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ATSG delivers first converted B767 freighter to Air Incheon
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) has delivered the first of two Boeing 767-300 converted freighters to Air Incheon under a six-year dry lease arrangement.The South Korean carrier has also agreed to lease a second B767-300F, with post-modification delivery due in the latter half of 2018, from the US lessor group's ...
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UK bosses call for common rules on wet-leasing after Brexit
The need for convergence on UK and European Union (EU) rules on aircraft wet-leasing is one aspect of a new Brexit study by UK business lobby, the CBI.In the report, published today, the CBI has outlines where Britain’s top company bosses want to stay close to European Union rules and ...
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Cathay Pacific adds new pharma ULD option
Cathay Pacific will begin offering customers access to Sonoco ThermoSafe's PharmaPort 360 temperature-controlled airfreight container.The airline announced today that it had signed a deal with Sonoco ThermoSafe which enables pharmaceutical shippers to lease PharmaPort 360 containers directly from Cathay Pacific Cargo.The partenrs said that PharmaPort 360 utilises proprietary hybrid technology ...
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Strikes in Germany and France set to disrupt airfreight operations
Strikes by unions in France and Germany are set to disrupt air cargo operations today, with Air France and Lufthansa cancelling hundreds of flights.In Germany, the Verdi trade union has called for a strike over pay at Frankfurt, Munich, Cologne and Bremen airports.In France, pilot, cabin and ground crew have ...
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HNA signs MOU with Temasek to explore partnerships in aviation and logistics
China's HNA Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Temasek, a Singapore investment company, to "explore opportunities in aviation and logistics, and airport infrastructure".Chia Song Hwee, president and chief operating officer of Temasek, said: "Temasek is a long term commercial investor. We are keen to explore investments which ...
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Horses jump at the chance to stay at Liege airport
Liege Airport's Horse Inn facility will see no fewer than 300 horses transit through the Belgian hub over the next 20 days as they journey to attend the Longines Global Champions Tour 2018.The annual international competition for top-level show jumping began at the end of March in Mexico, before moving ...
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CEVA confirms $1.36bn IPO
CEVA Logistics has confirmed plans for an initial public offering (IPO) and to list its shares on the SIX Swiss Exchange in a move that will raise an expected SFr1.3bn ($1.36bn).The announcement by the $7bn revenue third party global logistics player based in Switzerland confirms earlier industry speculation.The objective of ...
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Top 20 cargo hubs saw volumes rise 6.8% in 2017
Air cargo volumes at the world's 20 busiest airports grew 6.8% in 2017, with Hong Kong again the number one freight hub at more than 5m tonnes, a 9.4% year-on-year increase.Airports Council International (ACI) reported that the top 20 cargo hubs handled a combined 51m tonnes last year, representing 43% ...
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Van de Weg makes surprise return to Volga-Dnepr Group
Robert van de Weg has rejoined Volga-Dnepr Group just over a year after leaving the airline group.He will take on the role of vice president for sales and marketing, the same role he occupied until the start of 2017.In the role, he will look after the commercial activities of all ...
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Record pharma flight for ABC
Russian carrier AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has carried a record 19 va-Q-tainers XLx on a single flight for Biotech & Pharma Logistics.The passive containers, weighing around 15 tonnes in total, were delivered to Frankfurt ready to ‘load and go’ onboard one of ABC’s Boeing 747-8F services to their final destination at ...
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Forwarders on a guided tour at the new Moscow Cargo terminal
Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport has presented its new showpiece cargo terminal to airlines and freight forwarders.Moscow Cargo, the largest cargo complex in Russia, covers an area of 42,300 sq m and has a handling capacity of 380,000 tonnes per year.Construction work started in March 2016 and was completed in July ...
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Qatar Airways set to invest in Moscow's Vnukovo airport
Qatar Airways has entered into an memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Moscow's Vnukovo International Airport, Russia’s third-largest hub, to acquire up to 25% of the airport’s total shares.Qatar Airways group chief executive Akbar Al Baker said that the potential investment will complement the Middle East carrier's existing "strong ties" with ...
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Industry mourns passing of Mark Whitehead
Air Cargo News is saddened to report the death of Mark Whitehead, a well-known face in the air cargo industry and until recently the chief executive of Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl).A statement from Hactl said: "It is with the utmost sadness that Hactl reports the death of ...
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No extra slots for Schiphol until at least 2020
The Schiphol aviation community has reacted with dismay to news that there will be no extra slots for the airport until the end of 2020.The airport, which last year almost breached its slot limit of 500,000, was hoping that it would be able to gain extra capacity to meet growing ...
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Air Partner shares fall after reporting accounting error
Shares in Air Partner fell 22.6% on the London Stock Exchange today (Tuesday) after the UK charter broker identified an estimated £3.3m accounting error related to the collection of receivables from customers for uncollected amounts since the 2010/11 financial year.Its shares had fallen 32.5 pence by midday today on the ...
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DHL continues to invest in e-commerce
DHL Parcel and DHL eCommerce have launched a global e-commerce fulfillment platform and new fulfillment center in the UK.The logistics and delivery giant said that its new IT platform provides online retailers with access to all its e-commerce fulfillment centres from a single source.Retailers will be able to integrate the ...
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AirBridge launches scheduled freighter services at Rickenbacker
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) will become the fifth freighter operator to provide scheduled services at Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK) in Columbus, Ohio.The Russia-based carrier joins a network of logistics service providers at the US cargo-dedicated airport, which is located within a one-day drive to nearly half of the US population and ...
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Polar adds Japan freighter flights
Polar Air Cargo Worldwide has announced newly added scheduled freighter flights to Japan from the US.The direct Boeing 747-4 freighter service will operate five times weekly between Cincinnati in the US and Chūbu Kūkō airport (NGO), just outside Nagoya, with connections into the carrier's PO APAC network.Polar Air Cargo is ...
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Lufthansa Cargo to sell Brussels Airlines' belly space
Lufthansa Cargo will market the cargo capacities of Brussels Airlines, owned by the Lufthansa Group, from September, a move the two airlines claim will benefit customers by offering a wider network.The companies said the move will give Brussels Airlines' customers access to Lufthansa Cargo's route network, which includes around 300 ...
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They're off: Emirates races ahead for premium horse transport
Emirates SkyCargo flew in some of the world’s most highly rated racehorses to Dubai for the Dubai World Cup Championship.Some of the leading contenders for the Dubai World Cup such as West Coast, Mubtaahij, and Talismanic journeyed to Dubai on Emirates SkyCargo’s fleet of freighters.For the third year in a ...