All Bellyhold Airline Articles – Page 25
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Asia Pacific carriers report weak January for international cargo
International air cargo markets weakened further in January 2019, with Asia Pacific airlines seeing demand fall 3.8% year on year in freight tonne kilometres (FTK).Releasing its preliminary traffic figures for the month, the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) said that the decline in airfreight was due to “global new ...
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NewsIAG Cargo opens constant climate centre in Madrid
IAG Cargo has opened a pharmaceutical centre in Madrid airport, dedicated to its Constant Climate product for time and temperature-sensitive life sciences products.Work on the new Spanish facility began in June 2018 and is the latest addition to IAG Cargo’s Madrid hub, which handles over 250,000 tonnes of cargo per ...
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NewsDelta Cargo reports customer shift to digital booking
Delta Cargo Website Metrics for 2018Delta Cargo has noted a "significant shift" in the number of online bookings since it launched its new website in 2017.The airline said it had noted a 15 percentage point increase in the global online bookings since 2017, making it the number one way customers ...
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Saudia Cargo expands in Dubai with new office
Saudi Airlines Cargo Company inaugurated its brand-new cargo sales office in the Free Zone of Dubai International Airport at the end of January.The opening of the new sales office is part of the company’s strategy to "develop its brand-image, enhance its sales outlets & facilities, aiming to improve the logistical ...
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NokScoot awards ULD management contract to Unilode
Thailand's NokScoot budget airline has awarded a Unit Load Device (ULD) management contract to Unilode Aviation SolutionsYodchai Sudhidhanakul, chief executive of the medium-haul carrier, said: "By commissioning Unilode for the management of NokScoot's containers and pallets for our current fleet of five Boeing 777-200s we will receive cost-effective and professional ...
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Saudia Cargo hopes to capitalise on new India passenger flight
Saudi Airlines Cargo is offering 60 tons of cargo capacity per week to Calicut International Airport (CCJ) in the Indian state of Kerala following the launch of daily passenger flights to the hub.Saudia Cargo chief executive Omar Hariri said the cargo business is doing its best to support the agricultural ...
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Etihad Cargo expands Spanish network with Barcelona bellyhold flights
Etihad has expanded its cargo capacity operating in the Spanish market as it looks to cater for the fashion, perishable, pharma and automotive markets in the country.In late November, the airline added a five-times-per week Airbus A330 service with 16 tons of bellyhold capacity.This operates alongside its daily Beoing 787 ...
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Airlines call on EU governments to tackle air traffic management problems
Airlines for Europe (A4E) is urging the EU and national governments to take swift and decisive action to reform Europe’s Air Traffic Management (ATM) system as 2018 is shaping up to be the worst year for ATC delays and flight cancellations in nearly a decade.“Europe’s Transport Ministers are meeting on ...
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LATAM to launch direct Santiago-Quito flights
LATAM Airlines Group is to launch non-stop flights between Santiago and Quito in April 2019 – the only direct services on this route.The carrier will operate an Airbus A320neo aircraft four times a week between the two Latin American cities, reducing transit time by more than two-and-a-half hours.LATAM noted that ...
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IAG Cargo Q3: tonnage down, yield up
IAG Cargo has reported commercial revenues of €290m for the third quarter, an increase of 8.1% on 2017 at constant exchange.Overall yield for July 1 to September 30 period was up 9.3% at constant exchange. Sold tonnes were down 0.5% and CTK volumes were down 1% whilst capacity grew by ...
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Air Canada breaks ground on Edmonton facility
Air Canada is constructing a new 50,000 sq ft facility to house its ground support equipment service and cargo teams at Edmonton International Airport.Air Canada Cargo will occupy 20,000 sq ft of the building, which will provide modern, upgraded airfreight facilities and include technology that will improve the flow of ...
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Swiss WorldCargo takes off for new Winter destinations
Swiss WorldCargo, the airfreight division of Zurich-based Swiss International Air Lines, has launched flights to new destinations in Asia, South America and Africa for the Winter season.The carrier will begin twice-weekly services to Colombo, Sri Lanka on November 3 and will start flying to Ho Chi Minh City/Saigon at the ...
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Emirates SkyCargo seeks to boost Vietnam trade
Emirates SkyCargo has signed an agreement with the Investment and Tourism Promotion Centre of Ho Chi Minh City to jointly explore opportunities to promote trade to and from Vietnam.The Dubai-based carrier started operations in Hanoi in 2008 and over the last decade has scaled up the number of freighter and ...
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Aeroflot has good six months for cargo
Russian flag-carrier Aeroflot has reported its financial results for the first six months of this year, revealing a mixed picture.The news for freight was good. Cargo revenue rose by 13.9% year-on-year to RUB 8,178m as cargo and mail volumes grew by 10.6%.The carrier as a whole saw revenue rise by ...
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Air France KLM Cargo rolls out digital platform to pharma customers
Air France KLM Cargo has expanded its myCargo digital platform to cover pharmaceutical shipments.The myCargo solution, which was previously launched for general cargo, provides quotations, the latest deals and booking.Customers can also use myCargo to track the current temperature, the battery level in dry ice units, and the voltage in ...
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Southwest launches international cargo operations
Southwest Airlines Cargo has officially launched its international shipping operation with services to Mexico City.Later this summer, the carrier intends to expand services further by adding the ability to ship between the US and Cancun, Puerto Vallarta, and Cabo San Lucas/Los Cabos before offering space between the US and other ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo awards Australian handling contract to Menzies
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has awarded a three-year cargo handling contract to Menzies Aviation in Australia.The new agreement saw Menzies take over Virgin Atlantic’s cargo handling in Melbourne on June 8, with Brisbane to follow on July 9, and Sydney on August 7.The move will support Virgin Atlantic’s longstanding international long-haul ...
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Etihad announces new organisational structure as it strives for profitability
Etihad Aviation Group has announced a new organisational structure for Etihad Airways as it looks to return the airline to profitability.Under the new structure, the group will be reorganised into seven business divisions – operations, commercial, maintenance, repair & overhaul (MRO), human resources, finance, support services and transformation.The group will ...
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Alaska Air Cargo expands capacity following Virgin America merger
Alaska Air Cargo has increased its cargo capacity by 40% in continental US by utilising the 71 Airbus aircraft that became part of the Alaska Airlines fleet as part of its merger with Virgin America.The move will provide Alaska Air Cargo customers with new shipping destinations and increased frequencies, the ...
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Emirates adds Luanda belly capacity
Dubai-based Emirates Airline is to reinstate two weekly Boeing B777-300ER services between its home hub and Luanda, taking the number of flights per week on the route to five as of July 1 and upping the frequency to daily in its Winter schedule later this year.Each of the new flights ...