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Qatar Cargo freighters to Hyderabad, London and Zaragoza
QATAR Airways Cargo (QAC) is to launch scheduled dedicated freighter services to Hyderabad (India), London Stansted (UK) and is reinstating services to Zaragoza (Spain).Textiles, agricultural products, footwear, automobile and pharmaceuticals are among the commodities likely to be shipped on the carrier’s scheduled twice-weekly A330 freighter service to Zaragoza, which began ...
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United launches Control Tower for temperature control
UNITED Airlines Cargo [UAC] has launched Control Tower to run the rule over its growing temperature-sensitive shipments business.It features a highly-trained team of dedicated specialists who provide the carrier’s TempControl product customers with a single point of contact through all phases of their shipments’ lifecycle.Located at UAC’s customer contact center ...
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Bright start to year says IATA
JANUARY produced a strong rise in global airfreight growth compared to the dep-ressed state of affairs of a year before, IATA statistics reveal.Global freight-tonne-kilometers (FTKs) increased by an encouraging 4.5 per cent in the month compared to January 2013.“This is a significant acceleration on the 2.2 per cent year-on-year growth ...
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CHEP acquires Airworld
ULD repair specialist CHEP Aerospace Solutions has acquired Airworld Services and Airworld Containers, a unit load device maintenance organisation (MRO), with facilities at London Heathrow, London Gatwick, Manchester and East Midlands airports in the UK.The transaction increases the number of CHEP-owned MRO facilities to 29 stations worldwide.Airworld employs 86 staff ...
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January's air cargo volumes up 3.2 per cent
Worldwide January air cargo volumes were up 3.2 per cent year-over-year (YoY), according to data from Netherlands-based consultancy World ACD.It observed that the modest increase was “not too bad given the fact that January 2014 was already part of the recovery that started in autumn 2013”.World ACD, which sources data ...
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Record year for Etihad
ETIHAD AIRWAYS enjoyed a record financial performance last year, with net profit up 48 per cent to US$62 million on revenues up 27 per cent to US$6.1 billion.2013 also saw earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) up 22 per cent to US$208 million and earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, amortisation ...
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Swissport revenues up
GROUND handler Swissport International achieved revenues of US$2.39 billion in 2013, an 11 per cent increase, in a year that could be characterised by recovering cargo markets, the company says.Swissport grew ahead of the market and was able to increase its airfreight tonnage by 18.4 per cent, reflecting the recovery ...
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Third MD-11F for AV Cargo
AV CARGO Airlines has added a third MD-11F to its fleet and may add two more.The latest aircraft has positioned into Jakarta for a heavy C check and repaint into AV Cargo livery and is expected to enter service at the end of next month.“Our plan from inception last year ...
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Search for missing Malaysia Airlines B777-200
AN INTERNATIONAL air and search continues in waters between Malaysia and Vietnam for a missing Malaysian Airlines B777-200 aircraft, with 239 people on board, reports say.Flight MH370, which disappeared at 02:40 local time on Saturday (18:40 GMT on Friday) after leaving Kuala Lumpur, was due to land in Beijing at ...
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Etihad Cargo increases bellyhold capacity to China
ETIHAD Cargo is increasing its services to China from this month with new bellyhold capacity between Abu Dhabi and Chengdu.From the end of this month, cargo capacity to and from Chengdu will grow 40 per cent to 930 tonnes a month – a result of the current five-weekly A330 passenger ...
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Search for Malaysia Airlines continues
THE fate of the Malaysia Airlines’ B777-200, which went missing en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board, has been described as a ‘mystery’.Officials are reportedly ‘puzzled’ by the jet’s disappearance at 02:40 local time on Saturday (18:40 GMT on Friday). It was scheduled to land ...
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Emirates starts Boston route
EMIRATES Airlines has launched a daily B777-200LR service to between Dubai and Boston.The largest city of the state of Massachusetts becomes the airline’s eighth US destination and the 142th of its global network linking trading destinations across six continents.Emirates SkyCargo, the carrier’s freight arm, will operate bellyhold capacity (up to ...
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FarnAir acquires part of K-Mile Air
SWITZERLAND-based integrator support airline FarnAir, has purchased 45 per cent of the shares of Thailand’s K-Mile Air.The shareholding formerly belonged to Transmile Group Berhad. Suan Plu Thani of Thailand remains the cargo carrier’s majority shareholder, a company statement says.Kedchai Benjaathonsirikul, chief executive of K-Mile Air, states: “This new partnership with ...
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Cathay’s profits soar despite weak air cargo
CATHAY PACIFIC’S profits in 2013 climbed by nearly 204 per cent to US$335m last year – however its cargo business remained weak, a statement reveals.Turnover for the year increased by 1.1 per cent.The Asian carrier attributed its healthy figures to the strengthening of its passenger business and measures taken to ...
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Finnair Cargo doubles cargo capacity to Vietnam
FINNAIR CARGO is increasing its services to Vietnam with new freighter capacity this summer.From the end of this month, the carrier is adding a third weekly frequency on its Hanoi route, serviced by an MD11F.In June, Finnair will augment its belly hold capacity by running passenger flights three times a ...
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IAG Cargo B787 targets India pharma
IAG CARGO, the all-cargo arm of British Airways and Iberia, is to capitalise on India’s booming pharmaceuticals and healthcare market by introducing a passenger B787 on its service between London-Heathrow, Hyderabad and Chennai.The aircraft has been optimised for bellyhold with air conditioning in the forward hold, making it ideal for ...
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Thai Cargo seeks to widen EU security status
THAI CARGO is in the process of applying for European Union security accreditation to handle airfreight from customers in New Delhi and Madras.The regulations require air carriers flying air cargo and mail into the EU to be designated as an ‘Air Cargo or Mail Carrier operating into the Union from ...
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Alitalia opts for lightweight ULDs
UNIT load device (ULD) outsource specialist Jettainer is to replace Alitalia’s entire fleet of ULDs with state-of-the-art, lightweight containers.The Italian airline’s 650 AKE containers, used for carrying belly hold freight and luggage on passenger aircraft, will be renewed by the end of this year, as part of its extended contract ...
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Pegasus widens operations with new GSSAs
PEGASUS Cargo has appointed ABDA Cargo Services and Aviation Services as cargo sales agents for its operations in Germany and Greece, respectively.The freight division of the Turkish passenger carrier serves 78 destinations in 31 countries.Aydin Alpa, president of Pegasus Cargo, reveals: “During 2013, we transported 8.2 million kilogrammes of cargo ...
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Hong Kong Airport air cargo dipped in February
COMBINED traffic for Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) in January and February showed cargo throughput increased 2.6 per cent to 600,000 tonnes, even though airfreight volumes dipped by one per cent in February.Stanley Hui Hon-chung, chief executive of Airport Authority Hong Kong, comments: "We are pleased to notice a continuous ...