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Holt lands Cargolux flight ops role, Ketellapper to focus on China JV
Cargolux Airlines has appointed Jason Holt as its new nominated person flight operations.Holt succeeds Wieger Ketellapper, who will concentrate on the development of the planned joint venture airline in Zhengzhou, China.The change took effect on October 15, following the approval of Luxembourg’s Civil Aviation Authority.Holt has only recently taken up ...
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Delta Air Lines records decline in Q3 cargo revenues
Delta Air Lines’ cargo division saw revenues, volumes and yields decline during the third quarter of the year, despite the overall airline recording an increase in profits.The US airline saw its cargo revenues decline for the second quarter in a row, dipping by 19.7% on a year earlier to $196m ...
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Brussels Airlines Cargo applies new pricing structure
Brussels Airlines Cargo (BAC) is introducing a fixed net sum plus consolidated airfreight surcharge rate structure from October 25, following the lead set by sister companies Lufthansa Cargo and Swiss World Cargo.Said BAC: “This new structure better meets the market demand for more transparency. Instead of charging various surcharges on ...
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Qatar Cargo teams up with UK actress for Nepal aid flight
Qatar Airways Cargo stepped in to transport 5.3 tonnes of aid collected by several charities supported by British actress Joanna Lumley to earthquake victims in Nepal.The aid was collected by several of the Gurkha charities which Joanna Lumley supports in the UK, but they had no means of transporting the ...
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Mixed cargo results for American airlines in September
September was a mixed month for American air cargo carriers, with American Airlines and United Airlines recording demand increases while Delta and LATAM saw volumes slide.The airline that recorded the largest year-on-year increase in demand during the month was American which saw cargo volumes increase by 2.7% on last year ...
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World airfreight loses its bounce as China falters
The normal summer bounce in the world airfreight market failed to materialise this year, due largely to the faltering Chinese economy, said market data specialist WorldACD in its latest report.July was flat with only 0.7% volume growth, the lowest of any month this year, and revenue figures were also the ...
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Asia Pacific cargo demand weakened in July
Asia Pacific carriers saw air cargo demand weaken in July while international passenger numbers showed “further robust growth”.Preliminary traffic figures for July released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) saw airfreight markets soften, “reflecting a slowdown in world trade activity and weakening demand for Asian exports”.Measured in freight ...
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World's 50 largest air cargo carriers in 2014: FedEx leading the way
Federal Express was the world's busiest cargo airline in 2014, beating Emirates into second place and United Parcel Service into third (scroll down for top 50).IATA's annual World Air Transport Statistics report, which covers individual airlines as opposed to groups, revealed that FedEx was the busiest airline in 2014, with ...
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E-AWB usage edges up in August
Electronic air waybill (e-AWB) penetration in August registered the highest increase in percentage point terms so far this year but time is running out to meet the end of year target.The latest statistics from IATA show that e-AWB penetration has now reached 31.7%, up by 2.7 percentage points from the ...
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Airfreight demand edges up but "all is not well", says IATA
Airfreight volumes edged up slightly in August following on from a decline in July, but Asian and North American carriers still registered a slide in demand for the month.The latest seasonally adjusted demand data from IATA shows that airlines recorded a 0.2% year-on-year increase in freight tonne km (FTK) in ...
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Panalpina looks to develop charter network
Panalpina is hoping to expand the door-to-door capabilities of its charter network as it celebrates the 25th anniversary of the product’s launch.At an event to celebrate the launch of its charter network in 1990, the forwarder’s global head of airfreight Lucas Kuehner told Air Cargo News that by having greater ...
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Airfreight rates improve but still lag behind 2014 levels
Airfreight rates continued to climb in August thanks to improvements on Asian services, but figures still lag behind levels recorded in 2014.The latest figures from analyst Drewry show that airfreight rates covering 48 trades increased by 12 cents compared with July to $3.04 per kg.While this is an improvement on ...
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European airlines see cargo volumes fall in September
Major European airlines had another tough month in September as IAG Cargo, Lufthansa and Finnair all recorded cargo volume declines, although Air France KLM did see a strike-related increase.The busiest of the four carrier groups, Lufthansa, continues to have a tough year as volumes continue track behind last year's levels.In ...
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Russian-made Buk missile hit MH17, says Dutch accident investigation report
A report by the Dutch Safety Board has found that a Russian-made Buk missile hit Malaysian Airlines flight MH17, killing all 298 people on board the Boeing 777 passenger jet in July 2014.The report does not say who fired the missile, which saw the aircraft crash in Ukraine, but Russia ...
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AF-KLM goes optimal with new software
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo is implementing the Accenture Air Cargo Reservations software to optimise freight capacity over the carrier’s entire freight network.The new reservations tool, part of the Accenture Freight & Logistics Software (AFLS) suite, offers customers “complete solutions and booking efficiency,” said the Franco-Dutch carrier. Accenture is a ...
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Air cargo data: Let shippers get closer to airlines
Everybody collects supply chain data, but the real skill is turning data into information.GT Nexus, a cloud technology platform whose customers include brand name shippers and forwarders, is keen to improve the quality of air cargo data so that it can match that of ocean freight.Greg Kefer, vice president of ...
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United adds Berlin and Hamburg to TempControl network
United Cargo has added German airport Berlin Tegel (TXL) and Hamburg (HAM) to its worldwide TempControl network for temperature-sensitive shipments.These additions bring the number of certified TempControl locations worldwide to 55.United services TXL via daily Boeing 767 widebody service to and from its hub at Newark Liberty (EWR). HAM is ...
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AF KLM Cargo to add extra capacity for winter season
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo will add extra capacity to services over the coming weeks as it looks to capitalise on the busy winter season.The Franco-Dutch airline said that it will add capacity on services to South Africa, Thailand, Mauritius and the Caribbean from October 25.In Africa, the airline will ...
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American Airlines Cargo to offer temperature controlled ULD leasing to customers
American Airlines Cargo has announced it will begin leading its temperature controlled ULD to customers.From November 1, the US airline will make its CSafe Global RKN ULD, which is able to maintain a precise temperature of four to 25 degrees Celsius, available for lease to customers.It said the move would ...
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Finnair Cargo boss Kuusenmäki says goodbye
Finnair’s vice president head of cargo, Antti Kuusenmäki, is to leave Finnair Cargo in November to pursue other career opportunities. He has headed Finnair Cargo since December 2014.Juha Järvinen, Finnair's chief commercial officer and Finnair Cargo’s managing director, said: “Antti Kuusenmäki has been an important part of our Cargo team ...