July 2015

Tough June for Europe’s air cargo carriers

European airlines continued to struggle with the continent’s weak economic conditions last month with volumes and load factors continuing to…

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TIACA promotes e-Freight on new website

TIACA has launched a new website with added benefits for members including an industry scorecard to help with the drive…

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DHL backs Hong Kong’s third runway

DHL has called for work to start on Hong Kong airport’s third runway "no later than next year" if the world’s top…

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Cargojet secures funding for freighter conversion

Funds belonging to Tennenbaum Capital Partners (TCP) are to provide up to $82.5m of financing to Cargojet to fund the…

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NAHCO opens cargo warehouses at Enugu airport

Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) has opened two cargo warehouses at Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu. The ground handler…

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CEVA opens new Netherlands distribution centre

CEVA Logistics has opened a new distribution centre for industrial spare parts, consisting of warehousing space of 12,000 sq m…

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Cargolux: 76% of flights unaffected by strike

Cargolux has claimed that 76% of its flights were unaffected today when pilots belonging to the LCGB union staged a…

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Take a prize-winning pic, and make it snappy

Volga-Dnepr Group is inviting professional and amateur aviation photographers to participate in an international competition to find the best photo…

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Cargolux pilot’s union stages 24 hour walk-out

Cargolux pilots belonging to the LCGB union have called a 24 hour walk-out from 3am this morning (July 23). A…

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Athens awaits outcome

The Greek airfreight industry, along with the rest of the country, is waiting the outcome of a vote by MPs…

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LuxairCargo ready to go green

Luxair Group’s airfreight handling division LuxairCargo says it is one of the first four companies to apply for a ‘Lean…

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Swissport appoints Knudsen

GROUND handler Swissport International has appointed Nils Pries Knudsen, senior vice-president of cargo Europe, to take over global responsibility for cargo services….

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Panalpina suffers Q2 airfreight declines

Panalpina lost ground on its airfreight rivals during the second quarter of the year as key market segments came under…

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UPDATE: European shippers want lithium battery solutions not bans

European shippers would like to see new solutions developed to increase the safety of transporting lithium-ion batteries by air rather…

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Yusen expands in Mexico

Yusen Logistics has opened two offices at Mexico City Airport to manage the forwarder’s air cargo operations that were previously…

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Shanghai surge: PACTL sees half year tonnages up 10.9%

Shanghai’s Pudong International Airport Cargo Terminal (PACTL) saw a 7.2% rise in airfreight volumes to nearly 130,000 tonnes in June…

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ACS: record month reflects years of investment

Air Charter Service’s (ASC) recent strong growth is down to gains in market share and investment in infrastructure. Earlier this…

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ABC expects “stable” 2015 peak season

Expansion-minded AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) expects a “stable rather than fantastic peak cargo season” for the second half of 2015 after…

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Software guardian for Australian cargo compliance

Cargo Guardian, a compliance management software for the Australian air cargo industry, is set to launch before the end of…

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Coyne appoints KIWI as Singapore GSA

Coyne Airways has appointed KIWI Logistics Cargo GSA as its general sales agent (GSA) in Singapore. The charter airline’s chief executive Larry…

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