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Air Partner teams up with TALA for urgent flights for aerospace industry
The Aerospace Logistics Alliance (TALA) and air charter service provider Air Partner have co-operated in providing a number of flights for aerospace industry over the past few months.On one flight, a small King Air turboprop was chartered out of London Southend Airport to Zurich on behalf of TALA UK carrying ...
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NewsGlobal economic weakness is air cargo's biggest concern in 2016
The Air Cargo News annual reader survey has revealed that the current state of the global economy is the single biggest challenge to the industry, while the pharmaceutical sector offers the best potential for growth.This year’s survey asked freight forwarders, airports, handlers and air cargo carriers their opinions on a ...
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Singapore Airlines Cargo extends handling contract with Frankfurt Cargo Services
Frankfurt Cargo Services (FCS) and Singapore Cargo Airlines have renewed the carrier’s handling contract at the German airport, Europe's largest airfreight hub by volumes.Hans-Georg Emmert, managing director of FCS, said: “We are very pleased that Singapore Airlines, one of Asia’s leading airlines, has decided to extend its contract with FCS ...
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'Marginal' 2015 cargo growth for Asia Pacific airlines
Asian Pacific airlines saw a “marginal increase” in cargo markets during 2015, while passenger traffic recorded “robust growth”.Preliminary full year 2015 traffic figures released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) saw international air cargo demand, measured in freight tonne km (FTK), register a 1.6% increase for the year, ...
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Londoners ‘favour Gatwick expansion’ claims airport operator
Londoners are more in favour of expanding Gatwick than the alternatives says the airport operator, quoting a YouGov poll, the first to be carried out since the UK government once again delayed a decision on the issue.Gatwick scored more highly than Heathrow on issues such as the effect on air ...
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Iran poised to buy planes again
Iran is poised to begin the long process of rebuilding its civil aviation fleet, following the ending of UN sanctions this month.The country’s government is expected to sign a deal for about 114 Airbus aircraft in Paris this week, which would allow state carrier Iran Air and other operators to ...
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Munich subsidiary buys Berlin airport ground handler
Southern Germany airport group Flughafen München (FMG) has expanded its ground handling operations in Berlin with the purchase of a Spanish-owned operator at the capital’s Tegel Airport (TXL).AeroGround Flughafen München, a ground handling subsidiary of FMG, has acquired the established ground handling companies Acciona Airport Services Berlin and HSD Flughafen.A ...
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Global GSA parent firm wins Maastricht Airport concession
The parent company of Global GSA has been awarded a ten year concession to take over operations of Maastricht Aachen Airport as it looks to expand freight volumes.The Dutch airport announced yesterday that it had awarded the concession to Trade Centre Global Investments (TCGI), owner of Global GSA, as it ...
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Cargo demand jumps by 8% at Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airlines saw its cargo volumes jump by more than 8% last year as it added several new freighter routes.The airline saw cargo tons carried increase by 8.1% year on year in 2015 to 704,570 tons.Cargo demand on flights to and from Africa recorded the largest percentage increase, jumping by ...
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Etihad launches new green temperature controlled dolly system
Etihad Cargo has teamed up with the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology to launch a new design of temperature-controlled and energy-efficient air cargo container cool dolly system.The carrier says that the diesel-powered cooling systems on dollies used at many airports and ground-handling operations use too much energy, are expensive ...
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Cathay freighter showcases new livery
Cathay Pacific has revealed its first freighter showcasing the airline’s brand new livery.The freshly painted freighter, a Boeing 747-400ERF (Extended Range Freighter) arrived in Hong Kong from the HAECO facility in Xiamen.The new livery comprises three key design elements: the incorporation of the updated and streamlined brushwing; a simplification of ...
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War of words erupts between powerful new airline group and leading airports association
Five of Europe’s largest airlines have formed a new association to lobby against rising costs and have immediately taken aim at the continent’s airports.The new Airlines for Europe (AFE) group has been formed by IAG, Air France-KLM, Lufthansa, easyjet and Ryanair and hopes to attract more members over the coming ...
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Cargolux passes GDP audit
Cargolux has passed its GDP Surveillance Audit, validating its certification for another year.The completion of the audit attests that the company’s management system fulfills the requirements of the EU directive ‘Guidelines on Good Distribution Practice of Medicinal Products for Human Use’ and of WHO guidelines.Cargolux Director Global Logistics Services Franco ...
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Schiphol the latest European airport to record 2015 air cargo demand decline
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport has joined its major European rivals in recording a decline in cargo throughput in 2015.The Dutch airport recorded a total throughput of 1.6m tonnes in 2015, a 0.7% decline compared with the all-time record set in 2014.The airport said it recorded a strong fourth quarter which helped ...
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Aramex buys Fastway Couriers in New Zealand
Dubai-based logistics operator Aramex has expanded its footprint in the Asia-Pacific region with the 100% acquisition of Fastway Couriers in New Zealand for NZ$125m.Established in 1983, Fastway Couriers' global network includes 63 regional depots and 1,500 courier franchisees across Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Northern Ireland and South Africa. With more ...
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Jan de Rijk acquires automotive logistics specialist De Rooy
Airfreight road feeder service provider Jan de Rijk has made another acquisition, this time taking over truck and tractor transport specialist De Rooy for an undisclosed sum.Jan de Rijk said its latest acquisition was a specialist in transport, warehousing and value added logistics for the parts and the automotive industry, ...
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NewsCargolux bucks the trend with a demand increase
All-cargo airline Cargolux recorded a demand increase in 2015 in contrast to European competitors, which recorded traffic declines.The Luxembourg-based airline recorded a 7.4% year-on-year increase in demand to 889,746 tonnes in 2015, the third year in a row it has registered growth.Meanwhile, it flew 114,792 block hours during the year, ...
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Advanced data talks continue
TIACA has been involved in talks with regulators over the development of a Pre-Loading Advance Air Cargo Information (PLACI) system to help countries looking to establish advanced data requirements.At the fifth session of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the World Customs Organization (WCO) Joint Working Group on advance ...
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Romanian artefacts flown from Bucharest to Beijing
Air Partner, working on behalf of TNT Romania, helped deliver a cargo of 445 treasured Romanian artefacts to China.The shipment was flown from Bucharest Otopeni airport to Beijing on a B777 freighter operated by Emirates. Due to the nature of the cargo, all flight clearances had to be secured through ...
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DSV clears final regulatory hurdle in $1.35bn takeover of UTi
South Africa's antitrust authority has given its approval for DSV's $1.35bn takeover of UTi, the last country regulator to do so, clearing the way for the transaction to close later this week.Shareholders at US logistics player UTi have already voted in favour of the offer from the Danish forwarder, a ...