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NewsEU approves sale of Asiana's cargo business to Air Incheon
Source: Thanhliemnguyen/ShutterstockThe European Commission has approved the sale of Asiana Airlines' cargo business to Air Incheon to enable Korean Air to move closer to acquiring Asiana Airlines.On February 13, the Commission approved the proposed acquisition of Asiana by Korean, but as part of this, Korean had to commit to divesting ...
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Newsdnata is first ground handler in Europe to earn IATA environmental management certification
More than 70% of dnata Netherlands' ground support equipment fleet is powered by electricity or solar energy. Photo: dnataGlobal air and travel services provider dnata has become the first ground handler in Europe to receive the IATA environmental management certification in recognition of its sustainability initiatives.IATA Environmental Assessment (IEnvA) is ...
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NewsAstral adds second 737-400F
Image source: Astral AviationKenyan cargo airline Astral Aviation has taken delivery of a Boeing 737-400 freighter leased from Avmax Group as it continues to modernise its fleet.The freighter operator said in a LinkedIn post on Wednesday November 27 that the 737-400F was delivered on Thursday November 21. The 737-400F, capable ...
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NewsFedEx adds new China-India route
Photo: FedExFedEx has introduced a new route connecting its Asia Pacific hub in Guangzhou to Bangalore as it looks to capitalise on growing volumes between China and India.The flight route will operate five times a week and aims to strengthen connectivity between Asia Pacific (APAC) and India while also reducing ...
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NewsHong Kong Airport cargo volumes up as it readies for three-runway system launch
Photo: HKIAHong Kong International Airport reported a 12.7% year on year increase in cargo volumes in October as it prepares to introduce its three-runway system.Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) reported 442,000 tonnes of cargo in October. Growth was driven by export traffic, said AAHK."Export traffic remains the main driver of ...
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NewsCamex expands into widebody freighter operations
Photo: Business WireCamex Airlines has expanded into widebody operations with the delivery of a Boeing 767-300 converted freighter from ATSG-owned lessor Airborne Global Leasing.Until now, the Tbilisi-based airline's fleet has operated a fleet of three narrowbody Boeing 737-800BCFs.And the carrier has plans to further expand its widebody fleet with delivery ...
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NewsTrump reveals plans for tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada
Source; Jonah Elkowitz/ shutterstockUS president-elect Donald Trump has provided more details on his plans to levy tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada on his first day back in the White House.Trump, who will be inaugurated on January 20, has said he will sign an executive order imposing tariffs of 25% ...
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NewsFinnair cancels 300 December flights due to pilot strikes
Finnair A350. Source: FinnairFinnair will cancel hundreds of flights on December 9 and 13 as a result of its pilots announcing strike action on those days.The airline said approximately 300 flights would be cancelled on the strike days, while some individual flights in the days before and after will also ...
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NewsOne fatality after 737F crashes near Vilnius Airport
Photo: SwiftairPreliminary information from Lithuanian police indicate one crew fatality from the four occupants of a Swiftair Boeing 737-400 freighter which crashed north of Vilnius Airport early on November 25.Three other crew members were injured, the police stated, after the aircraft came down near a main highway about 0.6nm from ...
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NewsQatar Cargo adds Kuala Lumpur flights following MASkargo tie-up
Source: Qatar Cargo. Copyright: www.theweddstories.comQatar Airways Cargo has launched a new freighter service between Doha and Kuala Lumpur as part of its previously announced tie-up with MASkargo.The new service operates twice per week using one of the Doha-hubbed carrier's Boeing 777 freighters, with the first flight having taking place last ...
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NewsMenzies expands into Malaysia
Source: Menzies AviationMenzies Aviation will begin providing cargo handling services at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) as it expands into Malaysia for the first time.The company has secured a 12-month ground handling license to deliver passenger, ramp and cargo services at KUL through the creation of a joint venture (JV) ...
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NewsInvestigators unable to determine cause of unsecured cargo container on 737F
Credit: tratong/ ShutterstockInvestigators have been unable to determine precisely why a cargo container on board a Boeing 737-400 freighter was not secured, causing it to shift in flight during a service to Edinburgh.The West Atlantic aircraft (G-JMCZ) had been inbound from London Stansted on April 26.It was transporting 8.9 tonnes ...
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NewsWFS wins SAS Cargo handling contract at Stockholm Arlanda
The agreement was signed in Stockholm by Markus Ek, CEO of SAS Cargo Group, and Lone Riise, the airline’s Head of Cargo Handling, and, on behalf of WFS by Marc Claesen, SVP Northern Europe and Africa, and Kim Elfström, Managing Director Sweden. Photo: WFSWorldwide Flight Services (WFS) has won a ...
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NewsOIA Global acquires two Australian forwarders
Photo: stockphoto mania/ ShutterstockUS supply chain services company OIA Global is broadening its Australasian and Asia footprint with the acquisition of BTi Logistics and Airmark Ocean & Air Logistics.BTi Logistics is an Australian owned freight forwarding and third party logistics (3PL) company operating in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Auckland and Singapore. ...
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NewsGlasgow Prestwick teams up with Chicago Rockford on air cargo
Nico Le Roux (left), business development director, Glasgow Prestwick Airport and Zack Oakley, executive director, Chicago Rockford International Airport. Photo: Glasgow Prestwick AirportGlasgow Prestwick Airport (PIK) in Scotland and Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) in the US have signed a joint development agreement to promote cargo flights between the two ...
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NewsEFW signs deal with China’s HNA Aviation
(Picture 1, f.l.t.r.: Zhu Tao, Vice President of HNA Aviation Group; Xu Gang, CEO of Airbus China; Ding Yongzheng, Chairman of HNA Aviation Group; Jordi Boto, CEO EFW; Guo Hongji, President of HNA Aviation Technic Co.,Ltd; Torsten Kühn, Senior Vice President of Business of EFW). Photo: EFWElbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) has ...
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NewsDHL Express appoints MENA chief executive
Abdulaziz Busbate. Photo: DHL GroupDHL Express has appointed Abdulaziz Busbate as chief executive of its Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, effective from January 1.Busbate will succeed Nour Suliman, who has stepped into a non-executive advisory role as president MENA.Bringing 24 years of management experience at DHL Express to ...
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NewsTurkish Cargo partners with Avianca Cargo to offer Liege-Miami capacity
Photo: Jaromir Chalabala/ ShutterstockTurkish Cargo is to offer capacity on flights between Liège in Belgium and Miami, Florida from November, in partnership with Avianca Cargo.The move follows the signing in April 2023 of a memorandum of understanding with the Bogotá, Colombia-headquartered carrier. Under the agreement, the two airlines said they ...
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NewsReports: China Airlines mulls order for four freighters
Photo: China AirlinesTaiwan-based China Airlines is reportedly considering placing an order for new freighters against a backdrop of maintaining Taiwan’s relationship with the US.The airline is considering an order for four freighters alongside as many as 20 passenger aircraft, according to a source known to Reuters, and the US election ...
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NewsSwissport opens fifth cargo facility at Heathrow
Joe Bellfield, chief operating officer, cargo, UK & Ireland (left) and Luke Hayhoe, chief commercial officer, UK & Ireland. Picture credit: Stuart BaileyGround handler Swissport has opened its fifth cargo facility at Heathrow Airport (LHR) as part of its plans to increase handling capacity.The new airside facility, which joins four ...