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Zurich cool chain expansion
Swiss WorldCargo’s ground handling partner, Cargologic, has expanded its cold storage facilities at Zurich Airport to provide more capacity for the storage of temperature-sensitive shipments.After receiving its Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certification from Swissmedic, Cargologic opened an expanded temperature-controlled storage facility at the airport earlier this month (April).The new facility ...
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Cargolux reports 2014 profit decline
Cargolux recorded a decline in profits in 2014, despite an improvement in revenues, as impairment charges and antitrust actions took their toll on Europe’s biggest all-cargo airline.The Luxembourg-based company saw net profits slip to $3m in 2014 from $8.4m a year earlier, while revenues increased to $2.1bn last year from ...
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IAG Cargo Q1 revenues down, but load factors up
IAG Cargo reported a 2015 first-quarter decline in revenues of just over one per cent on the back of a capacity reduction programme and a resultant volume decrease.During the first three months of the year, the British Airways and Iberia cargo division saw revenues decline by 1.6 per cent on ...
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Heathrow not structured to cope with future airfreight growth
A cargo specialist at London-Heathrow has admitted that the airport is not structured to cope with future airfreight growth, writes Martin Roebuck.Nick Platts, Heathrow’s Head of Ground Handling, told an airfreight seminar at the Multimodal Exhibition in Birmingham: “Our capacity shortage won’t change in a two-runway world. We don’t have ...
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Lufthansa delays the construction of new Frankfurt cargo centre
Lufthansa has delayed its planned investment in a new cargo centre at Frankfurt airport for at least two years as the group scrutinises its investment plan.At this week's Lufthansa Group general meeting the supervisory board of the Deutsche Lufthansa was informed of the decision to delay construction of the LCCneo ...
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Volga-Dnepr validates first seven airports for ACC3 compliance
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has validated the first seven airports in compliance with the European Union's ACC3 (air cargo or mail carrier operating into the European Union from a third-country airport) regime.The Russia-based carrier organised for an independent auditor trained by IATA and accredited by the EU to confirm the ACC3 validation ...
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XPO launches Norbert Dentressangle takeover bid
Fast-growing XPO Logistics has launched a €3.2bn takeover one of Europe’s largest logistics firms, Norbert Dentressangle, that will push the company into the top ten global logistics players.The two companies have entered into a definitive agreement that will see XPO acquire the majority of shares in Lyon-based Norbert Dentressangle through ...
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ACS sees 2014 cargo recovery as revenues surge
Air Charter Service (ACS) reports an “extremely successful 2014” for all three of its divisions.Chris Leach, chairman of the UK-headquartered broker, observed: “The figures across the board are extremely pleasing. Every department – private jets, commercial airliners, group travel and cargo – grew in terms of revenue and number of ...
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Air industry responds to Nepal earthquake
Aid agencies, non-governmental organisations and governments are chartering aircraft to fly aid to Nepal, after the country was hit by an earthquake.The 7.8 magnitude quake struck on Saturday and the death toll is estimated to have passed 5,000, but could reach as high as 10,000. More than 8,000 people were ...
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EVA launches Pharmacare with Envirotainer
Taiwan-based EVA Air Cargo has launched a pharma service in collaboration with cool chain equipment supplier Envirotainer.EVA Pharmacare will focus mainly on high value goods such as biologicals, pharmaceuticals, vaccines, healthcare products, high-end foodstuffs and high-tech semi-conductor components.In a joint statement, the two partners said: “The first wave of the ...
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American Airlines is Cargo Airline of the Year 2015
American Airlines is the 2015 Cargo Airline of the Year.The presentation was made to Jim Butler, president, American Airlines Cargo, at a sparkling Air Cargo News gala event in London. Butler was presented with the award by Mark Whitehead, chief executive of Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd (Hactl), the ...
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Asia Pacific load factors boosted by US port chaos
Airlines based in the Asia Pacific region enjoyed a double-digit increase in airfreight demand in February, thanks to US west coast port issues.According to figures released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines, international airlines based in the region experienced a 20.5 per cent year-on-year increase in freight tonne kilometres ...
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Changi sees volumes slide in March
Singapore’s Changi Airport recorded a dip in cargo volumes during March, but there was a more positive result for the first quarter as a whole.During March, the airport recorded a 4.2 per cent year on year dip in throughput to 162,700 tonnes but for the first quarter, the facility actually ...
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Widebody surge for Australia South Pacific says Airbus
The passenger aircraft fleet serving the Australia South Pacific region will grow from some 700 aircraft today to over 1,200 by 2033, with a doubling in the number of widebody aircraft.With aviation growth comparable with other mature markets such as North America and Europe, the region has the world’s highest ...
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Delhi and Schiphol sign MoU to promote cargo trade lane
Delhi Airport and Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on and promote cargo business between the two hubs.The agreement’s scope includes business promotion, product development, knowledge sharing, training, performance benchmarking and regulatory agency cooperation.Schiphol handled a record 1.6m tonnes of cargo in 2014, up 6.7 ...
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AN-124 paint job to save $100,000 in fuel per year
A fresh lick of paint for an An-124-100 will give Volga-Dnepr Airlines an expected fuel saving of over $100,000 a year.The freighter will be painted using a leading durable coating technology to increase the aircraft’s aerodynamic qualities.Vladimir Drebnev, senior engineer, continuing airworthiness at Russian-based Volga-Dnepr, stated: “The base coat/clear coat ...
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Airnautic opens Nantes office
French general sales agent Airnautic has opened an office at Nantes airport, located in western France.Airnautic's new French office will join three others, located in Mulhouse, Lyon and Paris.It will be led by Elodie Ligot, whose role will be "to extend the GSA local presence, including the sales of premium ...
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Schiphol tonnages impacted by slowing Chinese output
A decline in airfreight between Asia and Europe saw Schiphol airport’s cargo volumes fall 1.8 per cent in the first three months of 2015 over like quarter 2014 to nearly 386,800 tonnes.It was the Amsterdam hub’s first quarterly fall in cargo volumes for almost two years.The Dutch airport’s senior VP ...
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Time critical for Dentressangle
Norbert Dentressangle has launched a complete range of time critical services for urgent and specialist deliveries.The air and sea division of the French logistics operator has recruited time critical expert Stacy Rouillon, along with a team of specialists, to deliver and develop the tailor-made product.These currently include secure critical services, ...
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Swiss WorldCargo to test drone technology
Swiss WorldCargo, Swiss Post and Matternet are teaming up to test the deployment of drones, including their potential use for internal logistics and the last mile delivery of small packages.The air cargo division of Swiss International Air Lines, the Swiss postal group and the US-based manufacturer of drone technology will ...