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Air Cargo News Awards are open for entry!
It’s time to get your entries together - the prestigious Air Cargo News Awards are officially open for entry!The awards are in their 39th year and celebrate companies that have invested in providing great customer service, operational excellence and innovative technologies.This year there are nine categories to enter:★ Air Cargo ...
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Sutch joins IndiGo's cargo business
Indian low-cost airline IndiGo has appointed Mark Sutch as chief commercial officer – CarGo International, effective March 1.Sutch has 25 years of airline industry experience across different verticals and was most recently based in Marseille as chief commercial officer with CMA CGM Air Cargo.Prior to that he was with Cathay ...
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NewsLATAM Cargo targets Ecuador flower market with new US flights
Source: LATAM CargoLATAM Cargo has added a new service between North and South America to target blooming flower volumes in the region.The new freighter service will operate between Ecuador, Brazil and the US, calling: Quito, Los Angeles, Houston, Manaus and Viracopos.The service will initially operate twice weekly, but will increase ...
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NewsAir NZ Cargo places capacity with CargoAi
Source: CargoAiAir New Zealand (NZ) Cargo has placed its capacity on CargoAi’s digital marketplace CargoMART to expand its online offering.The first Australasian carrier to use CargoAi's technology, Air NZ Cargo is now offering its capacity from the US and Canada into New Zealand and Australia.Freight forwarders in the US and ...
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NewsMore signs of some improvement in air cargo
More reports have emerged this week suggesting that there might be a slight improvement in the air cargo market led by the ramping up of production in China.In its latest weekly market report, data provider TAC Index pointed out that the overall Baltic Air Freight Index covering prices by forwarders ...
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NewsTIACA: Sustainability efforts accelerating but more work on SAF needed
More action is needed to make sure Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) decarbonisation targets are met.This is the view of The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA), which said on its March 7 media day that sustainability continues to be one of its major priorities in 2023.TIACA said new SAF incentive and ...
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NewsQatar Airways marks International Women's Day with all-female freighter crew
Source: Qatar Airways CargoA Qatar Airways freighter operated from Doha to Shanghai has been managed entirely by female crew and female ground staff to mark International Women's Day.The carrier said that flight QR8960 was its first ever to be operated by an all-female crew - from the "ground staff overseeing ...
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Cathay Cargo sees revenues weaken in 2022
Cathay Pacific saw its cargo revenues decline by double-digit percentage levels last year as Covid restrictions affected operations.The airline reported a 16.6% fall in cargo revenues to HK$26.9bn in 2022 while cargo revenue tonne kms (CRTK) fell 29.8% year on year to 5.7bn and capacity was down 19% to 8.2bn ...
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NewsAmazon not yet scaling back flights in face of economic challenges
Amazon Air’s flights have increased in the last six months despite economic challenges impacting e-commerce demand and announcements that it will scale back some third-party operations.The carrier’s flight activity grew by 5.8% between August 2022 and March, found a new study by Chaddick Institute of Metropolitan Development at DePaul University ...
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Kales positive on new carrier Norse Atlantic's expanded network
GSA Kales Group is hopeful the expansion of the recently launched Norse Atlantic's network will help boost bellyhold volumes.In February the carrier revealed plans to add six new flights from Gatwick airport in the UK.Flights to Washington six times per week will launch on June 1, daily flights to Los ...
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AirAsia and Teleport add China to network
More belly capacity and cargo connections have been added to China with the resumption of AirAsia’s flights into the country.AirAsia’s flights into China mark the return of belly cargo space in the country for Teleport, the logistics venture of Capital A (formerly AirAsia Group Berhad).A total of 18 cargo routes ...
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IATA: January demand remains muted as economic constraints continue
Economic constraints have continued to take their toll on industry demand as January became the 11th month in a row that air cargo volumes declined, according to IATA.Global demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTKs), fell 14.9% year on year, said the industry body.Meanwhile, fuelled by a resurgence in belly capacity, ...
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ANA to take over Nippon Cargo Airlines
NYK has entered into an agreement to transfer all shares in B747 freighter operator Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) to All Nippon Airways Holdings (ANA).The shipping group said that it had made the decision due to the ongoing cost of running the cargo airline."The continuous introduction of new aircraft to expand ...
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Cargojet reduces B777 conversion plans on weaker outlook
Cargojet is cutting the number of B777 freighter aircraft it plans to convert into freighters due to the weakening economic outlook.In announcing its full-year results, the Canadian freighter operator said that for now, it would now only pursue four of eight previously announced B777 freighter conversions as it curtails capital ...
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NewsNetwork Airline Services now UK cargo GSA for Badr Airlines
Network Airline Services’ sales director John Gilfeather with senior representatives of Badr Airlines in the UK. Photo: Network Aviation GroupNetwork Airline Services (NAS) has been appointed as the UK and Ireland cargo GSA for Sudan's Badr Airlines.The airline commenced scheduled flights between London Gatwick and Khartoum, operating a passenger B737-800 ...
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NewsSriLankan Airlines looks to partnerships, digital and e-commerce in tough cargo conditions
Chaminda Perera, SriLankan Airlines. Source: SriLankan AirlinesSriLankan Airlines is hoping to capitalise on e-commerce flights to China, interline partnerships and digitalisation to combat tough air cargo market conditions.Speaking to Air Cargo News, SriLankan Airlines general manager cargo Chaminda Perera said that the export market from Sri Lanka is affected by ...
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NewsMenzies provides South African Airways with air cargo services at three airports
Professor John Lamola, chairperson and chief executive, SAA with Philipp Joeinig, chief executive, Menzies Aviation. Photo: Menzies AviationSouth African Airways (SAA) Cargo has appointed Menzies Aviation to provide air cargo services at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, Cape Town International Airport, and Port Elizabeth International Airport.The first phase of ...
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NewsWiremind wins technology contract with Qatar Airways Cargo
Nathanaël de Tarade, chief executive of Wiremind. Photo: WiremindWiremind has won a multi-year contract to support Qatar Airways Cargo's revenue management plans within its ‘Next Generation’ initiative.Qatar Airways Cargo has selected three sales and revenue management solutions from Wiremind’s cargo management suite.Using Wiremind’s Revenue Management system, Qatar Airways Cargo will ...
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Airlines launch legal challenge to Schiphol flight limits
The KLM Group, Delta Air Lines, Corendon, easyJet, TUI and IATA have launched a legal challenge against the Dutch government's plans to reduce flights from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport.The Dutch government last month announced it would reduce Schiphol's capacity from 500,000 to 460,000 flight annual movements, with the ultimate goal of ...
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NewsEtihad Cargo adds capabilities to online booking portal
Photo: Etihad CargoEtihad Cargo has introduced online pet shipment bookings for dogs and cats, online dangerous goods bookings and a custom feed within the customer dashboard of its online booking portal.Traditionally, booking pet shipments has required customers to send multiple documents via email.Following the launch of the online pet shipment ...