August 2017

CHAMP introduces ‘Flight View’ to Traxon CDMP

Airfreight IT supplier CHAMP Cargosystems has introduced a ‘Flight View’ feature to its Traxon CDMP management solution, enabling airlines to…

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Panalpina resumes operations in Houston

Panalpina’s US business unit in Houston will resume operations today Thursday at 8:00 am local time, the Switzerland-based global forwarder…

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Volga-Dnepr mulling possible Ruslan successor

The following article, written by Evgenia Kolyada, appears with the kind permission of Russian Aviation Insider (www.rusaviainsider.com) Volga-Dnepr, Russia’s biggest…

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Kerry Logistics eyes Singapore expansion as H1 revenues grow

Hong Kong-headquartered Kerry Logistics saw revenues “surge” in the first half of the year thanks to market growth and acquisitions….

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Shipping doldrums hit German bank DVB but aviation remains stable

Volatile container and tanker shipping markets saw German finance house DVB Bank Group (DVB) register a 2017 half-year pre-tax consolidated…

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Air China sees air cargo traffic rise on international demand

Air China registered a 6.2% year-on-year improvement in revenue freight tonne kms (RFTKs) during the first half of the year…

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FAA and CBP operational updates on storm-hit Texas

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have issued updates on airport closures and manifest…

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Air Partner in time-critical automotive flight

Air Partner recently carried out a time critical lift of 3,044kg of spare car parts to Stockholm via two separate…

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LATAM’s quarterly cargo traffic improves for first time since 2013

Quarterly air cargo traffic at the LATAM Group increased for the first time since 2013 during the second quarter of…

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Qatar’s Al Baker to chair IATA board of governors from 2018

Qatar Airways Group chief executive Akbar Al Baker has been elected chairman of the board of governors of IATA, effective…

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DB Schenker acquires SB Global to expand New Zealand presence

Freight forwarding giant DB Schenker will expand its presence in the New Zealand market through the purchase of SB Global…

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Airlines respond to tropical storm Harvey relief efforts

The air cargo industry is responding to tropical storm Harvey which has ripped through the Texas Gulf Coast with record…

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Changi on course for record cargo year

Singapore Changi Airport saw airfreight throughput grow 11.2% in July to reach 179,550 tonnes, compared with the same month last…

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Suparna adds new B747 Xi’an-Hahn flight

Suparna Airlines, formerly Yangtze River Airlines, has added a new China-Europe service using a Boeing 747 freighter. The Xi’an Xianyang…

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Envirotainer San Juan, it’s a RAP e2

Specialist cool-chain ULD provider Envirotainer has added its Puerto Rican station in pharma hub San Juan as a supplier of…

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Emirates SkyCargo says it with flowers

Emirates SkyCargo’s Boeing 777 ‘Rosie’ freighter has marked Chinese Valentine’s Day and the Indian festival of Onam with special deliveries….

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Cargolux expands African network on machinery and high-tech demand

Cargolux is adding two new destinations to its Africa network as it looks to capitalise on demand for mining equipment…

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WFS: Handling the cargo challenge

Industry stalwart John Batten will bring to bear his extensive air cargo experience after taking on a new role at…

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Asia Cargo Monthly: Demand and load factors up in July

Asian airlines continued to register strong improvements in cargo demand during July, while load factors also continued to edge up….

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We’re going to need a bigger aircraft…

American Airlines Cargo moved two sand tiger sharks and three bonnethead sharks from the US to South America. The sand…

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