All Airlines Articles – Page 244
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ICAO agrees new aircraft CO2 emissions standard
The council of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has adopted a new aircraft CO2 emissions standard which will reduce the impact of aviation greenhouse gas emissions on the global climate.Contained in a new Volume III to Annex 16 of the Chicago Convention (Environmental Protection), the aircraft CO2 emissions measure ...
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Cargo iQ: Air cargo should focus on reliability not speed
Cargo iQ has called on the air cargo industry to stop focusing on speeding up transport times and to instead concentrate on differentiating products based on the level of reliability on offer.Cargo iQ executive director Ariaen Zimmerman said that the industry has spent too long trying to speed up transport ...
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IATA memo to Trump: cut aviation taxes and return to the principles of deregulation
In a Washington policy speech aimed primarily at the new US administration of President Trump, IATA’s top boss has urged governments to support the vital role aviation plays in connecting people and commerce around the globe.“Our world has grown much wealthier through trade and travel. Air travel liberates people to ...
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Volumes up in January despite Chinese New Year effects
Chinese New Year affected airfreight demand in January, but nonetheless volumes improved during the month compared with a year earlier.The latest figures from analyst WorldACD show that air cargo demand in weight terms improved by 4.9% year on year in January, with the origins Asia Pacific and North America registering ...
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NewsMixed results for airfreight rates in February
Airfreight rates on services from Hong Kong to Europe and Hong Kong to the US continued to decline in February, while there was an improvement on services between Frankfurt and North America.The latest figures from TAC Index show that average airfreight prices on services from Hong Kong to the US ...
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Delta dashes for US same day delivery
US carrier Delta Cargo has launched DASH Critical & Medical, a fully GPS-enabled same-day product for the US domestic market which will be extended to the international sector later this year.The new service, with distinctive pink packaging, provides real-time tracking and monitoring of any eligible shipment, and customers can ship ...
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IAG Cargo to embrace technology with new customer portal and WMS
IAG Cargo will look to further embrace technology to create efficiencies and improve its product offering in the year ahead in order to offset the current market conditions.Speaking shortly after the carrier revealed its 2016 full-year results, IAG Cargo chief executive Drew Crawley and head of commercial David Shepherd revealed ...
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NewsDHL's green award for Lufthansa Cargo
German airline Lufthansa Cargo has been named a ‘preferred carrier’ by DHL Global Forwarding and presented with a GoGreen carrier certificate.Rather like the Michelin Star system for restaurants, Lufthansa Cargo has been awarded with four “green aircraft” by the German-based logistics giant for its environmentally-friendly performance.Lufthansa Cargo was the only ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo to add new US destinations
Virgin Atlantic Cargo will offer space on a new daily service from London to Seattle and extra flights from Manchester to the US.Seattle joins the airline’s network on March 26 — flying from Heathrow — and Virgin has high hopes for the route.Virgin Atlantic senior vice president, cargo, John Lloyd ...
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NewsAsia Cargo Monthly: Slow start to the year for Asian carriers
It was a slow start to the year on the cargo front for airlines based in the Asia region, with only China Airlines and Eva Air recording significant improvements in demand.While only two of the region’s airlines managed to continue to grow at the levels recorded towards the end of ...
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DHL recruits for Americas hub surge
DHL Express is to recruit 900 staff as it completes the latest $108m expansion of its Americas Hub at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport (CVG) in the US.The expansion to a new day sort operation and projected growth in shipments is expected to increase the hub’s workforce to more than 3,300 ...
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Asia Pacific airlines off to a good start
Figures from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) show that Asia Pacific-based airlines made a good start to the year, with continued growth in air cargo demand.International air cargo demand during the month measured in freight tonne kilometres (FTK) grew by 4.7%.Offered freight capacity expanded by 3.8%, resulting in ...
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United extends tempcontrol network
United Cargo has added Barcelona, Spain and Bordeaux-Merignac, France to its tempcontrol network of certified handling locations. With the addition of Belfast, Northern Ireland, certified late last year, the global tempcontrol network now totals 67 locations, says the carrier.United’s four times per week B767 service between Barcelona and its hub ...
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NewsIAG Cargo hails resilient results in tough conditions
IAG Cargo saw revenues and cargo tonnages decline in last year in what the carrier described as “challenging market conditions”.The cargo division representing British Airways, Aer Lingus and Iberia saw full-year revenues decline by 6.6% year on year in 2016 to €1bn, while tonnes of cargo carried were down 2.9% ...
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Carriers to focus on cost and service delivery to combat overcapacity
Carriers need to concentrate on being highly competitive and to be “rabidly focused” on service delivery to combat market overcapacity.Speaking at the Air Cargo Africa event, aviation players outlined how they viewed the current market conditions in terms of supply and demand, and all agreed that in general the market ...
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Seven more years for FedEx US postal contract
FedEx Express has extended its express air transportation contract with the United States Postal Service (USPS), which dates back to April 2013. The agreement is now extended to September 29, 2024.The modified contract is expected to generate around $1.5bn per year for FedEx Express, which will provide domestic US airport-to-airport ...
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Africa looks to the future and e-commerce despite current challenges
The air cargo industry in Africa has a bright future on the back of its growing population, youthful demographic and rising e-commerce demand, but infrastructure and regulatory challenges remain.Delegates at the Air Cargo Africa event painted a bleak picture of the African market at present, with droughts, the weakness of ...
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Airlines heartened by Hong Kong cargo policy boost
Hong Kong's financial secretary, Paul Chan, has outlined plans to encourage air cargo development in his budget strategy for the Special Administrative Region (SAR).The announcement was welcomed local carriers Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon (formerly Dragonair).In his wide-ranging budget, Chan said that the Hong Kong SAR government will examine measures ...
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Qantas Freight profits in rapid descent
Qantas Freight reported underlying earnings before interest down 29% in the second half of 2016. They fell by A$11m to A$27m in the six months to end of December.The Australian carrier said that freight conditions “remain challenging worldwide”, although “there are signs of stabilisation” with Qantas Freight well-placed to meet ...
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Drewry price index in lowest monthly margin decline since 2012
Drewry’s East West Airfreight Price Index fell by the lowest monthly margin in January since it started in 2012, suggesting greater stability in the market, said the analyst’s Sea & Air Shipper Insight.While Drewry expects to see a decline between December and January, the reduction was less than in previous ...