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Frankfurt-Hahn seeks investors following bankruptcy
Merger and acquisition consultancy Falkensteg has been appointed to find “one or more investors” for Germany’s Frankfurt-Hahn Airport Group which filed for bankruptcy in late October this year.Provisional insolvency administrator Dr Jan Markus Plathner has commissioned Düsseldorf-based Falkensteg to “look for one or more investors for the German Frankfurt-Hahn Airport ...
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Air Canada adds cargo capacity to help maintain British Columbia supply chains
Air Canada "significantly increased cargo capacity" into and out of Vancouver to help maintain supply chain links following flooding in British Columbia.The carrier said that between November 21 and November 30 it would add around 586 tonnes of cargo capacity, representing 3,223 cu m, from its hubs in Toronto, Montreal ...
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NewsSpirit of the Seahorse Club continues with festive event
Source: ShutterstockAs the Seahorse Club - an annual networking event for companies in the transport industry and media representatives - takes a year out due to the pandemic, one of its members is organising a festive meet up.The event will take place on December 21 at the Globe Public House ...
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NewsMNG adds JFK-Cologne freighter flights
MNG A330. Source: Cologne BonnMNG Airlines has launched a three times a week freighter service between Germany’s Cologne Bonn airport and New York’s JFK hub.Turkey-based MNG operated a recently converted Airbus A330-300 freighter for the inaugural JFK flight. The JFK service expands MNG’s freighter schedule at Cologne Bonn, a six ...
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Southwest Airlines Cargo halts standard bookings as passenger demand rises
North American low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines has temporarily suspended all cargo bookings - other than next-flight guaranteed (NFG) - due to rising passenger and cargo demand.Last week, the US carrier notified its cargo customers that due to an unprecedented number of passenger bookings, baggage loads, and cargo volumes that from ...
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Wiremind enhances Skypallet software
Wiremind has fine-tuned its Skypallet ULD and flight optimisation system, with more products to follow soon.SkyPallet, which counts over 1,200 users in 100 countries, offers several service modules that can be used together or individually.SkyPallet’s 3D Volume Calculator determines how much space a non-standard shipment would be occupying given available ...
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Gloy set to leave Lufthansa Cargo
Harald Gloy, chief operations and human resources officer at Lufthansa Cargo, will leave the airline in February as he takes on "new professional challenges outside the Lufthansa Group".Gloy will leave the cargo carrier on February 28 for personal reasons. He has been in the operations role since January 2019 and ...
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Keen elected Fiata secretary general
Robert Keen has been elected as secretary general of freight forwarder association Fiata.Keen, who is director general of UK forwarder association Bifa, joined the industry in 1970 and worked for a succession of forwarders before joining Bifa in 1999.He was appointed an executive director of Bifa in 2009, before becoming ...
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UPS adds Cologne-Tel Aviv flight
UPS has added a new flight between Cologne and Tel Aviv as the company looks to expand its offering to businesses in Israel.The company said that the new service will be operated by a B757 freighter and includes a connection in Larnaca, Cyprus, and a direct flight back to the ...
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NewsDHL Express expands at MIA
Source: DHL ExpressDHL Express has invested $78m in expanding its Miami International Airport hub after adding flights to and from Europe, Asia Pacific, South America.The express giant said the investment includes equipment for a fully-automated package sort system, which will double sorting capacity, and twice the warehouse space, which now ...
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NewsChapman Freeborn appoints new India director
Malcolm Dsouza. Source: Chapman FreebornCharter broker Chapman Freeborn has appointed Malcolm Dsouza as its new director, India.Dsouza joins the business following over 10 years at freight forwarder Jeena & Company. He also has over 18 years’ experience working with international airlines, 10 of which were in senior management roles in ...
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NewsNew CEO for Kuehne+Nagel in 2022
Trefzger (L) and Paul. Copyright: Kuehne+NagelDetlef Trefzger is next year set to step down as chief executive of Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) for private reasons.After nine years, Trefzger will leave the top job at the Switzerland-headquartered freight forwarder on August 1 to be replaced by Stefan Paul, who has been a member ...
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CHAMP launches market analytics service
CHAMP Cargosystems is launching a new market data product to provide greater insight into the air cargo market.The software firm said it had been working with 26 companies to trial the new data service, named MarketAnalytics.Data is pulled directly from companies' systems rather than using monthly accounting updates or files ...
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American Airlines Cargo expands pet transport service
American Airlines Cargo's pet transport service will now offer customers a last mile transport service.American has partnered with My Pet Cab on its PetEmbark programme to include a home delivery service for pets after being flown to destination.My Pet Cab vehicles are equipped with secondary air systems and electronic monitoring ...
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NewsCMA CGM the second firm to sign up for A350 freighters
Source: AirbusCMA CGM has become the second company to sign up for Airbus' new A350 freighter as the French logistics group continues its expansion in the air cargo market.The shipping giant, which launched its CMA CGM Air Cargo business earlier this year, has signed a memorandum of understanding covering the ...
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NewsStart-up flypop launches PAX-Cargo flights
Flypop A330. Source: FlypopUK start-up flypop has launched pax-freighter services through a partnership with lessor Hi Fly.The airline plans to commence its zero LOPA cargo operations (cargo operations on a PAX aircraft with seats removed) while it waits to start full passenger operations.The flights will be operated by an A330-300 ...
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NewsHeathrow teams up with Microsoft to combat wildlife traffickers
Heathrow Airport has teamed up with Microsoft to trial the world’s first artificial intelligence system to combat illegal wildlife trafficking.‘Project SEEKER’ detects animal trafficking in cargo and baggage passing through the airport by scanning up to 250,000 bags a day.It recorded a 70%+ successful detection rate and was particularly effective ...
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NewsBlueBoxAir calculates airfreight CO2 emissions in real time
Tracking software BlueBoxAir allows airfreight stakeholders to calculate the CO2 emissions of each shipment in real time and in detail.The goal is to measure the CO2 footprint as precisely as possible at the shipment level, so that it can then be offset.Developer BlueBox Systems’ software is already actively in use, ...
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FlightService secures A330 and A340 freighter conversion kits
AELF FlightService (FlightService) has purchased ten Medius passenger to freighter (PTF) conversion kits from aviation engineering group Avensis Aviation.FlightService is a commercial aircraft leasing company and ACMI/Charter provider of passenger and freighter aircraft.Operated by sister company, Malta-based Maleth Aero, FlightService will work with Avensis to convert its Airbus A330 and ...
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Atlas Air completes operating certificate merger with Southern Air
Freighter lessor Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (AAWW) has brought the operations of Southern Air, acquired in 2016, under a Single Operating Certificate (SOC) with Atlas Air, its freighter operating subsidiary.With the addition of Southern Air, Atlas Air was able to add Boeing 777 and Boeing 737 aircraft operating platforms, resulting ...