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Amazon and DHL scale back ATSG freighter operations
Amazon and DHL are expected to scale back US freighter operations with lessor Air Transport Services Group (ATSG).In a fleet outlook on February 6, ATSG said it expects to: “Operate 767 freighters dedicated to principal customers DHL and Amazon for reduced schedules and fewer block hours per aircraft across the ...
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Mexican cargo operations set to move
Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador has confirmed the government has struck an agreement with some airlines to shift cargo operations from Benito Juarez International Airport (Mexico City International Airport) to Felipe Angeles International Airport (AFIA)On the president's official website, a press release on February 1 stated that Obrador has ...
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DHL: No increase for peak season volumes and flat growth into 2023
Air cargo volumes remain low with peak season volumes unlikely to increase, according to DHL Global Forwarding’s November 2022 ‘Air Freight State of the Industry’ Report.“Volumes (are) expected to witness flat growth even in first two quarters in 2023,” said the report.Most of the major trade lanes experienced year-on-year declines ...
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DHL report reviews an air cargo sector in flux
DHL Global Forwarding’s latest Airfreight State of the Industry report, covering this past month (October) has illuminated the vagaries of what is currently a very unstable air cargo market.The report found airfreight volumes as a whole remain somewhat suppressed, with demand continuing to remain low on most trade lanes, although ...
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ACIA Aero Leasing partners with DHL on freighter conversions
Lessor ACIA Aero Leasing is carrying out four freighter conversions for DHL Express as part of an expanded partnership.DHL Express has agreed with ACIA to acquire and convert a fleet of four ATR 72-500 aircraft into Large Cargo Door (LCD) freighters.South Africa-based Solenta Aviation, which runs the entire West Africa ...
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NewsDHL acquires majority stake in Dutch e-commerce specialist Monta
Leonard Aerts, chief customer officer DHL Supply Chain EMEA and Edwin van der Ham, owner and chief executive of Monta. Photo: DHLDHL Supply Chain has announced the acquisition of a majority stake in Dutch e-commerce specialist Monta.Both companies are aiming for a strong partnership to serve small and mid-sized "webshops" ...
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Texel Air receives latest B737-800BCF
ACMI and charter cargo airline Texel Air said it has has received a B737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) from owner Chisholm Enterprises for operation in the DHL network.In a LinkedIn post, the company said: "This morning we received aircraft 5 into our fleet ready to be re-registered as A9C-JNC painted ...
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DHL reports airfreight demand low but capacity increasing
Air cargo demand remains low but capacity is increasing, according to DHL’s latest Airfreight State of the Industry report.According to the report, published this month, inflation and reduced purchasing power are among the reasons why demand is low.Although volumes “remain softened” they are stable following the peak drop seen in ...
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DHL airfreight volumes drop but high rates help it achieve positive results
Deutsche Post DHL Group saw a drop in airfreight volumes in the second quarter of 2022, but managed to achieve positive financial results thanks to high market rates and charter demand.Group airfreight revenue for the second quarter of 2022 was €2.8bn, up 40% on the second quarter of 2021, airfreight ...
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DHL Aviation begins Bahrain-Delhi freighter service
DHL Aviation has begun operating a Bahrain to Delhi, India freighter service.In a LinkedIn post, DHL Express India said: "DHL has commenced operations for the first ever DHL Aviation Bahrain freighter directly to Delhi. With this addition, Delhi will now have 17 freighter connections every week, linking both North and ...
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NewsDHL eCommerce ramps up near Coventry Airport
Photo: DHLDHL eCommerce Solutions will invest in a new e-commerce hub near Coventry Airport in the UK.The company has announced plans to invest €560m across its UK ecommerce operation, DHL Parcel UK. Nearly half of the investment will be in a new 25,000 m2 hub in SEGRO Park Coventry Gateway, ...
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SAF remains air cargo’s future fuel focus
Clean fuel alternatives to Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) are unlikely to be available for long-haul air cargo flights for more than 10 years.Frederik van de Ven, global sustainability director at Air France KLM Martinair Cargo told Air Cargo News during DHL’s recent “Powering the Future of Logistics with Sustainable Fuels” ...
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NewsDHL to investigate Costa Rica freighter incident
Photo: ShutterstockAn investigation will take place into a DHL freighter that broke in half upon landing at Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO) in Costa Rica.DHL told Air Cargo News on April 8 that the crew were unharmed in the incident and cargo and passenger operations have resumed at the airport. ...
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DHL Express inaugurates new Middle East-Istanbul route
DHL Express MENA recently launched a direct flight from Bahrain to Istanbul, following the signing of a lease agreement with Bahrain-based cargo airline Texel Air whereby DHL has contracted the cargo operator’s Boeing 737-800BCF aircraft for this route.This move supports DHL’s Middle East network optimization strategy which aims to increase ...
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NewsDHL Global Forwarding gets greener
Photo: DHLDHL Global Forwarding is expanding its GoGreen Plus Service from ocean freight to include air cargo customers, who can now neutralise CO2 emissions on all trade lanes.Emissions are reduced by replacing the amount of conventional fossil fuel needed with sustainable fuel. Customers can pick and choose which parts of ...
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DHL expands US B767 deal with ATSG
DHL Network Operations has extended and expanded its US lease deals with ATSG's Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM) and ABX Air subsidiaries.The new agreement includes six-year extensions through to April 2028 for the dry lease of five Boeing 767 freighters that CAM currently leases to DHL, and of the Crew, Maintenance ...
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Dronamics to unveil first production Black Swan aircraft
Dronamics, a developer and operator of large cargo drones, is set to launch its Black Swan unmanned plane that can fly cargo at the cost of road freight.On December 7, at Bulgaria’s Sofia Airport, London and Sofia-based Dronamics will reveal “the most fuel-efficient cargo airplane ever built”.Said a spokesperson: “Deceptively ...
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NewsBrussels Airport launches Stargate project for greener aviation
Brussels Airport’s Stargate project for greener aviation has been launched officially.Over the next five years the Belgian hub will be working with a consortium of 21 partners on some 30 projects to make aviation and airports greener and more sustainable.Stargate, which received a €24.8m grant within the European Green deal, ...
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NewsDHL Express upsizes at Paris CDG
Image source: DHLDHL Express has opened a new international hub at Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG), which is ten times larger than its old site at the airport.The €170m, 32,000 sq m facility will support e-commerce growth in Europe and the rest of the world, as well as creating 239 new ...
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Atlas Air and DHL Express extend freighter agreements
Atlas Air has entered into contract extensions with DHL Express that will see it continuing to operate 20 freighter aircraft to support the forwarders’ “fast-growing” express and e-commerce markets.Under the extended agreements, Atlas Air will continue to operate four different aircraft for DHL Express, including: six Boeing 747-8 freighters; two ...