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    E-freight and the e-AWB: How much longer can we wait for full implementation?

    2018-11-23T12:20:46Z

    UK freight forwarder Gerry Burgin, with some 58 years in the air cargo business, is still passionate about airfreight digitalisation after more than two decades.Burgin is using his experience to call for widespread adoption of the electronic air waybill (e-AWB) as a first step in full digitalisation of the air ...

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    Asia Cargo Monthly: Demand ramps up at Asian airlines as peak season gets underway

    2018-11-23T10:04:39Z

    Airlines in the Asia region have seen cargo volumes reach their highest level of the year so far in October as the air cargo peak season kicks off.Cathay Pacific recorded a 5.4% year-on-year increase in cargo traffic during the month to 1.1bn revenue tonne kms.It was the busiest October on ...

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    Call for German air cargo sector to invest in digitisation to combat lower cost locations

    2018-11-23T08:36:02Z

    The Board of Airline Representatives in Germany (Barig) has called on the country's air cargo sector to invest in technology to help combat the threat of lower cost rivals and bottlenecks.In a newsletter, Barig secretary general Michael Hoppe said there had been some initial successes in the process of digitising ...

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    Brussels Airport increases airside pharma transporter fleet

    2018-11-23T08:36:00Z

    Brussels Airport has more than doubled its fleet of airside pharma transporters due to demand for the specialist dollies.The Belgian hub has added five more of the trailer-mounted transporters, bringing its total fleet to nine units.The airport said: “To meet the rising demand from shippers and airlines the additional investment ...

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    Video: Emirates SkyCargo flies champion of the race that stops a nation

    2018-11-22T10:35:18Z

    Emirates SkyCargo transported Cross Counter, a three year old horse from Dubai's Godolphin stables, which won the Melbourne Cup, Australia’s biggest horse racing event and commonly referred to as the race that stops a nation.Following the race victory, Emirates SkyCargo transported the champion horse from Melbourne to Dubai on a ...

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    Germany added to expanded European cluster for CEVA Logistics' Sauzedde

    2018-11-22T09:45:19Z

    CEVA Logistics has added Germany to the responsibilities of Guillaume Sauzedde, its newly appointed managing director for Eastern & Central EuropeHe was appointed managing director of CEVA’s Central & Eastern European cluster in October, succeeding Piotr Zborowski, who left the company “to pursue other career opportunities”.Sauzedde takes up his additional ...

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    Avianca Cargo adds Brussels freighter flights

    2018-11-22T09:07:21Z

    Avianca Cargo has become the latest airline to add freighter flights to Brussels Airport as the hub continues to gain cargo volumes.The new Avianca service will fly to the Belgian hub twice a week - on Fridays and Sundays - utilising an Airbus A330-200F aircraft. The service will operate on ...

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    Sauzedde to lead CEVA Logistics’ Central and Eastern European cluster

    2018-11-22T08:55:51Z

    CEVA Logistics has appointed Guillaume Sauzedde as managing director of its Central & Eastern European cluster.Sauzedde will be based in Warsaw, Poland, and is to take up his new position on November 5.He will report directly to chief executive Xavier Urbain, and will succeed Piotr Zborowski, who CEVA said is ...

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    China Post and Lufthansa Cargo in strategic cooperation

    2018-11-21T13:49:55Z

    Lufthansa Cargo and China Post Group Corp have inked a strategic cooperation that has the cargo capacity scope of a weekly Boeing 777 freighter on the Shanghai (PVG) – Frankfurt (FRA) route.Li Xiong, vice president of the official postal service of the People’s Republic of China, and Peter Gerber, chief ...

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    Pimenta to head up CEVA's Australia and New Zealand business

    2018-11-21T10:21:12Z

    CEVA Logistics has appointed Milton Tadeau Pimenta as managing director of its Australia & New Zealand cluster.Currently head of Contract Logistics in South America for the company, he will take up his position in January 2019, reporting directly to chief executive Xavier Urbain.He takes over from Carlos Velez Rodriguez who ...

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    Salmon demand helps keep LATAM's cargo traffic growing

    2018-11-21T10:20:41Z

    LATAM Cargo saw revenues and volumes improve in the third quarter of the year, with demand for salmon helping to propel demand.The Chile-headquartered carrier, which operates 10 B767-300Fs, recorded total cargo revenues for the period of $279m, up 2.5% year on year, while cargo traffic improved by the same amount ...

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    AF KLM on a digital journey

    2018-11-21T09:12:29Z

    In just four years Air France KLM Cargo has ‘rightsized’ its freighter fleet from 15 aircraft to six, and reduced its unit costs by more than 40%, so now comes the easy part: digitisation of the air cargo supply chain.After a tough few years of internal restructuring, the Franco-Dutch carrier ...

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    Ulber to leave Panalpina following recent broadside from activist shareholder

    2018-11-21T09:12:13Z

    Panalpina has announced that chairman Peter Ulber will not stand for re-election as it is "in the best interests" of the forwarder.In a short statement, Peter Ulber explained: "This decision is in the best interest of Panalpina and all of its stakeholders."The long term goals of the company are best ...

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    Poland's SkyTaxi hails a B767F conversion from CAM

    2018-11-21T09:03:03Z

    Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM) has delivered a Boeing 767-200 converted freighter to Poland's SkyTaxi, in time for peak season, under a seven-year lease.CAM, a subsidiary of US aircraft lessor Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), has also granted SkyTaxi an option to lease a second Boeing 767-200 freighter, for delivery in ...

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    K+N Quick off the mark with global courier acquisition

    2018-11-21T08:58:06Z

    Logistics giant Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) has acquired Quick International Courier, a specialist in tailor-made solutions to the aviation, pharma & healthcare industries, generating more than $200m in annual net revenue.Quick consists of Sterling Aviation, QuickSTAT, Quick Healthcare and Quick Logistics, which will continue to operate as independent product brands.Both parties agreed ...

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    Budapest Airport celebrates record October for cargo

    2018-11-20T13:32:00Z

    Budapest Airport (BUD) processed a record volume of cargo in October as it targets further increases.The Hungarian hub handled a total of 13,313 tonnes of airfreight last month (trucked and flown), a 22.9% year on year increase and its largest figure ever for the month of October.The airport has welcomed ...

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    Ho Ho Bergamo airport expects Christmas cargo boost

    2018-11-20T12:03:18Z

    Italy’s Milan Bergamo airport expects a "healthy increase" in freighter operations heading up to the Christmas period.The commitment to the northern Italian airport from cargo operators follows on from a 2.5% increase in regular cargo movements versus 2017.Last year, Milan Bergamo handled 125,948 tonnes of cargo, accounting for 10% of ...

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    US cargo pilots reveal dissatisfaction in latest union survey

    2018-11-20T11:06:48Z

    A survey carried out by a pilot union shows that more than 60% of respondents working for Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (AAWW) and Air Transport Service Group airlines are seeking work at other companies.The Teamsters Local 122 survey also showed that 80% of respondents strongly disagree when asked if they ...

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    Volga-Dnepr operates its first charter flight for GECAS

    2018-11-19T15:04:11Z

    Volga-Dnepr Airlines has transported two GE-90 aero engines and accompanying aerospace equipment for aviation firm GECAS.The payload onboard Volga-Dnepr’s An-124-100 freighter flight from Dallas to London consisted of two GE-90 engines, as well as two propulsors and fan cases and other equipment weighing a total of 64 tonsThe GE-90’s dimensions ...

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    Simarco sees airfreight take off following acquisitions

    2018-11-19T14:28:25Z

    Logistics firm Simarco recorded a 6% increase in airfreight volumes in the last 12 months following the acquisition of Heathrow-based Formula Goss International and (FGI) and Sutch and Searle.Simarco co-founder and chief executive Simon Reed said that the acquisitions made late last year had enabled Simarco to consolidate services of ...