All Europe Articles – Page 31
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CargoLogicAir confirms plans to restart flights today
Stansted-based freighter operator CargoLogicAir (CLA) will restart flights later today following the lifting of its Air Operator Certificate suspension yesterday.A CLA spokesperson told Air Cargo News that it would initially fly from China to the UK to carry supplies of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) but it would be able to ...
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Failure to extend Brexit talks 'very risky', say UK forwarders
UK freight forwarder association BIFA has said that the government's refusal to extend trade deal talks with the European Union is "very risky" given the coronavirus outbreak.BIFA said that even before the pandemic, there were concerns among BIFA members that the 11-month transition wouldn’t leave enough time to prepare for ...
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Cargo handlers respond to forwarder criticism of Covid-19 surcharge
Cargo handlers Menzies Aviation and Swissport have respond to freight forwarders' criticism of surcharges introduced following the coronavirus outbreak.The handlers explained to Air Cargo News that the cost of their cargo operations had increased as a result of the reduction in passenger flights.Swissport said that the primary objective of its ...
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Finnair the latest carrier to convert cabins for cargo
Finnair is the latest airline to reveal that it is making changes to cabins to handle more cargo.The Helsinki-based airline said that this week it will fly more than 10 return flights on its A350 aircraft to Tokyo Narita, Seoul, Osaka, Shanghai and Guangzhou to carry cargo.The flights, which are ...
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NewsLufthansa strips out seats to create extra cargo space
Lufthansa will take out the seats from several of its aircraft as it looks to create space to carry extra cargo.The move is part of wider efforts to expand cargo capacity through the addition of extra services to meet a capacity crunch.The airline said that in co-operation with sister company ...
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Lufthansa Cargo set to tackle the coronavirus crisis
Lufthansa Cargo will continue to roll out the use of passenger aircraft to carry freight over the coming weeks as it looks to meet customer demand.Speaking exclusively to Air Cargo News, Lufthansa Cargo chief executive Peter Gerber said that the current capacity crunch being felt by the air cargo industry ...
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Dachser Mexico ships masks in coronavirus relief flight
Dachser Mexico provided air transportation for the shipment of more than 3m surgical and respiratory masks to Germany, to help combat the spread of Covid-19.A fully-loaded Boeing B787-9 airliner arrived in Frankfurt from Mexico City on March 24. The flight represents Dachser Mexico’s first-ever international charter flight.From Frankfurt the supplies ...
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Air cargo demand, yields and revenue fall in the first two months of 2020
Worldwide air cargo demand fell 3% year-over-year (YoY) in the first two months of 2020, a larger decrease than the provisional estimated fall of 2.7%.Netherlands-based analyst WorldACD added that a yield decrease of around 5% YoY in January/February meant that airlines lost 8% of revenues compared to the start of ...
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BUD welcomes Suparna freighter with medical supplies from China
A Boeing 747F charter flight by Chinese carrier Suparna Airlines transported nearly 70 tons of protective medical equipment from China to Budapest airport (BUD) in Hungary.The shipment included more than 3m face masks, 100 000 coronavirus tests and 86 medical ventilators from China.The aircraft was welcomed on arrival by Hungarian ...
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NewsVirgin Atlantic operates it first cargo-only charter
Virgin Atlantic has operated its first cargo-only charter amid the operational challenges brought by Covid-19 upon the global aviation industry.Flight VS698 from London Heathrow for New York JFK created history for the airline as the B787-9 passenger aircraft departed with two pilots, one cabin crew member and a hold filled ...
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NewsASL Airlines in medical supplies airlift from China to Belgium
ASL Airlines Belgium is operating 10 B747 freighter flights each week between Liege airport in Belgium and China.Initially, these flights carried medical supplies from Europe to China as the Covid-19 crisis was building there.Now, the flights are transporting supplies such as facemasks to Belgium from China. In the last week ...
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European pharma sector calls on the EU to keep medicine supply chains flowing
Medicines for Europe (MfE) has called on the European Union (EU) to keep international borders open and to secure trade flows for medicines and key ingredients for their manufacture in India, the US and China.The pharma sector representative body states in a letter to the European Commission: “Our industry also ...
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BIFA urges Brexit transition extension amid COVID-19 disruption
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) is urging the government to apply for an extension of the Brexit transition period, as the coronavirus pandemic continues cause disruption.Robert Keen, director general of BIFA says that with negotiations between the EU and UK now stalled, it would be irresponsible of the UK ...
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NewsAirlines fill passenger seats with cargo to meet demand
Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines and LATAM have been loading up passenger seats with cargo as they try to keep their aircraft as full as possible.Earlier today, a Lufthansa Airbus A330 passenger aircraft loaded with around 30 tons of medical goods landed in Frankfurt today after an 11 hour flight from Shanghai ...
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COVID-19: FTA calls for extension of Brexit transition period
The UK logistics industry is calling on the Westminster government to seek an extension of the transition period for leaving the European Union (EU), citing the challenges posed by the COVID-19 virus in implementing new legislation.FTA, the business group representing the logistics sector, wants the transition period extended beyond the ...
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Frankfurt airport secures supply chains as cargo demand soars
Frankfurt airport is providing its full cargo infrastructure to meet the rise in freight flights to North America, south-east Asia and China, demand for which is expected to increase further.“Together with all players in the airfreight industry, we are doing our best to make up for a loss in capacities ...
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NewsTurkish Cargo, Air Canada and Aeromexico using passenger aircraft as freighters
Turkish Airlines, Aeromexico and Air Canada have joined the increasing number of airlines using passenger aircraft as freighters during the coronavirus pandemic.Turkish Cargo operated the first of its cargo flights with a passenger aircraft on March 20 with a Boeing 777 on the Istanbul-Kiev route, and is to operate cargo ...
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NewsHeathrow to boost cargo capacity in the fight against COVID-19
Heathrow Airport has called on more airlines and freight companies to maximise the use of the hub’s quieter flight schedule in the fight against COVID-19.Logistics companies have already begun importing key equipment such as COVID-19 testing kits via Heathrow in preparation for increased demand.Next week, Heathrow’s cargo movements are forecast ...
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NewsTurkish Cargo adds new freighter flight to Linz
Turkish Cargo has continued to expand its freighter operations with a new service to Linz in Austria.The Istanbul-hubbed airline said Linz was its 90th direct cargo destination. The service will operate twice per week (Thursdays and Sundays) making use of Airbus 330 and B777F airplanes.The service will be operated on ...
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NewsDAMCO moves into new Heathrow facility
DAMCO's Heathrow facilityFreight forwarder DAMCO has moved into a new 36,000 sq ft warehouse at London’s Heathrow Airport as part of ongoing investment in its airfreight offering.The company has moved its airfreight operations into offices at the North Feltham Trading Estate, within three miles of Heathrow’s cargo terminal, to support ...