All articles by Rebecca Jeffrey – Page 65
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Swissport expands in Chile with major SKY Airline contract
Swissport has secured a major contract with Chilean low-cost carrier SKY Airline to provide airport ground services and cargo handling at all 15 airports the carrier serves in the country.The contract includes serving passengers at check-in and gates, handling aircraft on the ramp, managing lost and found, and loading and ...
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Mountain Air Cargo flies first SkyCourier with containers
FexEx feeder airline Mountain Air Cargo said it has launched the "first-ever containerised" C408 SkyCourier.In January, Mountain Air Cargo become the first to operate Textron Aviation’s Cessna SkyCourier freighter.The North Carolina-based cargo airline said in a LinkedIn post: "On Monday March 13th, 2023, in Tallahassee, FL, MAC flew its first ...
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NewsMaersk Air Cargo launches Europe-China airfreight service
Photo: MaerskMaersk Air Cargo has begun scheduled flights to Hangzhou, China from its hub at Billund Airport in Denmark.The inaugural flight on March 20 marks the start of three weekly flights introducing the "first of three newly converted Boeing B767-300 freighters" that have recently been added to Maersk Air Cargo's ...
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NewsFreight Development Pathway sees first success
Left to right: Vicki Flashman – Customs Supervisor KTL (Europe) Ltd; Louie Turner; trainee customs operator, KTL (Europe) Ltd; Myles Daly – managing director KTL (Europe) Ltd, Mat Beecham, operations manager, Manpower Freight Development Pathway. Photo: BIFAThe British International Freight Association's (BIFA) training initiative to bring more talent into the ...
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NewsIAG Cargo hopes to benefit from expanded Americas capacity
Photo: IAG CargoIAG Cargo will expand its Americas capacity by utilising the belly capacity of new British Airways (BA) passenger flights to Aruba and Guyana.The cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG) will offer capacity on new passenger routes to Aruba (Oranjestad) via Antigua from March 26, and Guyana (Georgetown) ...
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Investor group completes Atlas Air acquisition
An investor group led by Apollo Global Management has completed the acquisition of freighter operator Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings.The deal was first announced in August last year with an equity value of around £3bn, although FlightGlobal reports the final deal had a value of around $2.9bn. The completion of the ...
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Tokyo Narita Airport set for air cargo logistics facilities development
Tokyo Narita International Airport is set for major investment with a new project to develop air cargo logistics facilities.Commercial property company Goodman Group will partner with Tako Town, in close collaboration with Narita International Airport Corporation (NAA) and Chiba Prefecture, to carry out the project on a 70-hectare site.The site ...
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Cathay's February cargo tonnage up as capacity is added
Cathay Pacific saw increased cargo tonnage in February due to a recovery in capacity with more expected in the coming weeks.The airline carried 103,932 tonnes of cargo last month, an increase of 59.6% compared with February 2022, when capacity was hindered by crew quarantine restrictions.February's cargo revenue tonne kilometres (RFTKs) ...
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GlobalX gears up Canada operations
Global Crossing Airlines Group (GlobalX) is strengthening its operations to Canada.The carrier has amended its Foreign Air Operators Certificate (FAOC) issued by Transport Canada.The Amended Canadian FAOC adds the number of, and type of, aircraft GlobalX can provide as part of its charter and ACMI offering into Canada from the ...
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NewsWomen in Aviation and Logistics launches second mentorship programme
Women in Aviation and Logistics participants at the launch of the second mentorshipWomen in Aviation and Logistics (WAL) has launched its second mentorship programme to support the career aspirations of women professionals and reduce the gender gap in aviation and logistics.The initiative, which brings together 27 mentor-mentee pairs, includes eight ...
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Drone Delivery Canada gets grant for clean energy transport
Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) has been awarded a grant of up to C$75,000 from the Downsview Aerospace Innovation and Research (DAIR) Green Fund for its clean energy drone delivery solution.Funded by the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), the DAIR Green Fund provides financial support for collaborative ...
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DP World to launch air cargo logistics hub in Dominican Republic
Dubai-based maritime giant DP World is delving further into end-to-end supply chain operations with plans to develop a new air cargo logistics hub in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.The new facility is being created through an agreement between DP World and the Punta Cana Free Trade Zone (PCFTZ), a company of ...
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NewsACS clocks up over 40 earthquake relief charter flights
B747Fs chartered by ACS to transport humanitarian cargo to Adana and Damascus. Photo: ACSAir Charter Service’s (ACS) passenger and cargo teams have arranged more than 40 humanitarian aid charter flights to Turkey and Syria since the devastating earthquakes in Turkey on February 6.The broker said its teams have been continuously ...
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GlobalX grows A321P2F fleet
Global Crossing Airlines Group (GlobalX) has reached an agreement to lease an additional A321 Passenger to Freighter (P2F) aircraft for delivery in December this year.The carrier received approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration for cargo operations in February and commenced flights with its first A321P2F aircraft in the same ...
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United invests in algae to SAF technology
US airline United aims to power its fleet with microalgae-derived Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in the future following a new investment.United has invested $5m in algae-based fuel producer Viridos to support the production of SAF made from algae, an abundant and scalable resource that can be grown and harvested without ...
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NewsDB Schenker opens automated e-commerce logistics hub in Spain
Photo: DB SchenkerFreight forwarder DB Schenker has opened an automated e-commerce facility in Spain to service its retail customers in Spain, Portugal and France.The 50,000 sq m warehouse in Guadalajara features more than 200 robots and an optimised packaging system.The facility, situated in the Henares industrial park - 50 km ...
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NewsMikael Larsson rejoins Scanlog
Mikael Larsson. Photo: ScanlogSwedish logistics company Scanlog has been busy developing its air cargo strategy following the appointment of Mikael Larsson as commercial director of airfreight solutions.Larsson, who rejoined Scanlog in December, was director of air & seafreight solutions at the company from October 2012 until May 2018 and played ...
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Sutch joins IndiGo's cargo business
Indian low-cost airline IndiGo has appointed Mark Sutch as chief commercial officer – CarGo International, effective March 1.Sutch has 25 years of airline industry experience across different verticals and was most recently based in Marseille as chief commercial officer with CMA CGM Air Cargo.Prior to that he was with Cathay ...
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NewsAir NZ Cargo places capacity with CargoAi
Source: CargoAiAir New Zealand (NZ) Cargo has placed its capacity on CargoAi’s digital marketplace CargoMART to expand its online offering.The first Australasian carrier to use CargoAi's technology, Air NZ Cargo is now offering its capacity from the US and Canada into New Zealand and Australia.Freight forwarders in the US and ...
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NewsBoeing begins work on its first freighter conversion line in India
Photo: BoeingBoeing is working with MRO GMR Aero Technic to establish its first freighter conversion line in India.The airframer said in a LinkedIn post that the conversion line supports its anticipated growth of the cargo sector in the region."We are proud to work with GMR Aero Technic to establish the ...