All Airlines Articles – Page 215
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Delta links up with CarePod for pet transportation
Delta Cargo has entered into an exclusive long-term partnership with CarePod, a pet technology start-up, to launch a new pet transportation strategy.A spokesperson for the US carrier said: “With a new range of smart, pet travel products and services, CarePod will help Delta better carry and monitor pets throughout the ...
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IAG Cargo picks startups for Hangar 51 collaboration project
IAG Cargo has finalists from the group's Hangar 51 startup partnership programme that it will be collaborating with over the coming months.IAG Cargo along with the rest of the group heard from the shortlisted startups who presented their innovative products and services before a judging panel at a pitch day ...
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Oman adopts the electronic air waybill (e-AWB)
Oman has adopted IATA’s electronic air waybill (e-AWB) standard, replacing the paper document which is the contract of carriage for international airfreight shipments.The use of e-AWB allows freight forwarders and traders to communicate directly with over 120 airline operators around the world to report and manage their shipments.Omani traders in ...
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Ray Jewell retires from Cathay Pacific Cargo
Cathay Pacific regional head of cargo Europe Ray Jewell has retired after 35 years working with the airline.Jewell has headed up the airline's cargo department in Europe for the last 18 years and will be replaced by Jansen Stafford, previously country manager Spain.Jewell, referred to as the godfather of cargo ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo sees 3% tonnage growth in 2018 first half
Virgin Atlantic Cargo saw a 3% year-on-year increase in tonnages for in the first half of 2018, driven by a growth in life science, express, valuable and automotive shipments.The UK-based airline carried 116,300 tonnes to the end of June 2018, building on its performance in 2017 when volumes reached a ...
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Air Cargo News Awards set for a new format
Air Cargo News is proud to announce a new format for its awards, the highly prized ‘Oscars’ of the global airfreight industry for the past 35 years.The 2019 Cargo Airline of the Year event, and a new same-day airfreight conference, will take place on April 26 at the Runnymede-on-Thames hotel ...
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NewsTop 25 Cargo Airlines 2017: FedEx leads the pack while Qatar edges higher
FedEx extended its position as the world’s busiest freight-parcel carrier in 2017 (see table at end of article), while Emirates maintained its lead in terms of pure cargo despite Qatar Airways rapidly closing the gap on its Middle East rival.As expected, the latest figures from IATA’s World Air Transport Statistics ...
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Zoo wants to be a "billion-by-air"? Frankfurt animal lounge does
Lufthansa Cargo’s Frankfurt Animal Lounge opened ten years ago and since then has booked in more than a billion special guests at Europe’s largest animal station.Jörg Bodenröder, senior director of handling specials at Lufthansa Cargo, said: “Many exotic species have already flown with us. From giraffes and hippopotamuses through to ...
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American Airlines Cargo names Tyler as VP, strategy and development
American Airlines (AA) Cargo has promoted Jessica Tyler to the position of vice president, strategy and development.In her new role, she will focus on long-term innovation, and particularly how the carrier “plans and invests in the right technology, products, partnerships and ways of doing business to best serve customers”.She will ...
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Oman Air to add Athens to expanding network
Oman Air is to fly to Athens from June next year when it will operate a Boeing 737 MAX passenger aircraft on the route.Abdul Aziz Al Raisi, Oman Air’s chief executive, said that the new flights to the Greek capital will be only “the first of several new routes to ...
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Air Italy opts for Globe Air Cargo USA
Air Italy has appointed Globe Air Cargo USA (GAC USA), part of the ECS Group, as its general sales (GSA) for its US cargo operations.A spokesperson for GAC USA said that it intends to open up "new logistical solutions for the American market" with direct daily flights to Milan Malpensa ...
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Ten years after, airfreight still feels the effects of the global financial crisis
A decade after the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the global financial crisis (GFC) that followed, airfreight volumes are still feeling the effect.IATA says that the 22% peak-to-trough decline in freight tonne kilometres (FTKs) during the GFC was almost twice as large as that seen in the previous freight downturn ...
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Air cargo set for disruption as Hurricane Florence hits US east coast
The air cargo industry is bracing for disruption to US supply chains as Hurricane Florence starts to lash North and South Carolina.The storm is expected to bring wind speeds of up to 90mph while torrential rain fall is expected to result in catastrophic flooding and there are predictions of life-threatening ...
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Ethiopian and Western Global hope to partner on US mail to Africa
Ethiopian Airlines has applied to the US Department of Transportation to begin a code share agreement with all-cargo airline Western Global for the transportation of US mail to Africa.The African airline hopes to be able to display Western Global's KD designator code on its flights once the US cargo airline's ...
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FlyKargo partners JetBlue for Americas e-commerce programme
FlyKargo has partnered with US passenger carrier JetBlue Airways to "facilitate air cargo movement" between Fort Lauderdale and San Juan, Puerto Rico, as part of a three month pilot programme aimed at the fast growing e-commerce market in the Americas and Caribbean.Miami-based FlyKargo, which specialises in air cargo managed services ...
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Czaszar leads Lufthansa Cargo in Brussels with François departing
Brussels Airlines vice president cargo Alban François has left the airline to take up a position at fruit supplier Green Yard.François’ move comes shortly after the Lufthansa Cargo took over the marketing of Brussels Airline’s cargo capacity.However, it is understood that he changed roles of his own accord and the ...
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Kansai Airport set to re-open to domestic flights after devastating typhoon
Osaka Kansai International Airport is expected to reopen to domestic flights on Friday (September 7) despite the severe damage caused by Typhoon Jebi earlier in the week , according to Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.At the height of the storm, the most severe to hit the region in a quarter ...
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Air France KLM the latest to expand cargo tracking services
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) is the latest carrier to expand its cargo tracking capabilities, offering optional active tracking devices on its flights.The devices can send data through telecom or other networks and provide GPS location and sensor data including information on temperature, humidity, shock/tilt and light exposure.Customers place ...
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United Cargo adds to pharma capabilities
United Cargo is enhancing its TempControl and LifeGuard services by utilising the evo Cold Chain 2.0 system developed by Savsu Technologies.TempControl is United Cargo’s leading service for pharmaceuticals and other health care and life science material requiring temperature-controlled transport, and LifeGuard provides the carrier’s highest-priority same-day service for critically important ...
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LATAM expands European services with new Lisbon route
LATAM Cargo kicked off its new Guarulhos to Lisbon route carrying a full load of six tonnes of cargo on behalf of freight forwarder Panalpina.The five-times-a-week service took off for the first time on September 3 utilising a Boeing 767 passenger aircraft. The airline said the flights are part of ...