All articles by Roger Hailey – Page 4
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Jettainer sees growing demand for ULD leasing
Jettainer, the unit load device (ULD) management company, has ramped up its services and responded to growing demand for short-term and long-term rentals as the air cargo market picks up."Demand for ULD leasing has grown sharply – for both ad-hoc use and, in particular, for longer-term leasing services for the ...
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Boeing to add two B767-300BCF conversion lines at GAMECO in China
Boeing plans to create additional capacity for the B767-300 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) to help meet continued strong market demand.Working with conversion house Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Co (GAMECO) the two partners will open two new 767-300BCF conversion lines next year.GAMECO will be the first MRO in China to convert ...
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Asia Pacific airfreight demand solid in August
International air cargo markets remained “resilient” for Asia Pacific carriers in August, propelled by ongoing expansion in e-commerce and congestion in major exporting ocean container ports.Traffic figures from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) indicate that seaport constraints, such as in China, contributed to August’s 26.0% year-on-year growth in ...
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InsightsCathay Cargo: Developing and delivering the agenda
Airfreight digitalisation and customer-centric products are top of the long-term strategic agenda for Cathay Pacific Cargo as it navigates the pandemic with a focus on vaccine distribution and e-commerce.Air Cargo News spoke to Rajesh Menon, regional head of cargo for South Asia, the Middle East and Africa for the cargo ...
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InsightsAir cargo energy logistics: Up and coming
Covid’s impact saw many energy projects suspended or postponed, but the market’s specialist logistics providers are already recharging their batteries for post-pandemic demand.The sudden and significant decline in bellyhold capacity due to Covid drove up the rates for freighter flights, mainly for general cargo but with some effect on heavylift ...
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NewsInterview: Cainiao takes a smart approach to e-commerce logistics
James ZhaoHomeworking and lockdowns caused a rapid rise in e-commerce as global consumers, denied access to shopping malls and high street stores, turned to online shopping, some for the first time.In China, e-commerce was already riding high before the pandemic but, according to forecasts by research group eMarketer, some 52.1% ...
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Cologne/Bonn records highest cargo volumes increase in ten years
Cologne-Bonn airport has recorded the highest increase in cargo volumes in a decade, seeing double figure growth rates since August 2020.During the first quarter of 2021, cargo volume at the German hub rose by 25% to 235,580 tonnes, achieving the highest increase in the last ten years.In March alone, the ...
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NewsMNG Airlines orders A330-300 freighter conversions
Turkish cargo operator MNG Airlines has ordered two Airbus A330-300 freighter conversions from EFW, the joint venture between ST Engineering and Airbus.The first A330 passenger aircraft was inducted for conversion today, while work on the second aircraft will commence in 2022. Conversion work will be carried out at EFW’s facility ...
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NewsDronamics launches drone-based cargo airline
Black Swan Drone. Source: DronamicsDronamics has launched a cargo drone airline that will manage same-day delivery services with the Black Swan, its flagship unmanned drone.The Black Swan can carry 350 kg of cargo up to 2,500 km at an 80% lower cost than any aircraft, said Dronamics.The developer and operator ...
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NewsInterview: Glyn Hughes — Prepared for the challenge
Glyn HughesGlyn Hughes has switched roles but not focus following his departure from the IATA. He talks to Roger Hailey about the challenges ahead as director general of air cargo supply chain group TIACA.Glyn Hughes, with deep air cargo industry knowledge and a great sense of humour that includes painful ...
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NewsDimerco delivers critical cargo in just five days
Dimerco organised a B777 freighter to transport oversized telecoms equipment from China to Pakistan within just five-days, despite Covid-19 restrictions and the challenges of the late December holiday period.Three sets of product line equipment totalling 91.5 tonnes were flown to Lahore from Guangdong in time for the planned opening of ...
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Hong Kong traders see Biden bounce for airfreight
Hong Kong traders are optimistic about the airfreight outlook, following the inauguration of Joe Biden as the US president, which might ease tensions between China and the US.That is the headline result of the latest DHL Hong Kong Air Trade Leading Index (DTI), a quarterly survey of more than 600 ...
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NewsAbu Dhabi leads Covid vaccine Hope Consortium
Abu Dhabi is spearheading the launch of the Hope Consortium to facilitate Covid-19 vaccine distribution across the world, amid an anticipated surge in specialist pharma supply chain demand.Comprising a membership of leading Abu Dhabi and global entities, the Hope Consortium represents a complete supply chain solution to address vaccine transport, ...
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MasAir Cargo adds third B767F to fleet
Mexican freighter operator MasAir Cargo has added a third Boeing 767 freighter to its fleet, marking the continuation of its fleet expansion plan.The aircraft is leased from CAM, a subsidiary of ATSG Group, and part of a wider deal that involves the lease of more B767s by Mas Air. This ...
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NewsAstral Aviation ready to transport vaccines to and within Africa
Kenya’s Astral Aviation is ready to support the distribution of Covid-19 vaccines to and within Africa.The Nairobi-hubbed airline, operating a fleet of 14 freighters, will use its scheduled network of 15 destinations within Africa and a further 50 destinations on charters for vaccine distribution.Astral Aviation is a member of both ...
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Blue Dart sees profits rise in Q2
India’s Blue Dart Express handed its staff a $352 bonus after posting a ₹414m ($5.6m) profit after tax for its fiscal second quarter 2020, a 196% increase on the ₹140m ($1.9m) in the same period of 2019.Blue Dart, which is preparing for the logistics of distributing a Covid-19 vaccine, saw ...
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NewsLogistics Plus branches out into the cargo charter market
Logistics Plus (LP) has created a dedicated LP Air Charter Group within the company to focus on expanding its air cargo capacity and to develop global air charter business opportunities.The new group, based in Houston, is being headed up by industry veterans Russell Means and Axel Kaldschmidt.Means brings over 25 ...
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Fraport to develop a cargo handling data exchange
Frankfurt Airport management company Fraport is developing FRA-OS, a digital data exchange platform for cargo handling at Germany and Europe’s number one airfreight hub.The project is in cooperation with the Freight Unit of the German Customs Office, the Freight Forwarding and Logistics Association of Hesse/Rhineland-Palatinate (SLV), the Association of Air ...
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NewsCharter operation switches from sea to air
Charter firm deugro Air Chartering devised a modal shift from sea to airfreight to transport an oversized compressor from Germany to the US with an An-124 freighter aircraft.Together with deugro Houston, deugro Air Chartering planned initially to ship the cargo by sea, but due to the impact of the Covid-19 ...
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Asian volumes boost UPS in Q3
Strong outbound demand from Asia helped fuel a 15.9% increase in third quarter 2020 consolidated revenues for UPS to $21.2bn.The US-headquartered global parcels and logistics giant saw third-quarter consolidated average daily volume increase 13.5% year over year, while operating profit was $2.4bn, up 11% compared to last year’s third quarter.Said ...