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The ‘Spirit of St Louis’ flies again
AVIATION history maker the ‘Spirit of St Louis’ has crossed the Atlantic Ocean once again – thanks to an Air France-KLM-Martinair air cargo co-operation.To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Paris-Le Bourget Airport, the Air and Space Museum there is to exhibit a replica of the single-seat aircraft that was flown ...
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Air New Zealand picks up new Dreamliner
AIR NEW ZEALAND has taken delivery of its new B787-9 Dreamliner at the Boeing factory in Seattle.The aircraft’s inaugural flight to the launch customer’s Auckland base is scheduled for later today.As part of the carrier’s plan to replace its current B767 fleet with B787-9s, it has 10 on order plus ...
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PACTL spearheads Chinese cool chain excellence
SHANGHAI’S Pudong International Airport (PVG) is a work in progress, with two extra runways and a 3,300 sq m cargo centre for perishable goods just part of the expansion plans for the world’s third largest airfreight hub.Added to that is the emerging Shanghai Free Trade Zone, a pilot project by ...
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East-West airfreight prices hit by post-peak lull
East-West airfreight rates fell further in January following December’s retreat as pricing was hit by the post-peak season lull in trade.Drewry’s East-West AirFreight Price Index fell 8.3 points in January to 99.6 points, bringing the index down to its lowest level since May 2014.The index, compiled by the UK-based research ...
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AirAsia India appoints ECS Group GSSA in India
AIRASIA INDIA has appointed Globe Air Cargo India, a subsidiary of the ECS Group, as its cargo general sales and services agent (GSSA) there.The new low-cost airline – owned by AirAsia (49 per cent), Indian conglomerate Tata (30) and Telestra Tradeplace (21) – commenced operations from its base at Bangalore’s ...
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No stable recovery, finds Lufthansa Cargo
LEADING freight airline Lufthansa Cargo has not discovered any ‘stable recovery’ in global markets in the first six months of 2014, says its chief executive Peter Gerber, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.The sharpest decline has come in demand from the Middle East and Africa transport regions.During the period, the German ...
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Emirates' 50th A380 arrives
EMIRATES Airline has received its 50th A380, strengthening its position as the world’s largest international airline, says a company statement, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.This latest delivery takes the Middle East carrier’s wide-body fleet to 224, boasting the world’s largest collection of A380s and B777s.Since April 2010, Emirates has taken ...
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Etihad Airways adds six new services
ETIHAD Airways is to launch six new routes in the first half of 2015.The national flag carrier of the UAE will operate daily flights from Madrid, Edinburgh, Kolkata Entebbe.It will also run four flights a week to Hong Kong and three a week to Algiers, says a company statement.Existing daily ...
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United Cargo extends TempControl to India
UNITED CARGO is extending its temperature-sensitive service reach to include Delhi and Mumbai.It increases the number of certified locations to 49 in its worldwide network.United serves Delhi and Mumbai with daily, B777 non-stop flights."Delhi and Mumbai are particularly noteworthy additions to United's TempControl network," says, Mary Tussing, manager of specialty ...
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Demand for aircraft will hit new heights, says Boeing
THE Middle East and Asia Pacific carriers will take delivery of almost 60 per cent of the predicted 8,600 new widebodied passenger aircraft ordered over the next 20 years, forecasts Boeing, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.Among them will be B787-10s, B777s and B777Xs, and B747-8s – adding substantially to the ...
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One Question
Joost Van Doesburg, policy advisor, European Shippers Council, answers:"I DO not think Single European Skies [SES] will be achieved in the next few years."I am not really sure why the DFS has made this decision. I share the AEA’s disappointment."What will airlines do when it becomes too expensive to fly ...
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Changing times, changing values
WHILE Air China Cargo has received a US$320 million cash injection from its shareholders, it appears that Dutch operator Martinair has a ‘for sale’ sign posted on its cargo fleet.Two different approaches, but for very different reasons.Air China and Cathay Pacific, the two largest shareholders in Air China Cargo, feel ...
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LAN upgrades routes with B787
LAN Airlines, part of LATAM Airlines Group, is upgrading five of its existing routes with the introduction of B787s.The revamp will affect services from Santiago, Chile to Miami, Punta Cana (Dominican Republic), Cancun, Mexico City and Sáo Paulo, Guarulhos (Brazil), says a company statement.In addition, Los Angeles will join the ...
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Etihad Cargo targets Vietnam
ETIHAD Cargo has begun freighter flights between Abu Dhabi and Hanoi, Vietnam.The dedicated cargo service operates every Thursday and Sunday using an Airbus A330-200F, with a capacity of 60 tonnes.Flights to Hanoi route via Mumbai, while the return service is direct to Abu Dhabi.Situated along the Red River delta, Hanoi ...
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Africa: Swissport Ghana starts operations
Ground and cargo handling company Swissport International has announced the operational start of Swissport Ghana, an equally-owned joint venture company with Ghana Airport Cargo Centre (GACC).Swissport Ghana will offer cargo warehousing and ramp handling at a cargo warehouse currently under construction next to the airside of Kotoka International Airport in ...
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June cargo figures up for Cathay
CATHAY Pacific and Dragonair carried a combined 140,444 tonnes of cargo and mail in June, an increase of 15 per cent on the same month last year.The cargo and mail load factor rose by 3.2 percentage points to 64.9 per cent.Capacity, measured in available cargo/mail tonne kilometres, rose by 10.2 ...
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An-225 lifts heat exchanger
THE musclebound An-225 – the world’s largest aircraft – has again demonstrated its vital role in air transportation with the carriage of this 139-tonne heat exchanger from Germany to Canada.The shipment, including a specially-constructed load cradle and associated handling equipment, weighs a total of 147 tonnes.The mammoth load was flown ...
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Emirates to offer belly capacity to Budapest
FROM October, Emirates Airline is to operate a daily, wide-body A330-200 scheduled passenger service to Budapest, Hungary, offering up to 12 tonnes of belly cargo lift in each direction.With markets in Asia playing an increasing role in the east European nation’s foreign economic growth targets, the UAE carrier expects to ...
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Fraport Cargo Services opens new pharma base
FRAPORT Cargo Services (FCS) has opened a new facility for temperature-sensitive shipments, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.It allows the German cargo handling company to store healthcare products at between 15 and 25 degrees Celsius, whereas previously it was restricted to handling medicines requiring a range of 2-8 degrees.“We have also ...
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Schiphol up 8.84 per cent
AIR CARGO through Amsterdam Airport Schiphol continued to build in the second quarter of 2014, leading to overall growth of 8.84 per cent in the year to date and denoting market stabilisation in Europe, writes Nigel Tomkins, managing director.The Dutch airport outperformed its rivals in the first half of 2014, ...