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Carousel and DANX to merge following private equity investment
Time critical logistics firms Carousel and DANX will merge after being purchased by private equity firm Axcel.The merger will expand the two firms' networks by combining DANX's presence in the Nordics and Baltics with Carousel's UK, Ireland, Germany and Iberia offices. The two firms have combined annual revenues of around ...
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NewsFedEx feeder provider West Air sold
FedEx Feeder. Photo West AirEmpire Holdings, parent company of Empire Airlines, has purchased California-based FedEx Feeder airline West Air.West Air operates Cessna Caravan aircraft for FedEx, servicing parts of California, Nevada, and Utah. Founded in 1978, the company has served as a FedEx Feeder operator since 1987.The acquisition expands the ...
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NewsAir cargo growth slowed "significantly" in November
Air cargo growth slowed in November as supply chain issues affected demand, according to airline association IATA.The group's latest figures show that air cargo demand in cargo tonne km (CTK) terms in November increased by 3.7% compared with 2019 levels (used to mitigate the impact of Covid).IATA said that this ...
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NewsChongqing sees record cargo throughput
Terminal 3 at Chongqing Jiangbei Airport. Copyright: Juukeihc at English Wikipedia, CC BY 4.0 , via Wikimedia CommonsThe international cargo and mail throughput of China’s Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport totalled 220,000 tonnes in 2021, up nearly 50% year on year.This marks the first time that the figure has passed the ...
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NewsUS air cargo complex project gathers pace
The ACX project is planned to be built at Portsmouth International Airport at Pease in New Hampshire, US. Photo: East West AeronauticalEast West Aeronautical (EWA) has been granted permission for a land survey that could pave the way for an air cargo and aviation complex at a US airport.The air ...
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NewsMenzies Aviation appoints senior digital boss
Filip Nekvinda is Menzies Aviation's first senior vice president of digital and innovation. Photo: Menzies AviationMenzies Aviation has appointed its first senior vice president of digital and innovation to drive forward the digital evolution of the business.Filip Nekvinda has joined the global aviation logistics specialist to lead its digital strategy ...
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NewsRock-It adds new Heathrow warehouse to smooth cargo screening
(L to R) Chris Palmer and Martin Corr, co-managing directors EMEA. Source: Rock-It GlobalEvent logistics firm Rock-It Global has opened a dedicated warehouse facility at Heathrow Airport as it looks to avoid screening congestion at the airport.The 1,394 sq m facility at Heathrow Airport offers 377 cu m of caged ...
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NewsEthiopian Airlines builds capacity with cargo
Photo: Ethiopian AirlinesStrong demand for air cargo is helping Ethiopian Airlines build capacity and profit.Ethiopian Airlines chief executive Tewolde Gebremariam told a Dubai conference by videolink that the airline is operating close to 70% of its pre-pandemic capacity, reported Reuters.He added the airline also managed the pandemic with its own ...
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Delta Cargo adds Releye container as pharma demand rises
Delta Cargo has approved the use of Envirotainer's Releye RLP container on its aircraft as it looks to meet rising pharma demand.The approval means the US airline can now transport the Releye temperature-controlled ULD, which was launched last year, across its network.Jannie Davel, managing director cargo commercial at Delta Cargo, ...
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NewsAir cargo demand in Asia remains resilient
The air cargo market in Asia remained resilient in November with volumes continuing to grow compared with 2019 levels.The latest statistics from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) show that during the month cargo demand at the region's airlines increased by 16.5% year on year and stayed above volumes ...
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AEI gains ETOPS approval for B737-800 freighter conversion
Aeronautical Engineers, Inc has received ETOPS 180 approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for its B737-800SF freighter conversion.The ETOPS 180 approval allows the B737-800SF freighter to fly 180-minute extended operations over water and remote regions.Without ETOPS approval aircraft must be within 60 minutes flying time of an airport ...
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US AirCargo conference to go-ahead as an in-person event
The US Airforwarders Association's AirCargo Conference will proceed as an in-person event for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic.The event will take place in New Orleans from January 17 - 19 and the keynote address will be made by Tim Strauss, chief executive of Amerijet International Airlines.Additional ...
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NewsLenovo signs up with DB Schenker and Lufthansa for SAF flights
Source copyright: Lufthansa Cargo/Oliver RöslerIT hardware firm Lenovo has signed up to use the "carbon neutral" freighter service offered by DB Schenker and Lufthansa Cargo.The tie up will see the computer company transport cargo, including include laptops, notebooks, and PCs, on Lufthansa Cargo's Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) powered B777 freighter ...
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‘Cargo-centric’ strategy reaps record revenue for China Airlines
China Airlines has disclosed record cargo revenues for 2021, as it doubles down on what it calls a “cargo-centric business model”.For the full year, the Taiwanese carrier says cargo revenue surpassed NT$100bn ($3.6bn), the highest in its 62 years of operations.China Airlines also stated that freighter revenue in December hit ...
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NewsE-commerce boosts Riga cargo traffic
Riga Airport. Photo: Svetlov Artem, CC0, via Wikimedia CommonsCargo traffic to and through Riga Airport has been boosted by the rapid growth of e-commerce.The total volume of air cargo handled at Riga Airport last year reached 27,900 tonnes, which is one-fifth more than in 2020. The 27,300 tonnes of air ...
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Liege reports record cargo volumes for 2021
Liege Airport saw its air cargo volumes reach record levels again last year as demand for freighter operations continued to rise.The airport, which has built a reputation as a cargo specialist in recent years, reported a 26% year-on-year increase in cargo volumes to 1.4m tonnes last year.The record volumes follow ...
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NewsBoryspil sees record cargo climb
Boryspil International Airport will begin constructing a new air cargo terminal this year. Photo: Boryspil International AirportBoryspil International Airport achieved cargo throughput of 45,675 tons in 2021, a record for the last four years.The Ukraine airport's 2021 cargo throughput surpassed the cargo flow of 2019 by 8.7%. However, the volume ...
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Hamad cargo throughput up 20%
Hamad International Airport’s (HIA) cargo volumes increased by 20.71% in 2021, with 2.6m tonnes of cargo handled throughout the year.The airport in Qatar also introduced six new cargo destinations.In December, Air Cargo News reported that AECOM will oversee the design and manage construction for Cargo Terminal 2 and Amiri Flight ...
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Aviastar freighter destroyed in fire
An Aviastar freighter was reportedly destroyed when it caught on fire at Xiaoshan International Airport in China.Cirium reports that a fire broke out in the cabin of the TU-204-100C, which was decked out in Cainiao livery, on January 8 as it prepared to depart from the Hangzhou airport on its ...
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FAA declares 5G buffer zones for 50 airports
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has released a list of 50 airports that will have buffer zones when wireless companies turn on new 5G C-band service on January 19.This follows a decision by US telecommunications firms Verizon and AT&T to delay the deployment of certain 5G mobile networks over ...