All articles by Damian Brett – Page 199
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NewsChina rail services takeoff during air cargo capacity crunch
Rail freight services from Xi'an - considered the starting point of the silk road - to Europe have seen an increase in volumes this year in response to lengthier air cargo supply chains.Statistics from the Xi’an Xinzhu Station of China Railway Xi’an Group show that as of May 6 the ...
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Volga-Dnepr upgrades second An-124 with a third to follow
Volga-Dnepr upgraded the capacity of a second An-124 aircraft by 20 tonnes.The upgrade means the aircraft will now be able to carry a maximum total cargo payload of 150 tonnes.Work carried out on the aircraft includes a new re-enforced floor and tyres.The carrier said that it planned to upgrade another ...
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United continues to expand its cargo network
United Cargo is continuing to expand its network with the addition of several new destinations.The carrier said that in June it would add flights to Dublin, Paris, Rome, Santiago and Zurich as it continues to expand operations following the suspension of many routes as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.It ...
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NewsCargo the bright spot for airlines as revenues expected to soar
Air cargo is expected to be the "bright spot" for airlines in 2020 as revenues are forecast to hit near-record levels, according to the latest IATA market outlook.The airline association said that cargo volumes will decline by 16.8% this year to 51m tonnes, but a severe shortage in cargo capacity ...
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NewsRhenus opens new office at Liège Airport
Rhenus Air & Ocean has moved from Herstal in Belgium to a new location at Liège Airport, as cargo volumes handled by the airport continue to grow.The forwarder said that with 900,000 tonnes of cargo transported each year, Liège Airport (LGG) is Belgium's largest airfreight airport and the fastest growing ...
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AirBridgeCargo becomes WebCargo's first all-cargo carrier
AirBridgeCargo has signed up to put its capacity on WebCargo, becoming the first pure freighter operator to offer space on the booking platform.The deal means that freight forwarders using the WebCargo platform can now price and book cargo digitally, with real-time capacity visibility, for almost 40 routes between North America, ...
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NewsUK's Southend Airport reduces night-time cargo flights
Southend Airport in the UK has reduced the number of cargo flights it handles each night following a campaign from the local community concerned about noise levels.Until now, the airport had been handling two freighter arrivals and one freighter departure each night, which were believed to be carried out on ...
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NewsAirfreight rates tumble as urgent PPE demand slows
Airfreight rates out of Shanghai and Hong Kong continued to decline last week as urgent demand for personal protective equipment (PPE) begins to slow.TAC Index figures show that last week average prices from Shanghai to North America dropped by 23.9% week on week to $5.80 per kg. From Hong Kong ...
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ICAO task force provides Covid-19 guidance for safe air cargo operations
ICAO has provided a series of guidelines on how air cargo operations should be carried out at airports to reduce the spread of coronavirus.The guidance was issued by ICAO’s Aviation Recovery Task Force (CART) after consulting with countries, regional organisations, the World Health Organisation and aviation industry groups.The cargo guidance ...
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NewsFraport plans massive job cuts
Source: Fraport AGAirport operator and ground handler Fraport AG is planning extensive job cuts due to the economic impact of the corona virus pandemic, reports Air Cargo News sister title DVZ.According to people familiar with the events, up to 3,000 jobs are to be cut. This corresponds to just under ...
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NewsFirst B777 makes its way to IAI for freighter conversion
First B777 ready for conversionGE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) has delivered the first Boeing 777-300ER to Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for the prototype passenger-to-freighter conversion.The aircraft (MSN 32789) will become the first ever B777 converted into a freighter configuration and marks the launch of the "Big Twin" programme announced last ...
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NewsAMI moves to new Brisbane facility ahead of airport expansion
Airfreight wholesaler Air Menzies International (AMI) has moved its Brisbane operation to a new purpose-built facility within the Brisbane Airport Industrial Park development as it prepares for the opening of the airport's new runway.Compared with AMI's previous building, the new facility offers an increase in warehouse space, improved docking space, ...
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NewsDHL turns to charter flights and rail to avoid capacity crunch
DHL Global Forwarding is utilising charter flights and rail services from China to keep coronavirus-related supply chains moving in light of capacity shortages.In a market update, the forwarder said that supply chains are facing bottlenecks in supplying medical equipment, stricter controls at international borders, and a lack of airfreight capacity."Despite ...
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NewsReddington heads to Europe for FedEx Express
Karen ReddingtonFedEx Express has appointed Karen Reddington as regional president, FedEx Express Europe and chief executive of TNT.The appointment of Reddington, a 23-year veteran of FedEx Express who most recently served as regional president of its Asia Pacific region, is effective as of June 1.Reddington succeeds Bert Nappier, who served ...
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NewsCLIVE Data Services: Calculating the positives
Is a passenger aircraft bellyhold half empty or half full? Does the airfreight industry need another way to measure capacity utilisation, rather than the long-established weight-based load factor?Niall van de Wouw, managing director of CLIVE Data Services, believes so — and that the global utilisation of air cargo capacity is ...
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NewsVolga-Dnepr transports ICUs to the Caribbean
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has recently delivered eight oversized intensive care units (ICU) supplies to the remote Dutch Caribbean islands of St Maarten and St Eustatius.Flown on behalf of mobile hospital manufacturer Hospitainer, the programme of four charter flights utilised two IL76-TD-90VD aircraft, which departed over a period of one week.Loading from ...
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Court denies Volga-Dnepr's restraining order request against Boeing
A US district court has rejected Volga-Dnepr UK's attempt to gain a temporary restraining order to stop Boeing selling four freighters that it had originally ordered.The dispute centres around the delivery of three B777Fs and a single B747-8F, some of which Boeing is the process of selling to another party, ...
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NewsBrussels Airport opens new animal facility
Brussels Airport animal centreBrussels Airport has opened a new Animal Care & Inspection Center capable of adjusting light and temperature levels depending on the needs of animals.The dnata-operated facility opened on June 1 and each animal accommodation has a central system which adjusts the light colour, the temperature and the ...
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NewsNallian swoops of pharma logistics consultant
Air cargo data platform Nallian has acquired pharma logistics consultant 4Advice as it looks to expand the range of services it can offer.Nallian said that the acquisition meant the Belgium-based consultant would be able to provide its clients with tools to "continuously monitor the chain once process improvements have been ...
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NewsSBD partners with Dutch logistics organisation
San Bernardino International Airport (SBD) has signed a strategic alliance with the supply chain membership organsiation Holland International Distribution Council (HIDC) that they hope will help boost traffic at the Southern California airport.The two companies said that the strategic alliance is intended to promote supply chain development, facilitate introductions to ...