March 2, 2015

Hawaiian Airlines in ULD deal with CHEP

ULD management specialist CHEP Aerospace Solutions has signed a five-year agreement with Hawaiian Airlines. CHEP will provide the carrier with containers…

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WFS signs Nairobi fresh produce terminal deal

GROUND handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has signed a partnership agreement with Transglobal Cargo Centre in Kenya to take over…

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UK sniffer dog certificates to be withdrawn

THE UK certification for sniffer dogs used to detect explosives is to be withdrawn. A Department for Transport spokesperson said: “UK aviation…

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Another Atlas Air B747-400 freighter for DHL

AIRCRAFT leasing company Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has placed an additional B747-400 freighter with DHL Express. ACMI services under the…

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Colombia’s Avianca returns to UK market

COLOMBIAN national carrier Avianca returns to the UK market next month with the resurrection of direct air links between its…

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Air New Zealand wins legal costs

AIR NEW ZEALAND has been awarded NZ$3.2 million towards its legal costs by the Federal Court in Australia as part of…

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 German airspace costs angers airlines

PLANS by the German air navigation service to radically increase overflight costs has angered airlines. Deutsche Flugsicherung (DFS) wants to…

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Cargo uptick at Abu Dhabi Airport

AIR CARGO activity at Abu Dhabi International Airport rose 16.6 per cent to 60,059 tonnes in April. Aircraft movements shot…

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Finnair’s May air cargo rise

FINNAIR CARGO’S freight traffic measured in revenue tonne kilometres (RTKs) rose by 11.9 per cent, whilst overall capacity decreased by…

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Animals by air: a growing vertical

WITH profit margins and yields continuing to be unsatisfactorily low, air cargo operators are increasingly diversifying into other areas. Animals…

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Cargojet to add three freighters

CANADA-BASED Cargojet is planning to add three B767-300ER freighters to its fleet after signing a US$100m deal with North American…

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Cargolux denies false claims over Karachi airport attack

CARGOLUX has confirmed its aircraft were not involved, damaged or destroyed in the attack at Jinnah International Airport in Pakistan, last…

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Emirates Security Group gets TACSS

EMIRATES Group Security has become the first aviation and airline security organisation in the Gulf region to be awarded with…

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United Cargo opens Chengdu service

UNITED CARGO has launched new non-stop belly cargo services between its San Francisco hub and Chengdu, China. A three-times weekly…

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Karachi flights again suspended

PAKISTAN has again suspended flights at Karachi airport after a fierce gun battle was reported close to the country’s busiest air hub, a…

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Emirates adds cargo capacity on Boston route

FROM August, Emirates Airlines will add more cargo capacity to its newly-launched Boston service by replacing the B777-200LR currently operating…

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American and US Airways cargo rise

AMERICAN Airlines Cargo and US Airways Cargo, the freight arms of the merged American Airlines Group, recorded an airfreight increase…

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dnata fatalities in Karachi airport attacks

DUBAI-BASED ground handler dnata has confirmed the deaths of seven employees in Pakistan after the attacks by militants on Karachi airport, with two more staff…

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Airfreight gains momentum says world airports

AIRFREIGHT markets are gaining steam with the overall improvements in world trade and a recovery in global demand, according to…

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PACTL gets TAPA

SHANGHAI Pudong International Airport Cargo Terminal (PACTL) has been awarded the Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) certification.  The type ‘A’…

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