All articles by Damian Brett – Page 99
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NewsCathay Pacific Cargo launches new priority service tiers
Cathay Pacific Cargo is launching three service tiers that will allow customers to pay more to ensure their shipments receive priority.The priority solution offers three service tiers: First (PR1), Essential Plus (PR2) and Essential (PR3).PR1 is the premium tier that offers access to capacity even on high-demand flights, with guaranteed ...
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NewsAir cargo continues to ramp up its use of digital booking
Airlines have been ramping up their digital booking offerings over the last few years in response to market volatility.A survey carried out by booking portal Freightos found that 46% of air cargo carriers now enable instant rate searches for quotes on their websites compared with 10% in 2019.Meanwhile, 33% offer ...
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NewsAir Canada Cargo adds second freighter and expands network
Source: CNW Group/Air CanadaAir Canada Cargo has added its second freighter aircraft allowing it to start ramping up its freighter network with new destinations in Canada and Europe.The airline said that the addition of its second B767-300ER will allow it to start high frequency freighter services from Halifax Stanfield International ...
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Dronamics achieves carbon neutral certification
Middle-mile drone firm Dronamics has achieved CarbonNeutral certification according to the CarbonNeutral Protocol standard.The standard, which was created and is managed by Natural Capital Partners, is achieved by calculating a carbon footprint and reducing it to zero through a combination of in-house efficiency measures, renewable energy and external emissions reductions ...
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NewsHAE Group opens new Italy office
Maurizio Picco. Source: HAE GroupAviation services company HAE Group has opened a new office in Italy as it looks to expand in the country.The new Milan office will be headed by Maurizio Picco who has been appointed as country manager for Italy.Picco has experience in major trade lanes to/from and ...
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Davies Turner adds three new board members
UK forwarder Davies Turner has made several additions to the board of directors at its surface freight and logistics subsidiary Davies Turner & Co.Head of ocean, Tony Cole, who leads on Davies Turner & Co’s ocean freight forwarding services, has joined Darren McLaughlan who heads up the subsidiary’s operations in ...
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NewsFedEx expands at Newcastle International
Source: FedExFedEx Express has expanded its operations at Newcastle International Airport in the UK as it looks to meet growing export and import demands in the region.The express giant has moved into its own facility at the airport, which offers scanning technology to allow on-site sorting and package scanning.The move ...
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Shanghai factories to restart production but supply chain issues continue
Factories in the Shanghai area are slowly returning to production in a closed-loop system but supply chain disruption is expected to continue for some time.Companies were last week asked to submit plans to stop of the spread of Covid-19 before they could re-start production.In total, 666 companies have been white ...
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NewsAviaAM adds another B737-800 for conversion
Source: AviaAMAviaAM Leasing has acquired another aircraft that it plans to convert into a freighter as part of a wider project to expand its all-cargo offering.The lessor said it had acquired a single B737-800 aircraft as it aims to have 25 converted aircraft of different types in the upcoming four ...
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NewsIATA World Cargo Symposium moves to London
Source: IATAIATA has taken the decision to move its annual World Cargo Symposium (WCS) event from Hong Kong to London.The three-day conference and exhibition will now take place between September 27-29 at the ExCel exhibition centre.The move comes as Hong Kong continues to implement strict travel restrictions in response to ...
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NewsVirgin Atlantic Cargo revenues soar in 2021
Source: Virgin Atlantic CargoVirgin Atlantic Cargo saw its revenues more than double to record levels in 2021 as it ramped up cargo flying and airfreight rates hit new highs.The UK-headquartered airline saw its revenues increase by 40% year on year to £448m, while it was up by 200% compared with ...
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US regional carrier Alpine swoops on Suburban
US regional air cargo carrier Alpine Air Express has acquired Suburban Air Freight as it looks to continue its recent expansion.The deal is Alpine's second acquisition since it became a portfolio company of private equity firm AE Industrial Partners (AEI) - it also acquired the assets of Great Lakes Airlines ...
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Etihad appoints US Road Feeder providers
Etihad Cargo has appointed Accelerated and Jet Airways as its road feeder service (RFS) providers for customers in US territoriesThe airline said its partnership with Accelerated and Jet Airways will "expand the carrier's capabilities in the US" and will enable customers to benefit from "dedicated capacity and 24-hour personalised customer ...
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NewsSilk Way West continues expansion with new US routes
Source: Silk Way West AirlinesSilk Way West Airlines has continued to expand its scheduled network with the addition of two new North American routes.The Baku-hubbed freighter operator has this month started a new weekly service from Baku to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) utilising one of its B747-400 freighters.The service ...
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NewsWFS appoints Lynch in the Americas
Tom Lynch. Source: WFSGround handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has appointed Tom Lynch as senior vice president, commercial for the Americas.He will lead the company’s commercial strategy and business development of its cargo and ground handling operations in North and South America.Lynch will be based in Dallas/Fort Worth and report ...
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NewsCainiao expands cargo network with Malaysia-UK flights
Cainiao Network, the logistics arm of Alibaba Group, has added direct cargo capacity from its Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) hub to Heathrow as part of efforts to speed up the delivery of goods.The flight will operate three times per week offering a capacity of 30 tonnes per trip onboard ...
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Work starts on conversion of next MNG freighter
Work has started on the conversion of MNG's second A330-300 freighter as the company continues to expand its presence in air cargo.The aircraft is being converted by Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) at its Dresden facility.The Turkey-based airline said the conversion work consists of five main phases: the passenger cabin is stripped ...
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Vietnamese shipper adds logistics unit to support air cargo plans
Vietnam-based luxury goods retail firm Imex Pan Pacific Group (IPPG) has in partnership with other companies established a logistics business to support its soon to launch air cargo carrier.IPPG said the new business, Bellazio Logistics, would primarily offer warehousing and storage of goods but would also provide road transport and ...
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Kuehne ups his stake in Lufthansa
Kuehne+Nagel majority owner Klaus-Michael Kuehne has doubled his stake in German airline Lufthansa to 10%.In a stock exchange note, the airline revealed that German national Kuehne's KA Logistik Beteiligungen made the investment on April 8.He is now the second largest shareholder in the airline behind the German state, which owns ...
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NewsNE Asia-Europe capacity drops more than 20% due to Ukraine crisis
Air cargo capacity on the north east Asia-Europe trade lane has dropped 22% since the end of February when the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, according to the latest figures from Accenture's Seabury Consulting.The consultant compared capacity on the trade between March 12-18 with February 19-25 as it has taken ...