Airlines – Page 79
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Forwarders locked into “sky high" rates
One air cargo stakeholder is “fearful” of the rates that freight forwarders began to pay to secure capacity during the recent period of high air cargo demand.Speaking exclusively to Air Cargo News, Etihad senior vice president global sales & cargo Martin Drew said a key issue is the length of ...
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NewsIATA: Mixed outlook as volumes decline again in December
Air cargo volumes declined for the tenth month in a row in December and there are mixed signals for the year ahead, according to IATA.Figures from the airline association show that demand in cargo tonne km (CTK) terms declined by 15.3% year on year in December and by 8% for ...
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InsightsPartnerships key for United Cargo's growth
United is striving to keep its customers onside, evolve strategic partnerships and focus on re-establishing a strong network, explains Ian Putzger.The resurgence in passenger traffic appears not to have dented United Airlines’ cargo business.Although widebodies reverted to passenger routes, the carrier outperformed most other airlines on cargo in the third ...
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Putzger perspective: e-freighters anyone?
E-freighters offer an attractive cargo solution, but they come as freighter demand has slowed down, writes Ian Putzger.In the Superman comic strips, reporter Clark Kent would rapidly transform himself into the superhero to perform his stunning feat to avert a massive disaster and then morph back into the bespectacled journalist. ...
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InsightsTaking up the sustainability Challenge
Challenge Group is embracing sustainability and modernising its aircraft fleet as it looks to the future of the business.The Malta-headquartered international air cargo conglomeration currently has a fleet of four Boeing B747-400Fs.Israel-based airline Challenge Airlines IL operates two of the four-engined B747-400Fs.And Belgium-based airline Challenge Airlines BE also operates two ...
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NewsLufthansa Cargo goes greener with fuel saving technology for B777Fs
B777 fitted with AeroSHARK technology. Photo: Lufthansa CargoLufthansa Cargo's first Boeing B777 freighter modified with a surface technology that helps save fuel and reduce emissions has taken flight.The carrier will begin equipping all its B777Fs with the technology starting from this year.Developed by Lufthansa Technik and German chemical company BASF, ...
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NewsAmerican Airlines Cargo looks to reduce plastic waste
BioNatur Stretch Wrap. Photo: American Airlines CargoDallas-based American Airlines Cargo is using biodegradable plastic wrap BioNatur Plastics in a bid to reduce its environmental footprint.The US freight carrier begun the process of replacing its current plastic products with the BioNatur brand in early 2022, and is now using it ...
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NewsIAG Cargo goes big on dinosaur move
IAG Cargo has transported a skeleton cast of the world’s largest known dinosaur from Argentina to the UK.The cast’s journey began in Trelow, Argentina, before being moved to the Argentine capital.It was stored within crates before being shipped across the Atlantic in the bellyhold of two BA Boeing 787-9 ‘Dreamliner’ ...
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NewsDronamics names two new senior managers
Pete MacIntyre and Robert Harnan. Photo: DronamicsCargo drone developer Dronamics has appointed two new figures to its management team.Pete MacIntyre has joined the company as chief legal officer and is now a member of its executive team.He has previously managed multidisciplinary legal teams at leading technology businesses including TikTok, Microsoft ...
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NewsATSA agrees deal with De Havilland Canada for Dash 8-400 conversion
ATSA Dash 8-400. Photo: De Havilland CanadaPeru-based airline Aero Transporte S.A. (ATSA) has signed a firm agreement with De Havilland Canada for a Dash 8-400 freighter conversion.To feature a large cargo door, the converted aircraft type is designated Dash 8-400 F-LCD.ATSA will become the first South American operator of Dash ...
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Korean Air feels impact of cargo demand drop
Seoul, South Korea-headquartered Korean Air is feeling the impact of the drop in global air cargo demand, as reflected in its financial results for the fourth quarter of last year.The airline has reported ‘tentative’ (i.e. non-consolidated) results that show cargo revenue fell by 29% year-on-year to KRW1.5tn ($1.2bn).Demand for freight ...
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Mexican cargo operations set to move
Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador has confirmed the government has struck an agreement with some airlines to shift cargo operations from Benito Juarez International Airport (Mexico City International Airport) to Felipe Angeles International Airport (AFIA)On the president's official website, a press release on February 1 stated that Obrador has ...
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Qatar Airways and Airbus reach settlement in A350 row
Airbus and Qatar Airways have reached a settlement regarding their legal dispute over A350 surface degradation and the grounding of A350 aircraft, said the airframer in a media release on February 1.Qatar Airways issued legal proceedings against Airbus in the Technology and Construction Court of London’s High Court of Justice ...
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NewsIs the freighter market facing a bubble?
Source: Air Cargo NewsDuring a debate at the World Cargo Summit the question was raised as to whether the freighter market was becoming a bubble.Speaking to delegates during the break there were many that had this same question given the number of aircraft that had been ordered over the last ...
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NewsQatar Airways Cargo adds Malaysia capacity via a preighter
Qatar Airways Cargo will operate an A330 to Penang, Malaysia. Photo: Qatar Airways CargoQatar Airways Cargo said it will bring cargo capacity back to Penang, Malaysia from February 2 by operating an Airbus A330 passenger freighter to Penang via Qatar Airways’ passenger flights to Phuket, Thailand four times a week.This ...
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Etihad Cargo mulls B777 freighter conversions
Etihad Cargo is considering converting some of its B777 passenger aircraft into freighters.Speaking to Air Cargo News on the sidelines of the World Cargo Summit, Etihad Airways vice president cargo commercial Tim Isik explained that the carrier had five B777s that were planned to be retired but had been called ...
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NewsKenya Airways Cargo and Astral agree cargo codeshare
Astral Aviation chief executive Sanjeev Gadhia (left) and Kenya Airways cargo director Dick Murianki. Photo: Kenya Airways/ Astral AviationThe cargo division of Kenya Airways (KQ Cargo) and Astral Aviation, two of the biggest air cargo carriers in Africa, have inked a codeshare agreement.The codeshare is said to be the first ...
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NewsEl Al opts for the Opticooler for pharma shipping
Photo: DoKaSch Temperature SolutionsIsraeli flag-carrier EL AL has agreed a Master Rental Agreement with Germany-based DoKaSch Temperature Solutions for use of the latter’s battery-powered, fully air-conditioned Opticooler containers.The airline will use the active cool-chain cargo container for maintaining the temperature integrity of pharmaceutical shipments to and from Israel.EL AL will ...
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NewsEtihad Cargo: Partnerships key as industry faces overcapacity and lower predictability
Source: Air Cargo NewsRaising standards, developing new offerings and services and partnerships are key for Etihad Cargo over the coming years as the industry faces a changing market.Speaking at the first in-person World Cargo Summit, Etihad Aviation Group senior vice president sales and cargo Martin Drew said challenges faced by ...
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NewsAir Canada Cargo revamps London Heathrow facility
Air Canada Cargo London Heathrow facility. Photo: Air CanadaAir Canada Cargo has unveiled a renewed customer reception area at its London Heathrow Airport facility.The reception area is the first part of a wider project to modernise many parts of its London facility, which is Air Canada Cargo’s largest European hub.The ...