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WCS17: Saudia signs ULD management and repair contract with Unilode
ULD management and repair specialist Unilode has signed a deal to handle 21,000 units belonging to Saudia's passenger and cargo divisions.The management and repair contract is the first big win announce by Unilode since it changed its name from CHEP Aerospace after it was bought by Sweden's EQT Infrastructure in ...
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WCS17: IATA Cargo Handling Manual launched
IATA has launched a Cargo Handling Manual (ICHM) to help airlines and cargo handlers work together more effectively while improving safety and efficiency in air cargo operations.The ICHM is the first complete set of standards covering the operational activities of all stakeholders in the cargo handling supply chain. It was ...
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WCS17: Airfreight demand on the up but profitability faces headwinds
Air cargo demand is expected to grow again this year but airline profitability remains under threat from overcapacity and rising fuel prices.Providing an economic outlook for air cargo at the IATA World Cargo Symposium, the organisation’s senior economist George Anjaparidze said air cargo demand was expected to see comparable growth ...
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WCS17: UAE in the spotlight
As a global trade gateway, with two freighter-owning passenger airlines based in the UAE, it was appropriate to have a panel discussion at WCS17 in Abu Dhabi on the air cargo opportunities and challenges facing a key airfreight transit hub.Farook al Zeer, managing director of Schenker in the region, said ...
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WCS17: Smart new look for Jettainer
Lufthansa’s Jettainer subsidiary unveiled a new logo and strapline at the IATA World Cargo Symposium on 14 March. The company name is now backed up by the phrase: “Smart ULD Pooling People”, emphasizing the outsourced ULD management firm’s intelligent solutions, as well as its employees.ULDs themselves are ...
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WCS17: Mercator promises revolution in airfreight systems
Transport software specialist Mercator is offering an Intelligent Cargo Ecosystem, which it describes as the industry’s first open API platform for air cargo management and ground handling.APIs (application programming interfaces) are used to provide the ‘building blocks’ which simplify the task of writing computer programs.Mercator says its open architecture platform ...
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WCS17: Schiphol gets grant for pharma temperature alert system
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is to develop an early warning system for pharma shippers with the help of a €1m research grant, it was revealed at the IATA World Cargo Symposium on 14 March.The money, from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research and TKI Dinalog, the Dutch Institute for Advanced Logistics, ...
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WCS17: China-Europe rail a threat to air cargo but box shipping troubles an opportunity
Air cargo should start taking the threat presented by China-Europe rail services seriously, but the difficulties faced by the container shipping sector could provide opportunities.Speaking at the IATA World Cargo Symposium, Seabury Group senior vice president Marco Bloemen said that rail freight services were “no longer carrying volumes that can ...
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WCS17: IATA chief makes modernisation call
The head of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on the air cargo industry to speed up modernization and deliver high quality service at the World Cargo Symposium in Abu Dhabi on 14 March.The airline organisation’s director general and chief executive Alexandre de Juniac told delegates: "Complicated and convoluted ...
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WCS17: Etihad takes freighter number ten
Etihad has taken delivery of its tenth all cargo aircraft, an Airbus A330F. The new addition takes the Abu Dhabi-based carrier’s Airbus freighter fleet to five, joining five Boeing 777 freighters.Etihad has launched ten new freighter routes in the past 12 months and carried 602,026 tonnes of cargo in 2016, ...
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WCS17: Cutting edge technology
Hair today, gone tomorrow. Svilen Rangelov of Dronamics is promising to shave off a flowing beard when his company’s first cargo drone ‘car’ is ready to fly, by the end of 2017.The Bulgarian entrepreneur and his equally bearded brother vowed to forsake the facial razor 2.5 years ago when they ...
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NewsAirfreight's positive momentum continues in January
Air cargo demand growth continued its “positive momentum” in January in line with a steady rise in new export orders.The latest monthly statistics from IATA show that air cargo demand in freight tonne km terms increased by 6.9% year on year in January.While this lags behind the 9.8% improvement registered ...
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WCS17: World Cargo Symposium conference programme
As well as presenting opportunities to network with other air cargo professionals, the World Cargo Symposium is also host to one of the industry's most important conferences and an exhibition featuring more than 30 companies.In 2017, the plenary session will be kicked off by Etihad's James Hogan before a series ...
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WCS17: We can’t get no innovation
The key theme for this year’s IATA World Cargo Symposium (WCS) is innovation. This is an appropriate subject, not least because many in the air cargo sector, including a number of high profile large air cargo volume shippers, believe it is in short supply. IATA will no doubt provide an ...
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WCS17: A thousand delegates at WCS 2017
Join over 1,000 air cargo leaders and more than 40 exhibitors in Abu Dhabi for the action-packed World Cargo Symposium (WCS) 2017.The event will feature plenary sessions, specialised tracks, workshops and executive summits, tackling aspects related to technology & innovation, security & customs, cargo operations, and sustainability.The 2017 event venue ...
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WCS17: Frank conversation and Arabian hospitality
David Kerr, senior vice president Etihad Cargo, the host airline for the event, said: “The IATA World Cargo Symposium (WCS) is such a vital forum for our industry and we are proud to host it in Abu Dhabi for the first time.“I can think of no place that better embodies ...
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IATA memo to Trump: cut aviation taxes and return to the principles of deregulation
In a Washington policy speech aimed primarily at the new US administration of President Trump, IATA’s top boss has urged governments to support the vital role aviation plays in connecting people and commerce around the globe.“Our world has grown much wealthier through trade and travel. Air travel liberates people to ...
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Hactl gains CEIV certificate
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has become the first handler in the Territory to gain full IATA CEIV Pharma certification. It is the result of an initiative sponsored by the airport authority, in which all relevant industry players undergo validation for the standard.IATA CEIV Pharma represents a co-ordinated ...
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Chart of the Week looks back on 2016 freight load factors
IATA has produced its latest Chart of the Week (COTW), which focused on ‘asset utilisation’ – namely, aircraft load factors.According to the COTW, despite a strong pick-up in the (seasonally adjusted) freight load factor during the second half of 2016 – due to stronger demand and only moderate cargo capacity ...
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IATA names innovation award finalists
IATA has announced the five finalists for its 2017 air cargo innovation awards, whose ideas will be subject to a vote at the airline association’s World Cargo Symposium in Abu Dhabi next month.The final five out of 46 entries, in alphabetical order, are:Astral Aerial Solutions – UTM Concept for Africa ...