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Atlas Air's net income drops to $21million in Q2
ATLAS AIR’S net income plummeted by a third from US$31.2 million in the second quarter of 2012 to $21million in the second quarter of this year.Quarterly revenue for the USA-based cargo and passenger charter airline was $403.6 million in total, down from $424.7 million in the same quarter last year.However, ...
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Qatar Cargo's A380 maiden flight to Hamburg
QATAR AIRWAYS’ first A380 takes off for its maiden flight to Hamburg for painting and cabin installation.The Doha-based carrier has firm orders for 10 A380s and is the eleventh airline to join the club of A380 operators when it takes delivery of this aircraft in 2014.Since first entering service in ...
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Cool-chain handling two-tier warning
INCONSISTENT investment in technology and infrastructure among air cargo firms handling pharmaceutical and healthcare products is resulting in a two-tier supply chain, a conference on ground handling has heard.There are those companies who invest and those who do not, explains Marcel Fujike, senior vice-president of products and services, global air ...
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Chapman Freeborn and Lufthansa Cargo airlift humanitarian aid for Syrian refugees
CHAPMAN Freeborn and Lufthansa Cargo have successfully collaborated on a high-profile charter project which utilised the cargo facility on the site of Germany’s new Berlin Brandenburg Airport, which is still under construction.The operation – a humanitarian airlift arranged on behalf of the Red Cross – was the first time the ...
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Investigators probe UPS crash
THE US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is continuing its investigation into the crash of this UPS cargo jet at Birmingham, Alabama, which killed two UPS pilots.With the exact cause of the accident still unknown, officials have been sifting the wreckage of the A300-600F, and searching for clues as to ...
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Chapman Freeborn’s Air Libya cargo deal
LIBYA is to have an air cargo industry again after the fall of Colonel Gaddafi, Air Cargo News exclusively reveals.Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has struck a game-changing deal with carrier Air Libya to launch reliable, interconnected air cargo services into and within the war-ravaged country.The mutually beneficial strategic partnership allows the ...
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Etihad Cargo and Atlas Air's round-the-world freighter service
ETIHAD CARGO and Atlas Air Worldwide have joined forces to operate a round-the-world freighter route.The service connects Etihad’s Abu Dhabi hub with destinations in Asia, the USA, South America and Europe.Kevin Knight, Etihad Airways’ chief strategy and planning officer, enthuses: “Etihad Cargo is reinforcing its position as a global operator ...
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Chapman Freeborn and Swiss WorldCargo's new deal
CHAPMAN Freeborn Airchartering and Swiss WorldCargo have forged a new strategic partnership.It means that the global aircraft charter specialist is supporting Swiss WorldCargo with all third-party chartering requirements through its worldwide office network.Already an acknowledged global leader for care-intensive cargo services, the agreement allows Swiss to expand its specialised product ...
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Chapman Freeborn's An-225 charter for giant compressors
A COLLABORATION between charter broker Chapman Freeborn and multi-modal logistics specialist Air Cargo International (ACI) has successfully completed a high-profile An-225 charter to transport five giant compressors totalling 140 tonnes from South Korea to France.The flight, from Incheon International Airport, South Korea was the first time the world's largest fixed-wing ...
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Chapman Freeborn acquires Intradco
LIVESTOCK and bloodstock specialists Intradco has been acquired by one of the leading air charter specialists Chapman Freeborn, Air Cargo News exclusively reveals.The 21-year-old UK-based entity will become Chapman’s in-house animal division, thereby benefitting from its global reach, says its chief operating officer, Shahe Ouzounian.“We’ve bought a majority stake in ...
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Cargo Champion - Ram Menen
THE AIR was pregnant with a heady cocktail of thunderous applause, delight and expectation – as Ram Menen rose from his chair on to his feet to accept Emirates SkyCargo’s eighth Air Cargo News Cargo Airline of the Year award.But as the tall, charismatic figure strode to the stage, a ...
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Cargo Champion – Chris Chapman
‘PARTY animal’ is not a term one would ordinarily use to describe one of the most admired operators in the industry. “A man for all seasons” would be more fitting for a person who has contributed so greatly to the business and touched so many lives in the process.But Chris ...
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Cargo Champion – Wolfgang Schmid
WITHOUT doubt, a pinch or two of magic dust, liberally sprinkled over the current global economic crisis, would bring some welcome relief to an industry which has, in recent times, barely managed to break even, according to IATA’s director general Tony Tyler.Wolfgang Schmid may be able to come to the ...
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Cargo Champion – Peter Kales
ONLY a decade or so ago, the air cargo industry was still synonymous with liquid lunches, resulting in deals being clinched with a swig of beer or a sip of wine. It was commonplace and largely expected for supply chain members from the top-down to cement new or renewed contracts ...
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Chapman Freeborn and Lufthansa Cargo in unique alliance
GLOBAL charter broker Chapman Freeborn Airchartering (CFA) has secured a unique strategic cooperation agreement with Lufthansa Cargo.It means that CFA will handle Lufthansa Cargo’s third-party chartering requirements – allowing the German airline to focus on marketing charter capacity on its own fleet of 18 MD-11Fs.The agreement will give Lufthansa Cargo’s ...
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Cargo Champion - Frédéric Meyer
ONE could be forgiven for assuming that the ground handling industry is essentially a modern invention that emerged as a consequence of airport operations and the industries affiliated to them. But anyone harbouring such thoughts may need a little history lesson and, possibly, a philosophy tutorial too from Frédéric Meyer.The ...
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Cargo Champion - Oliver Evans
IF YOU want to speak to somebody who lives and breathes the air cargo business, look no further than Oliver Evans, manager of Swiss WorldCargo.Evans’ enviable reputation as an expert is due to his immense international experience in all areas of the industry.He has been presiding over the fortunes of ...
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Cargo Champion - Hjoerdis Stahl
PICTURE a diminutive six-year-old smiling sweetly as she helps an air stewardess serve drinks on board a Lufthansa flight from Germany to Puerto Rico.The youngster is engaging and looks so contented the passengers naturally assume she harbours the stereotypical dream of following in the footsteps of the original Pan Am ...
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Kargosistem welcomes capacity hike
MAINDECK space shortages ex-Istanbul may now be eased for Turkish GSSA Kargosistem as a result of a significant capacity increase of its major client DHL.The sales agency has also committed to additional freighter space on another operator for the next year, opening up availability on three-times-weekly operations to London Heathrow.The ...
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Oman Air expands fleet to 30
OMAN Air has expanded its fleet of B737-800s with the introduction of two additional aircraft, bringing the airline’s total fleet strength to 30.The expansion follows shortly after the Sultanate of Oman and India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to meet increased demand for air services between the two countries. ...