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NewsStarlux to enter the freighter market with A350F order
Source: AirbusTaiwan-based Starlux Airlines will enter the freighter market after it placed an order for five Airbus A350 cargo aircraft at the Singapore Airshow.The carrier's chief executive, Glenn Chai, said the entry into the freighter market would enable the carrier to capitalise on "the strategic advantages offered by Taiwan's geographical ...
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Avianca Cargo continues digital expansion
Avianca Cargo has continued with the expansion of its digital services by adding a direct connection to freight forwarder platform CargoWise.The integration means that forwarders using the WiseTech Global-owned platform to manage supply chain operations will now be able to plan, book, confirm and manage shipments on Avianca flights in ...
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US couple found guilty of fraud against National Air Cargo
Two people have been found guilty of defrauding US logistics company National Air Cargo of $5m in a wire fraud scheme that lasted two years.The US Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado found married couple Michael Aaron Tew and Kimberly Ann Tew guilty of fraud following a guilty verdict ...
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NewsDurban airfreight terminal sees volumes spike due to port congestion
Source: Dube Cargo TerminalDube Cargo Terminal at King Shaka International Airport has seen air cargo volumes spike in recent months as a result of congestion at South Africa's sea ports.The terminal company said that in the last four months of 2023, its air cargo volumes were up 57% quarter on ...
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Airbus advances development of A350F
Airbus is ramping up development activity on its A350 freighter as the airframer works towards final assembly and first flight milestones in 2025.“We are really in that industrialisation process now,” says Crawford Hamilton, Airbus head of freighter marketing. “We have got parts heading towards sections and we are ready to ...
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Airfreight rates slide in line with Lunar New Year holiday demand decline
Airfreight rates began their Lunar New Year holiday decline last week after rising in the first six weeks of the year.The latest figures from TAC Index show that last week overall airfreight rates slipped by 8.2% compared with the week before and are down 21.2% from a year ago."Despite ongoing ...
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MSC Air Cargo goes it alone as GSA partnership with ECS ends
MSC Air Cargo has ended its GSSA partnership with the ECS Group, which has been the airline's GSSA in North America, Europe and Mexico since May last year.The cargo airline's senior vice president air cargo, Jannie Davel said in a LinkedIn post on February 20 that MSC Air Cargo stopped ...
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Lufthansa cargo operations set to be hit by latest strike action
Lufthansa's cargo operations are set to face disruption this week as ground staff launch another round of strike action.As many as 25,000 members of the Ver.di union working for Deutsche Lufthansa, Lufthansa Technik and Lufthansa Cargo in Germany are joining the industrial action.The action starts at 8pm February 19 and ...
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NewsAlaska Air Group acquisition of Hawaiian gets go ahead
Photo: Hawaiian AirlinesAlaska Airlines has been given the green light to acquire Hawaiian Airlines after the latter's stockholders approved the deal that is set to boost cargo within the combined business.Seattle-based Alaska Air Group and Honolulu-headquartered Hawaiian Holdings entered into a definitive agreement for the acquisition in December last year. ...
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WestJet eyes digital developments in 2024
WestJet will this year target digital investments in cargo as well as network and product expansion following the launch of freighter operations last year.The Canada-based combination carrier's cargo business said that in 2024 it would launch a new website "in anticipation of a shift towards more self-service options".WestJet Cargo added ...
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NewsAir Canada cargo revenues drop 27% in 2023
Air Canada's full year 2023 cargo revenues declined 27% year on year due to reduced air cargo demand and a loss of capacity in the form of temporary passenger freighters (preighters).The airline said the decline of C$342m was partially offset by increased operations of purpose-built freighters in its cargo business, ...
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India's air cargo industry sets ambitious growth targets
India has set an ambitious target of reaching 10m tons of air cargo handled per year by 2030, attendees at the Air Cargo India event in Mumbai were told.“This is India’s time for growth,” said Sanjiv Edward, chief executive – cargo and logistics at the GMR Group which operates Delhi, ...
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NewsAmazon closes US airfreight facility
Photo: AmazonAmazon Air is closing its airfreight facility at Kelly Field Airport, San Antonio, Texas, in a move that is set to affect ground handler employees at Worldwide Flight Services.E-commerce giant Amazon did not state why it is closing the facility at the joint-use airport, however, it told Air Cargo ...
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NewsAir cargo market shows signs of cooling after busy start to 2024
The latest figures show that the air cargo market is beginning to cool after a brisk start to the year caused by the Red Sea crisis and pre-Lunar New Year (LNY) rush.Figures from analyst WorldACD show that in week six, tonnages out of China declined by 2% compared with the ...
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Etihad Cargo reports record pharma volumes
Etihad Cargo reported record cargo volumes last year following investments in its cool chain services.The Abu Dhabi-headquartered airline saw its pharma volumes increase by 37% year on year in 2023 while fresh and perishable shipments were up 10%.The airline said that the increases had come despite challenging market conditions and ...
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NewsSmartLynx Airlines appoints new CEO
Source: SmartLynxFast-growing carrier SmartLynx Airlines has appointed Edvinas Demenius as its new chief executive.Demenius, who replaces Zygimantas Surintas, has been a board member and chief commercial officer of SmartLynx Airlines for more than seven years.Jonas Janukenas, chief executive of Avia Solutions Group, said: "I believe that SmartLynx Airlines is ready ...
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Emirates expands e-commerce service to Kuwait
Emirates SkyCargo is continuing to expand its e-commerce delivery service with the addition of services to Kuwait.The Emirates Delivers service allows people based in Kuwait to order products from websites in the UAE, UK and the US and then have them delivered to their homes.Items are delivered from the retailer ...
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NewsSriLankan Cargo adds capacity to cargo.one
SriLankan Cargo has placed its capacity on cargo.oneSriLankan Cargo will later this year place its capacity on digital air cargo booking platform cargo.one, enabling freight forwarders to access a global network of 37 destinations in 21 countries.SriLankan Cargo is the first South Asian carrier that cargo.one has added to its ...
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European Commission green lights Korean Air takeover of Asiana
Korean Air has completed another regulatory hurdle for its drawn-out acquisition of Asiana Airlines after the European Commission (EC) this week approved the deal.To gain approval from Brussels, the two airlines agreed to sell Asiana's freighter business after the commission had initially rejected the deal over concerns about its impact ...
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Etihad Cargo boosts safety and security of electronics
Etihad Cargo is increasing its efforts to ensure the safe and secure transportation of consumer electronics with a new offering for customers from March 1.The airline has developed and launched SecureTech in response to growing global demand from its customers and partners for a product that addresses the challenges of ...