May 2015

ABC open for talks with legacy carriers

Denis Ilin, executive president of AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), has an open door for partnership talks with “legacy carriers” looking to…

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Air cargo must embrace digital revolution or lose share

The air cargo industry must “move into the next century” and speed up the process of digitisation or risk losing…

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Pool deal is ‘watershed’ for the ULD business

Outsourced ULD (unit-load device) management and repair company Chep Aerospace Solutions and ULD short-term leasing specialist, ACL Airshop have signed…

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IAG Cargo to offer space on Vueling’s German services

IAG will begin offering the cargo capacity of Spanish low-cost airline Vueling between Barcelona and Germany following on from its…

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Air Partner buys Cabot

Aviation charter specialist Air Partner has acquired UK-based Cabot Aviation, a specialist broker in aircraft remarketing, for up to £1.2m. Cabot…

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Brussels cargo surge in April

Cargo volumes at Brussels Airport increased by six percent in April to 41,000 tons, and were up by 8.7% to…

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IATA pushes for trade facilitation

Air cargo will be a key beneficiary of an initiative looking to support developing countries implement the World Trade Organization…

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Damco sees $9m loss as airfreight dives

Damco, the troubled logistics arm of Danish shipping giant AP Moller-Maersk (APMM), made a $9m loss in the first quarter…

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TIACA’s Air Cargo Professional Development Workshop will take place in Cologne on 22-24 June

The Strategic Aviation Solutions International-designed session, which aims to improve management skills for air cargo professionals, will give participants an…

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dnata lands Virgin in Australia

Virgin Atlantic Cargo has awarded a freight handling contract to dnata in Australia, covering Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane airports. Under…

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BACA urges new UK government to act quickly on aviation

The Baltic Air Charter Association has urged the UK’s newly elected government to act quickly in implementing aviation policies. The…

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Turkish Airlines back to black, but cargo revenues falter

Turkish Airlines returned to the black in the first quarter of 2015, but its cargo division recorded declines in revenues….

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Airports see ‘modest’ March volumes

Airfreight experienced more modest growth in March as global volumes increased by 1.4%, although the 2015 first quarter saw an…

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Cargojet sees Q1 losses deepen

Overnight airfreight operator, Canada’s Cargojet, saw its losses deepen during the first quarter, despite revenues recording a double-digit increase over…

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Delhi’s Edward and Scholte of Jan de Rijk to lead TIACA

Sanjiv Edward, head of cargo business at Delhi International Airport, has been named as the next chairman of the International Air…

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Deutsche Post’s weak forwarding arm hits Q1 operating profits

First quarter 2015 airfreight volumes at German logistics giant Deutsche Post DHL rose by just 0.3 per cent to 935,000…

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The Power of the Cloud

Air cargo has not yet taken full advantage of Cloud computing, according to JAY SHELAT and ROB BRITTON. They explain…

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COSH and carry: US patent for cargo airships

A newly awarded US patent for Control-of-Static-Heaviness (COSH) in airship flight systems has been welcomed by the sector’s technology pioneer,…

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UPS opens Schiphol healthcare facility

UPS has opened a healthcare-dedicated air freight forwarding facility at Schiphol Airport on the back of increased demand and changing…

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Al Maktoum International sees volumes soar

The full impact of the decision to move all dedicated freighter traffic from Dubai International to Al Maktoum International at…

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