All articles by Damian Brett – Page 203
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Flexport switches freighter flights to new operator
Freight forwarder Flexport has switched its transpacific air charter operation from Western Global to a service run by Plus Logistics, a Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) subsidiary, and Atlas Air.A spokesperson for the company said that the switch was made on July 8 without a single missed flight. Atlas Air operates ...
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Atlas expects more shippers to add their own air cargo networks
Shippers are expected to increasingly create their own air cargo networks as they look to enhance the control they have over their supply chains.Speaking at the Air Cargo Europe event in early June, Atlas Air Worldwide executive vice president and chief commercial officer Michael Steen said that the rise of ...
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FCS hoping to re-introduce Frankfurt truck slot booking next year
Cargo handler Frankfurt Cargo Services (FCS) is hoping to re-introduce a truck slot booking programme next year after it stopped using a system in 2018.In April last year, Frankfurt cargo handlers FCS and LUG announced that from May 15 2018 they would require drivers to obtain a slot for picking ...
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NewsAmazon's record breaking Prime Day puts supply chains under pressure
Prime Day was once again the largest shopping event in Amazon history with more than 175m items ordered.Over the two days of Prime Day, on July 15 and 16, sales surpassed the previous Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined.Prime members purchased more than 175m million items throughout the event with ...
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Qatar Airways Cargo: Taking it personally
The last time Air Cargo News spoke to Qatar Airways chief officer cargo Guillaume Halleux, the airfreight market was in a very different place to where it finds itself today.Volumes were booming, rates were rising and the airlines’ biggest concern was whether they could find the capacity to meet the ...
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NewsTop 25 cargo airlines 2018: FedEx at the top as Qatar closes in on Emirates
FedEx retained its position as the world’s busiest cargo airline in 2018, but the passenger and freighter fleet of Qatar Airways continued to close in on number two Emirates (see chart at end of article).The latest IATA World Air Transport Statistics report shows that express operator FedEx was again the ...
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NewsDelta Air Lines records double-digit drop in cargo revenues
Delta Air Lines saw cargo revenues drop for the second quarter in a row on the back of traffic declines.The Atlanta-headquartered airline registered a 17% year-on-year decline in second-quarter cargo revenues to $186m.Revenues were also down in the first quarter of the year.Meanwhile, cargo traffic for the Q2 period was ...
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Sichuan Airlines takes delivery of its first freighter
BOC Aviation Limited has delivered the first of three Airbus A330 freighter aircraft to passenger carrier Sichuan Airlines.The remaining two aircraft are scheduled for delivery to Sichuan Airlines in the second half of 2019.“We congratulate Sichuan Airlines on the occasion of its 31st anniversary and we are very pleased to ...
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UK Aviation 2050: Airfreight must play a defining role
Alex Veitch, head of multimodal policy at the Freight Transport Association (FTA), explains why the cargo sector should be a central part of the UK's aviation strategy, currently under discussion.Airfreight currently represents around 40% by value of the UK’s imports and exports, and as the UK seeks to supplement European ...
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NewsTrump attends Qatar Cargo B777F signing ceremony
Qatar Airways orders five B777F in the presence of Donald Trump and Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-ThaniUS President Donald Trump and the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, attended the signing ceremony for Qatar Airways' order of five Boeing 777 freighters.The order, worth $1.8bn at current ...
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NewsMenzies Aviation signs up to ULD code of conduct
Menzies Aviation has become the latest signatory to IATA's ULD CARE’s Code of Conduct which aims to reduce damage to air cargo containers.Established in 2018, and derived from the IATA ULD Regulations, the ULD CARE Code of Conduct sets the standard for all ULD handling and operations, ensuring that the ...
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NewsAgility on a growth trajectory despite market slowdown
Michael BlaufussMichael Blaufuss’ CV reads like a Who’s Who of the freight forwarding industry over the last 30 years, but surprisingly he has only really worked for two different companies.Blaufuss is currently Agility Global Integrated Logistics (GIL) senior vice president of airfreight but began his career in logistics in 1989 ...
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Forwarders sign up for IATA's new rate platform
DB Schenker, Agility Logistics and Hellmann Worldwide Logistics have signed up to IATA's new air cargo rates platform, IATA Net Rates.IATA Net Rates aims to digitise the process of airlines and GSAs distributing rate sheets to forwarders using Excel spreadsheets and email, which the airline group said is "labor-intensive and ...
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NewsAir cargo continues to face weak market conditions with 'hefty' declines in Asia
The latest figures from IATA have confirmed air cargo continued to face weak market conditions in May.Data from the airline association show that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), decreased by 3.4% in May compared with the same period in 2018.This was a slight improvement on the 5.6% contraction ...
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FedEx reports 'solid growth' in Europe to Asia demand
FedEx has reported “solid growth” on volumes heading from Europe to Asia this year, despite a slowdown in the headhaul direction.FedEx Express Europe president Bert Nappier told Air Cargo News that the eastbound trade from Europe was a major focus for the business globally.“This [Europe to Asia] lane represents an ...
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Bill Flynn to retire as Atlas Air Worldwide CEO
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has announced that President and Chief Executive Officer William Flynn will retire from the company on January 1, after a 13-year tenure, and become Chairman of the Board on that date.The board has appointed John Dietrich, current Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, as Flynn’s ...
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NewsJohn Lloyd finds his feet at Air Canada Cargo
John Lloyd - Air Canada CargoJohn Lloyd joined Air Canada Cargo in January but officially took up the role of director of cargo for the Europe, Middle East and India region in April.Lloyd is well known and respected in the air cargo industry having worked at Virgin Atlantic Cargo ...
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Retailers hopeful as US holds back on plan for more tariffs on Chinese goods
US retailers have expressed hope that progress made during talks between President Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping at the G-20 summit in Japan will lead to the end of the two countries’ trade war.On Saturday, the US President said that he would hold off imposing 25% tariffs on ...
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NewsSwedish forwarder to offer 'carbon free' airfreight
Sweden-based freight forwarder Scandinavian Logistics Partners (Scanlog) will cease selling traditional airfreight and is now launching Always Carbon Offset Airfreight programme as it becomes the latest transport firm to make an environmental pledge.The company will from now on offset for the CO2e* emissions caused by the airfreight, including pre- and ...
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Cathay Pacific Cargo says flexibility is key in tough market
Cathay Pacific believes that an agile approach to making network changes will help the carrier combat current weak market conditions.Writing in the airline's Cargo Clan publication, head of cargo markets and products John Cheng said that it is well known that cargo is a cyclical business and that "all signs ...