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ANA postpones Nippon takeover for the 4th time
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has delayed its planned takeover of fellow Japanese carrier Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) for a fourth time.At last confirmation, the deal was due to be completed on July 1, but this has now been pushed back to March 31 next year.The delay is because of the ...
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Nippon Cargo Airlines renews freighter deal with Atlas Air
Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) and Atlas Air Worldwide have extended their Boeing 747 freighter partnership covering flights on the transpacific.The Air Transportation Services Agreement (ATSA) agreement sees Atlas Air operate five 747-400F on a crew, maintenance and insurance (CMI) basis for NCA."The extension of the current ATSA with transpacific operation ...
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InsightsRecovering transpacific market needs more lift
Capacity growth on the transpacific trade lane needs to continue to match a recent surge in e-commerce volumes.An unexpected surge in demand in November and December rescued airlines’ peak season, which had looked rather tepid in October.“It was a good peak season, especially from Asia to the US,” says Shawn ...
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ANA again pushes back takeover of freighter airline NCA
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has for a third time delayed its planned takeover of freighter carrier Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) as regulators continue to examine the deal.ANA had originally been hoping to complete the deal on October 1 last year, but this was later pushed back until February 1, then ...
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Two-month delay to ANA's Nippon Cargo takeover
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has again delayed its takeover of freighter carrier Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) as regulators continue to examine the deal.ANA had been hoping to complete the transfer of shares on February 1 but this has now been pushed back until April 1.The Tokyo-headquartered carrier explained that the ...
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NewsNext hurdle for ANA acquisition of Nippon Cargo Airlines
Nippon Cargo Airlines Boeing 747-8F. Photo: Daisuke Shimizu/ ShutterstockAll Nippon Airways (ANA) is preparing to face the next hurdle in its proposed acquisition of freighter operator Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) from logistics group NYK.The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) is now inviting public feedback on the proposed takeover ...
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Nippon Cargo Airlines takeover delayed
The transfer of freighter operator Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) from logistics group NYK to All Nippon Airways (ANA) has been delayed until next year.In an investor note, shipping group NYK said that the transfer of shares had been moved back from October 1 to February 1 next year.Explaining the move, ...
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Nippon Cargo Airlines sale confirmed and new CEO appointed
Shipping and logistics group NYK and airline All Nippon Airways (ANA) have entered into a definitive agreement on the transfer of all shares in B747 freighter operator Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA).The share transfer is due to take place on October 1 following approval of NCA's shareholders and will see ANA ...
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Putzger perspective: Freighters lose altitude
Since late spring last year, truckers and ocean carriers have been wondering where the bottom of the market is as demand and rates continued to spiral downward.Now a growing number of players in the freighter market are concluding that it’s time to cut back.Management of shipping line NYK no longer ...
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InsightsTranspacific market: from the doldrums to new highs
After a difficult 12 months, carriers and forwarders expect business on the transpacific to take off in the latter half of the year.Cathay Cargo, the recently rebranded freight arm of Cathay Pacific, is leading the push for a new intermodal service to facilitate flows from the Dongguan area in the ...
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ANA to take over Nippon Cargo Airlines
NYK has entered into an agreement to transfer all shares in B747 freighter operator Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) to All Nippon Airways Holdings (ANA).The shipping group said that it had made the decision due to the ongoing cost of running the cargo airline."The continuous introduction of new aircraft to expand ...
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Nippon Cargo Airlines responds to government maintenance warning
Freighter operator Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) was late last year given a "stern" warning from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism (MLIT) for improper maintenance work on an aircraft.The warning was issued on December 23 and earlier this week the Japan-headquartered carrier submitted a corrective action plan to ...
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Nippon Cargo Airlines to use Neste SAF to cut emissions
Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) has begun using Neste’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) to cut its flight emissions.NCA used Neste's MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel for several cargo flights in November and December.The SAF is supplied by Neste at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.According to the companies, using Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel reduces ...
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NCA freighters take the long route to return to Europe
Nippon Cargo Airlines has restarted operations to Europe taking a longer route via North America.The Japanese carrier, which operates eight B747-8Fs, stopped its European operations earlier this month due to airspace restrictions caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.However, flight tracking website FlightRadar 24 shows that over the last few days ...
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Nippon Cargo Airlines extends suspension of European flights
Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) has extended the suspension of its Asia-Europe flights for a few more days as it continues to find routes that do not enter Russian airspace.The Narita-hubbed freighter operator said that its European flight suspension would continue until March 13 as a result of "the current situation ...
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Nippon Cargo Airlines suspends European flights
Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) today announced that it would suspend European flights due to depart over the coming days as a result of airspace restrictions.The flight suspension starts tomorrow with the freighter operator explaining the situation in Ukraine and Russia means that its flight route to Europe could be restricted."We ...
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NCA lists its capacity on WebCargo
Freighter operator Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) has signed up to offer its capacity on online air cargo booking portal WebCargo.WebCargo said that by signing up, more than 2,000 forwarders will able to access NCA capacity with dynamic rates, live capacity and e-bookings."At NCA, we pride ourselves on leveraging digital innovation ...
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Silk Way and NCA team up on Narita-Baku flight
Silk Way West Airlines is partnering with Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) to launch a new service between Tokyo Narita and Baku.The twice-weekly B747F service will begin on February 11 and will be operated by Silk Way West with NCA offering capacity under a code-share agreement.Silk Way West said it had ...
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Nippon Cargo and ASL partner on B747 freighters
Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) and ASL Airlines Belgium have added a new partnership covering B747-400 freighters.The tie-up will see ASL Belgium operate two of NCA's B747-400Fs, while the Japan-based carrier will have access to capacity on the flights.The deal will not affect the size of ASL Belgium's B747-400F fleet which ...
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Nippon Cargo Airlines' parent writes down freighters' value
Nippon Cargo Airlines' (NCA) parent, NYK, has recorded an extraordinary loss in its fiscal third quarter financial results as the tough air cargo market hit the value of its aircraft.While announcing its latest financial results, NYK said that it had recorded an impairment loss of ¥15.7bn for the third quarter ...