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NewsFinnair adds further capacity on Japan routes
As part of what it describes as a strategy of “sustainable, profitable growth”, Finnair is to extend its newly announced Sapporo service to a year-round operation.Finland’s flag-carrier will fly an Airbus A330 aircraft between Helsinki and Sapporo on the island of Hokkaido twice a week year-round from December 15 this ...
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NewsJAL to ramp up connections out of Tokyo from 2020
In response to the allocation of new daytime slots at Tokyo-Haneda International Airport in 2020, Japan Airlines (JAL) is to ramp up its connections between the Japanese capital and destinations in the US, Finland, Russia, Australia, India and China.As a result of the changes, Japan’s flag-carrier will offer 34 international ...
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NewsOntario enjoys good growth in October
Ontario International Airport in California saw its commercial freight volumes grow by 4.6% year on year in October to reach a figure of more than 66,000 tons.This was an encouraging performance, after airfreight volume growth was said to have been “flat” in September.Over the first 10 months of 2019, Ontario’s ...
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NewsChina Airlines Cargo B747F flies into Mumbai
China Airlines Cargo has launched a new Taipei – Mumbai freighter service.One of the Taiwanese carrier’s Boing 747-400 freighters landed in the Indian city on Saturday on the inaugural connection that will operate on Wednesdays and Saturdays.The aircraft will fly from Taipei to Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport twice ...
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NewsFrench PM opens new CEVA global headquarters
From left to right: Rodolphe Saadé; Elisabeth Borne, minister of ecological and solidary transition; Edouard Philippe; and Renaud MuselierLate last week (on November 14), the prime minister of France, Edouard Philippe, and the president of the French 'Sud' region , Renaud Muselier, joined with CEVA’s chief executive, Nicolas Sartini, and ...
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NewsDHL Global Forwarding benefits from MSA Security’s canine screening
DHL Global Forwarding is working with MSA Security, a New York, US-headquartered global security firm, in a partnership that sees the latter provide explosive detection canine screening of air cargo.The formal partnership has developed out of a small pilot dating back to 2016, one that anticipated the US Transportation Security ...
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NewsSouth African Airways resumes international flights
This morning (Monday November 18), South African Airways (SAA) announced its intention to resume flights to six destinations on the African continent: Accra, Lagos, Lusaka, Maputo, Windhoek and Harare, with effect from tomorrow.These six destinations on the African continent add to other international services on which SAA has now resumed ...
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NewsKerry Logistics acquires Turkish forwarder ASAV
Kerry Logistics has purchased a majority interest in Turkish freight forwarder Asav Lojistik Hizmetleri Anonim Sirketi (ASAV).The forwarder said in a statement that the acquisition would “further the expansion of its global network and strengthen its international freight forwarding capabilities”.Moreover, “Building upon ASAV’s competitive advantages of established operations and a ...
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NewsEmirates inks deal for 50 A350-900 XWBs
In the first of the big deals to be announced from the Dubai Airshow under way this week in the UAE, Emirates has announced a firm order for 50 Airbus A350-900 XWB aircraft.The aircraft would be worth $16bn (AED58.7bn) at list prices.Delivery of the first of Emirates’ A350 XWBs is ...
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NewsCaribbean Airlines Cargo offers customers a loyalty bonus
Image: Caribbean AirlinesTrinidad & Tobago-headquartered Caribbean Airlines has begun offering its customers air miles when using the carrier’s cargo operation.Customers enrolled in the airline’s Caribbean Miles Loyalty Programme can now earn miles every time they ship with Caribbean Airlines Cargo. Enrolling into Caribbean Miles can be done free of charge.Caribbean ...
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NewsSingapore Airlines Cargo has tough October
Singapore Airlines Cargo saw its freight volumes and traffic fall in October, alongside a decline in the cargo load factor.Freight carried fell year on year by 6.8% in October to 107,900 tonnes. Meanwhile, traffic was down by 10.3% year on year to 570.2m cargo tonne-km.With capacity down by just 1.4%, ...
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SAA plans international flights despite industrial action
South African Airways has announced that it is aiming to operate all international flights departing from OR Tambo International Airport from Sunday 17 November despite ongoing industrial action.The first departure from São Paulo is expected to operate on Sunday, with departures from SAA’s international stations, including London, New York, Washington, ...
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NewsCargolux doubles weekly service to Jakarta
Cargolux has added a second weekly link between Luxembourg and Jakarta just five months after it launched the first service.The carrier says the success of the service to the Indonesian capital has prompted it to double its offering to cater for the growing market in South East Asia.Domenico Ceci, executive ...
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NewsKerry Logistics wins awards for third time
Robert Tan of Kerry Logistics receiving the awardsKerry Logistics has won two titles at the 2019 Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific Best Practices Awards for the third year in a row.It was named Asia Pacific Logistics Service Provider of the Year and Asia Pacific Road Freight Service Provider of the ...
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NewsUPS upgrades Asia Pacific services
UPS is promising faster, guaranteed delivery times and wider coverage in the Asia Pacific region with a series of service improvements that will benefit up to 1.4 million postal codes across 41 countries and territories.“Most businesses shipping within Asia will now have their shipments delivered in as little as two ...
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NewsLiege Airport signs three new partnerships
Night operations at Liege AirportLiege Airport has announced three new partnerships – with Alibaba Cloud, Orange Belgium and Qatar Airways.The announcements were made the airport’s WeCargo event 12-14 November which brought together start-ups, air cargo experts and investors at the Belgian air freight hub.Alibaba Cloud, the technology subsidiary of Chinese ...
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NewsCrane appoints Brandt for east US sales
Crane Worldwide Logistics has appointed Eric Brandt to lead its sales growth in the US east region. He has worked in the logistics industry for almost 20 years, with experience in forwarding, contract logistics and final mile distribution, especially in consumer and retail verticals.Tim Zubradt, chief sales officer, said: “As ...
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Smart move by Lufthansa Cargo
A new smartBooking feature provides Lufthansa Cargo customers and partners with a binding offer that can be booked online immediately. It contains the available routes, capacities and prices, and automatically executes all relevant checks.The application programming interface (API) will be available to direct customers and will also be used by ...
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Agility see Q3 airfreight volumes fall
Logistics and infrastructure company Agility has announced Q3 results showing falling airfreight volumes amidst “challenging market conditions” for its Global Integrated Logistics (GIL) business.Although the Kuwait-based company reported an overall 1.6% increase in Q3 revenue to KD 400.7 million, air freight net revenue fell 2.8% compared with the same quarter ...
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Staff strike could shut down South African Airways, warn managers
South African Airways (SAA) management is warning that a potential strike carried out by cabin crew and other workers could threaten the future of the carrier.The South African Cabin Crew Association (SACCA) and the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) issued a call for a strike to begin ...