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NewsSF Airlines plans transpacific expansion with New York freighter
Photo: SF AirlinesFast-growing express carrier SF Airlines has applied to the US Department of Transportation to launch a scheduled freighter service between its Hangzhou hub and New York.The Chinese carrier hopes to launch the three-times per week service in September 2019 utilising one of its two Boeing 747-400F freightersThe service ...
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Avianca sees cargo revenues fall following termination of Etihad partnership
Avianca saw cargo revenues decline in the first quarter following the termination of its commercial agreement with Etihad Cargo on freighter flights to Europe.The company said that revenues from its “cargo and other” business were down by 8.4% year on year to $180.3m in the first quarter, primarily due to ...
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NewsNew Oslo-Beijing service targets seafood
Oslo Airport hopes its first non-stop service to Beijing will be a welcome boost for the local seafood market following the collapse of a deal for the development of a new perishables centre.Earlier today a Hainan Airlines A330-300 took off from Oslo on its way to Beijing. Airport operator Avinor ...
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NewsACS expands in Moscow with new office
Charter firm Air Charter Service (ACS) has moved its Moscow operation into a new office space as it looks to grow its Russian business.The company moved into the new premises, which are almost twice the size of its existing office, in April.Azat Mulgimov, regional director of ACS Russia & CIS, ...
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NewsAstral Aviation maintains humanitarian airlift for cyclone-hit Mozambique
Astral Aviation is continuing to operate humanitarian aid flights into Mozambique following the devastating Cyclone Idai in March and Cyclone Kenneth in April this year.Kenya-based freighter operator Astral was the first cargo airline to land in Beira with relief aid, bringing 22 tons of high energy biscuits from Dubai via ...
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NewsAmazon reveals first CGI video of planned Kentucky air hub
Impression of Amazon's Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport air hubAmazon yesterday broke ground on its new $1.5bn Air Hub located at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.The facility will open in 2021 as part of the company's drive to speed up delivery times for customers.The 1,100 acre site centre will have parking ...
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Qatar set to receive four B777Fs this year
In an interview with the Gulf Times, Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar al-Baker has confirmed that four of the B777 freighters it has on order will be delivered this year.The airline finalised its order for five B777Fs at the 2018 Farnborough Airshow but did not reveal a timeline for their ...
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NewsThey're off: Champion horses check-in to Emirates Equine
Emirates SkyCargo flew 90 horses from Belgium to China on a Boeing 777 freighter for the Shanghai leg of the Longines Global Champions Tour.They were the latest to experience the Middle East carrier's specialised Emirates Equine product, described as equine business class for the "calm and comfortable" transportation of horses.The ...
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NewsEuropean airports see 1.8% cargo volume decline in Q1 2019
Freight traffic at Europe’s airports fell by 1.8% during the first quarter of 2019 although Belgian freighter-friendly hub Liège saw volumes surge by 12.5%.The latest report by European airport trade body ACI Europe, said: “The decline in freight traffic in Q1 was all down to the European Union (EU) market ...
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NewsWFS and Avinor terminate Oslo seafood centre deal
Oslo Seafood Centre - artist's impressionThe future of a huge new seafood centre at Oslo airport is hanging in the balance after ground handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) and airport operator Avinor agreed to terminate their deal for the construction and operation of the hub.The reasons for the deal ...
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NewsPriority Freight appoints first group head of airfreight
Santiago Tejedo (left) and Gabriel Dopazo (right)Priority Freight has continued to target the air sector with the appointment of its first group head of airfreight, Santiago Tejedo.He "steps into the newly created role bringing a wealth of airfreight experience with him", the time-critical logistics firm said.Tejedo, who joined Priority Freight ...
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NewsThat's a rap: Cargojet signs up musician Drake as an ambassador
Ajay Virmani, front centre, and Drake, front rightIt's not often that the Air Cargo News team has a chance to demonstrate our urban credentials and 'get down wit' the kidz' so we couldn't believe our luck when we saw that Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, producer and entrepreneur Drake had ...
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NewsEmirates CCO resigns days after profit fall announced
Thierry AntinoriEmirates has confirmed that chief commercial officer Thierry Antinori has resigned from his position, where he managed commercial operations and products, Emirates Skycargo and Emirates Skywards.Adnan Kazim, divisional senior vice president, strategic planning, revenue optimisation and aeropolitical affairs, will take over as acting chief commercial officer.The news comes shortly ...
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Agility sees profits, revenues and airfreight increase
Kuwait-based logistics and infrastructure firm Agility saw revenues and profits increase during the first quarter of the year despite a slowing growth environment.First-quarter revenues at the company increased by 1.9% year on year to KD378.8m ($1.2bn), while ebitda was up 22.8% to KD46.3m and net profits imporved by 7.3% to ...
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Mama Mia here we flow[er] again for Mother's Day
LATAM Cargo transported more than 7,400 tons of fresh flowers from Latin America for International Mother's Day on May 12 .In the three weeks prior to Mother's Day the demand for flowers increased by close to 90%, marking the peak of the flower export season after Valentine's Day.LATAM Cargo carried ...
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US more than doubles Chinese tariff levels
The US has followed through on its threat to increase tariffs on $200bn worth of Chinese goods.Tariffs on Chinese products being imported into the US have been increased from 10% to 25% and China has threatened to retaliate.The types of products covered by the tariff increases includes: fresh food, processed ...
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Turkish Cargo's new Porto of call for freighter network
Turkish Cargo, the Air Cargo News Cargo Airline of the Year 2019, has included Porto (OPO) in Portugal to its freighter network.The carrier will operate A330-200F flights to/from Porto on Sundays with an Istanbul-Madrid–Porto-Istanbul rotation.A spokesperson for Turkish Cargo said that Portugal’s second largest city , with a population of ...
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NewsSouth America and Africa boost IAG Cargo in tough Q1
IAG Cargo managed to record an increase in airfreight traffic in the first quarter despite an overall market decline, although revenues for the period were down.IAG's cargo division saw cargo traffic increase by 2.6% year on year to 1.4bn cargo tonne kms, while revenues decreased by 0.4% on a year ...
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NewsSwissport's 'excellent' 2018 saw cargo revenues up by 6.5%
Swissport reported an “excellent year” in 2018 as the ground handler saw total group revenues surge by 6.7% to just under €3bn, with revenues in air cargo handling rising by 6.5% to €560m.The Switzerland-based company, whose parent is China’s HNA Group, recorded 2018 operating EBITDA of €273.2m, an increase of ...
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NewsDHL sees airfreight volumes slide but rates boost revenues
DHL Global Forwarding saw its airfreight volumes decline for the fifth quarter in a row in the first three months of the year, but profits at its air division increased as rates improved on a year ago.The Deutsche Post-owned freight forwarder reported a 4.2% decline in airfreight volumes during the ...