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NewsRacing certs for Emirates SkyCargo
Emirates SkyCargo has transported some of the world’s top racehorses to its Middle East hub for the Dubai World Cup event, which will take place on March 25 at the Meydan racecourse.Champion thoroughbred horses have been arriving at the Dubai World Central hub on Emirates SkyCargo freighters over the last ...
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Hong Kong cargo boost in February
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) experienced strong cargo growth in February, with a sharp year-on-year increase of 14.1% to 294,000 tonnes.In the first two months of 2017, HKIA recorded a 7.7% increase to 666,000 tonnes from the same period of last year.An HKIA spokesperson said: “The combined robust growth in ...
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Qatar expands freighter fleet with B777F
Qatar Airways Cargo has received its latest Boeing 777 freighter, taking the Doha-based carrier's total freighter fleet count to 21.Qatar Airways chief officer cargo Ulrich Ogiermann said: “The arrival of our newest Boeing 777 freighter comes at a time when we are consciously strategising our freighter network expansion this year, ...
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WCS17: Saudia signs ULD management and repair contract with Unilode
ULD management and repair specialist Unilode has signed a deal to handle 21,000 units belonging to Saudia's passenger and cargo divisions.The management and repair contract is the first big win announce by Unilode since it changed its name from CHEP Aerospace after it was bought by Sweden's EQT Infrastructure in ...
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VIDEO: Swiss WorldCargo unveils new customer website
Swiss WorldCargo has released a new customer website that can be used on a range of devices and provides greater visibility of cargo.The cargo division of Swiss said it had designed the new website after holding months of seminars with customers around the world to understand their needs and to ...
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KQ Cargo revenues hit by decline in the pound
Kenya Airways Cargo (KQ Cargo) has seen revenues on its busiest route decline as a result of the Brexit vote and subsequent decline in the value of the pound.KQ Cargo general manager Peter Musola explained that the airline had been hit twice by a decline in the value of the ...
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Dnata Heathrow completes safety standard audit
Dnata has completed a new IATA safety and security audit for its ground operations at London Heathrow.Heathrow is dnata tenth station to complete IATA's Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO), following on Dubai (DXB and DWC), Geneva, Zurich, Manila, Singapore, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.ISAGO is an internationally-recognised system for assessing ...
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AF KLM Cargo looks ahead to a more stable year in Africa
Air France KLM Cargo expects the African market to stabilise over the coming year after a year of adjustment.Air France KLM Cargo (AF KLM) director eastern and southern Africa Noud Duyzings said that Seabury figures show that air cargo traffic to and from Africa increased by 9% last year.However, the ...
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NewsDHL sees airfreight demand decline despite end of year surge
Deutsche Post DHL’s (DP DHL) airfreight division saw volumes, revenues and gross profits decline last year despite an end of year surge in demand.Airfreight volumes at DHL Global Forwarding, which is the world’s largest airfreight forwarder, declined by 1.3% year on year last year to 2m tonnes but in the ...
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Supply chain firm Tigers launches e-commerce offering for customers
Supply chain company Tigers has launched an online shopping portal that allows companies to sell their products in China and southeast Asia.As well as listing products, Tigers’ eShop takes payments, offers supply chain management, order fulfilment and returns.Tigers chief executive and group managing director Andrew Jillings said: “Tigers eShop offers ...
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Emirates SkyCargo appoints Ross Barnett as UK Cargo Manager
Emirates SkyCargo has appointed Ross Barnett as UK cargo manager.With over 30 years’ experience in the industry, he joined Emirates in 1995 and was most recently cargo manager for Northern England and Scotland where he was responsible for over 20 staff based in the region.Now based in London, he will ...
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Oz funding to develop advanced data analytics
Information technology company Unisys and Data61, Australia’s largest data innovation group, are to develop an advanced data analytics solution for automated security risk assessment of travellers and cargo at air, land and sea borders.Under the collaboration, Unisys will fund joint research with Data61 to develop an advanced data analytics solution ...
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Air Astana extends handling contract with Frankfurt's FCS
Kazakhstan’ Air Astana has extend its handling contract with FCS Frankfurt Cargo Services.Hans-Georg Emmert, managing director of FCS, said: “Air Astana is a growing airline, not only for passenger services but also in the cargo sector. The handled tonnage has more than doubled in the last years.“We very much appreciate ...
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Forwarder Crane reshapes European team
Freight forwarder Crane Worldwide has appointed Chris Lee, formerly global account manager, as UK managing director based at the firm's new warehouse facility in London Heathrow.Lee has been with Crane Worldwide since 2011 and has over 20 years of experience in the industry starting out in an operational role with ...
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Cargolux looks to add new African destinations
Cargolux is looking to add new destinations to its network in Africa and is hoping that demand to and from the continent will pick up this year after a tough 2016.The carrier’s regional director for Africa, Jonathan Clark, told Air Cargo News that the airline was looking to diversify its ...
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Majority stake in Hahn airport sold to HNA of China
Germany's Rheinland-Pfalz state has confirmed that its majority shareholding in Frankfurt-Hahn airport will be sold to HNA Airport Group of China.A press conference and an official signing ceremony will be held later today (March 2) to provide further details.The state's 82.5% stake in Frankfurt-Hahn has been up for sale for ...
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Budapest on the double for integrators
Budapest Airport is set this summer to complete the handover of two new buildings for the Hungarian hub’s integrator customers.The total area of the two under-construction logistics bases exceeds 16,000 sq m and will accommodate a growing express cargo segment for Budapest, with several flights a day.DHL Express currently operates ...
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Asia-Pacific and Middle East airports enjoyed 2016 cargo boost
Asia-Pacific and Middle East airports continued their “overall growth trajectory” for airfreight volumes in 2016, according to December and full year regional statistics released by Airports Council International (ACI).Cargo throughputs at airports in Asia-Pacific and Middle East grew 10.9% and 10.4% respectively in December 2016, with full year increases of ...
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Ed Force One helps ACS to a record year for contracts
Air Charter Service (ACS) arranged almost 12,500 contracts in 2016, making it a record year for the UK-based aircraft broker.Group chief executive Justin Bowman said: “In total we completed 12,462 contracts in 2016, an average of more than 34 every single day of the year, and an 11% increase on ...
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Aviance Ghana opts for Kale Logistics software
Ground handler Aviance Ghana has signed up to use Kale Logistics Solutions’ web-based airport cargo management system.Kale said that its Galaxy system has helped Aviance Ghana to achieve 100% electronic data interface compliance, thereby eliminating manual interventions, excessive paper work and bringing business visibility.The system integrates with Aviance Ghana’s website ...