August 2016

Wilson appointed divisional director of Toll Global Express

Australia’s Toll Group, owned by Japan Post, has appointed Bruce Wilson as divisional director of Toll Global Express, effective immediately….

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GSF adds new board member

The Global Shippers’ Forum (GSF) has welcomed to its board Sean Van Dort – Chairman of the Sri Lankan Shippers’…

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Panalpina moves Cairo operations to the new cargo city location

Panalpina Egypt has moved its country head office and all of its Cairo operations to the newly developed Cairo Cargo…

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East Midlands Airport to close at weekends for runway refurbishment

East Midlands Airport in the UK will close at the weekends during November and December as its runway undergoes refurbishment….

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Aircraft orders monthly: Boeing confirms Volga-Dnepr deal, conversions snapped up

Each month Air Cargo News analyses the latest aircraft orders, both passenger and freighter. Boeing signs freighter-logistics deal with Volga-Dnepr…

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Virgin Atlantic Cargo looks forward to new A350s

Virgin Atlantic’s cargo division is looking forward to extra capacity and increased fuel efficiency of the 12 Airbus A350-1000 aircraft…

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IAG Cargo adds new freighter services through DHL partnership

IAG Cargo has announced it will begin offering two new European freighter services through its shared capacity agreement with DHL….

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Dimerco adds new India office

Taiwanese logistics company Dimerco is opening a new office in Hyderabad, India, to cater for a major customer. The new…

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IAG Cargo and Exelsius announce next GDP Academy

Following the success of their recent workshops in London and Hyderabad, IAG Cargo and Exelsius Consultancy have announced that their…

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Dachser appoints Krüger as EMEA MD

Thomas Krüger has been appointed managing director of the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) business unit at German-owned forwarder…

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Cathay’s cargo revenue slips in weak market

Cathay Pacific Group’s cargo revenue fell away by 17.2% in the first six months of 2016, to HK$9.4bn, said the…

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Finnair unveils plan to save €20m a year as cargo market remains uncertain

Finnair unveiled a €20m cost efficiency programme on the same day that it announced its half-year results, in which it…

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Cargo demand weakens at Brussels Airport as airlines reduce services

UPDATE: Brussels Airport saw cargo volumes decline in July as airlines reduced services and cancelled flights in response to weakening…

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Japan gives go-ahead for Iberia to join airline grouping

Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has extended anti-trust immunity to include Spanish flag carrier Iberia in the…

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Jet-setters lift ACS business

London-based Air Charter Service had its best month on record in July, despite a fall in UK cargo business. Group…

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Good day for American in London

American Airlines Cargo shipped a record 575,000lbs (260,000kg) of freight and mail from London Heathrow (LHR) in a single day…

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Steady seven months for Air China

Air China’s cargo traffic rose 4.4% in the first seven months of 2016 compared with the same period of 2015,…

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Tech loss drags down Air T

US-based overnight air cargo and aviation support company Air T reported a loss of $3.68 million in the first quarter…

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Ceva appoints specialist in Costa Rica

Ceva Logistics has appointed Willie Parra Fonseca as country manager Costa Rica, based at the San José office. A specialist…

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Çelebi chief Onno Boots steps down

Çelebi Aviation chief executive Onno Boots has stepped down but will continue as a consultant to the Turkish-owned handling company…

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