Latest news – Page 39
-
News
A321P2F conversion demand set to grow
Airbus A321-200 passenger to freighter (P2F) conversions will become much more common in the future, but the air cargo market potentially faces a narrowbody oversupply.IBA reported in a webinar this week that the 737-800P2F has dominated the market since 2019, although this is set to change.A321P2F conversions will be able ...
-
News
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 ...
-
NewsSingapore Airlines selects WFS for Gatwick cargo handling
Source: WFSSingapore Airlines has selected WFS to provide cargo handling services for its new flight to the UK, while it has also renewed its deal with the firm covering other countries.The new deal covers the handling of cargo on Singapore Airline's new flight from Singapore Changi Airport to London Gatwick.The ...
-
NewsAirExplore adds three 737Fs
Martin Stulajter, chief executive of AirExplore. Photo: Avia Solutions GroupSlovakia-based aircraft, crew, maintenance, and insurance (ACMI) firm and charter airline AirExplore has taken delivery of three Boeing 737-800 freighters to expand its cargo capacity.The newly acquired cargo aircraft will be based at European and Middle Eastern airports, said the airline, ...
-
NewsMenzies extends Budapest Airport cargo services
Photo: Menzies AviationMenzies Aviation has joined forces with Airport Services Budapest Zrt. (AS Budapest) to extend its ground handling, cargo and lounge services at Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport (BUD) in Hungary.AS Budapest is the ground handling company for several major airlines at Hungary’s largest commercial airport.As part of the ...
-
News
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 ...
-
News
Beijing Capital brings another freighter service to Liege
Liege Airport (LGG) has grown its air cargo business with the addition of a new freighter service operated by Beijing Capital Airlines.The Chinese airline began the route between Nanchang Changbei International Airport (KHN) in East China’s Jiangxi province and Liege Airport in Belgium on June 24, said Alexis Lapot, senior ...
-
NewsUK's Royal Mail selects Glasgow Prestwick as e-commerce hub
Florrie Kuang (left), Royal Mail China Office and Jules Matteoni, Glasgow Prestwick Airport. Source: Glasgow Prestwick Airport.The UK's Royal Mail has selected Glasgow Prestwick Airport (GPA) as one of its e-commerce hubs in a move that should boost volumes through the Scottish facility.The British postal service said that the lack ...
-
NewsEtihad Cargo and SF Airlines add freighter service and expand partnership
Photo: Etihad CargoEtihad Cargo and SF Airlines will launch a new freighter service between Shenzhen and Abu Dhabi to boost cargo capacity between China and the UAE.The weekly freighter service between Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport in China and Zayed International Airport in Abu Dhabi will commence on July 13 and ...
-
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 ...
-
NewsNew CargoAi feature aims to make batch bookings smarter
Source: CargoAiDigital technology platform CargoAi has launched a new feature designed to simplify and automate batch pre-booking and allotment for air cargo capacity to eliminate the repetitive manual shipment-by-shipment process and reduce the potential for errors.CargoAi's "Allotment" feature ultimately aims to streamline the air cargo capacity booking process for freight ...
-
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 ...
-
News
Suparna to leverage WorldACD cargo data insight
China-based Suparna Airlines aims to build its air cargo expertise following the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with WorldACD Market Data.The partnership is expected to enhance Suparna Airlines' understanding of air cargo market dynamics, while it will also expand WorldACD's air cargo database.The air cargo market data and ...
-
News
Nallian appoints Lionel van der Walt as CCO
Cargo technology company Nallian has appointed Lionel van der Walt as chief commercial officer, effective July 1.In this role, van der Walt will be responsible for spearheading Nallian's growth strategy. Nallian has offices in Belgium and Singapore, but van der Walt will be based out of North Carolina, US."Lionel's appointment ...
-
NewsGeneral air cargo demand takes off thanks to e-com and ocean disruption
General cargo has been growing at a faster rate than special products so far this year as a result of growing e-commerce demand and disruption in the container shipping industry.Stats from data provider WorldACD show that over the first five months of the year, general cargo volumes increased by 13% ...
-
News
Krikken to head up airfreight at DSV as Ravn moves up
Freight forwarding giant DSV has appointed Stefan Krikken as its new head of airfreight.In his new role, he will have global responsibility for the airfreight product including procurement.Krikken joined DSV in 2019 following the company's takeover of Panalpina. Most recently he occupied the role of airfreight procurement head for North ...
-
News
WestJet Cargo joins online booking portals with cargo.one partnership
WestJet Cargo has added its capacity to third-party booking portal cargo.one as it continues to ramp up its digital offering.By connecting systems, cargo.one's freight forwarder users will have access to the Canada-based carrier's network covering 45 destinations in North America, Central America, the Caribbean, Europe and Asia.The airline has 180 ...
-
NewsUK's East Midlands Airport predicts e-commerce fuelled cargo growth
Source: David Soanes PhotographyEast Midlands Airport (EMA) in the UK is hoping its cargo volumes will increase by more than 50% over the next 20 years as it benefits from increasing e-commerce demand and constrained capacity at rival hubs.A recent report by MDS Transmodal and York Aviation suggests that EMA's ...
-
News
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 ...
-
News
CargoLogicAir administration continues to face difficulty accessing records
The administrator for defunct UK freighter operator CargoLogicAir has highlighted the ongoing issues it has faced in accessing the airline's company records.In a six-monthly progress report, the airline’s joint administrator Buchler Phillips said it had been unable to access Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 subscriptions since it was appointed.This was ...