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NewsChapman Freeborn expands in US
New Jersey, USAircraft charter broker Chapman Freeborn has expanded its presence in the Americas by opening a new northeast US office.The company already has three other offices in the US: Los Angeles, Houston and Fort Lauderdale.Chapman Freeborn said the office, which is located in Parsippany, New Jersey, will help it ...
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NewsIAG Cargo makes commercial manager promotions
Freddie Overton, IAG CargoIAG Cargo has promoted Daniel Byrne and Freddie Overton to regional commercial managers.The internal promotions see Byrne appointed regional commercial manager for UK & Ireland from his prior role as area sales manager for the same region; and Freddie Overton appointed regional commercial manager for Europe & ...
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FedEx confirms acquisition of B777F from Etihad
FedEx Express has confirmed the recent acquisition of a Boeing 777 freighter aircraft from Etihad, as it continues its fleet modernisation.Manager of FedEx communications Jonathan Lyons said the aircraft will go into operation later this year.As of November 30 last year, the express giant had 46 B777 freighters in its ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo to ramp up freight flights
Virgin Atlantic is planning to ramp up its all-cargo operations as demand continues to increase.The airline said that it plans to increase its cargo-only operations by 60% in January, adding an extra 12 rotations per week and bringing its weekly total to 33.The cargo-only flying includes daily flights between London ...
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NewsPolmans joins cargo community platform Nallian
Cargo community platform provider Nallian has appointed Steven Polmans as its chief customer officer.Polmans, who is well known in the air cargo industry and was previously director of cargo and Logistics at Brussels Airport and is currently TIACA chairman, will be responsible for accelerating the expansion of Nallian’s global network ...
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Japan Airlines integrates Champ API Gateway with its cargo platform
Japan Airlines (JAL) has implemented Champ Cargosystem's API Gateway solution to its cargo management system, allowing it to offer its new domestic airfreight service to customers using the platform.In addition, the API Gateway rollout has enabled JAL customers to seek end-to-end quotations for, and book, multi-modal cargo bookings, "thereby significantly ...
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Leipzig/Halle expects another busy year for cargo after a record 2020
Leipzig/Halle Airport handled record air cargo volumes last year and it is expecting further growth in 2021.The German airport saw its cargo volumes increase by 11.7% year on year to a record 1.4m tonnes. Growth was particularly significant during the fourth quarter; in December, the amount of freight handled increased ...
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Cargo demand at Schiphol dips as passenger services take a hit
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport saw cargo volumes decline in 2020, as passenger services worldwide — and bellyhold capacity — were impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.For the year of 2020, the Netherlands-based hub posted an 8% year-on-year decline in volumes to 1.4m tonnes.The majority (61%) of cargo handled at the hub last ...
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Air France-KLM extends contract with Swissport in Saudi Arabia
Air France-KLM Group has extended its contract with ground handler Swissport for its operations in Saudi Arabia.As a result of the contract extension, Swissport will carry out cargo handling and passenger services for the group's subsidiaries — including KLM, Air France, Air France Cargo, Martinair and Transavia — until 2025.Gerold ...
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Cargojet looks to add its first B777 freighters
Canadian carrier and lessor Cargojet has raised C$350m to increase its fleet with more B767 freighters and to buy its first B777Fs.The airline said a portion of the funds, raised through a share sale, would be used to fund the purchase of five B767Fs for delivery in 2021/2022 and two ...
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Air Canada signs up for converted freighters as it targets air cargo
Air Canada will sell two passenger Boeing 767s to be converted into freighters before leasing them back as it targets growth in air cargo.The Montreal-headquartered company will sell two of its B767-300ER aircraft to ATSG-owned lessor Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM).The first aircraft will be inducted for conversion in March 2021. ...
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NewsCainiao launches cargo container booking service
Cainiao Smart Logistics Network, the logistics arm of Alibaba Group, has launched a container booking service for air and seafreight, which includes compensation for missed departures.As part of the service, Cainiao said container bookings will be confirmed in as fast as two business days after an order is placed by ...
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NewsDSV to develop new Stockholm logistics centre
DSV's planned new Stockholm CentreDSV will develop a new integrated logistics centre close to Stockholm Arlanda Airport in Sweden.The forwarder said the facility is located close to the airport, railway and motorway and is driven by growth in e-commerce.The warehouse will occupy approximately 68,000 sq m and feature an automated ...
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IAG Cargo achieves Covid vaccine milestone
IAG Cargo has carried more than 1m Covid-19 vaccines to destinations in its global network.The carrier said some vaccines have been transported from its facilities at London Heathrow to North America and Europe.In addition, 80,000 doses were flown from its Madrid hub to the Canary Islands.It also shipped the Moderna ...
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NewsEberle joins Hellmann Worldwide's executive board
Martin Eberle (left) succeeds Michael Noth as chief financial officerHellmann Worldwide Logistics has made changes to executive board.Chief financial officer Michael Noth has decided to "take on new tasks outside the company" and will not to extend his contract when it expires this year.Martin Eberle will succeed Noth as chief ...
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Fraport receives IATA CEIV Pharma recertification
Fraport has received IATA CEIV Pharma recertification for its operations at Frankfurt Airport, after it having initially achieved the award in 2018.IATA CEIV Pharma certification is recognition that a company conforms to IATA’s globally recognised pharma handling procedures and standards, and is capable of the "exemplary handling of time-critical and ...
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Brussels Airport cargo traffic remains steady
Brussels Airport said its cargo operations were "more in demand than ever" in 2020.The Europe-based hub experienced a 2.2% year-on-year increase in cargo volumes to 511,613 tonnes.The strongest growth was recorded in the full-freighter segment, which was up 43% on 2019."This steep growth is accounted for by the arrival of ...
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NewsDHL expands pharma capabilities in South Africa
Clement Blanc, managing director, DHL Global Forwarding- South AfricaDHL has expanded its capabilities in South Africa by investing in new 10,000 m sq warehouse, which has pharma facilities, near Johannesburg Airport.The company invested 126.5m rand ($8.3m) in the facility, which is "twice the size of its current set-up" and is ...
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NewsRVL Aviation expands fleet with Saab freighter
RVL Aviation Saab 340BFRVL Aviation has expanded its turboprop freighter fleet with the addition of a Saab 340B(F) cargo aircraft from lessor Jetstream Aviation Capital.The aircraft, serial number 340B-223, is the first of a multi-aircraft commitment between Jetstream and RVL and will be used for ad-hoc cargo charter and operations ...
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NewsBrussels Airport appoints new director of cargo
Geert AertsGeert Aerts will succeed Steven Polmans as director of cargo and logistics at Brussels Airport in March.Aerts has been active in aviation for 17 years at CAE Inc, where he has been regional operations director for Europe, Africa and the Middle East, since 2014.At CAE Inc, he was responsible ...