All Europe Articles – Page 71
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Air Italy takes delivery of its first Boeing 737 Max
Air Italy, the carrier formerly known as Meridiana, has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737 Max aircraft.Akbar Al Baker, group chief executive of Qatar Airways, which holds a 49% stake in Air Italy’s parent company, AQA Holding, was at Boeing’s Everett Delivery Centre in Seattle in the US to ...
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Reasons for Manston delay made public
Details have now been made public regarding the temporary withdrawal of a development consent order (DCO) application to develop a cargo hub at Manston Airport, located in the south-eastern corner of the UK.The application by developer RiverOak Strategic Partners (RSP), submitted on April 10, included plans for 12,000 air cargo ...
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Ethiopian to open Manchester to Addis connection
Ethiopian Airlines is to launch flights from its home hub of Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Manchester Airport before the end of this year.The carrier will operate the route, which will initially at least transit via Brussels, with B787 ‘Dreamliner’ aircraft four times a week from December.According to the ...
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April showers record cargo volumes on Heathrow
London-Heathrow airport cargo volumes enjoyed their 21st consecutive record month in April 2018, as trade growth at the UK’s largest port by value increased by 2.3% year on year to 141,215 tonnes.The US (+4.1%), India (+7.1%) and China (+10.9%) were among the fastest growing countries for cargo in April.For the ...
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Fitt for the top job at Yusen Logistics UK
Andy Fitt has been appointed as the new managing director of Yusen Logistics UK (YL UK).After serving over three years with the business, Fitt succeeds Kevin Appleton, who is now the chairman of the UK arm of the Japan-based global logistics operator.A company spokesperson said: "During this time, Andy has ...
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Lufthansa orders two B777 freighters
The Supervisory Board of Deutsche Lufthansa has approved the order of two Boeing 777F for Lufthansa Cargo.Delivery is already on the way: in both February and March 2019, a newly-built aircraft each will take off from the Boeing plant in Seattle headed for Germany. The carrier currently has a cargo ...
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Network Airline Management and TAAG renew freighter contract
Network Airline Management (NAM) and TAAG Angola Airlines — the national airline of Angola — have renewed their long-term freighter aircraft contract for a factory-built Boeing 747-400F with nose door.The freighter — operated by NAM — carries up to 120,000 kilos of oil-related and general cargo and continues its weekly ...
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WFS acquires 100% of Irish joint venture
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has acquired 100% of its joint venture in Ireland after buying the minority shareholding of its partners, Gerry Jackson and Brendan Byrne. The transaction was completed at the end of March.Jackson retired from the company at the end of 2017 but Byrne will continue in his ...
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RiverOak temporarily withdraws application for Manston cargo hub
Developer RiverOak Strategic Partners (RSP) has temporarily withdrawn its development consent order (DCO) application to develop a cargo hub at disused Manston Airport in the south east of the UK.RSP said the temporary withdrawal is not uncommon with DCOs and it is in dialogue with the Planning Inspectorate in order ...
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UPS unveils new boss for the UK, Ireland and the Nordics
UPS has named Mark Vale as president of UPS UK, Ireland and Nordics, responsible for all US-based parcel and logistics giant's operations in seven European countries and more than 11,000 employees.“We are investing in our network in Europe, including the UK, Ireland and the Nordics,” said Lou Rivieccio, recently promoted ...
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Swissport receives $100m partial loan repayment from HNA parent
Swissport has received a further $100m (€83m) repayment on the ground handler's affiliate loan to its parent company, China's HNA Group, and has agreed to a "temporary remedies standstill period" of five months in collecting the balance.The repayment is in partial satisfaction of HNA Group's obligations under an outstanding affiliate ...
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DP DHL group Q1 revenue dips but freight forwarding turnaround continues
Deutsche Post DHL (DP-DHL) Group saw a slight dip in first quarter 2018 revenues to €14.7bn from €14.9 bn in prior year, mainly attributable to negative currency effects and the sale of UK supply chain subsidiary Williams Lea Tag.On an organic basis – after adjusting for currency and portfolio effects ...
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UK sniffer dogs back on airfreight patrol
Dogs capable of detecting minute traces of explosives concealed in airfreight are being re-deployed in cargo sheds at British airports.In 2014, the UK's Department for Transport (DfT) announced that certification for sniffer dogs used to detect explosives would be withdrawn.At the time, a DfT spokesperson said: “UK aviation security measures ...
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United and Lufthansa cargo joint venture takes off
United Airlines of the US and Germany's Lufthansa Cargo have now launched their long-awaited air cargo joint venture, a transatlantic partnership first mooted in 2015.Effective May 3, the two carriers will jointly manage sales and booking of standard and express shipments on routes between Europe and the US using their ...
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Swissport Basel certified for pharma logistics by IATA
IATA has awarded Swissport Cargo Services at Basel’s EuroAirport with the CEIV Pharma certificate for pharmaceutical logistics.The CEIV regulations guarantee the highest quality and safety standards for the transport of sensitive pharmaceutical products. Swissport’s Basel warehouse is the company's sixth CEIV certified cargo facility."We are very pleased to receive the ...
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CEVA launches IPO on Swiss stock exchange
The initial public offering (IPO) of CEVA Logistics (CEVA) was launched today with the traditional ringing of a cow bell to open the day's trading.CEVA chief executive Xavier Urbain was joined by executives from SIX and other members of the CEVA team to celebrate the company's arrival on the SIX.Werner ...
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Turkish lands at Brussels
Turkish Cargo has added Brussels in Belgium as a destination for direct scheduled cargo flights.The opening of the new cargo destination was celebrated with an event attended by all the agencies operating at Brussels airport.In the first stage, as previously reported by Air Cargo News, the weekly frequencies with A310F ...
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IAG Cargo revenues on the rise in Q1 2018
IAG Cargo's first quarter 2018 results saw commercial revenues of €276m, a rise of 3.4%, or 10.9% at constant currency versus last year.The cargo division, which includes British Airways, Iberia, Vueling, Level and Aer Lingus, saw overall yield for the January to March period up 11.8% at constant exchange. Volumes ...
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Frankfurt sets fresh targets to reduce airport CO2 emissions
Frankfurt airport operator Fraport is establishing new climate protection targets to reduce CO2 emissions, not only for Germany's largest airfreight hub but also across the entire group.The goal is to lower CO2 emissions at Fraport’s fully-consolidated group companies by nearly half to about 125,000 tonnes of CO2 by 2030. The ...
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Rivieccio named as European supremo for UPS
UPS has named Lou Rivieccio as president of UPS Europe, responsible for all the US parcel and logistics giant's operations in 56 countries and territories and more than 49,000 employees.UPS said that Rivieccio takes the helm at "a time of growth" for the group's largest region outside the USJim Barber, ...