All articles by Damian Brett – Page 190
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Sponsored: Using technology to reduce fuel costs
Sponsored Content: It may seem like common sense that fuel has a big impact on air transport operations. Even though continually introduced new aircraft are bringing more efficient designs and engines as the years pass, fuel remains a top cost driver for air activities. In 2018 alone, fuel represented 23% ...
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NewsAtlas 767 crash: Go-around mode activated after mystery ‘click’
Aerial view of main debris field during recovery operation. NTSBInvestigators probing the fatal Atlas Air Boeing 767-300 freighter crash near Houston have been trying to ascertain whether a sound captured on the cockpit-voice recorder signifies the activation of the go-around switch immediately before the accident sequence.The aircraft, which was flying ...
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NewsForwarders up their digital offering but there's more work to be done
The leading freight forwarders are making progress in improving their digital services, but there is still more work to be done if the industry wants to capitalise on the opportunity.The fourth annual Freightos Mystery Shopper Survey revealed that 11 of the top 20 freight forwarders now provide a dedicated request ...
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NewsFinnair Cargo appoints Pasi Nopanen
Pasi NopanenPasi Nopanen has been appointed as Finnair Cargo’s sales director for Asia.He will take up his position from March 9 – joining from Qatar Airways – and will be based in Shanghai."Pasi has extensive experience in the air cargo industry, having worked for airlines and freight forwarding companies during ...
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TAL Aviation scoops Kenya Airways cargo deal
GSSA TAL Aviation has won the contract to provide Kenya Airways with sales services in the Ivory Coast.Anita Mirchandani, TAL Aviation's Country Manager Ivory Coast, will head the deal, which covers "a variety of cargo and logistics services throughout its market as sole representative of Kenya Airways Cargo".It is the ...
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NewsDelta Cargo excited by new India service
Delta Air Lines Cargo will target the pharma, automotive and perishables sectors on its new service between New York JFK and Mumbai.The weekly service will begin on December 22 utilising B777-200LR capacity.Key export products from India are anticipated to be pharmaceuticals, automobile parts, perishables, courier shipments and general cargo.Delta is ...
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NewsTitan Aviation and Bain Capital unveil $1bn freighter project
Aircraft lessor Titan Aviation and Bain Capital Credit will form a joint venture to develop a diversified freighter aircraft leasing portfolio with an anticipated value of approximately $1bn.Under the joint venture, Bain and Titan have committed to provide $360m and $40m of equity capital, respectively, which may be supplemented with ...
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FedEx continues to focus on airfreight capacity as Q2 results under pressure
FedEx will continue to examine further air cargo capacity retirements following a decline in its fiscal second quarter operating performance on the back of a weaker global economy and the loss of Amazon business.The express giant saw its revenues for the quarter ended November 30 drop by 2.8% year on ...
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Sun Country Airlines scoops 10 aircraft deal with Amazon
E-commerce giant Amazon has hired Sun Country Airlines to deliver its packages in Amazon Air-branded aircraft – a huge expansion for the Minnesota-based, ultra-low cost carrier – and it promises to represent up to 20% of the airline’s business.According to sister title FlightGlobal, the six-year deal is a “first-of-its-kind for ...
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NewsForwarder aims to help bridge the industry's increasing age gap in the UK
Chadd BluntUK forwarder association BIFA's young forwarder network governor for the Midlands, Chadd Blunt, is hoping to help bridge the "increasing age gap within the sector's workforce" by raising awareness of the sector with young people.Blunt, who took up the role at BIFA earlier this year and is also chief ...
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Emirates SkyCargo's Chile freighter flights are the cherry on the cake
Emirates SkyCargo has operated a number of special charter flights to transport cherries from Chile to destinations in east Asia, including Shanghai, Hong Kong and Seoul, as it continues to target the perishables market from the South American country.In total, the Dubai hubbed airline transported more than 850 tonnes of ...
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Lufthansa Cargo launches dynamic pricing
Lufthansa Cargo has added dynamic pricing and real-time booking to its online portal.The airline said the new development, which uses its Rapid Rate Response system, will help expedite and simplify the booking process for customers.Starting in December 2019, the system will generate spot price offers for all customers based in ...
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NewsDHL Express to expand in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi Airports Free Zone Authority (ADAFZ) has signed a 27-year agreement with Middle East General Enterprises (MGE) to develop a facility in conjunction with DHL Express.DHL Express will serve as a key client within ADAFZ’s Express Integrator cluster, and in close collaboration with MGE combined, will invest up to ...
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NewsAirBridgeCargo and DB Schenker partner to improve air cargo data quality
Ariaen Zimmerman (left), executive director, Cargo iQ, and Chris Davies (right), Technology and product manager, Cargo iQ, with the winners of the Q-Rally challengeA collaboration between AirBridgeCargo Airlines and DB Schenker has been recognised by Cargo iQ for improving the data quality of shipment reports from Russia to Schengen Agreement ...
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Uzbekistan Airways signs up to CHAMP's online portal
Uzbekistan Airways has signed up to use CHAMP Cargosystems’ online portal, FREIGHT.AERO, as it looks to develop its digital offering.FREIGHT.AERO offers real-time availability and price, e-bookings, air waybill and house air waybill processing."FREIGHT.AERO is connected to 20+ airlines and empowers forwarders to do business online with multiple airlines through a ...
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Cathay Pacific expects a weak first half of 2020 for cargo
Cathay Pacific is expecting a weak start to next year, but is more optimistic for 2020 as a whole.The Hong Kong hubbed airline said that its cargo performance continues to come under pressure and this is expected to continue next year.Last month, Cathay Pacific and Dragon Air carried 177,964 tonnes ...
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Time:matters offsets on-board courier shipments
Time-critical logistics firm time:matters has begun offsetting the carbon produced by its on-board courier shipments.For the project, time:matters is co-operating with myclimate, a non-profit organisation, to offset its carbon emissions from courier shipments.The offsetting measures cover carbon emissions from flights as well as vehicle pick-ups and deliveries.“We take our responsibility ...
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NewsStroud scoops BIFA compliance role
David Stroud - BIFAUK freight forwarder association BIFA has appointed David Stroud as its policy and compliance adviser with responsibility for logistics issues relating to airfreight, security and sustainable logistics.BIFA said Stroud is a highly experienced industry professional and has held senior management roles at DHL Global Forwarding, Tigers Global ...
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Qantas and Alaska Air B737 freighters back in the air
Qantas Freight and Alaska Air Cargo have both re-started flights using their IAI converted B737 freighters after they were temporarily grounded last week on safety grounds.Tracking website Flight Radar 24 shows that both airlines started flying their freighters yesterday after they were taken out of action on December 11.However, Alaska ...
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Retailers say US-China trade agreement a step in the right direction
The US National Retail Federation (NRF) has welcomed news that the North American country and China have agreed on phase one of a trade deal.Reports indicate that the agreement cancels tariffs that were due to come into force last week and will reduce tariffs that took effect in September.However, earlier ...