May 2015

Private cash for supply chain specialist

Supply chain specialist Seko is to receive funding for the next stage of its growth from Greenbriar Equity Group, a…

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Good result for US plane leaser

Medium wide-body freighter aircraft leasing specialist Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) reported improved financial results for the quarter ended 31…

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CAL VAL takes care of priceless cargo

Liege, Belgium-based all freight operator CAL Cargo Airlines launched a new service for Artwork and Valuable Cargo at the Air…

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Qantas chooses Air Logistics

Air Logistics has been appointed general sales agent in Germany for Australian carrier Qantas. The carrier operates direct flights to…

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Accenture goes in with SaaS

Management consulting and technology firm Accenture has released a new version of its Air Cargo Suite and has made it…

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New cargo boss for Heathrow

London Heathrow airport has appointed Nick Platts as its new head of cargo – a role not seen at the…

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Outsourcing to GSSAs to gather pace

Airlines will continue to outsource to general service and sales agents as they look to reduce costs, according to the…

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Promotion for the home team

Munich Airport has achieved significant cargo growth, with total turnover of 309,000 tonnes, including airmail, in 2014. Bellyhold freight was…

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Cargo on the move in Dubai

The move of all dedicated freighters to Al Maktoum International at Dubai World Central (DWC) in May last year has…

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Back to normality for airfreight, says IATA

Global freight tonne-kilometres (FTKs) showed only a modest 1.6 per cent rise in March on the same month last year…

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It pays to specialise, says Cargolux

In addition to its new Transpacific route (see separate story), Cargolux launched a range of eight specialized products at Air…

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Five more years for Swiss and Swissport

Swiss International Air Lines signed a memorandum of understanding on 24 March to extend its Zurich ground handling contract with…

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Cargolux launches US-China route

Cargolux Airlines launched a twice-weekly Trans-Pacific route between Zhengzhou and Chicago at the Air Cargo Europe event in Munich on…

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Air cargo gives Ceva wings

A 5.2 per cent increase in air freight volume helped Ceva Logistics to an improved first quarter in 2015. Overall…

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New air and ocean boss for CEVA

Netherlands-headquartered Ceva Logistics has appointed Helmut Kaspers as its new chief operating officer, global air and ocean freight. He joins…

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Cargo is Swiss star performer

Swiss International Airlines reported total cargo sales up 1.7 per cent in the first quarter of 2015, compared with the…

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Back to Beijing for Budapest

Budapest Airport welcomed the inaugural Air China flight on 1 May. The carrier operates a four times a week triangular…

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Schiphol hopes for 2015 growth despite tough start

Schiphol Airport is expecting modest volume growth in 2015 following on from a strong performance in 2014 but a difficult…

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Cargo leads the way as Lufthansa recovers

Lufthansa Cargo’s traffic declined slightly in the first quarter of 2015 compared January-March 2014, the German carrier reported in its…

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Nova Systems introduces new air tariff cloud software

Nova Systems will introduce its new BeOne Cloud Forwarding Suite software solution at this year’s Transport Logistics show. Nova, which…

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