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Heathrow starts planning for third runway
Heathrow has already started planning for the delivery of a third runway, even though the UK Government has yet to make a final decision on how to expand airport capacity in the southeast of the country.In his first speech since the Airports Commission recommended a third runway at Heathrow over ...
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Airports clean up their act with carbon accreditation
The number of airports that have achieved Airport Carbon Accredited status has increased by 22% during the last year.Figures released by Airports Council International show that a total of 125 airports in 40 countries have now achieved accreditation through the organisation's programme, with 26 locations becoming Carbon Accredited since June ...
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SDV inks two new deals in Paris
French logistics company SDV signed two new deals at the recent Paris Airshow, one a new contract and the other a co-operation agreement.The first deal sees SDV selected as the logistics provider for the transport of aircraft seats produced by Expliseat for Air Tahiti.SDV has been handling Air Tahiti’s shipments ...
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Air Canada adds new e-AWB origin
Air Canada Cargo has added Dublin to its list of e-air waybill origins as it continues to push for an increase in their use.The airline said the ability to offer the option of e-AWB comes as it increases the frequency of flights from the Irish capital to its Toronto hub ...
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AA Cargo appoints new regional sales manager
American Airlines Cargo has appointed Richard Hartmann to the newly created position of regional sales manager, cargo, South Asia, Middle East and Africa.Hartmann will be in charge of both sales development in the existing countries served by the carrier in the region and also extending the airline’s reach into new ...
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Cargolux adds UK freighter flight in response to ferry strikes
Cargolux has added an extra UK freighter flight in order to help ease the supply chain chaos created by French ferry worker strikes.The all-cargo airline told Air Cargo News that the ad-hoc flight will leave the UK on Saturday, flying from Luxemburg Airport to Stansted Airport and then back to ...
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The battle for Heathrow Runway 3 is not yet won
Freight industry and business leaders welcomed the Airports Commission’s recommendation to build a third runway at Heathrow, but warned that there was still a long way to go before the plan becomes a reality.The British International Freight Association (BIFA) backed its call to push ahead with the expansion of aviation ...
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Panalpina promotions
Panalpina has promoted Andy Weber to chief operating officer. At the same time, Ralf Morawietz assumes the position of chief information officer, taking over from Rod Angwin who will leave the company for personal reasons during the year.Andy Weber, who started his career with Panalpina, re-joined the company in January ...
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Airfreight demand growth "comes off the boil" in May
Cargo demand growth “came off the boil” in May, while capacity additions have resulted in a further weakening of load factors.Figures from the International Air Transport Association show that demand growth in freight tonne km terms increased 2.1% year on year in May, which is the slowest growth rate recorded ...
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Cargolux increases central Asian connections
All-freighter airline Cargolux has operated its first flight to Turkmenbashi Airport in Turkmenistan. The Luxembourg carrier is flying twice a week from its home base and twice from Hong Kong.Turkmenbashi is its fifth destination in central Asia, together with Baku, Novosibirsk, Almaty and Tbilisi.Cargolux will also cooperate with Turkmenistan Airlines ...
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Gatwick says it's still in the expansion race as Heathrow welcomes commission backing
Gatwick Airport has vowed to continue to fight for expansion, while Heathrow has welcomed today’s Airports Commission report backing its plans to build a new runway.In a press release issued shortly after the Airports Commission report, Gatwick Airport chief executive Stewart Wingate refused to admit defeat.“Gatwick is still very much ...
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Watery welcome for China Southern freighter
A China Southern Cargo B777-200F has touched down at Stansted Airport to launch the only direct freighter link between the UK and China.The twice-weekly B777-200F service to the UK hub from Guangzhou, China’s third largest city, also calls at Frankfurt. The service will rise to three calls a week later ...
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Air cargo rates decline below $3 per kg mark
Air cargo rates are now at their lowest level for at least the last three years as weakening growth and overcapacity take their toll on airline performance.The latest Drewry East-West Air Freight Price Index, published today, has revealed that prices are now at their lowest level since the index began ...
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FedEx-TNT deal edges forward
FedEx’s potential $4.8bn takeover of TNT has edged further forward as the US express giant has filed regulatory paperwork to the European Commission.Over the weekend, the New York Stock Exchange-listed logistics company confirmed it had submitted the required filing to the EC to obtain regulatory clearance in connection with the ...
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Freighter order fuels ABC's global ambitions
Volga-Dnepr’s planned $7.4bn order for 20 Boeing 747-8 freighters will transform its AirBridgeCargo Airlines subsidiary from a niche regional player into a global giant.Denis Ilin, ABC’s executive president, told Air Cargo News: “We are pretty well established on the trade lane between China and Europe, and on some of the ...
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Yusen opens new Heathrow facility
Yusen Logistics UK has opened a new airfreight facility at Heathrow that offers greater capacity.The Japanese logistics firm said that the new facility is located just minutes away from the London airport and offers customers bonded storage and the ability to hold freight until Customs cleared.The operation is Authorised Economic ...
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E-AWB reach record levels but a long way to go to hit target
Electronic air waybill (e-AWB) penetration reached its highest ever level in May, but the current growth rate is not enough to see it hit the IATA target for 2015.The latest IATA figures show that in May e-AWB penetration reached 27.9% as 410,720 air waybills were processed electronically.This is the most ...
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Airfreight to be added to university curriculum
Brussels Airport and Belgium’s Thomas More University College have signed a co-operation that will see airfreight introduced into the college's logistics management training course, boosting students' chances of gaining employment in the sector.The agreement will see airfreight practical assignments and trainee placements at Brucargo added to the training course so ...
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UK aid agency looking for air charter input
Britain’s lead humanitarian aid agency has invited the air cargo community to seek solutions for "timely, efficient and coordinated" air charters.The UK government’s Department for International Development’s (DFID) air charter team is holding an engagement day on July 17 in London at its Whitehall offices.David Quinn, DFID’s logistics movements officer, ...
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Air Charter Service opens Geneva office
Air Charter Service has opened its seventh European operation, in Geneva.Justin Lancaster, the UK broker’s commercial director, commented: “We recognised the necessity for an office in Switzerland a few years ago and felt that now was the right time to make the move, having established an already strong Swiss client ...