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United launches Control Tower for temperature control
UNITED Airlines Cargo [UAC] has launched Control Tower to run the rule over its growing temperature-sensitive shipments business.It features a highly-trained team of dedicated specialists who provide the carrier’s TempControl product customers with a single point of contact through all phases of their shipments’ lifecycle.Located at UAC’s customer contact center ...
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Two more B737 conversions
AIRCRAFT conversions company Aeronautical Engineers Inc (AEI) is to produce two additional B737-400SF passenger-to-freighter [p2f] conversions for Brazilian customer Sideral Air Cargo.Both aircraft will be modified at Commercial Jet Services’ facility at Dothan Alabama starting in June.This order brings Sideral Air Cargo’s freighter fleet to five, with one AEI B737-300SF ...
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Emirates takes e-freight lead
EMIRATES Airline has stolen Cathay Pacific’s ‘e’-crown in the e-freight race, IATA figures show.It is now ranked as the carrier that operates the most eAWB shipments, according to the latest IATA top-10 league table.In other moves, Korean Air has supplanted SIA in third place, KLM has moved up to the ...
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January's air cargo volumes up 3.2 per cent
Worldwide January air cargo volumes were up 3.2 per cent year-over-year (YoY), according to data from Netherlands-based consultancy World ACD.It observed that the modest increase was “not too bad given the fact that January 2014 was already part of the recovery that started in autumn 2013”.World ACD, which sources data ...
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Record year for Etihad
ETIHAD AIRWAYS enjoyed a record financial performance last year, with net profit up 48 per cent to US$62 million on revenues up 27 per cent to US$6.1 billion.2013 also saw earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) up 22 per cent to US$208 million and earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, amortisation ...
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Third MD-11F for AV Cargo
AV CARGO Airlines has added a third MD-11F to its fleet and may add two more.The latest aircraft has positioned into Jakarta for a heavy C check and repaint into AV Cargo livery and is expected to enter service at the end of next month.“Our plan from inception last year ...
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Search for missing Malaysia Airlines B777-200
AN INTERNATIONAL air and search continues in waters between Malaysia and Vietnam for a missing Malaysian Airlines B777-200 aircraft, with 239 people on board, reports say.Flight MH370, which disappeared at 02:40 local time on Saturday (18:40 GMT on Friday) after leaving Kuala Lumpur, was due to land in Beijing at ...
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Malaysia Airlines jet still missing
NO wreckage has been found in the search for the Malaysia Airlines’ B777-200 with 239 people on board, which went missing en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, reports say.Hishammuddin Hussein, Malaysia’s Minister of Transport, has suggested the aircraft may have tried to turn back.An international air and sea search, ...
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Etihad Cargo increases bellyhold capacity to China
ETIHAD Cargo is increasing its services to China from this month with new bellyhold capacity between Abu Dhabi and Chengdu.From the end of this month, cargo capacity to and from Chengdu will grow 40 per cent to 930 tonnes a month – a result of the current five-weekly A330 passenger ...
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Search for Malaysia Airlines continues
THE fate of the Malaysia Airlines’ B777-200, which went missing en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board, has been described as a ‘mystery’.Officials are reportedly ‘puzzled’ by the jet’s disappearance at 02:40 local time on Saturday (18:40 GMT on Friday). It was scheduled to land ...
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Emirates starts Boston route
EMIRATES Airlines has launched a daily B777-200LR service to between Dubai and Boston.The largest city of the state of Massachusetts becomes the airline’s eighth US destination and the 142th of its global network linking trading destinations across six continents.Emirates SkyCargo, the carrier’s freight arm, will operate bellyhold capacity (up to ...
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Cargo Airline of the Year: how it all began
SINCE the 1950s, when commercial mail and general cargo shipments were first hand-loaded on board passenger aircraft, airfreight departments have been striving for recognition within the airline industry.In those early years, cargo was merely a useful addition to passenger operations, usually generating considerably less than five per cent of an ...
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Search for Malaysia Airlines jet widens to West Coast
THE missing Malaysia Airlines jet may have tried to turn back to another airport, says the airline.As the major search enters day four, the authorities are looking at the possibility flight MH370 may have attempted to turn back to Subang Airport (on the west coast of Malaysia), says a company ...
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FarnAir acquires part of K-Mile Air
SWITZERLAND-based integrator support airline FarnAir, has purchased 45 per cent of the shares of Thailand’s K-Mile Air.The shareholding formerly belonged to Transmile Group Berhad. Suan Plu Thani of Thailand remains the cargo carrier’s majority shareholder, a company statement says.Kedchai Benjaathonsirikul, chief executive of K-Mile Air, states: “This new partnership with ...
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Growth gap between passenger and air cargo widening
PASSENGER volume growth is outpacing air cargo, with a "big gap" emerging in the last three years as onshoring has stifled international trade volumes.IATA chief economist Brian Pearce said that air cargo's role as a lead indicator for passenger volumes has broken down since 2010, as witnessed by a ‘dramatic ...
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International trade stifled by protectionism, says Fred Smith
FEDEX founder Fred Smith has warned that 'the golden age' of double-digit air cargo growth is unlikely to return due to trade protectionism, higher fuel costs and the rapid growth in bellyhold capacity.Smith told the IATA World Cargo Symposium in Los Angeles: "The big reason why international trade is not ...
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Cathay’s profits soar despite weak air cargo
CATHAY PACIFIC’S profits in 2013 climbed by nearly 204 per cent to US$335m last year – however its cargo business remained weak, a statement reveals.Turnover for the year increased by 1.1 per cent.The Asian carrier attributed its healthy figures to the strengthening of its passenger business and measures taken to ...
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Finnair Cargo doubles cargo capacity to Vietnam
FINNAIR CARGO is increasing its services to Vietnam with new freighter capacity this summer.From the end of this month, the carrier is adding a third weekly frequency on its Hanoi route, serviced by an MD11F.In June, Finnair will augment its belly hold capacity by running passenger flights three times a ...
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IAG Cargo B787 targets India pharma
IAG CARGO, the all-cargo arm of British Airways and Iberia, is to capitalise on India’s booming pharmaceuticals and healthcare market by introducing a passenger B787 on its service between London-Heathrow, Hyderabad and Chennai.The aircraft has been optimised for bellyhold with air conditioning in the forward hold, making it ideal for ...
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Thai Cargo seeks to widen EU security status
THAI CARGO is in the process of applying for European Union security accreditation to handle airfreight from customers in New Delhi and Madras.The regulations require air carriers flying air cargo and mail into the EU to be designated as an ‘Air Cargo or Mail Carrier operating into the Union from ...