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NewsCargolux Italia adds new B747F service to South Korea
Cargolux Italia B747F on its Malpensa-Incheon serviceCargolux Italia has launched a brand new routing between Milan-Malpensa and Incheon in South Korea as it targets Italy's top export destinations.The new frequency, which debuted on July 16, includes two weekly connections between Milan and Incheon departing the Italian city on Tuesday and ...
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Qatar Airways Cargo: Taking it personally
The last time Air Cargo News spoke to Qatar Airways chief officer cargo Guillaume Halleux, the airfreight market was in a very different place to where it finds itself today.Volumes were booming, rates were rising and the airlines’ biggest concern was whether they could find the capacity to meet the ...
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Sichuan Airlines takes delivery of its first freighter
BOC Aviation Limited has delivered the first of three Airbus A330 freighter aircraft to passenger carrier Sichuan Airlines.The remaining two aircraft are scheduled for delivery to Sichuan Airlines in the second half of 2019.“We congratulate Sichuan Airlines on the occasion of its 31st anniversary and we are very pleased to ...
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Could Schiphol be set to earn extra slots?
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol could be set to receive an increase in slots from 2021 but it will need to meet certain criteria if it is to qualify for the extra capacity.Dutch Minister for Infrastructure and Water Management Cora van Nieuwenhuizen has revealed plans that will see the capacity constrained airport ...
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NewsACS utilises An-124 flights for component move
Broker Air Charter Service was recently called into action to move almost 400 tons of components to complete a new power plant in Niger.In total, four flights were needed to complete the operation.Alex Busila, Cargo Director of ACS’s France office said: “Our client needed to get ten 40 foot containers, ...
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UK Aviation 2050: Airfreight must play a defining role
Alex Veitch, head of multimodal policy at the Freight Transport Association (FTA), explains why the cargo sector should be a central part of the UK's aviation strategy, currently under discussion.Airfreight currently represents around 40% by value of the UK’s imports and exports, and as the UK seeks to supplement European ...
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Seven months of cargo declines in a row at European airports
Air cargo traffic at European airports declined for the seventh month in a row in May.The latest figures from Airports Council International (ACI) Europe show that cargo volumes were down by 2.2% in May.European Union (EU) airports saw freight traffic fall by 2.3% while non-EU ones registered a 1.6% decline.The ...
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Swissport to expand in Brussels with new cargo centre
Swissport is investing in a new air cargo facility at Brussels Airport as it targets growth in the pharma sector.Swissport has signed a long-term lease and is investing several million euros in equipment and fittings for the new facility, which is being built by Brussels Airport Company.The building will consist ...
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NewsFedEx adds its first B767F to its European network
FedEx B767FFedEx has expanded capacity on its London-Paris-Dublin flight through the introduction of a Boeing 767-300 freighter - the first of the aircraft type to fly in Europe for FedEx.The express operator said the new aircraft can carry 41 tonnes, which is around 16% more than the A300F that it ...
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NewsAgility on a growth trajectory despite market slowdown
Michael BlaufussMichael Blaufuss’ CV reads like a Who’s Who of the freight forwarding industry over the last 30 years, but surprisingly he has only really worked for two different companies.Blaufuss is currently Agility Global Integrated Logistics (GIL) senior vice president of airfreight but began his career in logistics in 1989 ...
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Ethiopian Cargo launches new China freighter service
Ethiopian Cargo has added a new weekly Boeing 777F service to Chongqing in Southwest China.The service will have a full rotation of: Shanghai - Chongqing - Delhi - Addis Ababa - Lagos - Sao Paulo - Quito - Miami.Ethiopian said the service connects "the main destinations of three continents which ...
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NewsUPS invests in Asian express operations
UPS ShenzhenExpress firm UPS has revealed a series of investments in Asia that it claimed would increase its service footprint and expedite delivery times.The company said that in the first half of the year it had invested in the following: Shenzhen Asia Pacific Air Hub upgrades that increased the hub’s ...
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NewsCargolux ramps up Xiamen freighter flights
Cargolux B747-400F in XiamenFreighter operator Cargolux Airlines has launched a third weekly frequency to Xiamen to meet growing customer demand.The new service, CV9721, is operated every Monday morning, departing Luxembourg at 8:10 with arrival in Xiamen on Tuesday at 4:40.The return flight, CV9731, is scheduled to leave Xiamen at 6:15 ...
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Garuda Indonesia plans to launch drone network
Airline Garuda Indonesia is hoping to develop a fleet of as many as 100 drones to deliver cargo across the Indonesian archipelago.A Bloomberg report said that the airline would conduct trial flights utilising three Beihang UAS Technology BKZ-005 drones starting in September.Full operations are expected to start next year carrying ...
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NewsAir Europa expands Nordic GSA deal to include Finland and Norway
Air Europa has appointed Nordic GSA as its sales agent covering Finland and Norway.The deal comes shortly after the airline appointed the GSA, which is part of the ECS group, to look after its cargo business in Sweden.“It’s always extremely rewarding when an airline wants to take an existing partnership ...
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NewsTime:matters expands into China
Time critical logistics firm time:matters has added seven stations in China to its sameday air transport network as it continues with its global expansion strategy.The move will allow the logistics firm to offer services to and from stations in Shanghai (PVG), Shenyang (SHE), Beijing (PEK), Nanjing (NKG), Qingdao (TAO), Chengdu ...
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NewsEtihad Cargo fine-tunes its network strategy
Etihad Cargo - Abdulla Mohamed ShadidEtihad Cargo has seen a significant change of focus in the last two years, according to Abdulla Mohamed Shadid who joined as managing director cargo and logistics at Etihad Aviation Group a year ago.In the light of changing market conditions, it was evident that the ...
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NewsAir cargo continues to face weak market conditions with 'hefty' declines in Asia
The latest figures from IATA have confirmed air cargo continued to face weak market conditions in May.Data from the airline association show that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), decreased by 3.4% in May compared with the same period in 2018.This was a slight improvement on the 5.6% contraction ...
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FedEx reports 'solid growth' in Europe to Asia demand
FedEx has reported “solid growth” on volumes heading from Europe to Asia this year, despite a slowdown in the headhaul direction.FedEx Express Europe president Bert Nappier told Air Cargo News that the eastbound trade from Europe was a major focus for the business globally.“This [Europe to Asia] lane represents an ...
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NewsANA Cargo becomes the first in Japan to launch B777F services
ANA B777FAll Nippon Airways (ANA) has added its first Boeing 777F to its fleet - becoming the first airline in Japan to offer the widebody freighter.The airline took delivery of the aircraft, nicknamed Blue Jay, on May 24 but its first commercial flight is due to take place today.The B777F ...