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NewsTop 25 airfreight forwarders 2018: K+N continues to close in on DHL
The world’s largest airfreight forwarders had a bumpy landing in 2018 following on from a stellar 2017 (full chart at end of article).Based on figures from consultant Armstrong & Associates, the leading 25 airfreight forwarders recorded a 4.2% increase in volumes to 16.7m tonnes last year.In most years this would ...
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FedEx breakup with Amazon a ‘watershed’ moment for express industry
FedEx’s decision to ditch its domestic US business with Amazon is a “watershed” moment that signals the emergence of the e-commerce giant as a significant player in the parcel industry.In a research note, investment bank Morgan Stanley said that the impact of the FedEx move should not be downplayed and ...
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NewsRhenus Logistics UK targets Middle East market
Logistics UK HQ in Port SalfordRhenus Logistics UK is predicting further growth in its Middle East business on the back of year-on-year growth in its air and sea routes between the region and the UK.The German-owned freight forwarding operator attributes this expansion to an economic renaissance in the region, which ...
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NewsAsia Pacific Airlines continues cargo fleet expansion
Precision Aircraft Solutions has completed its third 757-200 passenger-to-freighter conversion for Asia Pacific Airlines (APA).Conversion of MSN 25140 was completed at Flightstar Aviation in Jacksonville, Florida, and will be put into service soon after redelivery.The Asia Pacific Airlines 757-200PCF will enter service and support the airline's expanding Pacific Asia network.Precision ...
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NewsDSV continues IT drive with centralised service centre
One of DSV's global IT support centre teamsDSV has developed a centralised IT service centre as it continues its drive towards standardised systems across the whole company.The Danish freight forwarder last year hired Lasse Lundemark as director of global IT support with the task of developing a global IT support ...
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NewsCHAMP launches e-learning academy
Cargo IT firm CHAMP Cargosystems has introduced CHAMP Academy, a catalog of courses to help customers learn how to use CHAMP solutions - all delivered through an e-learning platform.The Academy "offers easy to access interactive e-learning modules for navigating through its certification & retraining courses"."To increase knowledge retention rate and ...
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WestJet renews ULD deal with Jettainer
Canada’s second largest airline, WestJet, has renewed its ULD management deal with Jettainer.The deal will see Jettainer continue to manage and maintain WestJets’s ULD fleet over the next five years. The contract was extended prematurely two years before expiration.Since the start of the partnership in 2015, WestJet has been on ...
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NewsECS reveals winners of innovation competition
ECS Innovation Project Grand JuryThe ECS group has revealed the three winners of its #NexGenLeaders innovation challenge.The #NexGenLeaders competition is split into three different categories – students, start-ups and employees of the ESC Group.In the ECS Group employees category, the winner is Cargo Assistant, represented by Jonatan Jiménez, who developed ...
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Leisure Cargo files for insolvency following loss of major customer
Germany-based GSA Leisure Cargo has filed for bankruptcy following the loss of a major contract.The company at one time counted 14 leisure airlines amongst its customer base, but last year lost a major contract with TUI to the ESC Group.Tillmann Peeters of restructuring firm Falkensteg Restrukturierung said that the company ...
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NewsLogistics firm EFL launches Doha-Pittsburgh freighter operation
The EFL team and B777F freighterSri Lanka-based Logistics firm EFL recently launched a weekly B777F charter flight between Pittsburgh in the US and Doha as it targets "global brands".The service will create efficiencies by sourcing cargo that needs to be transported to the US from various locations in the Indian ...
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NewsHourcade leaves IATA after 13 years
Céline HourcadeIATA's head of cargo innovation Celine Hourcade has announced she is leaving the organisation after more than 13 years.Hourcade revealed the news in a LinkedIn post, saying she planned to take a long summer break before starting on a new adventure."This is with both sadness and excitement that I ...
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NewsSaudia Cargo grapples with another wrestling transport operation
Saudia Cargo transported 175 tons of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) equipment to Jeddah from Maastricht in the Netherlands for the WWE event that took place at King Abdullah Sports City on June 7.The company utilised Boeing 747-8F and B777F aircraft in order to move the cargo in late May. It ...
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FedEx ditches Amazon contract
FedEx has made the strategic decision to not renew the FedEx Express US domestic contract with Amazon in order to focus on serving the broader e-commerce market.The move comes after the e-commerce retail giant launched its own airfreight network three years ago through deals with Atlas Air and ATSG and ...
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NewsAir cargo rate platform targets accelerator event
Air cargo pricing and booking platform SpotRates has been selected to participate in Switzerland’s 2019 accelerator programme, The Mass Challenge.SpotRates was one of over 900 startups to apply for the accelerator event and one of 76 companies to make it into the second stage.The selected startups will have access to ...
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NewsAir cargo braces for an innovation tornado
Ashish PradhanAn “innovation tornado” promises to sweep away outdated air cargo processes but there are still potential obstacles in the path of digital progress.A presentation at the IATA World Cargo Symposium (WCS) from Ashish Pradhan global head, airlines, at IT services and consulting company Wipro, gave a progress update on ...
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NewsSAA announces appointment of new acting chief executive
As outlined by ACN earlier today (June 7), South African Airways (SAA) has promised that it will achieve stability in its operations despite its acceptance of the resignation of chief executive Vuyani Jarana on June 2.It has now announced the appointment of Zuks Ramasia as its new acting chief executive, ...
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NewsMunich welcomes new Dallas/Fort Worth connection
Munich Airport has welcomed the inaugural new seasonal connection now offered by American Airlines (AA) between Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and the Bavarian air hub.AA is operating daily flights with a Boeing 787-8 ‘Dreamliner’, as revealed in ACN yesterday. A cargo is offering freight capacity in the aircraft belly.In ...
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NewsAchim Martinka named as VP Germany by Lufthansa Cargo
Lufthansa Cargo has appointed Achim Martinka as vice president Germany.Martinka succeeds J Florian Pfaff, who took over as vice president Asia Pacific for the freight carrier on June 1.Martinka will take over his duties in the coming weeks.Martinka began his career at Lufthansa Cargo in 2000 as its senior manager ...
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NewsProgress made on slot allocation governance structure
Alexandre de JuniacIATA, Airports Council International (ACI) World and the Worldwide Airport Coordinators Group (WWACG) have announced the agreement of a new governance structure for the Worldwide Slot Guidelines (WSG) that are published by IATA.A statement said that “Airport operators, airlines, and slot coordinators will now play an equal role ...
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NewsEgyptAir flies into Dulles
Earlier this week (June 4), Washington Dulles International Airport welcomed EgyptAir’s inaugural service from Cairo International Airport.The carrier is flying the route between the Egyptian and US capitals non-stop three times a week. Boeing’s 787-9 ‘Dreamliner’ aircraft operate the transatlantic connection.“The addition of EgyptAir’s new service at Washington Dulles greatly ...