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Cathay Pacific remains positive on cargo despite latest decline
Cathay Pacific remains positive about the upcoming cargo peak season despite registering another downturn in volumes in September and a reduction in cargo-only flights.The Hong Kong-hubbed airline reported a 20.6% year-on-year decline in cargo carried to 104,055 tonnes during September while the cargo load factor stood at 66.4% - a ...
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NewsAlaska Air Cargo pulls off sky high beer hop
Fresh hops transported by Alaska Air Cargo. Photo: Alaska Air CargoAlaska Air Cargo said it has delivered the industry's first and biggest fresh hops run to breweries in Maui and Anchorage within 24 hours of harvest.The airline delivered more than 1,200 pounds of fresh hops - made from fresh-plucked, undried ...
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NewsBlueBird Nordic adds to its flock with another freighter
Source: Bluebird NordicIcelandic cargo airline Bluebird Nordic has taken delivery of its fourth B737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) as it continues its fleet expansion plans.Bluebird Nordic said that its fleet expansion was in response to "growing air cargo transportation demand that has skyrocketed over the past couple of years".The airline's ...
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NewsAvianca Cargo becomes first Americas airline to gain CEIV Fresh
Ralph Cutié, Miami Dade Airport, Laura Pullins, Presidente CNS (IATA), Gabriel Oliva, Avianca Cargo, Peter Cerdá, IATA. Source: AviancaAvianca Cargo has become the first airline in the Americas to achieve the IATA CEIV Fresh certification for the transport of perishable goods.To achieve the certification, the airline had to prove ...
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NewsAviaAM signs up for B777-300 conversions from Mammoth
Source: AviaAMLeasing firm AviaAM Leasing (AviaAM) has been revealed as the launch customer for Mammoth Freighters' B777-300ERMF freighter conversion programme after signing up for six of the aircraft.Including this order, Mammoth now has firm orders for 23 777 freighter conversions distributed across multiple customers, and another 17 777-300ER freighter conversions ...
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NewsAerCap signs for up to 30 Airbus A321 P2Fs with EFW
Source: EFWAviation leasing company AerCap Holdings has placed firm orders for 15 Airbus A321 Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) conversions with Airbus conversion house EFW, and has options for a further 15 aircraft.The aircraft feedstock for the conversions will come from the A321 passenger portfolio of AerCap, the world’s largest owner of the ...
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NewsMaersk launches new Chicago airfreight gateway
Maersk Chicago airfreight facility. Photo: MaerskMaersk has inaugurated a new Chicago airfreight gateway near Chicago O’Hare Airport (ORD) that is designed to offer direct planeside recovery with immediate transfers to the new facility.The shipping giant, which launched Maersk Air Cargo in April, said the new facility also serves Maersk’s air ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo cuts back freighter services
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has reduced its freighter services four months after it began a temporary move into all-cargo operations, ending its flights to Billund.From August to October 2, Virgin Atlantic Cargo ran a service that operated three times per week between Denmark’s Billund Airport and Heathrow Airport in London using ...
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Ethiopian completes its first Boeing B767 freighter conversion
Ethiopian Airlines Group said it has become the first African airline to complete the passenger-to-freighter conversion of a B767 aircraft.Ethiopian partnered with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to launch a B767-300ER freighter conversion line at Ethiopian MRO facilities in Addis Ababa last year.The conversion of the aircraft, the first of the ...
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NewsCargolux finalises order for Boeing B777-8F freighters
Source: BoeingCargolux has finalised an order of 10 Boeing B777-8F freighters and six options as it looks to replace its older four-engined aircraft.The all-cargo airline initially indicated its intention to place an order for Boeing's latest freighter aircraft at the Farnborough Airshow to replace its aging B747-400F aircraft.Cargolux chief executive ...
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Qatar Cargo adds two more booking portals to expand digital offering
Qatar Cargo will add its capacity to two more online booking portals as it continues efforts to expand its digital capabilities.The cargo business will place its capacity on cargo.one and CargoAi.Qatar Airways Cargo’s capacity will be available for booking on CargoAi as of October 10, starting with 10 key European ...
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NewsJetstream delivers two freighters to IBC Airways
One of the Saab 340B(F) freighter aircraft. Photo: JetstreamMiami-based lessor Jetstream Aviation Capital has delivered two Saab 340B(F) freighters to Florida-based IBC Airways.The aircraft are the first of an ongoing multi-aircraft commitment between Jetstream and IBC, which will result in IBC eventually retiring its fleet of Saab 340A freighters in ...
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NewsZongteng Group acquires first B777F to expand e-commerce business
B777F. Photo: YunExpressChinese e-commerce infrastructure service provider Zongteng Group has taken delivery of its first Boeing B777F freighter at Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport.Zongteng Group partnered with Central Airlines to enable the B777F's first flight from Shenzhen to Riyadh on September 30.The freighter will be operated by Central Airlines on behalf ...
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Swiss WorldCargo appoints Hinnen as head of sales
Swiss WorldCargo has appointed Gieri Hinnen as head of global cargo sales starting on February 1 2023.Hinnen, who is currently head of labour relations and HR Steering at SWISS, succeeds Alexander Arafa, who will be entering early retirement at the end of 2022 after 28 years working in various roles ...
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NewsQatar Airways Cargo launches "Digital Lounge"
Photo: Qatar Airways CargoQatar Airways Cargo is stepping up its digitalisation efforts with a revamped cargo customer portal called Digital Lounge.The Digital Lounge platform offers customers several features such as booking, shipment tracking, account management, reporting, and other services online.It offers instant confirmation for general cargo bookings subject to availability ...
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ACIA Aero Leasing partners with DHL on freighter conversions
Lessor ACIA Aero Leasing is carrying out four freighter conversions for DHL Express as part of an expanded partnership.DHL Express has agreed with ACIA to acquire and convert a fleet of four ATR 72-500 aircraft into Large Cargo Door (LCD) freighters.South Africa-based Solenta Aviation, which runs the entire West Africa ...
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US DoT grants Maersk Air Cargo permit request
The US Department of Transportation (DoT) has tentatively granted Maersk's request to have the foreign air carrier permit of subsidiary Star Air transferred to its new Maersk Air Cargo business.In September, Star Air requested that the DoT grant it exemption and permit authority in its new name, Maersk Air Cargo."We ...
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Index-linked air cargo contracts take off
The air cargo industry has witnessed a rapid increase in the use of index-linked agreements (ILA) since the start of the pandemic as firms look to protect themselves against contract breakdowns due to swings in rates.John Peyton Burnett, managing director of airfreight rate data firm TAC Index, said that prior ...
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Air Canada expands freighter operations into the US
Air Canada Cargo will add freighter flights to the US, while also expanding its network to Latin America.The carrier said that starting in November it will add B767 freighter flights to Dallas and Atlanta.Air Canada Cargo is also expanding its presence in Latin America with a service to Bogota."The addition ...
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IATA: Air cargo market stable despite latest decline
IATA said the air cargo market is stable despite demand falling for the sixth month in a row in August.The airline association's latest data shows that demand in cargo tonne km terms in August fell by 8.3%, which was a slight improvement on the 9.7% fall registered in July.Capacity increased ...