All articles by Roger Hailey – Page 2
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NewsAir Tanzania appoints Network Aviation Group as Kenya cargo GSSA
Photo: Network Aviation GroupAir Tanzania has appointed Network Aviation Group as its cargo GSSA in Kenya, with the UK and Dubai included as offline sale points.Air Tanzania’s flights from Nairobi to Dar Es Salaam started in November 2021, with the African carrier operating two daily Airbus A220 passenger aircraft.Tanzania’s national ...
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InsightsRobust demand and rates for Asia-Europe air cargo
Asia-Europe air cargo trade looks set to continue with high rates and demand in 2022, writes Roger Hailey.Turbulence is an understatement when describing the many variables facing air cargo’s Asia-Europe trade lane in 2022.A cocktail of ingredients looms ominously: possible Covid-19 variants shutting down factories as well as airlines and ...
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NewsDHL Global Forwarding gets greener
Photo: DHLDHL Global Forwarding is expanding its GoGreen Plus Service from ocean freight to include air cargo customers, who can now neutralise CO2 emissions on all trade lanes.Emissions are reduced by replacing the amount of conventional fossil fuel needed with sustainable fuel. Customers can pick and choose which parts of ...
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NewsAir Charter Service sees record $1.8bn revenues
Chris Leach. Photo: Air Charter ServiceAir Charter Service’s (ACS) busy cargo arm helped the aircraft charter broker achieve record annual revenues of $1.8bn (£1.3bn), with strong growth and sales across all divisions.ACS said that its cargo division continued to experience “unprecedented demand”, boosted by its three Chinese offices and the ...
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NewsWFS appoints Bert Selis to senior role
Bert Selis. Photo: Worldwide Flight ServicesBert Selis has joined Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) but will remain based in Liege, leaving his role at the Belgian airport after nine years.Selis is now the ground handler's vice president business development, e-commerce, express and freight forwarders EMEAA.He has close to 20 years’ experience ...
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NewsNippon Express Kansai pharma hub is certified
Nippon Express pharma facility in Kansai Airport. Photo: Nippon ExpressNippon Express has obtained IATA’s Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certification for its temperature-controlled pharma logistics hub at Japan’s Kansai International Airport.The company said that it is the first air cargo forwarder in Japan to operate a GDP-certified facility at Kansai Airport.Logistics ...
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NewsPeli BioThermal opens first network station in China
Photo: Peli BioThermalPharma packaging provider Peli BioThermal has opened its first network station in China.Located in Shanghai, the station will serve worldwide customers of the Crēdo on Demand rental programme.Dominic Hyde, vice president global services at Peli BioThermal, said: “China is the second largest pharmaceutical market in the world, and ...
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Romcargo Airlines applies to operate Europe to US flights
Romcargo Airlines has applied to operate scheduled and/or chartered flights from the European Union to the US and beyond.The Romanian all-cargo carrier, which operates a B747-400 Boeing Converted Freighter, was founded in 2021 and received its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from the Romanian Civil Aviation Authority (AACR).The application to the ...
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Record revenues for Air Canada Cargo
Air Canada Cargo saw all-time high cargo revenues of nearly C$1.5bn in 2021, compared with C$920m in 2020.The cargo arm’s record annual revenue exceeded C$1bn for the first time, reaching C$490m in the fourth quarter of 2021.Jason Berry, Vice President, Cargo, at Air Canada, said: “Air Canada Cargo has just ...
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Hong Kong Airport sees transshipment traffic decline
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) handled 391,000 tonnes of cargo in January, a 4.7% decline on the same month in 2021 (410,000 tonnes) as transshipment traffic fell.Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) said that freighter flight movements at the world’s largest international cargo hub saw year-on-year growth of 14.1% to 7,165 ...
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Record 2021 results for Atlas Air Worldwide
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings saw record results in 2021 with increased revenue and income, while also placing all of its incoming B747-8Fs under long-term agreements.The US-based freighter lessor expects a “strong performance” in the first quarter of 2022, helped by new or enhanced long-term customer contracts.Atlas saw 2021 revenues of ...
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NewsJohn Menzies takeover bid intensifies
Photo: MenziesNational Aviation Services (NAS) has stepped up the pressure on takeover target John Menzies.NAS affiliate Agility Strategies Holding has entered into contracts to buy 13.2% of Menzies shares for 605 pence per share, higher than the original unsolicited bid.On February 9, NAS’ 510 pence per share offer for John ...
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NewsAtlas Air strikes charter agreement with Kuehne+Nagel
Photo: Atlas Air WorldwideAtlas Air will operate two new Boeing 747-8 freighters on a global basis for freight forwarder Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) in a long-term, dedicated charter agreement.The US-based freighter lessor will operate the aircraft for K+N following their delivery from airframer Boeing, with one expected in the third quarter and ...
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NewsQuarantine hits Cathay Pacific volumes
Photo: Cathay PacificQuarantine measures imposed on Hong Kong-based aircrew saw Cathay Pacific suffer a 31.8% fall in January’s cargo volumes to 74,242 tonnes compared with the same month in 2021.The Hong Kong-based passenger and freighter aircraft operator advised that, due to ongoing strict crew quarantine requirements, it will continue to ...
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NewsLufthansa Cargo drives forward paperless goal
Photo: Lufthansa CargoLufthansa Cargo will accept only those shipments with an electronic air waybill (eAWB) on ‘feasible lanes’ from March 27 this year.In addition, the airline is introducing a paper-to-eAWB service, through which the few remaining paper-based AWBs will be digitised at shipment acceptance and then continue to accompany the ...
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SEKO Logistics streamlines cross-border commerce with Descartes technology
SEKO Logistics has streamlined international cross-border e-commerce for more than 10m parcels worldwide each month.The supply chain specialist, which in January launched e-commerce business unit Seko ECommerce, is using Descartes’ solutions for air cargo and e-commerce security filings, speeding the customs clearance processing time.David Emerson, global VP, e-commerce solutions at ...
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NewsEtihad Cargo protects animals with new policy
Photo: Etihad CargoEtihad Cargo has launched a "Forever Home" policy to support not-for-profit transportation of animals at risk.The new policy enables the UAE’s national carrier to consider requests from bona fide rescue and animal welfare organisations.Martin Drew, senior vice president sales and cargo, Etihad Aviation Group, said: “Forever Home reflects ...
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NewsWFS extends US cargo handling partnerships with Turkish Airlines
Photo: WFSGround handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has extended its cargo handling partnership with Turkish Airlines at Dallas/Fort Worth International and Houston (Houston George Bush Intercontinental) airports in North America.Overall, WFS expects to handle some 31,000 tonnes of cargo per annum for Turkish Airlines at the two US gateways.In Dallas, ...
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NewsEFW bags six A321P2Fs order from SmartLynx
Photo: EFWConversion firm EEFW has won orders for six Airbus A321 passenger-to-freighters (P2F) from SmartLynx Airlines, a European ACMI charter and cargo company.Smartlynx currently operates one A321P2F converted by EFW, the Dresden-headquartered P2F joint venture of ST Engineering and Airbus.The conversions are scheduled in 2022 and 2023 at ST Engineering’s ...
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Freighter flight twin peaks unaffected by Covid
Covid-19 has failed to affect significantly the established twin peaks of freighter flight operations, before and after passenger aircraft’s busiest daily period.However, the growth in express cargo operators since 2005 has seen a rise in freighter flights in the late evening and early morning slots.That is the conclusion of the ...