March 2016

AEI bags second Kalitta B737-400 freighter conversion

Passenger to freighter conversion specialist Aeronautical Engineers Inc (AEI) has signed a contract with Kalitta Charters to provide its second…

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UK issues new cargo handling measures on flights from Dhaka International Airport

Recent security assessments of Dhaka International Airport found that "some international security requirements were not being met", said the UK…

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US lessor ATSG reports “outstanding” 2015

US-based Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), a lessor of mid-size freighters, saw fourth quarter 2015 revenues increase 15% to $181.6m…

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Cathay cargo revenues fall 9% in 2015

Cathay Pacific’s group cargo revenue fell 9% in full year 2015 to HK$23.1bn, reflecting a reduction in fuel surcharges due…

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DHL forwarding looks to a better year ahead after a ‘transitional’ 2015

DHL Global Forwarding is hoping a new IT system will help improve performance in 2016 after it recorded declines in…

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Aloha to Unisys’ Cloud-based system

Aloha Air Cargo and Northern Air Cargo have selected cloud-based Unisys systems to replace their legacy software. Northern Air Cargo…

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Could Brussels Airport win back Ethiopian Cargo?

Brussels Airport has revealed that it is hoping to lure back Ethiopian Cargo’s freighter services after the airline was was…

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Another tough month for Latin American air cargo carriers

Air cargo volumes carried by South and Central American airlines continued to decline in January, but the speed at which…

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An Irish welcome awaits at FIATA’s World Congress 2016 in Dublin, October 3-8

Dublin will play host to more than 1,000 freight forwarders later this year when the global industry association, FIATA, holds…

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Cargojet sees revenues soar but losses deepen

Cargojet’s revenues saw double-digit growth in 2015 thanks to its Canada Post contract win, but this wasn’t enough to stop…

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TIACA creates new shipper advisory group

TIACA has created a new Shippers’ Advisory Committee to be chaired by Lars Droog of Tosoh Corporation. The new group…

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Air cargo demand continues to grow but yields to remain under pressure

Airfreight demand continued to show an improvement in January, but is wasn’t enough to stop load factors  declining and therefore…

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Sao Paulo-Guarulhos airport offers incentive programme for all-cargo operators

Sao Paulo-Guarulhos (GRU) airport is offering new all-cargo operators a 100% landing fee exemption for a year as long as…

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Air France KLM to roll out new temp-controlled transporters in Mexico and LA

Air France KLM will roll out its new airside temperature-controlled transporters in Los Angeles and Mexico. The Franco-Dutch airline has…

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European court upholds €169m in fines against forwarder cartels

The General Court of the European Union has upheld fines totalling €169m imposed by the European Commission against freight forwarders…

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Volga-Dnepr performs another spacecraft component transport

Volga-Dnepr Airlines has transported another item that will be used as part of the ExoMars mission organised jointly by the…

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Shannon welcomes mares to Irish stud hub

Shannon Airport welcomed six thoroughbred mares in what was the first transport of horses on a scheduled freighter flight into…

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Air France-KLM cargo boss Bram Gräber to join maritime group Boskalis

Air France-KLM cargo boss Bram Gräber is stepping down to join Netherlands-based Royal Boskalis Westminster as group director maritime services…

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Kuehne+Nagel expects new lithium battery regulations to push up supply chain costs

Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) is expecting the new lithium-battery regulations to add cost to air cargo supply chains, while it also provided…

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Air Europa renews ULD deal with CHEP

Spanish airline Air Europa has renewed its contract with ULD service provider CHEP Aerospace Solutions. This deal will see CHEP…

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