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Alitalia business plan takes a step forward
The board of directors of Italian airline Alitalia have agreed that a final adjusted business plan will be presented by the end of the month (March 2017).The board met yesterday (Thursday) to hear a review from independent advisors Roland Berger on the airline’s proposed business plan.The board was also presented ...
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Air France KLM's cargo business records 2016 operating loss
The Air France KLM Group saw its cargo division record another operating loss last year, although there was a slight improvement as headcount was reduced and freighters were taken out of action.The Franco-Dutch airline recorded a full-year operating loss of €244m, compared with a €245m loss in 2015.Cargo revenues for ...
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B747 freighter crashes in Kyrgyzstan, 37 people reported dead
A Boeing 747 freighter belonging to Turkey-based ACT Airlines has crashed in Kyrgyzstan, killing at least 37 people, most of them on the ground, the BBC has reported, citing local officials.Turkish freighter operator myCargo, which is affiliated to ACT Airlines, has the following statement: "Respectfully announced to the public, ACT ...
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Lufthansa and pilots' union agree to mediator's recommendation
The dispute over pay between Lufthansa and its pilots looks to be coming to an end as both groups have agreed to mediator recommendations.The two groups said they agreed to the mediator’s recommendation of an annual pay rise of 2% backdated to January 2016, another rise of 2.3% from January ...
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ATSG: United Star Express launch expected this year
The launch of new Chinese express airline United Star Express is now expected before the end of 2017, but the carrier’s joint venture partners are already starting work on building the fleet.The new airline, a joint venture between US aviation firm ATSG, airline Okay Airways and online retailer VIP Shop ...
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NewsJon Conway joins the Airport Services Association as director general
Jon Conway, dnata’s former divisional senior vice president airport operations, has been appointed director general of the Airport Services Association (ASA)Conway, who brings four decades of industry experience to Switzerland-based ASA, will take up his new position from the beginning of March, 2017.ASA, originally set up under the name of ...
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Pemco lands YTO Express B737 trio conversion contract
Pemco World Air Services has won a contract from YTO Express (YTO) to convert three B737-300 passenger aircraft into freighters.China-based YTO, currently operating one B737-300 reconfigured by US-based conversion specialist Pemco, will take redelivery of the aircraft trio through the fourth quarter of 2017.This order is the first to be ...
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Atlas Air scoops Asiana Cargo B747 deal
Asiana Cargo has awarded Atlas Air with a contract to operate one of its Boeing 747-400 freighters on a transpacific route.Atlas said that the contract would initially cover a single aircraft covering "key global routes across the transpacific", connecting South Korea with several destinations in the US.Atlas Air Worldwide president ...
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China Eastern offloads China Cargo shareholding
China Eastern Airlines has completed the sale of its shareholding in freighter operator China Cargo Airlines in order to concentrate on its passenger business.The deal sees China Eastern sell its 100% shareholding in Eastern Logistics, which in turn owns 83% of China Cargo Airlines.Eastern Logistics - and its China Cargo ...
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Jordanian launches e-AWB booking system
Royal Jordanian (RJ) has launched a system that enables cargo agents to create electronic-air waybills (e-AWB) when making bookings.The system was developed in cooperation with the Middle East airline’s information technology department and air cargo IT provider CHAMP Cargosystems.Royal Jordanian president and chief executive Captain Suleiman Obeidat said that the ...
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FedEx Express opens new Malpensa hub
FedEx Express has opened its new international gateway to southern Europe at Milan-Malpensa airport.The 35,000 sq m express logistics facility features advanced technology that will boost package sorting capacity by 25% compared with the existing setup.The new facility comes as the number of shipments sent via FedEx from Italy to ...
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NewsIt's all looking rose-y for air cargo
Benjamin Franklin said that there are two things that are certain in life, death and taxes. If, however, Franklin had been a freight transport journalist he could have added a third to that list, that mid-February would see an outpouring of press releases about the transport of roses for Valentine's ...
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Etihad celebrates another year of expansion, but cargo volumes remain flat
Etihad Airways has reported on what it describes as “another year of sustained growth” in 2016, expansion achieved off the back of new aircraft deliveries, additional frequencies on various services and the introduction of further product offerings.During the year, Etihad Cargo carried 592,700 tonnes of freight, a figure not dissimilar ...
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LUG to handle Etihad Cargo in Frankfurt and Munich
LUG aircargo handling, a freight handler operating at Germany’s Frankfurt and Munich airports, has begun processing Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Cargo’s freight at Munich Airport.It will also begin handling Etihad Cargo’s freight at Frankfurt Airport from next month (March).Etihad flies passenger aircraft twice a day to both German airports, but it ...
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HACTL handles valuable equine shipment
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd (Hactl) has handled 60 horses competing in this month’s Longines Masters show jumping event in Hong Kong.All the horses were processed through the handler’s Livestock Handling Centre at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA).European Horse Services (EHS) is responsible for the shipment of the horses ...
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Frankfurt’s cargo tonnages take flight
Frankfurt Airport, Europe’s busiest airfreight gateway, enjoyed a 5.6% year on year rise in its cargo throughput in January, traffic reaching 168,556 tonnes.According to the airport’s operator, Fraport: “The growing global demand for goods and the timing of the Chinese New Year (in January) encouraged these dynamic developments.”January’s strong performance ...
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DSV reveals 2016 performance as UTi’s integration continues
Denmark-headquartered logistics services provider DSV has published its 2016 annual report and, given the ongoing integration of new acquisition UTi into the business, it makes for some interesting reading.DSV’s Air & Sea forwarding division saw 2016net revenue increased by 48% compared to the previous year, its gross profit by 57.6%.The ...
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Heathrow and Gatwick start the year with a bang
London Heathrow has begun 2017 with record traffic figures. In January, it handled 124,401 tonnes of cargo, 4.4% up on the same month of 2016.Over the 12-month period between February 2016 and January 2017, it handled 1.55m tonnes, up by 3.1% year on year.It’s a time of challenge but opportunity ...
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UK and India to ease flight restrictions
The UK and India have today (February 9) agreed a deal to ease restrictions on the number of scheduled flights between the two countries.The move came on the back of what are described as “successful talks” in India this week, where UK aviation minister Lord Ahmad has been visiting. India’s ...
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IATA looks back at encouraging end to 2016
IATA has produced its latest quarterly Cargo Chartbook, which looks back at the final quarter of last year and, indeed, 2016 as a whole. It also looks ahead to what we can expect this year.Highlights of the report include the fact that global cargo traffic, as measured in freight tonne ...