All articles by Damian Brett – Page 102
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NewsMilestone reached on Hong Kong International expansion
Flight checks on Hong Kong International's new third runway began over the weekend with operations expected to start later this year.The airport authority said that the flight check started on March 26 in collaboration with the Civil Aviation Department and the Flight Inspection Center of Civil Aviation Administration of China.The ...
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Cathay Pacific freighters to return to Europe in April
Cathay Pacific Cargo will restart freighter flights to Europe after an absence from the trade lane of more than three months.The carrier will add a twice-per-week B747 freighter flight from Hong Kong to Frankfurt - operating on Wednesdays and Saturdays - starting on April 13.From Frankfurt the airline will offer ...
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NewsAir cargo's digital drive boosts transactions at Awery
Vitaly Similanets, Awery Aviation Software. Source: Awery Aviation SoftwareAwery Aviation Software has seen a rapid rise in the number of transactions on its air cargo booking software as the industry continues its digital drive.Over the last six months, the company has reported 400% increase in transactions on CargoBooking, its booking ...
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NewsEFW receives STC for world’s first A320P2F
Source: EFWElbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) has received the Supplemental Type Certification (STC) from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for its head-of-version A320 Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) aircraft.The unit is the first A320P2F aircraft to be developed in the world. Three months ago the aircraft conducted its maiden test flight in Singapore.The ...
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CargoLogic Germany suspended from EU airspace and CargoLogicAir fleet inactive
CargoLogic Germany has been told it is no longer permitted to fly in European Union airspace while sister company CargoLogicAir has not conducted a flight for almost two weeks.Flight tracking websites show that UK-registered CargoLogicAir’s two B747-400Fs are currently parked at Los Angeles International and Frankfurt Hahn having conducted their ...
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NewsACS continues to arrange relief flights for Ukraine refugees
Source: Air Charter ServiceAir Charter Service (ACS) has arranged more relief flights to Poland and Moldova to provide aid to Ukrainian refugees fleeing the conflict in their home country.The charter broker said that it had now arranged more than 20 relief flights to Poland and several more to Moldova carry ...
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US Airforwarders back ocean shipping reform bill
The US Airforwarders Association (AfA) is backing the proposed Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 that it claims will address ongoing port disruption.The association has signed a stakeholder letter that backs the implementation of the reform act as many of its members are full-service freight forwarders offering a variety of ...
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NewsEV Cargo expands in air cargo with Fast Forward acquisition
Heath Zarin. Source: EV CargoEV Cargo has acquired Netherlands-headquartered Fast Forward Freight in a move that will more than double the firm's annual airfreight volumes.The company - owned by Hong Kong-based private equity firm EmergeVest - said that the acquisition is part of its previously announced corporate strategy to expand ...
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NewsDimerco launches China-Mexico air-road service
Source: DimercoFreight forwarder Dimerco is offering a new China to Mexico bonded air-road service via the US as it looks to meet a lack of direct freight flights on the route.The new Air+Road service utilises airfreight from China to either Los Angeles or Dallas and then cross-border trucking to transport ...
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NewsWFS and Kale trial truck booking system at JFK
New York JFK. Source: ShutterstockCargo handler Worldwide Flight Services has been piloting a truck slot booking system at its New York JFK facility in conjunction with IT provider Kale Info Solutions.Around 50 organisations and more than 160 individual users, including truckers and ground handling operatives, were enrolled onto the pilot ...
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NewsLödige completes equipment deployment at new Turkish Cargo hub
Source: Lödige IndustriesLogistics equipment firm Lödige Industries has completed the fit out of Turkish Cargo's new fully automated terminal at Istanbul Airport.The new 300,000 sq m terminal - named SMARTIST - offers special cargo areas for product groups such as temperature-controlled storage (6,000 sq m), express cargo (2,000 sq m) ...
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dnata invests in cargo despite volatility
Cargo handler dnata is looking to invest and expand despite ongoing market volatility, with a focus on innovation, infrastructure, sustainability and people.At an event to highlight recent developments at dnata, chief executive Steve Allen said that the overall handling market had faced a tough couple of years but added that ...
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NewsCharterSync appoints new non-executive director
Andy Evans. Source: CharterSyncDigital charter company CharterSync has appointed Andy Evans as a new non-executive director.Evans has founded, built and sold three media and technology businesses: a digital publishing business; a podcast production company; and an advertising technology company.CharterSync co-founder Ed Gillett said: “Andy will be a great asset for ...
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VDG confirms suspension of AirBridgeCargo and Atran operations
The Volga-Dnepr Group (VDG) has confirmed that it has taken the decision to temporarily suspend operations at its AirBridgeCargo and Atran Airlines subsidiaries.VDG said that it had taken the decision in response to sanctions affecting lessors and the decision of Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority (BCCA) to suspended all airworthiness certificates ...
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Challenge Group takes aim at sustainability following TIACA membership
The Challenge Group is ramping up its focus on sustainability following its decision to last year join air cargo association TIACA.The group, which includes CAL Cargo Airlines and Challenge Airlines BE, said that it had participated in the association’s sustainability working group and that it is now working on its ...
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Shenzhen-Hong Kong freighter added as overland restrictions hit supply chains
The southern Chinese city of Shenzhen has launched a freighter service to Hong Kong to meet a lack of trucking capacity as a result of Covid-19 outbreaks.According to the Xinhua news agency, the service will operate six times per week utilising a B767 freighter operated by SF Airlines.The first flight ...
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NewsDHL Express expands SAF supply with five-year deal
Martin Thomsen, BP; Frank Appel, Deutsche Post DHL Group. Source: DP DHLDHL Express has signed a deal with BP and Neste to provide 800m litres of Sustainable Aviation Fuel over the next five years as part of efforts to meet its environmental targets.The express company described the SAF deal as ...
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Another milestone for China's first air cargo hub
Ezhou Airport, which is dubbed China's first cargo airport, took another step closer to launch over the weekend as SF Airlines completed a test flight.China's largest freighter operator, SF Airlines, is developing the airport as its main cargo hub in partnership with Hubei Province with plans for the facility to ...
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NewsIAG Cargo the latest to join cargo.one booking platform
Peter Roberts, IAG Cargo and Moritz Claussen, cargo.one. Source: cargo.oneIAG Cargo is expanding its online booking presence by placing its capacity on cargo.one.The cargo division of International Airlines Group, which includes British Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus, will place its capacity on the platform starting in "early spring".Roll out will ...
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NewsCargo handling market faces continuing volatility
Steve Allen. Source: dnataThe cargo handling market will continue to face volatile airline schedules, problems with recruiting enough staff and having to handle cargo-in-the-cabin flights for the immediate future, according to executives at ground handler dnata.Speaking at an event to highlight its latest expansion at Heathrow Airport, dnata chief executive ...