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NewsLove is in the air: Air cargo braces for a busy Valentine's Day period
Each year flowers take to the air as people around the world celebrate Valentine's Day by gifting bouquets to their loved ones. As a result, air cargo volumes blossom with tonnes of the perishable product flowing around the world. Here is a summary of some of the main news stories ...
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Avianca Cargo adds three service levels
Avianca Cargo has launched three service levels based on the speed of service required.The Latin American carrier's three new service levels are named Priority, Standard and Standby.Priority guarantees the shipments are transported on booked flights, which the carrier said is ideal for urgent shipments.Standard will provide a balance between urgency ...
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NewsAvianca boosts digital offer with online booking trio
Image source: AviancaLatin American airline Avianca Cargo has placed its capacity on the online booking portals of Cargo Ai, Web Cargo, and cargo.one.Gabriel Oliva, CEO of Avianca Cargo, said of the carrier’s digital transformation plan: “In Avianca Cargo, we are transforming our business through digitalization. We are committed to offering ...
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NewsAir cargo leaders optimistic on future demand and capacity
Air Cargo Forum CEO conference panel. Photo: Rebecca JeffreyOvercapacity is not expected to be an issue in the long term, according to a group of air cargo bosses.Reflecting on the future at TIACA’s Air Cargo Forum (ACF) in Miami, Tobias König, global chief executive, Rhenus Air & Ocean, said that ...
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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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NewsAvianca Cargo to expand freighter fleet
Source: Avianca CargoAvianca Cargo is planning to add as many as four new converted freighter aircraft as it looks to capitalise on growth in the South American growth.The Colombia-based carrier said that it would initially convert two A330-300 aircraft into freighters, but this could be expanded to four aircraft with ...
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NewsAvianca Cargo signs up with Jettainer
Thomas Sonntag, Jettainer, and Juan Cruz Correa, Avianca Cargo. Source: JettainerAvianca Cargo has entered into a five-year agreement with Jettainer covering pallet management and maintenance.The deal will see Jettainer provide Avianca Cargo with all required pallets necessary for its fleet."The global ULD leader will completely manage, maintain, and repair all ...
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NewsAvianca and NAM see flower volumes bloom
Avianca Cargo and Network Airline Management (NAM) reported growing flower volumes in recent weeks due to Mothers' Day celebrations around the globe.Colombia-based cargo airline Cargo saw its flower volumes increase by 26% year on year during the run up to the celebration as it operated more than 420 flights from ...
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NewsAir cargo industry steps up to meet Valentine's flowers demand
Photo: LATAM CargoThe air cargo industry has been busy over the last few weeks meeting demand for Valentine's Day. Each year, the sector sees high demand for flower transportation ahead of February 14. This year was no different.LATAM Cargo carried more than 15,500 tons of fresh flowers from Colombia and ...
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InsightsLatin America: Belly rebound struggles to catch up with cargo demand
While cargo demand to and from the Latam region continues to recover, passenger services - and therefore belly capacity - are only recently starting to increase, keeping the pressure on supply chains, writes Ian Putzger.After a lengthy hiatus in low gear, airlines are ramping up passenger flights in Latin America ...
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Airfreight is Latin American aviation’s real pandemic winner
The transport of cargo was a key driver of Latin American passenger carriers’ success in maintaining their operations during the pandemic, as they went without government financial aid while transporting essential freight to fight Covid-19.And the airlines see that market only growing further in the future.That’s the conclusion of a ...
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NewsAvianca Holdings adds new cargo head as sector's importance grows
Gabriel Olivia. Source: AviancaAvianca Holdings has appointed Gabriel Oliva as executive vice president and head of its cargo unit.Oliva, who will take up the role on August 18, has more than 20 years of experience in executive positions in a range of industries, with over 10 years of experience in ...
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Ground handler Menzies wins Avianca contract at MIA
Avianca Cargo has selected Menzies Aviation as its ground handler at Miami International Airport (MIA).The partnership, which starts in May and last for five years, will see 300 Menzies staff providing cargo ground handling services for Avianca at MIA.Avianca has a 225,000 sq ft warehousing space at MIA that processes ...
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NewsAvianca flies to China for the first time since 1956
Avianca B787Avianca carried out a flight to China for the first time since 1956 as part of an operation to move medical supplies to Colombia.The Boeing 787 flight departed from Bogotá, stopping in Los Angeles and Tokyo before landing in Shanghai, where it arrived on April 29, and will return ...
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NewsAvianca Cargo the latest airline to run cargo-only PAX flights
Avianca Cargo has become the latest carrier to operate cargo-only flights using passenger aircraft to support supply chains which have been disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic.Yesterday (March 27), Avianca Cargo used a Boeing 787-800 passenger aircraft to transport nearly 20 tons of essential cargo in the bellyhold, from Colombia to ...
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Airlines shed light on booming bloom logistics
This Valentine's Day, millions of people sent and received flowers to mark the occasion. However, the process of harvesting and shipping the flowers – and the scale of it – is often overlooked.Each year, hundreds of thousands of tonnes of flowers are flown around the world in the weeks before ...
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NewsKurt Schosinsky brings the customers' perspective to Avianca Cargo
Kurt SchosinskyIt is 25 years since Avianca Cargo general director Kurt Schosinsky first sold space on an aircraft, when he worked as an airfreight sales rep for DHL Global Forwarding — a company he worked at until earlier this year.In the intervening years Schosinsky held several positions at the forwarding ...
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NewsAir Cargo Americas: Air cargo must be flexible in response to political turmoil
Air Cargo Americas conference sessionThe air cargo industry must be flexible in order to respond to the ongoing political unrest in South America, according to speakers at Air Cargo Americas.The last few years has seen several incidents of political unrest in South America leading to disruptions to trade with other ...
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NewsAir Cargo Americas: Airports to play increasingly important role in supply chains
Opening session at the 2019 Air Cargo AmericasAirports will play an increasingly important role in air cargo supply chains as lead times become increasingly shorter.Speaking at the Air Cargo Americas event in Miami, Sao Paulo's GRU Airport chief executive Gustavo Figueiredo said that the role of airports in the air ...
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NewsAvianca Cargo to add new US freighter link to cater for perishable demand
Avianca Cargo will launch a new freighter service between Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and Bogota as it looks to capitalise on growing demand for South American perishables.The new service will launch on October 2 and will operate twice a week utilising an A330-200F aircraft that offers temperature-controlled decks.Avianca ...
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