All articles by Damian Brett – Page 111
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Samskip targets airfreight project cargo
Multimodal shipping firm Samskip has expanded its airfreight portfolio by adding project cargo to its offering.The company, which launched a dedicated airfreight forwarding division last year, will bring together its Bremen-based project cargo business and air cargo team in Schiphol to target the market.The initiative aims to create a "one-stop ...
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K+N targets Africa with network expansion
Freight forwarding giant Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) has expanded its presence in Africa through the addition of several new offices across the continent.The Switzerland-headquartered company told Air Cargo News that it began the expansion project in 2021 with the second phase being completed this year.In total, K+N has added 10 countries to ...
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Hong Kong suspends flights from eight countries
Hong Kong has announced that passengers from eight countries will be banned from entering the country for 14 days.The flight ban will impact passengers from Australia, the UK, Canada, France, India, Pakistan, the Philippines and the US, including transferring passengers.The measure comes into force on January 8 and will last ...
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Qatar Airways Cargo achieves CEIV Live Animals
Qatar Airways Cargo has become the fourth airline in the world to achieve IATA's CEIV Live Animals certification.The certification applies at Qatar Airways’ Doha headquarters and the QAS Cargo Doha hub, and covers all animals (amphibians, birds, crustaceans, fish, invertebrates, mammals, or reptiles) that Qatar Airways Cargo is authorised to ...
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NewsSupply chain issues continue to weigh down air cargo growth
Ongoing supply chain issues continued to weigh down air cargo demand growth in December but rates continued to surge.According to figures from CLIVE Data Services, air cargo demand in December - traditionally the peak season - fell by 5% compared with the same month in 2019 (used for comparison to ...
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InsightsPutzger Perspective: Tackling aviation emissions
The air cargo industry is tackling emissions. Photo: ICAOIn this month's column, Ian Putzger tackles the challenge faced by aviation when it comes to reducing emissions.2022 does not look like a good year to add to the cost of flying. Fares are already heading up, thanks to a global inflation. ...
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New freighters square up for heavyweight contest
With Boeing 747 production finally set to close – as the last 747-8 freighters are delivered to Atlas Air – heavy cargo twinjets will open up an entirely new battlefront between the two major airframers in 2022.Airbus and Boeing might not agree on much, but their commercial outlook for the ...
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US 5G plans on hold due to aviation concerns
US telecommunications firms Verizon and AT&T have agreed to delay the deployment of certain 5G mobile networks over concerns from aviation that they could affect flight safety.The two firms had planned to activate their C-Band 5G on January 5 but have now agreed to a 14-day delay.The country's aviation industry ...
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NewsAir Cargo News' most read stories in 2021
Last year was another busy 12 months for the air cargo industry, with COVID-19 continuing to take its toll on supply chains.Some of the challenges facing the industry were modal shift, COVID shutdowns, rising demand and ongoing capacity shortages but once again air cargo came through, playing a key role ...
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Cathay Pacific announces 7 day suspension of long-haul cargo operations
Cathay Pacific has suspended all long-haul freighter and cargo-only passenger flights to and from Hong Kong until January 6.The Hong Kong carrier said the move was in response to recently announced more stringent quarantine requirements for Hong Kong-based cargo crews.The suspension applies to all long-haul cargo flights covering the transpacific, ...
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Envirotainer: Mountain to climb on vaccine delivery
Temperature-controlled container firm Envirotainer has warned that the air cargo industry faces an ongoing challenge in the transport of Covid-19 vaccines.The company pointed out that so far only 56.9% of the world's population has received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine."This illustrates the mountain left to climb," said Envirotainer. "In ...
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NewsACS steps in to help offload Covid test kits
Source: Air Charter ServiceCharter broker Air Charter Service (ACS) stepped in to help unload Covid-19 tests kits from aircraft when staff shortages put the operation in doubt.UK-based ACS called on volunteers from its Surbiton, Surrey headquarters to help unload by hand over 2m tests at Birmingham Airport last week from ...
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FedEx predicts ongoing cargo capacity constraints in 2022
FedEx is predicting that next year air cargo capacity will once again be hard to secure with space remaining scarce and supply chain issues supporting strong demand.Speaking to Air Cargo News, Karen Reddington, president of FedEx Express Europe, explained that passenger networks - and therefore bellyhold services - were taking ...
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B&H Worldwide launches new website
Aerospace logistics firm B&H Worldwide has redesigned and upgraded its website to provide a "more user-friendly experience for visitors".Among the new features are "easier navigation and richer content" which are designed to provide an "enhanced digital experience for those seeking more insight into B&H’s capabilities".Customers still have direct access to ...
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SF Airlines continues its freighter fleet expansion
SF Airlines has continued its rapid freighter fleet expansion with an additional B767 aircraft.The China-based express carrier last week added a B767-300 widebody freighter (B-221D), bringing its total fleet to 68 aircraft.Since the start of the year, the carrier has added a total of seven freighters: three B757-200s and four ...
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NewsMenzies achieves CEIV Pharma at LHR and BUD
Tibor Fazekas-Herczeg, General Manager Cargo, and Levente Varga, CEIV Project Manager, Menzies Aviation Budapest. Source: MenziesMenzies Aviation has achieved IATA CEIV Pharma certification for its cargo operations at London Heathrow (LHR) and Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD).The handler said that the certification endorses Menzies’ ability to safely handle high-value, ...
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Bolloré in talks to sell Africa logistics business
The Bolloré Group is holding talks with container shipping giant MSC over the sale of its African logistics division.The French company said that it had received an offer from MSC to acquire 100% of Bolloré Africa Logistics, comprising all of the Bolloré Group’s transport and logistics activities in Africa, on ...
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Western Global gains approval for freighter fleet expansion
Freighter operator Western Global Airlines will have restrictions on the size of its freighter fleet removed by the US Department of Transportation (DoT).The airline's fleet was restricted following its launch in 2014 in line with the usual DoT practice of closely monitoring new carriers during the first five years of ...
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CMA CGM firms up A350F order
France-based shipping group CMA CGM has firmed up an order for four A350F aircraft in what has been a busy week for the recently launched freighter programme.Last month, CMA CGM signed a memorandum of understanding covering the purchase of four of the type but the deal has now been completed.This ...
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Troubled automotive sector hits demand at go-now carriers
Five go-now carriers are reporting a decline in demand over the last few months as a result of disruption to automotive supply chains.AVEM AERO, Flightline, Business Wings, RAF-AVIA and another anonymous carrier said that demand for urgent cargo was down by around 30% between September and November compared with pre-pandemic ...