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NewsQatar Airways Cargo adds to senior leadership team
Liesbeth Oudkerk. Photo: Qatar Airways CargoQatar Airways Cargo has appointed Liesbeth Oudkerk as senior vice-president, cargo sales and network planning.Oudkerk will be responsible for the cargo carrier’s sales and freighter network planning, focusing on digital transformation to improve customer support as well internal processes.She brings with her over 25 years ...
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NewsEmirates SkyCargo and United Cargo sign cargo interline and block space MoU
Emirates SkyCargo and United Cargo have signed an MOU. Photo: EmiratesEmirates SkyCargo and United Cargo have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work closely on issues including expanding cargo interline options and block space agreements, pending regulatory approvals.Signed at the IATA World Cargo Symposium (WCS), the MoU will build ...
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NewsAir Canada Cargo launches B767 freighters from St. John’s to Europe
Source: Air Canada CargoAir Canada Cargo is launching a five times a week B767 freighter service from St. John’s (YYT) to Frankfurt and Madrid.Effective October 1, there will be two non-stop flights per week to Frankfurt and three non-stop weekly flights to Madrid.Air Canada Cargo is the only Canadian carrier ...
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NewsSaudia Cargo to work with IATA on CEIV-Pharma Certification
Source: Saudi Cargo - L to R: Saudia Cargo CEO Teddy Zebitz and Frederic Leger, IATA Senior Vice President Commercial Products and ServicesSaudia Cargo is to work with IATA on gaining its Center of Excellence for Independent Validators for Pharmaceutical Logistics (CEIV Pharma) Certification for safe and secure air transport ...
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NewsChallenge Airlines IL gains CEIV Live Animals
Frederic Leger (L), IATA and Hay Sasson (R), Challenge Group. Source: Air Cargo NewsChallenge Airlines IL has become the latest company to achieve the IATA CEIV Live Animal certification.Speaking on the sidelines of the IATA World Cargo Symposium (WCS), Hay Sasson, the chief operating officer of parent company Challenge Group, ...
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NewsAlice springs: maiden flight for all-electric aircraft
Source: DHL, Eviation AircraftThe first-ever fully electric commuter plane, ‘Alice’ built by Eviation Aircraft, has completed its maiden flight as part of DHL Express’ programme for 12 e-cargo aircraft to electrify its global aviation network.Alice lifted off yesterday from Grant County International Airport (MWH) in the US, flying for a ...
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NewsLATAM Cargo first airline to be CEIV Lithium Battery certified
Source: LATAM Cargo; L-R: Brendan Sullivan, IATA's Global Head of Air Cargo, and Andrés Bianchi, CEO of LATAM CargoLATAM Cargo is the world’s first airline to receive IATA’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) Lithium Battery certification.CEIV Lithium Battery aims to improve safety in the handling and transportation of ...
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NewsIATA: Air cargo is lagom – not too hot, not too cold
Source: IATAIATA chief economist Marie Owens Thomsen turned to her native language of Swedish when asked to outline the current state of the air cargo market, describing it as lagom – not too hot, not too cold.Speaking to the press after the IATA World Cargo Symposium (WCS) opening, Thomsen said ...
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Challenge Group welcomes u-turn on Israel's four engine aircraft ban
Challenge Group has welcomed the news that the Israel Airports Authority has decided to reverse its decision to ban four-engined aircraft from its airports.Speaking at the IATA World Cargo Symposium (WCS), Challenge Group vice president Or Zak said he was not surprised when the ban was announced, but he was ...
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Jettainer expands in Asia and reveals ambitious growth plans
ULD management firm Jettainer is hoping to double the size of its managed fleet of ULDs as it adds new gateways in Asia.At the IATA World Cargo Symposium, the company revealed that it would add new gateways in Singapore and Hong Kong and establish its own regional team in Asia.Meanwhile, ...
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NewsIATA keynote: Harness air cargo’s value and invest
Source: IATAAir cargo has never been more valued and the industry must leverage this now to invest sustainably.This was the message from David Shepherd, managing director of IAG Cargo, in his keynote address at the start of the IATA World Cargo Symposium.“For too long we’ve heard the refrain in this ...
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NewsAir Canada Cargo adds CargoWise eBooking platform
Source: Air CanadaAir Canada Cargo has become the first North American carrier to join the CargoWise eBooking platform that will allow customers to have real-time access to schedules, pricing, and booking.Canada’s largest air cargo provider is continuing the digitisation of its operations that saw the opening of a new Cold ...
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NewsBoeing delivers 100th 737-800 BCF
Source: BoeingBoeing has delivered its 100th contracted B737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF), which will serve the fast-growing e-commerce market.AerCap, the world's largest aviation lessor, took delivery of the aircraft that was converted at Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services Co (BSAS), home to the first B737-800BCF conversion line.AerCap Cargo has leased the ...
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NewsLufthansa Cargo and Kintetsu in SAF agreement
Source: Lufthansa CargoJapanese forwarder Kintetsu World Express will reduce around five percent of its total CO2 footprint of transported airfreight with Lufthansa Cargo for one year.Kintetsu has committed to using Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) from October 2022 to September 2023.In addition, the global forwarder has decided to offset the so-called ...
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NewsAstral Aviation gears digital expansion
Source: e-CargowareKenyan cargo airline Astral Aviation has chosen FR8Manage–Airline and FR8Booking solutions to expand its digital footprint.Nairobi-based Astral has teamed up with e-Cargoware, a UK-based SaaS company providing core and ancillary cloud-based freight management software services for airlines, GSAs, ground handlers, express operators and freight forwarders.The announcement came on the ...
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Atlas Air in B777F ACMI deal with MSC Air Cargo
Atlas Air will operate four new Boeing 777-200 freighters on a global ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance) basis for shipping company MSC's newly launched cargo airline.MSC Air Cargo is the latest cargo airline to be launched by a shipping firm - following on from Maersk Line and CMA CGM ...
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NewsRosy outlook beckons for freighter conversions
Freighter conversion suppliers expect a strong e-commerce market to support the switching of passenger jets to cargo use, although capacity and manpower could present challenges.Mike Doellefeld, vice president of commercial freighter conversions at Boeing, is upbeat about prospects for the 737-800BCF, noting that the company has redelivered about 100 conversions, ...
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Magma Aviation benefits from demand for long-term freighter deals
Freighter operator Magma Aviation last year benefitted from demand for long-term contracts as companies looked to avoid space shortages by locking in capacity.In accounts just filed, the Avia Solution Group-owned company said that revenues in 2021 increased by 64% year on year to $380m and profits improved by 9.7% to ...
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Psi Air eyes Philippines-US flights
Philippines-based cargo airline Psi Air has applied for a foreign air carrier permit and exemption from the US Department of Transportation (DOT) to carry out operations between the Philippines and the US.The application document, dated September 7, said: "Psi Air, a foreign air carrier of the Republic of the Philippines, ...
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NewsTIACA sustainability programme launch customers announced
Photo: Etihad CargoTIACA has announced the launch customers for the air cargo industry’s first multi-sector sustainability verification programme.Following the launch of the TIACA BlueSky programme at the March Executive Summit, a successful pilot programme was run with airline and ground handling companies.The BlueSky programme, open to the entire industry, not ...