All Airlines Articles – Page 163
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Azul offers free Covid-19 vaccine flights in Brazil
Brazilian carrier Azul Linhas Aéreas is offering Brazilian authorities the free transportation of Covid-19 vaccines across the country using its existing flight network.Azul and Azul Cargo Express offer coverage to 113 cities throughout Brazil utilising Embraer, Airbus, ATR and Cessna aircraft.Azul president John Rodgerson said: “Azul has been serving Brazil ...
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NewsSAS Cargo appoints new CEO as it steps up digitisation
SAS Cargo has appointed Max Knagge, former head of US sales at the company, to the role of chief executive of cargo.Knagge succeeds Leif Rasmussen, who is leaving the company after 38 years of service.Kjetil Håbjørg, executive vice president and and chief services officer at SAS, commented: "I am impressed ...
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Calls for UK to extend night-time flying provisions for air cargo
Supply chain association Logistics UK has called on the country's government to extend its current provision for night flights until 2024 and beyond.The call to extend provisions follows the launch of a government consultation on night-time flying regulations on December 2.Zoe McLernon, multimodal policy manager at Logistics UK, said: “Air ...
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Honda turns to airfreight as UK box ports face gridlock
Car manufacturer Honda will pause production in the UK and turn to airfreight to get parts into the country as container ports face gridlock.The Japanese firm told the BBC that it will pause production at its Swindon, UK, site today due to a transport-related parts delay that is affecting its ...
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Caribbean Cargo appoints US GSSA to expand in the country
Caribbean Airlines Cargo has expanded its operations in the US, following the appointment of Network Cargo Management Corp as its GSSA on December 7.The alliance between the companies enables Caribbean Cargo's customers to access shipping services for cargo originating from the US via several of cargo agents in the US.Caribbean ...
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NewsAirfreight rates climb in November while belly capacity grows
The air cargo industry saw rates out of Hong Kong increase in November while the start of December has seen carriers re-introduce belly capacity.November figures from the Baltic Exchange Air Freight Index (BAI) powered by Tac Data show that in November average airfreight rates from Hong Kong to North America ...
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NewsEtihad Cargo teams up with Validaide
Etihad Cargo will list its pharma facilities and capabilities through validation platform Validaide.The cargo division said the move would allow it to reach the more than 500 logistics providers that use the Validaide platform to search for pharma facility and service capabilities.Customers will be able to define, share and search ...
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Air New Zealand set to expand international cargo operations
Air New Zealand will expand its international air cargo operations following the launch of the second phase of a government supply chain support scheme.The airline will operate around 55 international flights per week after the government announced phase two of the International Air Freight Capacity (IAFC) Scheme that aims to ...
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NewsLatam Cargo launches flights to Qatar
Catering to demand from Chile's fruit harvest season, Latam Group has started operating flights to Qatar for the first time.The service was launched on November 30 and the first flight on the route was operated by Latam Airlines Brazil.Cargo on the flight to Doha included perishables from customers in South ...
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CargoLogicGermany enters animal transportation market
Freighter operator CargoLogicGermany (CLG) has entered the animal transportation market with the movement of two horses on a flight organised by Intradco Global.Two racehorses, Cindy Truppo and Ole Bo, weighing 500 kg each, became the first horses to be flown by the 2019 launched CLG when one of its B737-400SF ...
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Air France KLM Cargo launches sustainable fuel programme
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) has launched a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) programme that allows customers to select how much of their freight they would like to be flown using SAF.The "world's first" SAF programme for airfreight allows shippers and forwarders to determine a percentage of their shipments that ...
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NewsAntonov welcomes back giant AN-225 as heavylift capacity comes under pressure
Antonov Airlines is bringing its AN-225 Mriya into commercial operation as customers face limited heavylift capacity.The 250-tonne capacity Mriya had been taken out of action earlier this year for routine maintenance, but will be back in action next week.The availability of heavylift capacity has been reduced following Volga-Dnepr's decision to ...
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NewsWindrose expands cargo operations with A330 pax-freighter
Ukrainian carrier Windrose Airlines has expanded its presence in the air cargo market through a deal with lessor AELF Flight Service for auxiliary A330-200 freighter.The aircraft (MSN 700) will be operated by Maleth Aero under a 14-month contract, which was negotiated by broker Air Charter Service.The aircraft has had its ...
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NewsQatar Cargo supports Norway's seafood exporters with Harstad-Narvik service
From next week, Qatar Airways Cargo will operate cargo-only flights, using its Boeing 777-300 passenger aircraft, from Doha, Qatar, to Harstad-Narvik Airport in northern Norway.The carrier said that the service — which will operate three times per week — will provide 150 tonnes of capacity each week and will support ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo launches services to Pakistan
For the first time, Virgin Atlantic Cargo is launching services between the UK and Pakistan.Next week, the carrier will launch flights between London Heathrow and Lahore (from December 7); Manchester and Islamabad (from December 10), and London Heathrow and Islamabad (from December).In total, the carrier will add more than 66 ...
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NewsFedEx Express ups capacity across its Asia Pacific network
In order to cope with unprecedented airfreight demand due to e-commerce growth this peak season, FedEx Express has added cargo capacity on its routes in the Asia-Pacific region.The company has increased its flight frequency for Asia-to-Europe flights, as well as flights between Australia and destinations in Asia.The move follows FedEx ...
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Delta highlights readiness to transport Covid vaccines
Delta Cargo has highlighted its readiness and capability to transport Covid-19 vaccines.The carrier has large warehousing and cooler facilities in Atlanta, Detroit, Los Angeles, New York-JFK and Seattle, as well as a network of 49 certified pharma hubs at airports around the globe.Delta also has a global distribution function in ...
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Cainiao partners with Ethiopian to launch pharma service
Cainiao Smart Logistics Network, the logistics division of Alibaba Group, has partnered with Ethiopian Airlines to launch an airfreight pharma service that will transport temperature-controlled medicines from Shenzhen Airport.The move comes as the world gears up for widespread distribution of coronavirus vaccines.IATA Pharma-certified Shenzhen Airport is China's first medical cross-border ...
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SpiceXpress launches pharma service to support vaccine distribution
SpiceXpress, the airfreight division of Indian carrier SpiceJet, has launched a new pharma service ahead of widespread global distribution of Covid-19 vaccines.The Spice Pharma Pro service will help to deliver "reliable, fast and secure" transportation of temperature-sensitive goods throughout the cold chain.The launch of Spice Pharma Pro comes after SpiceXpress ...
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NewsAAPA notes "relatively firm" airfreight demand in October
The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) has observed that air cargo demand last month remained "relatively firm", according to its preliminary October 2020 traffic figures.However, demand in October this year — measured in freight tonne km (FTKs) — was still 13% lower than in the same period last year.The ...