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Virgin selects WTA and Swissport for Israeli cargo services
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has awarded contracts to cargo sales agent WTA Aviation and cargo handler Swissport in Israel to support the launch of the airline’s daily flights between London Heathrow and Tel Aviv.WTA will be responsible for selling the 20 tonnes of daily cargo capacity offered onboard Virgin Atlantic’s Airbus ...
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Hong Kong International registers 6.7% drop in cargo volumes in H1
The world’s largest cargo airport, Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA), saw freight volumes slide by 6.7% year on year over the first half of the year.HKIA recorded total cargo volumes for the period of 2.3m tonnes.In June, cargo performance lagged behind the rest of the year as it registered an ...
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NewsDelta Air Lines records double-digit drop in cargo revenues
Delta Air Lines saw cargo revenues drop for the second quarter in a row on the back of traffic declines.The Atlanta-headquartered airline registered a 17% year-on-year decline in second-quarter cargo revenues to $186m.Revenues were also down in the first quarter of the year.Meanwhile, cargo traffic for the Q2 period was ...
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Sichuan Airlines takes delivery of its first freighter
BOC Aviation Limited has delivered the first of three Airbus A330 freighter aircraft to passenger carrier Sichuan Airlines.The remaining two aircraft are scheduled for delivery to Sichuan Airlines in the second half of 2019.“We congratulate Sichuan Airlines on the occasion of its 31st anniversary and we are very pleased to ...
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Air cargo rates take a hit in June
The slowdown in global trade is increasingly taking its toll on air cargo freight rates.According to data provider Tac Index, average rates on transpacific services recorded their biggest decline of the year in June.Prices on the Asia-Europe trade for the month failed to record an increase for the first time ...
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Turkish Cargo on the up in May
Turkish Cargo has reported another month of strong cargo growth in May.The Istanbul-hubbed airline saw sold tonnage increase by 7.1% year on year during the month, according to World ACD data.This compares with an industry wide decline of 5.1% during the same period.The airline said that growth was particularly strong ...
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NewsIATA and ATA team up on animal transportation programme
IATA has teamed up with the Animal Transport Association (ATA) to promote adoption of CEIV Live Animals certification to help raise the standard of animal transportation.As part of the tie up, the two organisations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This will see ATA encourage adoption of CEIV Live ...
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Could Schiphol be set to earn extra slots?
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol could be set to receive an increase in slots from 2021 but it will need to meet certain criteria if it is to qualify for the extra capacity.Dutch Minister for Infrastructure and Water Management Cora van Nieuwenhuizen has revealed plans that will see the capacity constrained airport ...
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NewsACS utilises An-124 flights for component move
Broker Air Charter Service was recently called into action to move almost 400 tons of components to complete a new power plant in Niger.In total, four flights were needed to complete the operation.Alex Busila, Cargo Director of ACS’s France office said: “Our client needed to get ten 40 foot containers, ...
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UK Aviation 2050: Airfreight must play a defining role
Alex Veitch, head of multimodal policy at the Freight Transport Association (FTA), explains why the cargo sector should be a central part of the UK's aviation strategy, currently under discussion.Airfreight currently represents around 40% by value of the UK’s imports and exports, and as the UK seeks to supplement European ...
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Save the date: Air Cargo News Awards and Conference
Air Cargo News is delighted to announced that the Cargo Airline of the Year awards and Air Cargo Conference will take place on April 24, 2020.The one-day conference and awards ceremony will once again be held at the Runnymede on Thames Hotel near Heathrow Airport.This year's event saw more than ...
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NewsTrump attends Qatar Cargo B777F signing ceremony
Qatar Airways orders five B777F in the presence of Donald Trump and Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-ThaniUS President Donald Trump and the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, attended the signing ceremony for Qatar Airways' order of five Boeing 777 freighters.The order, worth $1.8bn at current ...
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NewsMenzies Aviation signs up to ULD code of conduct
Menzies Aviation has become the latest signatory to IATA's ULD CARE’s Code of Conduct which aims to reduce damage to air cargo containers.Established in 2018, and derived from the IATA ULD Regulations, the ULD CARE Code of Conduct sets the standard for all ULD handling and operations, ensuring that the ...
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Seven months of cargo declines in a row at European airports
Air cargo traffic at European airports declined for the seventh month in a row in May.The latest figures from Airports Council International (ACI) Europe show that cargo volumes were down by 2.2% in May.European Union (EU) airports saw freight traffic fall by 2.3% while non-EU ones registered a 1.6% decline.The ...
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Air cargo must invest to prepare for personalised medicines
A new report from DHL Global Forwarding and American Airlines Cargo has outlined the investments the logistics industry needs to make to prepare for the growth of personalised medicines in Latin America.The report “Patients, Processes and Partnerships: The Path to Personalized Medicine in Latin America” looks at the future of ...
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Swissport to expand in Brussels with new cargo centre
Swissport is investing in a new air cargo facility at Brussels Airport as it targets growth in the pharma sector.Swissport has signed a long-term lease and is investing several million euros in equipment and fittings for the new facility, which is being built by Brussels Airport Company.The building will consist ...
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NewsFedEx adds its first B767F to its European network
FedEx B767FFedEx has expanded capacity on its London-Paris-Dublin flight through the introduction of a Boeing 767-300 freighter - the first of the aircraft type to fly in Europe for FedEx.The express operator said the new aircraft can carry 41 tonnes, which is around 16% more than the A300F that it ...
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Atlas pilots vow to fight on despite appeals court setback
Unions representing the pilots of Atlas Air and Polar Air Cargo have vowed to petition for a rehearing after a US appeals court ruled in favour of the aircraft operator over a work slowdown.Last week, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia affirmed a Federal Court ruling ...
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NewsAgility on a growth trajectory despite market slowdown
Michael BlaufussMichael Blaufuss’ CV reads like a Who’s Who of the freight forwarding industry over the last 30 years, but surprisingly he has only really worked for two different companies.Blaufuss is currently Agility Global Integrated Logistics (GIL) senior vice president of airfreight but began his career in logistics in 1989 ...
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Ethiopian Cargo launches new China freighter service
Ethiopian Cargo has added a new weekly Boeing 777F service to Chongqing in Southwest China.The service will have a full rotation of: Shanghai - Chongqing - Delhi - Addis Ababa - Lagos - Sao Paulo - Quito - Miami.Ethiopian said the service connects "the main destinations of three continents which ...