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German rail to seek multi-billion cartel damages from airlines
German rail operator Deutsche Bahn (DB) is to launch a “multi-billion dollar lawsuit” seeking damages from air cargo carriers found guilty of operating a global price-fixing cartel by the US Department of Justice, the European Commission and other international authorities.Europe’s largest rail operator, which also owns logistics company DB Schenker, ...
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Cargolux adds freighter calls to Vietnam
Cargolux will expand its freighter services to Vietnam with a second weekly flight to Ho Chi Minh City and a fourth frequency to Hanoi.Cargolux has served the Vietnam market since 2007, and the European freighter operator says that its customers forecast “substantial increases” in volumes for next year. Cargolux also ...
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Double acquisition for Descartes
Global logistics technology specialist Descartes Systems has acquired UK based electronic security firm e-customs Inc (e-customs) for $9m.The deal will bring the e-customs’ Webdecs UK fiscal filing and security system within the Ontario-based logistics software giant's suite of specialist cloud based systems.“By combining with e-customs, we’ve deepened our UK expertise ...
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Finnair to axe Helsinki-Hong Kong freighter
Finnair Cargo is ending its MD-11F freighter service between Helsinki and Hong Kong due to “deteriorating yields” and will rely on daily bellyhold via an A340 passenger service.The last freighter operation will depart Helsinki December 20, 2014 and return from Hong Kong December 21.Vice president global sales Mikko Turtiainen said: ...
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WFS signs up with ATA Italia
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has signed a co-operative agreement with ATA Italia to market jointly their respective cargo, ramp and passenger ground handling services in Italy.The agreement will enable the two companies to provide a full range of ground handling services to airlines at Italy’s major airports. WFS and ATA ...
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Swissport and Cargolux ink global agreement
Swissport has become the preferred supplier of cargo and ramp handling services at selected destinations for European-based freighter airline Cargolux.The two companies have signed a five-year global strategic partnership agreement that takes effect from January 2015.The cooperation extends to stations in Europe and the US. Further destinations are to follow ...
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ANA and Lufthansa Cargo JV hauls first shipment
The cargo joint venture between All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Lufthansa Cargo has carried its first shipment.Sent by forwarder Schenker-Seino and booked via Lufthansa Cargo, three pieces of general cargo weighing 153kg were transported by ANA on a direct flight from Tokyo to London.The forwarder was able to receive the ...
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ASL Aviation buys Farnair of Switzerland
ASL Aviation Group (ASL) has completed the acquisition of Farnair Group in Switzerland. Financial details were not disclosed.Located in Basel, Farnair Switzerland was established 30 years ago and now operates a fleet of 20 cargo and passenger aircraft.In addition to its Swiss Air Operators Certificates (AOCs), Farnair Group has a ...
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Thai Airways set to present restructure plans to government
Loss-making Thai Airways International is to seek Thai government approval for its revised restructuring plan in January 2015.There is no news yet on whether the planned restructure will impact Thai’s cargo division. The carrier has two B747 freighters in its current fleet.The airline posted a third-quarter net profit of baht ...
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Lufthansa strike strife hits cargo
Lufthansa’s industrial relations problems hit services for a tenth time in 2014 with pilots again taking action over early retirement plans.German pilots' union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) called for strike action yesterday (Thursday) beginning at 3 am local time and lasting until midnight on the same day.The strike affected long-haul and ...
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WFS lands Singapore Airlines contract in the UK
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has won a three-year contract to provide full cargo handling services for Singapore Airlines Cargo at London Heathrow and at all of its UK regional locations from January 2015.WFS is set to handle some 46,000 tonnes of cargo a year for the airline via two B747F ...
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DHL to launch Asia Pacific innovation centre in Singapore
Deutsche Post DHL is set to open a S$10m Asia Pacific logistics innovation centre in Singapore next year, located within the company’s new S$160m Supply Chain Advanced Regional Centre (ARC) building currently under construction in Tampines LogisPark.The new facility follows on from the successful introduction of DHL’s main innovation centre ...
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Transaero launches cargo service to Beijing
Russia’s leading carrier, Transaero Airlines, has launched a freighter service to China.Transaero delivered 22.4 tonnes of mail on the first flight between Beijing and Novosibirsk using one of the airline’s pair of new Tupolev Tu-204C aircraft. The year old aircraft will be regular performers on the route.The airline is seeking ...
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TNT adds Venice freighter call
Parcels carrier TNT is launching a five-times a week B737-400 freighter service between Venice and its Liege air hub in Belgium, aimed at exporters and importers trading with north-east Italy.The morning flight from Liege arrives at Venice Airport Marco Polo (VCE) at 6:00 am and continues onto Ljubljana (Slovenia) before ...
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EFW lands Egyptair as launch customer for A330-200P2F conversion
Airbus subsidiary EFW has signed a launch contract for its A330-200P2F passenger to freighter conversion programme with Egyptair Cargo.The deal comprises the conversion of two passenger aircraft currently owned and operated by Egyptair, plus two further options.The conversion of the first two A330-200s from passenger-to-freighter configuration comes as Egypt’s flag ...
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Qatar adds trio of freighter routes
Qatar Airways Cargo has started A330 freighter operations to three new destinations: Lagos, Accra and Guangzhou.The Lagos and Accra freighters commenced on December 6. The twice weekly freighter service operates from Doha to Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos and then on to Accra’s Kotoka International Airport, with a scheduled ...
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Cargo records tumble for Etihad
Etihad Cargo is set for a record 2014 after posting a seven per cent rise in freight volumes during November.The freight division of United Arab Emirates flag carrier Etihad Airways carried 53,292 tonnes across its global network last month, beating the previous monthly record of 51,688 tonnes set in October ...
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Dubai drives October's cargo surge
A Dubai cargo surge helped global air freight traffic maintain an upward trend in volumes with a year-over-year growth rate of five per cent for October, reports Airports Council International (ACI).Overall worldwide accumulated volumes for the last twelve months rose by 4.6 per cent. International freight volumes jumped up by ...
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Cargolux has a record November
European freighter airline Cargolux achieved an all-time record performance in block hours, cycles and tonnage during November 2014.Block hours exceeded 10,000 hours a month for the first time in the company’s history and reached 10,224 hours, 8.7% higher than in November 2013.The Cargolux fleet of 22 747-8F and 747-400F flew ...
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Cathay Cargo boosted by Beaujolais
Cathay Pacific and Dragonair cargo and mail traffic has continued to show strong year-on-year growth according to the carrier’s latest results with the carrier getting a big boost with shipments of Beaujolais wine to the Far East.The two airlines carried 165,102 tonnes of cargo and mail in November 2014, up ...