July 2016

Jumbo freighter set for Indian summer in Russia?

The Boeing 747 may be in retreat as a passenger plane but the freighter version could receive a boost if…

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More and bigger planes, predicts Airbus

European aircraft-maker Airbus predicted that the global market would grow at an average 4.5% a year to 33,000 new planes…

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Qatar becomes cargo carrier number three

Qatar Airways Cargo became the third-largest cargo operator in the world in October 2015, said the Middle East carrier in…

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Luxembourg pilots join call for Mid East carrier curbs

The Luxembourg pilots’ association has joined a group calling for fair competition in European aviation, which they argue is "competing with…

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Boeing pegs up plane market prediction

Boeing has notched up its predictions for aircraft demand in the next 20 years in its current market outlook, published…

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Rhenus signs JV in Japan

German forwarder the Rhenus Group has set up a joint venture with Sankyo Corporation, part of Japan’s Fujiki Group. Rhenus…

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Virgin signals end of the Jumbo with A350-1000 order

Virgin Atlantic announced a firm order for 12 Airbus A350-1000 aircraft, worth $4.4bn, at the UK’s Farnborough Airshow. The aircraft,…

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German Customs IT problem hits Frankfurt cargo import clearance

A German Customs computer problem has caused a backlog of import cargo at Frankfurt airport. Customs clearance of import cargo…

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Heathrow chief repeats expansion call as cargo jumps in June

Heathrow chief executive John Holland-Kaye called for a quick decision on the airport’s third runway as the London gateway revealed…

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Queuing for Cuba: 10 services between US and Havana gain tentative approval

Scheduled airline services from 10 US cities to Cuba have been granted tentative approval from the government to operate services…

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Aircraft orders monthly: FedEx takes six B767s

Each month Air Cargo News reports the latest aircraft orders, both passenger and freighter. FedEx in for six B767s Express…

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Top 25 air cargo carriers 2015: FedEx maintains top spot

FedEx has once again topped the list of the world’s busiest air cargo carriers in 2015, with the top 25…

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Southwest Cargo adds new Wichita services

US airline Southwest Cargo has announced it will begin offering four daily departures from a new facility in Wichita, Kansas….

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New Chinese cargo airline opts for B737s from Pemco

New Chinese airline Guangdong Longhao Aviation Group (GLHA) has signed up for the conversion of three Boeing 737-300 aircraft from…

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Freight traffic at European airports up 2.8% in May

European airports continued to see improvements in freight traffic in May, but demand improvements did slow from the April level….

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IATA confirms slowdown in air cargo demand growth in May

Airfreight demand growth slowed in May after showing signs of improvement in April. The latest IATA figures show a 0.9%…

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Charter broker ACS wins supplier role for UK government

Air Charter Service (ACS) has been selected as a supplier for the UK Government’s humanitarian division, the Department for International…

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Business pushes for quick UK decision on runway capacity

The president of the UK’s largest business group, the CBI, will call on the British government to make a swift…

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Volaris picks SmartKargo’s cloud-based management system

Mexico City-based Volaris, Mexico’s second largest airline, has chosen SmartKargo’s Cloud-based air cargo management system. Volaris, with a cargo network from 22 US…

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Independent forwarders set to WIN from new app

Online forwarder platform WIN has launched a new mobile application that offers users real-time track and trace, an interactive agent…

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