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Air cargo spurs Damco
AIRFREIGHT helped DAMCO, one of the world’s leading freight forwarding and logistics service providers, achieve a six per cent increase in first-quarter (Q1) net revenue, with a total of US$773 million, compared to $728m in the same period of 2012.Business was spurred by rising airfreight volumes, which showed a rapid ...
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Swissport ties up with Moscow handler
THE signing of a new contract has paved the way for ground handler Swissport’s market entry into the Russian Federation.A cooperation with local company Service-VS at Vnukovo Airport, Moscow, covers all ground handling services at the Russian airport.As part of the joint agreement, Swissport will implement its standardised processes for ...
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AF-KL-MP Cargo invest in sniffer dogs at Schipol hub
IN LINE with new European Union security regulations, AF-KL-MP Cargo has opened a new, innovative security screening method at the Dutch Schiphol hub.A Remote Explosive Scent Tracing (REST) process, at truck level, was approved by the Dutch authorities at the end of last year.It screens an entire truck load ...
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Award winners to be announced on Saturday
WINNERS of this year’s annual Air Cargo News Cargo Airline of the Year competition are to be revealed at a sell-out gala presentation dinner this coming Saturday in London.The global competition – now 30 years old – is the longest-established and most cherished worldwide air cargo awards event of its ...
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Lufthansa Cargo increases utilisation
LUFTHANSA Cargo (LC) scaled back capacity by 7.4 per cent and raised aircraft utilisation during the first quarter of 2013.Since sales fell by 5.9 per cent, the load factor improved by more than one percentage point to 71.4 per cent, according to a company spokesman.LC transported about 400,000 tonnes of ...
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Etihad alliances pays off
ETIHAD AIRWAYS has heralded a successful first year of its equity alliance strategy, after a financial reporting season which saw each of the five airlines within the alliance – airberlin, Air Seychelles, Virgin Australia, Aer Lingus and Etihad Airways – announce profitable performances.The airlines’ individual and collective results were boosted ...
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FedEx opens flagship Asia hub
FedEx has opened its US$79m South Pacific regional base.The 282,700-square-foot integrated facility at Singapore’s Changi Airport will serve the Singapore market and serve as a trans-shipment point for Asia Pacific cargo in and out of Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia countries.FedEx say they have set up unique fast track ...
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Extra checks for 747-8F likely
A TECHNICAL fault which forced a Boeing Dreamliner into land could trigger more inspection headaches for freighter operators.United flight 1146 from Houston to Newark was diverted to New Orleans on Tuesday for an unspecified mechanical problem. The passenger jet shares the same GEnx-1B and -2B engine with the 747-8F, which ...
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Call for more accessible airfreight
AN airfreight executive has called for action from IATA to make it easier for businesses to use air cargo.Stan Wraight, executive director of Strategic Aviation Solutions, says IATA trumpets its achievement in making it easier for passengers to travel by air but he says the same has not been done ...
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Record year at Virgin
VIRGIN Atlantic Cargo has reported its best ever financial year.The seven per cent year-on-year growth to US$375.4m is the best it has ever produced.The historic result comes despite a five per cent year-on-year fall in tonnage.Performance was stronger in Europe, Middle East and Africa and the Americas, each reporting increases ...
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Fraport freight fall
FRAPORT bosses blame night ban and slow market for ‘plummeting’ cargo traffic.German owned airport group Fraport shipped 111,000 fewer tonnes so far in 2012 compared to last year – a fall of 9.9 per cent.The freight fall comes after a record 2011. The Frankfurt based firm says in its half ...
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Eco cuts at FedEx
FEDEX has boosted its 2020 aircraft emissions goal to a 30 per cent cut.The US based logistics giant announced the move as part of its ‘Global Citizenship Report’, which also publicises its charitable and ethical campaigns.A Fedex spokesman says the improved goal will be achievable thanks to new freighter aircraft ...
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Paralympic preparations
UPS’s Olympic challenge is far from over according to Paralympian Caz Walton.The ten-time medal winner welcomes the logistics firm’s efforts storing and distributing team GB’s gear, which she says is helping them focus on the podium.Alan Williams, UPS director of London 2012 – sponsorship and operations, explains that the firm ...
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Lufthansa Cargo's 9.2 per cent volume drop
LUFTHANSA Cargo has recorded a year-on-year decline in freight volumes of 9.2 per cent in the first six months of 2012.The major German carrier transported 864,490 tonnes of cargo this year compared with 953,000 during the same period in 2011.However, the company’s load factor only slipped marginally by 0.7 percentage ...
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New US$2.9bn home planned for Etihad
New US$2.9bn home planned for Etihad ??PLANS are afoot to build a US$2.9bn state-of-the-art airport terminal to house national carrier Etihad Airways.A consortium of three companies, including Dubai-based Arabtec, won the contract to erect the Midfield Terminal Complex, due to open in 2017.Work on the project will get under way ...