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Boeing to add two B767-300BCF conversion lines at GAMECO in China
Boeing plans to create additional capacity for the B767-300 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) to help meet continued strong market demand.Working with conversion house Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Co (GAMECO) the two partners will open two new 767-300BCF conversion lines next year.GAMECO will be the first MRO in China to convert ...
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Asia Pacific airfreight demand solid in August
International air cargo markets remained “resilient” for Asia Pacific carriers in August, propelled by ongoing expansion in e-commerce and congestion in major exporting ocean container ports.Traffic figures from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) indicate that seaport constraints, such as in China, contributed to August’s 26.0% year-on-year growth in ...
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IATA: Cargo demand increases as outlook remains positive
IATA has reported in its latest market analysis that cargo volumes increased in August 2021, compared with pre-Covid levels (August 2019), and the outlook remains positive.The association said global air cargo demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTKs), was 7.7% higher in August this year than pre-Covid levels (August 2019).Meanwhile, global ...
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NewsCMA CGM continues to expand in airfreight with B777F order
Source: CMA CGMShipping company CMA CGM is continuing its expansion in the air cargo market through the addition of two B777 freighter aircraft.The Marseille-based company will purchase the two new aircraft directly from manufacturer Boeing. The freighters represent the airfreight divisions first direct order of aircraft.It is understood the aircraft ...
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NewsLufthansa Cargo adds more B777Fs as its last MD-11F faces high noon
Source: Lufthansa CargoLufthansa Cargo has added two more Boeing 777 freighters to its fleet, while its last MD-11F aircraft will soon be making its last flight.The two B777F aircraft - D-ALFJ and D-ALFK - will be based at the airline's Frankfurt hub and expand Lufthansa Cargo's freighter fleet to 16 ...
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NewsNew air cargo booking tool hits the market
Tristan Koch. Source: AweryA new online air cargo booking portal has been launched as air cargo's digital transformation gains momentum.The CargoBooking.aero portal connects GSAs and airlines to their forwarder customers through the use of Application Programming Interface (API) connections.The portal, powered by Awery Aviation Software, uses real-time flight and rate ...
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NewsAlaska Air Cargo expands management team as volumes grow
Rick Bendix (L), Gina Thomas (C) and Kim Beelitz. Source: Alaska Air CargoAlaska Air Cargo has made three management appointments in response to growing demand.The airline has appointed Kim Beelitz as manager of cargo ground operations in Seattle (SEA).Beelitz has worked with Alaska Airlines for more than a dozen years ...
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NewsSwissport completes leadership team renewal with CFO appointment
Iván Nash Vila. Source: SwissportHandler Swissport International has appointed Iván Nash Vila as its chief financial officer and member of the executive leadership team.He succeeds Alexander Gradow, head of financial planning and analysis, who had been acting as interim chief financial officer (CFO) since August. Nash Vila will report to ...
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Pilot Freight Services expands presence in North America
Logistics provider Pilot Freight Services has acquired franchise stations in "strategic markets" in North America.Pilot said the franchises, which are in Oregon in Washington, and Oklahoma, will be integrated into its organisation "with no disruption in service offerings or senior management".The company said in a statement: "[The franchises] serve a ...
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Qatar Cargo sees volumes increase despite pandemic
Qatar Airways Cargo reported a 4.6% in cargo volumes in the fiscal year ending March 31 despite the loss of much of its bellyhold network due to the pandemic.The cargo division of Qatar Airways handled a total of 2,727,986 tonnes of cargo in the 2020/21 fiscal year to maintain its ...
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21 Air looks to expand its fleet for peak demand
Freighter operator 21 Air has applied to the US Department of Transportation (DoT) for permission to double the size of its fleet.According to the filing, the airline is currently limited to a fleet of five aircraft but it would like this limit to increase to 10 freighters.21 Air currently operates ...
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Lufthansa Cargo joins air cargo digitalisation project
Lufthansa Cargo has joined a new air cargo digitalisation project which aims to improve the networking of airfreight companies in Germany.The Digital Test Field Air Cargo of the German Federal Ministry of Transport (BMVI), which is coordinated by the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics (IML), is looking to ...
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NewsChande joins Kale Logistics as CFO
Image source: Kale Logistics SolutionsSupply chains IT provider Kale Logistics Solutions has appointed Pawan Chande into the role of chief financial officer (CFO).Chande, who has more than 25 years of experience in finance, leadership and strategy, will lead the finance, legal and investor relations divisions at Kale.His appointment comes as ...
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Strauss to remain as Amerijet CEO after U-turn
Tim Strauss has agreed to stay with Amerijet as its chief executive after previously announcing his decision to re-sign from the role.The u-turn happened just days after the company announced that Strauss would leave the role with Amerijet executive chairman Vic Karjian - and former chief executive - stepping into ...
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NewsWFS expands North American presence with Pinnacle Logistics deal
Source: WFSGround handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has acquired Pinnacle Logistics as it looks to expand its presence in North America.Fort Worth-based Pinnacle is focussed on specialist express cargo handling for e-commerce customers and has a handling presence at Dallas Fort Worth, Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Allentown (PA), Minneapolis and ...
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Dutch air cargo sector hits out at Schiphol's price hike plans
Dutch logistics group Air Cargo Netherlands (ACN), along with the wider aviation sector, have hit out at Schiphol's plans to hike airline charges by 40% by 2025 as a result of Covid.Reports suggest that the planned increase will be implemented in three stages from 2023 and comes as the airport ...
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Asia Airfreight Terminal receives IATA CEIV Fresh certification
Hong Kong-based Asia Airfreight Terminal has received IATA CEIV Fresh certification.The certification confirms the terminal's capability to handle temperature-sensitive perishable goods to IATA’s globally recognised standard.The company said it is investing in cold chain facilities that will support its CEIV Fresh, CEIV Pharma and WHO Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certifications."These ...
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Mammoth invests in MRO firm to support B777 conversions
Mammoth Freighters has invested in widebody maintenance and modification firm GDC Technics to support its Boeing 777-200LR and 777-300ER passenger-to-freighter conversion programmes.Located at Alliance Airport in Fort Worth, GDC has a 840,000 sq ft facility and six widebody hangar bays for modification and maintenance work on 777 aircraft.Mammoth Co-chief executive ...
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CargoAi expands reach with booking request service
CargoAi has added a new booking request service that will allow freight forwarders to connect through the platform with GSAs and airlines that do not currently have API connections.The booking request service allows forwarders to search on a specific route to see flights, which are updated on a daily basis ...
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NewsDSV inaugurates its largest logistics centre in Africa
Image source: DSVDSV has opened a logistics headquarters for its Africa operations in Gauteng in South Africa.Located near OR Tambo International Airport, between Johannesburg and Pretoria, the 130,000 sq m hub is result of DSV consolidating its South Africa operations into one "centralised facility", which is the "largest of its ...