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Pegasus to co-host logistics conference
Turkey's Pegasus Airlines and Bahcesehir University are organising an international transport logistics conference.To be held on the university's Besiktas campus in Istanbul on 8 October 2015, the conference will bring together both home-grown and international students and will cover topics relevant to the air, sea and road logistics sectors.This international ...
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Qatar adds first 747 freighter to fleet
Qatar Airways Cargo has added its first Boeing 747 freighter aircraft to its fleet as it continues to expand its airfreight offering.The Middle Eastern airline said that from August it would add a 747-400BCF aircraft to its charter fleet, providing 112.5 tonnes of capacity.It said it had opted for a ...
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Air Charter Service takes part in lion conservation project
Air Charter Service has helped transport seven lions from South Africa to Rwanda as part of a conservation project.The two males and five females made most of the 2,500 mile journey by air as they were transported to the Akagera National Park.Air Charter Service Africa managing director Lyndee du Toit ...
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American expands Atlanta cargo operations
American Airlines Cargo has expanded its operations at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, with a new 12,000 sq ft facility and additions to the management team.It is the second expansion of American’s Atlanta cargo facility since 2013.“This new location will allow us to process cargo more efficiently, providing the best possible ...
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Shifting cargo caused Bagram B747 freighter crash
A National Airlines (NAL) Boeing 747 freighter crashed on take-off from Bagram Airbase, Afghanistan, in April 2013 because the five large military vehicles on board were “inadequately restrained”, said the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).This led to at least one vehicle moving rearward, crippling key hydraulic systems and damaging ...
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Cathay Pacific sees weakening demand hit load factors
Cathay Pacific and Dragon Air saw air cargo load factors weaken in June as “sporadic” demand out of mainland China conspired with capacity additions to push down utilisation levels. The Hong Kong-based carriers saw volumes in June increase by 2.3% against last year to 836m revenue tonne kms. While it ...
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IAG Cargo eyes Dreamliner bellyhold from October
IAG Cargo will begin freight services on the new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner from October, with cargo bellyhold capacity of seven pallets and 16 tonnes of lift.The next-generation aircraft will launch five times weekly on the London Heathrow-Delhi route on October 25.Replacing a Boeing 747 on the Delhi service, customers using ...
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TIACA appoints new board members
TIACA has added five new members from Asia, Europe, and North America to its Board of Directors as it continues to expand its scope of representation.The new board members come from a range of companies: an integrator, a charterer, an all cargo carrier, and an airport company are all represented.TIACA ...
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Coyne launches tracking app
Coyne Airways has launched a smartphone app allowing customers to track their shipments.The app enables customers to create an account where they can view tracking information for their shipments using their air waybill number, look up flight schedules, and search for Coyne Airways offices and General Sales Agents worldwide.Coyne Airways ...
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FedEx 'poised for Boeing order'
Rumours are circulating in the industry that express logistics firm FedEx is about to place an order for 50 767-300F and ten 777F freighter aircraft. The reports are based on a report in aviation newsletter Leeham News.There have been previous suggestions that FedEx was interested in obtaining further examples of ...
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Delta launches new-look website
Delta Cargo has revamped its website to include more services and make it more responsive for mobile and tablet users. Individuals without a Delta Cargo account can now conveniently book pets and other animals online throughout the world. The new-look site makes it easy to submit electronic air waybills.The new ...
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CAL Group makes new appointment as it looks to expand
The CAL Group has appointed Yossi Shoukroun as its new chief operating officer.Shoukroun, who was previously general manager of Liege Air Cargo Handling Services (LACHS), will take up the newly created position this month.The role will see him take responsibility for the ground operations of both CAL Cargo Airlines and ...
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Swiss join the drone club
Swiss Post and Swiss WorldCargo have launched a project to test the commercial possibilities of logistics drone in partnership with California-based manufacturer, Matternet.They will carry out drone tests in July 2015, but admit that “the widespread use of drones is not expected within the next five years.”Before then, issues including ...
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Brussels Airlines looks to the future with new GSSA
Brussels Airlines Cargo has switched its GSSA from European Cargo Services (ECS) to Air Logistics Group for belly-hold space on its passenger services.The carrier said the decision to break with its representative of 13 years was part of “an ambitious strategic plan to further grow its cargo business.”It said it ...
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Update: Shippers turn to air during Calais chaos
Air charter companies have reported a sharp spike in demand for cargo charters and onboard couriers during the recent chaos at the French port of Calais.London-based Chapman Freeborn Airchartering said that with thousands of goods vehicles stranded due to industrial action by striking ferry workers – which in turn led ...
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Cooperation takes away the pain of new security rules
The International Air Cargo Organisation (TIACA) has welcomed new World Customs Organisation rules on safer and easier international trade.WCO has formally adopted the so–called ‘7 + 1’ data set for risk data analysis, helping to standardise basic Pre-Loading Advance Cargo Information (PLACI) processes.It forms part of WCO’s SAFE Framework of ...
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Another twist in Lufthansa pilots’ saga
Lufthansa management is appealing to its pilots' unions to return to the negotiating table after the Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) organisation reportedly rejected calls for mediation in a long-running dispute over pensions.A spokesman for the airline said it would have been possible to solve the conflict with the aid of an ...
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Boeing sees increase in freighter deliveries but cuts back 747-8 production
Aircraft manufacturer Boeing has reported an increase in the number of freighter aircraft delivered during the first half of the year, but also confirmed it will scale back production of 747-8s.The Chicago-based manufacturer delivered a total of 19 freighter aircraft during the first half of the year, with Fed-Ex taking ...
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Cargolux unions to protest against ‘safety breaches’
The LCGB union is to hold a protest march at Luxembourg airport tomorrow (8 July) against what it claims is a decline in safety culture at all-cargo carrier Cargolux – and is threatening strike action over the issue.LCGB said it would hold the march as it claimed that safety and ...
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IAG hopes to build Kuala Lumpur as fourth Asian hub
IAG Cargo is looking to develop Kuala Lumpur as a fourth Asian hub, alongside Hong Kong, Bangkok and Singapore, after British Airways restored a direct service from London in May.Extraordinarily for a member country of the UK Commonwealth with long colonial ties, BA suspended services to Malaysia in 2001, leaving ...