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Air Partner sees profits rise as Qatar blockade creates opportunities
Aviation services company Air Partner expects to see first-half pre-tax profits increase to £4m from £3m during the same period last year.The company said that its broking division, comprising aircraft charter and remarketing, "performed well across all product lines" during the first half, while the consulting and training division is ...
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Qatar Airways links up with DoKaSch for pharma containers
Qatar Airways Cargo has signed an agreement with DoKaSch Temperature Solutions to offer the Frankfurt-based equipment specialist's Opticooler range of temperature-controlled containers for transporting pharma products.The chief officer cargo of the Middle East Gulf carrier, Ulrich Ogiermann, said: “We understand the intricacies of a seamless cool chain and always aim ...
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SF Airlines adds freighter number 40
Chinese express cargo carrier SF Airlines last week added its 40th freighter aircraft to its fleet.The freighter operator, which operates the largest all-cargo aircraft fleet in China, took delivery of the converted Boeing B757-200F aircraft at its Shenzhen Bao'an International airport base.The aircraft is the first in the SF Airlines ...
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American Airlines adds new Middle East air cargo GSA
American Airlines Cargo has chosen Heavyweight Air Express (HAE) as its General Sales Agent (GSA) in the United Arab Emirates.HAE replaces long-standing GSA, Airline Cargo Resources (ACR), which has recently chosen to downsize its commitments in the region.This is the second area of the world in which HAE was chosen ...
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X2 Logistics Network members team up for AOG airfreight operation
Members of the X2 Logistics Network recently teamed up to urgently airfreight various aircraft parts from around the world to help get a stranded aircraft back in the air.The logistics network came together for the aircraft on the ground (AOG) operation when an Air Asia X aircraft became stuck in ...
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NewsHorse sense: Jettainer offers leasing option for flying stables
Airfreight container firm Jettainer is now offering a leasing option for "flying stables" so that horse transport boxes can be made available at short notice.The specially designed containers can be leased for one day or up to several months, said the Lufthansa-owned outsourced unit load device (ULD) management company.A wide ...
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1GSA adds TEK Poseidon as new Russian member
GSSA network 1GSA has appointed Moscow-based TEK Poseidon as its member for Russia as it continues to expand its reach.The addition of TEK Poseidon means 1GSA, which was launched earlier this year, now has members in 12 countries and pending applications for several more.TEK Poseidon has bases in Moscow, Saint ...
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Virgin Atlantic appoints new cargo handler in San Francisco
Virgin Atlantic has appointed Alliance Ground International (AGI) as its cargo handler in San Francisco as the airline continues to report strong growth into the US.The new handling contract extends Virgin Atlantic’s working relationship with AGI in the US as the handler already handles cargo for the airline in Miami, ...
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Houston, we have a solution. Piped spooling flown to US on B747-400F cargo charter
Chapman Freeborn Airchartering oversaw the time-critical delivery of 60 tons of pipe spooling from Sharjah to Houston for an equipment upgrade at a gas-to-liquids processing plant.The air cargo charter specialist’s Dubai office coordinated the movement, on behalf of a freight forwarder, with the assistance of Magma Aviation, which repositioned a ...
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Every picture... ACS in Picasso charter
Air Charter Service (ACS) has flown 11 paintings by Pablo Picasso from France to Morocco, for a special exhibition, and then back to France after the two month exhibition had ended.Francois-Xavier Camus, managing director of ACS’s French office, commented: “The pieces of art were insured for €150m, although they are ...
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Leisure Cargo airfreight services not affected by Air Berlin insolvency
Leisure Cargo has moved to assure customers that its airfreight services have not been affected after its parent, Air Berlin, yesterday filed for insolvency.The company, which is a virtual airline, marketing cargo capacity on 14 low-cost and tourist airlines, said that all flights operated by Air Berlin and Austria-based subsidiary ...
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Cargo handler Hactl implements VR training system
Cargo handler Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has introduced virtual reality (VR) training so new staff can gain experience before working in the challenging ramp environment.Hactl’s COSAC-VR system provides users with an interactive, fully immersive, 360 degree, four-dimensional experience.At the moment, the system covers aircraft cargo compartment operations, ...
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BAE postpones plans for Avro RJ100 freighter conversion
UK-based plane manufacturer BAE Systems has postponed plans for an Avro RJ100 freighter conversion programme.In a statement, BAE Systems’ regional aircraft division said that the decision “has been taken for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is the decision by ASL Airlines Ireland to sell the eight ...
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New director for handler Celebi
Juan José Andrés Alvez has become a director of Turkish-owned international handler Çelebi Havacılık Holding.He previously worked for International Spanish conglomerate Ferrovial Group in the UK before joining Aviation Services Group Swissport International where he worked for more than 10 years.Celebi board chairman Can Celebioğlu, said he had: “a solid ...
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Consultant IBA sets up freighter arm
Aviation consultant IBA has set up a freighter advisory practice against a backdrop of a surge in freight volumes in the first half of 2017.It is headed by Moshe Haimovich who joined IBA in 2017, bringing over 30 years of aviation experience in engineering, project management, consulting and marketing with ...
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US joint venture enters the A321 conversion fray
Erickson Group’s Precision Aircraft Solutions (PAS) arm and Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) subsidiary Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM) have joined the race to develop a passenger-to-freighter conversion of Airbus A321-200 aircraft.The new venture, 321 Precision Conversions, aims to gain type approval for A321-200 conversions in 2019. PAS began a feasibility ...
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Adjusted earnings up for ATSG
US-based aircraft provider, converter and leasing company Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) reported adjusted earnings from continuing operations (excluding non-cash warrant-related items) up 64% at $13.9m for the quarter ended June 30.Adjusted earnings per share from continuing operations were $0.21, up eight cents per share.Revenue increased by $77m, or 43%, ...
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CCS-UK to speed up Heathrow cargo
The user group for the CCS-UK airfreight community system is working on a new module to speed up deliveries and collections at London Heathrow Airport transit sheds.CCS-UK Advanced Info will enable freight agents, and transport companies working on their behalf, to alert handling agents of deliveries, down to House AWB ...
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PACTL breaks its cargo records
Shanghai Pudong International Airport Cargo Terminal (PACTL) saw record volume in the first half of 2017, beating the tonnage handled in the corresponding period of last year by 12%.Total tonnage at the handler – the airport’s largest - for the first half of 2017 was 873,573, up 12% on 2016. ...
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Air Charter Service spreads its wings in Canada
Air Charter Service’s Canadian office has moved to larger premises in Toronto in anticipation of further expansion. Since opening in the city in 2010 the office has steadily grown in terms of staff, revenue and number of charters, it said.Managing director of ACS Canada, Gary Hopkins, explained: “After outstanding growth ...