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InsightsCommunication's role in air cargo
Source: Lemon QueenIt is paradoxical to note that many people feel they know how to communicate and yet we often underestimate the impact of communication in our industry.However, it is all the more crucial as it is a strong vector for the evolution of air cargo development, which the industry ...
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Supply chain spotlight: Air cargo still matters
Logistics UK is delighted to welcome a new Prime Minister, a new Cabinet, and a new Secretary of State for Transport - Anne Marie Trevelyan MP.In our welcome letter to Ms Trevelyan, we highlighted the essential role that the logistics sector performs.We employ 2.6m people in the UK, either directly ...
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Putzger perspective: Air cargo's tricky navigation
The industry’s return to normal has been postponed while we’re trying to establish what normal we are returning to.The pre-Covid normal, when half the global airfreight volume moved on passenger planes, continues to remain elusive.British Airways announced in late August that it would scrap about 5,000 round-trip flights this winter ...
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InsightsTop 25 air cargo carriers rise to supply chain challenge
IATA World Air Transport Statistics (WATS) data shows the top 25 cargo airlines last year succeeded in delivering on an appetite for air cargo, despite limited capacity, staff shortages and pandemic-related congestion and constraints throughout the supply chain.Traffic in scheduled cargo tonne km (CTK) terms increased by 18.7% year on ...
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Airforwarders Association: Building a sustainability plan that will work
The eagerness to discuss how the air cargo industry can meet the challenges set by end consumers’ demand for environmental and sustainable working practices is palpable, even bordering on pervasive.Freight transportation providers are listening but the day-to-day operational hurdles such as high freight volumes, customer relationships, and labour issues mean ...
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InsightsBillund realises big airfreight ambitions
Billund Airport is harnessing growth from new air cargo operations as it works towards its plan to double airfreight by 2040.The newly launched Maersk Air Cargo will utilise the airport as its main hub later this year.Maersk Air Cargo’s decision to base itself at Billund is a game changer for ...
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InsightsShepherd looks ahead as IAG Cargo builds back
David Shepherd returned to IAG Cargo after a two-year stint at Aer Lingus at an important time for the business.When David Shepherd returned to IAG Cargo in August last year as managing diretor, the cargo market was still red hot as it contended with soaring demand on the back of ...
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InsightsAir cargo drives ahead in specialist automotive market
Companies involved in the transport of automotive vehicles and parts offer a range of services to cater for varying types of demand.There are many links in the automotive supply chain: the business of moving both finished vehicles and car parts around the world.At the heart of the process, of course, ...
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Supply chain spotlight: New skills for the future industry
As the logistics industry continues to bounce back from the impact of the pandemic, new employment opportunities are being created in the sector.With the use of new technologies for decarbonisation (such as sustainable aviation fuels and zero emission aircraft) on the rise and increasing use of technical solutions such as ...
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InsightsAcquisition hungry Worldwide Flight Services targets global growth
Worldwide Flight Services’s (WFS) Craig Smyth speaks to Damian Brett about the air cargo logistics company’s growth plans, while it also tackles recruitment and schedule volatility.Cargo handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has set itself some ambitious growth targets for the coming years.WFS chief executive Craig Smyth tells Air Cargo News ...
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Putzger perspective: Air cargo's descent to normal
Economic turmoil is emerging worldwide and both airfreight rates and demand are feeling the strain, writes Ian Putzger.The music is still playing, but the party is drawing to a close. Now the question is if a hangover lies ahead.According to CLIVE Data Services (now part of Xenata), airfreight volumes and ...
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Transpacific airfreight pricing dips below 2021 levels in August
Average airfreight rates on major air cargo routes to North America slipped below last year's levels in August as demand remained flat during the month.Figures from the Baltic Exchange Airfreight Index (BAI) show that in August, average airfreight rates from Hong Kong to North America declined 3.6% year on year ...
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InsightsMaindeck expansion positions Air Canada for cargo growth
US passenger airlines with global networks have long since shed their maindeck freighter fleets but north of the border there is a renaissance of the combination carrier business model.Air Canada Cargo has an order book for two production Boeing B777Fs, two production line B767 freighters and eight of its passenger ...
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InsightsRFS services grow against challenging economic backdrop
Demand for Road feeder services (RFS) is increasing in a competitive air cargo landscape though there’s a long road ahead on which to tackle capacity and driver challenges.Wallenborn is still grappling with the impact of the pandemic, but its RFS business, which comprises 56% of its overall business, is steadily ...
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Air cargo rates stabilise for summer period
Airfreight rates on key trade lanes were stable in July for the quieter summer period but remain far above pre-pandemic levels.The latest data from the Baltic Exchange Airfreight Index (BAI) show that average rates on services from Hong Kong to North America dropped by 2.6% in July compared with June ...
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Forwarder Focus: Looking ahead to a more positive 2023
A recent survey of Airforwarders Association members indicates that while the air cargo business is decelerating after one of the industry's strongest years ever, volumes remain robust, and many predict the first half of 2023 will be relatively positive.Forecasts indicate that airfreight will account for almost 25% of airline revenue, ...
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Putzger perspective: Cargo hub headaches
Most people loathe aviation hubs. Even at the best of times they seem messy and congested, welcoming travelers with long lines at security checkpoints and immigration stations.The seemingly endless cascade of flight cancellations and delays in recent weeks has turned them into nightmares for many, some kind of purgatory ruled ...
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Supply Chain Spotlight: Flightpath to the future
The UK government recently published its ‘Flightpath to the Future’ document, which contained its 10-point plan for aviation – a strategy aimed at building an innovative and sustainable aviation sector.While it is encouraging that the plan recognises the vital role of airfreight as a tool for levelling up and international ...
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InsightsCargo airlines weather the storm of fuel price hikes
The cost of fuel has been a pain point in the aviation industry throughout 2022, but air cargo carriers have tackled the challenge with tenacious determination.Expensive fuel is not a new phenomenon, however, a perfect storm of economic and political issues has seen prices continue to rise this year until ...
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Smart software helps cut air cargo emissions
Wiremind Cargo’s chief executive Nathanaël de Tarade explains why utilising smart software should be considered alongside sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the race to reduce the air cargo industry’s carbon emissions.Much of the air cargo industry's focus on reducing carbon emissions centres on airlines' use of SAF.However, other players in ...