October 2017

JAL goes for Starlight Express in Nepal market

Nepalese freight forwarder Starlight Express is to act as the general sales agent (GSA) for Japan Airlines Cargo in the…

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Western Global adds to Puerto Rico relief effort

Florida-based Western Global Airlines is continuing to operate relief flights to Puerto Rico, carrying emergency supplies aboard its widebody MD-11…

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Lufthansa opts for va-Q-tec passive temp-control containers

Lufthansa Cargo has partnered with va-Q-tec to offer the  temperature-controlled specialist’s va-Q-tainer thermal containers at stations across the German flag-carrier’s global network….

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Leipzig/Halle supports ever-growing freight volumes

Leipzig/Halle airport handled 828,163 tonnes of cargo during the first nine months of 2017, a 7.7% increase over the same…

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IAG Cargo enjoys ‘strong growth’ in third quarter

IAG Cargo’s 2017 third quarter results saw airfreight’s commercial revenue reach €259m, a 10.2% increase over the same July-September period…

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Scholte takes up lead TIACA role

The new chairman of The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA), Sebastiaan Scholte, has taken up his position at the head…

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DSV looks back on positive three months for sea and airfreight volumes

DSV, the Denmark-headquartered supply chain specialist, has reported on its third-quarter performance. Net revenue over the third quarter reached DKr18.7bn…

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Dubai Airports welcomes cargo volume boost

September freight volumes through Dubai International Airport reached 217,120 tonnes in September, up by 5.8% on the figure of 205,142…

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Airline cargo bosses remain in positive mood

Airline cargo bosses are in an upbeat mood, with a new IATA survey suggesting a continued strong financial performance in…

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American Airlines on the up

American Airlines achieved revenues of $10.9bn during the July to September period, up by 2.7% on the same three months…

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UPS reveals ‘solid’ third-quarter results

UPS saw revenues rise by 7% in the third quarter reach $16bn, while international operating profit increased by 8.9% to…

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Rhenus consolidates airfreight operations through Frankfurt

Supply chain operator Rhenus is consolidating its European airfreight volumes at Frankfurt airport, Germany’s busiest air cargo hub. The decision…

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Cargolux turns to temp-control container lessor SkyCell

Luxembourg-based B747 freighter operator Cargolux has agreed a deal with SkyCell that will see the latter’s temperature-controlled containers become available…

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DHL facility at O’Hare opens its doors

DHL has opened a $10m global gateway facility at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. The integrator selected Chicago’s new northeast cargo…

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LATAM flies relief cargo to Puerto Rico

LATAM Cargo, South America’s biggest cargo airline, has flown more than 40 tons of water, food, generators, medicine and other…

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Heathrow reports strong cargo growth

Cargo traffic through Heathrow airport rose by 10.5% year on year to reach 1.25m tonnes in the first nine months…

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Silk Way grows its fleet with B747-8Fs

SILK WAY Airlines has ordered two B747-8Fs, expanding its current fleet of aircraft to seven.  The national flag carrier for…

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Atlas warns of constrained freighter supply

Atlas Air Worldwide (AAWW) is expecting to see constraints on the supply of freighters over the coming years due to…

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London airports “completely full” by mid-2030s says UK government

All five of London’s main airports will be "completely full" by the mid-2030s, and four of them within a decade,…

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UK airfreight fails to keep pace with passenger growth

Department for Transport statistics confirm that UK airfreight has not kept pace with the national growth in passenger numbers, in…

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