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Maersk withdraws bid for DB Schenker
A.P. Moller-Maersk has withdrawn its bid to buy DB Schenker, leaving just three bidders remaining in the acquisition race.The shipping giant said in a statement shared with Air Cargo News that it made the decision to quit the acquisition process for Deutsche Bahn's freight forwarding subsidiary after it concluded that ...
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NewsAir France KLM and China Cargo sign block space agreement
Wang Jianmin, China Cargo Airlines (L), and Thierry Beragnes, Air France KLM Martinair Cargo. Source: Air France KLM Martinair CargoAir France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) and China Cargo Airlines have ramped up their partnership with the signing of a new block space agreement.The agreement starts on July 1 and will ...
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Freighter emissions up 25% since 2019
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated by freighter aircraft have grown by 25% since 2019, according to environmental campaign group Stand.earth.The report called for greater emissions transparency from carriers and said one of the major causes of the problem is the demand for faster delivery services for e-commerce shipments.The report shows ...
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CMA CGM Air Cargo opts for CHAMP for management systems
CMA CGM Air Cargo has selected CHAMP Cargosystems to provide its cargo management software.The IT firm said that CMA CGM had selected a range of its applications based around the Cargospot solution.This includes management system Cargospot Airline, booking platform Cargospot Portal, Cargospot Business Intelligence and data interchange TRAXON CargoHUB.More services ...
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NewsFedEx axes 22 757 freighters as express profits remain under pressure
FedEx revealed in its fiscal fourth-quarter results that it has retired 22 of its Boeing 757 freighters as it looks to better match capacity to market demand. The move sees the express giant reduce its 757F fleet to 92 aircraft as of May 31, compared with 115 at the same ...
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NewsBoeing highlights importance of freighter operations during sweet cherry season
Freighter aircraft flying out of Seattle Tacoma International Airport (SeaTac) are jam-packed over a 12-week period starting in June as the US sweet cherry season gets underway.Around 90% of the sweet cherries that are grown in the US come from the state of Washington, which is also home to aircraft ...
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Texel Air Australasia offers freighter capacity to Team Global Express
Australian logistics solutions company Team Global Express has begun a partnership with Texel Air Australasia that will see the cargo airline provide capacity across Australia using four freighters.The four 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) aircraft, with Team Global Express livery, will be operated by the Auckland-headquartered airline on an ACMI ...
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NewsEtihad Cargo adds Madrid to freighter network
Photo: EtihadEtihad Cargo will launch a twice-weekly Boeing 777 freighter service between Abu Dhabi and Madrid next month to enhance its European network and support e-commerce connectivity from Asia to Europe via its Abu Dhabi hub.The service between Zayed International Airport (AUH) and Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) will begin ...
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Astral Aviation diversifies cargo fleet with 737 freighter
Astral Aviation has grown and diversified its fleet with the lease of its first Boeing 737-400 freighter from Canadian lessor Avmax Group.In addition to the dry leased 737-400F (MSN 27082), Avmax has purchased and leased back a Boeing 767-200F (MSN 22217) airframe that has been in Astral's fleet since 2020.Sanjeev ...
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NewsTeleport targets China e-commerce air cargo
Janson Peng, commercial country head, Teleport China, speaking at the Teleport media briefing in Shanghai. Photo: TeleportTeleport aims to further build up its e-commerce air cargo business between China and southeast Asia with next-day services.The Malaysia-based logistics provider said it is working on cutting the delivery times for e-commerce shipments ...
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Amazon places more freighters with Sun Country Airlines
Amazon Air has placed an additional eight Boeing 737-800 freighters with Sun Country Airlines as it deepens its partnership with the Minneapolis-headquartered carrier.The amended air transport service agreement means Sun Country, which operates in the US and the Americas, will now operate a total of 20 737-800 freighters on behalf ...
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Atlas Air co-operating with Hong Kong authorities following emergency landing
Atlas Air is co-operating with an investigation by Hong Kong's aviation authorities following an emergency landing that closed one of Hong Kong International (HKIA)'s two runways for eight hours.The runway was closed on June 17 when an Atlas Air Boeing 747-400 freighter (5y4304) performed an emergency landing at the airport ...
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Cargo up at Cathay Pacific as it closes in on pre-Covid levels
Cathay Pacific saw its cargo volumes increase again in May as the carrier continued to narrow the gap on 2019 demand levels.The Hong Kong-hubbed airline group reported a 10.2% increase in cargo carried to 121,088 tonnes, while cargo revenue tonne kms (CTK) improved by 3.8% on last year to 679.2m.However, ...
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NewsDHL Express ramps up use of electric vehicles at Brussels
Source: Brussels AirportDHL Express is ramping up its use of electric ground-handling vehicles at Brussels Airport as part of efforts to reduce its emissions output.The investment means that one in three tractors and loaders used by DHL Express at the Belgian hub are now fully electric.In total, DHL has put ...
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Lufthansa Cargo launches freighter flights from Munich
Lufthansa Cargo will expand its regional freighter network in July with the addition of flights from Munich Airport for the first time.The German cargo carrier said the flights will start on July 6, utilising its Airbus A321 freighters to connect Munich with Istanbul twice a week.Customers can already start booking ...
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Silk Way West flies yaks to Azerbaijan
Baku-hubbed Silk Way West Airlines has flown 116 yaks from Kyrgyzstan to Azerbaijan as part of a breeding programme.The yaks made the 2,000 km journey on Boeing 747-400 freighter aircraft flying from Bishkek Manas International Airport to Ganja Airport.The yaks were accommodated in custom-designed crates that provided protection from injury ...
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JD Airlines to lease four 737-800BCF from AerCap
AerCap has signed lease agreements for four 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) aircraft with JD Airlines, the cargo airline of JD Logistics.Scheduled for delivery in 2024, the aircraft will be operated on behalf of JD Logistics a supply chain service provider in China and a subsidiary of e-commerce platform JD.com.The ...
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NewsEmirates backs freighter conversion plans despite delays
Emirates Boeing 777-300. Photo: EmiratesEmirates SkyCargo has confirmed it is sticking with plans to convert 10 777-300ER passenger aircraft into freighters despite production delays.There are currently 10 777-300ER Emirates-owned aircraft due for conversion by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), however, the aircraft were not mentioned in the recently published Emirates’ 2023-2024 ...
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NewsAntonov Airlines AN-124 completes US satellite flight
Source: Antonov AirlinesAntonov Airlines and charter firm Proair have transported a satellite and supporting equipment from Turkey to the US utilising one of its AN-124-100 aircraft.The Türksat 6A satellite was transported in a special container fixed to the frame. For loading the piece into the cargo cabin of the AN-124-100, ...
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NewsAeroTransCargo hires Szar as president
Charles Szar. Photo: AeroTransCargoCharles Szar has been appointed as president of global cargo airline AeroTransCargo (ATC) and will lead the company's development strategy.He brings over 30 years of commercial, civil aviation and military aviation/aerospace experience to AeroTransCargo from previous jobs in the US, Europe, Middle East and Asia.Prior to joining ...