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NewsIATA welcomes SVP of member and external relations
IATA has announced its new senior vice president of member and external relations, Sebastian Mikosz, effective June 1.Mikosz will lead the organisation’s global advocacy activities and aero-political policy development, along with managing the association’s strategic relationships. This includes IATA’s 290 member airlines and governments, international organizations and stakeholders in the ...
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NewsK+N airfreight volumes slide in Q1 as Covid-19 takes its toll
Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) saw its airfreight volumes, revenues and operating profits decline in the first quarter of the year as the coronavirus outbreak took its toll on performance.The Switzerland-headquartered freight forwarder's airfreight business saw first-quarter revenues fall 6.8% to SFr1.1bn. Meanwhile, earnings before interest and tax (ebit) was down 5.8% to ...
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Steady airfreight volumes at Leipzig/Halle despite Covid-19
Leipzig/Halle Airport has registered a "strong level of demand" in its cargo business during the first quarter of 2020, despite the coronavirus pandemic causing disruption to the global aviation sector.The airport almost maintained the same level of freight volumes as in 2019: it handled 297,315 tonnes during the first three ...
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Air France KLM Martinair Cargo expands airfreight services
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) is expanding its cargo services by adding new destinations, frequencies and improved charter solutions.This week AFKLMP increased its flight frequency to Johannesburg, Bangkok, Beijing and Shanghai.In the coming weeks, the carrier will restore operations to Houston and increasing flight frequency to Bamako, Ouagadougou, Chicago, ...
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Shippers spotlight: how air cargo is helping in the fight against Covid-19
My last column for Air Cargo News – the effects of sustainability on capacity and growth – seems like a distant memory.Sustainability, while still vitally important, is probably not the top priority of the air cargo sector right now, and may not be for many months to come. Right now, ...
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NewsSaudi Arabian Logistics moves operations to new KKIA facilities
Saudi Arabian Logistics (SAL) has relocated some of its operations to the new facilities at King Khalid International Airport (KKIA) in Riyadh.From April 20, SAL's export cargo handling, domestic cargo handling and express mail services will operate from the airport's new facilities (pictured).Thanks to the move, SAL customers will get ...
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NewsJazz Aviation to operate Dash 8-400 freighter developed by De Havilland Canada
De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited (De Havilland Canada) and Jazz Aviation have announced that Jazz is to be the first operator of the recently-approved Dash 8-400 Simplified Package Freighter.Under the agreement, Jazz has ordered the service bulletin and conversion kits for up to 13 Dash 8-400 aircraft.Meanwhile, De Havilland ...
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PayCargo enables payments in Canadian dollars in addition to USD
Digital cargo booking tool PayCargo has launched a dedicated Canadian Dollar online freight payment platform in Canada, enabling users to either pay in Canadian or US dollars after they have registered to both services.The Canada launch, part of ongoing growth and development plans by the Fintech company, was fast-tracked to ...
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NewsAmerican carries its largest cargo volume during harvest flight
American Airlines Cargo has broken its record for freight volume while carrying soybean seeds on a flight from Buenos Aires to Miami.The Boeing 777 flight on April 16 carried 115,349 lbs (52,321 kg) of the seeds — the equivalent weight of 76 cows or 20,900 chickens — as part of ...
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NewsSabrewing set for launch of heavy-lift drone aircraft
Sabrewing Aircraft Company, Inc., has announced that it will host an online launch of its full-sized flying aircraft, the Rhaegal-A, as part of the US Air Force’s Agility Prime program, which is scheduled for the week of April 27 to May 1, 2020.Sabrewing’s aircraft launch will be shown live online ...
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NewsChapman Freeborn and Avion team up on A320 and A321 freight flights
Avion Express and Chapman Freeborn team up on cargo flightsCharter broker Chapman Freeborn has been utilising the A320 and A321 aircraft of sister company Avion Express to meet demand for the transport of medical supplies.The two companies have worked together and received all the required approvals to operate cargo-only flights ...
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CSafe Global expands in Asia Pacific
Temperature controlled container firm CSafe Global has been expanding its team in Asia Pacific in order to cater for growth in the region.The newest additions to the team include Ram Nair and Kuwahara Fuminari. Nair brings 17 years’ experience in life science lab research, sales and marketing and was most ...
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CargoLogicAir confirms plans to restart flights today
Stansted-based freighter operator CargoLogicAir (CLA) will restart flights later today following the lifting of its Air Operator Certificate suspension yesterday.A CLA spokesperson told Air Cargo News that it would initially fly from China to the UK to carry supplies of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) but it would be able to ...
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NewsOnAsset carries out Bluetooth tracking tech test
Tracking technology provider OnAsset Intelligence has carried out tests that it says prove that Bluetooth Low Energy 5 (Bluetooth LE) is viable for large-scale industrial use cases.The test saw OnAsset's Bluetooth LE gateway read 12,000 Sentinel Bluetooth 5 tags in a single room in under 60 seconds.OnAsset said that true ...
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Failure to extend Brexit talks 'very risky', say UK forwarders
UK freight forwarder association BIFA has said that the government's refusal to extend trade deal talks with the European Union is "very risky" given the coronavirus outbreak.BIFA said that even before the pandemic, there were concerns among BIFA members that the 11-month transition wouldn’t leave enough time to prepare for ...
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CargoLogicAir set to restart services with two B747Fs
CargoLogicAir has had its operating licence and air operator certificate (AOC) suspension lifted in order to restart flights.In a short statement, the UK's Civil Aviation Authority said that the airline would provide flights carrying medical supplies using two Boeing 747 freighters.At its own request, the airline had its AOC suspended ...
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NewsAir Cargo News Covid-19 webinar now available on-demand
Air Cargo News held its first webinar – Coronavirus: the outlook for air cargo – on April 15.Speakers included Dan Morgan-Evans from Air Charter Service, Gerard de Wit from WorldACD and David Wystrach from Flexport.The one-hour session covered:The story so far: How is the air cargo market currently holding up?What ...
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NewsPPE 'mayhem' continues to push China air cargo rates
Air cargo rates out of China increased again last week as demand for the transport of personal protective equipment (PPE) continued to surge.The latest figures from TAC Index show that average air cargo rates from Shanghai to North America last week increased by 9.7% on a week earlier to reach ...
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EL AL teams up with Kuehne+Nagel to operate 150 cargo flights
EL AL Israel Airlines (EL AL) has signed a deal with logistics firm Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) to operate 150 cargo flights during the next six months.The deal will involve EL AL operating cargo flights between China and Italy, via Israel, from now until October.Cargo onboard the flights will include ...
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Cargo handlers respond to forwarder criticism of Covid-19 surcharge
Cargo handlers Menzies Aviation and Swissport have respond to freight forwarders' criticism of surcharges introduced following the coronavirus outbreak.The handlers explained to Air Cargo News that the cost of their cargo operations had increased as a result of the reduction in passenger flights.Swissport said that the primary objective of its ...