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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 ...
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Air Canada adds new e-AWB origin
Air Canada Cargo has added Dublin to its list of e-air waybill origins as it continues to push for an increase in their use.The airline said the ability to offer the option of e-AWB comes as it increases the frequency of flights from the Irish capital to its Toronto hub ...
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AA Cargo appoints new regional sales manager
American Airlines Cargo has appointed Richard Hartmann to the newly created position of regional sales manager, cargo, South Asia, Middle East and Africa.Hartmann will be in charge of both sales development in the existing countries served by the carrier in the region and also extending the airline’s reach into new ...
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Cargolux adds UK freighter flight in response to ferry strikes
Cargolux has added an extra UK freighter flight in order to help ease the supply chain chaos created by French ferry worker strikes.The all-cargo airline told Air Cargo News that the ad-hoc flight will leave the UK on Saturday, flying from Luxemburg Airport to Stansted Airport and then back to ...
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Two more freighters for China Southern
China Southern has added two more freighters to its fleet as it continues to expand routes and frequencies from its Guangzhou hub.The Chinese airline received the two B777 freighters on June 27 and said they will be put into operation in the early part of this month.They will operate on ...
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Emirates summary response to US carriers' subsidy allegations
This is a word-for-word copy of Emirates' summary response to the US carriers' Open Skies white paper. It has not been edited or adjusted by the Air Cargo News editorial team.Emirates received fuel hedging subsidiesWhen oil prices plunged in 2008, Emirates transferred its fuel hedging contracts to ICD to avoid ...
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Emirates hits back at US carriers in subsidy row
Emirates Airline has issued a detailed response which aims to "debunk" a report from three major US carriers which accuses them of receiving subsidies which create unfair competition.The 193 page point-by-point response to the Delta, United and American's report claims that Emirates does not receive subsidies, that the US carriers ...
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Hawaiian Airlines opts for SmartKargo
Hawaiian Airlines has become the first carrier in the Americas to deploy the SmartKargo air cargo management solution as it looks to continue recent improvements in cargo volumes.The cloud-based SmartKargo system is a single integrated solution linking everyone in the supply chain meaning anyone from shipper to recipient can access ...
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Double first for Finnair
There was a double celebration at Finnair Cargo today (30 June) as the airline officially started work on its new cargo terminal at Helsinki Airport - and it became the first airline to receive IATA’s new CEIV pharma certification.The Finnish carrier marked the start of construction of its new €80m ...
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Airfreight demand growth "comes off the boil" in May
Cargo demand growth “came off the boil” in May, while capacity additions have resulted in a further weakening of load factors.Figures from the International Air Transport Association show that demand growth in freight tonne km terms increased 2.1% year on year in May, which is the slowest growth rate recorded ...
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Cargolux increases central Asian connections
All-freighter airline Cargolux has operated its first flight to Turkmenbashi Airport in Turkmenistan. The Luxembourg carrier is flying twice a week from its home base and twice from Hong Kong.Turkmenbashi is its fifth destination in central Asia, together with Baku, Novosibirsk, Almaty and Tbilisi.Cargolux will also cooperate with Turkmenistan Airlines ...
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Lufthansa strikes off – for now
Threatened strike action that could have seriously disrupted Lufthansa services have been called off for the time being. The German carrier’s pilots have agreed not to hold further strikes until August while arbitration talks continue.Meanwhile, a Lufthansa spokesman added that strike threat by the UFO cabin crews’ union, has been ...
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Eva to buy Boeing 777Fs
Eva Airways unveiled plans to buy five Boeing 777 freighters at the Paris Airshow on 15 June. The planes, with an official price tag of over $1.5 billion, would be the first of their type in the Taiwanese carrier’s fleet, although it already operates 35 passenger versions of various types ...
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Local link-up for Garuda
Garuda Indonesia has signed a joint marketing deal with local carrier, Cardig Air. Initially, the Indonesian flag carrier will sell space on Cardig Air flights serving Bali, Denpasar, Dili, East Java, Surabaya and Dili, while Cardig will have reciprocal rights on selected Garuda domestic and international services.According to local press ...
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China Southern to launch Stansted freighter link
China Southern Cargo will join Stansted Airport’s global cargo network when it begins a B777-200F service to the UK hub from Guangzhou later this week.The airline will operate two flights a week, rising to three a week later this year, from China’s third largest city. The service will be the ...
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Watery welcome for China Southern freighter
A China Southern Cargo B777-200F has touched down at Stansted Airport to launch the only direct freighter link between the UK and China.The twice-weekly B777-200F service to the UK hub from Guangzhou, China’s third largest city, also calls at Frankfurt. The service will rise to three calls a week later ...
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Air cargo rates decline below $3 per kg mark
Air cargo rates are now at their lowest level for at least the last three years as weakening growth and overcapacity take their toll on airline performance.The latest Drewry East-West Air Freight Price Index, published today, has revealed that prices are now at their lowest level since the index began ...
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FedEx-TNT deal edges forward
FedEx’s potential $4.8bn takeover of TNT has edged further forward as the US express giant has filed regulatory paperwork to the European Commission.Over the weekend, the New York Stock Exchange-listed logistics company confirmed it had submitted the required filing to the EC to obtain regulatory clearance in connection with the ...
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Freighter order fuels ABC's global ambitions
Volga-Dnepr’s planned $7.4bn order for 20 Boeing 747-8 freighters will transform its AirBridgeCargo Airlines subsidiary from a niche regional player into a global giant.Denis Ilin, ABC’s executive president, told Air Cargo News: “We are pretty well established on the trade lane between China and Europe, and on some of the ...
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CAL Engines takes off
CAL Cargo Airlines has launched a dedicated product for the transport of aircraft engines.The new product, CAL Engines, is able to service non-purged units because the airline’s team is qualified to deal with dangerous goods.The launch of CAL Engines comes one month after the release of CAL VAL – a ...