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European Cargo Monthly: Tough start for Lufthansa and AF KLM
Lufthansa Cargo and Air France KLM have had a tough start to the year, with both reporting declines in freight traffic figures in January.German carrier group Lufthansa saw cargo traffic decline by 5% year on year in January to 767m revenue cargo tonne kms (RCTK).Meanwhile, capacity increased by 7% resulting ...
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Heathrow looks back on record 2018
The operator of London Heathrow Airport, Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL), has said that 2018 was a record year for the UK’s biggest and busiest air gateway.As well as handling a record number of passengers (80.1m), it also enjoyed an increase in revenue and profits compared to 2017.However, the picture was ...
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Cathay Pacific suffers decline in January’s cargo
Cathay Pacific Group saw its cargo volumes fall in January compared to the same month of 2018.Cathay Pacific and sister carrier Cathay Dragon carried a total of 166,735 tonnes of cargo and mail last month, a fall of 3.4% year on year.Capacity, as measured in available freight tonne-kilometres, increased by ...
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NewsAntonov Airlines flies satellite into Cayenne
Freighter operator Antonov Airlines has flown a communications satellite, the GSAT-31, from Bengaluru Airport in India to Cayenne Félix Eboué Airport in French Guiana.The move was carried out on behalf of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Flywell Aviation.According to Antonov Airlines, it coordinated closely with Flywell Aviation to ...
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NewsWFS makes two appointments in the US
Globally active handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has announced two appointments of senior executives in the Americas market.Mike Duffy and Mike Simpson have been named as executive vice president innovation and executive vice president Americas respectively.Duffy will take up his new role in April, Simpson on March 1.They will both ...
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NewsPanalpina introduces new digital portal
Panalpina has developed a new digital portal offering a wide range of instant and real-time services that it describes as “state-of-the-art”.Currently available to select customers by invitation only, it will be launched globally this summer.Customers will be able to manage their entire supply chain end-to-end with all their partners through ...
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BIFA calls for response to UK Government’s Brexit consultation
The British International Freight Association (BIFA), the trade association for UK freight forwarding and logistics companies, has urged its members to respond to the UK Government’s aviation policy consultation process.As the UK prepares its long-term aviation policy running through 2050, the government has sought industry input into developing its strategy.The ...
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Lufthansa Cargo and AF KLM Cargo lead the way for digital connectivity
Lufthansa Cargo and Air France KLM Cargo have been rated as the best carriers for digital connectivity, according to a new report from online marketplace Freightos.Freightos created a specific methodology to assess the progress made by air (and ocean) cargo carriers on digitalisation, applying 26 parameters across three categories to ...
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NewsAir New Zealand collaborates with Red Cargo
RedCargo Logistics, the cargo and logistics wing of Kuala Lumpur-headquartered low-cost carrier AirAsia, has signed an interline agreement with Air New Zealand to provide additional market access to their respective cargo businesses.The partnership, the first of its kind for RedCargo, provides for “shared value and cooperation alongside the complementary strengths” ...
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Mixed results for AF KLM Cargo
The Air France-KLM airline group has reported its 2018 full-year results, which paint a mixed picture with cargo volumes down but revenues up.In terms of its freight-related operations, over the course of the year cargo volumes fell by 0.1% compared to 2017 to 1.14m tonnes, while revenues rose by 4.1% ...
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NewsACG supports ABC growth with B747F financing
Aircraft operating lessor Aviation Capital Group (ACG) has confirmed that it has structured, arranged and provided a guarantee of a loan by MUFG Bank to finance a portion of the purchase price of a Boeing 747-8F aircraft delivered to AirBridgeCargo (ABC) Airlines.The ABC financing was arranged under ACG’s Aircraft Financing ...
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NewsWFS extends its lease on two facilities at Heathrow Cargo Centre
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has renewed its lease on two units it currently occupies at Heathrow Cargo Centre, the airside freight facility owned and managed by real estate investment trust SEGRO at the UK’s busiest airfreight gateway.The five-year leases are for airside units at 551 Shoreham Road and 552 Shoreham ...
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Turkish Cargo opts for DoKaSch’s Opticooler
Turkish Cargo has signed a master rental agreement with DoKaSch Temperature Solutions for lease of the latter’s Opticooler containers, designed for the shipment of temperature-sensitive products such as vaccines and other pharmaceuticals by air.Frankfurt, Germany-headquartered DoKaSch will begin supplying its active temperature-controlled Opticooler to the Turkish freight carrier from this ...
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FTA responds to HMRC’s declaration on post-Brexit waivers
The UK’s Freight Trade Association (FTA) moved quickly today (February 19) to issue a statement in response to a declaration from the UK Government on a potential temporary waiver of security and safety declarations on British post-Brexit shipments.The UK Government and its tax authority, Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC), ...
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NewsPanalpina subscribes globally to digital IATA manuals
Panalpina has become the first freight forwarder to subscribe globally to IATA’s digital manuals.As a result, its airfreight specialists right around the world can now access the latest regulations and industry standards online.This way, says the Switzerland-based company (and fourth-largest forwarder in the world in terms of air cargo volumes), ...
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AirBridgeCargo signs with Jettainer for short term ULD requirement
Russian freighter operator AirBridgeCargo (ABC) has inked a leasing agreement with Jettainer which will see the ULD management company provide airfreight containers on "short term requirement" to carry special cargo.Sergey Lazarev, general director of ABC, said: “Being determined to move forward with strengthening our specialist services for the transportation of ...
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NewsAmerican Airlines Cargo adds new team members
American Airlines Cargo has announced the appointment of new several new leaders, some who will be joining the cargo team for the first time.Lorraine Chin has joined the cargo team as general manager, cargo operations at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).She takes on this new role after serving as a ...
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NewsLufthansa Cargo welcomes new B777 freighter to Frankfurt
Lufthansa Cargo's sixth B777F, credit Matthias Aletsee, Lufthansa CargoLufthansa Cargo has welcomed the latest arrival to its freighter fleet: its sixth Boeing 777F.The brand-new B777F flew into Frankfurt Airport from the Boeing facility at Everett, Washington state, in the USA, today (February 19).It will soon start scheduled operations.Harald Gloy, chief ...
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Atlas looks back on record results in 2018
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (AAWW) has reported record fourth-quarter and full-year volumes, revenue and earnings in 2018.Moreover, the Purchase, New York-headquartered provider of outsourced aircraft and aviation operating services has predicted continued growth this year.“2018 was another great year for Atlas, with substantial growth in the scale, diversity and profitability ...
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Delta Cargo rebrands its product offerings
Delta Cargo has rebranded its international product mix to align with SkyTeam Cargo, providing customers with a common product portfolio across the global airline alliance.The Atlanta-headquartered carrier has introduced the new product categories of General, Express, Critical and Specialized, but only the names have changed – there are no changes ...