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NewsDifficult November for Asian cargo airlines
Asian air cargo carriers faced weak market conditions in November as demand declined compared with last year.Figures from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) show that demand declined by 2.4% in November compared with a year ago as key manufacturing economies experienced “soft market conditions as a result of ...
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NewsDisappointing November peak for Asian air cargo carriers
The November peak season was another tough month for Asian air cargo carriers as weak demand and capacity additions put pressure on air freight rates.The latest monthly statistics from Asian airlines show all but one of the carriers that report statistics saw load factors decline during November.The largest of the ...
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NewsGlimmers of hope for air cargo despite weak end to last year
The end of last year saw some glimmers of hope for air cargo in certain areas of the world despite overall weakness in demand in November.The latest figures from analyst WorldACD show that November was “not a good month for air cargo” as for the first time in 2.5 years ...
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Is the air cargo industry ready for an unmanned aircraft revolution?
Given all of the hype of recent months, readers would be forgiven for thinking unmanned air cargo operations were just around the corner. They are, but only if the industry is prepared to engage in the change.There is no doubt that the prospect of utilising unmanned aerial systems (UAS) of ...
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Emirates bridges the gap for Uganda
Emirates SkyCargo has flown an 84 tonnes load of heavy machinery and steel parts for a new bridge being built across the Nile River in Uganda.The UAE-based passenger and freighter aircraft operator was awarded the charter by a Japanese construction company to carry the load from Tokyo’s Narita Airport to ...
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Aircraft orders monthly: China Southern, China Postal and Turkish place aircraft orders in December
Each month Air Cargo News analyses the latest aircraft orders, both passenger and freighter.China Southern Airlines' commits to 80 B737s and 10 A330-300China Southern Airlines has announced a commitment to purchase 80 B737s and 10 A330-300s.The Boeing commitment includes a combination of 30 Next-Generation 737s and 50 737 MAX airplanes, ...
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American Airlines Cargo looks forward to an innovative 2016
In a wide-ranging questions and answers interview, American Airlines Cargo president Jim Butler outlines how the company performed in 2015 and his thoughts on the future of air cargo.Overall, for American Airlines Cargo, how was 2015 compared to 2014?2014 was a year full of [US Airways] integration-specific projects and campaigns. ...
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November sees weak air cargo volumes at American carriers
American, Delta and the Latam Group all recorded year-on-year declines in air cargo volumes in November, while demand was flat at United.The latest monthly figures from the three US airlines show that demand at United was flat year-on-year in November as it handled 222m cargo revenue ton miles (CTM). But ...
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ACS in charity fundraiser
Air Charter Service raised more than $11,000 for charity at its London headquarter's fancy-dress Christmas party.The fundraising activities centred on a raffle featuring prizes such as an Apple Watch, lunch on the Orient Express and a trip to Iceland to see the Northern Lights donated by generous operators. Tina Leach, ...
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SF Airlines gets first widebody freighter
Fast-growing SF Airlines has taken delivery of its first 767-300 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) as it looks to capitalise on China’s rapidly growing e-commerce market.The delivery represents the addition of the first wide-body aircraft in the SF Express-owned airline's fleet, which until today consisted of 25 B757s and B737s.It is ...
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ASL raises $110m to support expansion
ASL Aviation, a company rumoured to be interested in the sale of TNT’s freighter fleet, has completed a funding agreement worth $110m to be used for “ongoing growth and expansion”.BNP Paribas coordinated the transaction and through its Paris & Brussels offices is providing $60m and the Birmingham, UK office of ...
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Air cargo prices slide in November and difficult 2016 expected
Air cargo carriers had a tough November peak season as prices declined for the first time in four months, while next year is also expected to be a difficult period for airlines.The latest Drewry East-West Air Freight index saw average rates for November decline to $3.22 per kg from $3.31 ...
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AirBridgeCargo reports double-digit airfreight growth as it looks ahead to 2016
AirBridgeCargo Airlines’ (ABC) strong growth continued in November with a 27% upswing in cargo carried compared to the same month a year ago.In November, ABC transported more than 50,000 tonnes and for the first 11 months of 2015 volumes jumped by 20% year-on-year to 439,000 tonnes.ABC executive president Denis Ilin ...
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Qatar Airways Cargo to add new US freighter route
Qatar Airways Cargo will launch a new freighter route to Dallas/Fort Worth from Liege in early 2016 and more services can be expected as the year progresses.The Doha-based airline will start the service on January 19 using a Boeing 777F to fly twice per week between the Belgian and US ...
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IATA and FIATA not far apart on new forwarder and airline programme, despite CASS differences
AN agreement between IATA and forwarder group FIATA over the new cargo agent modernisation programme (CAMP) is not far off, despite the two organisations reaching a bypass over the accounts settlement system.The two organisations have been trying to modernise the concepts contained in the existing IATA cargo agency programme under ...
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Cargolux and unions finally reach an agreement
Cargolux has finally agreed a new collective working agreement with ground staff and pilot unions after 24 hours of intensive talks.The airline said this morning that, after repeated meetings over the last 24 hours, management had finally reached an agreement with the OGB-L, CLSC and LCGB unions.The new agreement will ...
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Wildtgrube becomes Finnair Cargo's head of global sales
Fredrik Wildtgrube has been appointed Finnair Cargo's head of global sales, effective from January 11 next year.Wildtgrube has broad experience in logistics and sales, having worked in multiple freight forwarding companies and most recently at Nokia and Microsoft Mobile."I warmly welcome Fredrik to Finnair Cargo. Together with Fredrik's business and ...
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ACS brings home the bacon as ham takes flight
Air Charter Service last week brought home the bacon when it flew 17 tonnes of ham to Puerto Rico as the island was close to running out of the meat.ACS North America president of operations Richard Thompson explained the emergency flight was required because an order had been missed: "Someone ...
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Volga-Dnepr makes first-ever air drop
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has completed its first-ever ‘air drop’ by parachuting 208 barrels of fuel from an IL-76TD-90VD freighter onto a remote airfield in the Antarctic.The delivery will be used for inland scientific missions, vehicles and small airplane operations.The 34-ton shipment was placed onto 26 special parachute platforms and was dropped ...
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Hire fliers: Cargolux begins hunt for new pilots following union deal
Cargolux Airlines has begun the hiring and training process for 100 new pilots in Luxembourg.The airline said 52 candidates had already been selected and Cargolux plans to begin the training process for eight candidates per month from January until July 2016.Candidates for the remaining 48 open positions are expected to ...