All articles by Damian Brett – Page 137
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Stoll focuses on the customer as he takes control at Swiss WorldCargo
A focus on customer requirements is a common thread throughout the career of Lorenzo Stoll, who took over the controls at Swiss WorldCargo on April 1.Stoll first joined the airline in 2013, heading up its Geneva operations, which mainly consist of short-haul passenger flights.At that point, the Geneva business was ...
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NewsRaya Airways expands with another B767 freighter
Raya Airways B767-200FMalaysia-based Raya Airways has taken delivery of an additional Boeing 767-200F aircraft as it looks to cater for growing e-commerce demand.The carrier said the addition expanded its total fleet size to four aircraft also encompassing two Boeing 767-200F and one Boeing 737-400F aircraft.Mohamad Najib Ishak, managing director of ...
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TIACA issues call to action for air cargo
Air cargo group TIACA has outlined five areas of development that the industry should focus on over the coming years.The cross-supply chain group said that the industry should embrace digitalisation, sustainability, safety and security, liberalisation, and partnerships and collaboration in order to modernise and provide enhanced solutions addressing customer demands.On ...
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Cargo iQ outlines drive for air cargo quality standards
Cargo iQ has outlined its plans to continue to drive the development of quality standards in air cargo.Following its annual general meeting, the air cargo standards group revealed plans to better monitor the trucking leg of the air cargo supply chain and expand its usage amongst independent forwarders.On the developments ...
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Forwarders to have a greater say in IATA's cargo programme
The Cargo Agency Conference (CAC) will in the future be required to consult with freight forwarder councils before any future resolutions are made.Following a recent decision, CAC, which is entirely composed of airlines, will have to consult with Regional Joint Councils before any future resolutions, or amendments to resolutions, are ...
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NewsCainiao tackles South America cargo crunch with Atlas and Latam
Cainiao Smart Logistics Network,the logistics arm of e-commerce giant Alibaba, has linked Latam Cargo to its partnership with Atlas Air to secure capacity and speed up connections into South America.The Special Prorate Agreement (SPA), which allows two or more airlines to connect services, will see Cainiao link the services flown ...
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Amazon expands with Cargojet through two freighter deal
Amazon Air will expand its relationship with Canada-based freighter operator Cargojet through a deal to operate two freighters on behalf of the e-commerce giant.The Air Transportation Services Agreement will see Cargojet operate two Amazon-owned B767-300BDSF aircraft as part of the Amazon Air network on a CMI basis within Canada starting ...
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NewsCLIVE: Air cargo recovery stalls in March but space remains tight
The recovery in air cargo demand appears to have stalled in March, according to the latest statistics from CLIVE Data Services.Figures from the data provider show that volumes in March declined by 3% compared with March 2019 (pre-Covid), while in February demand was down 1% on two years earlier.The early ...
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NewsSriLankan Airlines aims at cargo with first freighter
SriLankan Airlines is planning to add its first freighter aircraft to capitalise on growing international trade from the country.The airline told Air Cargo News that it will take delivery of its of its first freighter aircraft by the winter 2021/2022.The company could not at this stage confirm the make or ...
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NewsACS appoints global director for humanitarian
Ben DinsdaleCharter broker Air Charter Service (ACS) has appointed Ben Dinsdale as the company’s global director for humanitarian and government services.Dinsdale joined ACS almost 18 years ago. During his time at ACS, he has overseen the establishment of the Paris office’s cargo department and in 2016 became business development director ...
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Tiaca outlines reorganisation as it adds new board members
Air cargo organisation Tiaca has added new board members and outlined its recent reoranisation that aims to prepare the association for the future.The cross-supply chain group yesterday revealed the appointment of four new Board Members; Liana Coyne, Coyne Airways; Bob Chi, SATS Ltd; Manel Galindo, WebCargo; and Hendrik Leyssens, Swissport."Each ...
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Aeronaves TSM orders more B737 cargo conversions
Mexico-based Aeronaves TSM has ordered four additional AEI B737-400SF freighter conversions from Aeronautical Engineers, Inc (AEI).This order follows the announcement of two more AEI B737-400SF freighter conversions ordered by the freighter operator in early March.Upon completion of this order, TSM will operate a total of seven AEI B737-400SF freighter conversions.Production ...
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Suez containership freed but supply chain delays to continue
The huge containership that has been blocking the Suez Canal for more than a week has now been freed.The vessel, which blocked the shipping artery for more than a week, has been towed to a lake further along the canal where it will undergo checks.As many as 370 vessels were ...
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NewsCainiao partners with Hong Kong Air Cargo on Southeast Asia flights
Cainiao Smart Logistics Network is partnering with Hong Kong Air Cargo to launch cargo flights to Southeast Asia.Initially, Hong Kong Air Cargo will operate seven flights per week to Manila, three per week to Kuala Lumpur and six to Bangkok on behalf of the logistics arm of e-commerce giant Alibaba."The ...
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NewsStuck box ship partially re-floated as air cargo remains poised
Image courtesy of VesselfinderThe huge containership that has been blocking the Suez Canal for more than a week has been partially re-floated.Earlier today, Egyptian officials said that the stern of the 400 m-long Ever Given ultra-large containership had now been freed, but the bow remains stuck."This was the result of ...
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Engine inspection ordered following AN-124 incident
Ukrainian authorities have ordered inspections of D-18T series three engines after a Volga-Dnepr AN-124 last year suffered an uncontained engine fan-disc failure.The country's aviation administration said that the preliminary investigation into the incident identified that the source of the engine failure was the destruction of the fan disk.Thе administration requires ...
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CMA CGM Air Cargo adds second freighter and route
CMA CGM Air Cargo has added two new routes in the US as its second freighter begins operations.The shipping group-owned airline said that on March 28 it had added a flight from its Liege hub to New York JFK and Atlanta to its network as part of a single route.The ...
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NewsUS cargo-focussed airports report rapid growth in 2020
US airports with a cargo focus last year saw their freight volumes grow rapidly as consumers switched to e-commerce, according to new research by Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development.The report, written by Joseph Schwieterman and Euan Hague, found that freight volumes at cargo-focussed airports last year increased by an average ...
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NewsDB Schenker sees revenues and profits increase in 2020
DB Schenker saw revenues and profits increase last year despite air and ocean volumes both declining.The Germany-headquartered freighter forwarder recorded a 7.8% decline in airfreight volumes last year to 1.1m tonnes, while ocean demand was down 10.5% to just over 2m teu.However, revenues in 2020 increased by 3.4% year on ...
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NewsAMI expands at fast-growing LA ahead of new air cargo security requirements
Cargo wholesaler Air Menzies International (AMI) has moved to a new facility at Los Angeles International (LAX) as it looks to expand operations at the fast growing US airport and prepare for stricter security requirements.AMI said the move to a new facility will more than double warehouse space and place ...