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NewsBoeing delivers Air Tanzania's first ever freighter
Source: BoeingBoeing has delivered Air Tanzania’s first ever dedicated freighter.The delivery of the 767-300F also marks the first direct 767 freighter delivery from Boeing to an African carrier.Air Cargo News first reported on the order in November 2021, when the United Republic of Tanzania placed an order for a 767-300F ...
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NewsAvia Solutions buys Slovakia’s AirExplore
Photo: Avia Solutions GroupACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance, and insurance) operator Avia Solutions Group has acquired Slovak-based ACMI and charter airline AirExplore.Headquartered in Bratislava, and established 13 years ago, AirExplore operates ten Boeing 737-800 aircraft, two of them in freighter configuration. The acquisition brings Avia’s total fleet to of 180 aircraft.Avia ...
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NewsNauck to boost NEO’s Neutral Solutions
Sascha Nauck. Photo: NEO Air CharterGerman cargo charter broker NEO Air Charter has appointed Sascha Nauck as airfreight business development manager, heading up its Neutral Airfreight Solutions division.His 24-year career includes spells at logistics service provider DB Schenker and GSSAs Kales Group and Euro Cargo Aviation.The new division of the ...
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NewsASL extends Liège contract with Swissport
Photo: SwissportCargo operator ASL Airlines Belgium has extended its collaboration with Swissport Belgium at Liège Airport.The partnership, which dates back to 2017, now covers all services including ramp handling, warehousing and customs clearance for general, perishable, and sensitive pharmaceutical cargo.ASL Airlines Belgium operates cargo flights between Liège and China, the ...
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Geodis acquires Swiss freight forwarder
France headquartered transport and logistics services provider Geodis has acquired the Swiss freight forwarder, ITS - International Transport & Shipping Ltd.Marie-Christine Lombard, chief executive of Geodis, commented: “Switzerland is home to a wide number of multinational companies that are key GEODIS customers, among them several dynamic members of the pharmaceutical ...
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NewsWFS boosts capacity at Chicago O’Hare Airport
Photo: WFSWorldwide Flight Services (WFS) has increased its cargo capacity at Chicago O’Hare International Airport by more than 10% with the opening of a further cargo terminal.The cargo handler, acquired by SATS in April, has signed a 15-year lease on the new facility in the airport’s northeast cargo area, which ...
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Kale Logistics Solutions signs Alaska development deal
IT solutions provider Kale Logistics Solutions has signed a memorandum of understanding with terminal operator NorthLink Aviation for digital cargo infrastructure at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in Alaska.They plan to create process automation platforms for e-commerce and cargo handling, a stakeholder collaboration platform and other cross-border management tools.Kale specialises ...
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Air Cargo News Awards entry deadline extended!
The entry deadline for the Air Cargo News Awards has been extended to 5pm BST on June 9.This means companies interested in demonstrating their value to the air cargo industry now have one week left to submit their entries.This year there are nine awards to enter, while a further six ...
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Air Mauritius signs worldwide deal with Champ Cargosystems
Air Mauritius has extended its relationship with airfreight IT firm Champ Cargosystems to a worldwide contract, including the EU, as it prepares to adopt the latter’s new ICS2 (Import Control System 2) regulation.Founded in 1967, Air Mauritius links the island nation with Europe, Asia, Australia, and Africa, serving ten non-stop ...
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Fruit and veg exports feed Cathay freight volume
Japanese foodstuff exports to Hong Kong are helping to keep Cathay Cargo freight volumes healthy, reported Cathay Pacific regional head of cargo, Shuichi Ueba.Following the Covid-19 pandemic, the carrier has built up flights at Sapporo, from where it is currently exporting Hokkaido scallops.Elsewhere in the region, Ueba noted that the ...
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Qatar Airways signs up for green jet fuel with Shell
Qatar Airways has signed a deal with Shell for 3,000 tonnes of neat (undiluted) Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) at air cargo hub Amsterdam Schiphol Airport.The deal falls under the airline's existing jet fuel contract at the airport, but will now include at least 5% SAF over the contract period for ...
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SATS and Air India sign cargo terminal deal at India’s newest airport
The joint venture company of Singapore-based gateway services provider SATS and Air India has signed a concession agreement with Yamuna International Airport to build a cargo terminal at India’s newest airport.The plan is for an 87-acre integrated multimodal cargo hub at the new Noida International Airport in Jewar, Uttar Pradesh, ...
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Hellmann buys out Czech and Slovak partner
German forwarding and logistics company Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has taken over its long-standing Slovakian and Czech air- and seafreight partner, PKZ Group, and set up its own Slovakian national company.The acquisition includes PKZ’s ten locations as well as its air and multimodal operations.Existing business activities and the PKZ Group workforce ...
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Nauru Airlines secures financing to acquire 737-800SF freighter
Nauru Airlines has secured financing for the acquisition of an Boeing 737-800SF converted freighter.HALO AirFinance (HALO), a joint venture between GA Telesis (GAT) and Tokyo Century Corporation (TC) has closed financing for Nauru Airlines, the flag carrier of the Republic of Nauru, to finance the acquisition of a 737-800SF freighter ...
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NewsAir cargo demand decline slows down in April
Air cargo demand in April continued to decline, albeit at a slower pace than the previous month, according to IATA’s latest market data.The airline association’s April 2023 figures showed that demand, in cargo tonne kms (CTKs), fell 6.6% over April 2022 although this was an improvement over the previous month's ...
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Birmingham breaks ground on Kuehne+Nagel’s new Alabama home
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport in Alabama, US, has turned the first sod on its $27m air cargo facility, scheduled to be the home base for Kuehne+Nagel (K+N)’s weekly cargo flights from Stuttgart, Germany.In February, the airport signed a partnership with the global forwarder to operate scheduled cargo flights into Shuttlesworth which ...
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FedEx swerves strike with union deal
FedX has reached a "tentative agreement" with its pilots on an amended collective bargaining deal to avoid a strike.The agreement follows ongoing discussions with FedEx Express pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), over their employment contracts.FedEx said on May 30: "We are pleased to have reached ...
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NewsIAG Cargo opens new cargo handling facility at Heathrow
Photo: IAG CargoIAG Cargo has officially opened a new cargo handling facility at London Heathrow Airport that enables it to more than double the amount of premium loose shipments it can handle daily.Measuring over 10,000 m2, the semi-automated New Premia facility will serve as IAG Cargo’s new home for handling ...
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NewsNew leaders for BIFA
Left to right: Keith Baguley, Charles Hogg and Rachel Morley. Photo: BIFAThe British International Freight Association (BIFA) – the main representative body for forwarders in the UK – has elected new leaders.Charles Hogg succeeds Rachel Morley as the elected national chair of BIFA for a two-year period.He is commercial director ...
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Study shows we’re greener and cleaner, says Rockford
Chicago Rockford International Airport claims that a new study shows that it can slash emissions and pollution compared with larger passenger-orientated gateways.Conducted by what Rockford describes as “an independent aviation and aircraft analysis company”, the survey compared landing and takeoff cycle times at different airports.It found that aircraft using the ...