All Airlines Articles – Page 138
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NewsDB Schenker and Lufthansa extend SAF freighter flights until March
DB Schenker and Lufthansa Cargo are extending their sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) powered freighter flights between Frankfurt and Shanghai through the winter season, while Nokia has also joined the initiative.The regular SAF-powered flights were launched earlier this year and the partners will now extend the programme through to March 2022.The ...
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Airfreight is Latin American aviation’s real pandemic winner
The transport of cargo was a key driver of Latin American passenger carriers’ success in maintaining their operations during the pandemic, as they went without government financial aid while transporting essential freight to fight Covid-19.And the airlines see that market only growing further in the future.That’s the conclusion of a ...
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Cathay Pacific hikes transpac BSA prices as market surges
Cathay Pacific Cargo is hiking its block space agreement (BSA) prices on its transpacific and India services in response to current market conditions.In a letter sent out to customers, the Hong Kong-based carrier said it would impose a General Rate Increase (GRI) of HK$18 per kg on the base rate ...
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IATA adds 'quote and book' service to rate portal
Airline association IATA has added a ‘quote and book’ function to its rate portal, with IAG Cargo the first cargo group to offer the new functionality.The addition of live rates and the option to book shipments onto IATA's Net Rates platform will accelerate "the distribution of rates to market while ...
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Cathay Pacific Cargo reports busiest month since Covid outbreak
Cathay Pacific Cargo in September reported its busiest month since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.The cargo carrier saw volumes reach 130,997 tonnes in September, an improvement of 19.7% compared with last year.The increase comes on the back of robust demand and the re-introduction of capacity, which is up by ...
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Lufthansa Cargo to offer booking through WiseTech Global
Lufthansa Cargo will add a direct connection to the WiseTech Global platform allowing users to make e-bookings on the carrier's services.The tie-up will provide CargoWise users with air cargo rates, flight availability and the booking confirmation in real-time."Through API connectivity, the connection will increase forwarder productivity, eliminate manual, error-prone data ...
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NewsPolmans and Gadhia to serve another TIACA term after bylaw change
Polmans (L) and Gadhia. Source: TIACATIACA chair Steven Polmans and vice chair Sanjeev Gadhia will continue their work at the association's helm for the next two years following a change in bylaws.The supply chain organisation said that following the "successful transformation of the association", including a revision to the bylaws ...
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Could Amazon soon add B777 freighters to its fleet?
Ever since Amazon launched its US domestic freighter operation in late 2015 there has been speculation that the company could one day expand into intercontinental operations.If a recent report from Bloomberg is correct, that speculation could soon turn into reality. A report from the news wire last week suggested that ...
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NewsHigh noon for Lufthansa Cargo's last MD-11F
Lufthansa Cargo has operated its last MD-11F flight after 23 years of operating the type.The carrier first began flying the tri-jet freighter in 1998 with its fleet of MD-11Fs eventually numbering 19 of the model.The model has been replaced by a fleet of more efficient B777Fs.Lufthansa's last MD-11F, which is ...
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NewsHow will the easing of US travel restrictions impact air cargo?
The US will remove travel restrictions for many fully vaccinated passengers in a move that could see cargo capacity increase as a result of more bellyhold operations returning to the market.The country announced today that it will re-open its borders to fully vaccinated travellers from 33 countries on November 8 ...
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Air cargo to lead aviation in carbon reduction
Air cargo is set to lead the aviation world in the adoption of green initiatives, with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) proving to be the best way for the industry to reduce its carbon emissions.Speaking at the IATA World Cargo Symposium, the airline group’s director general Willie Walsh said that shippers ...
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NewsFreightos to launch air cargo price index
Source: FreightosFreightos will launch an air cargo pricing index based on data from its Webcargo booking portal that it hopes will add transparency to the market.The company said that its Freightos Air Index (FAI) would provide spot market pricing visibility and consists of a headline index of pricing across global ...
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Quarterly cargo revenues on the rise at Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines saw cargo revenue increase in the third quarter of 2021 to $262m, a 39% improvement compared with the benchmark September quarter of pre-Covid 2019.The US carrier said that cargo revenue continues to improve on yield strength, adding that the latest result represents the fourth consecutive quarter of ...
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NewsSmartLynx sees fleet growth in 2021
SmartLynx Airlines has added five Airbus A330 stripped of their passenger seats to provide long-haul cargo operations in what the European Union-based ACMI passenger and cargo specialist called a “memorable year” so far in 2021.Said a spokesperson: “The company grew its fleet to an impressive number of 35 aircraft. This ...
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NewsLufthansa Cargo boosts handling performance with new production planning system
Lufthansa Cargo has finalised the implementation of its production planning and control (PPC) transformation project.“An integrated production planning system has been part of our digitalization roadmap”, said Harald Gloy, the cargo airline’s chief operations officer and chief human resources officer.“The new application enables us to make smarter and faster decisions ...
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NewsQatar Cargo's Halleux calls on regulators to step up on lithium batteries
Source: Air Cargo NewsQatar Airways chief officer cargo Guillaume Halleux issued an impassioned call for regulators to take steps to counter the threat of rouge lithium-ion battery shipments.Speaking at IATA's World Cargo Symposium in Dublin, Halleux said the airline had suffered three near misses with rogue battery shipments in recent ...
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NewsWalsh expects a permanent shift in air cargo's importance to aviation
Source: Air Cargo NewsAir cargo's new found importance to airlines is here to stay, according to IATA director general Willie Walsh.Speaking to the press after the opening session of the IATA World Cargo Symposium in Dublin, Walsh re-iterated comments made earlier in the day that the air cargo sector had ...
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NewsEtihad Cargo cuts the clicks with revamped website
Etihad Cargo has revamped the etihadcargo.com portal, cutting the time to complete a booking from more than two minutes to less than 45 seconds, equating to only 12 clicks, compared with 23 before.The new-look customer-centric platform also includes streamlined flows, a personalised dashboard, recommendations, and dynamic pricing.Following customer feedback, the ...
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NewsAF KLM Cargo tests autonomous airside vehicle
Source: Air France KLM ©S.Aubry, Groupe ADPAirport operator Groupe ADP and Air France KLM Martinair Cargo have been testing an autonomous electric airside cargo transport vehicle at at Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport.The autonomous vehicle from French startup OROK is equipped with a GPS system, artificial intelligence and numerous sensors enabling ...
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Etihad Cargo interlines with Astral and KQ to accelerate vaccine rollout in Africa
Etihad Cargo has signed a pharma interline agreement – officially named 'Service Legal Agreement' (SLA) – with Astral Aviation and Kenya Airways (KQ), which will expand its pharma reach in Africa, as well as providing “reliable and cost-effective” airfreight solutions across the continent.The agreement comes as the global rollout of ...