All Europe articles – Page 153
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Brussels' second wave of CEIV Pharma
Belgian hub Brussels Airport has launched a second pharmaceuticals certification programme for its cool chain community.BRUcargo last year became the first airport to be awarded IATA’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Handling programme (CEIV Pharma).“With the launch of this second group the majority of all pharma shipments ...
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Cargolux welcomes 12th B747-8F
Cargolux has taken delivery of its 12th Boeing 747-8 freighter, out of an order of 14.The Luxembourg-based all-cargo airline named its latest freighter Joe Sutter – Father of the 747, in honour of the man who designed the B747 in the 1960s.The naming honour came as a surprise to 94 ...
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Gunning warns of continued excess cargo capacity
IAG Cargo boss Steve Gunning has warned that excess global air cargo capacity is likely to remain for the “foreseeable future”, with lower oil prices discouraging “capacity discipline” as older freighters continue to fly.Gunning said that excess capacity was a key driver for IAG Cargo’s decision last year to end ...
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'Extraordinary demand’ for B737 freighters, says PEMCO
BOEING 737s make wonderful regional, short-haul freighters. Cheap to acquire and with hundreds of ‘retired’ passenger units adding to the worldwide feedstock, conversions companies are struggling to keep up with current demand for the all-cargo versions.Of particular interest is this ruggedised, all-weather -400 derivative (Air Incheon, pictured right), a successful ...
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Aeroflot takes delivery of new B777-300ER
AEROFLOT has taken delivery of this new B777-300ER, named in honour of Ivan Bunin, the writer, poet and critic, who was the first Russian Nobel Prize winner for literature.It is the sixth aircraft of an order for sixteen B777s from the Russian flag carrier and will fly on routes to ...
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Pegasus appoints ABDA and Aviation Services as GSSAs
TURKEY’S Pegasus Cargo has appointed ABDA Cargo Services as cargo sales agent for its European operations and Aviation Services to cover the Balkans region.The freight division of the Turkish passenger carrier serves 78 destinations in 31 countries.ABDA becomes responsible for Austria, Denmark, France, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland, while Aviation Services ...
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Kalitta Air starts B747-400F services to New York
KALITTA AIR, in co-operation with Wallace Air Cargo Group/Inter Aviation Services and HAE Group, is to launch a twice-weekly B747-400F scheduled service to New York (JFK) from March.The new route – New York-Amsterdam-New York – is expected to capitalise on the strong demand for scheduled main-deck B747 freighter services linking ...
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Air New Zealand moves to dnata
AIR New Zealand [ANZ] Cargo has switched its Heathrow ground operations to the new dnata City at the London airport.The flag carrier has moved into the purpose-built cargo logistics centre after 17 years at its previous handling unit.With an average monthly throughput capacity of 1.4 million kilos, dnata is additionally ...
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Overcapacity costs IAG Cargo
IAG CARGO suffered a revenue slump of nearly 12 per cent last year, in a business generally blighted by market shrinkage, over-capacity and unfavourable currency fluctuations.The merged entity of British Airways and Iberia saw cargo-tonne-kilometres [CTKs] drop by seven per cent in the period, as a big imbalance in supply ...
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Volga-Dnepr airlifts space module
VOLGA-DNEPR Airlines’ expertise in the movement of space cargoes has been called upon once again to transport this Pressurized Cargo Module (PCM) of the Cygnus re-supply spacecraft from Turin, Italy, to Wallops Island, USA.The PCM was packed into a special container and loaded onboard the airline’s An-124-100 Ruslan freighter along ...
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IAG Cargo launches B787 Austin, Texas route
BUSINESSES in Austin, Texas are benefiting from the launch of a new air-conditioned B787 IAG Cargo belly-hold connection with London Heathrow.The US city’s first ever regular transatlantic service, gives a direct air link between the hi-tech Texan hub and Europe.IAG Cargo has launched the service in part to help support ...
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Qatar Cargo freighters to Hyderabad, London and Zaragoza
QATAR Airways Cargo (QAC) is to launch scheduled dedicated freighter services to Hyderabad (India), London Stansted (UK) and is reinstating services to Zaragoza (Spain).Textiles, agricultural products, footwear, automobile and pharmaceuticals are among the commodities likely to be shipped on the carrier’s scheduled twice-weekly A330 freighter service to Zaragoza, which began ...
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Bright start to year says IATA
JANUARY produced a strong rise in global airfreight growth compared to the dep-ressed state of affairs of a year before, IATA statistics reveal.Global freight-tonne-kilometers (FTKs) increased by an encouraging 4.5 per cent in the month compared to January 2013.“This is a significant acceleration on the 2.2 per cent year-on-year growth ...
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CHEP acquires Airworld
ULD repair specialist CHEP Aerospace Solutions has acquired Airworld Services and Airworld Containers, a unit load device maintenance organisation (MRO), with facilities at London Heathrow, London Gatwick, Manchester and East Midlands airports in the UK.The transaction increases the number of CHEP-owned MRO facilities to 29 stations worldwide.Airworld employs 86 staff ...
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January's air cargo volumes up 3.2 per cent
Worldwide January air cargo volumes were up 3.2 per cent year-over-year (YoY), according to data from Netherlands-based consultancy World ACD.It observed that the modest increase was “not too bad given the fact that January 2014 was already part of the recovery that started in autumn 2013”.World ACD, which sources data ...
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Swissport revenues up
GROUND handler Swissport International achieved revenues of US$2.39 billion in 2013, an 11 per cent increase, in a year that could be characterised by recovering cargo markets, the company says.Swissport grew ahead of the market and was able to increase its airfreight tonnage by 18.4 per cent, reflecting the recovery ...
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FarnAir acquires part of K-Mile Air
SWITZERLAND-based integrator support airline FarnAir, has purchased 45 per cent of the shares of Thailand’s K-Mile Air.The shareholding formerly belonged to Transmile Group Berhad. Suan Plu Thani of Thailand remains the cargo carrier’s majority shareholder, a company statement says.Kedchai Benjaathonsirikul, chief executive of K-Mile Air, states: “This new partnership with ...
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Finnair Cargo doubles cargo capacity to Vietnam
FINNAIR CARGO is increasing its services to Vietnam with new freighter capacity this summer.From the end of this month, the carrier is adding a third weekly frequency on its Hanoi route, serviced by an MD11F.In June, Finnair will augment its belly hold capacity by running passenger flights three times a ...
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IAG Cargo B787 targets India pharma
IAG CARGO, the all-cargo arm of British Airways and Iberia, is to capitalise on India’s booming pharmaceuticals and healthcare market by introducing a passenger B787 on its service between London-Heathrow, Hyderabad and Chennai.The aircraft has been optimised for bellyhold with air conditioning in the forward hold, making it ideal for ...
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Thai Cargo seeks to widen EU security status
THAI CARGO is in the process of applying for European Union security accreditation to handle airfreight from customers in New Delhi and Madras.The regulations require air carriers flying air cargo and mail into the EU to be designated as an ‘Air Cargo or Mail Carrier operating into the Union from ...