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Hong Kong traders see Biden bounce for airfreight
Hong Kong traders are optimistic about the airfreight outlook, following the inauguration of Joe Biden as the US president, which might ease tensions between China and the US.That is the headline result of the latest DHL Hong Kong Air Trade Leading Index (DTI), a quarterly survey of more than 600 ...
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NewsEmirates SkyCargo transports 22-tonne satellite from Brazil to India
Emirates SkyCargo recently transported a 22-tonne 'Amazonia-1' satellite — the first of its kind to be transported by the carrier — from Sao Jose dos Campos in Brazil to Chennai in India.The satellite, which took eight years to build, was the first to be completely developed in Brazil by its ...
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Geodis expands air cargo charter operations to secure capacity
Geodis has become the latest freight forwarder to expand air operations as the sector prepares for another year of tight capacity.The France-headquartered freight forwarder has confirmed the extension of its AirDirect service with the addition of a weekly flight from Shanghai (PVG) to Guadalajara, with the first flight taking place ...
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Silk Way and NCA team up on Narita-Baku flight
Silk Way West Airlines is partnering with Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) to launch a new service between Tokyo Narita and Baku.The twice-weekly B747F service will begin on February 11 and will be operated by Silk Way West with NCA offering capacity under a code-share agreement.Silk Way West said it had ...
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NewsCarriers quick to return cargo capacity to the market after Christmas
Air cargo capacity quickly recovered to pre-Christmas levels after a temporary dip over the break, according to the latest figures from Accenture's Seabury Consulting.The latest Seabury figures show that capacity across express carriers, freighter carriers and bellyhold operations dipped in the last week of the year (see chart) but was ...
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NewsJettainer launches streamlined ULD service for smaller carriers
ULD management firm Jettainer has created a solution to help small- and medium-sized carriers benefit from outsourced ULD management by optimising their ULD fleets and saving money.The company's plug&fly solution is a "streamlined" version of its full-service and includes a fixed pricing model that is guided by the number of ...
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More than 150 aircraft reconfigured as mini freighters in 2020
Last year a total of 155 aircraft had seats removed in order to transport cargo in the cabin, according to figures from Cirium's Airline Insight Review 2020.The report found that the number of aircraft with seats removed in operation at any one time fluctuated throughout the year, with the peak ...
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NewsTurkmenistan to take first Airbus jets through A330 freighter conversion
Turkmenistan Airlines has ordered a pair of Airbus A330-200 converted freighters — the first time the central Asian operator has signed for the airframer’s aircraft.The aircraft are set to be delivered in 2022, following the modification work.Airbus has not detailed the source of the airframes to be converted.Turkmenistan Airlines’ fleet ...
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Korean Air signs up with SkyCell
Korean Air has signed up to use SkyCell's temperature-controlled containers.The partnership follows SkyCell’s recent launch of a service centre in Seoul and the appointment of Charlie Cho as business development director for Korea.SkyCell said the partnership comes at a crucial point with the increase in demand for Covid-19 vaccines and ...
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NewsRock-it and Sound Moves come together in perfect harmony
Live music logistics firms Rock-it and Sound Moves are combining their operations as they prepare for the live events to get back underway.The companies are both subsidiaries of Rock-it Cargo USA and the move will see the merger of offices, vendor networks and expertise.The move comes after a tough 12 ...
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NewsManagement change and a new facility for U-Freight
Robert Rens, U-FreightU-Freight has promoted Robert Rens from operations manager to operations director for the Netherlands, and it has also opened a new facility.The new role will see Rens take responsibility for work undertaken by current managing director in the Netherlands, Cas Scheij, who has reached official retirement age but ...
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NewsAstral to deploy first B767F on Nairobi route
Astral Aviation will deploy its first B767-200 freighter on a twice-weekly service between Nairobi and its Middle East hub, Sharjah.The Kenya-headquartered airline said the route would begin on February 3, mainly catering to flowers and vegetables.The 40-tonne capacity aircraft, which is leased from ATSG subsidiary Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM), will ...
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Cathay Pacific cargo capacity to be hit by new Covid requirements
Cathay Pacific has warned that new Covid-19 requirements for pilots and crew will result in its cargo capacity being reduced by around a quarter.The Hong Kong-headquartered airline said that in February, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) government will implement a new 14-day hotel quarantine plus 7-day medical surveillance ...
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Michael White joins PayCargo board
Cargo payment platform PayCargo has appointed Michael White to its board.White brings 25 years of experience in the airfreight sector, having held senior positions at Frontier Airlines, United Airlines, Cargo Service Center, the Air Transport Association, SkyLink USA, Cargo Network Services, and most recently as the founder and president of ...
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NewsCargoAi appoints chief customer officer
Magali Beauregard, CargoAiOnline booking portal CargoAi has appointed Magali Beauregard as chief customer officer.Beauregard will take up the role on February 1 and has previously worked as head of commercial Asia Pacific at Lufthansa Cargo and senior account manager at Booking.com.CargoAi chief executive Matthieu Petot said: "To head the customer ...
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KLM maintains network after reaching Covid testing agreement
KLM will maintain its flight network after reaching an agreement with Dutch authorities over Covid-19 testing procedures for crew.Last week, reports suggested the Dutch airline may need to suspend as many as 270 flights into the country as a result of stricter Covid-19 testing rules that were being brought by ...
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Cargo helps stabilise Swissport in a difficult year
Ground handler Swissport saw its cargo volumes drop last year but the sector helped to stabilise the company.The handler said that its cargo volumes at its 115 warehouses declined by 12.3% year on year in 2020 to 4.1m tonnes. The number of flights handled dropped 59% to 1.7m and passenger ...
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British Airways' UK cargo workers call off first three days of strike
British Airways' cargo handlers in the UK have called off the first three days of strike action that were due to start today.The handlers had been planning nine days of discontinuous strike action, but this has now been reduced to six (see updated timetable below).It is understood the move is ...
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NewsWorldACD figures highlight a changing air cargo market in 2020
The extent of the air cargo market's move away from bellyhold capacity in favour of freighters and the affect on rates have been highlighted in new statistics from WorldACD.Figures from the data provider show that from key markets, belly capacity decreased by an average of 51% year on year in ...
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Hope Consortium adds more forwarders to Covid-19 vaccine distribution efforts
More freight forwarders have joined the Hope Consortium, a UAE-based public-private partnership, to support the distribution of Covid-19 vaccines across the globe.The latest partners are Bolloré Logistics, CEVA Logistics, DB Schenker, DHL, FedEx Express, MICCO Logistics, RSA Global and UPS.The collaboration of leading freight forwarders continues to "cement the credibility ...