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Frankfurt gets Central Asia connection
Uzbekistan Airways has introduced a twice-weekly B767 freighter service between Navoi International Airport and Frankfurt.Operating on Wednesdays and Fridays, the carrier is also offering freighter connections to Mumbai, Delhi, Dubai, Shanghai and Tianjin via Navoi.Originally established by the Soviet Union in 1962, Navoi Airport in central Uzbekistan is now managed ...
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ECAir adds Dakar and Bamako
Equatorial Congo Airlines (ECAir) has launched passenger flights from Brazzaville, capital of the Republic of Congo, to Dakar in Senegal via Bamako in Mali.The route will be operated by a B757-200 until early June and then by a B737-700. It brings ECAir’s route network to 11 destinations, including Kinshasa, Libreville, ...
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Air Partner joins AirCargoGroup
UK-based charter broker Air Partner has joined the AirCargoGroup (ACG) global association of airfreight wholesalers and consolidators.As a preferred vendor and associate partner, Air Partner will be able to use ACG’s neutral airfreight wholesale and handling services worldwide, as well as its block space agreements with commercial airlines for part ...
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AirBridge adds Vietnam freighter links
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) is extending its global network to Vietnam with the launch of twice-weekly freighter services from Hanoi.The flights depart Hanoi every Wednesday and Saturday, bound for ABC’s hub at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport via Hong Kong. From Moscow, the flight connects to ABC destinations in Europe and the US.Robert ...
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Variant A330-300 takes off with 242 tonne weight limit
The latest variant of Airbus’ A330 – the 242 tonne take-off weight A330-300 – has achieved certification from the European airworthiness authorities (EASA) following a 100 hour flight-test.Certification from the US authorities (FAA) is also expected soon, and the smaller A330-200 model will follow the -300 by benefiting from the ...
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IAG Cargo spooked freighter market says Lufthansa Cargo boss
IAG Cargo’s decision to axe its remaining freighters has spooked the air cargo market, says Lufthansa Cargo chief executive Peter Gerber, writes Chris Lewis.The debate now going on in the industry, as to whether freighters were still necessary, “has been triggered by British Airways' [IAG Cargo] comments” in the wake ...
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Airfreight helps lift Hellmann UK
Airfreight was a star performer in Hellmann Worldwide Logistics UK’s strong end of year results, said the forwarder.Volumes had gained from specialist project business and airfreight revenue was up by 19 per cent on last year’s figures. Shipments increased by seven per cent.Managing director Andy Connor commented: “We’re looking to ...
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Legend of the skies set to fly again – with a little help from DHL
DHL Express and its AeroLogic joint venture with Lufthansa Cargo are helping to breathe new life into one of the stars of the pre-jet era.The carriers flew the nose and main landing gears (below) of a Lockheed L1649A ‘Super Star’ - restored by the German carrier’s engineering arm, Lufthansa Technik ...
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AmSafe first to meet new freight fire standard
AmSafe Bridport says it is the first and so far only manufacturer to produce cargo fire containment covers to new US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) standards.Following a number of fires in freight on board aircraft, in July last year the FAA issued TSO-C203, a minimum standard for fully certified fire ...
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Etihad launches service for cool customers
Etihad Cargo has unveiled a TempCheck solution for sensitive pharmaceutical and healthcare products, including blood plasma, pills, medicines and anaesthetics.The UAE-based carrier has already upgraded the temperature-controlled storage facilities at its Abu Dhabi hub, and refurbished its existing cool rooms to meet pharmaceutical-safe specifications, but new purpose-built facilities are scheduled ...
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The spectre of further rate wars...
AIR CARGO operators are warning against knee-jerk rates wars amid Eurozone stagnation in the second quarter impacted by deepening global political unrest, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.“The main concern is that political instability, mainly between Russia and Europe/USA will escalate further and subsequently will affect the already fragile economic recovery,” ...
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Nothing sheepish about growth, says WorldACD
Asia Pacific single-handedly lifted air cargo growth in February 2015, says analyst WorldACD Market Data.While the region did well in all directions, as did intra-Asia, volumes from all other areas except Africa decreased.Asia Pacific chalked up a year-on-year improvement of 28 per cent in volume and three per cent in ...
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Hong Kong top of the league for air cargo
Hong Kong (HKG) continues to be the world’s largest air cargo hub, handling 4.4m tonnes in 2014, a six per cent increase in volumes over prior year.The preliminary annual statistics from Airports Council International (ACI) puts Memphis (MEM) in second place with 4.2m tonnes, an increase of 2.9 percent, followed ...
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Hong Kong retains crown as top cargo hub
Hong Kong remained the world's top cargo hub, as preliminary data from Airports Council International showed that global airfreight volumes rebounded 4.7 per cent in 2014 after three years of stagnating growth.World airfreight volumes ended the year with an increase of 5.6 per cent in December. On an annualised basis, ...
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Business as usual for Thai Airways despite freighter suspension
Thai Airways says it will be “business as usual” for cargo despite the decision to suspend operations of the carrier’s remaining two freighter aircraft at the end of March.The Asian carrier points out that the axing of the freighters — which Thai describes as a “temporary suspension” — will happen ...
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Schiphol salutes Kales’ cargo contribution
This year’s Schiphol Aviation Award for Cargo has been presented to Kales Airline Services, in recognition of the GSSA's fundamental role in the development of cargo at the Netherlands airport.Kales, established in 1994, represents 95 airlines at the Amsterdam hub.The Schiphol Aviation Awards are presented every year to business partners ...
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Virgin to trial ‘try before you fly’ pets service
Virgin Atlantic Cargo is partnering Heathrow’s Animal Reception Centre (HARC) in a trial of a ‘check before you fly’ service for travelling pets.Until now, pets – and their owners – have had to endure the stress of not knowing if they meet the entry requirements of the UK Pet Travel ...
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Agility's 2014 airfreight yields improve
GLOBAL forwarder Agility’s full-year 2014 financial results saw a net profit of KD50.9m, an increase of 10 per cent over prior year, as revenues edged down one per cent to KD1.36bn.Agility’s airfreight yields improved in 2014, offsetting continued margin pressure in ocean freight.Tarek Sultan, Agility’s vice chairman and chief executive, ...
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Qatar Cargo freighter ready for Mexico
QATAR Airways Cargo begins its twice-weekly B777 freighter service to Mexico City this month, marking the start of operations in the continent.“This is a historic moment for us, as it heralds the beginning of our operations in Latin America,” says Ulrich Ogiermann, chief officer, cargo.“It demonstrates that we are well ...
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Munich airport's record tonnages
Southern Germany’s Munich airport saw total 2014 cargo volumes increase eight per cent over prior year to a record 291,000 tons.When airmail is included, the cargo volume handled at the Bavarian hub exceeded 309,000 tons, with 85 per cent being bellyhold cargo on intercontinental flights.Michael Kerkloh, chief executive of airport ...