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NewsTiaca to take an industry-wide approach to air cargo innovation at executive summit
Tiaca executive Summit 2017 Round tableTiaca Board members will host a series of executive working sessions to discuss innovation and challenges to improve cross-discipline collaboration at TIACA’s Executive Summit (ES), which takes place from November 19 to 21 in Budapest.Day one of the event will feature Turhan Ozen, Turkish Airlines, ...
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Airfreight rates flat line for summer slowdown
Airfreight rates flat lined in July as the air cargo industry entered the quieter summer months.The latest figures from Tac Index show that average rates on transpacific, Asia-Europe and transatlantic trade lanes for July were all fairly flat compared with the previous month.However, prices do continue to lag behind the ...
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CSafe increases European presence with new Amsterdam service centre
CSafe Global has opened a new service centre in Hoofddorp, the Netherlands, to increase its operational capabilities in Europe.At the centre, which is 7.8km away from Amsterdam's Schiphol airport, CSafe RKN and CSafe RAP active temperature-controlled containers are serviced to ensure that they are fit for purpose and can safely ...
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European airports' cargo performance hits seven-year low
In June, European airports registered the largest percentage decline in cargo traffic of the past seven years.Airports Council International (ACI) Europe figures show that cargo traffic at European hubs declined by 7.1% in June, while over the first six months of the year there was a 3.5% decline.Both the European ...
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NewsFedEx exits ground shipping contract with Amazon
FedEx Sameday Bot making a deliveryFedEx has moved to distance itself further from Amazon, announcing that it will no longer deliver packages for the e-commerce giant in the US.Analysts suggest the move comes as FedEx increasingly sees Amazon as a competitor. It was only in June that the company ended ...
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IAG Cargo back to normal as British Airways resolves IT issues
British Airways (BA) has resolved the IT issues that yesterday caused the cancellation of at least 117 UK flights, but there are expected to be some knock-on effects to cargo operations.Last night, IAG Cargo, the freight arm of BA, Iberia and Aer Lingus, said that the temporary systems issues that ...
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British Airways IT issues hit cargo customers
IT problems at British Airways have forced the cancellation of more than 100 flights at London Heathrow and Gatwick.IAG Cargo, the freight business of British Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus, said that it had begun to automatically rebook customer shipments that have been affected by the IT glitch on the ...
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Transcarga application for Venezuela-US flights rejected
Transcarga International Airways attempt to circumnavigate a US ban on flights to and from Venezuela has been rejected.On May 5, the US Department of Transportation (DoT) issued an order banning all US and foreign carriers from providing services to and from the South American country, at the request of the ...
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Rhenus Logistics invests to meet demand for automated service
Rhenus Logistics is implementing a number of initiatives in its air and ocean business to help meet changing customer demands and to head off competition from disruptors.The most recent investment is in its Rade warehouse in Hamburg, Germany, where the forwarder has rolled out the latest Bluetooth, wireless and IoT ...
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Cathay Pacific Cargo under pressure in H1
Cathay Pacific saw cargo revenues, volumes and yields decline in the first half of the year as the US-China trade war took its toll on performance.The Hong Kong-headquartered carrier reported an 11.4% year-on-year decline in cargo revenues to HK$11.5bn, volumes were down 5.7% on a year ago to 979,000 tonnes ...
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NewsAir cargo down again in June as signs of a recovery were premature
Air cargo traffic has now declined year-on-year for eight months in a row and signs of a recovery in recent months have turned out to be premature.The latest figures from airline association IATA show that demand in terms of freight tonne kms (FTK) declined by 4.8% year on year in ...
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NewsCebu Pacific moves into freighter operations
Cebu Pacific ATR-72Philippine carrier Cebu Pacific (CEB) has moved into freighter operations following the delivery of a converted ATR 72 freighter.The freighter, the first of its type in the Philippines, gives CEB the ability to bring cargo into and out of destinations served by airports with short runways where only ...
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Silk Way Airlines USA announces new Americas vice president
Silk Way Airlines USA (SWA USA) has appointed Fadi Nahas as vice president of the Americas.Nahas has more than 30 years of experience in supply chains, transportation, logistics and sales, as well as more than 25 years of management experience.Nahas will be responsible for managing business development initiatives for Silk ...
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ATSG revenues take-off in Q2 thanks to Amazon and Omni deals
Freighter operator ATSG has reported increases in revenues and operating income during the second quarter of the year, as it continues to ramp up its flights for Amazon and benefit from the acquisition of Omni Air.Second-quarter revenues at the lessor increased by 64.3% year on year to $334.5m while operating ...
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Tigers to utilise Doozee freight rate quote engine
Tigers will use Doozee's freight rate quote engine across its internal networks in Europe and the US.US-based Doozee incorporates a built-in rate management platform using existing systems to facilitate quote generation in less than a minute. It is available in 12 different languages and can be used for all types ...
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NewsOut of this world delivery for Antonov Airlines
Satellite inside its own climate-controlled transport container being loaded onto An-124Antonov Airlines has flown a satellite in partnership with Kübler Spedition from Munich Airport to Cayenne Félix Eboué Airport on behalf of German satellite manufacturer OHB System.An AN-124-100 variant from the airline’s fleet was used to transport the satellite and ...
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NewsSwissport signs up for ten more years with SEGRO
Heathrow Cargo CentreCargo handler Swissport has signed a 10-year deal to continue leasing its 104,000 sq ft facility at SEGRO’s Heathrow Cargo Centre.The Cargo Centre, which in total comprises 1.2m sq ft of space, offers direct access to the apron, “reducing waiting times and providing more certainty around deliveries”, SEGRO ...
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NewsCrane Worldwide Logistics announces new EMEIA operations vice president
Crane Worldwide Logistics has announced its new vice president of operations for Europe, Middle East, India and Africa: Stefan Boehler.Boehler has over 15 years of experience in the freight forwarding industry. He served as vice president of account management, and vertical leadership, in the industrial sector at Schenker. Prior to ...
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Swiss WorldCargo adds new destinations
Swiss WorldCargo will begin nonstop services to Osaka and Washington DC in March 2020.Flights to the two destinations will be operated by an Airbus A340-300 and Airbus A330-300, respectively.Swiss WorldCargo will fly to Osaka five times weekly, while servicing Washington DC daily during its summer timetable, and five times weekly ...
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Emirates SkyCargo looks to diversification and digitisation
Product diversification, digitisation of the air cargo supply chain and an ambition to build an e-commerce hub in the Middle East are just three of the projects under way at Emirates SkyCargo.The Dubai-based airfreight giant will also monitor demand for its freighter capacity in these turbulent times for the world ...