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Airfreight rates climb in March
Global average airfreight rates increased in March against a year ago as aircraft cargo utilisation has improved.The latest figures from Drewry's Sea and Air Shipper Insight report show that average ‘all-in’ airfreight rates across 21 major east-west trade lanes increased by 7.9% year on year in March to reach $2.84 ...
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Brussels Airlines Cargo to use cool dollies as standard for pharma at home hub
Brussels Airlines Cargo will use temperature controlled dollies as standard at its home hub for all pharma shipments requiring temperature control.The airline said it has made the decision to standardise the use of the cool dollies for temperature controlled shipments at Brussels in response to customer demand.Brussels Airlines business development ...
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VIDEO: Everyone's a winner at the Cargo Airline of the Year Awards 2017
American Airlines was voted Cargo Airline of the Year 2017 as airfreight’s shining stars took centre stage at Air Cargo News’ industry Oscars, now in their 34th year. Click here for a full list of winners.American Airlines, doubly successful on the night with a regional Americas garland, secured the highest ...
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American Airlines voted Cargo Airline of the Year 2017
American Airlines was voted Cargo Airline of the Year 2017 as airfreight’s shining stars took centre stage at Air Cargo News’ industry Oscars, now in their 34th year.American Airlines, doubly successful on the night with a regional Americas garland, secured the highest total number of votes cast by Air Cargo ...
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NewsHall of Fame 2017 award: Lise-Marie Turpin, vice president, Air Canada Cargo
The Air Cargo News Hall of Fame 2017 award has gone to Lise-Marie Turpin, vice president, Air Canada Cargo, who retires from the industry at the end of this month.Lise-Marie received her trophy by video link at the Air Cargo News' Cargo Airline of the Year awards, held in London.Lise-Marie ...
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Air China set for cargo reform
Air China has signalled its intent to push forward with mixed-ownership reforms to its airfreight business.In a stock-exchange announcement, the airline said that the National Development and Reform Commission had given it the green light to carry out the reforms.Air China said its parent company, China National Aviation Holding Company, ...
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NewsEmirates SkyCargo explains move away from all-in rates
Emirates SkyCargo has said that customer demand is behind its decision to scrap all-in rates after just two years.The Dubai-headquartered airline told Air Cargo News that it was increasingly hearing from customers that the transparency it had hoped to deliver through the ‘all-in’ mechanism "hasn’t worked as it was intended" ...
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Lufthansa Cargo and United finally firm up transatlantic partnership
Lufthansa Cargo and United Airlines have come to an agreement on their transatlantic partnership first announced in 2015.The two carriers today announced that they had signed a deal on a new partnership covering services between the US and Europe.They said the partnership would offer customers a comprehensive combined network, co-ordinated ...
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IAG Cargo's Critical product passes the 1,000 mark
IAG Cargo’s premium Critical product has handled its 1,000th shipment since launching in October 2016, sending urgently needed automotive parts from Europe to South America.Critical is focused on urgent and emergency shipments, providing guaranteed capacity and enhanced shipment monitoring for “must-fly” goods.David Shepherd, commercial director at IAG Cargo, the freight ...
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NewsAmericas Cargo Monthly: Demand flies at US carriers
March was a bumper month for US carriers as the big three all registered a surge in air cargo demand.United, American and Delta all saw cargo demand increase during March compared with a year ago, with Delta registering its first year on year improvement since February 2015.IATA has reported that ...
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Cathay carriers show March cargo boost
Asia Pacific cargo volumes continue to trend upwards, with Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon's combined traffic figures for March showing a 15.4% increase in cargo and mail compared to the same month in 2016.The two Hong Kong-based airlines carried 181,189 tonnes of cargo and mail in March 2017. The cargo ...
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NewsUnited records double-digit cargo revenue improvement in Q1
United Airlines recorded double-digit improvements in cargo revenues and traffic during the first quarter of the year.The busiest US cargo carrier saw first-quarter cargo traffic increase by 20.3% year on year to 748m cargo ton miles.Revenues also improved during the period but by the lower amount of 13.4% against a ...
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NewsDelta records slight decline in cargo revenues and traffic
Delta Air Lines recorded a slight decline in cargo revenues and traffic in the first quarter of the year.The Atlanta-based airline saw first-quarter cargo revenues decline by 1.2% year on year to $160m, roughly in line with a 1.5% drop off in traffic to 470m cargo ton miles (CTM).Average revenues ...
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New chief executive for Cathay Pacific
Rupert Hogg has been appointed as new chief executive of Cathay Pacific after incumbent Ivan Chu was appointed as chairman of parent firm John Swire & Sons' China business.Hogg currently holds the role of of chief operating officer at Cathay and will be promoted to chief executive of Cathay Pacific ...
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New eastbound London-China rail service
The number of rail services between China and Europe that target airfreight customers increased again yesterday when Kerry Logistics and a series of other companies came together to launch an eastbound operation.The first of the new services left DP World's London Gateway terminal yesterday as it set off on a ...
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CargoLogicAir adds to management team
CargoLogicAir (CLA) has announced two new appointments to its executive team.The freighter operator has appointed John Nicholas as technical director and David Bowden as its chief financial officer.Nicholas will take charge of all technical matters relating to the airline’s Boeing 747 freighter fleet and air safety programme.He worked for 19-years ...
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Cargo pilots take protest over pay and conditions to Trump
Pilots at airlines flying on behalf of DHL are taking a dispute over pay and working conditions to US president Donald Trump.In an open letter to Trump, the Airline Professionals Association, Teamsters Local 1224, accuses DHL of lowering US industry standards in pay and quality of life, pointing out that ...
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Air Canada Cargo to offer freight space in direct link to Mumbai
Air Canada has confirmed that a new year-round, direct service to and from Mumbai will be inaugurated by the carrier on July 1.The service, on which Air Canada Cargo will market the available bellyhold space of the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft operating the route, will complement Air Canada’s existing year-round ...
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Swiss WorldCargo looks to roll out new innovations
Swiss WorldCargo is an airline that likes to innovate, and in a move to “keep pace with the modern challenges of global logistics” it has created a new organisational structure and revealed a further push into digitalisation.Swiss International Air Lines head of cargo Ashwin Bhat tells Air Cargo News that ...
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Cathay Pacific to fly daily to Manchester in December
Cathay Pacific’s current four times a day Hong Kong to Manchester, UK connection will be upgraded to a daily frequency from 1 December this year.In March, the carrier had said that the frequency on the route would be increased to six times a week by the end of the year. ...