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Asian airlines record modest cargo growth in June
Asia Pacific airlines recorded “modest growth” in cargo demand in June for the first time since the start of the year, but concerns for future growth remain.Figures from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) show that Asian airlines saw cargo volumes increase by 4.1% in June in terms of ...
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UK airport gains expansion approval, but it’s not Gatwick or Heathrow
A London airport has finally been given government approval for expansion, but the airport in question is London City and not Gatwick or Heathrow that have been battling to expand.The government today announced the go-ahead for a £344m expansion at London City Airport that includes a new terminal, new aircraft ...
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DB Schenker air cargo growth lags behind rivals
German logistics giant DB Schenker recorded an above market increase in airfreight demand during the first half of the year but growth lagged behind that of two if its largest rivals.DB Schenker, which is the world’s third largest airfreight forwarder and owned by Deutsche Bahn, said that air cargo demand ...
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Amazon and UK cooperate in trials to make drone deliveries "a reality"
Amazon is partnering with the UK Government to explore the steps needed to make the delivery of parcels by small drones a reality, allowing Amazon to trial new methods of testing its delivery systems.A cross-Government team supported by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has provided Amazon with permissions to ...
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NewsSluggish May for airfreight says ACI
Global trade growth remained sluggish in May and the air cargo load factor continued to “exhibit weakness” according to the latest Asia-Pacific cargo hub statistics from Airports Council International (ACI).Asia-Pacific members of ACI reported a marginal increase in total airfreight of 1.4% in May 2016 whereas the Middle East reported ...
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Fraport to host air cargo innovation lab
Frankfurt Airport operator Fraport has announced it will play host to a new event in September that will explore future innovation in air cargo.The Air Cargo Innovation Lab, which is being run in co-operation with DVV Media and Air Cargo News, will explore what air cargo logistics operations will look ...
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Ultimate Air operates South Sudan evacuation flights
Ultimate Air has performed a series of urgent air evacuation flights from South Sudan against the recent flare-up in troubles in and around the capital Juba. With all commercial flights in/out of the country being suspended amidst the unrest, Ultimate Air operated over 20 evacuation flights from the country carrying ...
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Astral Aviation: Looking to the horizon
When you think of air cargo in Africa, there is a perception that the level of sophistication on offer is somewhat behind that of Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia.And while there may be many areas of this vast continent that have poor infrastructure and lag behind on ...
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Panalpina airfreight volumes rise in difficult market
Panalpina has reported on a challenging six months of operations for its airfreight arm, and right across its business.Airfreight volumes rose by 8% year on year over the first six months of 2016, although the market had – the Switzerland based logistics player said – shrunk by 3%.However, much of ...
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Ethiopian Cargo appoints GSSAs in Italy and France
Ethiopian Cargo has appointed Air consult and ATC Aviation Services as its new general sales and service agents (GSSA) in Italy and France effective from June 24 and July 16 respectively.ATC Aviation Services, a Germany-based GSSA, has 32 offices worldwide. The company has already been serving as a GSSA for ...
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Ambatovy looks to DHL Global Forwarding for project logistics
DHL Global Forwarding has inked a three-year global freight forwarding agreement with Ambatovy, a joint venture between Sherritt International Corp, Sumitomo Corp and Korea Resources Corp.The deal encompasses two contracts, according to which the freight forwarding division of Deutsche Post DHL will provide onshore and offshore services for Ambatovy.For the ...
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Lufthansa downgrades profit expectations
German flag-carrier Lufthansa has reported provisional figures that suggest the airline made revenue of €15bn (S16.6bn) in the first half of this year, down from the January – June 2015 figure of €15.4bn ($17bn).Its adjusted EBIT (earnings before interest and taxation) of €529m ($584m) earned in the first half of ...
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DOT gives provisional nod to four US carriers on Haneda daytime connections
The US transportation secretary, Anthony Foxx, has given its initial green light to four US airlines to provide new daytime services to Tokyo’s Haneda International Airport.The carriers – American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Hawaiian Airlines and United Airlines – are seeking to make their various Haneda connections from Los Angeles, ...
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Report sees continued growth for courier sector
Growing demand for urgent and timed delivery will boost the turnover of the global courier industry to $66bn by 2021, according to new research by financial consultants, Ngenko Investments.The report, Global Courier Industry Analysis, sees particularly strong demand from the pharmaceutical, banking, garments, fast-moving consumer goods, IT and automotive industries.New ...
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Pemco to be partner for Mitsubishi’s MRJ
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation has named Pemco World Air Services as a preferred MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) service provider for the MRJ aircraft range.Florida-headquartered Pemco, best known in air cargo circles for its passenger aircraft to freighter conversions, will offer airframe related MRO services to North American MRJ customers, such ...
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Lufthansa Cargo: much more than just the ‘basic’ offering
Lufthansa Cargo is to begin offering a new product for the shipping of general air cargo from September this year.To be called td.Basic and only available via online booking, the German freight-carrier said that it will offer “high Lufthansa quality at extremely attractive prices”.Those ‘attractive prices’ will be made possible ...
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NewsAirfreight volumes on the up for K+N
Logistics services giant Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) has reported its half-year results for the six-month period ending 30 June.The Switzerland-headquartered company said that while net turnover fell year on year from CHF8,225m ($8,366m) to CHF8,147m ($8,287m), gross profit rose by 8% compared to the first half of 2015, improving from CHF3,018m ($3,070m)to ...
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NewsAnalysis: ASL swoops on TNT Express freighter fleet
Dublin-based aircraft lessor ASL Aviation Group has boosted its freighter fleet with the purchase of the airline operations of TNT Express for an undisclosed amount.The deal, which was part of FedEx’s €4.4bn acquisition of TNT completed in late May, will see ASL take over the fleets of TNT Airways in ...
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NewsE-commerce fuels Chinese airport ambitions
All flight paths lead to China, with freighter operators stacking up to make a smooth landing, despite a softening in the Chinese economy.Leading the charge is European all-cargo operator Cargolux, with its planned China joint venture due to launch with three Boeing 747Fs in the second half of 2017. It ...
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Strong April lifts Schiphol
Cargo volumes at Amsterdam Schiphol grew 1.6% in the first six months of the year, to reach 796,801 tonnes, while the June figure jumped 2.5% year on year, to 135,528 tonnes.The Netherlands airport said the figures were helped by a particularly strong April, in which 137,666 tonnes of freight transited ...