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Love is in the air for Emirates flower power freighters
Emirates SkyCargo has operated nine extra Boeing 777 freighter 'flower charters', spanning five continents, to meet additional demand ahead of Valentine’s Day.Said a spokesperson for the Middle East carrier: “With each aircraft being capable of transporting up to 100 tonnes of cargo, this translates into the carrier flying close to ...
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Swissport to acquire 100% stake in Heathrow Cargo Handling
Swissport has taken 100% control of Heathrow Cargo Handling Ltd (HCH) after acquiring the 50% stake held by joint venture partner Air France. Terms were not disclosed.Last year, the HCH joint venture, with a workforce of some 120 employees, handled over 150,000 tons of air cargo, seven percent more than ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo eyes Tel Aviv daily boost from September
Virgin Atlantic will launch daily Airbus A330-300 flights between London Heathrow and Tel Aviv later this year with 20 tonnes of bellyhold capacity on each service.An airline spokesperson said that the route, which commences on September 25, “will offer a fast cargo service from Tel Aviv for goods such as ...
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Freighter cut-backs see Brussels cargo volumes fall 3.2% in January
A sharp decline in maindeck cargo on freighters saw Brussels Airport's monthly cargo volumes fall 3.2% in January 2019 , despite an increase in bellyhold and trucked cargo.The European hub handled 55,030 tons last month, down from 56,846 tons in January 2017.Said a spokesperson for the Belgian airport: “Cargo carried ...
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Air Canada Cargo links with GTA dnata in Toronto for pharma shipments
Air Canada Cargo is collaborating with GTA dnata which will handle all the airline’s export and import pharmaceutical shipments at Toronto Pearson International Airport from February 26.GTA dnata’s facility at the north eastern Canadian hub has obtained IATA’s CEIV Pharma certification and is “fully equipped for handling temperature sensitive shipments ...
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EgyptAir Cargo to expand scheduled flights in Africa, Middle East and Asia
EgyptAir Cargo is expanding its scheduled freighter operations in the Middle East, Africa and Asia following the delivery of its second A330-200P2F.In the Middle East, the airline will add flights to Dammam, Riyadh, Kuwait and Amman. In Africa, flights will be added to OR Tambo, Accra and Kano. Meanwhile, in ...
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Tigers grrrrows its international sales team
Logistics firm Tigers has created a new dedicated international sales team to its global network as it continues to expand globally to meet an increase in customer demand.The new team covers Asia-Pacific (APAC), South Africa, Europe, and North America, with the aim of growing the Tigers global footprint and serving ...
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AirBridge adds CargoClaims online platform
Russia-based freighter operator AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has introduced CargoHub’s CargoClaims platform where the carrier's customers can submit, update and track the status of their claim in real-time.The online tool, which received the IATA cargo innovation award in 2015, will allow ABC’s customers to manage their claims and pre-claims requests through ...
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DSV warns of supply chain disruption in the case of no-deal Brexit
DSV has warned its customers to expect supply chain disruption if the UK leaves the European Union in March without a trade deal in place.Speaking during an investor call shortly after announcing its 2018 full-year results, chief executive Jens Bjørn Andersen said that some customers were moving their European distribution ...
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MAB Kargo joins Cargo iQ
MAB Kargo, the main cargo division of Malaysia Aviation Group, has become a member of Cargo iQ as the IATA interest group continues to expand across Asia.Cargo iQ has an international network of more than 80 airlines, forwarders, ground handlers, and IT companies.Jagedeswaran Nadrajah, head of cargo operations transformation at ...
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NokScoot awards ULD management contract to Unilode
Thailand's NokScoot budget airline has awarded a Unit Load Device (ULD) management contract to Unilode Aviation SolutionsYodchai Sudhidhanakul, chief executive of the medium-haul carrier, said: "By commissioning Unilode for the management of NokScoot's containers and pallets for our current fleet of five Boeing 777-200s we will receive cost-effective and professional ...
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DSV: No comment on Panalpina as profits rise
DSV saw profits and revenues take-off in 2018 but has declined to provide any further comment on its attempt to acquire Panalpina.The Copenhagen-headquartered freight forwarder saw full-year revenues increase by 5.5% to DKr79bn, earnings before interest and tax (ebit) were up 11.7% to DKr5.4bn and net profits increased 32.4% to ...
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Menzies Aviation renews Air China Cargo contract at Los Angeles
Menzies Aviation has signed a three-year contract renewal with Air China at Los Angeles airport (LAX), which sees extends its partnership with China’s national carrier in the Americas region.The contract means that UK-based global aviation services specialist will handle over 60,000 tonnes of cargo per year at LAX, where it ...
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Turkish Cargo conducts first cargo shipments from the new Istanbul Airport
Turkish Cargo has conducted the first domestic and international air cargo shipments from the newly opened Istanbul Airport.The domestic bellyhold consignment flew on an Airbus an A321 passenger aircraft from Istanbul to Ankara and then on to Northern Cyprus in the Mediterranean.The first international transport was carried out to Lefkoşa ...
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BIFA says new no deal Brexit Customs procedures are skewed towards new traders
UK freight forwarder group BIFA has criticised the Transitional Simplified Procedures (TSP) published by the UK Customs authority in the case of a no deal Brexit, saying that they are aimed at new traders rather than existing ones, such as forwarders.BIFA argues that the procedures should be for all involved ...
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Vincent Touya becomes managing director of Dachser's US regional office
Vincent Touya has joined Dachser USA as managing director at the company’s US regional office in Atlanta.Said Touya: “The American market represents a significant development opportunity for Dachser. I look forward to growing the company’s logistics service offering in the US and facilitating US customers access to Dachser´s global logistics ...
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European airports say declining freight volumes are "hard to ignore"
European airports saw freight traffic slow as 2018 drew to a close, with demand decreases registered in the last two months of the year.Data from Airports Council International (ACI) Europe show that freight traffic at airports in Europe declined by 2.2% year on year in December, following on from a ...
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Pemco adds full freighter option to B737-700 conversion programme
Pemco Conversions has announced a full freighter Boeing 737-700 Next Generation (NG) conversion programme, with Bahrain-based Chisholm Enterprises as the launch customer.The development a full freighter option follows Pemco’s B737-700 passenger-to-FlexCombi conversion programme, again with Chisholm as the launch customer, for an aircraft with separate main-deck compartments for passengers and ...
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IATA: Softening demand in Q4 pulls down airfreight performance in 2018
The air cargo industry saw traffic increase by 3.5% in freight tonne km (FTK) terms last year as a softening in demand growth during the peak season dragged down performance.IATA statistics show that the year was capped by a 0.5% decrease in FTKs in December, which was outstripped by freight ...
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DHL launches humanitarian logistics centre in Dubai
DHL Global Forwarding has opened its Global Competence Center for Humanitarian Logistics in order to consolidate its logistics services within the sector.The centre will co-ordinate humanitarian efforts across all DHL business divisions to provide all related services and products.Fatima Ait Bendawad, a DHL manager with 15 years of experience in ...