Bellyhold airlines – Page 19
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NewsCathay Pacific releases combined traffic figures for September 2019
Cathay Pacific Group has announced that tonnage carried and load factor for the year to date are “significantly below” the same period last year, despite small signs of improvement compared to August.In the first nine months of 2019, tonnage fell by 6.8% against an 0.7% increase in capacity. The traffic ...
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NewsSwiss WorldCargo operations disrupted by grounded A220 fleet
Yesterday (October 15), SWISS announced that it has grounded its fleet of A220 aircraft following an engine inspection.The airline has confirmed that its bellyhold cargo operations with Swiss WorldCargo are also affected.In a statement, SWISS explained: "The decision announced yesterday by SWISS to conduct an engine inspection of its C ...
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NewsAirline fined for breaching animal welfare guidelines
Iberia Airlines has been fined £142,397 for breaching guidelines that govern the welfare of animals traveling by air.Following an investigation into the death of a number of capybaras – a small animal native to South America – last year, the airline was prosecuted by the City of London Corporation, which ...
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NewsIAG Cargo offers new tracking service using IoT technology
IAG Cargo has partnered with Cargo Signal to offer a new tracking service for cargo.Cargo Signal, a wholly owned subsidiary of Expeditors International, is a sensor-based logistics platform that uses Internet of Things (IoT) technology to improve decision making, tracking and efficiency of air cargo.The service provides customers with end-to-end ...
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NewsVirgin Atlantic and Delta Cargo open ‘technology-inspired’ export facility at Heathrow
Virgin Atlantic Cargo and Delta Cargo have opened an export facility at London Heathrow to “future-proof” the joint venture’s growth plans in the UK market.It is supported by new technologies that will deliver “significant improvements and transparency in the customer delivery experience”.The new facility is the first phase of Virgin ...
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NewsEtihad Cargo plans next stage of digitalisation
As it celebrates its first year of digitalisation, Etihad Cargo prepares to launch a range of new projects to drive the programme forward.“Our digitalisation roadmap is only in its infancy,” says Abdulla Mohamed Shadid, Etihad Aviation Group’s managing director cargo and logistics services.“The foundations have been laid for a number ...
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NewsKLM flight offloaded due to a leak from pharma packaging
A KLM flight between Glasgow Airport and Amsterdam was evacuated earlier today when a pharma package in the cargo hold was found to be leaking.In a statement, the airline said that a shipment packed in dry ice and containing vaccines in glass tubes began to leak coolant.The leak affected the ...
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NewsAmerican to fly to Haneda from DFW and LAX
American Airlines is to launch new links to Tokyo’s Haneda International Airport from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) next year.From March 29, American and its Pacific Joint Business partner Japan Airlines will offer five times a daily flights to Haneda from four US ...
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NewsJAL reports falling freight volumes in August
The JAL Group, of which Japan Airlines is the stand-out operation, flew 34,271 tons of cargo on international routes in August, down by 4.5% on the same month of 2018.It also carried 2,151 tons of mail on its international services during the month.Domestic cargo volumes were down year on year ...
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NewsReform of slot allocation rules vital for Virgin’s Heathrow expansion plans
Virgin Atlantic has called on the government to reform the way slots are allocated at London Heathrow airport as it unveils ambitious plans to add up to 84 new destinations once the third runway is completed.Dominic Kennedy, managing director, cargo at Virgin Atlantic, said: “Our volumes grew 6% in 2018 ...
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NewsVirgin Atlantic opens Tel Aviv link
Virgin Atlantic’s first flight to Tel Aviv touched down at Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport with a full cargo payload as the airline continues to extend its international route network.The new daily Airbus A330-300 flights offer 20 tonnes of cargo capacity to and from London Heathrow as well as fast ...
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NewsEtihad Cargo adjusts freighter network and appoints new US area manager
Etihad Cargo will adjust one of its US freighter services and has added new leadership in the country.From September 29, the airline will add an outbound stop at Frankfurt Airport to its existing weekly B777F service between Abu Dhabi International Airport and Ohio’s Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK). On the return ...
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NewsSpiceXpress' new 737-800 freighter to commence operations in South Asia
Image source: SpiceXpressSpiceJet's cargo division, SpiceXpress, has taken delivery of its first 737-800 Boeing converted freighter (BCF).The standard-body freighter, which is the first 737-800BCF to be operated in south Asia, is on lease from NGF Alpha Limited, a division of Spectre Cargo Solutions.The airline also operates two B737-700Fs.The aircraft offers ...
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NewsDescartes improves ULD tracking and Air NZ signs up
Descartes has upgraded is ULD tracking service to what it says is an “industry-leading, Bluetooth-enabled solution” to automatically monitor the real-time location of international mail, parcel and cargo shipments, whether they are on the ground or in the air.Descartes Core ULD Tracking “helps air carriers automate freight tracking, increase operating ...
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Qatar sees cargo revenues rise as the overall group reports a loss
Qatar Airways saw cargo revenues increase by 16.8% to QR10.1bn in fiscal 2019 on the back of fleet expansion, but the overall airline reported a loss.The airline said during the fiscal year it transported 1.4m tonnes of cargo an increase of 6.8% year-on-year as it grew to become the second ...
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NewsEmirates SkyCargo teams up with Seafood Souq
From left: Sayed Harris, cargo manager, Emirates SkyCargo; Sean Dennis, ceo and co-founder, Seafood Souq; Dennis Lister, vp cargo commercial development, Emirates SkyCargo and Dennis Konoplev, coo and co-founder, Seafood SouqEmirates SkyCargo has signed a partnership with Seafood Souq, the creator of an online B2B marketplace application that helps seafood ...
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More smart thinking for Cebu Pacific on cargo cloud computing
Cebu Pacific Air has renewed its contract with QuantumID Technologies to continue development of its SmartKargo cloud-based real-time management system.The largest Philippine carrier, which was the first Asian airline to adopt the SmartKargo Cloud platform in 2013, says it will give its customers real-time shipment information and tools such as ...
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IAG Cargo chief joins the online revolution at Freightos
IAG Cargo director of sales, marketing and products Camilo Garcia has left the carrier to join online company Freightos Group, as global vice president of business development.He will head up airline relationships at WebCargo by Freightos, the business unit for digitizing logistics service providers.Commenting on the “exciting yet difficult decision ...
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NewsTelair International develops cargo loading system for A320 family aircraft
Telair International is set to launch a cargo loading system (CLS) that allows the lower deck of a narrow-body aircraft to be quickly converted for different cargo requirements, with launch customer Lufthansa order 100 of the new system.The CLS consists of pre-assembled floor modules that can be reconfigured "within a ...
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Cathay Pacific Group reports tough August amid Hong Kong strikes
Cathay Pacific Group, comprised of Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon airlines, has released its figures for August 2019, which show a decrease in the amount of transported cargo compared with the same time period in 2018.This summer, ongoing protests in Hong Kong negatively impacted Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon's operations ...