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Freighter order fuels ABC's global ambitions
Volga-Dnepr’s planned $7.4bn order for 20 Boeing 747-8 freighters will transform its AirBridgeCargo Airlines subsidiary from a niche regional player into a global giant.Denis Ilin, ABC’s executive president, told Air Cargo News: “We are pretty well established on the trade lane between China and Europe, and on some of the ...
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Yusen opens new Heathrow facility
Yusen Logistics UK has opened a new airfreight facility at Heathrow that offers greater capacity.The Japanese logistics firm said that the new facility is located just minutes away from the London airport and offers customers bonded storage and the ability to hold freight until Customs cleared.The operation is Authorised Economic ...
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CAAC denies Chinese cargo carrier merger remarks
The Civil Aviation Authority of China has denied remarks attributed to it that suggest the country’s leading air cargo carriers are set to merge.Yesterday, news agency Reuters carried reports suggesting that China's Civil Aviation Administration deputy director Zhou Laizhen had said that Air China Cargo, China Cargo Airlines and China ...
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Load factors slide in Asia as west coast effect eases
The improvement in US west coast port performance resulted in a growth slowdown for Asian airlines in May, while load factors remain below the average for the year so far and are also below last year’s level.The latest figures from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed that Asian ...
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E-AWB reach record levels but a long way to go to hit target
Electronic air waybill (e-AWB) penetration reached its highest ever level in May, but the current growth rate is not enough to see it hit the IATA target for 2015.The latest IATA figures show that in May e-AWB penetration reached 27.9% as 410,720 air waybills were processed electronically.This is the most ...
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Chinese cargo carriers set for merger?
Update: Three of China’s largest cargo airlines look set to merge in a move that would form Asia’s largest airfreight carrier.According to Reuters, China's Civil Aviation Administration deputy director Zhou Laizhen said on Wednesday night that Air China Cargo, China Cargo Airlines and China Southern Cargo were exploring merger options.No ...
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Saudi launches Shanghai Delhi freighter link
Saudi Airlines Cargo has launched a direct twice weekly B747-400F service between Shanghai and New Delhi as part of the airline’s continued expansion strategy.The Middle East carrier’s regional director Far East, Vikram Vohra, said that the direct service was specifically designed for customers in both cities in order to fulfill ...
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Airfreight to be added to university curriculum
Brussels Airport and Belgium’s Thomas More University College have signed a co-operation that will see airfreight introduced into the college's logistics management training course, boosting students' chances of gaining employment in the sector.The agreement will see airfreight practical assignments and trainee placements at Brucargo added to the training course so ...
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UK aid agency looking for air charter input
Britain’s lead humanitarian aid agency has invited the air cargo community to seek solutions for "timely, efficient and coordinated" air charters.The UK government’s Department for International Development’s (DFID) air charter team is holding an engagement day on July 17 in London at its Whitehall offices.David Quinn, DFID’s logistics movements officer, ...
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Ten more years for Hactl franchise
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has signed a 10-year extension of its handling franchise at the airport. The new agreement with Hong Kong’s Airport Authority runs from July 2018, when the current franchise expires.Hong Kong’s largest cargo handling agent said that the signing of the new agreement is ...
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Air Charter Service opens Geneva office
Air Charter Service has opened its seventh European operation, in Geneva.Justin Lancaster, the UK broker’s commercial director, commented: “We recognised the necessity for an office in Switzerland a few years ago and felt that now was the right time to make the move, having established an already strong Swiss client ...
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UPS to add Dutch pharma hub
UPS is to build a new healthcare distribution centre in Roermond, the Netherlands, to accommodate growing pharma demand.The announcement comes a month after the US logistics giant opened a healthcare-dedicated airfreight forwarding facility at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport.The 28,000 sq m facility at Roermond, located close to UPS’s European air hub ...
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Ashwin Bhat to replace Evans as head of Swiss cargo
Swiss has appointed Ashwin Bhat as its new head of cargo to succeed industry stalwart Oliver Evans, who has decided to step down from the post after 13 years.Bhat, who is currently head of global area management at Swiss WorldCargo, will assume his new duties on October 1.Bhat, who is ...
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Virgin Australia Cargo launch
Virgin Australia Cargo will launch in July, a move that will, the carrier said, “dramatically change the competitive dynamics of the air cargo market in Australia”.The carrier's existing exclusive arrangement with Toll Group will cease at the end of this month, but Virgin Australia will continue its partnership with Virgin ...
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Hurry up gov: make a UK runway decision says think tank
A think tank has warned of the damage to the UK economy if the government fails to act quickly on the looming choice between runway expansion at London’s Heathrow or Gatwick airports.An Independent Transport Commission (ITC) report sets out the macro-economic consequences - including foregone significant productivity and inward investment ...
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PEMCO delivers a quick change B737 to Airpost
PEMCO World Air Services has redelivered its second 737-300F to Europe Airpost (EAP).This latest quick change (QC) to full freighter modification was completed under a two aircraft agreement with an option for a third. All modifications were accomplished at PEMCO’s Tampa facility.Said PEMCO: “While PEMCO’s original contract with EAP consisted ...
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Schusdziara to lead Frankfurt airport freight team
Dirk Schusdziara has been appointed to head Frankfurt’s freight development and freight management team for German airport operator Fraport.Schusdziara, who takes up his new role from August, joined Fraport in 1996 and has held a number of senior roles which include a three year spell at Frankfurt from 2003 when ...
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Lufthansa Cargo reveals a series of new appointments
Lufthansa Cargo has announced a series of new appointments in line with the recent creation of capacity and sales management divisions.Frank Naeve, currently in charge of the eCargo programme, will become responsible for the area management Asia Pacific as a vice president.Naeve has in the past served in various executive ...
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Cargolux makes safety appointments as threat of strike looms
Cargolux has introduced new roles that it claimed would strengthen aviation safety as the threat of strike action hangs over the cargo specialist in connection with the dismissal of pilots.The Luxembourg-based airline yesterday announced that vice president, head of aviation safety Mattias Pak has been appointed group aviation safety officer ...
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FedEx updates on freighter retirements and TNT acquisition
FedEx has provided more details on its decision to retire freighters early, while also providing an update on its proposed takeover of TNT Express and saying that it will continue on the acquisition trail.Speaking shortly after the announcement of its fiscal year fourth quarter results, the US express giant said ...