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Emirates SkyCargo marks 30 years of operations in Singapore
Emirates SkyCargo is celebrating 30 years of operations in Singapore. During this time it has facilitated trade and supported business links between Singapore and the rest of the world.Singapore is an established pharma hub that manufactures and exports tonnes of pharmaceuticals on a daily basis."Emirates SkyCargo has been able to ...
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NewsAntonov Airlines moves two trains from Germany to China
Ukrainian carrier Antonov Airlines recently teamed up with KN Airlift to transport two Max Bögl TSB trains from Munich, Germany to Chengdu, China.The trains, which each weighed 36 tonnes and measured 12.6 m x 2.8 m x 3.7 m, were flown in AN-124-100 aircraft.Specialised equipment designed by Antonov Airlines was ...
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DHL Express set to carry out 'reduced CO2 emissions' flight from Leipzig/Halle to NYC
DHL Express is preparing to carry out a demonstration flight on July 1 from its hub at Leipzig/Halle Airport to JFK International Airport in New York City.The purpose of the flight — which will be carried out under "real operating conditions" with an Airbus A330-200F loaded with 60 tonnes of ...
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NewsVIDEO: Emirates the latest to swap seats for cargo
Emirates has stripped economy seats to boost cargo capacityEmirates is the latest airline to remove seats from its aircraft in order to increase cargo carrying capacity.The Dubai-based carrier said that it would remove the economy seats from 10 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, allowing for up to 17 tonnes or 132 cu ...
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Cargolux and Unilode enhance ULD tracking capabilities
Unilode and Cargolux will install Bluetooth readers at cargo warehouses in order to increase visibility of ULD and create efficiencies.Unilode, which provides ULDs to Cargolux along with related repair and maintenance services, said that the readers will provide "further transparency and enhanced tracking for shipments".Franco Nanna, Cargolux director global logistics ...
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DHL orders three B767 conversions from IAI
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has won a contract to convert an additional three B767-300 aircraft for DHL.The deal has an option for a fourth conversion and comes on the back of growth in the e-commerce market.IAI executive vice president and general manager of aviation group, Yossi Melamed, said: “IAI is ...
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NewsANA Cargo expands digital booking capabilities
ANA Cargo B777FAll Nippon Airways' (ANA) cargo capacity is now available on the cargo.one booking platform as the airline expands its digital booking capabilities.The Japanese airline said that from today it would be able to provide real-time quotes for all available air cargo capacity on the booking platform. The partnership ...
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NewsLATAM Cargo opens new pharma transit stations
LATAM Cargo has added four new transit stations in order to expand its pharma network.The Santiago-headquartered carrier has over the last three months open pharma transit stations in Miami, Santiago, Buenos Aires and a second entry point in Sao Paulo.This allows that carrier to expand the number of routes it ...
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ACE Belgium Freighters to change name to Challenge Airlines
All-cargo operator ACE Belgium Freighters is changing its name to Challenge Airlines.In files submitted to the US Department of Transportation (DOT), the carrier requested that its exemption authority be re-issued under the new name and that its foreign air carrier permit is issued at the earliest convenience.The carrier was last ...
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SIA Cargo notes reliance on cargo-only PAX flights for performance in May
Singapore-based SIA Cargo has reported in its results for May 2020 that cargo load factor (CLF) was 14.4 percentage points higher than last year, due to the capacity decline (61.9%) outpacing the decline (of 52.8%) in cargo traffic measured in freight tonne km."Capacity contraction would have been much greater, save ...
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AF KLM Cargo launches KickCharter platform to help fill chartered freighters
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) has launched a collaborative online platform that can be used to book cargo capacity on its chartered freighter flights.The KickCharter solution ensures charter freighter flights are full, or as close to full as possible, before operating. It also enables cargo to be flown to ...
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Beijing Daxing handles first freighter service
Beijing's recently-opened $11bn mega airport, Beijing Daxing International Airport, has handled its first cargo route last week.State-owned news agency Xinhua said that on June 11 the airport handled an SF Airlines flight carrying a shipment of waxberries from Hangzhou.The airport has 24 freighter stands and it can handle 2m tonnes ...
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Qatar Cargo boosted by bellyhold and freighter operations
Qatar Airways Cargo has continued to head the market in April as volumes hit 900m cargo tonne kilometres (CTK), according to IATA data, accounting for 7.2% of the global cargo market.This comes as the airline last year became the world's busiest cargo airline - excluding the express operators — as ...
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Cargo the highlight for Cathay Pacific in May
Cathay Pacific said that cargo was the highlight of its May performance despite a near 30% year on year drop in cargo carried.The Hong Kong-hubbed airline group, which this week look set to secure a HK$39bn government bailout, saw cargo and mail revenue tonne kms fall by 29.1% year on ...
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NewsHow coronavirus has turned the airfreight market on its head
One of the strangest sights of the coronavirus crisis has been airliners jetting into near-deserted airports, their cabins brimming with cardboard boxes secured with netting, either atop seats or stacked on the floor of a stripped out interior. While lockdowns and travel restrictions have starved the skies of passengers, air ...
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NewsOut of this world operation for Volga-Dnepr
A Volga-Dnepr An-124 transports the Atlas 5 rocketVolga-Dnepr has transported an Atlas 5 rocket booster to Cape Canaveral, Florida, for a scheduled mission to Mars.The An-124-100 ‘Ruslan’ flew the 32-meter long rocket booster from Huntsville, Alabama, to its final launch location on May 18.In addition to the over-length piece, Volga-Dnepr ...
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DHL Express to expand in the US as e-commerce booms
DHL Express is looking to add around 400 new jobs in the US due to a double-digit increase in volumes compared with last year.The express company said volumes had "significantly increased" in recent months due to a spike in online shopping as people were stuck at home due to the ...
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Volga-Dnepr upgrades second An-124 with a third to follow
Volga-Dnepr upgraded the capacity of a second An-124 aircraft by 20 tonnes.The upgrade means the aircraft will now be able to carry a maximum total cargo payload of 150 tonnes.Work carried out on the aircraft includes a new re-enforced floor and tyres.The carrier said that it planned to upgrade another ...
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AF KLM Cargo expands cargo network in response to market demand
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) has increased its network "in sync with customer demand, data and intelligence", bringing the total number of destinations that 375 its weekly flights serve to 73.New destinations on the schedule include Sao Paulo, Bogotá, Cayenne, Los Angeles, Toronto and Seoul.Routes that have been re-opened ...
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UPS announces pharma network expansion
UPS Healthcare, the pharma and life sciences division of UPS, is expanding its warehouse and distribution network in key global markets, including a new facility in Shanghai and up to 1.5m sq ft of good manufacturing practices (GMP) distribution space for coronavirus-related shipments.The firm is also opening GDP-compliant pharma warehouses ...