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NewsIAG Cargo and Seabury report on busy airfreight market
IAG Cargo has described the airfreight market as "incredibly busy" with particularly strong growth in e-commerce and automotive sectors, as well as the rollout of Covid vaccines.At the carrier's Cargo Live webinar, chief commercial officer John Cheetham at IAG Cargo, said that the company is continuing to expand its network ...
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Coyne Airways resumes Tbilisi freighter flights
Coyne Airways is resuming direct freighter flights between Germany and Georgia after an 11 month hiatus as a result of the Covid outbreak.The carrier resumed flights to Tbilisi on April 11 when a 30-tonne capacity Boeing 757 freighter took off from Cologne.The new service will operate on a weekly rotation, ...
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NewsWork set to start on converting the first B777 into a freighter
The physical work on converting the first Boeing 777-300 into a freighter will soon get underway after the halfway phase of the Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) development was reached.Gecas and IAI, which are partners on the programme, said the halfway stage of the STC is a key milestone for “the ...
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NewsTac Index adds to its board of advisors
Gareth SinclairAir cargo rate data provider Tac Index has appointed Gareth Sinclair to its board of advisors.He has worked in the airline industry for almost 30 years, starting with the British Airways passenger business in financial and commercial management roles.In 2007, he joined British Airways World Cargo, to further develop ...
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NewsAntonov transports automotive parts as demand picks up
Antonov Airlines has transported 80 tonnes of automotive parts from Southeast Asia to the US as manufacturing plants begin to reopen.The flight saw an AN-124-100 pick up 40 tonnes of in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, and a further 40 tonnes in Hanoi, Vietnam, before transporting the parts to Ohio.It took four days ...
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Cargo handlers sign up to Schiphol truck booking project
Cargo handlers dnata and Menzies World Cargo have joined a pilot project for a trucking platform for cargo operations at airports.The two handlers have joined the pilot project for CargoHub's Trucking CDM platform being developed at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport.The platform communicates pick up notifications to road feeder operators, allowing all ...
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NewsSF Express expects to have 1,000 VTOL cargo drones by 2031
Chinese express firm SF Express expects that in the next 10 years it will have a fleet of more than 1,000 large vertical take off cargo drones (UAVs) to meet remote delivery requirements.Slovenian aerospace firm Pipistrel yesterday revealed that it would provide UAVs to be used alongside a digital flight ...
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NewsAir Cargo Europe: Air Cargo of Tomorrow – shaping the future of the industry
Air Cargo of Tomorrow – shaping the future of the industry (webinar)Join us on May 4 at 3pm BST / 4pm CEST / 10am EST to hear from airfreight experts as they discuss: Air Cargo of Tomorrow: Shaping the future of the industry.The session is organised by Air Cargo News ...
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NewsWFS names UK commercial director of cargo and ground handling
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has appointed Jennifer Smith into the role of UK commercial director, cargo and ground handling.Smith, who has 20 years of experience in the industry, has previously held cargo sales management positions at Continental Airlines, American Airlines and Etihad Airways. Her most recent role was regional cargo ...
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Studies point towards acceleration in e-commerce logistics demand
E-commerce will continue to grow rapidly over the coming years resulting in retailers spending more on logistics operations to meet demand, according to two recent studies.Supply chain consultant Transport Intelligence's (Ti) Global E-commerce Logistics 2021 report shows that the global e-commerce logistics market grew by 27.3% year on year in ...
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NewsNippon Express opens Netherlands logistics hub
Nippon Express' Nijmegen hubNippon Express Nederland, the Netherlands-based subsiriary of Nippon Express Co., has openeed a logistics centre in Nijmegen, a city located in the southeastern province of Gelderland.The new facility, which covers an area of more than 200,000 sq m, will serve as a gateway for air and ocean ...
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DP DHL notes its strongest Q1 ebit in preliminary figures
Deutsche Post DHL's first quarter operating earnings reached record levels, according to preliminary results.Preliminary operating profit (ebit) for the first three months improved to around €1.9bn compared with €592m for the same period last year.The group said that the positive development of the group’s businesses seen in the fourth quarter ...
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NewsHow Jude Bricker transformed Sun Country, helped by cargo
Jude BrickerIn four short years, former Allegiant president Jude Bricker has taken the Midwest niche carrier from near-death to a stock market IPO, aided by a well-timed venture into cargo markets with Amazon, writes Pilar Wolfsteller in Air Cargo News sister title FlightGlobal.Minnesota can be excruciatingly cold in winter. The ...
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SpiceXpress launches service connecting India and Thailand
SpiceXpress, the cargo division of SpiceJet, has launched a new service connecting Mumbai and Delhi in India with Bangkok in Thailand.The carrier's Boeing 737-800F aircraft will be used on twice weekly flights to Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok and will carry cargo including automotive parts, electronics and perishables.Sanjiv Gupta, chief executive ...
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ASL borrows $125m as it continues its freighter fleet renewal
ASL Aviation Holdings has secured a $125m debt facility from Goldman Sachs that will be used as part of its fleet renewal programme.The aircraft operator's group chief financial officer Mark O’Kelly said the facility will be used through 2021 to partially finance ASL’s ongoing medium-haul fleet replacement programme.The deal comes ...
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Geodis promotes Saricinar into airfreight director APAC role
Geodis has promoted Yigit Saricinar — former sub-regional airfreight director, ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) — into the role of airfreight director, Asia Pacific (APAC).Saricinar, who has 15 years of experience in the industry, also joins the company’s regional management board.He will report to Onno Boots, regional president and ...
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DHL Express adds B777F capacity between Asia Pacific, the US and Europe
DHL Express has added capacity between destinations in Asia Pacific, the US and Europe to meet growing demand, particularly for e-commerce.The carrier said it will utilise Boeing 777 freighters to offer weekly capacity of almost 2,350 tonnes.One of the B777Fs will be operated by DHL Express' partner airline Kalitta Air, ...
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NewsMASKargo partners with DHL on door-to-door deliveries
Ibrahim Mohamed Salleh, MASKargo (L) and Julian Neo, DHL ExpressMASkargo and DHL Express are partnering on a door-to-door delivery service to reflect changing consumer habits.The carrier said that the service would utilise a web portal to allow customers to get quotation, book for delivery, pay online, print consignment notes and ...
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NewsBolloré Logistics expands pharma hub at Paris CDG
Bolloré Logistics is increasing its pharma capabilities at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG), following increased demand for healthcare shipments during the pandemic.The logistics firm is expanding its hub with an extra 800 sq m of pharma warehousing suitable for storing goods between 15 and 25 degrees Celsius."The new facility ...
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China Airlines eyes continued growth in profitable cargo market
Some time around March 2020, while airlines around the world were coming to terms with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, China Airlines put into action a swiftly crafted plan to stay afloat.The Taiwanese flag carrier realised it could tap into its strength in the cargo market, and so decided ...