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Lufthansa Cargo to shed 800 jobs worldwide
Lufthansa Cargo is to shed up to 800 jobs worldwide in order to cut costs, management at the German carrier have announced.As part of its "Cargo Evolution" plan the German cargo carrier said it aimed to reduce the number of full time employees by between 700-800 positions, a move that ...
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Etihad backs Brussels with new freighters
Etihad Cargo has launched a new twice weekly A330 freighter service between its Abu Dhabi hub and Europe's Brussels Airport.The Middle East carrier said it would complement bellyhold space on its existing passenger flights to the Belgian capital.The carrier adds that one of the attractions of Brussels is that it ...
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Cargolux satisfies need for speed
Cargolux has launched two new additions to its portfolio, aimed at shippers needing faster service.The all-cargo carrier said CV Select and CV Select+ would be an additional layer to any of its eight existing products. CV Select will give access to premium capacity and booking, while CV Select+ offers reduced ...
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Air Partner sprints ahead with Rio Express freighter for the Olympics
Air Partner is launching a ‘Rio Express’ MD-11 freighter service that will operate before and after the Olympic Games this summer.The global aviation services group will have "exclusive freight availability" on a weekly Sunday flight from Frankfurt to Rio de Janeiro, starting on July 10 and ending on July 24. ...
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KLM Cargo to develop new Schiphol express sorting system
KLM Cargo has announced plans to develop a new sorting system for handling express shipments and mail at its Schiphol facility.The system will be built by Lödige Industries, with work due to get underway in August and completion expected by mid-2017.KLM Cargo executive vice president Marcel de Nooijer said: “This ...
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NewsEuropean cargo monthly: Airlines brought back to earth as freight demand weakens
European airlines were brought back down to earth in May with cargo demand decreases registered at both Lufthansa and Air France KLM.The decreases registered at Air France KLM and Lufthansa in May come after all four airlines in the Air Cargo News monthly review, the others being the IAG Group ...
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Heathrow handler goes live with UPS contract
Heathrow-based Freightnet Handling has gone live with a new contract to handle integrator UPS’s Supply Chain Solutions (SCS) air export cargo, initially for two years. The company anticipates that it will be handling around 33,000kg of cargo a day, seven days a week.Freightnet was already handling a percentage of the ...
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Swiss WorldCargo and partners create temperature controlled air cargo corridor
Swiss WorldCargo, together with Swiss handler Cargologic and Asian gateway services provider SATS, have created a secure temperature-controlled, quality corridor between Singapore and Zurich.The partners say they have synchronised their cargo handling facilities and procedures between the two airports.This in turn makes for more accurate and reliable handling on the ...
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Jettainer signs the perfect deal with Plus Ultra
Lufthansa’s outsourced ULD arm, Jettainer, is taking over the management of pallets and containers for new Spanish airline Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas.The carrier operates two Airbus A340-300 aircraft on regular routes between Madrid and Lima, Peru, and Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic and is planning a fleet expansion and ...
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Emirates fills hole in Swiss network
Emirates SkyCargo has added a second daily passenger Boeing 777 flight between Dubai and Geneva, Switzerland, offering cargo opportunities for the pharma industry.The new service – departing Dubai at 14.55 local time and returning from Geneva at 21.45 - offers nearly 140 tonnes of additional bellyhold cargo capacity a week ...
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Brussels Airport sees cargo bounce back
Brussels Airport says its cargo traffic has recovered from the March 22 terrorist attacks.Total volume in May 2016, at 40,396 tonnes, is almost back to May 2015’s 40,535 tonnes.Traffic on full-freighter and integrator aircraft in fact showed significant growth. Full-freighter traffic grew by 7.9% on May 2015 due to the ...
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MAG cargo up despite French strikes
Striking French air traffic controllers failed to deflect MAG airports’ cargo growth in May 2016. Cargo at London Stansted jumped 9.2% to 20,463 tonnes, while Manchester was up 6.1% to 9,265 tonnes and East Midlands’ total rose 4.5% to 26,720 tonnes.This was despite what MAG chief executive Charlie Cornish described ...
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More muscle for Frankfurt freight grouping
Kühne + Nagel, Hellmann Worldwide Logistics and the Freight Forwarding and Logistics Association of the Hessen/Rhineland-Palatinate (SLV) have joined the Air Cargo Community Frankfurt.The grouping, which represents the interests of the air cargo industry in the city, now has 41 members from all sectors of the air logistics chain.Community executive ...
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UK courier signs AMI deal
UK independent courier APC Overnight has signed a partnership with express wholesaler Air Menzies International to operate a worldwide air and European road parcel service.It is part of a revamp of its service portfolio aimed at small and medium businesses.APC has also signed deals with InPost and Whistl to bolster ...
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Cargolux switches flower flights to Schiphol
Cargolux Airlines has switched its flower flights from South America from Maastricht Airport to Amsterdam Schiphol.The all-cargo carrier said the move would enhance service levels for the flights, 90% of whose traffic is destined for the Netherlands.Flying directly to Amsterdam reduces transit times to the nearby Aalsmeer flower auctions – ...
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Island airport plan is on track, insists governor
The Governor of St Helena has firmly denied reports that opening of the island’s new airport has been scrapped or postponed indefinitely because of wind shear problems.In fact, the airport is already officially operational, having handled an emergency medevac flight on 4 June to fly a sick baby to Cape ...
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Gatwick delays caused by runway 'pothole'
London’s second-busiest airport, Gatwick, was plunged into chaos over the weekend after heavy rain opened up a pothole in the main runway.All flights were stopped for a time for repairs just after 15.45 on Sunday although operations were later diverted to the northern runway, which is not normally used due ...
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Flying start for Formula 1 cars
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) got off to a racing start to ensure that all the cars were on the grid for the Russian Grand Prix in Sochi on 29 April.The Russian airline operated six Boeing 747 charter flights from Shanghai following the Chinese Grand Prix on 17 April to move the ...
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Airports council hits back in ongoing spat with airline group
Airports Council International (ACI) Europe has issued new analysis that it said “sets the record straight” over claims from Airlines for Europe (A4E) that charges are too high.ACI Europe analysis said that over the last ten years airport charges had increased by 25.4% in real terms, which, it pointed out, ...
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TNT expands coverage of a bull market in Spain
TNT, now owned by FedEx, is expanding its international express delivery service in Spain, offering next day delivery to an additional 1,300 postal codes, covering more than 90% of Spain’s businesses.This builds on recent improvements in TNT’s network operations in Spain, including additional pickup and delivery vehicles and rounds, additional ...