said the Carbon Offset and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) draft negotiating text, published earlier this month, “broadly aligns” with the aviation industry’s call for a mandatory ...
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Aircraft orders monthly: Slowdown in August annoucements
Each month Air Cargo News analyses the latest aircraft orders, both passenger and freighter.BOC adds to Airbus orderAircraft lessor BOC Aviation has placed a firm order for five more A321 aircraft in addition to an order announced in January for 30 A320 Family aircraft.“We have increased our order for the ...
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NewsRobust demand growth for air cargo in July
The air cargo industry received a boost in July as there was “robust growth in demand” during the month, but IATA warns of headwinds ahead.The latest statistics from IATA show that air cargo demand increased by 5% year on year in July, which is the fastest pace of growth in ...
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AirBridgeCargo wins rights for new US destinations
AirBridgeCargo (ABC) has won the rights to operate scheduled operations to several new destinations in the US.Documents seen by Air Cargo News show the Russian scheduled freighter airline has won the rights to operate flights from the Russian Federation to Seattle (Washington) Columbus (Ohio), Boston (Massachusetts) Washington DC and San ...
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NewsAsia cargo monthly: Asian airlines see another month of growth in July
Asia’s leading cargo airlines continued to report demand improvements in July, but yields continue to come under pressure.The latest monthly statistics show that six of seven of the region’s leading airlines saw airfreight demand compared with a year earlier.This reflects demand figures released by WorldACD last week, which suggest that ...
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NewsLufthansa Cargo, IAG Cargo and Finnair all managed to record increases in freight demand during July
Lufthansa Cargo, IAG Cargo and Finnair all managed to record increases in freight demand during July, while Air France KLM saw traffic decline.Lufthansa saw cargo demand increase by 1.6% year on year during July to reach 854m revenue cargo tonne km. The largest increase was recorded on demand out of ...
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GECAS signs purchase-and-leaseback deal with Korean Air for five B777Fs
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) has signed a purchase-and-leaseback transaction with Korean Air Lines for five new Boeing 777 freighters as part of the Asian carrier’s fleet renewal programme.The commercial aircraft leasing arm of GE said that deliveries of the GE90-powered aircraft freighters are scheduled in late 2016 and 2017.Korean ...
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IAG Cargo starts offering Tehran bellyspace
IAG Cargo has today commenced a new London to Tehran service as it looks to capitalise on the removal of trade sanctions on Iran.IAG said customers would benefit from six flights per week to and from Iran, which will improve connectivity between European and Middle Eastern markets.The service will be ...
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Air cargo demand recovery eases in July
Hopes of a recovery in airfreight demand suffered a setback in July as year-on-year volume growth during the month eased off compared with June levels.The latest figures from WorldACD show that in July air cargo demand in terms of weight increased by 1.8% worldwide, compared with the 3% improvement seen ...
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Virgin promotes Phillips to regional sales manager role for Europe
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has appointed Claire Phillips as Regional Sales Manager – Continental Europe.Phillips, who takes up her new post from September 5, has worked for the airline for five years, initially as Route Development Manager and Capacity Controller.Prior to this promotion, Phillips played an integral role in the training ...
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Cargo yields down at Air China Cargo
Air China Cargo saw yields decline in the first half of the year as the slowdown in the global economy and sluggish trade volumes took their toll.The Beijing-headquartered airline saw first-half cargo yields, excluding fuel surcharges, decline by 10.2% year on year to RMB1.04 per revenue freight tonne km (RFTK).“In ...
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Asian airlines see demand pickup in July
Asian airlines continued to record improvements in traffic in July, registering a “modest pickup” in demand for the second month in a row.The latest figures from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) show that in July air cargo demand at airlines based in the region increased by 3.9% year ...
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Turkish Cargo gains pharma certification
Turkish Cargo has become the latest airline to be awarded IATA’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) certificate for its pharmaceutical operations.The airline was awarded the CEIV certificate after meeting IATA’s CEIV standards.Turkish Cargo has a storage area totalling 3,000sq m and covering four different temperature ranges (from -20 ...
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Finnair selects terminal operator for its new Helsinki freight hub
Finnair Cargo has selected HUB Logistics as the terminal operator for its new 37,000sq m Cool Nordic hub due to open at Helsinki airport in May 2017.The two companies will work closely over the next eight months to maximise use of the new terminal from the start of operations.The transition ...
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Five more years for Gerber as Lufthansa Cargo chief executive
Lufthansa Cargo's supervisory board has confirmed Peter Gerber as chief executive and executive board chairman for a further five years.The board has "unanimously agreed" an early extension of Gerber's contract to April 30 2022 said the German flag carrier's cargo arm and freighter operator.It added in a statement: "Lufthansa Cargo ...
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Airfreight rates climb again in July
Airfreight rates continued to climb in July, reaching a new high for the year and closing in on last year’s level.The latest figures from consultant Drewry’s Sea and Air Shipper Insight Report show that in July average global airfreight prices reached $2.82 per kg, up from June's level of $2.78 ...
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CargoLogicAir awards maintenance contract to Volga-Dnepr Gulf
CargoLogicAir has awarded Volga-Dnepr Gulf the contract to perform C-check maintenance on its Boeing 747-400 freighter.The scope of works agreed with Volga-Dnepr Gulf includes airworthiness directive/service bulletin (AD/SB) accomplishment, modifications and Out-of-Phase (OOP) tasks.London Stansted based CargoLogicAir, which is a partner of Volga-Dnepr, started operations in February with its B747-400, ...
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CHEP lands LATAM for outsourced ULDs
LATAM Airlines Group has awarded the management of its containers and pallets to CHEP Aerospace Solutions, the outsourced unit load device (ULD) specialist.The five year agreement will see CHEP managing one of the largest outsourced ULD fleets in the industry, said the two companies in a joint statement.CHEP, following its ...