All articles by Damian Brett – Page 172
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Astral expands intra-Africa air cargo network
Astral Aviation has expanded its intra-African network to meet capacity shortages caused by the coronavirus outbreak.The Nairobi-headquartered airline said that from May 25 it would add scheduled weekly flights to Lilongwe in Malawi, Lusaka in Zambia and Kismayo and Bosaso in Somalia.This will increase the total number of destinations it ...
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NewsAerotranscargo set for expansion
Aerotranscargo B747-400FAerotranscargo is planning to increase its freighter fleet and charter network over the coming months.The Moldova-based airline said that it will add an extra two Boeing 747-400 freighters to its fleet in July, bringing the total number of B747Fs it operates commercially to six.Meanwhile, it has also recently expanded ...
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NewsAir cargo capacity slides as airport congestion slows operations
The gap between air cargo capacity in 2020 and last year has grown again as airport congestion has slowed freighter operations.The latest data from Accenture's Seabury Consulting shows that global air cargo capacity was last week 28% lower than a year ago. Last week the figure stood at 25%.The decline ...
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FTA welcomes UK government's proposed EU trade agreement
The UK's Freight Transport Association (FTA) has welcomed the UK government's proposed Free Trade Agreement that will be used for discussions over trade arrangements with the European Union (EU).The UK, which left the EU on January 1 and entered an 11-month transition period, yesterday published 13 documents, including the trade ...
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NewsWagtail UK launches explosive detection dog services for air cargo
Wagtail UK FREDDWagtail UK has achieved government certification to provide explosive detection dog services for the UK air cargo industry.The company said that it had undertaken a "rigorous training programme" set out by the UK government to prepare its Free Running Explosive Detection Dogs (FREDD) for air cargo screening.Wagtail’s first ...
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NewsAerCaribe to add another B737-400F
Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI) has signed a contract to provide Columbian-based AerCaribe with a B737-400SF freighter conversion.The aircraft (MSN 24130) is onsite and work has commenced, with modification touch labor performed by AEI partner Commercial Jet at its Dothan, Alabama facility. This freighter conversion represents the second AEI freighter for ...
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NewsTop 20 cargo airports 2019: Hong Kong tops the list but demand down overall
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) maintained its position as the world's busiest cargo airport last year, but challenging market conditions led to an overall decline in demand at the top 20 hubs (full list below) in 2019.Statistics from Airports Council International (ACI) show that the top 20 cargo airports saw ...
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NewsLufthansa Cargo ramps up Shenzhen capacity
Lufthansa Cargo is now offering 14 weekly cargo flights from Shenzhen (SZX) to Frankfurt as it looks to meet demand.The cargo business said the first aircraft — an Airbus A330-300 operated by Lufthansa, which took off from Shenzhen on May 18 with around 3m respiratory masks and other medical protective ...
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Rates from Hong Kong decline but continue to climb from China
Airfreight rates from Hong Kong to the US fell last week while pricing out of China continues to increase as airport congestion continues.The latest statistics from TAC Index show that last week average prices from Hong Kong to North America dropped by 23.4% compared with a week earlier to $6.49 ...
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DSV and K+N take differing approaches to job cuts during the Covid-19 crisis
In late April Copenhagen-headquartered DSV Panalpina announced that it would cut around 3,000 jobs as a result of the coronavirus outbreak and its impact on the market.The logic to the move could be seen in the volume declines reported by many of the major forwarders – if you aren’t selling ...
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NewsIBS and WebCargo to partner on digital air cargo bookings
Left: Ashok Rajan, IBS Software. Right: Manel Galindo, WebCargoOnline freight booking portal WebCargo and IBS Software are partnering to combine their platforms.The partnership means that the more than 30 airlines that use IBS Software's iCargo platform will be able to offer their capacity to freight forwarders on the WebCargo booking ...
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Responding to Covid-19: Kerry outlines the challenges faced by airfreight supply chains
Emma Rowlands, strategic sales director, Kerry Logistics UK, outlines how the company responded to the coronavirus outbreakThe Covid-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on the airfreight industry, as capacity has been heavily reduced due to the cancellation of most passenger flights and the crisis has all but decimated the ...
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NewsDHL Supply Chain appoints Foreman to e-commerce role
DHL Supply Chain has appointed Kraig Foreman as president of e-commerce in North America.Foreman will focus on building out the operational and commercial platform that DHL Supply Chain has established in recent years to support e-commerce supply chains, which already includes 25 dedicated e-commerce sites shipping 150m units annually.“DHL Supply ...
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UK handlers ask for clarity over job retention scheme
Three of the UK's main ground handlers have welcomed the government's decision to extend its job retention scheme but are urgently seeking clarity about how the scheme’s implementation will change in August.They argue that bringing forward to June some of the measures proposed for August, such as allowing staff to ...
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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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NewsJD.com launches freighter operation
JD.com B737-300F, Zhejiang Loong AirlinesOnline marketplace JD.com has re-launched its dedicated all-cargo operation from Shenzhen to Wuxi on May 7 through a new partnership with Zhejiang Loong Airlines.The company said that the dedicated Boeing 737-300F, which is branded with the JD Express logo, will enable it to provide faster and ...
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Cathay Pacific cargo volumes fall by almost 50%
Cathay Pacific saw its cargo volumes decline by 48.3% year-on-year in April, but since then it has ramped up capacity.The decline meant that the Hong Kong-hubbed airline group handled a total of 84,634 tonnes during the month.Meanwhile, cargo and mail revenue tonne kms slipped 37.3% year on year in April ...
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Emirates SkyCargo continues network expansion
Emirates SkyCargo has expanded its weekly scheduled cargo flight operations to cover 75 destinations, up from 65 last week.Some of the destinations recently included in Emirates SkyCargo’s network include Colombo, Conakry, Dakar, Dhaka, Dublin, Khartoum, Kuala Lumpur, Perth and Quito.In addition, Emirates SkyCargo has also upped the frequency of flights ...
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United carries out first cargo-in-the-cabin flight
United Airlines has carried out its first cargo-in-the-cabin flight following approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).The airline's inaugural cargo-in-cabin flight flew from London Heathrow to Chicago (ORD) carrying almost two tonnes of mail in the passenger cabin, plus a full payload of freight in the belly of the ...
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NewsQatar Cargo teams up with CEVA and SkyCell for pharma shipment
Qatar Airways Cargo has transported 56 SkyCell containers with vaccines from one of the largest vaccine manufacturers worldwide on its scheduled freighter and belly-hold cargo flights for its customer, CEVA Logistics.The 54 tonne shipment consisting of pneumococcal and varicella vaccines were flown from Brussels to Mumbai via the carrier’s hub ...