January 2013

Emirates boosts cargo capacity with new 777Fs

EMIRATES SkyCargo has augmented its capacity with three new Boeing 777 Freighters – each capable of carrying up to 103…

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Cargo Airline of the Year 2013 voting to open

VOTING in the 30th anniversary edition of the Air Cargo News Cargo Airline of the Year awards is to start next month…

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IAG Cargo targets LATAM and MEA in 2013

IAG CARGO, formed from the merger of British Airways World Cargo and Iberia Cargo, has appointed two new regional commercial…

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Schiphol’s quintuple e-freight hike

E-FREIGHT shipments at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol have jumped from only 1,665 to 21,176 in just two years following the launch…

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Cargo Champion – Dieter Haltmayer

AT THE HELM of one of Germany’s most prosperous medium-sized logistics businesses is Dieter Haltmayer, founder of Quick-Cargo Service (QCS). …

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Leipzig/Halle’s 2012 cargo hike

LEIPZIG/HALLE Airport, Germany, earned another record year for freight volumes in 2012. Cargo throughput reached a new high for the…

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LUG Air Cargo Handling’s new accounts manager

NINA HAMPEL, 30, is the new manager of key accounts, sales and business development at Germany-based LUG Air Cargo Handling….

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Schiphol Cargo’s 2012 Q4 ‘the strongest’

AMSTERDAM Airport Schiphol saved the best for last in 2012, handling a total of 380,284 tonnes in its fourth and undoubtedly,…

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THAI Cargo celebrates Formula 1 venture

THAI Airways International’s (THAI) freight division successfully transported a Formula1 car for the Red Bull Racing team, following the 2012 Race…

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Leisure Cargo becomes GSA for Pegasus Airlines

DUBAI-BASED Leisure Cargo has become cargo general sales agent in the Middle East, Africa and India for Pegasus Airlines of…

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ANA and JAL ground Dreamliners after emergency landing

ALL Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Airlines (JAL) – the two largest single operators of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner – have grounded their…

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American Airlines Cargo’s new forwarders deal

AMERICAN Airlines (AA) Cargo has improved its sales reach with a novel tie-up with a forwarder network. In a move…

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Liege Airport’s mixed year

THE depressed economic environment has had a profound effect on the airfreight sector and the consequences were felt directly by…

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Luxair: how to ride out a storm

WHEN the air cargo business gets tough, the tough get going. This has been such a turbulent year, that it…

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Cargolux appoints new chairman

PAUL Helminger has been appointed Cargolux Airlines’ new chairman of the board of directors. The move comes after Albert Wildgen stepped…

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ACS rescues helicopter with Mil-26

AIR Charter Service (ACS) recently came to the aid of a Sea King helicopter stranded on top of a mountain…

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FedEx opens flagship Asia hub

FedEx has opened its US$79m South Pacific regional base. The 282,700-square-foot integrated facility at Singapore’s Changi Airport will serve the Singapore…

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Lufthansa predicts air cargo upturn

GREEN shoots of economic recovery in key airfreight markets are on the horizon, forecasts one of the world’s leading carriers. …

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Freighter futures

LET’S face it, 2012 was a rather dismal year for freighter operators. Never mind a sharp bounce-back: most main deck…

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Upswing in cargo is a positive sign, says IATA

IATA traffic results for November 2012 show an upswing in both passenger and airfreight demand. Air travel was 4.6 per…

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