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CargoLogicAir confirms plans to restart flights today
Stansted-based freighter operator CargoLogicAir (CLA) will restart flights later today following the lifting of its Air Operator Certificate suspension yesterday.A CLA spokesperson told Air Cargo News that it would initially fly from China to the UK to carry supplies of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) but it would be able to ...
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Failure to extend Brexit talks 'very risky', say UK forwarders
UK freight forwarder association BIFA has said that the government's refusal to extend trade deal talks with the European Union is "very risky" given the coronavirus outbreak.BIFA said that even before the pandemic, there were concerns among BIFA members that the 11-month transition wouldn’t leave enough time to prepare for ...
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Cargo handlers respond to forwarder criticism of Covid-19 surcharge
Cargo handlers Menzies Aviation and Swissport have respond to freight forwarders' criticism of surcharges introduced following the coronavirus outbreak.The handlers explained to Air Cargo News that the cost of their cargo operations had increased as a result of the reduction in passenger flights.Swissport said that the primary objective of its ...
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SpiceJet operates its first China freighter flight
SpiceJet has operated its first-ever B737 freighter flight to China carrying Covid-19 related essential medical supplies from Shanghai to Hyderabad.The airline said the flight, which took place on April 15, was part of efforts to mitigate the shortage and supply disruption of essential supplies and medical equipment.SpiceJet has transported more ...
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Finnair the latest carrier to convert cabins for cargo
Finnair is the latest airline to reveal that it is making changes to cabins to handle more cargo.The Helsinki-based airline said that this week it will fly more than 10 return flights on its A350 aircraft to Tokyo Narita, Seoul, Osaka, Shanghai and Guangzhou to carry cargo.The flights, which are ...
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NewsAAPA: Global airfreight demand "holding up relatively well"
Copyright: ShutterstockThe Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) has revealed that global demand for air cargo declined by 19% in March 2020 compared with the same month last year. However, it said that demand is holding up "relatively well, despite economic disruption in many economies following measures aimed at slowing ...
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SpiceJet ramps up cargo operation following coronavirus outbreak
On April 7, India-based SpiceJet operated the country’s first cargo-only passenger aircraft flight carrying vital medical supplies in the cabin. Since then, the airline has regularly used its Boeing 737 aircraft for cargo-only flights.SpiceJet has also recently operated special cargo flights to Abu Dhabi, Kuwait and other countries, to export ...
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Hong Kong logistics groups ask for rent relief
Ten Hong Kong freight and logistics organisations have issued an appeal to landlords to provide the industry with rental relief in light of the enormous negative impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on the industry.The organisations argue that the freight and logistics industry is being hit hard by the ongoing Covid-19 ...
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NewsLufthansa strips out seats to create extra cargo space
Lufthansa will take out the seats from several of its aircraft as it looks to create space to carry extra cargo.The move is part of wider efforts to expand cargo capacity through the addition of extra services to meet a capacity crunch.The airline said that in co-operation with sister company ...
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NewsAfrican carriers respond to covid-19 outbreak with extra cargo flights
Ethiopian Cargo and SAA Cargo have both been adding additional cargo flights to cater for medical equipment demand related to the coronavirus outbreak.For the first time in its history, the cargo division of South African Airways, SAA Cargo, operated a passenger aircraft for a pure cargo uplift.On April 6, SAA ...
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Lufthansa Cargo set to tackle the coronavirus crisis
Lufthansa Cargo will continue to roll out the use of passenger aircraft to carry freight over the coming weeks as it looks to meet customer demand.Speaking exclusively to Air Cargo News, Lufthansa Cargo chief executive Peter Gerber said that the current capacity crunch being felt by the air cargo industry ...
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Forwarder turns to road for China-Europe shipments
Freight forwarder InstaFreight claims that road freight services between China and Europe are now offering similar transit times to air cargo operations.InstaFreight said it had added an overland road option to complement its air and sea freight services in light of the high cost and delays out of China.The company ...
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NewsMASKargo flies intubation boxes for charity project
MASkargo has transported a number of intubation boxes for government hospitals in Malaysia dealing with Covid-19 patients.The shipment is the result of an initiative called The Acrylic Intubation Box Charity Project by a group of Anaesthetist doctors at the KPJ Rawang Specialist Hospital.The boxes for Johor, Sabah and Sarawak were ...
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NewsOman Air to operate bellyhold flights for medical equipment
Oman Air will operate cargo-only passenger aircraft flights between China and Oman for the Ministry of Health to transport medical supplies and other necessities.The flights will be operated exclusively for cargo, without passengers, using 100% of the belly capacity on Oman Air passenger aircraft offering 20 to 25 tons for ...
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Kerry Logistics reports rise in revenues and profits in 2019
Kerry Logistics Network last year saw revenues and profits increase last year, with its logistics and forwarding businesses performing well.The company last year saw revenues increase by 8% year on year to HK$41.3bn, while core operating profit was up 17% to HK$2.8bn and core net profit improved 4% to HK$1.4bn.The ...
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Dachser Mexico ships masks in coronavirus relief flight
Dachser Mexico provided air transportation for the shipment of more than 3m surgical and respiratory masks to Germany, to help combat the spread of Covid-19.A fully-loaded Boeing B787-9 airliner arrived in Frankfurt from Mexico City on March 24. The flight represents Dachser Mexico’s first-ever international charter flight.From Frankfurt the supplies ...
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Qatar Cargo restarts bellyhold operations to China
Qatar Airways Cargo will resume scheduled bellyhold cargo operations to China with the utilisation of its passenger aircraft to six cities.The additional cargo capacity is being added to the carrier’s existing freighter service amid "increased demand for the shipment of immediate goods in and out of the region".The bellyhold cargo ...
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NewsHactl completes the treble with live animal certification
Cargo handler Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has achieved certification under IATA CEIV Live Animals, becoming one of the first companies to have achieved all three CEIV standards.In preparation for auditing, Hactl’s quality assurance auditors and trainers attended IATA’s 3-day “Live Animals Cargo Logistics Management” course.Hactl also modified ...
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Air cargo demand, yields and revenue fall in the first two months of 2020
Worldwide air cargo demand fell 3% year-over-year (YoY) in the first two months of 2020, a larger decrease than the provisional estimated fall of 2.7%.Netherlands-based analyst WorldACD added that a yield decrease of around 5% YoY in January/February meant that airlines lost 8% of revenues compared to the start of ...
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BUD welcomes Suparna freighter with medical supplies from China
A Boeing 747F charter flight by Chinese carrier Suparna Airlines transported nearly 70 tons of protective medical equipment from China to Budapest airport (BUD) in Hungary.The shipment included more than 3m face masks, 100 000 coronavirus tests and 86 medical ventilators from China.The aircraft was welcomed on arrival by Hungarian ...