All Airlines Articles – Page 187
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IAG looks at recruiting passenger jets to serve critical freight lines
IAG is considering recruiting some of its passenger aircraft for airfreight operations, to ensure that essential cargo supplies are maintained as the coronavirus crisis persists.Chief executive Willie Walsh, speaking during a March 16 briefing, said that governments “need to appreciate” that there is a strong cargo demand, and passenger aircraft ...
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Korean Air the latest to offer cargo only-PAX flights
Korean Air has become the latest carrier to offer up its passenger aircraft for cargo-only operations, joining Scoot and Cathay Pacific.According to FlightGlobal, the airline said it planned to deploy passenger aircraft that have been idled since February 25 to carry cargo on flights to Qingdao.The flights will begin on ...
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Delta and United cargo divisions respond to Trump's Europe travel ban
Airlines' cargo divisions have responded to President Donald Trump's ban on individuals travelling from Europe to the US.From today (Friday 13), individuals from 23 countries in the European Union will not be permitted to travel to the US, due to US' fears about the spread of coronavirus.In response to the ...
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Air Cargo News Awards and Conference postponed
The Air Cargo News team has taken the decision to postpone this year’s awards and conference in response to the coronavirus outbreak.The move comes as the last 48 hours have seen several new travel bans and restrictions on large gatherings put in place.The Air Cargo News team is also mindful ...
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Norwegian Air reduces capacity in response to COVID-19
Norwegian Air is reducing its flight capacity by 15% in response to low demand as a result of the coronavirus.In a statement, the carrier explained that it is cancelling 3,000 flights from mid-March to mid-June, as well as implementing temporary layoffs of a significant share of its workforce.As a result ...
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Cargo escapes US ban on travel from Europe
The White House has clarified that cargo is not included in the US ban on travel from Europe announced as part of efforts to stop the spread of coronavirus.Yesterday, US president Donald Trump announced an unprecedented travel ban from most of Europe to the US would begin at the end ...
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Silk Way West expands US network
From April 6, Silk Way West Airlines will expand its global network with thrice-weekly flights to Dallas Fort-Worth Airport in the US.The carrier will use Boeing 747-8 freighters on the route, which also includes Chicago as a destination.Fadi Nahas, vice president, Americas, explained: "On behalf of Silk Way West Airlines, ...
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NewsScoot to fly cargo-only PAX flights to China
Scoot B787-9Singapore-based low-cost airline Scoot will operate cargo-only passenger flights to China over the coming weeks as demand outstrips supply.The airline told Air Cargo News that it would operate "belly-hold freight charters" flights on behalf of parent Singapore Airlines' cargo arm in March.The flights will operate from Singapore to Guangzhou ...
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Cathay Pacific Cargo performs "below expectations"
Cathay Pacific reported that its cargo division performed "below expectations" last year, with cargo revenues of HK$21.1bn – a 14.3% decrease on 2018 revenues.Cargo revenue tonne km decreased by 6.7% to 11.3bn, volumes decreased by 6% to 2m tonnes and yields decreased by 7.9% to HK$1.87.Load factor declined by 4.4 ...
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NewsDSV sees German airfreight volumes take a hit
In 2019, the airfreight division of Denmark-headquartered freight forwarding DSV lost around one third of its German airfreight export cargo compared to the previous year, writes Oliver Link from Air Cargo News' sister title DVZ.The IATA CASS figures show that DSV Air & Sea suffered by far the greatest loss ...
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Dutch logistics group warns new tax could hit green efforts
Dutch shipper and logistics group Evofenedex has called on the country's government to axe plans for a green air cargo tax that it says will have unintended consequences.The Dutch government has submitted proposals to introduce a charge based on the maximum takeoff weight of aircraft.However, Evofenedex said that this will ...
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NewsEtihad Cargo expands digital platform with tracking app
Etihad Cargo has launched a mobile app that enables customers to track their shipments in real time while on the go.The application is based on the capabilities of Etihad Cargo's iCargo platform and its website, etihadcargo.com.In addition to its real-time tracking capabilities, the app also features optional push notifications (alerts) ...
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NewsIBS Software to host airfreight management platform for Lufthansa Cargo
IBS Software helps Lufthansa cargo handling move to the cloud: Dr. Jochen Göttelmann (Lufthansa Cargo), V K Mathews (IBS), Dr. Martin Schmitt (Lufthansa Cargo) and Ashok Rajan (IBS) - left to right.IBS Software has signed a five-year contract with Lufthansa Cargo to host and maintain the carrier's iCAP cargo handling ...
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China airfreight rates spike while Cathay mulls cargo only PAX flights
Airfreight rates from China increased rapidly last week as demand from China begins to ramp up but spare capacity remains tight.The latest figures from TAC Index show that last week average airfreight prices from Shanghai to North America increased by 32.3% on a week earlier to $4.02 per kg, while ...
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NewsAFKLMP Cargo announces Roelands promotion
Source: AFKLMP CargoAir France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLPM) has named Gertjan Roelands as its new senior vice president of sales and distribution.Roelands, who succeeds Christophe Boucher – the newly-appointed executive vice president of Air France Cargo, will oversee the business's global commercial activities including digital services.Roelands joined KLM in 1999 ...
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Singapore Airlines Cargo receives CEIV Pharma renewal
Singapore Airlines (SIA) Cargo, the first airline in the Asia Pacific region to be gain CEIV Pharma certification in 2017, has received renewed certification from IATA.The renewed certification comes after SIA expanded its cool chain corridor with the addition of pharma-handling hubs in Copenhagen, Osaka and Stockholm.The new cool chain ...
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NewsVIDEO: Emirates SkyCargo celebrates all-women cargo flights
To mark International Women's Day (March 8) Emirates SkyCargo has released a video (see below) following an all-women flight deck crew operating multi-stop B777F flights across four continents.Captain Ellen Roz from the US and first officer Heidi McDiarmid from Australia cover close to 30,000kms in 10 days on five freighter ...
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Etihad Cargo sees volumes and revenues fall in 2019
Etihad Cargo saw both cargo volumes and revenues fall in 2019 as a result of fleet rationalisation programme and a weak market.The Abu Dhabi headquartered carrier saw 2019 cargo volumes fall by 6.9% year on year to 635,000 tonnes, while total revenues fell by 15.7% year on year to $700m,This ...
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TAP Air Cargo joins cargo.one platform
TAP Air Portugal (TAP), the country's flagship airline, has entered into a partnership with cargo e-booking platform cargo.one.The digital platform will be connected with TAP's cargo system in the second quarter of this year.The partnership will provide TAP with access to cargo.one's customer base and a faster channel to market ...
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NewsAir cargo set to take 9% demand hit due to coronavirus
Research by CLIVE Data Services shows that global air cargo volumes for February will be down 9% compared with 2019, largely as a result of the coronavirus.Figures from the data provider show that February's volumes were down 2% in February. However, adjusting the analyses for the fact that the Chinese ...