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Swissport partners with Silk Way West Airlines in Spain
Swissport will provide cargo handling services for Silk Way West Airlines at Zaragoza Airport in Spain.Azerbaijani cargo airline Silk Way West currently operates one flight per week to Zaragoza, said Swissport in a LinkedIn post.In October 2022, Lufthansa and SWISS extended their agreement with Swissport for cargo handling at five ...
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NewsNew MD for Röhlig UK
Robert Lawry. Photo: Röhlig LogisticsRöhlig Logistics has appointed Robert Lawry as managing director of its UK organisation.Lawry has 26 years of experience in the logistics industry and joined Röhlig UK in 2016.Since then, he has held various key positions, most recently as national sales and ocean product manager.Gary Pryke, regional ...
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NewsZongteng Group's YunExpress delves into air cargo with first freighter flight
YunExpress flight. Photo: Zongteng GroupZongteng Group's YunExpress has carried out its first freighter flight with a Boeing B777F from Shenzhen to Paris on January 16.The new Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport route by the Chinese e-commerce logistics express carrier has a planned annual cargo capacity ...
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Ukraine's Supernova Airlines receives operator's certificate
New York-based logistics company Nova Global's new Ukrainian cargo airline Supernova Airlines has received an operator's certificate that will enable it to carry out cargo flights.Kyiv-based Supernova issued a statement, according to Ukrainian news agency, which said it plans to carry out its first cargo flight in spring, carrying shipments ...
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NewsChallenge gets ready to launch Istanbul freighter flights
Challenge Airlines will soon launch flights from Istanbul Airport. Photo: Challenge GroupChallenge Airlines will carry out its first scheduled flight from Istanbul Airport on January 25.Parent company Challenge Group did not specify whether it would be Challenge Airlines IL in Israel or Challenge Airlines BE in Belgium responsible for the ...
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ACI Europe calls for review of environment permit set to curb cargo at Liege
Airports Council International (ACI) Europe has said a new environmental permit will see cargo specialist Liege Airport lose business to competitors.The association of airport operators called for a review of the environment permit that is expected to curb cargo operations at the Belgium airport - which is already reporting reduced ...
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Flexport to cut back "overstaffed" workforce by 20%
Flexport has announced it is trimming the number of staff it employees by around 20% in response to expected reduced volumes following increasingly challenging economic conditions.According to a release on the freight forwarders blog, Flexport co-chief executives Dave Clark and Ryan Petersen issued a note to employees on January 11 ...
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Qatar Airways Cargo sees cargo volumes grow in 2022
Qatar Airways Cargo last year saw its cargo volumes grow while also accelerating digitalisation with its Next Generation vision.The carrier, which late last year introduced new routes, transported more than 1.7m tonnes in 2022, up from over 1.6m tonnes in 2021.Included in these figures, Qatar Airways Cargo transported 84,000 tonnes ...
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NewsAIA adds to senior management team
Dovile Morris (L) and Karolina Hill. Source: AIAGSSA Airbridge International Agencies (AIA) Cargo has added to its senior management team in Europe.AIA has appointed Dovile Morris as its new vice president commercial & network and Karolina Hill as Germany country manager.Based at AIA’s headquarters in Heathrow, Morris will be tasked ...
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NewsManagement change for Lufthansa Cargo's heyworld
Boris Hueske (left) and Nikola Todic. Photo: Oliver Rösler, Lufthansa CargoLufthansa Cargo's e-commerce logistics startup heyworld will be jointly managed by Boris Hueske and Nikola Todic from February 1.Both will succeed Timo Schamber, who has been managing director of heyworld since its foundation and has decided to devote himself to ...
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NEO Air Charter appoints Flett for Nordics expansion
German cargo charter broker NEO Air Charter has appointed Ian Flett to the new position of regional sales manager, Nordic region.Based in Denmark, Flett will promote the company’s services to forwarders and logistics service providers with customers in the industrial, government and humanitarian aid sectors throughout Denmark, Sweden, Norway and ...
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Mountain Air Cargo is first to operate Textron Aviation's Cessna SkyCourier freighter
FexEx feeder airline Mountain Air Cargo has become the first to operate Textron Aviation's new Cessna SkyCourier freighter.“The generation of C408 Feeder aircraft has commenced. MAC first to operate the new C408 SkyCourier," said Mountain Air Cargo in a website update.In May, Textron Aviation delivered the first of 50 Cessna ...
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NewsAir Canada Cargo’s freighter frenzy
For an airline that stripped itself of maindeck passenger-cargo combination aircraft and freighters in the 1990s, Air Canada is certainly now making up for lost time.The airline’s current freighter order book represents a hefty financial investment.Air Canada Cargo currently has three Boeing B767 freighters that have been converted from its ...
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NewsAstral Aviation partners with GSSA Air Logistics Group to target growth in US and Europe
Astral Aviation B757-200F. Photo: Astral AviationKenya-headquartered cargo airline Astral Aviation has appointed Air Logistics Group as GSSA in Europe, the UK and US as it gears up for growth into these regions in 2023.The partnership with Air Logistics Group began on January 1.It is expected to aid Astral's objective of ...
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NewsMagma Aviation has a new head of commercial
James Gilliard. Photo: Magma AviationFreighter operator Magma Aviation has appointed James Gilliard as head of commercial.Gilliard brings with him 20 years of aviation industry experience, joining the business following two and a half years at IAG Cargo in London where he was regional sales manager.Prior to that, Gilliard has held ...
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NewsLibra Group's LCI to acquire up to 40 Elroy Air cargo aircraft
Chaparral aircraft. Source: Elroy Air? LCILessor LCI has signed an agreement with drone firm Elroy Air to acquire up to 40 of the company’s Chaparral vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) autonomous aircraft.Under the terms of the agreement, Libra Group subsidiary LCI will initially acquire 20 aircraft with an option for ...
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Boeing confirms 2022 was a busy year for freighters
Boeing has reported it received a total of 78 orders across its commercial freighter line in 2022.This included 45 orders for the B767-300F and current B777F.It also launched the B777-8F with more than 50 orders, including conversions.Commercial deliveries include 44 new production freighters.In total, there were 480 aircraft (passenger and ...
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NewsFreightos and IAG Cargo drive digitalisation
IAG Cargo and Freightos are stepping into 2023 with an ongoing digitalisation partnership that has seen customer accessibility and useability go from strength to strength.In June 2019, cargo booking platform WebCargo by Freightos became the first live user of IAG Cargo’s digital APIs (Application Programming Interfaces).The partnership provides freight forwarder ...
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Cathay Pacific set for belly cargo boost as China eases Covid rules
Cathay Pacific will more than double its flights to the Chinese mainland and increase its belly capacity as China has eased pandemic restrictions.Effective January 8, China's government has authorised flights from Hong Kong and Macao International Airports with passenger load restriction and quarantine lifted.The government is expected to authorise Chinese ...
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Aircraft Finance Germany appoints chief investment officer
Aircraft Finance Germany has appointed Joerg Andriof as chief investment officer.Andriof has more than 22 years of industry and leadership experience.Prior to joining Aircraft Finance Germany, he held senior leadership positions at Titan Aviation Leasing, most recently as chief operating officer.Andriof led the day-to-day management and ongoing development of Titan ...