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AAPA: Competition and trade disputes impacted region's 2019 performance
The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) has revealed in its preliminary financial performance figures that airlines based in the region recorded $3.8bn in combined net earnings in 2019, a 25% decline compared with the $5.1bn achieved in 2018.The AAPA said that Asia Pacific based airlines' profitability was impacted by ...
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BIFA issues guidance on safe return to work after Covid-19 lockdown
As the UK awaits instructions from the government about the relaxation of existing Covid-19 lockdown rules, BIFA has published a detailed guide to inform freight forwarders and other companies about what steps they should be taking to facilitate their return to work.The guide says that the safe return of all ...
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NewsCLIVE: Do April's air cargo volumes offer a glimmer of hope?
While air cargo volumes diminished rapidly in March, new data for April offers some hope that leading economists are right and the decline in the global economy is ‘bottoming out’.CLIVE Data Services’ ‘dynamic load factor’ for April of 67%, based on both the volume and weight perspectives of cargo flown ...
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Network Airline Management renews freighter agreement with TAAG Angola Airlines
Network Airline Management and TAAG Angola Airlines have renewed their long-term freighter aircraft contract by 12 months.The agreement continues to offer export capacity from Angola to Europe with forwarding connections worldwide.Trucking connections from all over Europe into the Liege hub extend the distribution network, as well as interlining facilities from ...
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Tigers launches PPE eShop portal in response to Covid-19
Global logistics and transportation company Tigers has launched a new dedicated section in its eShop for personal protective equipment (PPE), powered by its freight portal SmartHub:Connect.The Tigers PPE Portal was launched in the wake of spiking demand for products to help fight the Covid-19 pandemic.Tigers has also released new software ...
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NewsTOWER Cold Chain Solutions partners with Investec to serve growing market demand
TOWER Cold Chain Solutions has formed a partnership with Investec, which will enable it to expand the production of its stock containers by 400%.For more than 20 years, TOWER has produced innovative solutions for the reusable controlled-temperature market.Its portfolio, developed in response to market demand and with simplicity and agility ...
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NewsPeli BioThermal solution ensures temperature-controlled transportation of blood for ambulances
Peli BioThermal has announced that many air ambulance crews in Europe are transporting blood products via its Crēdo ProMed transport bags.The medical transport bag is designed to protect health science products and to ensure that transported blood can be used at the scene of emergencies.Paul Terry, Peli BioThermal’s director of ...
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NewsThe ARK at JFK expands handling capabilities into medical field
Image source: Numstocker/ ShutterstockThe ARK at New York JFK Airport — which initially operated as an animal reception terminal, quarantine and bio-secure facility when it opened — has expanded its functionality by working with the medical community.The ARK is now involved with the handling chicken eggs, which are utilised for ...
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NewsU-Freight continues to support growing e-commerce sector
William Potter/Shutterstock.comHong Kong-based freight forwarder U-Freight is continuing to develop logistics solutions for the e-commerce sector after having observed its growth in the last few years.According to UNCTAD, the UN’s trade and development body, global e-commerce sales reached $25.6tr in 2019 — an 8% increase from 2017 — and this ...
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Air Canada reveals impact of Covid-19 in Q1 results
In its first quarter results, Air Canada has reported a slide in revenues and earnings, predominantly due to the impact of the coronavirus.The carrier noted a 15% year-on-year decrease in revenues, from C$4.4bn in the first quarter of 2019 compared with C$3.7bn in the same period of this year.Ebit for ...
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NewsMalaysia Airlines returns to Schiphol with cargo flights
MASKargo A330FMalaysia Airlines' has returned to Schiphol for the first time since 2016, with its cargo arm announcing weekly freighter calls in May.The first call of the new service took place earlier today when an A330F freighter landed at the Dutch Airport carrying more than 50 tonnes of general cargo ...
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Virgin Atlantic to cut more than 3,000 jobs and suspend Gatwick operations
UK long-haul carrier Virgin Atlantic is planning to cut more than 3,100 jobs and will also suspend operations at Gatwick Airport in an effort to address the financial pressure of the coronavirus crisis.The airline said it would also “no longer use all” of its seven 747-400s and is planning to ...
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time:matters partners with CB Logistik for express delivery of spare parts
Time-critical logistics business time:matters has collaborated with express firm CB Logistik to add a new flight and logistics operation between Germany and Spain.A chartered freight service, utilising a SAAB 340 SF aircraft, will fly on weekdays from Baden-Baden (departing at 8:00pm) to Madrid (arriving at 11:30pm).The service, dubbed In-Night Express, ...
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Kale Logistics offers free trial of air waybill processing tool
Kale Logistics is offering a free trial of its digital air waybill tool to help keep supply chains moving throughout the coronavirus pandemic.Cloud-based PING enables PDF air waybills to be converted into an application program interface (API), which can in turn save time, reduce the likelihood of human error when ...
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Ethiopian enhances services with cargo tracking app
Ethiopian Airlines has released a cargo tracking app for its cargo and logistics services customers.Features of the app, which is available on Android and iOS devices, include cargo tracking, updates and assistance from a chatbot, charter requests and flight schedule checks.Miretab Teklaye, director group integrated marketing communications at Ethiopian, commented: ...
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Air cargo capacity continues to climb but so do rates
Airlines have been continuing to respond to urgent demand for the transport of medical equipment by adding extra cargo capacity but it has not put the brakes on rate increases out of China and Hong Kong.TAC Index figures show that last week average air cargo rates from Shanghai to North ...
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Air Partner reports busy charter operations as pandemic continues
Global aviation services group Air Partner said it had a strong start to the financial year, with the unaudited accounts for February, March and April showing expected underlying profit before tax at £6m.The company reported April as being a "record month", driven by high levels of coronavirus-related activity in its ...
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NewsLATAM removes passenger seats to boost cargo capacity
LATAM argo Group has successfully completed its first Boeing 777-300ER aircraft conversion at its Sao Paulo Maintenance Center.The procedure, which was carried out by staff from LATAM's maintenance, engineering, flight operations, cabin maintenance and cargo operations teams, involved the temporary removal of the aircraft's passenger seats to increase its cargo ...
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IATA issues new guidance on cargo transport in passenger aircraft
On May 4, IATA issued updated guidance covering the transport of cargo and mail on aircraft configured for the carriage of passengers.IATA said that following the disruption caused by Covid-19, it had been approached by various airlines seeking guidance on the use of aircraft configured for the carriage of passengers ...
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Cargo-partner launches new pharma centre in Mumbai
Freight forwarder cargo-partner has launched a new competence center for pharmaceuticals and healthcare in Mumbai, India.Cargo-partner has been operating in India since 2007 and currently has 135 employees working in 11 offices across the country.The company's operations in India are led by the region managing director, Rajiv Singh, who has ...