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Fast lane loading at Athens
A team effort between two competitor handlers at Athens International airport resulted in the efficient loading of a new Lamborghini sports car.The export shipment - arranged by forwarder GC Lymberpa - was carried out by Swissport Greece Cargo as the cargo handler and Goldair Handling for the loading onto the ...
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American goes further east with FlyUs
American Airlines Cargo has extended its reach in eastern Europe with the appointment of FlyUs as its general sales agent (GSA) in both Hungary and Poland.Both countries are currently off-line destinations in the American Airlines network, with cargo being trucked from both Budapest and Warsaw to London, Frankfurt, Munich or ...
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European air cargo carriers see volumes and load factors slide in May
The latest monthly traffic statistics from some of Europe’s leading cargo carriers have revealed the difficulty they faced in May in terms of volumes carried and load factors when compared to last year.Carrier statistics reveal that of Air France-KLM, Lufthansa and IAG, the Franco-Dutch carrier suffered the biggest percentage decline ...
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Aircraft lessor ASL rebranding for growth
Ireland's ASL Aviation Group is to launch a new European airline brand, ASL Airlines, as part of its strategy for “continued growth in passenger and cargo operations”.ASL’s four European airlines, based in Ireland, France, Switzerland and Hungary, are to be renamed under the new brand.Air Contractors will become ASL Airlines ...
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FTA "disappointed" by UK airport decision delay
The UK’s Freight Transport Association (FTA) has urged the country’s government not to delay a decision on airport expansion as rumours begin to emerge that an announcement will be delayed until Christmas.A report in the Financial Times newspaper suggests that while the Airport Commission will issue its report on expansion ...
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IATA announces Dublin as 2016 AGM venue, while new chairman takes over
IATA has unveiled its new chairman and announced the venue for its next annual general meeting.The association has announced that Aeromexico chief executive Andres Conesa has assumed his duties as Chairman of the IATA board of governors for a one-year term.Conesa succeeds Calin Rovinescu, chief executive of Air Canada, whose ...
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IAG focused on growth
IAG Cargo remains focused on capacity discipline, asset utilisation and its flagship premium product range.David Shepherd, head of commercial at the cargo arm of British Airways and Iberia, says that the group’s Prioritise Express product and its temperature-controlled Constant Climate offer for pharmaceuticals have both seen substantial growth.“The Prioritise product ...
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Lufthansa and ANA extend cargo JV to outbound Europe routes
Lufthansa Cargo and ANA Cargo’s joint venture will be extended to cover consignments on routes from Europe to Japan as of August 3.The airlines’ cargo divisions started their joint venture in December 2014, and initially focused on flights from Japan to Europe. The German and Japanese carriers are offering their ...
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WFS builds on cargo to win full Spanish contracts
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has built on its cargo handling experience in Spain to win full ground handling contracts at the country’s Madrid, Seville, Santiago, Oviedo and Vitoria airportsWFS, under the new ownership of deep-pocketed global investment firm Platinum Equity, said that the biggest expansion of its ground handling activities ...
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IAG Cargo rolls out new e-booking system
IAG Cargo customers in Spain have become the first to benefit from the carrier’s global roll-out of its new e-booking system.The freight arm of British Airways and Iberia says that the launch “underpins IAG Cargo’s total commitment to IATA’s e-freight goal of removing paper from the air cargo industry”.Enhanced features, ...
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XPO Logistics gains 67% stake in Norbert Dentressangle
Fast-growing XPO Logistics has completed the purchase of a 67% shareholding in one of Europe’s most well-known logistics firms, Norbert Dentressangle, pushing it into the top-ten list of global logistics players.The deal, first announced in April, sees XPO acquire its majority stake in the company through the purchase of the ...
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Panalpina shuffles executive board
Panalpina has promoted Andy Weber to the position of chief operating officer, from the beginning of July.The Switzerland-based logistics giant has also announced that Ralf Morawietz will assume the position of chief information officer, taking over from Rod Angwin who will leave the company for personal reasons during the course ...
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Brussels sees May freighter surge
A 22.4% surge in May’s full freighter volumes helped Belgium’s Brussels Airport record an overall 7.4% rise in its total monthly throughput to 40,535 tons compared with the same month 2014.A spokesperson for the Belgian hub said that May's rise in full freighter volumes was due to the arrival of ...
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Sharp decline in load factors
Airfreight demand growth began to ease off in April, resulting in a “sharp” decline in load factors as they reached their lowest level for a year.The latest IATA figures show that airfreight volumes increase by 3.3% year-on-year in April compared with growth of 4.3% for the first four months.It said ...
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Air Partner's positive outlook
UK-based charter broker Air Partner remains optimistic about the year ahead, with performance set to be boosted by its acquisition of Cabot Aviation.Speaking at the London Stock Exchange-listed broker’s annual general meeting, Air Partner chief executive Mark Briffa gave an update on performance since it reported its full-year results for ...
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Second GDP academy training workshop
A second Good Distribution Practice (GDP) academy training course organised by IAG Cargo and Exelsius was attended by students from the UK, the Netherlands, Korea and Switzerland.Aimed at improving industry compliance to GDP standards for healthcare and life science products, the two-day course offered a combination of classroom training and ...
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IAG cargo demand down again in May
The latest monthly traffic statistics from the IAG Group have once again highlighted the steady decline in cargo volumes experienced by the group over the last four and a half years.In May, IAG, which includes British Airways and Iberia, saw demand in terms of cargo tonne km decline 2% year ...
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FTA backs Heathrow in letter to Cameron
The UK’s Freight Transport Association (FTA) has told British Prime Minister David Cameron that the decline of London-Heathrow airport as a viable global cargo hub will increase the costs of freight and logistics across the UK.In a letter to 10 Downing Street, the shipper association’s chief executive, David Wells, says ...
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Aircontact and Volga Dnepr move 40 tonne propeller shaft
Nordic charter broker Aircontact and airline Volga Dnepr needed specially built loading equipment to load a 40-tonne propeller shaft as it was moved from Germany to Brazil for an oil client.The shaft was first moved by road from a factory in Wismar to Rostock/Laage airport where it was transferred from ...
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Air cargo yields suffer in April
Air cargo carriers continued to see yields decline in April, despite worldwide volumes increasing by 3.3% during the month compared with a year earlier.The latest figures from analyst WorldACD show April yields measured in US dollars have dropped by 11% compared with the start of the year.However, if surcharges are ...