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NewsHongyuan partners with cargo.one to offer online capacity
Source: Cargo.oneHongyuan Group’s airfreight capacity will now be available via cargo.one’s online booking platform for freight forwarders.China’s Hongyuan Group is an important operator for air cargo services between destinations in China and across Europe and South America.The partnership with Hongyuan Group, its first Chinese carrier, is the latest step in ...
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NewsReinventing recruitment can help attract new talent
Kendra Kincade, Elevate AviationThe air cargo industry must dig deeper to recruit and retain valuable new talent.This was the consensus of a panel discussing the ‘air cargo talent challenges’ during the Opening Plenary of the IATA World Cargo Symposium 2023.The industry is well versed in the negative points associated with ...
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NewsWestJet Cargo and GTA Group launch freighters
One of three B737-800BCF aircraft now in service with WestJet Cargo and the GTA GroupWestJet Cargo and aviation services provider GTA Group inaugurated services with three Boeing 737-800Boeing Converted Freighters in Toronto on April 20, 2023 and in Halifax on April 21, 2023 following their certification in March.The dedicated freighters ...
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Pharma.Aero welcomes new members
Pharma.Aero has welcomed several new members: logistics provider Dachser; temperature-controlled container manufacturer SkyCell; carriers Lufthansa Cargo and Swiss WorldCargo; and time-critical specialist time:matters.The latter three are all part of the Lufthansa Group and have joined as one member.Belgium-based Pharma.Aero is an international collaboration platform that brings together medical technology and ...
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NewsFinancing SAF to accelerate uptake
IATA press conference. Willie Walsh (fourth from left).The US is leading the way in financially backing the development and use of SAF, according to IATA.Speaking at the IATA World Cargo Symposium (WCS) press conference on day one of the event, Willie Walsh, IATA’s director general said the US government is ...
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NewsTechnology key to meeting end customers' increasing expectations
Source: Air Cargo NewsDigitalisation is key to meeting ever-increasing demands from the end customer, according to one panel discussion at the IATA World Cargo Symposium.Speaking on the topic of digitalisation and artificial intelligence (AI), Turkish Airlines chief cargo officer Turhan Ozen said that the air cargo industry found itself in ...
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NewsIATA WCS highlights humanitarian role of airfreight
Willie Walsh, IATA director general“When crises strike, aviation is there,” said IATA director general Willie Walsh, speaking at the IATA World Cargo Symposium in Istanbul on 25 April.Reminding delegates of the critical role that aviation plays when natural disasters and other humanitarian crises occur, he went on: “Connectivity is essential ...
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NewsTurkish Cargo joins CEIV Li-Batt programme
Turkish Airlines’ Bilal Ekşi (seated centre) signs up for CEIV Li-BattTurkish Cargo has become the latest airline to join the IATA CEIV Lithium Battery (CEIV Li-Batt) certification programme, which includes training, assessment and validation of competence to carry lithium battery products safely.The airfreight brand of Turkish Airlines signed up during ...
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NewsMixed signs for air cargo outlook for 2023
Bojun Wang. Source: Air Cargo NewsThe outlook for air cargo over the coming year remains mixed with several factors set to impact performance.Speaking at IATA’s World Cargo Symposium in Istanbul, IATA economist Bojun Wang predicted that air cargo demand was set to decline by 4% this year compared with 2022 ...
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First B737-800F joins Aerolíneas Argentinas Cargo
Aerolíneas Argentinas Cargo has received its first Boeing 737-800 Freighter at Ezeiza International Airport.The aircraft, which has a cargo capacity of 23,900 kg, will carry both Argentine and regional products, and is part of a strategic logistics alliance between the flag-carrier and Grupo Mirgor – an Argentine company that produces ...
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NewsOpticooler RKN gains United Cargo approval
Opticooler RKN. ©DoKasch Temperature SolutionsUnited Cargo has completed the technical approval of DoKaSch Temperature Solutions’ Opticooler RKN solution for use on its temperature-controlled airfreight services, largely catering for pharmaceutical shipments.The airline already uses DoKaSch-TS’s Opticooler RAP option, which holds up to four CP 1 pallets (or five euro-pallets). The smaller ...
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News16th IATA WCS kicks off with three priorities
Brendan Sullivan, IATA global head of cargoIATA’s 16th World Cargo Symposium (WCS) opened in Istanbul on April 25, with global head of cargo Brendan Sullivan highlighting three priorities for the industry: sustainability, digitalisation and safety.“Air cargo is a different industry [from] the one that entered the pandemic. Revenues are greater ...
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NewsChapman Freeborn appoints new automotive director
Russell CookGlobal aircraft charter specialist Chapman Freeborn (part of Avia Solutions Group) has appointed Russell Cook to the post of industry vertical director – automotive.Cook has spent over 30 years in freight forwarding, including two decades looking after automotive clients; his career to date has included roles at Emery Worldwide, ...
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NewsDHL unveils new emissions reporting tool and sustainability milestones
A DHL solar-powered building. More than half of DHL Supply Chain facilities are carbon neutralGlobal logistics provider DHL, part of the Deutsche post DHL Group, has launched a new tool to help customers reduce their carbon footprint.The DHL GoGreen Dashboard is “a new seamless emissions reporting solution for Deutsche Post ...
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NewsATSG adds two converted B767-300s to its fleet
Aircraft lessor and transportation services provider Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) has taken delivery of two newly converted Boeing 767-300 Freighters.One of the aircraft is the company’s first Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) and the other was converted by Tel Aviv-based Israel Aerospace Industries. Both will be leased through ATSG’s leasing ...
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NewsDFW redevelops to grow
Carriers at DFW include American AirlinesDallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) is redeveloping its 19th Street Cargo facility with a view to enhancing its international e-commerce capabilities and increasing overall cargo capacity.Besides supporting the gateway’s ongoing growth in cargo operations, the 19th Street Cargo Redevelopment Project is intended to address ...
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NewsGraeme Wilkinson becomes BIFA training development manager
Graeme WilkinsonThe British International Freight Association (BIFA), the trade body that represents UK forwarding and logistics businesses, has named Graeme Wilkinson as its new training development manager.With over 25 years of freight forwarding experience, including spells at Pantos Logistics, CH Robinson, MIQ Logistics and Emery Worldwide, Wilkinson joined BIFA’s training ...
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NewsK+N holds its own in Q1
Stefan Paul, K+N chief executiveMultimodal forwarder Kuehne+Nagel International (K+N) achieved a record result for the first quarter of 2023, “[in] the context of a normalised business environment and compared to the business performance before the pandemic” – thanks, the company said, to its focus on efficiency.K+N’s Air Logistics business unit ...
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NewsStrike Aviation warns of airfreight market’s ‘self-destructive manner’
Frank Ziesemer, CEO of Strike Aviation GroupThe airfreight market is going back to pre-pandemic levels and acting in a self-destructive manner, warns Frank Ziesemer, CEO of Strike Aviation Group, an international air cargo company and GSSA.Ziesemer says that despite the current market challenges, investment in technology and human resources will ...
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NewsDSV launches book and claim to cut emissions across all modes
DSV’s new ‘book and claim’ system utilises the respective sustainable fuels for air and sea globally, and road freight within Europe.The logistics giant has invested in large quantities of sustainable fuel to provide customers with decarbonisation solutions across all transport modes.Replacing conventional fossil fuels with sustainable fuel alternatives can reduce ...