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They're off: Champion horses check-in to Emirates Equine
Emirates SkyCargo flew 90 horses from Belgium to China on a Boeing 777 freighter for the Shanghai leg of the Longines Global Champions Tour.They were the latest to experience the Middle East carrier's specialised Emirates Equine product, described as equine business class for the "calm and comfortable" transportation of horses.The ...
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European airports see 1.8% cargo volume decline in Q1 2019
Freight traffic at Europe’s airports fell by 1.8% during the first quarter of 2019 although Belgian freighter-friendly hub Liège saw volumes surge by 12.5%.The latest report by European airport trade body ACI Europe, said: “The decline in freight traffic in Q1 was all down to the European Union (EU) market ...
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WFS and Avinor terminate Oslo seafood centre deal
Oslo Seafood Centre - artist's impressionThe future of a huge new seafood centre at Oslo airport is hanging in the balance after ground handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) and airport operator Avinor agreed to terminate their deal for the construction and operation of the hub.The reasons for the deal ...
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Priority Freight appoints first group head of airfreight
Santiago Tejedo (left) and Gabriel Dopazo (right)Priority Freight has continued to target the air sector with the appointment of its first group head of airfreight, Santiago Tejedo.He "steps into the newly created role bringing a wealth of airfreight experience with him", the time-critical logistics firm said.Tejedo, who joined Priority Freight ...
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Emirates CCO resigns days after profit fall announced
Thierry AntinoriEmirates has confirmed that chief commercial officer Thierry Antinori has resigned from his position, where he managed commercial operations and products, Emirates Skycargo and Emirates Skywards.Adnan Kazim, divisional senior vice president, strategic planning, revenue optimisation and aeropolitical affairs, will take over as acting chief commercial officer.The news comes shortly ...
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Agility sees profits, revenues and airfreight increase
Kuwait-based logistics and infrastructure firm Agility saw revenues and profits increase during the first quarter of the year despite a slowing growth environment.First-quarter revenues at the company increased by 1.9% year on year to KD378.8m ($1.2bn), while ebitda was up 22.8% to KD46.3m and net profits imporved by 7.3% to ...
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Turkish Cargo's new Porto of call for freighter network
Turkish Cargo, the Air Cargo News Cargo Airline of the Year 2019, has included Porto (OPO) in Portugal to its freighter network.The carrier will operate A330-200F flights to/from Porto on Sundays with an Istanbul-Madrid–Porto-Istanbul rotation.A spokesperson for Turkish Cargo said that Portugal’s second largest city , with a population of ...
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Swissport's 'excellent' 2018 saw cargo revenues up by 6.5%
Swissport reported an “excellent year” in 2018 as the ground handler saw total group revenues surge by 6.7% to just under €3bn, with revenues in air cargo handling rising by 6.5% to €560m.The Switzerland-based company, whose parent is China’s HNA Group, recorded 2018 operating EBITDA of €273.2m, an increase of ...
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Sea-air boost for Singapore after airport and boxport alliance
Signing the MoUSingapore's sea-air connectivity has received a further boost by the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Changi airport ground handler SATS and deep sea container port operator PSA.A joint statement said that the agreement, facilitated by Enterprise Singapore, will provide cargo owners and logistics service providers ...
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Emirates' annual cargo volumes edge ahead despite "significant headwinds"
Dubai aviation giant Emirates Group faced "significant headwinds" in global airfreight during the 2018-19 financial year which saw its airline record a 1.4% rise in airfreight volumes to just under 2.7m tonnes.The Middle East group's cargo handling arm dnata saw near static volumes in 2018-19, edging ahead just 0.3%, to ...
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Etihad Cargo adds Singapore to B777F schedule
Etihad Cargo has launched scheduled weekly Boeing 777 freighter flights from its Abu Dhabi hub to Singapore’s Changi International Airport.The flight will continue to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, before returning to Abu Dhabi.A spokesperson for the Middle East carrier said that the new service meets customer demand for more ...
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Dubai's DWC is waiting in the wings
Dubai World Central DWCAircraft operations at Dubai International Airport (DXB) are a little quiet at the moment as one of Middle East mega-hub’s two runways is closed for resurfacing.Some airlines have scaled down their DXB flight schedule during the 45 day runway closure, others are operating fewer flights with larger ...
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Northern UK airports can become the 'beating heart' of regional development
Northern UK airports can become the ‘beating heart’ of regional development to establish global connectivity for the Northern Powerhouse project as an investment alternative to London in a post-Brexit world.Business and civic leaders from the north of the UK will make this call for a UK government commitment during an ...
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Etihad Cargo revamps loyalty programme
Etihad Cargo has revamped its customer loyalty programme and a rebranded cargo loyalty scheme named PayloadRewards.Launched in 2013, Etihad Cargo’s revamped PayloadRewards has more than 5,300 active members from 74 different countries.With PayloadRewards, members will continue to earn miles as before, with an additional opportunity to start earning bonus miles ...
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US threatens further tariff hike on Chinese goods
US retailers are bracing themselves for increases in US tariffs on Chinese goods after president Donald Trump took to Twitter over the weekend to threaten further hikes in rates.On Sunday, president Trump said that the 10% tariff rate on $200bn worth of Chinese goods would good up to 25% on ...
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SAA targets high-value cargo with new Guangzhou route
South African Airways (SAA) will launch direct flights between Johannesburg and Guangzhou, China, on September 18, giving customers access to "the heart of China’s export led manufacturing industries".SAA will be the only carrier operating a direct service between Johannesburg and Guangzhou, with flight time of approximately 13 hours and 40 ...
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DB Schenker renews with CHAMP for Traxon cargoHUB
L-R: CHAMP's head of sales - distribution services, Laurent Jossa, with Lothar Moehle, DB Schenker's director AVSEC + governance,Freight forwarder DB Schenker has renewed its agreement with CHAMP Cargosystems for the airfreight IT provider's Traxon cargoHUB.CHAMP will continue to use the host-to-host solution for automated electronic data exchange, which ...
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Hamburg airport to pilot FAIR@Link cargo community system
L-R: Alexander Müller, head of cargo at Hamburg Airport, and Dirk Gladiator, proxy holder at DakosyHamburg Airport is one of the first in Germany to introduce the FAIR@Link Air Cargo Community System from software developer Dakosy at its cargo centre.The pilot project is planned to start this week at the ...
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Saudia Cargo resumes freighter flights to Guangzhou and Mumbai
Saudi Airlines Cargo has resumed freighter flights to Guangzhou in China and Mumbai in India with weekly services, in addition to its current five times a week flights to Dhaka and seven times a week flight schedule to Hong Kong.Saudia Cargo chief executive Omar Hariri said: “This operation reflects the ...
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Alha takes over Verona airport cargo warehousing
Italy's Alha Group has taken over all airport cargo warehouse activities in Verona Valerio Catullo Airport from the current service provider, Verona Cargo.Lorenzo Schettini, chief executive of Alha, said that the company is opening new stations and is currently focused on the Italian North-East, adding: "Online activities in the new ...