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NewsQatar Cargo and Japan Airlines strengthen air cargo partnership
Photo: Qatar Airways Cargo Qatar Airways Cargo and Japan Airlines’ cargo division (JALCARGO) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen their air cargo partnership with the goal of integrating their networks and improving service offerings for customers. The airlines, which already have a long-standing relationship ...
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InsightsPutzger perspective: Pricing smoke and mirrors
Photo: William Potter/ Shutterstock Parcel shippers were hit with peak season surcharges but carriers’ pricing gambles didn’t pay off. Digitalisation has made some headway in the industry, but it appears to have failed to move the needle significantly when it comes to pricing. Witness the parcel sector, ...
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NewsIATA: Air cargo demand robust in October but outlook less positive
Willie Walsh. Photo: IATA Air cargo volumes remained robust in October as traffic was up year on year for the fifteenth consecutive month but the coming 12 months should be viewed with caution, according to IATA. The latest statistics from IATA show that in October demand in ...
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NewsPre-tariff rush and e-commerce demand to fuel a busy start to 2025 for air cargo
Credit: tratong/ Shutterstock With the peak season at its peak, attention in the air cargo market is beginning to turn to the coming 12 months and many are predicting a busy start to the year for the industry despite recent developments. There has been much discussion over ...
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NewsChallenge Group expands network to Africa
First Challenge Group flight to Nairobi. Photo: Challenge Group Challenge Group has begun operating in Africa for the first time with the launch of a new route from its hub at Liege Airport (LGG) in Belgium to Nairobi (NBO) in Kenya. The new route launched on December ...
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NewsRodriguez scoops new digital role at IAG Cargo
Daniel Rodriguez. Source: IAG Cargo IAG Cargo has appointed Daniel Rodriguez to the newly created role of head of digital sales. The cargo business said that the new role was part of efforts to accelerate its online offering and “better serve customers in the evolving logistics landscape”. ...
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NewsCainiao and Qatar Cargo deepen partnership covering e-commerce
Photo: Jaromir Chalabala/ Shutterstock Qatar Airways Cargo and Cainiao have announced the formation of a new partnership that aims to capitalise on the growth of e-commerce. Details on exactly what the partnership will involve were lacking, with the two companies stating that they will “leverage their complementary ...
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NewsEU approves sale of Asiana's cargo business to Air Incheon
Source: Thanhliemnguyen/Shutterstock The European Commission has approved the sale of Asiana Airlines’ cargo business to Air Incheon to enable Korean Air to move closer to acquiring Asiana Airlines. On February 13, the Commission approved the proposed acquisition of Asiana by Korean, but as part of this, Korean ...
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NewsLATAM Cargo transports Chile's first fresh salmon shipment to Australia
Source: LATAM Cargo LATAM Cargo has transported Chile’s first-ever salmon shipment of fresh, chilled salmon fillets to Australia. The 220 kg shipment was transported in the bellyhold of a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft operating between Santiago and Melbourne on November 27. The airline said that before the ...
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NewsOman Air selects Air Liaison for UK GSA duties
Oman Air’s first 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter. Image: Boeing Oman Air has selected Air Liaison as its new General Services Agent (GSA) for cargo operations in the UK. Oman Air currently operates daily passenger flights from London Heathrow to its hub in Muscat using a Boeing 787-9 ...
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NewsAstral adds second 737-400F
Image source: Astral Aviation Kenyan cargo airline Astral Aviation has taken delivery of a Boeing 737-400 freighter leased from Avmax Group as it continues to modernise its fleet. The freighter operator said in a LinkedIn post on Wednesday November 27 that the 737-400F was delivered on Thursday ...
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NewsWeaker than expected peak sees lower increase in Hong Kong airfreight rates
Image: Shutterstock Airfreight rates on major trades out of Hong Kong picked up in November for the peak season, although the rate of change lags behind historical levels. Figures from the Baltic Exchange Airfreight Index, based on TAC data, show that average rates – a combination of ...
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NewsEtihad to exercise options for three additional A350Fs
A350F Etihad Cargo. Photo: Airbus Etihad Cargo has confirmed that it will exercise options on three additional Airbus A350 freighters. In an emailed statement to Air Cargo News, the carrier confirmed a report in Freightwaves that it would add to its additional order of seven of the ...
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NewsMaersk Air Cargo takes delivery of second 777 freighter
Maersk Air Cargo 777F. Photo: Maersk Maersk Air Cargo has taken delivery of its second Boeing 777 freighter as it continues to expand its airfreight operations. The newbuild aircraft (OY-MAD) was delivered to Maersk’s airfreight hub in Billund from Boeing’s Seattle home on November 26. It has ...
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NewsFedEx adds new China-India route
Photo: FedEx FedEx has introduced a new route connecting its Asia Pacific hub in Guangzhou to Bangalore as it looks to capitalise on growing volumes between China and India. The flight route will operate five times a week and aims to strengthen connectivity between Asia Pacific (APAC) ...
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NewsKF Aerospace to update Purolator's BCFN freighter fleet
Source: KF Aerospace Canadian express and logistics firm Purolator has renewed its contract with KF Aerospace for the operation of its British Columbia feeder network (BCFN) in a deal that includes the deployment of more modern aircraft. The new agreement will last 10 years and will see ...
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NewsAirbus finalising adaptation of assembly-line stations for A350 freighter
Airbus A350F. Copyright: Airbus S.A.S 2021 - computer rendering by FIXION - MMS - 2021 Airbus intends to finalise readiness of jigs and tools on its A350 final assembly line over the next six months in order to handle the manufacture of the freighter variant of the ...
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NewsNordic Aviation Group files for bankruptcy
Photo: Number1411/ Shutterstock Estonian Nordic Aviation Group has filed for bankruptcy and ceased operations of its two airlines, Nordica and Regional Jet, which is branded as Xfly. The announcement by Nordic follows the decision by potential investor Lars Thuesen, owner of Danish carrier Jettime, to not proceed ...
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NewsSF Holding raises $749m with 'flat' Hong Kong listing
Source: ACN Newswire Chinese express giant SF Holding raised $749.3m in a listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that will be used to fund plans to expand internationally. The company, which owns SF Express and SF Airlines, said that through the IPO it aimed to “further ...
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NewsLufthansa Cargo and Maersk partner on SAF
Photo: Scharfsinn/ Shutterstock Lufthansa Cargo will use 400 tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on behalf of Maersk in the remainder of 2024 following the signing of an agreement between the two companies to promote the decarbonisation of airfreight through the use of SAF. The expected reduction ...