All Europe Articles – Page 111
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FIATA World Congress 2016 confirms new speakers for Dublin event
International freight forwarders’ association FIATA has announced an updated speaker programme for its World Congress 2016, to be held in Dublin, Ireland, from October 3-8.Over 30 speakers will share their ideas and opinions on topics of global relevance affecting freight transport, logistics and international trade.Keynote speakers on the opening day ...
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Lufthansa Cargo's Mörtl joins time:matters
Christian Mörtl has been appointed managing director, operations & finance, at time critical logistics firm time:matters with immediate effect.The appointment follows the news last week that Lufthansa Cargo has applied to purchase all the shares of time:matters with a decision from the German competition authority on whether to approve the ...
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Olympian horses take freighter to Rio
The first group of Olympic horses has departed from London Stansted airport on a Emirates SkyCargo Boeing 777F bound for Rio 2016.With 34 horses from 10 nations on board, the equine cargo worth multiple millions, was loaded into customised pallets for the almost 12-hour flight aboard.Eventing horses from Great Britain, ...
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Qatar investment arm takes stake in St.Petersburg's Pulkovo airport
Fraport Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide (Fraport) and its consortium partners at Russia’s Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg are to sell part of their shares in Thalita Trading to Qatar Investment Authority (QIA).Thalita is the parent company of Northern Capital Gateway consortium which has the 30-year concession for operating Pulkovo Airport ...
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Air cargo demand on the up in June
Air cargo volume growth improved in June as demand at European airlines remained strong and there was a pick-up for Asia Pacific carriers.Analyst WorldACD said that, after a poor start to the year, worldwide chargeable weight improved by 2.7% year on year in June.WorldACD said that the uptick was caused ...
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Qatar Airways ups stake in IAG to 20%
Middle East gulf carrier Qatar Airways has increased its shareholding in IAG, the parent group of British Airways and Iberia, to 20.1%, saying that it does not intend to increase its stake further "unless there are material changes to the current situation".This latest move follows a gradual stakebuilding by Qatar ...
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Lufthansa Cargo looks to become sole owner of time:matters
Lufthansa Cargo has applied to purchase all the shares of time critical logistics firm time:matters with a decision from the German competition authority on whether to approve the deal expected next month.The German cargo carrier currently owns a 49% shareholding in the logistics firm with the remaining 51% owned by ...
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NewsIAG reports double-digit cargo revenue decline despite demand increase
IAG recorded a double-digit percentage decline in cargo revenues during the second quarter of the year despite an increase in demand during the period.The British Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus owner this morning announced second-quarter cargo revenues of €241m compared with €274m during the same period last year, representing a ...
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NewsAir France KLM Cargo remains in the red
Air France KLM’s cargo business remained in the red during the first half of the year but the phasing out of freighters has helped improve performance compared with a year earlier.The Franco-Dutch airline group’s first-half figures for the cargo business show an operating loss of €116m against a loss of ...
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Start-up airline POP hopes to capitalise on new UK-India trade deals
New start-up low cost Indian airline POP is aiming to capitalise on new trade agreements between the UK and India sparked by Britain’s decision to leave the European Union.The new airline, which will donate 51% of profits to social projects, plans to be the first airline to operate non-stop flights ...
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Shape of things to come: Panalpina and Shapeways in strategic partnership for 3D printing
Panalpina and US-based 3D printing company Shapeways have entered into a strategic partnership to expand globally their digital manufacturing capabilities.Switzerland-based logistics giant Panalpina sees digital manufacturing and 3D printing specifically as “a perfect complement to its Logistics Manufacturing Services (LMS) offering, giving customers the possibility to customise products and bring ...
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Asian airlines record modest cargo growth in June
Asia Pacific airlines recorded “modest growth” in cargo demand in June for the first time since the start of the year, but concerns for future growth remain.Figures from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) show that Asian airlines saw cargo volumes increase by 4.1% in June in terms of ...
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UK airport gains expansion approval, but it’s not Gatwick or Heathrow
A London airport has finally been given government approval for expansion, but the airport in question is London City and not Gatwick or Heathrow that have been battling to expand.The government today announced the go-ahead for a £344m expansion at London City Airport that includes a new terminal, new aircraft ...
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DB Schenker air cargo growth lags behind rivals
German logistics giant DB Schenker recorded an above market increase in airfreight demand during the first half of the year but growth lagged behind that of two if its largest rivals.DB Schenker, which is the world’s third largest airfreight forwarder and owned by Deutsche Bahn, said that air cargo demand ...
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Amazon and UK cooperate in trials to make drone deliveries "a reality"
Amazon is partnering with the UK Government to explore the steps needed to make the delivery of parcels by small drones a reality, allowing Amazon to trial new methods of testing its delivery systems.A cross-Government team supported by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has provided Amazon with permissions to ...
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Fraport to host air cargo innovation lab
Frankfurt Airport operator Fraport has announced it will play host to a new event in September that will explore future innovation in air cargo.The Air Cargo Innovation Lab, which is being run in co-operation with DVV Media and Air Cargo News, will explore what air cargo logistics operations will look ...
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Panalpina airfreight volumes rise in difficult market
Panalpina has reported on a challenging six months of operations for its airfreight arm, and right across its business.Airfreight volumes rose by 8% year on year over the first six months of 2016, although the market had – the Switzerland based logistics player said – shrunk by 3%.However, much of ...
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Lufthansa downgrades profit expectations
German flag-carrier Lufthansa has reported provisional figures that suggest the airline made revenue of €15bn (S16.6bn) in the first half of this year, down from the January – June 2015 figure of €15.4bn ($17bn).Its adjusted EBIT (earnings before interest and taxation) of €529m ($584m) earned in the first half of ...
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Report sees continued growth for courier sector
Growing demand for urgent and timed delivery will boost the turnover of the global courier industry to $66bn by 2021, according to new research by financial consultants, Ngenko Investments.The report, Global Courier Industry Analysis, sees particularly strong demand from the pharmaceutical, banking, garments, fast-moving consumer goods, IT and automotive industries.New ...
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Lufthansa Cargo: much more than just the ‘basic’ offering
Lufthansa Cargo is to begin offering a new product for the shipping of general air cargo from September this year.To be called td.Basic and only available via online booking, the German freight-carrier said that it will offer “high Lufthansa quality at extremely attractive prices”.Those ‘attractive prices’ will be made possible ...