October 2018

WestJet to base Dreamliner ops in Calgary

Canada-based carrier WestJet will fly its first three Boeing 787-9 ‘Dreamliner’ international services from Calgary, Alberta. It will be the…

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AIPUT gains planning permission for new dnata cargo facility at Heathrow

Airport Industrial Property Unit Trust (AIPUT) fund has secured local council planning permission for its 250,000 sq ft dnata City…

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UK CMA opens up investigation into Atlantic Joint Business Agreement

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has opened an investigation into the Atlantic Joint Business Agreement (AJBA). Four airlines…

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Panama Canal growth pushes cargo from air to sea

Panama’s air cargo industry has lost market share to ocean transport as a result of increases in the use of…

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CEVA board rejects unsolicited takeover bid

CEVA Logistics’ board of directors has rejected an unsolicited non-binding proposal to acquire the company at the price of CHF27.75…

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Ancra to provide loading system for Sine Draco A321 freighter conversion

Ancra International will provide its cargo loading system for the Airbus A321 passenger-to-freighter conversion programme (A321 SDF) by Sine Draco…

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UPS expands coverage of My Choice capability

UPS is now offering its My Choice service in Africa, the Asia Pacific region, the Indian Sub-continent, Latin America and…

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DSV confirms it made a rejected bid approach to CEVA Logistics

Denmark-headquartered logistics operator DSV has confirmed that it made a takeover bid approach to CEVA Logistics, an offer that was rejected by…

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AFKLMP Cargo flies old Morane-Saulnier monoplane to Réunion

Air France KLM Martinair (AFKLMP) Cargo has transported a vintage, World War One-era Morane-Saulnier H aircraft to Saint-Denis Roland Garros…

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Amazon Air lands at Miami

Amazon Air has launched a twice daily Prime Air-branded Boeing 767-300F service through Miami International Airport (MIA). The service, connecting…

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Emirates SkyCargo marks two-year freighter anniversary in Oslo

Emirates SkyCargo has celebrated two years of operating Boeing 777 freighter services to Oslo airport, the fast growing north European…

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Heathrow cargo volumes rise in September

London Heathrow Airport saw its cargo volumes rise by 1.2% in September compared to the same month of last year,…

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Turkish Cargo flies into Stansted

Turkish Cargo has launched an all-cargo connection linking its Istanbul hub to London Stansted Airport. The three times a week…

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Volga-Dnepr delivers humanitarian cargo to Indonesia

Volga-Dnepr Airlines has delivered generators and a water purification system to Indonesia to support the international humanitarian mission dealing with…

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BUD airport links up with HAM and DUS to connect differently

Second-tier hubs Budapest (BUD), Düsseldorf (DUS) and Hamburg (HAM) airports have joined forces to promote their cargo operations under the slogan…

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ABC flies 40 Maseratis from Milan to Port Moresby

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has flown two Boeing 747-8F charter flights from Milan to Port Moresby carrying 40 new Maserati Quattroporte…

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Fly Express, a piece of cake for Saudia Cargo

Saudi Airlines Cargo has launched Fly Express, offering high priority express delivery for urgent international shipments. The new service offers…

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Saudia to boost connectivity on select long-haul routes

Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) is to add further frequencies on its passenger services to Singapore, Los Angeles (LA) and Abu…

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Air Italy continues to make changes at the top

Air Italy, 49% owned by Qatar Airways, has made further changes to its senior management team. Elisabeth Milton has been…

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Ground transportation in a spin due to e-commerce and digitisation

Global freight transport is “the definition of volatility”, but the ground logistics sector is “undergoing change that far exceeds the…

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