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XPO gets its shopping list out again
XPO Logistics could soon be going on another buying spree, said chief executive Bradley Jacobs as he revealed a jump on net income to $75m in the first quarter of 2017, compared with $50.4m in the same period in 2016.He told Reuters that the US-based logistics giant is pursuing “deals ...
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CCS-UK to speed up Heathrow cargo
The user group for the CCS-UK airfreight community system is working on a new module to speed up deliveries and collections at London Heathrow Airport transit sheds.CCS-UK Advanced Info will enable freight agents, and transport companies working on their behalf, to alert handling agents of deliveries, down to House AWB ...
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Kreutel takes the helm at Fraport Cargo
Felix Kreutel will take over as head of Fraport’s cargo development and management department on 1 October. He joined the airport operator in 2000 and has, since 2015, been vice-president of the Fraport’s cargo and logistics department.He will succeed Dirk Schusdziara, who will become head of the commercial affairs department ...
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Frankfurt puts in a strong cargo performance
Frankfurt’s cargo throughput (airfreight + airmail) climbed by 5.3% year-on-year, to nearly 1.1 million tonnes In the first six months of the 2017 business year, said airport operator Fraport in its half yearly report, published on 3 August.Europe's busiest cargo hub said that cargo traffic continued its growth trend from ...
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Heathrow logistics hub fills up fast
Real estate firm Segro has signed two new deals ahead of the completion of its Central Spacewaye site within four miles of Heathrow Airport’s cargo terminal on the North Feltham Trading Estate.Fine art logistics company Williams & Hill has taken a 25,898 sq ft unit on the estate while commercial ...
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AF KLM registers Q2 cargo traffic improvement but revenues down
Air France KLM saw cargo traffic and load factors improve during the first half of the year, although it did register a small decline in revenues.The Franco Dutch airline, which last week announced it would invest in Virgin Atlantic, saw second-quarter cargo revenues decline to €506m from €507m last year.Meanwhile, ...
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American Airlines expands European trucking as global Q2 revenues soar
American Airlines Cargo has expanded and extended its European trucking network this summer.News of the European road feeder boost came as the US carrier announced its second quarter 2017 group results, which saw cargo revenue across the global network up by 13.1% to $196m, due to a 15.1% increase in ...
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Flying fish: Turkish Cargo provides Pearls of the Aegean for Kuwait dining tables
Turkish Cargo is now accepting fresh fish shipments on its direct Bodrum-Kuwait passenger flights as part of a sameday perishables supply chain to serve the appetites of consumers in the Middle East country.The Turkish carrier said that it is offering the service after requests from the Aegean Region, where three ...
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Second quarter cargo surge for IAG
British Airways, Aer Lingus and Iberia parent group IAG had a strong cargo second quarter as airfreight revenues at the European group soared by 7.9% to €260m against the same quarter of 2016, or an increase of 7.6% on 2016 at constant exchange.IAG's half year 2017 results saw cargo revenues ...
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IAG Cargo to offer time-critical service for pharma shipments
IAG Cargo has announced that it will expand its time-critical service to include pharma shipments.The airline group, which includes British Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus, said that following successful trials of its Constant Climate Critical service across India, the UK and Europe, IAG Cargo is rolling out this new offering ...
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Cobalt Air appoints AIA Cargo as worldwide GSA
Cyprus-based airline Cobalt Air has appointed Airbridge International Agencies (AIA Cargo) as its worldwide cargo general sales agent (GSA).A spokesperson for the low cost carrier said: "The appointment marks another positive milestone in the development of Cobalt Air, Cyprus’ fastest growing airline, and will enable the airline to generate additional ...
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Far East traffic boosts Schiphol cargo volumes
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol saw cargo demand improve by 8.7% year on year during the first six months of 2017, with volumes boosted by Far East tarffic.In total, Europe's number three cargo airport saw demand over the first six months reach 866,713 tonnes, up from 797,069 tonnes during the same period ...
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Airlines appeal European Commission's cartel fines of €776m
The European Commission (EC) faces a further appeal by eleven airlines over its March 2017 decision to re-adopt a previous ruling and to impose fines totalling more than €776m on the carriers for operating a price-fixing cargo cartel between 1999 and 2006.KLM, British Airways, Lufthansa and eight other carriers have ...
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DHL warns of supply chain talent crisis
Logistics giant DHL has warned that the supply chain sector faces a global staff shortage as the industry fails to attract enough people.The company warned that the US Bureau of Statistics estimates that jobs in the logistics sector are set to grow by 26% between 2010 and 2020, while another ...
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Lufthansa Cargo wants to remain in airfreight's Champions League
Lufthansa Cargo wants to remain in airfreight’s “Champions League”, using a first team line-up of Productivity, Products, Partnership, Digitisation, ANA and Cathay Pacific, with Swiss and United on the bench.The German carrier’s logistics division made a combined €50m loss in 2016, as its cargo airline business pushed ahead with a ...
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Lufthansa Cargo adds protective film as standard on cool services
Lufthansa Cargo has announced that all cargo transported in the passive refrigeration sector will now be protected against temperature changes through the use of a protective film.The German airline said the innovative reflective film, which was produced exclusively for the carrier, provides sensitive shipments with optimum protection against the unavoidable ...
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KLM boss Elbers in high profile support of airfreight and freighters
Cargo can often be the forgotten partner of its passenger counterpart, but not at KLM, where the Dutch airline’s president and chief executive, Pieter Elbers, is fully behind the freight division.Elbers struck a high-profile when KLM-Martinair opened its new sort centre at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport, a “tens of millions” euro ...
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BRUcloud app smooths the export flow at Brussels
Freight forwarders within Brussels airport's BRUcargo community are saving air waybill (AWB) processing time by accessing the new Customs Export Application which went live on July 1.This latest application is one of several made possible by BRUcloud, the open community platform at the Belgian hub based on Nallian’s data-sharing technology ...
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Manchester kicks-off airport transformation programme
Manchester Airport has started work on its £1bn 10-year Transformation Programme that it hopes will help increase the number of long-haul flights from the UK northern gateway.Manchester Airport’s Transformation Programme, which will double the size of terminal two, represents the largest single private sector investment in the north of England ...
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UK launches aviation strategy consultation
The UK government has launched plans to develop a new aviation strategy to “help shape the future of the aviation industry to 2050 and beyond”.The public are being asked to have their say on how the aviation sector should respond to a range of “technological, security, environmental and customer service ...