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NewsNew JettHub centre increases ULD storage
Jettainer has inaugurated an 18,000 sq metre JettHub in the Four Parx Gross-Gerau, near Frankfurt Airport, as its new logistics centre for unit load devices (ULDs).JettHub offers space for up to 6,600 containers and pallets and the company says larger and modern stackers and racks allow for a more efficient ...
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NewsAsia Pacific airlines see 9% drop in April volumes
Air cargo volumes continued to fall for Asia Pacific airlines in April, bringing the decline to 6.3% for the first four months of the year.Air cargo demand as measured in freight tonne kilometres (FTK) fell by a steep 9.1% year-on-year in April, with further declines in new export orders affecting ...
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NewsAirBridgeCargo adds Oslo flight for seafood exports
AirBridgeCargo has added a third weekly cargo departure from Avinor Oslo Airport, Norway to cater for seafood exports to South Korea.Martin Langaas, director cargo at Avinor, says: “AirBridgeCargo is an important part of our aim to facilitate more capacity for the Norwegian seafood industry to our largest trading partners in ...
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Lufthansa Cargo cuts summer services
Lufthansa Cargo is reducing its services “across the entire flight programme” in response to weaker demand in the global air cargo market. The cuts will affect the second and third quarters to “allow the company to ensure profitable load factors and continued deployment of its aircraft at optimum levels going ...
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NewsLufthansa Cargo holds naming ceremony for B777F
Lufthansa Cargo B777F at Narita Airport May 2019Lufthansa Cargo has held the naming ceremony for one of its new B777Fs, giving the aircraft the name Konnichiwa Japan.The aircraft arrived in February and is one of two that the airline has taken delivery of this year, the other being delivered in ...
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NewsBrussels Airport leads injunction against air traffic control provider
Brussels Airport Company and Brussels Airlines have launched interim injunction proceedings that apply for continuity of service delivery by Belgian air navigation services provider (ANSP) skeyes.Airport operator Brussels Airport Company and home carrier Brussels Airlines have jointly instigated interim injunction proceedings before the president of the Brussels Business Court, looking ...
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NewsDachser Air & Sea moves into Sweden market
Germany-based Dachser Air & Sea Logistics division has entered the Swedish market, opening an office for air and sea freight shipping in Gothenburg. It will also handle rail transport, as well as customs clearance and warehousing.The office will work with Dachser’s Swedish road transport operation, which operates from four offices ...
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NewsDHL Express collaborates with EHang on last-mile drone delivery
DHL Express has agreed a strategic partnership with EHang in an effort to jointly operate a fully automated and intelligent smart drone that can undertake last-mile delivery in urban areas of China.The launch ceremony was held last week (mid-May) at the EHang Command and Control Center in Guangzhou.The EHang drone ...
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NewsTigers supports K&N Filters’ operations in China
Laura Crow of TigersTigers is working with K&N Filters, a high-performance automotive air filter and air filtration manufacturer that is expanding its operations in China.China is, Tigers noted, the world’s largest automotive market and Hong Kong-based Tigers is providing logistical support through its Chinese network of offices and facilities to ...
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NewsAtran teams up with Cainiao to link Hangzhou and Riga
Atran Airlines, the Russian express services carrier within the Volga-Dnepr Group, has introduced a new route into its network that links Hangzhou in China with Riga in Latvia.Hangzhou is an emerging technology hub and an important gateway in China’s burgeoning e-commerce industry.A weekly flight is being operated every Thursday by ...
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NewsTurkish Cargo flies into Porto
A Turkish Cargo A330-200F; this one is taking off from Liege AirportOn 12 May, Turkish Cargo added Porto to its wide-ranging freighter network.An industrial hub, the second-largest city in Portugal, Porto is now served by Turkish Cargo A330-200F aircraft on an İstanbul-Madrid-Porto-İstanbul routeing.Reflecting the growth being enjoyed by Turkey’s biggest ...
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NewsDHL Express confirms continuing presence at Bahrain Airport
DHL Express has inked a contract that extends the lease on its facility at Bahrain International Airport (BIA) for another 10 years.The chief executive of the gateway’s operator, Bahrain Airport Company (BAC), Mohamed Yousif Al Binfalah, signed the lease extension along with DHL Express chief executive for the Middle East ...
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NewsCathay Pacific Cargo volumes fall in April
Ronald Lam, Cathay PacificCathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon carried a total of 163,694 tonnes of cargo and mail in April, a fall of 6.2% year on year.The combined cargo load factor for the two carriers of the Cathay Pacific Group also fell – by 5.5% (to 62.5%) over the same ...
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NewsFinnair Cargo appoints Swissport for Helsinki's COOL Nordic Cargo Hub
Finnair Cargo has appointed Swissport as the terminal operator for its €80m COOL Nordic Cargo Hub at Helsinki Airport, taking over operations from June 1.The 31,000 sq m facility opened in 2018, focused on temperature-sensitive and high-value cargo shipments between Europe and Asia.In addition to its operations at the COOL ...
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SIA's full year cargo revenues up 2.1% in "softening" trade environment
Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group saw flown cargo revenue increase by 2.1% in the 2018/19 financial year despite a “softening trade environment” and a lower fourth quarter.The S$45m increase in overall revenues for the year came as stronger yields (+5.7%) was "more than sufficient” to offset a 3.5% fall in loads ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo appoints Dsouza as account manager in Melbourne
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has appointed Bosco Dsouza as account manager, Melbourne, as the airline looks to build on the strong growth of its Australia cargo business in the past year.Tonnage rose 51% year-on-year and revenues climbed 58% alongside the expansion of Virgin Australia’s international presence and the opportunity to connect ...
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NewsSF Airlines plans transpacific expansion with New York freighter
Photo: SF AirlinesFast-growing express carrier SF Airlines has applied to the US Department of Transportation to launch a scheduled freighter service between its Hangzhou hub and New York.The Chinese carrier hopes to launch the three-times per week service in September 2019 utilising one of its two Boeing 747-400F freightersThe service ...
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NewsACS expands in Moscow with new office
Charter firm Air Charter Service (ACS) has moved its Moscow operation into a new office space as it looks to grow its Russian business.The company moved into the new premises, which are almost twice the size of its existing office, in April.Azat Mulgimov, regional director of ACS Russia & CIS, ...
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NewsAstral Aviation maintains humanitarian airlift for cyclone-hit Mozambique
Astral Aviation is continuing to operate humanitarian aid flights into Mozambique following the devastating Cyclone Idai in March and Cyclone Kenneth in April this year.Kenya-based freighter operator Astral was the first cargo airline to land in Beira with relief aid, bringing 22 tons of high energy biscuits from Dubai via ...
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Qatar set to receive four B777Fs this year
In an interview with the Gulf Times, Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar al-Baker has confirmed that four of the B777 freighters it has on order will be delivered this year.The airline finalised its order for five B777Fs at the 2018 Farnborough Airshow but did not reveal a timeline for their ...