All Europe Articles – Page 168
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Emirates adding Oslo to its cargo network
EMIRATES SkyCargo will add Oslo to its network from September, leveraging belly hold cargo on a new daily B777-300ER passenger link.The freight division of Dubai-based Emirates will also increase from six to eight its weekly freighter flights to Copenhagen in Denmark. This will see two Gothenburg freighter flights in Sweden ...
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Air cargo prices to weaken says Drewry
AIR CARGO pricing is expected to weaken in the coming months, while global airfreight traffic growth will be held back by weaker demand in the intra-Asia region.That is the view of Drewry, the UK-based research house, in its latest briefing on the demand and supply equation for global airfreight and ...
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Chapman Freeborn and Swiss WorldCargo's courier deal
CHAPMAN Freeborn Airchartering and Swiss WorldCargo have agreed a new partnership for delivering time-critical shipments.It means that the global aircraft charter specialist is supporting Swiss WorldCargo with all hand-carry requirements through its worldwide office network.Already an acknowledged global leader for care-intensive cargo services, the agreement will allow Swiss WorldCargo to ...
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IAG Cargo in Colombian summer uplift
IAG CARGO is increasing the summer frequency of its flights between Spain and Colombia.The cargo arm of British Airways and Iberia said that two additional weekly flights between its Madrid hub and Bogotá will start from August 9, increasing to three in September.The flights will be operated by Iberia’s A340-600 ...
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Global air cargo stabilising, says IATA
AIRFREIGHT markets saw growth levels accelerate in May.IATA data for the month shows that demand measured in freight-tonne-kilometres [FTKs] rose across all regions, but with significant differences in performance.Whilst the Middle East carriers enjoyed 9.3 per cent year-on-year growth, the North American carriers reported 2.4 per cent.The growth trajectory reflects ...
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IATA hit list to bolster Europe's air industry
IATA has called on European governments and regulators to bolster the region’s competitiveness, citing a hit list of measures to improve global connectivity.Tony Tyler, the airline association's director general and chief executive, said: “Among the biggest obstacles faced by European airlines are the competitive disadvantages placed in their way by ...
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LAN CARGO ships polo thoroughbreds
LAN CARGO has transported 50 polo horses from Miami to Madrid, on one of its B777 freighters.The Argentine thoroughbreds, which are competing in the international polo season at Sotogrande, Spain, were shipped in purpose-built stables designed by Newport Cargo (Argentina).The whole operation was overseen by Colt International (USA).On arrival, Spanish ...
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Swissport sells off ‘unprofitable’ French ground handling services
SWISSPORT France Holding and Servisair – both part of Swissport Group – is to sell its principal ground handling activity in France after struggling to make a profit.The announcement comes after GH Team, co-chaired by Christophe Le Borgne, the current chief executive of Swissport in France, and Adrian Melliger, former ...
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The ‘Spirit of St Louis’ flies again
AVIATION history maker the ‘Spirit of St Louis’ has crossed the Atlantic Ocean once again – thanks to an Air France-KLM-Martinair air cargo co-operation.To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Paris-Le Bourget Airport, the Air and Space Museum there is to exhibit a replica of the single-seat aircraft that was flown ...
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East-West airfreight prices hit by post-peak lull
East-West airfreight rates fell further in January following December’s retreat as pricing was hit by the post-peak season lull in trade.Drewry’s East-West AirFreight Price Index fell 8.3 points in January to 99.6 points, bringing the index down to its lowest level since May 2014.The index, compiled by the UK-based research ...
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No stable recovery, finds Lufthansa Cargo
LEADING freight airline Lufthansa Cargo has not discovered any ‘stable recovery’ in global markets in the first six months of 2014, says its chief executive Peter Gerber, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.The sharpest decline has come in demand from the Middle East and Africa transport regions.During the period, the German ...
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Etihad Airways adds six new services
ETIHAD Airways is to launch six new routes in the first half of 2015.The national flag carrier of the UAE will operate daily flights from Madrid, Edinburgh, Kolkata Entebbe.It will also run four flights a week to Hong Kong and three a week to Algiers, says a company statement.Existing daily ...
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One Question
Joost Van Doesburg, policy advisor, European Shippers Council, answers:"I DO not think Single European Skies [SES] will be achieved in the next few years."I am not really sure why the DFS has made this decision. I share the AEA’s disappointment."What will airlines do when it becomes too expensive to fly ...
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Changing times, changing values
WHILE Air China Cargo has received a US$320 million cash injection from its shareholders, it appears that Dutch operator Martinair has a ‘for sale’ sign posted on its cargo fleet.Two different approaches, but for very different reasons.Air China and Cathay Pacific, the two largest shareholders in Air China Cargo, feel ...
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LAN upgrades routes with B787
LAN Airlines, part of LATAM Airlines Group, is upgrading five of its existing routes with the introduction of B787s.The revamp will affect services from Santiago, Chile to Miami, Punta Cana (Dominican Republic), Cancun, Mexico City and Sáo Paulo, Guarulhos (Brazil), says a company statement.In addition, Los Angeles will join the ...
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Africa: Swissport Ghana starts operations
Ground and cargo handling company Swissport International has announced the operational start of Swissport Ghana, an equally-owned joint venture company with Ghana Airport Cargo Centre (GACC).Swissport Ghana will offer cargo warehousing and ramp handling at a cargo warehouse currently under construction next to the airside of Kotoka International Airport in ...
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An-225 lifts heat exchanger
THE musclebound An-225 – the world’s largest aircraft – has again demonstrated its vital role in air transportation with the carriage of this 139-tonne heat exchanger from Germany to Canada.The shipment, including a specially-constructed load cradle and associated handling equipment, weighs a total of 147 tonnes.The mammoth load was flown ...
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Emirates to offer belly capacity to Budapest
FROM October, Emirates Airline is to operate a daily, wide-body A330-200 scheduled passenger service to Budapest, Hungary, offering up to 12 tonnes of belly cargo lift in each direction.With markets in Asia playing an increasing role in the east European nation’s foreign economic growth targets, the UAE carrier expects to ...
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Fraport Cargo Services opens new pharma base
FRAPORT Cargo Services (FCS) has opened a new facility for temperature-sensitive shipments, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.It allows the German cargo handling company to store healthcare products at between 15 and 25 degrees Celsius, whereas previously it was restricted to handling medicines requiring a range of 2-8 degrees.“We have also ...
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Schiphol up 8.84 per cent
AIR CARGO through Amsterdam Airport Schiphol continued to build in the second quarter of 2014, leading to overall growth of 8.84 per cent in the year to date and denoting market stabilisation in Europe, writes Nigel Tomkins, managing director.The Dutch airport outperformed its rivals in the first half of 2014, ...