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NewsDachser US expands airfreight capacity with Chicago-Frankfurt route
Dachser's US division has launched a weekly airfreight service between the North America and Europe, in response to growing demand.The service, which commenced on July 26, operates on rotation between Chicago, US, and Frankfurt, Germany.Dachser's road transport network provides links to other destinations in Germany, as well as Austria, Belgium, ...
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NewsChapman Freeborn appoints its first ever group director of sport
Airfreight charter specialist Chapman Freeborn has appointed Nick Lamb as its first ever group director of sport.Cricket enthusiast Lamb comes to Chapman Freeborn from Tourvest Destination Management, where he was head of sales.Lamb also spent five years working in the sports travel division of a global destination management company, specialising ...
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ATSG: "Strong demand" for leased freighters during coronavirus
Aircraft leasing company Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) has highlighted that its half-year results reflect "solid growth, improving cash flows and strong demand for leased cargo aircraft".During the first half of this year, the group's revenues increased 13% to $378m, while adjusted ebit rose 20% to $125.6m."Increased contributions from ATSG’s ...
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Chapman Freeborn partners with ATC in South America
Charter firm Chapman Freeborn has appointed sales agent ATC Aviation Services as its commercial representative for Latin America.The deal will see ATC sell on behalf of Chapman Freeborn in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay.The two companies said that co-operation will strengthen their coverage in South ...
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NewsForwarders combat capacity crunch with expanded charter operations
Forwarders are strengthening their chartered freighter operations as bellyhold capacity continues to fall short of demand and the recovery timeframe for the passenger sector remains unclear.DSV expanded its airfreight charter network through its Panalpina operations and partnerships with air cargo carriers to offer cargo capacity and "reliable transit times" on ...
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NewsPML uses airfreight charters to "ride coronavirus storm"
Nick Finbow, sales director, PMLPerishable logistics firm PML has "risen to the challenge" presented by the Covid-19 outbreak and has launched its air charter operation.The company added that it is continuing its operations without having to make staff cutbacks.Nick Finbow, sales director at PML, explained: "Our recently launched in-house charter ...
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NewsBollore to extend Europe-Africa cargo flights
Bollore Logistics operates WARA air service for airbridge Europe West AfricaBollore Logistics is extending its special weekly cargo charter freight service between Europe and West Africa, the Wara Air Service, until the end of the month.Over the last three months Bollore Logistics has operated two or three weekly all-cargo flights ...
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Cainiao to quadruple charter network for faster deliveries
Alibaba's logistics arm, the Cainiao Smart Logistics Network, has said it will quadruple its charter network as part of efforts to speed up delivery times.The company said that it planned to increase charter flights from 260 to 1,260 over the next nine months to help bring delivery times down from ...
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NewsChapman Freeborn swoops on Arcus as it targets time critical sector
Gediminas Ziemelis, chair of the board, Avia Solutions GroupCharter broker Chapman Freeborn will acquire Arcus Air Logistics and Arcus Air OBC (on-board courier) from the Arcus Air Group as it targets the time critical logistics sector.Arcus offers air cargo charter and on-board courier services primarily to the automotive industry and ...
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AF KLM Cargo launches KickCharter platform to help fill chartered freighters
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) has launched a collaborative online platform that can be used to book cargo capacity on its chartered freighter flights.The KickCharter solution ensures charter freighter flights are full, or as close to full as possible, before operating. It also enables cargo to be flown to ...
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Cargo-partner provides charter services update
Logistics provider cargo-partner is operating weekly charter flights throughout June from China and Hong Kong to Frankfurt, Vienna, Amsterdam and Budapest.In addition to its regular charter services, cargo-partner has carried out requests for full and part-charter flights to transport urgent cargo such as pharmaceutical, healthcare and personal protective equipment (PPE).For ...
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Strong start to the year for Air Partner following a tough 2019
Charter broker Air Partner saw profits and revenues decline last year but is expecting a busy 2020 as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.Announcing results for the year ending January 31, the company saw full-year revenues decline 13.9% year on year to £66.7m, gross profit was down 3.7% to £34.2m ...
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NewsCharter sector expected to be busy over coming months
Dan Morgan-Evans, Air Charter ServiceCharter broker Air Charter Service (ACS) is expecting demand for cargo charters to remain strong over the coming months despite an uncertain demand outlook.Group cargo director Dan Morgan-Evans explained that although demand was likely to come under pressure, airlines could take their time restarting the passenger ...
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NewsBlue Water Shipping charters Europe-China SAS Cargo flights
Blue Water Shipping has entered into a charter agreement with airline SAS Cargo providing a regular scheduled charter service for the shipper between Denmark and China.Palle Kamstrup, global director for Blue Water’s Sea & Air divisions, explained: "It is a difficult situation for many of our customers, as transporting their ...
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Air Partner reports busy charter operations as pandemic continues
Global aviation services group Air Partner said it had a strong start to the financial year, with the unaudited accounts for February, March and April showing expected underlying profit before tax at £6m.The company reported April as being a "record month", driven by high levels of coronavirus-related activity in its ...
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Air France KLM Martinair Cargo expands airfreight services
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) is expanding its cargo services by adding new destinations, frequencies and improved charter solutions.This week AFKLMP increased its flight frequency to Johannesburg, Bangkok, Beijing and Shanghai.In the coming weeks, the carrier will restore operations to Houston and increasing flight frequency to Bamako, Ouagadougou, Chicago, ...
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NewsChapman Freeborn and Avion team up on A320 and A321 freight flights
Avion Express and Chapman Freeborn team up on cargo flightsCharter broker Chapman Freeborn has been utilising the A320 and A321 aircraft of sister company Avion Express to meet demand for the transport of medical supplies.The two companies have worked together and received all the required approvals to operate cargo-only flights ...
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NewsAgility and Chapman Freeborn team up to deliver medical machinery and supplies in Maldives
Logistics firm Agility and air charter business Chapman Freeborn recently collaborated to deliver 287 items of medical cargo, including CT scan and MRI machines, to Malé in the Maldives for distribution at four hospitals.Agility said it overcame the logistical challenges presented by Covid-19 and brought the cargo to Dubai from ...
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UPS charters 25 flights to support US Covid-19 Project Airbridge
UPS has announced that it is managing and brokering 25 charter flights as part of Project Airbridge, a partnership between UPS, US healthcare distributors and the US federal government, which is led by the the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the White House Coronavirus Taskforce.As part of Project Airbridge, ...
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NewsWorldwide Flight Services, Bolloré Logistics and Airbus team up to ship medical masks
Medical masks onboard an A400M, bound for SpainWorldwide Flight Services (WFS) has collaborated with Bolloré Logistics and Airbus to transport 2m medical face masks from China to France and Spain, to help protect health workers and the general public during the coronavirus outbreak.Airbus sent one of its A330-800 passenger aircraft ...