Bellyhold airlines – Page 43
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American extends domestic cargo reach
AMERICAN Airlines is continuing to strengthen its presence across the US by adding four more domestic routes to its network this month, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.The carrier will begin offering belly cargo service to and from Fort Myers (Florida) and San Jose (California) from 18 August, says a company ...
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IAG Cargo releases 2014 "strong results"
A change in freighter capacity saw IAG Cargo record a 7.5 per cent fall in commercial revenue to €992m for full year 2014, but a like for like rise of 2.4 per cent.The decrease in flown revenue plus fuel surcharges reflects IAG Cargo’s decision in May last year to switch ...
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Emirates to add Basel freighter service
EMIRATES SkyCargo is strengthening trade lanes between Switzerland and its worldwide network by launching a weekly B777 freighter service between Basel and Dubai from September, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.The new freighter route will supplement the existing belly-hold cargo capacity in the Swiss market provided on the carrier’s double-daily passenger ...
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CAL Cargo signs Canada GSA
FREIGHTER airline CAL Cargo has appointed Exp-Air Cargo as its general sales agent in Canada, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.Eyal Zagagi, CAL’s chief executive, says a key element in the Israeli carrier’s stratagem is strengthening its transAtlantic east operations – following the introduction of a weekly service from Greater Moncton ...
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Emirates SkyCargo adds Los Angeles freighter service
EMIRATES SKYCARGO is expanding its freighter network in the USA by starting a weekly B777 freighter service to Los Angeles, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.The Middle East carrier’s other freighter destinations in the USA are Chicago, Atlanta and Houston.In addition to these, the freight division also has belly-hold cargo services ...
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Virgin Cargo chief’s warning over yields
OVERCAPACITY in the global air cargo industry on major routes continues to suppress yields, warns Virgin Atlantic Cargo, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.Despite a three per cent reduction in the airline’s cargo capacity in the first half of this year, the carrier saw its tonnage rise one per cent to ...
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Martinair Cargo MD-11 freighters axed
CONSISTENTLY poor demand following the global financial economic crisis six years ago has forced Air France-KLM to phase out its five MD-11 freighters by the summer of 2016, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.The decision taken by the group’s board of directors following a strategic review, which began in March this ...
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Emirates’ Brussels belly service gets under way
EMIRATES is celebrating the inauguration of its daily B777-200LR service to Brussels, Belgium, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.The capital city is the 145th route in the Middle East carrier’s network.Emirates will play a key role in further developing natural business links between Belgium and key markets in the Far East, ...
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Qatar adds Brussels and Shanghai freighters
Qatar Airways Cargo is launching two extra freighter destinations, Brussels in Belgium and Shanghai in China.Brussels will be served four times a week by an A330F from October 1. It will fly via Entebbe to Brussels on Wednesdays and Sundays and via Nairobi to Brussels on Mondays and Fridays.A three-times ...
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A joint vision
LUFTHANSA CARGO'S joint venture with ANA brings together an impressive fleet of freighters and a formidable array of global bellyhold capacity, writes Roger Hailey, Air Cargo News editor.The joint venture was not a surprise - it has been the subject of debate for many months - but the business rationale ...
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Swiftair orders B737 pax to freighter conversions
Spanish carrier Swiftair has placed firm orders for four B737-400SF passenger to freighter conversions with Aeronautical Engineers Inc (AEI) and has options on a further four aircraft.The first B737-400, built in 1991, is currently being modified at Commercial Jet Inc (CJI) in Miami, an authorised AEI conversion centre.The second aircraft ...
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AF-KLM cargo return to breakeven by 2017
Air France-KLM has unveiled a group-wide Perform 2020 strategic plan that includes a slimmed down cargo business returning to operating breakeven by 2017.The Franco-Dutch carrier has already announced the phase out of five MD-11 freighters belonging to Dutch subsidiary Martinair by the summer of 2016.AF-KLM Martinair’s freighter fleet will be ...
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AA and USAir countdown to cargo merger
American Airlines and US Airways are counting down the days to a complete cargo merger on October 20, the date when the two carriers become one for freight bookings.From then on, customers will start using the same airwaybill to access an integrated airline network that has surprisingly little overlap, just ...
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Rapiscan seeking lithium beta-testers
Software that can check an x-ray scan for the presence of lithium batteries in air cargo containers is now ready for beta-testing by the freight industry.US-based Rapiscan Systems, a global security inspection specialist, wants to move on to the next stage after completing a contract from the UK Civil Aviation ...
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Emirates SkyCargo’s new cool white container
EMIRATES SKYCARGO has cemented its position as one of the major players in the pharmaceuticals and healthcare market with the launch of an environmentally-friendly, temperature-controlled LD3 air cargo container, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.The carrier invested two years in researching and developing its White Container, which keeps temperature-sensitive shipments cool ...
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Saudia Cargo appoints ECS as exclusive GSSA in India
SAUDI AIRLINES Cargo has appointed ECS Globe Air Cargo India as its sole general sales and services agent, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.“We look forward to working jointly with ECS to further develop our business in India. I am confident that together with their efforts, our clients in India will ...
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Africa: Jettainer starts managing ULDs for ECAir
Jettainer, the ULD management company, has begun supervising containers for Equatorial Congo Airlines (ECAir).The Lufthansa subsidiary announced details of its entry into the African market late last year but has this month formally started work on the ECAir contract.State-owned ECAir, located in Brazzaville, is outsourcing its ULD management after expanding ...
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Freighters: down, but not out
The Freighters and Belly Cargo conference in Budapest last week was optimistic that the industry’s use of freighters would eventually stabilise to a new norm. However, said IAG Cargo’s Jude Winstanley, former head of freighters, the norm will still be a lot lower than the glory days 20 years ago.“There ...
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Chip producer slates airlines’ service record
“Terrible” service and poor communication is preventing the air freight industry from speeding up door-to-door delivery, semiconductor manufacturer ASML complained at today’s opening session of the Air Cargo Forum in Seoul, South Korea.There has been much debate between airlines, airports, cargo handlers and freight forwarders about how to meet IATA’s ...
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Boeing upbeat on wide-body freighter demand
Boeing predicts “very strong demand as we look forward” in the main-deck air freight market as the industry doubles in size over the next 20 years.Unveiling the company’s two-yearly World Air Cargo Forecast at the Air Cargo Forum in Seoul, Randy Tinseth (pictured), VP marketing for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, said ...