All articles by Damian Brett – Page 188
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Row erupts over post-Brexit border delays
UK hauliers have been warned to expect delays of up to two days and queues of up to 7,000 trucks in Kent as the UK transition from the European Union kicks in.In a letter, the UK government said that under its reasonable worst case scenario for the first couple of ...
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More forwarders expand airfreight operations as capacity outlook remains uncertain
Geodis and DSV are the latest freight forwarders to secure air cargo capacity as they note an uncertain supply outlook.Geodis said that as a result of a short supply of both freighter and passenger bellyhold space, it had taken the decision to announce a permanent weekly freighter charter operation on ...
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Air Cargo Belgium and CHAMP team up
Air Cargo Belgium has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with CHAMP Cargosystems on the future testing of technology.The cargo organisation said that the purpose of the MoU is to develop an innovation roadmap of the air cargo industry, with CHAMP the preferred partner in the roll-out and testing of ...
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NewsAmazon Air expands freighter operations during summer
Amazon Air expanded its daily flight schedule by 27% over the summer according to a report issued by the Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development.The report, written by by Joseph Schwieterman, Jacob Walls and Borja González Morgado, said the e-commerce company has increased its daily flight activity from 85 flights per ...
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NewsRwandAir seeks to acquire freighter
Source: Rwand AirRwandAir wants to bring in its first dedicated freighter as it seeks to take advantage of rising demand for air cargo services.The African carrier is “looking at acquiring a cargo freighter in the near future”, its chief executive Yvonne Makolo told Air Cargo News' sister title FlightGlobal during ...
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NewsDrew takes over cargo top job at Etihad
Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) has promoted Martin Drew to the role of managing director - cargo and logistics.Responsible for the entire Etihad Cargo business, as well as Etihad Secure Logistics, Drew will report directly into Etihad Aviation Group chief commercial officer, Robin Kamark.With more than 20 years’ experience in the ...
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NewsTurkish Cargo grabs market share in first half
Turkish Cargo increased its market share in the first half of the year on the back of its "special cargo operations".The Istanbul-hubbed airline saw its first half market share increase from 3.9% last year to 5.4% in 2020, according to WorldACD data, which the carrier credited to "its special cargo ...
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Fraport cargo division to be affected by company-wide restructuring
The cargo division of Fraport is set to be merged into a newly created division as part of the its restructuring programme, Relaunch 50.The move will see the Central Freight Infrastructure and Air Cargo Development (ZFL) division become part of a new division, Freight and Passenger Development (FTU-C), from January ...
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NewsBoeing expands conversion capabilities as orders roll in
B737-800BCFBoeing has signed agreements to open additional conversion lines in Guangzhou, China, and Singapore to meet strong market demand.The new line at Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Company Limited (GAMECO) is scheduled to open in early 2021, marking the MRO’s second conversion line for the B737-800BCF. And Boeing will also add ...
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NewsEL AL Cargo expands operations with B747F partnership and Dubai flights
EL AL's new B747F Dubai operationEL AL has further expanded its cargo operations through a new service to Dubai and also by entering into a new partnership with CargoJetX on operations between Europe, Asia and the US.The new Dubai service, operated by an Atlas Air B747F, will run on a ...
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NewsCargolux expands in China with Shenzhen frequency
Cargolux has added Shenzhen to its network as it looks to strengthen its presence in China.The freighter operator said the weekly frequency is routed Luxembourg-Bangkok-Shenzhen before returning westbound to Luxembourg via Bangkok with an additional stopover in Budapest.Shenzhen is Cargolux’s sixth destination in mainland China."Shenzhen is China’s fourth busiest and ...
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NewsAirBridgeCargo celebrates 10 years at Zhengzhou
AirBridgeCargo (ABC), part of the Volga-Dnepr Group, is celebrating its 10th anniversary of flights to/from Zhengzhou.On the September 17, 2010 ABC’s Boeing 747-400 took off from Zhengzhou International Airport on its flight to Moscow with further onwards connections to European gateways of the carrier.The carrier was the first foreign all-cargo ...
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Eastern Airlines appoints Duggan as it reveals freighter ambitions
US carrier Eastern Airlines has appointed Mike Duggan as director of international cargo business development as it prepares to expand into freighter operations.The Pennsylvania-based airline and lessor currently operates a mix of eight B767-200/300 passenger aircraft but - although no time line was revealed - it also plans to add ...
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The Covid vaccine distribution challenge facing supply chains
In recent weeks and months, both positive and negative reports have appeared in the international press about the rat race for an effective Covid-19 vaccine. Almost all newspapers and magazines make a new ranking every month of which company will be the first to market an approved vaccine.To give the ...
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GA Telesis signs up for a second B737 conversion with AEI
GA Telesis is exercising an option for a second B737-800SF freighter conversion with Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI).The second aircraft (MSN 28826) will commence modification at the end of January 2021 and is scheduled for redelivery in early May 2021. All modification touch labor will be performed by the authorised AEI ...
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E-commerce demand fuels FedEx revenues as it prepares for Covid vaccine
FedEx saw its revenues and profits improve in its fiscal first quarter as a surge in e-commerce demand propelled performance.The express giant saw revenues for the three months ended August 31 increase by 13.5% year on year to $19.3bn, while net income was up 67.8% to $1.2bn and operating income ...
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NewsSwissport Cargo Services to expand at Frankfurt
Swissport Cargo Services Deutschland is set to open a new cargo handling warehouse at Frankfurt Airport developed by operator Fraport.The new building – located in CargoCity South at Frankfurt Airport (FRA) – has 17,000 sq m of floor space, including temperature-controlled zones for handling sensitive pharmaceutical products.There are also 2,400 ...
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IATA confirms the departure of Glyn Hughes as head of cargo
IATA has confirmed that head of cargo Glyn Hughes will leave the organisation as part of a wider restructuring.Hughes will leave the position, which he has occupied for the last six years, through voluntary redundancy at the start of 2021.In a statement IATA said: "Due to the devastating economic effects ...
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NewsSAL takes over operation of more airport customs security areas
Saudi customs vice-governor Suleiman bin Abdullah Al-Tuwaijri and SAL deputy chief business development and corporate relations officer Abdulrahman Ma’en Al-Mubarak signed the agreementSaudi Arabian Logistics (SAL) has started operating customs security areas across most of Saudi Arabia's airports.It is hoped the new setup will reduce the time of import operations, ...
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2020 in numbers: The year of freighters and preighters
The airfreight sector had just come out of its worst year for traffic in a decade, driven by weak global trade, with a 3.3% fall in freight tonne-kilometres (FTKs) during 2019, when the Covid-19 pandemic struck.Demand began to plummet in March, with a fall of almost 28% in April, before ...