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Titan turns to Ancra for B767BDSF cargo loading systems
Titan Aviation, one of the subsidiaries of New York-based freighter operator Atlas Air Worldwide, has chosen Ancra International to supply the cargo loading systems for the latest additions to its freighter fleet.Ancra delivered two such systems to the leasing concern in 2015, and is delivering more this year for the ...
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Etihad chief points the way
Giving the opening address to more than 1,200 delegates attending the World Cargo Alliance (WCA) Conference held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition between 10-13 March, Etihad Airways president and CEO James Hogan offered his thoughts on the past successes and future direction of the UAE flag-carrier’s freight operations.Etihad Cargo ...
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Lufthansa Cargo adds ground link to flower hub
German freight carrier Lufthansa Cargo has established a new direct trucking connection to its home hub of Frankfurt International Airport from Aalsmeer, the Dutch town which lies to the south of Amsterdam, close to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Schiphol, and which is home to the world’s biggest flower auction. Aalsmeer handles ...
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American invests in cold-chain facilities
American Airlines Cargo is further developing its extensive perishables and pharmaceutical handling capability. Its most recent investments have seen significant improvements in its cold-chain infrastructure at two airports - Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) and San Juan – that both handle large volumes of the carrier’s perishables cargo.American’s new drive-through perishables facility ...
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Ethiopian Airlines relaunches cargo flights at Brussels Airport
Ethiopian Airlines Cargo is returning to Brussels Airport with 12 direct daytime freighter flights a week out of the Belgian airfreight hub, bound for Dubai, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Guangzhou.In late 2015, the African combination carrier was forced to switch services to Maastricht-Aachen after it was not able to obtain ...
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Cargolux to take a flexible approach to airfreight capacity deployment
Cargolux will look to the charter market and try to be as flexible as possible with its fleet as it looks to mitigate current market conditions.Cargolux executive vice president sales & marketing Niek van der Weide told Air Cargo News that he expected market overcapacity and yield pressure to remain ...
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Lufthansa Cargo reveals summer freighter schedule with six destinations added to line-up
Lufthansa Cargo has revealed its summer airfreight schedule with Moscow, Ashgabat, Baku, Doha, Seattle and Los Angeles added to its service offering.The German carrier said that since the start of March, an MD-11 freighter had been operating on a rotation of Frankfurt, Domodedovo, an existing destination, Moscow, Ashgabat and Baku.It ...
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US forwarders urge DoT to think freight when awarding Cuba licenses
The US Airforwarders Association (AFA) has urged the country’s Department of Transportation (DoT) to assign routes for Cuba to US passenger airlines that also offer air cargo service.The AFA said a total of eight US carriers had applied to operate routes from between the US and Cuba, but only five ...
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Bangladesh garment producers urge lifting of UK's airfreight ban from Dhaka
Bangladesh garment producers have called on the government to work with the UK to lift the ban on airfreight shipments from Dhaka saying it hurts exports from the country.Speaking at a press conference yesterday, Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) president Siddiqur Rahman urged the government to ensure that ...
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Chapman Freeborn and RUS Aviation announce Asia cargo agreement
Chapman Freeborn Airchartering and Sharjah-based RUS Aviation have announced an exclusive cargo sales agreement to provide airfreight solutions from Hong Kong to the Middle East and surrounding markets.Effective this month, Chapman Freeborn will sell per-kilo shipments from Hong Kong to the UAE, with onward connections via RUS Aviation’s regional network ...
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NewsEuropean cargo carriers monthly: Another mixed month for airlines
The latest airline statistics have revealed another mixed month for Europe’s leading combination carriers’ cargo volumes.While Lufthansa and Air France KLM both recorded another year-on-year decline in cargo demand in February, IAG and Finnair saw demand increase.The IAG Group, which owns British Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus, saw its cargo ...
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Lithium-ion shipments on freighters: More pilots speak up on safety concerns
The International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) said that “more needs to be done” to address the safety of lithium-ion battery shipments on cargo aircraft.While supporting the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) decision to prohibit lithium-ion batteries as freight on passenger aircraft, IFALPA added: “Both lithium-ion and lithium-metal ...
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Singapore's Changi offers S$14m support package for cargo partners
Singapore's Changi Airport Group (CAG) has announced a S$14m package of “support measures” for its cargo partners, which will provide the sector with “cost relief against the backdrop of a challenging outlook for the global airfreight industry”.The measures, which include a one-time Special Assistance Package (SAP) for cargo agents and ...
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Expanding ASL signs up for three 737 conversions
ASL Aviation has signed up for three freighter conversions from Aeronautical Engineers Inc (AEI) following on from raising $110m late last year.AEI will provide the Dublin-based firm with three 11 pallet position B737-400SF freighters in May, June and July of this year.ASL already lists 12 of this aircraft type in ...
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LATAM cargo revenues go south
Cargo revenues at South America’s LATAM Airlines Group dropped by 26.8% in the final quarter 2015, driven by a 13.4% decline in cargo traffic and a 15.4% decline in cargo yields over the like period in the prior year.The Chilean-headquartered carrier stated: “During the quarter, cargo demand remained weak, especially ...
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US lessor ATSG reports "outstanding" 2015
US-based Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), a lessor of mid-size freighters, saw fourth quarter 2015 revenues increase 15% to $181.6m and by 5% to $619.3m for the full year.Joe Hete, president and chief executive of ATSG, said: “2015 was an outstanding year for ATSG, as our principal midsize freighter leasing ...
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Cathay cargo revenues fall 9% in 2015
Cathay Pacific’s group cargo revenue fell 9% in full year 2015 to HK$23.1bn, reflecting a reduction in fuel surcharges due to lower fuel prices.The Hong Kong-based combination carrier said: “Air cargo demand, which came under pressure during the second quarter of the year, remained weak in the second half.”Cargo capacity ...
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Aloha to Unisys' Cloud-based system
Aloha Air Cargo and Northern Air Cargo have selected cloud-based Unisys systems to replace their legacy software.Northern Air Cargo is based in Anchorage, Alaska, and Aloha Air Cargo is based in Honolulu, Hawaii.Both are operating companies within Anchorage-based Northern Aviation Services, a new client for Unisys.Unisys Logistics Management System (LMS) ...
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Could Brussels Airport win back Ethiopian Cargo?
Brussels Airport has revealed that it is hoping to lure back Ethiopian Cargo’s freighter services after the airline was was forced to move to Dutch hub Maastricht-Aachen in November because of traffic rights.In its monthly traffic update, the Belgian airport revealed that thanks to the amendment of a bilateral agreement ...
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Another tough month for Latin American air cargo carriers
Air cargo volumes carried by South and Central American airlines continued to decline in January, but the speed at which demand has slipped did slowdown.The latest figures from the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) show that overall cargo demand declined by 1.2% year-on-year in January to 374m ...