Airlines – Page 166
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NewsHigh noon for Lufthansa Cargo's last MD-11F
Lufthansa Cargo has operated its last MD-11F flight after 23 years of operating the type.The carrier first began flying the tri-jet freighter in 1998 with its fleet of MD-11Fs eventually numbering 19 of the model.The model has been replaced by a fleet of more efficient B777Fs.Lufthansa's last MD-11F, which is ...
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NewsHow will the easing of US travel restrictions impact air cargo?
The US will remove travel restrictions for many fully vaccinated passengers in a move that could see cargo capacity increase as a result of more bellyhold operations returning to the market.The country announced today that it will re-open its borders to fully vaccinated travellers from 33 countries on November 8 ...
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Air cargo to lead aviation in carbon reduction
Air cargo is set to lead the aviation world in the adoption of green initiatives, with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) proving to be the best way for the industry to reduce its carbon emissions.Speaking at the IATA World Cargo Symposium, the airline group’s director general Willie Walsh said that shippers ...
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NewsFreightos to launch air cargo price index
Source: FreightosFreightos will launch an air cargo pricing index based on data from its Webcargo booking portal that it hopes will add transparency to the market.The company said that its Freightos Air Index (FAI) would provide spot market pricing visibility and consists of a headline index of pricing across global ...
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NewsASL to buy hydrogen conversion kits for ATRs
Source: ASL/Universal HydrogenASL Aviation Holdings has revealed plans to purchase ten hydrogen-propulsion “conversion kits” for ATR turboprops from Universal Hydrogen.Universal is developing the conversion kits as part of a broader effort to kick-start hydrogen propulsion for aviation.Universal ultimately aims to develop a broad hydrogen fuel distribution network – but that ...
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NewsDSV adds B747F US-Brazil flights for 'red hot' market
Source: DSVDSV is continuing to expand its airfreight operation with a new flight from the US to Brazil on the back of rising demand.The forwarder has teamed up with Atlas Air to offer a B747-400 freighter flight from Miami International (MIA) to Sao Paolo VCP under a 12-month agreement.The service ...
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Quarterly cargo revenues on the rise at Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines saw cargo revenue increase in the third quarter of 2021 to $262m, a 39% improvement compared with the benchmark September quarter of pre-Covid 2019.The US carrier said that cargo revenue continues to improve on yield strength, adding that the latest result represents the fourth consecutive quarter of ...
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NewsSmartLynx sees fleet growth in 2021
SmartLynx Airlines has added five Airbus A330 stripped of their passenger seats to provide long-haul cargo operations in what the European Union-based ACMI passenger and cargo specialist called a “memorable year” so far in 2021.Said a spokesperson: “The company grew its fleet to an impressive number of 35 aircraft. This ...
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NewsLufthansa Cargo boosts handling performance with new production planning system
Lufthansa Cargo has finalised the implementation of its production planning and control (PPC) transformation project.“An integrated production planning system has been part of our digitalization roadmap”, said Harald Gloy, the cargo airline’s chief operations officer and chief human resources officer.“The new application enables us to make smarter and faster decisions ...
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NewsQatar Cargo's Halleux calls on regulators to step up on lithium batteries
Source: Air Cargo NewsQatar Airways chief officer cargo Guillaume Halleux issued an impassioned call for regulators to take steps to counter the threat of rouge lithium-ion battery shipments.Speaking at IATA's World Cargo Symposium in Dublin, Halleux said the airline had suffered three near misses with rogue battery shipments in recent ...
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NewsWalsh expects a permanent shift in air cargo's importance to aviation
Source: Air Cargo NewsAir cargo's new found importance to airlines is here to stay, according to IATA director general Willie Walsh.Speaking to the press after the opening session of the IATA World Cargo Symposium in Dublin, Walsh re-iterated comments made earlier in the day that the air cargo sector had ...
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NewsCargolux and K+N pilot API connectivity for quotes & bookings
Cargolux has launched a set of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to offer customers a direct interface between their systems and the European freighter airline’s platform to receive tailored and immediate bookable quotes.This system is piloted by Cargolux’s Brussels, Milan, Frankfurt, and London offices in collaboration with long-standing freight forwarding customer ...
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NewsIAG Cargo expands West Africa network with Dakar service
IAG Cargo has launched a new direct route to Dakar, Senegal, from Madrid as airfreight demand increases to West Africa.The airline now services over 25 flights a week to the region, flying directly to Accra in Ghana as well as Lagos and Abuja in Nigeria from London-Heathrow.The new route to ...
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NewsEtihad Cargo cuts the clicks with revamped website
Etihad Cargo has revamped the etihadcargo.com portal, cutting the time to complete a booking from more than two minutes to less than 45 seconds, equating to only 12 clicks, compared with 23 before.The new-look customer-centric platform also includes streamlined flows, a personalised dashboard, recommendations, and dynamic pricing.Following customer feedback, the ...
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NewsSilk Way Airlines celebrates 20th anniversary
Image source: Silk Way AirlinesAzerbaijan-based freighter carrier Silk Way Airlines has celebrated its 20th anniversary.The airline, serving a network of charter destinations worldwide, has covered over 130 countries across the globe in those 20 years, while its aircraft have flown 70m nautical miles, transporting 600,000 tons of freight.Founded in 2001, ...
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NewsDSV adds Shanghai PVG to charter operation as congestion eases
Source: DSVDSV has added Shanghai Pudong to its B747F Globetrotter air cargo charter service after initially avoiding the airport because of congestion at the facility.The forwarder announced yesterday that it would operate a flight once a week between Istanbul, which connects with Liege, and the Chinese airport."We have added an ...
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NewsAF KLM Cargo tests autonomous airside vehicle
Source: Air France KLM ©S.Aubry, Groupe ADPAirport operator Groupe ADP and Air France KLM Martinair Cargo have been testing an autonomous electric airside cargo transport vehicle at at Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport.The autonomous vehicle from French startup OROK is equipped with a GPS system, artificial intelligence and numerous sensors enabling ...
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NewsFedEx adds Europe-Japan flights to meet demand
Source: FedExFedEx Express has launched a new B777 freighter service between Europe and Japan as demand from the Asia Pacific market continues to boom.The four-times-per-week flight will depart from Paris Charles-de-Gaulle (CDG) Airport and fly directly to Kansai International Airport in Osaka.On the return, the flight will then go on ...
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Etihad Cargo interlines with Astral and KQ to accelerate vaccine rollout in Africa
Etihad Cargo has signed a pharma interline agreement – officially named 'Service Legal Agreement' (SLA) – with Astral Aviation and Kenya Airways (KQ), which will expand its pharma reach in Africa, as well as providing “reliable and cost-effective” airfreight solutions across the continent.The agreement comes as the global rollout of ...
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Magma promotes Brannigan to CEO
Freighter firm Magma Aviation has promoted Conor Brannigan to chief executive as current incumbent Ross Wilson moves to the role of strategic advisor to the company's board of directors.Brannigan joined the company in July of this in a deputy chief executive role while Wilson has worked for Magma since it ...