All Bellyhold Airline articles – Page 25
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Singapore links up with Lufthansa Group
Singapore Airlines and Lufthansa Group have confirmed 1 October as the official launch date for their joint venture for passenger flights between Singapore, Australia and Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Belgium.The two carriers have been stepping up their cooperation since 2015, introducing new services between Singapore and Dusseldorf in July 2016. ...
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New chief exec for Etihad
Etihad Aviation Group is to appoint Tony Douglas as group chief executive officer. He replaces James Hogan who stepped down in July with Ray Gammell taking over as interim group chief executive. Gammell will return to his position as group chief people and performance officer.Douglas will join the group in ...
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Delta to the rescue as disaster strikes the Gulf
US airline Delta and its employees “have mobilised like never before”, rushing to help people in need after hurricanes devastated large parts of the Gulf coast and Caribbean and earthquakes hit Mexico.The carrier partnered with the American Red Cross and other experienced non-profit organisations, contributing $3.75 million, operating relief flights ...
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Updated: Iraq flights suspended
Royal Jordanian will temporarily suspend its flights to Erbil and Sulaymaniyah, in northern Iraq, from 6 pm Amman local time on Friday, 29 September.It follows a request from the Iraqi authorities to all to stop operating all flights to these two cities from that date until further notice.RJ operates 10 ...
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IAG bids to bring Air Berlin under its umbrella
IAG – parent of Iberia, British Airways, Aer Lingus and Vuelling – has confirmed that it will bid for part Air Berlin, according to Reuters.However, the majority of the insolvent German airline is expected to go to national carrier, Lufthansa, IAG chief executive Willie Walsh was reported to have told ...
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Bhatnagar named as director of Delta’s Cargo Control Center
Delta Cargo has appointed Vishal Bhatnagar to the new role of director of the US carrier's Cargo Control Center (CCC).Bhatnagar will ensure central control and delivery performance of all freight and mail destined worldwide, from booking, to tendering, to build-up, to plane-side, to loading, to unloading and to customer pick-up.In ...
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Leisure Cargo airfreight services not affected by Air Berlin insolvency
Leisure Cargo has moved to assure customers that its airfreight services have not been affected after its parent, Air Berlin, yesterday filed for insolvency.The company, which is a virtual airline, marketing cargo capacity on 14 low-cost and tourist airlines, said that all flights operated by Air Berlin and Austria-based subsidiary ...
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Swiss WorldCargo consolidates in the US
Swiss WorldCargo will re-organise its set-up in the American market, consolidating its current three regions into two.From October 2017, Swiss WorldCargo’s American organization will be consist of two regions: Western, southern USA & South America and northeast/Midwest USA and Canada.The newly created region Western, Southern USA & South America will ...
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IAG Cargo looks to automotive for new Nashville operation
IAG Cargo will begin offering services to and from Nashville, Tennessee, from May next year as it looks to capitalise on the city's automotive sector.The new passenger service will fly five-times-a-week between the US hub and Heathrow in the UK utilising a Boeing 747-8, which offers a payload of 15 ...
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Delta Cargo gets approval for new pharma container
Delta Cargo has gained approval to carry the Envirotainer RAP e2 active container on its domestic and international widebody aircraft.The carrier, which recently achieved IATA CEIV certification, says the new unit is ideal for shipments requiring strict temperature control between +0°C and +20°C.The new container expands flight options beyond those ...
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Qatar Airways dumps plan for American Airline stake
Qatar Airways has dropped a plan to acquire up to a 10% stake in American Airlines, according to press reports. In a statement, the Middle Eastern carrier said that “taking into account the latest public disclosure of American Airlines”, the investment “no longer meets our objectives”.The US carrier had vociferously ...
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Oxentine to head American Airlines global cargo sales
American Airlines Cargo has appointed Lisa Oxentine as managing director, global and key accounts – cargo sales, taking over from Roger Samways after he was promoted to vice president of the cargo sales division earlier this year.Oxentine joined American Airlines in 1987 and has held positions in several parts of ...
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Hendrik Falk heads over to Swiss WorldCargo
Former AirBridgeCargo vice president North and South America, Hendrik Falk has joined Swiss WorldCargo as head of cargo for the US west, south, and South America. He will be responsible for all aspects for the carrier’s cargo business in the region, based in Atlanta, Georgia.He said that Swiss WorldCargo has ...
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Virgin rethinks cargo succession plan as Kennedy takes top spot
Dominic Kennedy is being promoted to managing director of Virgin Atlantic Cargo, rather than David Geer, as previously announced.David Geer, who was due to take up the post in mid-August, will instead become senior vice president revenue management.Dominic Kennedy, who is currently director, commercial planning will take up his new ...
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Delta invests in tech and infrastructure after table topping performance
Delta Cargo has revealed its latest investment priorities after topping the North American carrier table for on-time airport-to-airport delivery times.The airline said, based on Cargo iQ stats, that over the last 12 months, it has had the highest average percentage for airport-to-airport NFD - a measure of on-time freight and ...
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Lufthansa Cargo adds protective film as standard on cool services
Lufthansa Cargo has announced that all cargo transported in the passive refrigeration sector will now be protected against temperature changes through the use of a protective film.The German airline said the innovative reflective film, which was produced exclusively for the carrier, provides sensitive shipments with optimum protection against the unavoidable ...
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NewsEuropean air cargo monthly: Fidget spinners help IAG to double-digit growth
Air cargo demand at some of Europe’s major airlines continued to grow at a high level in June, with double-digit percentage improvements at IAG Cargo, helped by the fidget spinner craze.The latest monthly traffic statistics released by airlines show that in June IAG Cargo, which includes British Airways, Iberia and ...
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NewsUnited Airlines registers improvement in air cargo revenues and traffic
United Airlines saw air cargo revenues increase by more than 20% in the second quarter of the year as a result of improving freight traffic.The airline saw cargo revenues increase by 22.1% year on year during the second quarter of the year, while traffic was up 21.9% to 828m cargo ...
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NewsTop 25 cargo airlines 2016: FedEx maintains top spot but ABC and Qatar on the up
FedEx was once again the busiest freight airline in the world, while Qatar Airways, AirBridgeCargo (ABC) and All Nippon Airways were among the fastest growers in 2016 (see end of article for full table).The annual World Air Transport Statistics report from Iata showed that in freight tonne km (FTK) terms, ...
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NewsAmerican Air Cargo Monthly: Boom times continue in June
June was another bumper month for US cargo airlines as the three major bellyhold players all registered double-digit percentage improvements in freight traffic.The largest US bellyhold airline, United, recorded a 22.3% year-on-year improvement in traffic in June to 280m cargo revenue ton miles.This is the airline’s tenth double-digit percentage improvement ...