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European airports see sharp decline in cargo demand in April
European airports in April recorded their sharpest decline in freight traffic since January 2012.According to Airports Council International (ACI) Europe, airports in the region saw cargo volumes decline by 6.2% year on year in April.Over the first four months of the year, cargo demand in Europe is 3% behind a ...
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Volga-Dnepr dismisses court's An-124 seizure order as unlawful
The Volga-Dnepr group has dismissed a Ukrainian court's order to seize five of its An-124-100 aircraft.The Russia-headquartered airline group told Air Cargo News that it deems that the order of the Podolsky District Court of Kiev related to a ban on the use and operation of five An-124-100 civil aircraft ...
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NewsChapman Freeborn to target growth following acquisition by Avia Solutions
Aviation group Avia Solutions Group has entered into an agreement to acquire UK-headquartered Chapman Freeborn Group as the broker aims to accelerate growth.Terms of the deal, signed on June 14, were not disclosed and the transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of the year.Chapman Freeborn chief executive ...
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Leisure Cargo files for insolvency following loss of major customer
Germany-based GSA Leisure Cargo has filed for bankruptcy following the loss of a major contract.The company at one time counted 14 leisure airlines amongst its customer base, but last year lost a major contract with TUI to the ESC Group.Tillmann Peeters of restructuring firm Falkensteg Restrukturierung said that the company ...
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NewsAir Cargo Europe takes a digital focus
Air Cargo Europe, held every two years in Munich, will focus on all things digital.Artificial intelligence (AI) is entering the air cargo supply chain, with shipments finding their own way via the Internet of Things. How should the air cargo industry address this changing logistics landscape?These will be the key ...
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NewsCrane Worldwide Logistics opens Brussels office
Crane Worldwide Logistics has opened a new facility in Machelen, Belgium located next to Brussels International Airport with Fons de Haan as managing director.The supply chain solutions company says Belgium is strategically positioned as a key gateway for both airfreight and ocean freight activities.“Our focus on growing our presence in ...
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NewsNew JettHub centre increases ULD storage
Jettainer has inaugurated an 18,000 sq metre JettHub in the Four Parx Gross-Gerau, near Frankfurt Airport, as its new logistics centre for unit load devices (ULDs).JettHub offers space for up to 6,600 containers and pallets and the company says larger and modern stackers and racks allow for a more efficient ...
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NewsAirBridgeCargo adds Oslo flight for seafood exports
AirBridgeCargo has added a third weekly cargo departure from Avinor Oslo Airport, Norway to cater for seafood exports to South Korea.Martin Langaas, director cargo at Avinor, says: “AirBridgeCargo is an important part of our aim to facilitate more capacity for the Norwegian seafood industry to our largest trading partners in ...
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Lufthansa Cargo cuts summer services
Lufthansa Cargo is reducing its services “across the entire flight programme” in response to weaker demand in the global air cargo market. The cuts will affect the second and third quarters to “allow the company to ensure profitable load factors and continued deployment of its aircraft at optimum levels going ...
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NewsLufthansa Cargo holds naming ceremony for B777F
Lufthansa Cargo B777F at Narita Airport May 2019Lufthansa Cargo has held the naming ceremony for one of its new B777Fs, giving the aircraft the name Konnichiwa Japan.The aircraft arrived in February and is one of two that the airline has taken delivery of this year, the other being delivered in ...
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NewsBrussels Airport leads injunction against air traffic control provider
Brussels Airport Company and Brussels Airlines have launched interim injunction proceedings that apply for continuity of service delivery by Belgian air navigation services provider (ANSP) skeyes.Airport operator Brussels Airport Company and home carrier Brussels Airlines have jointly instigated interim injunction proceedings before the president of the Brussels Business Court, looking ...
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NewsDachser Air & Sea moves into Sweden market
Germany-based Dachser Air & Sea Logistics division has entered the Swedish market, opening an office for air and sea freight shipping in Gothenburg. It will also handle rail transport, as well as customs clearance and warehousing.The office will work with Dachser’s Swedish road transport operation, which operates from four offices ...
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NewsAtran teams up with Cainiao to link Hangzhou and Riga
Atran Airlines, the Russian express services carrier within the Volga-Dnepr Group, has introduced a new route into its network that links Hangzhou in China with Riga in Latvia.Hangzhou is an emerging technology hub and an important gateway in China’s burgeoning e-commerce industry.A weekly flight is being operated every Thursday by ...
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NewsTurkish Cargo flies into Porto
A Turkish Cargo A330-200F; this one is taking off from Liege AirportOn 12 May, Turkish Cargo added Porto to its wide-ranging freighter network.An industrial hub, the second-largest city in Portugal, Porto is now served by Turkish Cargo A330-200F aircraft on an İstanbul-Madrid-Porto-İstanbul routeing.Reflecting the growth being enjoyed by Turkey’s biggest ...
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NewsFinnair Cargo appoints Swissport for Helsinki's COOL Nordic Cargo Hub
Finnair Cargo has appointed Swissport as the terminal operator for its €80m COOL Nordic Cargo Hub at Helsinki Airport, taking over operations from June 1.The 31,000 sq m facility opened in 2018, focused on temperature-sensitive and high-value cargo shipments between Europe and Asia.In addition to its operations at the COOL ...
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NewsACS expands in Moscow with new office
Charter firm Air Charter Service (ACS) has moved its Moscow operation into a new office space as it looks to grow its Russian business.The company moved into the new premises, which are almost twice the size of its existing office, in April.Azat Mulgimov, regional director of ACS Russia & CIS, ...
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NewsEuropean airports see 1.8% cargo volume decline in Q1 2019
Freight traffic at Europe’s airports fell by 1.8% during the first quarter of 2019 although Belgian freighter-friendly hub Liège saw volumes surge by 12.5%.The latest report by European airport trade body ACI Europe, said: “The decline in freight traffic in Q1 was all down to the European Union (EU) market ...
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NewsWFS and Avinor terminate Oslo seafood centre deal
Oslo Seafood Centre - artist's impressionThe future of a huge new seafood centre at Oslo airport is hanging in the balance after ground handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) and airport operator Avinor agreed to terminate their deal for the construction and operation of the hub.The reasons for the deal ...
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NewsPriority Freight appoints first group head of airfreight
Santiago Tejedo (left) and Gabriel Dopazo (right)Priority Freight has continued to target the air sector with the appointment of its first group head of airfreight, Santiago Tejedo.He "steps into the newly created role bringing a wealth of airfreight experience with him", the time-critical logistics firm said.Tejedo, who joined Priority Freight ...
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Turkish Cargo's new Porto of call for freighter network
Turkish Cargo, the Air Cargo News Cargo Airline of the Year 2019, has included Porto (OPO) in Portugal to its freighter network.The carrier will operate A330-200F flights to/from Porto on Sundays with an Istanbul-Madrid–Porto-Istanbul rotation.A spokesperson for Turkish Cargo said that Portugal’s second largest city , with a population of ...