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ANA Airline Management freighters to relocate from Ostend to Liege
TO REDUCE fuel costs, ANA Airline Management is relocating its freighter fleet of two MD-11Fs and a single B747-400F from Ostend to Liége from 29 May.The company’s managed fleet operates a network of scheduled routes to and from Africa, as well as long-term and ad hoc charter flights on a ...
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February rise of 2.9 per cent for global air cargo markets
FEBRUARY saw a 2.9% rise in global air cargo markets compared with the same month last year, prompting “measured optimism” from IATA for the sector’s prospects in 2014.According to latest market data from IATA, February’s increase in FTKs continues an early upward trend in 2014, with an overall 3.6% improvement ...
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ABC steps up European network
RUSSIA’S AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) is expanding its presence in Europe with new routes linking Moscow with Malmo in Sweden and Leipzig, Germany.From this month, the new Malmo service to Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport will be in addition to the existing weekend B737 freighter operated by Atran Cargo Airlines, also part of ...
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Lufthansa Cargo throws the book at security wastage
LUFTHANSA Cargo has demanded no double-screening of air cargo shipments, when stringent new international security regulations come into force in a matter of weeks.In a plea for a more efficient air cargo screening process, Karl-Rudolf Rupprecht, head of operations at the German airline, says the forthcoming implementation of the EU’s ...
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Cologne Bonn Airport seeks investor for air cargo handling expansion
GERMANY’S Cologne Bonn Airport is seeking an investor for a 10,000-sq m expansion and the operation of its handling centre for general air cargo.The airport expects bids to be submitted by mid-July for the Cologne Bonn Cargo Center (CBCC) project and the company’s supervisory board will decide on the winning ...
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AF-KLM Martinair Cargo fly 100 horses to Amsterdam
MERGED European airline Air France-KLM-Martinair Cargo has carried almost 100 horses from the USA to Amsterdam Schiphol.In what is described as ‘a large-scale effort’, the horses were carried on the three different airlines of the group.From Miami, two Martinair freighters accommodated 29 in 11 stalls, and a specially-arranged Air France ...
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Pilot strike halves Lufthansa Cargo’s scheduled freighter flights
MORE than 50 per cent of Lufthansa Cargo’s scheduled freighter flights have been affected by the three-day pilot strike.“We were able to operate 15 of the scheduled 33 freighter flights during the strike time,” reveals Michael Göntgens, spokesperson for Lufthansa Cargo.All together some 4,500 tonnes of cargo have been affected ...
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Volga-Dnepr airlifts telecommunications satellite
A VOLGA-DNEPR Airlines An-124-100 ‘Ruslan’ freighter has delivered the Luch-5V and KazSat-3 telecommunications satellites from Krasnoyarsk in Russia to Kazakhstan’s Baikonur Cosmodrome.The satellites, weighing a combined 21 tonens, were secured inside a 14 metres long, three metres wide and more than four metres high container.The container was placed carefully onto ...
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Lufthansa Cargo upgrades Shanghai to B777F
LUFTHANSA CARGO has upgraded its Shanghai service to a B777F.China’s largest city is to be served with daily flights of the new freighter.Christian Haug, regional director, north and central China, enthuses: “We are strengthening our position in China considerably through the use of the best freighter in its class.”Shanghai is ...
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IAG Cargo adds capacity to Tel Aviv
IAG CARGO has replaced its narrowbody A321 with widebody B777 aircraft on seven of the 14 weekly flights from London to Tel Aviv, to capitalise on the city’s growing pharmaceuticals market.The B777, which has been operating on the route since the end of March, can carry 18 tonnes on the ...
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Frankfurt cargo sees a recovery
CARGO traffic at Frankfurt Airport grew by four per cent in the first quarter of 2014, the hub airport reveals.“The upward trend in the global economy and the moderate economic recovery in the Euro area has had a positive effect,” says a spokesperson.Cargo volume rose to 522 026 tonnes in ...
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Recovery happening says Lufthansa Cargo
THE AIR cargo market continues to show signs of a recovery.Benefiting from this development, Lufthansa Cargo flew with more tonnage in its aircraft in the first three months of 2014.“Thanks to a disciplined capacity management, we saw an increase in capacity sales to nearly 72 per cent – an exceptional ...
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Cargolux utilisation up in April
CARGOLUX recorded an all-time high average daily aircraft utilisation of its B747-400 freighter fleet in the first week of April 2014.The all-cargo carrier’s B747-400 freighters operated a block-hour average of 17 hours and 23 minutes per day, the highest utilisation that the airline’s B747-400F fleet ever achieved.During the same week, ...
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Why we have won Cargo Airline of the Year
THE VOTING is over and the counting is set to begin to discover who is Cargo Airline of the Year 2014.Quality, innovation, efficiency, speed, reliability and vision are the hallmarks of a winner of the annual Air Cargo News awards scheme, now 31 years old.Both Lufthansa Cargo and Virgin Atlantic ...
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AA Cargo returns Colombian gold
AMERICAN AIRLINES Cargo has completed the safe return leg of more than 200 pieces of gold and ancient artifacts from London to the Museo del Oro in Bogotá, Colombia.Bespoke packing cases designed with the latest monitoring technology were used to ensure the high value cargo arrived in perfect condition.The US ...
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Cargolux to start Zhengzhou service
CARGOLUX is to inaugurate regular scheduled services later this month between Luxembourg and Zhengzhou, the capital of Chinese province Henan.The decision marks the beginning of a partnership between Cargolux and its new shareholder Henan Civil Aviation and Investment (HNCA) that will own a 35 per cent stake in Europe’s leading ...
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IAG Cargo increases Panama capacity
IAG CARGO is increasing services between its Madrid [Iberia] hub and the high growth region of Panama in central America.The development improves cargo connectivity between European and Latin American markets, says IAG Cargo.The route, served by Iberia’s A340s as well as its brand new A330-300, will deliver increased lift in ...
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Aer Lingus starts Toronto service
AER LINGUS has celebrated the launch of its inaugural flight from Dublin to Toronto.The carrier’s new daily service during the summer season will be served with a B757.Peter O’Neill, director of cargo at Aer Lingus, reveals: “The B757 aircraft has opened up significant opportunities for Aer Lingus Cargo to and ...
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Silk Way confirms 747-8F order
Silk Way West has confirmed its order for three B747-8 freighters.The Azerbaijan-based carrier said the new planes were valued at over $1.1bn at current list prices. They join a fleet of two other B747-8Fs, two B767-300Fs and three B747-400Fs.The B747-8 freighter, said the carrier, offers the lowest operating costs and ...
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ACD sees wilting flower trade
World ACD says that the flower trade is playing a smaller role in world airfreight, in its latest long term data analysis.While overall air cargo volume in 2014 was nine per cent up on 2012, and perishables in general by 23 per cent, flowers’ growth spurt was only 13 per ...