February 2014

Finnair Cargo positioned for success

IN recent years very few European carriers have been adding freighter services, but one exception has been Finnair Cargo, which…

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Air Cargo News to launch app

AIR CARGO NEWS, now owned by the German DVV Media group, is launching its own tablet app, as part of…

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Air France/KLM to axe more freighters

AIR FRANCE-KLM-Martinair Cargo is to cut four more freighters over the next year and a half, reducing its fleet to just…

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IAG Cargo expands services to Mexico City

IAG Cargo is increasing frequency on its London Heathrow to Mexico City route. An additional weekly flight will provide extra…

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TIACA re-invents itself

AIR cargo association TIACA has become a very broad church and is no longer dominated by North American interests, insists…

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Schiphol’s air cargo up 3.2 per cent

AMSTERDAM Airport Schiphol achieved a 3.2 per cent improvement in its cargo business last year. The Dutch airfreight hub handled…

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AF-KLM opts for DWC

AT THE request of customers, Air France-KLM-Martinair Cargo is to start operating 14 weekly freighter flights to and from Dubai…

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Air Cargo News attends Air Cargo India

AIR CARGO NEWS is attending Mumbai’s Air Cargo India exhibition. INDIA’S air cargo market continues to be buoyed by steady growth in…

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Emirates increases air cargo capacity in Nigeria

EMIRATES is to expand its presence in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, with the start of a daily linked A340…

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Emirates SkyCargo adopts real-time tracking device

EMIRATES SkyCargo has adopted an onboard shipment monitoring and tracking device across its entire fleet. Approval of SENTRY Flightsafe applications…

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Cathay boosts Mexico freighters

CATHAY Pacific Airways is expanding its freighter services into Latin America by launching a thrice-weekly scheduled service to Mexico City…

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2014 ‘a better year for air cargo’

AIRLINE profitability expectations remain strong for 2014 and in line with levels seen since April 2013, according to IATA’s quarterly…

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DWC welcomes Cathay’s first freighter

CATHAY Pacific has begun operating freighter flights from Al Maktoum International at Dubai World Central (DWC). The Asian carrier’s inauguration…

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Swissport, Servisair marriage under way

THE integration of Servisair into Swissport, which began this month, will see the combined entity emerge as a global ground-handling…

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Reliable air cargo services return to Libya

LIBYA is to have an air cargo industry again after the fall of Colonel Gaddafi, Air Cargo News exclusively reveals.   Chapman…

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One Question

Chris Nielen, European regional commercial manager at IAG Cargo, answers: "We have seen first-hand the challenges and rewards the market…

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One Question

Uli Ogiermann, chief cargo officer for Qatar Airway Cargo, answers: "I think we, as an industry, have to demonstrate that we…

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One Question

Marcel Fujike, senior vice-president, products and services, global air logistics, Kuehne +Nagel, answers: “We are missing skills and training in the…

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Air Cargo News attends Air Cargo Americas

AIR CARGO NEWS is attending Miami’s Air Cargo Americas exhibition. More than 7,000 international airfreight executives, carriers, manufacturers, importers, exporters,…

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Air Astana adopts Champ Cargosystem’s solution

KAZAKHSTAN flag carrier Air Astana has signed up to CHAMP Cargosystems’ Cargospot Airline and Cargospot Revenue processes. The applications will…

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