October 2015

Brussels to offer year-year Belfast link

New services due to be launched by Brussels Airlines in summer 2016 include year-round services to Belfast City, the first…

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Tiffany the trailblazer

She probably doesn’t know it, but Tiffany is a record-breaker – she has become the first live animal to be…

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Agility primes the pump for Flowserve

Flowserve Corporation has named its logistics provider Agility as Partner of the Year for helping it keep its shipments moving…

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Hong Kong sees cargo revival

Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) reversed recent declines in air cargo with a 1% year-on-year rise to 368,000 tonnes in…

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Volga-Dnepr adds more Antonovs

Volga-Dnepr Group is to acquire two more An-124-100 Ruslan freighters following the signing of a lease agreement with JSC Sberbank….

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My Opinion

Joost van Doesburg – Airfreight policy manager European Shippers’ Council On how the air cargo industry should look to develop in the future “We…

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LAX reigns supreme

All over the world freighter operations seem to be losing ground to belly cargo, but one could be forgiven for…

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Elite Global Logistics Network holds first conference

Elite Global Logistics Network (EGLN) has held its first annual conference, in Bangkok. Around 150 delegates from 90 companies attended,…

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Holt lands Cargolux flight ops role, Ketellapper to focus on China JV

Cargolux Airlines has appointed Jason Holt as its new nominated person flight operations. Holt succeeds Wieger Ketellapper, who will concentrate…

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Delta Air Lines records decline in Q3 cargo revenues

Delta Air Lines’ cargo division saw revenues, volumes and yields decline during the third quarter of the year, despite the…

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Brussels Airlines Cargo applies new pricing structure

Brussels Airlines Cargo (BAC) is introducing a fixed net sum plus consolidated airfreight surcharge rate structure from October 25, following…

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Qatar Cargo teams up with UK actress for Nepal aid flight

Qatar Airways Cargo stepped in to transport 5.3 tonnes of aid collected by several charities supported by British actress Joanna…

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ACI Asia-Pacific and China Civil Airports Association sign MoU

ACI Asia-Pacific has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the China Civil Airports Association (CCAA) to strengthen cooperation between…

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Airlec Ambulance wins BACA Humanitarian Award

The UK Baltic Air Charter Association (BACA) has presented the BACA Humanitarian Award to Airlec Ambulance for their "outstanding action…

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Cargolux Italia receives the 2015 Invest In Lombardy award

Cargolux Italia has received the 2015 Invest In Lombardy – Lombardia International Hub Award at a ceremony on 12 October…

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Mixed cargo results for American airlines in September

September was a mixed month for American air cargo carriers, with American Airlines and United Airlines recording demand increases while…

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World airfreight loses its bounce as China falters

The normal summer bounce in the world airfreight market failed to materialise this year, due largely to the faltering Chinese…

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Asia Pacific cargo demand weakened in July

Asia Pacific carriers saw air cargo demand weaken in July while international passenger numbers showed “further robust growth”. Preliminary traffic…

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Drewry’s east-west price index on the rise

Drewry’s East-West Air Freight Price Index recovered 2.0 points in July to a reading of 90.3, lifting it off its…

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DHL, K+N and DB Schenker the leading airfreight forwarders

DHL Global Forwarding, Kuehne+Nagel and DB Schenker have maintained their position as the world’s leading airfreight forwarders, while the top…

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