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AAWW ‘well positioned’ to face near-term headwinds
Second-quarter results at Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (AAWW) took a hit from tariffs and trade tensions between the US and China, but the global provider of outsourced aircraft and aviation operating services remains confident of its long-term growth.Revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2019 stood at USD663.9mn, down ...
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United and AeroUnion bring widebody TempControl to Mexico City
US-based airline United Cargo has entered into an interline agreement with Mexican all-cargo carrier AeroUnion that expands United’s widebody TempControl network to include Mexico City International Airport (MEX).TempControl is a specialised service for the transportation of pharmaceuticals, healthcare material and other commodities requiring temperature-sensitive transport.“We provide TempControl service in MEX ...
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NewsSpeedy Freight UK opens branch in York
516377881UK-based Speedy Freight, a provider of urgent or sensitive transport, has opened a new premises in York in the North of England.“It’s a very cost-effective service for customers who need things doing fast,” explained Simon Chorlton, business owner of Speedy Freight’s Hull and Doncaster franchises. “Our system guarantees clients a ...
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NewsCathay introduces fire containment bags for lithium-ion battery shipments
Cathay Pacific Cargo has introduced a new fire containment bag that enables it to carry standalone shipments of lithium-ion batteries safely.Cargo products manager Alex Leung said: “These new fire containment bags have been thoroughly tested and meet our stringent safety requirements, and they have also been approved by the US ...
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SIA volumes fall amid global economic uncertainty
Following a disappointing performance in June, Singapore Airlines (SIA) saw its freight traffic decline during the first quarter of its 2019/20 financial year against a backdrop of weakening global demand.Cargo and mail carried during April–June amounted to 307,700 tonnes, down 3.3% on the same period of 2018. Traffic as measured ...
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Atlas Air to expand Kentucky operations
Atlas Air is expanding its operations in Kentucky by taking a long-term lease on a new facility in Erlanger, near the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG).The new centre is expected to open in 2021 and Atlas predicts it will almost triple its workforce in Kentucky to more than 900 people ...
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NewsVolga-Dnepr marks the passing of Ron King
Ron KingFormer Volga-Dnepr stalwart and US air cargo veteran Ron King passed away on July 19 at the age of 76.The airline said that King had "left an immense imprint on the air cargo sector in the US in general and on Volga-Dnepr’s development in particular"."With almost 50-years' experience in ...
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UPS up in Q2 thanks to rising demand for next-day air services
Express firm UPS saw revenues and profits increase during the second quarter of the year on the back of increasing demand for next-day air services.The company reported a 3.4% year-on-year increase in revenues to $18bn during the period, while net income increased by 13.5% on a year earlier to $1.5bn.UPS ...
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UPS to launch drone business and SME e-commerce delivery operation
UPS is launching an international delivery service for small and medium size retailers in order to capture a slice of surging cross-border e-commerce, forecast to total $1trn by 2020, while it has also announced the launch of a new drone business.The UPS Economy service will connect key e-commerce destinations across ...
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Cargojet piles on the pounds for e-commerce peak demand
Canadian overnight freighter operator Cargojet said that it handled "record volumes" and added capacity to meet e-commerce demand for overnight deliveries driven by Amazon's Prime Day shopping holiday.Ajay Virmani, president and chief executive, said: "Cargojet handled in excess of 1,000,000 pounds [454 tonnes] more than an average week and operated ...
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Flexport switches freighter flights to new operator
Freight forwarder Flexport has switched its transpacific air charter operation from Western Global to a service run by Plus Logistics, a Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) subsidiary, and Atlas Air.A spokesperson for the company said that the switch was made on July 8 without a single missed flight. Atlas Air operates ...
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NewsChanges at the head of Cathay Pacific's cargo business
Cathay Pacific has changed the reporting lines of its cargo division.Freighter fleet network planning will now fall under the remit of the new director of commercial, Lavinia Lau, while cargo commercial will report directly to chief customer and commercial officer, Paul Loo.Lau takes over the role from director commercial and ...
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Atlas expects more shippers to add their own air cargo networks
Shippers are expected to increasingly create their own air cargo networks as they look to enhance the control they have over their supply chains.Speaking at the Air Cargo Europe event in early June, Atlas Air Worldwide executive vice president and chief commercial officer Michael Steen said that the rise of ...
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NewsTurkish Cargo steps in to transport exhausted griffon vulture
Turkish Cargo stepped in to transport from Turkey to Serbia an endangered griffon vulture which became unwell during its annual migration.The one-and-a-half year old vulture, named Dobrila, left its home in Serbia but became exhausted after flying 1,600 km east and was found in the Turkish city of Sanliurfa.After having ...
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NewsCargolux Italia adds new B747F service to South Korea
Cargolux Italia B747F on its Malpensa-Incheon serviceCargolux Italia has launched a brand new routing between Milan-Malpensa and Incheon in South Korea as it targets Italy's top export destinations.The new frequency, which debuted on July 16, includes two weekly connections between Milan and Incheon departing the Italian city on Tuesday and ...
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Qatar Airways Cargo: Taking it personally
The last time Air Cargo News spoke to Qatar Airways chief officer cargo Guillaume Halleux, the airfreight market was in a very different place to where it finds itself today.Volumes were booming, rates were rising and the airlines’ biggest concern was whether they could find the capacity to meet the ...
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NewsUS airline heads once again point to Gulf airlines’ subsidisation
In an opinion piece published on July 12 in USA Today, the three heads of big American airlines – Doug Parker, chief executive of American Airlines; Ed Bastian, chief executive of Delta Air Lines; and Oscar Munoz, chief executive of United Airlines – came together to complain at certain Middle ...
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NewsPilots supporting strikes less than ‘Prime’ for Amazon
Credit Teamsters Local 1224Pilots flying for carriers on behalf of Amazon Air have shown their solidarity for striking Amazon workers this week during the giant e-tailer’s Amazon Prime Day.Amazon Prime Day actually extends over two days this year: yesterday (15 July) and today (16 July). It is an important time ...
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NewsQatar Airways Cargo adds Changi to its transpacific connections
Qatar Airways Cargo has added Singapore Changi as a new destination to its transpacific freighter connections.The Doha-based cargo carrier now operates a Boeing 777F twice a week into Singapore from Chicago. From Singapore, the freighter leaves for Macau on Tuesdays and Saturdays and then flies onward to Los Angeles, Mexico ...
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NewsSIA Cargo has disappointing June
Singapore Airlines Cargo (SIA Cargo) saw its freight traffic fall in June compared with the same month of 2018.Cargo traffic, as measured in freight tonne-km, fell by 2.4% year on year to 537.9m (in volume terms, cargo carried was down by 0.9% year on year to 99,800 tonnes).Meanwhile, capacity rose ...