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NewsChapman Freeborn and Avion team up on A320 and A321 freight flights
Avion Express and Chapman Freeborn team up on cargo flightsCharter broker Chapman Freeborn has been utilising the A320 and A321 aircraft of sister company Avion Express to meet demand for the transport of medical supplies.The two companies have worked together and received all the required approvals to operate cargo-only flights ...
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EL AL teams up with Kuehne+Nagel to operate 150 cargo flights
EL AL Israel Airlines (EL AL) has signed a deal with logistics firm Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) to operate 150 cargo flights during the next six months.The deal will involve EL AL operating cargo flights between China and Italy, via Israel, from now until October.Cargo onboard the flights will include ...
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NewsHAECO adds new cargo storage products for aircraft cabins
HAECO cabin storage solutionsHAECO’s cabin solutions unit has launched a range of new stowage concepts that will allow airlines to combine passengers and cargo in the main cabin.The designs – which have gone from concepts to offerable products in under a month – were created in response to airlines looking ...
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Cathay Pacific Cargo sees demand drop but yields and load factor increase
Hong Kong flagship carrier Cathay Pacific Group today released combined Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon results for March this year, which show a decrease in the amount of cargo and mail carried compared with the same month in 2019.The group's results reflect the impact of the global coronavirus pandemic, which ...
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NewsBrussels Airlines parent company amends board of directors
In its latest meeting, SN Airholding, parent company of Brussels Airlines, made changes to its board of directors.Jan Smets, former governor of the National Bank of Belgium and member of the SN Airholding board of directors since July 2019, was elected as co-chairman.With immediate effect, Smets succeeds Etienne Davignon, who ...
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SF Express continues transpacific expansion with LA freighter flight
Chinese express firm SF Express has expanded its transpacific operation with the addition of a Los Angeles to Hangzhou service.The company said that it would utilise an 87-tonne capacity B747-400 for the three-times-per week route, which it will operate alongside its existing New York-Hangzhou operation.The US outbound service will focus ...
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IATA renews call to keep air cargo flowing
IATA has renewed its calls for a coordinated approach among governments to keep air cargo flowing.The association said that delays in permit approvals, quarantine measures for air cargo crew and not enough support on the ground continue to hamper the movement of cargo flights carrying vital medical supplies and other ...
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TAC Index: Air cargo pricing from China surges again
Airfreight rates from Shanghai to Europe and the US surged again last week as capacity on the trade lanes remained tight.The latest statistics from TAC Index show that prices on services from Shanghai to North America last week increased by 9.3% week on week to $6.95 per kg, which is ...
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American Airlines Cargo updates cancellation policy to maximise capacity
American Airlines Cargo has updated its cancellation and fair booking policy to mitigate unused space on its flights during this challenging, capacity-limited period, caused by the coronavirus outbreak.Effective from May 1, the new fair booking policy will allow customers to cancel up to 48 hours prior to the flight's scheduled ...
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Finnair the latest carrier to convert cabins for cargo
Finnair is the latest airline to reveal that it is making changes to cabins to handle more cargo.The Helsinki-based airline said that this week it will fly more than 10 return flights on its A350 aircraft to Tokyo Narita, Seoul, Osaka, Shanghai and Guangzhou to carry cargo.The flights, which are ...
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Japan Airlines utilises CHAMP platform for domestic cargo operations
Japanese Airlines (JAL) has partnered with CHAMP Cargosystems to launch a digital platform to streamline the carrier's domestic cargo processes.Built on CHAMP’s open cargo platform, the new online platform solution, which is operated by CHAMP on behalf of JAL, enables the airline’s customers to transact business digitally with an a ...
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LATAM Cargo strengthens European cargo links
LATAM Cargo has adjusted its international itinerary to strengthen its airfreight links between Latin America and Europe with the addition of a seventh weekly service utilising one of its B767 freighters .As part of the new itinerary, LATAM Cargo will use Amsterdam as its main point of entry into Europe. ...
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NewsAAPA: Global airfreight demand "holding up relatively well"
Copyright: ShutterstockThe Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) has revealed that global demand for air cargo declined by 19% in March 2020 compared with the same month last year. However, it said that demand is holding up "relatively well, despite economic disruption in many economies following measures aimed at slowing ...
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SpiceJet ramps up cargo operation following coronavirus outbreak
On April 7, India-based SpiceJet operated the country’s first cargo-only passenger aircraft flight carrying vital medical supplies in the cabin. Since then, the airline has regularly used its Boeing 737 aircraft for cargo-only flights.SpiceJet has also recently operated special cargo flights to Abu Dhabi, Kuwait and other countries, to export ...
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NewsAir cargo coronavirus relief effort continues over the weekend
A wrap up of air cargo's response to the coronavirus outbreak over the weekend starting April 10--------------- April 14, 13:30pm BST -----------------------------------------Heathrow Airport has revealed stats showing increases in the number of cargo flights it has handled in recent weeks as it uses its available capacity to prioritise cargo flights ...
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NewsLufthansa strips out seats to create extra cargo space
Lufthansa will take out the seats from several of its aircraft as it looks to create space to carry extra cargo.The move is part of wider efforts to expand cargo capacity through the addition of extra services to meet a capacity crunch.The airline said that in co-operation with sister company ...
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Delta ups package weight and size limit for door-to-door cargo service
Delta Cargo has expanded its pick-up and delivery service allowing customers to ship larger and heavier items.Its DASH delivery service is run in partnership with same-day delivery company Roadie and will now be expanded to include DASH Heavy.Delta and Roadie's delivery partnership, DASH Door-to-Door, pairs TSA-approved drivers with cargo incoming ...
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Airfreight community continues to support Covid-19 relief efforts
More members of the airfreight community are coming together to support the fight global fight against Covid-19.American Airlines is expanding its cargo-only operations this month to provide more than 5.5m pounds of capacity to transport critical goods between the US, Latin America, Europe and Asia.The carrier has added flights from ...
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NewsKLM to redeploy parked combi aircraft
Dutch carrier KLM has decided to redeploy two Boeing 747 combi aircraft in order to meet cornavirus-related demand.The airline said that it had partnered with health-tech firm Royal Philips and the Dutch government to create a special cargo air bridge between the Netherlands and China.KLM pointed out that around 90% ...
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NewsAfrican carriers respond to covid-19 outbreak with extra cargo flights
Ethiopian Cargo and SAA Cargo have both been adding additional cargo flights to cater for medical equipment demand related to the coronavirus outbreak.For the first time in its history, the cargo division of South African Airways, SAA Cargo, operated a passenger aircraft for a pure cargo uplift.On April 6, SAA ...