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News2015: a year of marginal growth for air cargo
Last year can be summarised as a period of marginal growth for air cargo demand, despite the strong first quarter, according to one analyst.In its monthly market update, analyst WorldACD said that volume increased by a “meagre” 2% during the full year despite starting the year strongly because of strike ...
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ST Aerospace completes 55% ownership of EFW freighter conversion specialist
Singapore Technologies Aerospace (ST Aerospace) has taken an additional 20% equity interest in Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), the Germany-based passenger to freighter (P2F) conversion arm of plane maker Airbus.The investment, first announced in June 2015, was completed following the receipt of regulatory approvals and "fulfilment of customary conditions precedent".Dresden-based EFW now ...
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Next steps for Cargolux China
European all-cargo carrier Cargolux has moved on to the next stage of launching Cargolux China, a Zhengzhou-based freighter airline which looks set for take-off by the first quarter of 2017.The Luxembourg-based carrier’s president and chief executive, Dirk Reich, said that the next few weeks will involve garnering approval from the ...
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FedEx opens Nordic Gateway in Copenhagen
FedEx Express has opened officially its new Nordic Gateway facility at Copenhagen Airport in Denmark, a facility that will serve as a gateway for inbound and outbound shipments for Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.The 8,000 sq m facility can sort 3,300 packages per hour, process 18 weekly FedEx Express flights, ...
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Antonov denies liquidation reports
Antonov has denied reports that the company has been liquidated, pointing out that the manufacturer has actually been transferred to a different state concern.Several media reports have carried stories on the demise on the iconic aircraft manufacturer over the last few days.In response, the company said it had transferred the ...
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Qatar Marches on with freighter routes to Budapest, Prague and Ho Chi Minh
Qatar Airways Cargo will launch A330F freighter routes to Budapest, Prague and Ho Chi Minh in March, filling a “definite gap in the market” and increasing the Middle East airline’s freighter destinations in Europe to 14 and in Asia/Pacific to six.An Airbus freighter will fly twice a week from Qatar ...
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Air Partner teams up with TALA for urgent flights for aerospace industry
The Aerospace Logistics Alliance (TALA) and air charter service provider Air Partner have co-operated in providing a number of flights for aerospace industry over the past few months.On one flight, a small King Air turboprop was chartered out of London Southend Airport to Zurich on behalf of TALA UK carrying ...
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NewsGlobal economic weakness is air cargo's biggest concern in 2016
The Air Cargo News annual reader survey has revealed that the current state of the global economy is the single biggest challenge to the industry, while the pharmaceutical sector offers the best potential for growth.This year’s survey asked freight forwarders, airports, handlers and air cargo carriers their opinions on a ...
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Singapore Airlines Cargo extends handling contract with Frankfurt Cargo Services
Frankfurt Cargo Services (FCS) and Singapore Cargo Airlines have renewed the carrier’s handling contract at the German airport, Europe's largest airfreight hub by volumes.Hans-Georg Emmert, managing director of FCS, said: “We are very pleased that Singapore Airlines, one of Asia’s leading airlines, has decided to extend its contract with FCS ...
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Londoners ‘favour Gatwick expansion’ claims airport operator
Londoners are more in favour of expanding Gatwick than the alternatives says the airport operator, quoting a YouGov poll, the first to be carried out since the UK government once again delayed a decision on the issue.Gatwick scored more highly than Heathrow on issues such as the effect on air ...
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Munich subsidiary buys Berlin airport ground handler
Southern Germany airport group Flughafen München (FMG) has expanded its ground handling operations in Berlin with the purchase of a Spanish-owned operator at the capital’s Tegel Airport (TXL).AeroGround Flughafen München, a ground handling subsidiary of FMG, has acquired the established ground handling companies Acciona Airport Services Berlin and HSD Flughafen.A ...
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Global GSA parent firm wins Maastricht Airport concession
The parent company of Global GSA has been awarded a ten year concession to take over operations of Maastricht Aachen Airport as it looks to expand freight volumes.The Dutch airport announced yesterday that it had awarded the concession to Trade Centre Global Investments (TCGI), owner of Global GSA, as it ...
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Cargo demand jumps by 8% at Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airlines saw its cargo volumes jump by more than 8% last year as it added several new freighter routes.The airline saw cargo tons carried increase by 8.1% year on year in 2015 to 704,570 tons.Cargo demand on flights to and from Africa recorded the largest percentage increase, jumping by ...
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War of words erupts between powerful new airline group and leading airports association
Five of Europe’s largest airlines have formed a new association to lobby against rising costs and have immediately taken aim at the continent’s airports.The new Airlines for Europe (AFE) group has been formed by IAG, Air France-KLM, Lufthansa, easyjet and Ryanair and hopes to attract more members over the coming ...
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Cargolux passes GDP audit
Cargolux has passed its GDP Surveillance Audit, validating its certification for another year.The completion of the audit attests that the company’s management system fulfills the requirements of the EU directive ‘Guidelines on Good Distribution Practice of Medicinal Products for Human Use’ and of WHO guidelines.Cargolux Director Global Logistics Services Franco ...
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Schiphol the latest European airport to record 2015 air cargo demand decline
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport has joined its major European rivals in recording a decline in cargo throughput in 2015.The Dutch airport recorded a total throughput of 1.6m tonnes in 2015, a 0.7% decline compared with the all-time record set in 2014.The airport said it recorded a strong fourth quarter which helped ...
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Jan de Rijk acquires automotive logistics specialist De Rooy
Airfreight road feeder service provider Jan de Rijk has made another acquisition, this time taking over truck and tractor transport specialist De Rooy for an undisclosed sum.Jan de Rijk said its latest acquisition was a specialist in transport, warehousing and value added logistics for the parts and the automotive industry, ...
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NewsCargolux bucks the trend with a demand increase
All-cargo airline Cargolux recorded a demand increase in 2015 in contrast to European competitors, which recorded traffic declines.The Luxembourg-based airline recorded a 7.4% year-on-year increase in demand to 889,746 tonnes in 2015, the third year in a row it has registered growth.Meanwhile, it flew 114,792 block hours during the year, ...
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Advanced data talks continue
TIACA has been involved in talks with regulators over the development of a Pre-Loading Advance Air Cargo Information (PLACI) system to help countries looking to establish advanced data requirements.At the fifth session of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the World Customs Organization (WCO) Joint Working Group on advance ...
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Romanian artefacts flown from Bucharest to Beijing
Air Partner, working on behalf of TNT Romania, helped deliver a cargo of 445 treasured Romanian artefacts to China.The shipment was flown from Bucharest Otopeni airport to Beijing on a B777 freighter operated by Emirates. Due to the nature of the cargo, all flight clearances had to be secured through ...