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Turkish Cargo adds new African freighter destination
Turkish Airlines’ cargo division has added a tenth African destination to its freighter network.Turkish Cargo announced that it had today launched a dedicated A330 freighter service to Dakar.The service heads from Istanbul to Los Angeles then onto Dakar before returning to Turkey.“These all-cargo flights will supplement the already substantial cargo ...
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Finnish aviation strike cancelled
The Finnish Aviation Union has withdrawn a strike threat that was set to bring disruption to cargo operations in the country later this week.The union had warned that its members would be taking part in a strike on May 19 and 20 in connection with a dispute over a collective ...
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LUG introduces Frankfurt collection slot software
Ground handler LUG Aircargo has introduced its new ramp service and time slot management software at its Cargo City South terminal in Frankfurt.The software automates the allocation of loading bays for the delivery and collection of shipments as well as for road feeder services.Users can reserve slots at the ramp ...
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NGA to cease operations at the end of May
Main-deck cargo airline Nordic Global Airlines will cease operations at the end of the month after overcapacity in the market took its toll on the operator.NGA, which operates a fleet of four MD-11F freighters for customers, was launched in 2011 but faced continued pressure on pricing.Finnair Cargo, which owned a ...
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P2F partnership confirms A321 conversions to start this year
Aircraft sales, leasing and conversion group PACAVI and partner Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Co (Gameco) have confirmed they will begin the serial production of both Airbus A320 and A321 passenger-to-freighter conversions by the end of this year.PACAVI chief executive Stephan Hollmann said: “Our joint project team will commence conversion of ...
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Nepal relief effort continues
Continuing earthquakes in Nepal are affecting relief efforts as logistics teams ramp-up their efforts to ensure aid reaches the most vulnerable areas.In an update on the situation in Nepal, the DHL disaster response team outlined the difficulties the relief effort has faced since a 7.8 magnitude quake struck the country ...
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Agility's airfreight yields boost Q1 performance
Improving airfreight yields have helped push logistics firm Agility to a 5 percent year-on-year improvement in profits during the first quarter of the year.During the first quarter, the Kuwait Stock Exchange-listed company recorded a 1 percent improvement in revenues on last year to KD318.1m ($1.06bn), while net profit increased by ...
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SIA Cargo operating loss narrows to S$22m
SIA Cargo made a S$22m operating loss in the 2014-15 financial year, compared with a S$100m loss in prior year as it benefited from a “moderate recovery” in air cargo demand and “diligent capacity management”.The Singapore carrier's cargo load factor - it operates eight B747-400s - improved 0.8 percentage points ...
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DHL Global Forwarding suspends transformation programme
German logistics giant Deutsche Post DHL has suspended its forwarding division’s transformation programme after admitting its roll-out was affecting business operations.Speaking shortly after announcing first-quarter results, Deutsche Post DHL chief executive Frank Appel admitted that its transformation project had been too ambitious and more attention should have been paid to ...
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Volga-Dnepr delivers 45 tons of humanitarian cargo to Nepal
Volga-Dnepr has delivered 45 tons of humanitarian cargo on behalf of the Norwegian Red Cross to help earthquake victims in Nepal.A Rapid Deployment Emergency Hospital with surgical capacity and 60 beds was transported from Oslo to Kathmandu over two flights in the first week of May using Volga-Dnepr’s IL-76TD-90VD freighter ...
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WFS has a shopping list of acquisitions
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), the world’s largest cargo handler, has a shopping list of acquisitions after being acquired by a new owner, Platinum Equity, at the end of last month.Olivier Bijaoui, executive chairman, president and chief executive of WFS, said: “After eight years we now have more resources to make ...
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ABC open for talks with legacy carriers
Denis Ilin, executive president of AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), has an open door for partnership talks with “legacy carriers” looking to outsource their current pure freighter services.Speaking at the Air Cargo Europe show in Munich, Ilin also confirmed that ABC hopes to take delivery of two more B747-8 freighters in September ...
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Air cargo must embrace digital revolution or lose share
The air cargo industry must “move into the next century” and speed up the process of digitisation or risk losing marketshare to integrators and start-ups.Speaking during a debate on the use of digital technology at Air Cargo Europe, a panel of industry participants agreed that air cargo could do more ...
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IAG Cargo to offer space on Vueling's German services
IAG will begin offering the cargo capacity of Spanish low-cost airline Vueling between Barcelona and Germany following on from its 2013 purchase of a large stake in the carrier.IAG Cargo has revealed that by the end of the year, it will be able to offer extra capacity from Düsseldorf, Hannover, ...
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Air Partner buys Cabot
Aviation charter specialist Air Partner has acquired UK-based Cabot Aviation, a specialist broker in aircraft remarketing, for up to £1.2m.Cabot Aviation was founded in 1998 by Malcolm Holt and Tony Whitty, who have grown the company into one of the leading aircraft remarketing brokers in the world. Cabot is headquartered ...
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Brussels cargo surge in April
Cargo volumes at Brussels Airport increased by six percent in April to 41,000 tons, and were up by 8.7% to 161,000 tons for the first four months of 2015 versus prior year.The European airport, which is bucking the trend of first quarter decreases at neighbouring hubs, said that the share ...
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Damco sees $9m loss as airfreight dives
Damco, the troubled logistics arm of Danish shipping giant AP Moller-Maersk (APMM), made a $9m loss in the first quarter of 2015 as its airfreight volumes fell 19%.The division's total supply chain revenue fell nine percent, year on year, to $683m for the January to March 2015 period, of which ...
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dnata lands Virgin in Australia
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has awarded a freight handling contract to dnata in Australia, covering Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane airports.Under the terms of the contract, dnata will handle cargo carried onboard Virgin Australia’s daily flights to and from Sydney and Brisbane and Los Angeles, and the airline’s three flights a week ...
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BACA urges new UK government to act quickly on aviation
The Baltic Air Charter Association has urged the UK’s newly elected government to act quickly in implementing aviation policies.The association said it was particularly keen to see action on anomalies in air passenger duty, runway capacity, border control and RAF Northolt, which is being used as a satellite airport.These issues ...
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Turkish Airlines back to black, but cargo revenues falter
Turkish Airlines returned to the black in the first quarter of 2015, but its cargo division recorded declines in revenues.The Turkish flag carrier recorded overall profits of $153m during the first quarter of the year, compared with a loss of $102m during the same period last year.Meanwhile, revenues declined by ...