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NewsFast growing freighter airline mas expands network to China
Source: masMexico-based freighter airline mas has added flights to China for the first time as it continues its network expansion.The new service will operate between Mexico City International Airport and Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport twice per week, before increasing to three times per week in July.There are also plans to ...
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NewsCathay Pacific and Lufthansa Cargo expand joint venture
Photo: Lufthansa CargoCathay Pacific and Lufthansa Cargo have added Swiss WorldCargo to their joint venture to expand the number of destination they can offer.Lufthansa Group-owned Swiss WorldCargo's entry builds on the joint business agreement signed in 2016 between Cathay Pacific and Lufthansa Cargo, which allows collaboration on distribution, pricing, contracts ...
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NewsEmirates SkyCargo adds another freighter
Source: EmiratesEmirates SkyCargo took delivery of a new Boeing 777 freighter at the weekend, bringing its all-cargo fleet to a total of 11 aircraft.On Saturday May 28, the aircraft (A6-EFT) landed in Dubai World Central (DWC) from Boeing’s Paine Field site in Seattle with a full load consisting of electronics, ...
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CargoAi and Air Cargo Inc partner up
Online booking portal CargoAi is partnering with North American airfreight trucking firm Air Cargo Inc (ACI) to expand their services to their respective customers.The partnership will provide ACI's customers with access to CargoAi's freight forwarding booking solution, while the portal's user will be able to access ACI's transport services."The CargoAi ...
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NewsTAM delivers 30th Saab 340 cargo conversion
Photo: AFKSweden-based Täby Air Maintenance (TAM) has delivered its 3oth Saab 340 cargo conversion.The Saab 340B was converted on behalf of Latvia-based RAF-Avia, which already operates a mix of cargo and passenger-configured Saab 340s and ATR 72s, and an Antonov 26.TAM managing director Pär Gulle said: “We see an increasing ...
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TIACA's sustainability assessment programme progresses
TIACA has started the next pilot phase of its recently launched BlueSky sustainability assessment, validation and verification programme.The pilot of the latest phase - named desktop verification - is an online assessment of company's sustainability credentials that will be used to provide a performance score on a personalised online dashboard.Taking ...
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NewsDimerco delivers Covid self-test kits to Taiwan
Freight forwarder Dimerco has transported 165 pallets of Covid self-test kits with a total weight of nearly 50 tons from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) as infections continue to climb in Taiwan.The shipment for an unnamed customer in the rapid diagnostics sector was carried ...
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TIACA adds new talent to board
The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) has appointed two new members to serve on the board of directors.Priscilla Bueno, chief transformation officer of Craft Group, and Joseph Lawrence, founder and president of Airline Services International (ASI), will bring a fresh perspective to the board from the forwarding and GSSA sectors.Bueno ...
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Jota Aviation appoints liquidators as Covid and Brexit take their toll
UK-based passenger and cargo airline Jota Aviation has appointed liquidators after the airline was hit be the impact of Brexit and Covid.On May 19 it was announced that the company, which at its height in 2018 had offered four BAe 146-300 QT freighters out of Southend, had appointed David Pike ...
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NewsFinnair Cargo offers new Helsinki-Seattle route
Source: FinnairFinnair Cargo will offer a new route between Helsinki and Seattle from June 1 to offer a "fast and sustainable option for cargo operations between Europe and North America".The cargo airline will fly from Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) three times a week, on Mondays, ...
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NewsECS Group set for further expansion and investment
Adrien Thominet, ECS Group. Source: ECSThe ECS Group has this year announced major contracts in two of its target growth areas, South America and Asia, while it is also continuing to invest in its modular service offering.In April, ECS Group Brazilian subsidiary BCS AIR revealed that it was working with ...
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US FAA proposes to revoke Rhoades Aviation’s air carrier certificate
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed to revoke the air carrier certificate of Honolulu, Hawaii- based Rhoades Aviation Inc. for “numerous alleged safety violations”.Rhoades Aviation operated the Boeing 737-200 freighter aircraft of cargo airline Transair that last year crashed into the sea off Hawaii after reportedly having experienced ...
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NewsReliable Robotics appoints senior vice president and chief engineer
Kevin Sagis. Photo: Reliable RoboticsReliable Robotics has appointed Kevin Sagis as senior vice president and chief engineer.Sagis joins Reliable Robotics as the company accelerates its development programme to certify its remotely operated aircraft system.He has over 30 years of design, development, manufacturing, test and operational experience for the commercial sector, ...
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NewsPreighter feat for Lufthansa Cargo
Photo: Lufthansa CargoLufthansa Cargo has operated more than 100 preighter flights for logistics company EgeTrans as part of a charter agreement which started in the winter of 2020.Airbus A340 and A350 passenger aircraft in cargo-only mode have been flying exclusively for EgeTrans from Frankfurt to Chicago, carrying an average of ...
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Booking platform WebCargo develops payment service
Airfreight booking portal WebCargo has developed a new service that will allow forwarders to pay for their bookings on the platform rather than having to use a separate payment tool.WebCargo, part of the Freightos Group, said that the payment service is currently being piloted with around 30 freight forwarders and ...
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NewsQatar Airways Cargo achieves vaccine milestone
Photo: Qatar Airways CargoQatar Airways Cargo has moved close to 30m COVID-19 vaccines to destinations across its network, including Africa, Middle East, Americas, Europe and Asia.The Middle East carrier expects to move further consignments after the COVID-19 vaccine export restriction was lifted by the Indian Government late last year.When Qatar ...
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NewsCEVA Logistics delivers BAE Systems scale replica aircraft
Source: CEVAThe need for speed was critical for the CEVA Logistics Showfreight team last week as they managed the logistics for a full-scale replica of a Typhoon fighter jet for a movie premiere in London’s Leicester Square.The CEVA team had just seven hours to unload and install the scale model ...
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NewsCHAMP Cargosystems team wins ONE Record hackathon
Source: CHAMP CargosystemsCHAMPorado, a team comprised of CHAMP Cargosystems professionals, won two awards at this year’s IATA ONE Record Hackathon held in Amsterdam.The team won the ONE Record Prize for the solution that made the best use of the ONE Record API in terms of innovation and creativity.All teams were ...
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NewsAlaska Airlines appoints operations vice president
Wayne Newton. Photo: Alaska AirlinesAlaska Airlines' board of directors has promoted 30-year airline veteran Wayne Newton to senior vice president of airport operations and customer services.In addition to overseeing airport and cargo operations across 125 locations and a team of employees and contractors, Newton will now lead Alaska's largest hub ...
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NewsForwarders need more understanding of digitalisation, says AfA chief
Brandon Fried, executive director, Airforwarders Association (AfA). Photo: AfAForwarders are ready to invest in digitisation but need to understand better its worth beyond being a shipper or regulatory requirement.That was the message from Brandon Fried, executive director of the Airforwarders Association (AfA), when addressing delegates at the CNS Partnership ...