All Airlines Articles – Page 165
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Condor, TUI and Sunclass list bellyhold capacity on cargo.one
From this month, passenger airlines Condor, TUI and Sunclass are offering their bellyhold capacity on cargo.one, the digital cargo booking platform.Cargo.one said the partnership with Condor, TUI and Sunclass - which are all managed by general sales and services agent (GSSA) ECS Group - will be particularly useful to freight ...
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NewsPeter Gerber to leave Lufthansa Cargo top job
Peter Gerber and Dorothea von BoxbergIn a year of change for the air cargo industry, Peter Gerber will leave the position of chief executive of Lufthansa Cargo to take over at Brussels Airlines.Gerber will take over as chief executive of the Belgian airline, which is owned by Lufthansa, on March ...
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NewsBoeing's latest market forecast predicts ongoing demand for B767Fs
Boeing has issues its latest World Air Cargo Forecast, reiterating expected demand growth of 4% per year over the next 20 years and also predicting ongoing demand for B767 freighters.The airframer had already, in early October, released cargo-jet demand projections as part of a broader 20-year commercial aviation outlook.But Boeing’s ...
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NewsSIA deploys IBS Software's iCargo platform
Singapore Airlines to use IBS Software’s iCargoSingapore Airlines (SIA) has deployed IBS Software's iCargo cargo management solution to streamline its cargo operations across its network.SIA is now operating its business units, including sales, import and export operations, air mail handling and revenue accounting, on the iCargo platform, enabling it to ...
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NewsLevel to add South America pax-freighter services
IAG Cargo and sister airline Level will restart a regular services from Barcelona to Buenos Aires and Santiago de Chile as a pax-freighter operation.The services to Argentina and Chile were cut as a result of the pandemic, but will now resume using widebody A330 aircraft to carry cargo only.The Barcelona ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo launches new pharma service as it prepares for vaccine
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has added a new pharma service ahead of the launch of a new Covid-19 vaccine.The airline said its new Pharma Secure service will cater for urgent, valuable and vulnerable pharmaceutical and life sciences shipments.The product will include a 24/7 support team, automatic live status updates, proactive service ...
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Cargolux looking ‘very closely’ at 777-300ER freighter conversion
Cargolux is examining the Boeing 777-300ER freighter conversion programme as a candidate to meet its future fleet requirements, according to the airline’s chief executive Richard Forson.The European cargo operator – whose fleet of 30 747s were all line-built freighters – is considering two scenarios for future aircraft orders, Forson explained ...
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SpiceJet Q2 losses narrow on cargo revenue growth
A steady increase in cargo revenue has helped Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet narrow its quarterly operating loss, even as passenger travel demand remains in the doldrums amid the coronavirus pandemic.For the quarter ended September 30, the carrier reported an operating loss of Rs1.06bn ($14.2m), significantly lower than the Rs6bn loss ...
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NewsVietjet and UPS team-up on Asian flights
Vietjet and UPS have entered an agreement to leverage each other’s global and regional networks.The agreement provides Vietjet with access to flights on UPS’s international freighter network from Asia, while the US express firm will be able to utilise Vietjet services within Vietnam, Thailand and the wider Asia region.The partnership ...
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NewsSF Airlines adds new US service as fleet expansion continues
Express carrier SF Airlines has launched a new service to the US, while it has also continued with its fleet expansion.The service started on November 7 and is operating on a rotation of Shenzhen-Hangzhou-Los Angeles, utilising Boeing 747-400 capacity.The first flight carried general cargo and e-commerce the airline said.The two ...
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Air France KLM continues preparation for vaccine launch
Air France KLM Martinair (AFKLP) has helped establish two more task forces and is developing new cool facilities as it prepares for the launch of a Covid-19 vaccine.The airline group said that along with Air Cargo Netherlands (ACN) and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol; and with Aéroport de Paris it has established ...
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Cargo helps Emirates limit its losses
Emirates saw its cargo volumes decline in the first half of its financial year as carrying capacity was heavily reduced as a result of the grounding of much of its passenger operations.The Dubai-hubbed airline reported first half cargo volumes of 785,000 tonnes, which is down 35% compared with 2019 levels ...
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NewsIAG Cargo facilitates Diwali celebration with movement of festive goods
IAG Cargo has carried out a special delivery on behalf of a customer working in India who was unable to spend Diwali with his London-based family, due to work commitments and Covid-19 restrictions.The carrier enabled Ashish Asaf, who works at logistics firm S.A Group — an IAG cargo customer — ...
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Lufthansa Cargo launches new booking portal
Lufthansa Cargo has launched a new online booking portal that it hopes will speed up the process for customers.The Frankfurt-hubbed carrier said that the new portal, eBooking, has simplified the process into three steps: define the shipment, choose the product and confirm the route."The system guides customers through the booking ...
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NewsEmirates calls A380s up for all-cargo duties
The cargo market has pivoted to such an extent that Emirates SkyCargo is now able to utilise its A380 aircraft - known for its low cargo capacity compared to its size - as mini-freighters.The Dubai-headquartered airline said that it would use the four-engine aircraft on select cargo charter operations to ...
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NewsVolga-Dnepr Group gears up for peak season
Volga-Dnepr Group has noted a significant increase in airfreight demand, driven by e-commerce growth, across two of its carriers' networks.The group said that AirBridgeCargo Airlines and ATRAN Airlines experienced a three-fold increase in e-commerce volumes in the first nine months of this year - amounting to more than 75,000 tonnes.The ...
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Aeronaves TSM signs up for B737 conversion
Mexico-based Aeronaves TSM has signed a deal with conversion house Aeronautical Engineers Inc (AEI) for one firm order for a B737-400SF, and an option for one additional freighter conversion.These aircraft represent TSM’s entry into the B737-400SF freighter platform. The first aircraft (MSN 28150) will commence modification in March 2021. All ...
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Air cargo prepares for biggest ever product launch as vaccine nears roll-out
The air cargo industry is preparing for what has been described as the biggest product launch in the history of mankind as a Covid-19 vaccine is set to begin distribution this year.Yesterday, developers Pfizer and BioNTech announced that trials had shown that its vaccine could prevent more than 90% of ...
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SF Airlines launches Frankfurt freighter link
Express operator SF Airlines has launched a new freighter service between Wuhan and Frankfurt (FRA) to cater for e-commerce demand.The service represents SF Airlines' fourth to Europe and the third international route from Wuhan, following the launch of flights to Tokyo and Osaka earlier this year.The flight will be operated ...
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Etihad overhauls management as it adapts to being ‘mid-size’ carrier
Several senior Etihad Airways personnel, including chief commercial officer Robin Kamark, are stepping down from the Middle Eastern carrier as it undertakes an extensive reshaping to adapt to the changed market situation.The company said it is overhauling its business model to emerge as a “mid-sized carrier”, focusing on a fleet ...