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Air Partner expects charter market surge
Charter broker Air Partner has urged companies to book cargo transport early to keep supply chains moving in light of the coronavirus.The company said that it has reported a spike in demand while capacity is in short supply as passenger airlines have axed services.Air Partner chief executive Mark Briffa said: ...
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NewsChallenge Air Cargo offers scheduled China-Europe freighter
GSSA and charter broker Challenge Air Cargo (CAC) is offering capacity on CAL Cargo Airline's recently relaunched freighter service between Tel Aviv, Liege and Zhengzhou.The service operates three-time-per week and the airline said that it hopes to "rapidly grow in frequencies".CAC, which along with the airline are both part of ...
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NewsAEI reports renewed interest in B737 classic conversions
Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI) is seeing renewed interest in its Classic 737 conversion programmes and is expecting to have at least 10 Classics delivered or in work this year.Due to the continued MAX grounding and the pressure it has placed on feedstock throughout the industry, many AEI said that many ...
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NewsKintetsu and Chapman partner on Sudan relief flights
Freight forwarder Kintetsu World Express, in partnership with charter broker Chapman Freeborn, recently completed a series of seven Airbus A300F charter flights from Dubai World Central Airport (DWC) to Juba, the capital of South Sudan, uplifting over 230,000kg of aid and relief materials.The project was completed in "less than three ...
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NewsNew managing director for Jettainer Americas
Jettainer Americas MD Shailendar KothariULD management firm Jettainer Americas has appointed Shailendar Kothari as its new managing director.In his new role, Kothari is responsible for the company’s operational activities, as well as business and market opportunities in the Americas.Kothari has replaced Andrew Kreider, who left Jettainer last October 2019 to ...
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NewsAir Charter Service opens new Chicago office
Air Charter Service Chicago teamBroker Air Charter Service (ACS) has opened a new office in Chicago as it continues its US expansion.The office, which is the broker's tenth in the US, will be headed up by Caitlin Uhlmann, who has worked at ACS for nine years at the company's offices ...
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NewsVRR reveals updated design of inflatable container
VRR has unveiled an updated design of its inflatable AKE container.VRR had planned to showcase the Air7, which it believes will be certified by the third quarter of 2020, at the IATA World Cargo Symposium. However the event was recently postponed due to coronavirus-related fears.A prototype of the inflatable AKE, ...
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Allied Air signs up for four B737 conversions
African freighter operator Allied Air has signed up for four B737-800 conversions to be carried out by Aeronautical Engineers Inc (AEI).The agreement calls for two firm orders with an additional two options.The first aircraft (MSN 36746) will commence modification in mid-March 2020 and all touch labour will be performed by ...
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Air Cargo Global clarifies service suspension reports
Freighter operator Air Cargo Global (ACG) has dismissed reports that it has ceased operations.In a statement, the Bratislava-headquartered charter airline said that for various reasons the decision has been made to restructure the organisation, including the closure of its office in Frankfurt.However, it added that it has no intention of ...
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Etihad Cargo partners with ECS Group subsidiaries as part of strategised commercial transformation
Etihad Cargo has entered into cargo service provider (CSP) agreements with ECS Group subsidiaries.As part of one of the agreements, Globe Air will provide Etihad Cargo with "customer services, reservations, post-flight support, operations support, accounting and billing support services" at Etihad Cargo's hubs in the US, UK, Germany, Netherlands, Singapore, ...
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NewsB&H Worldwide expands Melbourne facility
Specialist aerospace logistics provider B&H Worldwide, has expanded its warehouse and offices in Melbourne, Australia to cater for growing demand from its Oceania customers.Colin Kattner, head of operations, Oceania, said the specialist teams at the facility will now be able store, handle and process an ever-expanding number of customers' aerospace ...
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NewsAll Swissport warehouses to install ULD tracking
Swissport plans to equip all of its warehouses with Unilode and Descartes Bluetooth technology by the end of the year. The readers in the 115 warehouses will track and monitor digitally-tagged unit load devices (ULD) to increase transparency for customers.Hendrik Leyssens, Swissport’s vice president global operations-cargo, says geolocation of ULD ...
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NewsA321 converted freighter secures EASA certification
European authorities have certified the Airbus A321 passenger-to-freighter conversion undertaken by the airframer’s EFW joint venture with ST Engineering.Approval of the supplementary type certificate by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency follows the maiden flight of the initial converted aircraft on 22 January. The aircraft is set to be delivered ...
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NewsJoe Hete to retire as ATSG chief executive
Joe HeteJoe Hete will retire as chief executive officer of US-based freighter lessor Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) in May this year.Company president Rich Corrado will become chief executive and a director of ATSG, whose clients include Amazon Air and UPS.Hete, who pioneered the leasing of midsize converted freighters for ...
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NewsWFS promotes leadership team in North America
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has announced key appointments to its leadership team in North America to support its air cargo and ground handling growth ambitions.Paul Walton joins the company as senior vice president express, responsible for all aspects of WFS’ express business. He previously served as senior vice president of ...
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NewsCargolux, Lufthansa and DSV Panalpina increase China freighter services
Cargolux B747-8FCargolux, Lufthansa and DSV Panalpina will increase freighter capacity to China over the coming weeks as production lines resume operations.The move comes as freighter operators brace for a spike in demand from China as a result of passenger airlines cutting services due to low demand and factories slowly starting ...
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NewsSwissport achieves CEIV pharma first for Africa
Swissport Nairobi Pharma Center openingSwissport has become the first globally operating air cargo handler to receive the CEIV Pharma certification for a facility in Africa.The International Air Transport Association (IATA) awarded Swissport’s warehouse operations at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport with the pharma standard.“We are very pleased to officially open ...
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Atlas Air parks up B747Fs as market conditions take their toll
Atlas Air has parked four of its B747-400 converted freighters and plans to reduce the use of more widebody aircraft as it reports a loss for 2019.The aircraft lessor’s full-year results show a net loss of $293.1m, while revenues rose slightly to $2.7bn from $2.6bn a year earlier.The company said ...
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NewsDnata joins Cargo iQ as it takes aim at performance monitoring
Ground handler dnata has joined Cargo iQ as a full member as it looks to help improve the monitoring of cargo performance across the supply chain.The Dubai-headquartered ground handler’s stations in the UK and the Netherlands were previously members on an individual basis.Cargo iQ’s membership is made up of stakeholders ...
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NewsNetwork Airline Services scoops Trans Caribbean Cargo deal
Network Airline Services has been appointed by freighter operator Trans Caribbean Cargo (TCC) as its cargo general sales agent (CGSA) in Europe.The partnership, which started on February 1, includes total coverage in Belgium, France, Germany as well as the Netherlands. Further countries are expected to be added in the foreseeable ...