All articles by Damian Brett – Page 121
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Putzger perspective: Amazon's freighter future
In his latest monthly column, Ian Putzger takes a look at how Amazon continues to suck up freighter capacity.The relentless demand for airfreight capacity is keeping freighter operators at lofty heights for some time to come. Predictions of congested networks now extend well beyond the 2021 Lunar New Year, if ...
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NewsScan Global Logistics expands into UK with Horizon deal
Nigel Davies (L) of Horizon and Allan Melgaard of SGL. Source SGLFast-growing Scan Global Logistics (SGL) has added a presence in the UK through the takeover of Horizon International Cargo.SGL said that having a presence in the second-largest market in Europe is a "strategic move pivotal to the company's long-term ...
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NewsAir Canada Cargo to expand cold chain capabilities in Toronto
Source: Air CanadaAir Canada is investing $16m in expanding and enhancing its cold chain handling facility at Toronto Pearson International Airport.The expanded facility will feature over 30,000 sq ft of temperature-controlled areas and an expanded cooler to fully meet the requirements of cold chain shipments such as pharmaceuticals, fresh food ...
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Transport groups warn of supply chain collapse unless workers are protected
The heads of transport groups from across the industry have warned of the collapse of supply chains unless governments take steps to safeguard workers.In an open letter published on the day of the UN General Assembly, the International Road Transport Union (IRU), IATA, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), and ...
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Chinese supply chains face disruption as energy shortage bites
Chinese supply chains are being affected by factory shut downs as a power shortage has caused several companies to temporarily stop production.Many regions in the country have been affected by blackouts as the supply of energy is rationed. This has affected both homes and businesses.Risk analyst Everstream Analytics warned that ...
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NewsCMA CGM continues to expand in airfreight with B777F order
Source: CMA CGMShipping company CMA CGM is continuing its expansion in the air cargo market through the addition of two B777 freighter aircraft.The Marseille-based company will purchase the two new aircraft directly from manufacturer Boeing. The freighters represent the airfreight divisions first direct order of aircraft.It is understood the aircraft ...
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NewsLufthansa Cargo adds more B777Fs as its last MD-11F faces high noon
Source: Lufthansa CargoLufthansa Cargo has added two more Boeing 777 freighters to its fleet, while its last MD-11F aircraft will soon be making its last flight.The two B777F aircraft - D-ALFJ and D-ALFK - will be based at the airline's Frankfurt hub and expand Lufthansa Cargo's freighter fleet to 16 ...
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NewsNew air cargo booking tool hits the market
Tristan Koch. Source: AweryA new online air cargo booking portal has been launched as air cargo's digital transformation gains momentum.The CargoBooking.aero portal connects GSAs and airlines to their forwarder customers through the use of Application Programming Interface (API) connections.The portal, powered by Awery Aviation Software, uses real-time flight and rate ...
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How air cargo is responding to climate change
In his latest column, Brandon Fried, executive director of the US Airforwarders Association, reports on a recent survey they carried out to find out how the air cargo industry is responding to climate change.Aviation has been essential in powering progress, expanding horizons, creating opportunities, and facilitating commerce between countries.The ability ...
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NewsAlaska Air Cargo expands management team as volumes grow
Rick Bendix (L), Gina Thomas (C) and Kim Beelitz. Source: Alaska Air CargoAlaska Air Cargo has made three management appointments in response to growing demand.The airline has appointed Kim Beelitz as manager of cargo ground operations in Seattle (SEA).Beelitz has worked with Alaska Airlines for more than a dozen years ...
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NewsSwissport completes leadership team renewal with CFO appointment
Iván Nash Vila. Source: SwissportHandler Swissport International has appointed Iván Nash Vila as its chief financial officer and member of the executive leadership team.He succeeds Alexander Gradow, head of financial planning and analysis, who had been acting as interim chief financial officer (CFO) since August. Nash Vila will report to ...
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Qatar Cargo sees volumes increase despite pandemic
Qatar Airways Cargo reported a 4.6% in cargo volumes in the fiscal year ending March 31 despite the loss of much of its bellyhold network due to the pandemic.The cargo division of Qatar Airways handled a total of 2,727,986 tonnes of cargo in the 2020/21 fiscal year to maintain its ...
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21 Air looks to expand its fleet for peak demand
Freighter operator 21 Air has applied to the US Department of Transportation (DoT) for permission to double the size of its fleet.According to the filing, the airline is currently limited to a fleet of five aircraft but it would like this limit to increase to 10 freighters.21 Air currently operates ...
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Lufthansa Cargo joins air cargo digitalisation project
Lufthansa Cargo has joined a new air cargo digitalisation project which aims to improve the networking of airfreight companies in Germany.The Digital Test Field Air Cargo of the German Federal Ministry of Transport (BMVI), which is coordinated by the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics (IML), is looking to ...
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Strauss to remain as Amerijet CEO after U-turn
Tim Strauss has agreed to stay with Amerijet as its chief executive after previously announcing his decision to re-sign from the role.The u-turn happened just days after the company announced that Strauss would leave the role with Amerijet executive chairman Vic Karjian - and former chief executive - stepping into ...
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NewsWFS expands North American presence with Pinnacle Logistics deal
Source: WFSGround handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has acquired Pinnacle Logistics as it looks to expand its presence in North America.Fort Worth-based Pinnacle is focussed on specialist express cargo handling for e-commerce customers and has a handling presence at Dallas Fort Worth, Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Allentown (PA), Minneapolis and ...
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Dutch air cargo sector hits out at Schiphol's price hike plans
Dutch logistics group Air Cargo Netherlands (ACN), along with the wider aviation sector, have hit out at Schiphol's plans to hike airline charges by 40% by 2025 as a result of Covid.Reports suggest that the planned increase will be implemented in three stages from 2023 and comes as the airport ...
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Mammoth invests in MRO firm to support B777 conversions
Mammoth Freighters has invested in widebody maintenance and modification firm GDC Technics to support its Boeing 777-200LR and 777-300ER passenger-to-freighter conversion programmes.Located at Alliance Airport in Fort Worth, GDC has a 840,000 sq ft facility and six widebody hangar bays for modification and maintenance work on 777 aircraft.Mammoth Co-chief executive ...
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CargoAi expands reach with booking request service
CargoAi has added a new booking request service that will allow freight forwarders to connect through the platform with GSAs and airlines that do not currently have API connections.The booking request service allows forwarders to search on a specific route to see flights, which are updated on a daily basis ...
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Tiaca tells air cargo to brace for 'unprecedented challenges' in Q4
Supply chain group Tiaca has warned that the air cargo sector faces "unprecedented challenges" in the fourth quarter.The air cargo organisation pointed out that industry is already under pressure due to the lack of bellyhold capacity, modal shift due to issues in ocean shipping, unpredictable supply chain worker covid restrictions ...