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Finnair’s cargo revenue and yields fall in first quarter of this year
Finland’s flag-carrier Finnair has blamed lower cargo revenue and yields as among the reasons for declining overall revenue earned in the first quarter of this year.The airline made €46.3m in revenue in the first quarter of 2024 from cargo, down from €53.4m in the same period of 2023.Finnair’s revenue cargo ...
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NewsFinnair and WFS pair up for Paris cargo handling
Finnair aircraft. Photo: WFSFinnair has appointed Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) to provide cargo warehouse handling at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport in France.The logistics specialist and ground handler will also support the airline with domestic trucking services and cargo reception points across France.Finnair operates 28 wide- and narrow-bodied passenger flights ...
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NewsFinnair Cargo on the up in October
Finnair Cargo A350. Image Source: FinnairFinnair transported a total of 12,550.7 tonnes of cargo in October, up by 27.4 percent year on year (and by 10 percent month on month).Performance in October was boosted by the collaborative arrangement with Qatar Airways (which sees cargo capacity on relevant Finnair flights fully ...
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NewsHiitola to replace Wildtgrube as head of Finnair Cargo
Gabriela Hiitola. Source: FinnairGabriela Hiitola will replace Fredrik Wildtgrube as senior vice president of Finnair Cargo from February 1.Hiitola has worked for Finnair for nearly 25 years in various roles, originally starting out in the cargo team.She continues as a member of the operations leadership team and reports to Jaakko ...
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Finnair Cargo switches focus to commercial digitalisation
Finnair Cargo is switching its digital development focus to commercial operation following investments in its terminal operations.The Helsinki-hubbed airline said that it is now offering new online booking and space availability services for customers.The new services will provide customers with access to real-time rates and availability, and the ability to ...
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NewsFinnair Cargo goes live on CargoAi
Finnair Cargo is now offering e-quotes and e-bookings for its airfreight capacity to forwarders through the CargoAi online platform.The largest air cargo carrier in the Nordic and Baltic region, Finnair Cargo said the move will "guarantee visibility" and is in line with its sales digitalisation strategy.Head of revenue and pricing ...
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Finnair Cargo restarts flights to LAX and ORD
Finnair Cargo has resumed flights to Los Angeles International Airport and (LAX) and Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD).Both services will start operating this week, with two weekly frequencies.Earlier this week, the carrier added its cargo capacity to the digital platform CargoAi. Finnair Cargo said the move will "guarantee visibility" and ...
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NewsFinnair notes high cargo volumes as it converts A330s to preighters
Tommi Voss, head of cargo operations at FinnairAs with many carriers, Finnair has reported higher-than-usual airfreight demand due to the pandemic.Tommi Voss, head of cargo operations at Finnair, recently told Air Cargo News: "The beginning of the year is typically low season for us, but this year we haven't seen ...
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Finnair Cargo continues to develop digital booking capability
Finnair Cargo has expanded its digital booking capabilities by listing its capacity on online booking portal WebCargo.The airline will initially be available to WebCargo customers in the US and Europe.WebCargo said the move reflects an overall increase in the adoption of digital technologies due to the fall out from Covid ...
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NewsLufthansa Technik and Airbus develop 'temporary cargo cabin' kit for Airbus A330s
Lufthansa Technik and Airbus have partnered to develop a reversible cargo-in-cabin solution, known as a 'temporary cargo cabin', for Airbus A330 aircraft.The solution enables passenger cabins to be transformed into cargo-carrying spaces with the kit supplied by Lufthansa Technik, increasing capacity by up to 15 tonnes depending on the aircraft ...
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Bellyhold operations at risk as airlines look to government aid
Aviation associations have urged governments to financially assist airlines on the brink of bankruptcy as they report significant losses due to the coronavirus pandemic.Throughout the outbreak, supply chains have been maintained largely thanks to airlines' cargo divisions. In particular, essential cargo such as food and medical supplies has been continuously ...
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Finnair the latest carrier to convert cabins for cargo
Finnair is the latest airline to reveal that it is making changes to cabins to handle more cargo.The Helsinki-based airline said that this week it will fly more than 10 return flights on its A350 aircraft to Tokyo Narita, Seoul, Osaka, Shanghai and Guangzhou to carry cargo.The flights, which are ...
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NewsFinnair Cargo appoints Pasi Nopanen
Pasi NopanenPasi Nopanen has been appointed as Finnair Cargo’s sales director for Asia.He will take up his position from March 9 – joining from Qatar Airways – and will be based in Shanghai."Pasi has extensive experience in the air cargo industry, having worked for airlines and freight forwarding companies during ...
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NewsFinnair adds further capacity on Japan routes
As part of what it describes as a strategy of “sustainable, profitable growth”, Finnair is to extend its newly announced Sapporo service to a year-round operation.Finland’s flag-carrier will fly an Airbus A330 aircraft between Helsinki and Sapporo on the island of Hokkaido twice a week year-round from December 15 this ...
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NewsFinnair Cargo on the up in May
Finland’s flag-carrier, Finnair, has reported some positive results in relation to cargo carried last month.The airline flew 97.3m revenue scheduled cargo tonne kilometres (CTKs) in May, up 16.8% compared to the same month of 2018.In terms of volume, Finnair carried 15,350.6 tonnes of cargo in May, 12.8% more than in ...
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NewsFinnair Cargo appoints Swissport for Helsinki's COOL Nordic Cargo Hub
Finnair Cargo has appointed Swissport as the terminal operator for its €80m COOL Nordic Cargo Hub at Helsinki Airport, taking over operations from June 1.The 31,000 sq m facility opened in 2018, focused on temperature-sensitive and high-value cargo shipments between Europe and Asia.In addition to its operations at the COOL ...
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NewsOspentos International joins Internet of Logistics initiative
Trucker and cargo handler Ospentos International and its software provider Qstep have joined the Internet of Logistics initiative led by Finnair, Air France KLM and Ericsson.The Internet of Logistics initiative was launched last year and aims to transform peer-to-peer message-based communication towards multi-party data sharing to increase shipment visibility through ...
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NewsMore airlines set to join cargo.one booking platform
Cargo.one screen shotCargo.one is set to add new airlines to its spot-market booking portal this year, following on from Finnair announcing it would offer its capacity on the platform.Cargo.one managing director Moritz Claussen told Air Cargo News that it hoped that at least three new airlines would join the platform ...
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Finnair Cargo signs up to cargo.one booking platform
Finnair Cargo has become the latest airline to sign up to offer its capacity through booking portal cargo.one.The portal will allow the airline's freight forwarder customers to digitally book spot market capacities at live prices and with direct booking confirmation. The deal was announced at IATA's World Cargo Symposium.Fredrik Wildtgrube, ...
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European Cargo Monthly: Tough start for Lufthansa and AF KLM
Lufthansa Cargo and Air France KLM have had a tough start to the year, with both reporting declines in freight traffic figures in January.German carrier group Lufthansa saw cargo traffic decline by 5% year on year in January to 767m revenue cargo tonne kms (RCTK).Meanwhile, capacity increased by 7% resulting ...