March 2018

Air cargo should move beyond peer-to-peer data sharing

Air cargo needs to begin the process of moving beyond peer-to-peer data sharing to multi-user systems. Speaking during a session…

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LATAM revenues rise

LATAM Airlines Group has revealed the first annual revenue expansion since the combination of LAN and TAM in 2011, reporting…

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Virgin Atlantic Cargo doubles Jo’burg flights

On October 28, Virgin Atlantic Cargo will double its services between London and Johannesburg with the launch of a second…

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DHL gears up for Formula 1 season

DHL and Formula 1 are extending their global partnership ahead of the start of the 2018 season, which will open…

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Nimbus paves Yakutsk runway with gold

Russia’s Investigative Committee has confirmed that a Nimbus Antonov 12 aircraft spilled part of its 9-ton cargo of precious metals…

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Brussels load factor dips

Brussels Airlines has posted a slight decline in its cargo load factor for February, down 1.8 percentage points year on…

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Call for harmonisation of air cargo screening device requirements

The air cargo industry would like to see greater harmonisation of rules and regulations around air cargo scanning devices to…

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Call for data-sharing to speed up e-commerce

A senior manager at Alibaba’s logistics subsidiary has called for greater data-sharing among airfreight stakeholders, while an official at the…

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DHL to build ‘mega parcel centre’ near Brandenburg

Deutsche Post DHL Group is building a new 165,000 sq m “mega parcel centre” in Ludwigsfelde near Brandenburg, which is…

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Lufthansa achieves best results yet

Lufthansa Group achieved its best-ever results in 2017, with total revenues up 12.4% to €35.6bn and earnings growth primarily driven…

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Spohr to stay on as Lufthansa CEO

Carsten Spohr is to remain in his post as chief executive of Deutsche Lufthansa for another five-year term. The group’s…

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Ontario: double-digit cargo growth

Ontario International Airport has posted year-on-year growth of 19.8% in its cargo throughput for February. The double-digit rise in volumes…

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IATA e-DGD: “a powerful step forward”

IATA has adopted e-Dangerous Goods Declaration (e-DGD) standards at the World Cargo Symposium taking place in Dallas, Texas on March…

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SkyCargo latest to receive Cargo iQ certification

Hot on the heels of the IATA Cargo iQ certifications awarded on March 13 (to Menzies Aviation, Qatar Airways Cargo…

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ABC sticks with Unilode

Russian all-cargo carrier AirBridgeCargo Airlines has extended its ULD management agreement with Unilode until mid-2023. The partnership dates back to…

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Unilode: digitising ULDs

ULD provider Unilode Aviation Solutions intends to implement a ULD tracking system in cooperation with OnAsset Intelligence and a leading…

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‘Giant step forward’ for dangerous goods compliance

IATA has launched a new digital solution, Dangerous Goods AutoCheck (DG AutoCheck), that allows the air cargo supply chain to…

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Air cargo told to step up its perishables performance

Air cargo must improve its performance if it wants to take advantage of the growing perishables market and avoid losing…

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Air France-KLM adds summer capacity

Air France-KLM is upping its long-haul passenger capacity this summer, resulting in additional belly space on a number of routes….

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Schiphol data sharing platform blooms

As part of its Smart Cargo Mainport Program (SCMP), Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is now linking critical flower shipment data to…

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