All Airlines Articles – Page 193
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IATA: Air cargo set to return to growth in 2020
Airline association IATA has predicted that the cargo sector will return to growth next year, while airlines are also expected to improve their profitability.In its annual outlook, IATA said that freight volumes are expected to increase by 2% year on year in 2020 to reach 62.4m tonnes following on from ...
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Hong Kong Airport exporters to benefit from cargo concession
Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA) will support airlines to introduce a terminal charge concession scheme from April 1 next year to help offset increased cargo screening costs and reinforce the hub's competitiveness.Under the Scheme, AA will contribute 20% of the terminal charge concession amount offered by an airline to freight ...
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NewsEmirates adds cargo capacity to Mexico City
Emirates has added 98 tonnes of cargo capacity per week to the Mexico City market with its new daily B777-200LR flights.The airline today celebrated the inaugural flight of its new daily service from Dubai to Mexico City via Barcelona.The airline said the new 777 flight will also offer up to ...
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Air New Zealand wins Delloite's Sustainable Business Leadership award
Air New Zealand has been awarded the Sustainable Business Leadership award at Delloite's Top 200 awards ceremony. The award recognises the airline's leading efforts to operating in a more sustainable manner.The judging panel considered "governance, leadership and accountability, long-term perspective and purpose, explicit integration of ESG (environment, social, governance) considerations ...
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NewsDnata to expand at Heathrow with new cargo facility
AIPUT's proposed new dnata facility at HeathrowAberdeen Standard Investments’ Airport Industrial Property Unit Trust (AIPUT) fund has signed a pre-let agreement with dnata for a new cargo facility near Heathrow Airport.The proposed 115,000 sq ft facility at dnata City East has been designed to operate in conjunction with a recently-completed ...
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Asia-Europe air cargo rates close in on 2018 levels in November
Airfreight rates on the Asia-Europe trade closed in on 2018 levels in November, but transpacific prices for the month still lag behind a year ago.The latest figures from TAC Index show that in November rates on services from Hong Kong to Europe declined by 3.3% year on year to $3.26 ...
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NewsSovereign Speed enters airfreight market with Businesswings acquisition
Time-sensitive trucking firm Sovereign Speed has expanded into the airfreight market thanks to its acquisition of German Kassel-based airline Businesswings.The acquisition means that Sovereign Group is now able to offer its customers all forms of urgent transport, from direct journeys to overnight transport, via its own express network or aircraft ...
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Air France KLM confirms it will no longer acquire Virgin Atlantic stake
Air France-KLM has confirmed it has scrapped plans to acquire a 31% stake Virgin Atlantic following the US Department of Transportation's (DOT) approval of an alliance the carriers plan to launch.The two carrier's plan to team up with Delta Air Lines to form an alliance on the transatlantic trade and ...
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NewsAntonov Airlines transports Apache Helicopters on behalf of Boeing
An Apache AH-64 Attack Helicopter is loaded onto an AN-124-100, which can carry up to 5 unitsAntonov Airlines has successfully transported four Apache AH-64E Attack helicopters from Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport in Arizona, US, to Hindan Airforce Base in Uttar Pradesh , India.An Antonov Airlines AN-124-100, which has capacity to ...
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ABX Air pilots cast vote of no confidence
ABX Air pilots have cast a vote of no confidence in the airline’s management as negotiations over a new contract continue.The ATSG-owned airline, which counts Amazon and DHL amongst its customers, has been negotiating with the Airline Professionals Association, Teamsters Local 1224 for more than five years to over a ...
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NewsKurt Schosinsky brings the customers' perspective to Avianca Cargo
Kurt SchosinskyIt is 25 years since Avianca Cargo general director Kurt Schosinsky first sold space on an aircraft, when he worked as an airfreight sales rep for DHL Global Forwarding — a company he worked at until earlier this year.In the intervening years Schosinsky held several positions at the forwarding ...
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NewsVIDEO: IAG Cargo tests drone tech in Madrid warehouse
IAG Cargo Drone TrialsIAG Cargo has tested autonomous drone technology within its warehouse facility in Madrid to carry out freight checks.The trial comes after the cargo business found it was spending an average of 6,500 hours each year recording the barcodes and location data of freight across its individual warehouses.The ...
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EgyptAir Cargo adds third freighter but puts US network expansion on hold
EgyptAir Cargo added its third converted freighter over the weekend but said it will put plans for further expansion on hold for now.The carrier's latest A330-200P2F started operations over the weekend after it was delivered to the airline by Germany-based passenger to freighter conversion specialist EFW.The aircraft is the third ...
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UPS announces new president HCLS unit
UPS has announced its new president of global helathcare and life sciences (HCLS) unit: Wes Wheeler.Wheeler's appointment follows UPS's announcement in October, which revealed that the company would align all of its HCLS operations and commercial groups into a single unit.The new unit includes Marken, Polar Speed and UPS's 114 ...
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Hong Kong carriers under pressure
Cathay Pacific and Hong Kong Airlines are both facing pressure, with the latter facing the prospect of being wound up by authorities.Earlier this week, Hong Kong's Air Transport Licensing Authority (ATLA) issued an ultimatum to Hong Kong Airlines, saying it must secure a cash injection and raise and maintain its ...
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Cargolux renews Cargo iQ certification
Cargolux Airlines has renewed its Cargo iQ audit certification for the next three years.Cargo iQ is comprised of airlines (including Cargolux) and forwarders, and it aims to improve the cargo-handling processes, from shipper to consignee. Its objective is to implement standards- and data-backed processes throughout the industry.Cargolux said its Cargo ...
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SIA Cargo 747 freighter involved in engine pod strike
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is investigating an engine pod strike involving a Singapore Airlines Cargo freighter that occurred on the evening of November 28.The Boeing 747-400F, registered 9V-SFO, was performing a missed approach procedure at Sydney Airport, when the number 1 engine pod struck the ground during the ...
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LATAM signs codeshare with Delta in shift away from American
South American carrier LATAM Airlines Group has signed new codeshare agreements with pending-equity owner Delta Air Lines and announced plans to discontinue its codeshare deal with American Airlines on 31 January 2020.The news from Santiago-based LATAM comes as that carrier progresses with a plan to align closely with Delta.News broke ...
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Swiss WorldCargo launches Cancun handling hub
Swiss WorldCargo has opened a handling hub at Cancun, Mexico, which will enable flights between Zurich, Switzerland, and the destination to carry freight on both inbound and outbound journeys.Swiss WorldCargo operates flights three times a week, utilising an Airbus A340-400 aircraft, via Edelweiss – a sister company of Swiss International ...
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Qatar Airways Cargo announces expanded South America freighter services
Qatar Airways Cargo has announced that it is expanding its services in South America.From January 16, freighter services, utlilising B777F aircraft, will operate to Campinas, Brazil, Santiago, Chile, Lima, Peru and Bogotá, Colombia.General cargo, pharmaceuticals and perishables will form the majority of goods flown to and from South America. Other ...