August 2016

DHL locks up security contract for another four years

DHL’s Global Forwarding air and ocean freight arm has renewed its contract with security hardware specialist Southco for four more…

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BAE looks to launch RJ100 P2F conversion programme

BAE Systems is hoping to launch a passenger-to-freighter conversion programme for the Avro RJ jetliner and is seeking customer feedback…

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Better late than never

More of interest to travellers than cargo shippers maybe, but recent probing by the BBC has revealed that Gatwick, not…

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Emirates to fly A380 to Guangzhou

Emirates is to replace the 777-300ER on its daily Dubai-Guangzhou route with an A380 from October 1. It follows recent…

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Sichuan launches Chengdu-Prague link

Sichuan Airlines officially launched twice-weekly Airbus A330 passenger flights from Chengdu to Prague on August 12. Operating on Tuesday and…

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World’s largest aircraft take-off delayed

We will have to wait a little while longer before the world’s largest aircraft makes its maiden flight. Hybrid Air…

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Cargojet delivers growth surge despite flat market

Canadian express freight airline Cargojet defied flat overall growth to deliver “exceptional” financial results in the second quarter of the…

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Fall in freight pulls down Latam revenues

A 22.3% decline in cargo revenues, along with a 13.7% decline in passenger income, helped push Latam Airlines Group’s total…

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Flexport goes online in Hong Kong

US-owned forwarder Flexport has opened an Asian regional headquarters in Hong Kong. Backed by Founders Fund, Google Ventures, Bloomberg Beta,…

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American Cargo Monthly: declines at LATAM and Delta and improvements at United and American

Demand patterns at America’s major bellyhold cargo carriers continued along a similar trend to the rest of the year with…

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Munich on the up

Munich Airport handled 29.686 tonnes of cargo (airfreight and mail, excluding military cargo) in July, up by 2.9% on the…

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Delta operations return to normal after Monday’s power outage

Delta Air Lines says its flight operations have now returned to normal after customers faced cancellations and delays this week…

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Brussels Airlines to launch Mumbai link

Brussels Airlines is to inaugurate services to Mumbai in March next year, forming its first link to an Asian destination….

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Emirates points to cargo potential for new Southeast Asian link

On 3 August, Emirates launch a daily, linked service that flies from Dubai to Yangon in Myanmar, before going onwards…

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Yusen boosts airfreight footprint in Mexico

Yusen Logistics, a Japan-headquartered third-party logistics provider, has opened an airfreight forwarding office branch in Guadalajara, Mexico. The Guadalajara Branch,…

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Finnair upgrades Helsinki-Heathrow connection

Finnair is to move to an all-A350 XWB operation on its Helsinki-London Heathrow service. The link is currently flown three…

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Broker and cargo carrier team up to support Solar Impulse

Globally active charter broker Chapman Freeborn and Volga-Dnepr, the Russian cargo charter carrier, have collaborated to provide logistics support for…

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MAG sees mixed picture for cargo volumes in July

The various airports owned and operated by the UK’s Manchester Airports Group – London Stansted, East Midlands and Bournemouth in…

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Dragonair to take on KL route from Cathay Pacific

Dragonair is to operate services to Kuala Lumpur in March next year, taking over responsibility for the route from sister…

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Gatwick hits the highs

London Gatwick International Airport achieved what it says was the “busiest-ever month in its 80-year history” in July, with the…

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