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European Cargo Monthly: Growth stagnates but underlying strength remains
European airlines continued to see airfreight growth stagnate in October, but volumes for the month remain strong compared with the last five years.The October figures from major European carriers again show that cargo growth has flat lined in 2019, but this masks the underlying strength in the market when compared ...
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Leipzig/Halle cargo volumes reach 1m tonnes by October for the first time
Leipzig/Halle Airport saw cargo volumes increase by 9.1% year on year to 1,012,448 tonnes between January and October - the first time the airport has reached the 1m tonne milestone this early in the year.The increase is higher than the overall German trend, which registered growth of 2.2% (according to ...
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Cargo Air takes delivery of B737 with plans for conversion
Cargo Air has taken delivery of a Boeing 737-400 aircraft with plans to eventually convert the aircraft to a freighter.The aircraft (MSN 28882) was previously owned by Go2Sky of Slovakia and was recently sold to Air Vega Bulgaria, which in turn leased the aircraft to Cargo Air starting November 9.Bulgaria-based ...
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Priority Freight achieves full AEO status at Heathrow
Time-critical logistics Priority Freight has acquired Authorised Economic Operator Full (AEOF) status for its London Heathrow (LHR) operations.The ‘full' AEOF status demonstrates adherence to both globally recognised customs standards and the appropriate security and safety standards in place to protect the international supply chain.By operating with AEOF, Priority Freight will ...
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Top dog Air France KLM is the cat's whiskers for pet transport
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP Cargo) emerged as a prize winner at the Annual International Pet and Animal Association (IPATA) conference in Melbourne. AFKLMP Cargo won the most votes in the Best Pet Shipping Airline for Asia & Oceania category.Gerald Bergkamp, director specialties at AFKLMP Cargo, said: “We are ...
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CEVA earnings hit by Italian contract logistics problems
CEVA Logistics saw 2018 third quarter (Q3) and year to date (YTD) revenues hit by problems at its Italian contract logistics arm.CEVA, whose board rejected a $1.5bn takeover approach by Danish logistics operator DSV in mid-October, reported adjusted EBITDA of $55m for Q3 and $198m YTD, down $27m and $8m ...
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Turkish Cargo broadens its QEP accreditation network
Turkish Cargo has increased the number of QEP (Qualified Envirotainer Provider) accredited stations for handling pharmaceutical products.It has received QEP accreditation at 15 new stations, including: Helsinki Taipei, Vienna, Kuwait, Maastricht, Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo, Tokyo, Chicago, Madrid, Cairo, Roma, Dusseldorf , Budapest, San Francisco.Specialist pharma-chain ULD provider Envirotainer has ...
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To boldly go: Volga-Dnepr and Bolloré deliver module for space programme
Volga-Dnepr Airlines and forwarding partner Bolloré Logistics have delivered the first European Space Module (ESM) for a programme that will take astronauts beyond low Earth orbit in 2022.The 14-ton module, transported in a special container to maintain precise temperature and pressure conditions, as well as 10 tons of supporting equipment, ...
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Heathrow's cargo community is cutting truck delays
Heathrow's cargo community is winning the battle against peak-time truck delays as the AIS (Advance Information System) gains traction among forwarders, cargo terminal operators and airlines at the UK airport.And with reports of "significant reductions" in dwell time for trucks and £200 savings in driver costs, there is a now ...
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AEI starts conversion work on Automatic's B737 freighter for Titan
US aircraft conversion specialist Aeronautical Engineers Inc (AEI) is to provide aircraft lessor and trading house Automatic with another B737-400SF freighter, adding that orders for the conversion platform "remain strong".Passenger to freighter modification work on Automatic's B737-400 began this week and the converted twinjet will be re-delivered in early March ...
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Turkish Cargo adds Ho Chi Minh to freighter network
Turkish Cargo is to increase its main deck capacity in Vietnam by adding the country’s largest city, Ho Chi Minh (SNG), to its freighter network after an initial presence in capital Hanoi since 2015.Flights to Ho Chi Minh, which has a high export potential and a significant cargo traffic to ...
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New managing director for Geodis Freight Forwarding Germany
Freight forwarder GEODIS has appointed Antje Lochmann as the new managing director of its German business.She took up the role on November 1 and is based in Hamburg. Lochmann joined GEODIS in 2011 and has held several positions, where she was responsible for sales, marketing, key accounts, tender management, and ...
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It's horses for courses for CargoLogicAir
CargoLogicAir (CLA) has transported elite race horses on two Boeing 747 freighter flights from the US to Europe.The flights took place at the end of October from Atlanta to London Stansted and from Chicago to Shannon in the Republic of Ireland and followed CLA being awarded a US Department of ...
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E-commerce drives plans for new logistics centre at Doncaster airport
A planning application has been submitted to develop a logistics and advanced manufacturing centre on land adjacent to Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA).The Peel Land and Property development, which will be on land that is part of the airport’s wider Aero Centre Yorkshire site, proposes up to 325,160 sq m of ...
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Air Namibia appoints Strike Aviation as GSSA for daily Frankfurt flight
Namibian flag carrier Air Namibia has appointed Strike Aviation Group in Germany as the cargo GSSA for its daily Frankfurt–Windhoek flight.Currently, Air Namibia operates an Airbus A330-200 on the route, with a capacity of 12 tonnes.Frank Ziesemer, president of Strike Aviation in Germany, commented: “We are very proud to become ...
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Volga-Dnepr helps Air Caraïbes get back in the skies
Russian cargo carrier Volga-Dnepr Airlines has used one of its Ilyushin 7TD-90VD freighters to move an urgently needed aero engine for Air Caraïbes.Volga-Dnepr’s aircraft on ground (AOG) team organised delivery of the 3 metre-wide, 8-tonne replacement engine to Paris Orly Airport. From there it was flown to Lajes Airport on ...
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Turkish Cargo switches hubs in Brazil from Sao Paulo to Viracopos
Turkish Cargo has announced a change in its Brazilian operations, moving from Sao Paulo’s Guarulhos International Airport to the Viracopos gateway about 100km away.The Istanbul-based carrier said: “Having a strong cargo traffic of perishable goods with Europe and textile products with Asia and the Middle East, Sao Paulo has become ...
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ABC joins International Airlines Technical Pool
Freighter operator AirBridgeCargo (ABC) has joined the International Airlines Technical Pool (IATP), which aims to streamline maintenance pooling activities during aircraft on ground (AOG) situations.Sergey Lazarev, general director at the Russian carrier, said: “With our vast experience in oversize cargo transportation, extensive route network and qualified team, and stocks of ...
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Chilean court approves LATAM agreements with American Airlines and IAG
A Chilean court has approved LATM Airline Group’s joint business agreements (JBAs) with American Airlines and International Airlines Group (IAG), the holding company of British Airways and Iberia.The agreements, covering both passenger and cargo activities, were first announced in 2016 and have already been approved by the regulatory bodies of ...
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Gulf Air picks Aero Cargo France for Paris relaunch
ECS Group subsidiary Aero Cargo France is to represent the cargo activities of Gulf Air in France when the carrier relaunches services to Paris Charles de Gaulle.Flights from the French capital to Gulf Air’s home hub in Bahrain will connect with services across the airline’s network. As such, Aero Cargo ...