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BACA: airfreight traffic through London airports being hit by noise-related restrictions
The closure and severe reduction to overnight movements at the majority of London’s airports this summer will "have a major impact on flights in and out of London,” says BACA – The Air Charter Association.BACA, the trade association for the global air charter industry, is calling for a “more pragmatic ...
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Air France-KLM, Delta and Virgin expand transatlantic collaboration
Air France-KLM, Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic have signed a joint venture (JV) agreement on expanding their existing transatlantic co-operation.The new deal sets out the terms of governance as well as the commercial and operational terms of the expanded JV.Air France-KLM is to acquire a 31% stake in Virgin ...
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AEI gains EASA approval for CRJ200 SF conversion
Aeronautical Engineers, Inc (AEI) has received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approval for its CRJ200 SF passenger-to-freighter conversion.The EASA approval permits the operation of European-registered CRJ200 SFs.Miami-based AEI received the original Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval for the CRJ200 SF from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) at the end ...
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Tailor-made charter: Qatar Airways' fashion freighter from Dhaka to New York
Qatar Airways Cargo is providing Expo Freight Logistics (EFL) with a dedicated weekly Boeing 777 freighter service from Dhaka in Bangladesh to New York.The flights, arranged through the Middle East carrier's QR Charter services, can transport more than 100 tonnes of garments on each flight. The new freighter service commenced ...
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K+N launches SwiftLOG warehouse management system
Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) has launched a new global warehouse management system (WMS).Called KN SwiftLOG, it is said to be a scalable platform with global reach, powered by JDA Warehouse Management.The first implementation of KN SwiftLOG took place in China with the creation of an omni-channel distribution centre for a ...
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Frankfurt Airport reports steady performance in April
Fraport, operator of Frankfurt Airport, Germany’s busiest airfreight gateway, has reported that the gateway handled a total of 189,634 tonnes of cargo (airfreight and air mail) in April.This figure represented an improvement of 2.3% over the same month of 2017.Over the first four months of this year, Frankfurt handled a ...
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CEVA reports solid first quarter
Supply chain services giant CEVA Logistics reported a 2018 first quarter revenue improvement of 5.4% (at constant currency) to $1.79bn, while also seeing strong improvements in earnings in both its Freight Management and Contract Logistics segments.The January to March reporting period also saw Switzerland-headquartered CEVA complete an Initial Public Offering ...
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Schiphol has tough first quarter for cargo
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol saw its airfreight volumes fall in the first quarter of this year compared to the same period of 2017.Cargo volumes for the January to March period saw 411,539 tonnes handled, a decline of 2.1% versus same period in 2017.A spokesperson for the Dutch cargo hub, Europe's third ...
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Hacis to push its influence into western Pearl River Delta region
Hong Kong Air Cargo Industry Services (Hacis), the logistics arm of Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl), has entered into a strategic partnership with Chu Kong Shipping (CKS) covering the development of joint logistics activity in the western part of the Pearl River Delta (PRD).The first project on which ...
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Europa enjoys record year
Logistics service provider Europa Worldwide Group has reported annual financial results for the 2017 calendar year, and declared that it is now in “the strongest and most profitable position in its 50-year history”.Europa is a specialist road, air and sea, and warehouse operator which employs more than 650 staff across ...
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Silk Way West launches B747F to Liege
Baku-headquartered freighter operator Silk Way West Airlines has launched a new regular Boeing 747F link between Belgium’s Liege Airport and its cargo hub in the capital of Azerbaijan.Twice-weekly flights into Liege were launched at the end of April.Silk Way West Airlines president and chief executive Wolfgang Meier commented: “The aim ...
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Air Italy takes delivery of its first Boeing 737 Max
Air Italy, the carrier formerly known as Meridiana, has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737 Max aircraft.Akbar Al Baker, group chief executive of Qatar Airways, which holds a 49% stake in Air Italy’s parent company, AQA Holding, was at Boeing’s Everett Delivery Centre in Seattle in the US to ...
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Reasons for Manston delay made public
Details have now been made public regarding the temporary withdrawal of a development consent order (DCO) application to develop a cargo hub at Manston Airport, located in the south-eastern corner of the UK.The application by developer RiverOak Strategic Partners (RSP), submitted on April 10, included plans for 12,000 air cargo ...
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TIACA: will Belt and Road be a game-changer for airfreight?
In the lead up to this week’s Air Cargo China exhibition in Shanghai, the latest Friday Flyer from The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) saw the industry body’s secretary general Vladimir Zubkov offer his thoughts on China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and its potential impact on the global airfreight ...
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Ethiopian to open Manchester to Addis connection
Ethiopian Airlines is to launch flights from its home hub of Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Manchester Airport before the end of this year.The carrier will operate the route, which will initially at least transit via Brussels, with B787 ‘Dreamliner’ aircraft four times a week from December.According to the ...
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AAPA reports on Asia Pacific airlines’ 2017 performance
According to the latest figures from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA), thanks to major manufacturing economies located in the region benefiting from increased trade, Asia Pacific airlines enjoyed a 9.6% improvement in international air cargo traffic – as measured in freight tonne-kilometres (FTKs) – over 2017 compared to ...
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Hong Kong cargo recovers strongly in April
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) handled 426,000 tonnes of cargo and air mail in April, up by 4.8% year-on-year.A 17% growth in transhipment cargo contributed heavily to the growth in throughput. Among HKIA’s key trading regions, cargo traffic with North America increased most significantly in the month.Easter holiday fell in ...
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April showers record cargo volumes on Heathrow
London-Heathrow airport cargo volumes enjoyed their 21st consecutive record month in April 2018, as trade growth at the UK’s largest port by value increased by 2.3% year on year to 141,215 tonnes.The US (+4.1%), India (+7.1%) and China (+10.9%) were among the fastest growing countries for cargo in April.For the ...
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Fitt for the top job at Yusen Logistics UK
Andy Fitt has been appointed as the new managing director of Yusen Logistics UK (YL UK).After serving over three years with the business, Fitt succeeds Kevin Appleton, who is now the chairman of the UK arm of the Japan-based global logistics operator.A company spokesperson said: "During this time, Andy has ...
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Lufthansa orders two B777 freighters
The Supervisory Board of Deutsche Lufthansa has approved the order of two Boeing 777F for Lufthansa Cargo.Delivery is already on the way: in both February and March 2019, a newly-built aircraft each will take off from the Boeing plant in Seattle headed for Germany. The carrier currently has a cargo ...