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Reuter retires after 39 years at Dachser
Thomas Reuter has retired after 39 years at Dachser, the Germany-headquartered global logistics services provider.As previous announced, Reuter is stepping down as chief operations officer of air and sea logistics, handing over his responsibilities to Jochen Müller who joined Dachser from Schenker in October 2016 as part of the transition ...
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Handler strikes hit Frankfurt's December cargo volumes
Strike action by ground handlers at Frankfurt airport contributed to a 4.5% decline in December's cargo volumes to 180,186 tonnes.Despite this setback, Germany’s number one freight hub saw total 2017 volumes increase by 3.6% year-on-year to just over 2.2m tonnes, according to the latest figures from airport company Fraport.The full-year ...
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Harrell to lead UPS freight forwarding arm in Europe
UPS has named Michael Harrell as president of freight forwarding for Europe.Harrell will be responsible for the strategy, performance and revenue growth of the US parcel and logistics giant's freight forwarding services across Europe. He will report to Nando Cesarone, president of UPS Europe.“Mike has the global perspective and industry ...
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NewsEuropean Cargo Monthly: Stellar year for carriers, but still not back to heady heights
Last year was a period of huge improvement for European airlines when looking at cargo traffic, but the region’s major bellyhold and combination carriers still lag behind figures registered at the start of the decade.The largest combination carrier group, Lufthansa, saw overall demand for the year increase by 7.2% to ...
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Brussels Airport to introduce slot booking for trucks
Brussels Airport will launch its slot booking app for certain gates at the warehouses of Aviapartner and WFS to help reduce waiting times next week.The BRUcloud slot booking app, first revealed in May, will go live on January 15, allowing trucking companies and freight forwarders to book time slot at ...
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Lufthansa cargo capacity up by 3.3% in 2017
Lufthansa saw total group airlines cargo capacity (available cargo tonne-km) 3.3% higher in 2017 than in the previous year.Group cargo sales (revenue cargo tonne-km) in the January to December period increased by 7.4%, resulting in a load factor 2.7 higher percentage points than in 2016, reaching 69.3% for 2017.A full-year ...
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Bumper cargo 2017 for the UK's Heathrow and MAG airports
London-Heathrow and the three UK airports owned by the MAG group all saw bumper cargo volumes in 2017.Heathrow became one of the fastest growing major European hubs for cargo in 2017, handling 1.7m tonnes – a full year increase of 10.2% over 2016 - with key markets the US, East ...
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YTO takes delivery of its first B757 freighter from Precision
Precision Aircraft Solutions has confirmed the delivery of three Boeing 757-200 converted freighters, with one being delivered to new customer, Chinese express firm YTO.As well as the YTO conversion, the two other aircraft were re-delivered to SF Airlines, as reported in Air Cargo News.“Strong demand continues for our B757 conversion ...
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Smiling Beluga XL makes its public debut
Planemaker Airbus has rolled out the first structurally complete airframe for the new BelugaXL freighter aircraft from its assembly hangar in Toulouse.Once operational, a fleet of five next-generation Beluga XLs will be used to transport completed sections of Airbus aircraft among the company’s European production sites and to its final ...
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Tunisia's Express Air Cargo to expand with new aircraft, services and hub
Tunisia-based Express Air Cargo will add four new aircraft to its fleet this year, allowing it to expand the number of services it offers to African destinations.Starting in January, the airline will begin to roll out 21 new services to a range of countries in west and central Africa and ...
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FedEx opens new Shanghai hub to meet express growth
FedEx has opened its Shanghai International Express and Cargo Hub located at Pudong International Airport as it looks to expand the reach of service.FedEx said that the facility provides "greater connectivity and convenience to the FedEx global network and overseas markets for customers in eastern China, particularly those shipping to ...
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Ethiopian Airlines to lease two converted B737-800 freighters
Ethiopian Cargo, Africa’s largest cargo operator, is to lease two converted Boeing 737-800 freighters from lessor GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS).The planes, expected to be delivered in June 2018 and January 2019, are the first pair of series type B737-800SFs converted from passenger jets by Aeronautical Engineers Inc. (AEI).“We are ...
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A record year for cargo at Liege Airport
Belgium's Liege Airport set an all-time record of 717,000 tonnes of goods handled in 2017, a growth of 8.5% compared with cargo volumes in 2016.An airport spokesperson said: "Cargo business worldwide saw overall growth, driven by strong economic performances in Europe, but also by the emergence of new e-commerce opportunities."All ...
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Atlas appoints trio of senior executives
US-based freighter lessor Atlas Air has announced three senior appointments for its management team.Richard Broekman has been promoted to senior vice president global sales and commercial development.In his new role, Broekman will lead the global sales activities for the company’s ACMI and CMI business and continue to report to Michael ...
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Brussels Airport’s cargo volumes soar by 8.3% in 2017
Brussels Airport handled 535,634 tons of cargo in 2017, a growth of 8.3% compared with 2016 and the highest volume in the last 10 years.All freight segments at the European hub recorded growth last year, but belly cargo in particular saw “a sharp recovery” of 13.8% compared to 2016, while ...
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Schiphol set for 5.4% cargo rise in 2017 despite freighter slots row
Amsterdam's Schiphol airport saw 2017 full year cargo volume grow by 5.4% to 1.75m tonnes over prior year, according to preliminary traffic and transport figures issued by the Royal Schiphol Group.The forecast increase comes as Europe's third largest cargo airport by volume awaits the outcome of a Dutch government decision ...
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Jim Szczesniak named airport manager at Ted Stevens Anchorage International
Jim Szczesniak has been appointed manager of Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (TSAIA), joining the major US passenger and cargo hub on January 22.“Jim has extensive experience in aviation and business,” said Marc Luiken, Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities Commissioner, adding: “He started his career in aviation where ...
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SF Airlines adds another freighter
SF Airlines has continued its fleet expansion through the delivery of a B757-200 converted freighter.The freighter is the 41st in the airline's expanding fleet, which stood at 36 aircraft this time last year. Its fleet now includes five B767s, 19 B757s and 17 B737s.The airline also revealed that last year ...
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'Robust' airfreight demand for Asia Pacific carriers in November
November 2017 saw “robust demand” for Asia Pacific carriers in both international passenger and air cargo markets, reflecting the ongoing global economic upswing.Preliminary airfreight traffic figures by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) show demand measured in freight tonne kilometres (FTK) climbed 9.2% year on year in November.AAPA said ...
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CAL Cargo wins online auction for last Jade B747 freighter
Israeli-owned freighter carrier CAL Cargo Airlines has confirmed that it purchased an ex-Jade Boeing 747-400ERF on China’s Taobao online auction platform.Offer Gilboa, owner of CAL-Cargo and Ace Aviation Services, commented: "I am very happy and proud that we have managed to win this bid.“This is a great new development for ...