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Ogiermann confirmed to head up CargoLogicGermany
Leipzig/Halle Airport-based CargoLogicGermany (CLG) has appointed Ulrich Ogiermann as its managing director and Dierk Näther as the airline’s number two.Until recently, 59-year-old Ogiermann worked in a dual role in London as senior vice president for operations at the Volga-Dnepr Group (VDG) and deputy general director of its consulting affiliate CargoLogicManagement ...
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FedEx drops Cuba plans
FedEx has dropped plans to start a five-times-a-week freighter service between Miami and Matanzas/Varadero in Cuba.In a letter to the US Department of Transportation the express giant said it is returning its five-weekly frequencies "effective immediately" as it evaluates alternative all-cargo service options to Cuba.The express firm had applied for ...
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Amazon Air to expand fleet to 50 aircraft with new ATSG deal
Amazon Air is expanding its network with the lease of a further 10 Boeing 767-300 freighters from lessor ATSG, with options for even more.The move will bring the e-commerce giant’s fleet of aircraft to 50 – it leases a further 20 from ATSG and 20 from Atlas Air – when ...
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Saudia Cargo transports equipment for cultural event
Saudi Airlines Cargo contributed to the 33rd National Festival for Heritage and Culture (Janadriyah - 33) by transporting equipment for the inauguration ceremony on December 20, organised by the Ministry of National Guard.Saudia Cargo shipped 60 tons of equipment, tools, screens, and cables from Châlons Vatry International Airport, France, to ...
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SF Airlines adds freighter 50 and launches Bangkok route
On December 21 Chinese express carrier SF Airlines added its fiftieth freighter, shortly after adding number 49.The airline said that the delivery of a Boeing 757-200 converted freighter marked an important milestone as it officially becomes a medium-sized airline.In recent years, SF Airlines, which only started operations in 2009, has ...
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Etihad's Abdulla Mohamed Shadid on the carrier's transformation
Abdulla Mohamed Shadid, managing director cargo and logistics at Etihad Aviation Group, provides an analysis of 2018 events and a foretaste of 2019 at the the Middle East carrier.The last 12 months have witnessed record yields not seen in our industry in over a decade, combined with volume growth on ...
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Saudi Cargo's Cirque du soleil freighter flights
Saudi Airlines Cargo recently transported 400 tons of equipment and supplies for the international event Cirque du soleil on four B747-400 freighter flights.The equipment was flown from Zagreb, Croatia, to the Saudi capital, Riyadh, where the circus show is taking place from December 17-29.Saudia Cargo’s chief executive, Omar Talal Hariri, ...
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Emirates eyes Irish cargo
Emirates SkyCargo carried close to 10,000 tonnes of Irish exports, from Dublin, during 2018.The Dubai-based carrier offers up to 25 tonnes of cargo capacity on each of its Boeing 777 passenger aircraft that operate the Dublin route.Around 35% of Emirates SkyCargo’s Irish export cargo for 2018 comprised food items such ...
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ATSG swoops for 20 B767 passenger aircraft as feedstock for freighter conversion
US-based freighter operator Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) is to acquire 20 Boeing 767-300 extended-range passenger aircraft from lessor Jetran as potential feedstock for freighter conversion over the next three years.ATSG, which operates B767Fs for Amazon Air, currently expects to begin freighter modification of six of the twenty 767-300s during ...
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Panalpina's airfreight business is in fashion as volumes hit 1m tonnes
Panalpina has handled more than 1m tonnes of airfreight in a year for the first time, with three charter flights to New York on behalf of a fashion customer helping to set the new record.The forwarder completed three charter flights with fashion garments from Italy and Switzerland to New York ...
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The reel thing: U-Freight transports power cables to Chad
U-Freight Holland has arranged the multimodal shipment of 16 rolls of transmission cables from Europe to Africa.The cables were required urgently in Chad, where the National Electricity Company (SNE) is rehabilitating power generating assets.The Dutch subsidiary of the Hong Kong-based logistics company was contracted by Dutch transport group Van der ...
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Big bytes: AirBridge and Unilode extend Bluetooth tracking for ULDs
Freighter operator AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) and ULD management provider Unilode Aviation Solutions have extended their partnership for the extensive usage of Transmitting Portable Electronic Devices (TPEDs) for ULDs, pallets and containers.Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE v.5.0) tracking and sensing devices will be mounted to ULDs supplied and managed by Unilode and ...
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LATAM Cargo receives first converted B767 freighter
LATAM Cargo has taken delivery of its first converted Boeing 767 freighter, the first of three for the South American airline.The newly delivered 50 tonne capacity 767-300BCF (Boeing Converted Freighters) aircraft will operate primarily in South America, Central America and Europe.The remaining two B767BCFs will be delivered in 2019 and ...
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Volga-Dnepr to become preferred carrier for Alibaba's logistics arm
The Volga-Dnepr Group (VDG) has become the latest firm to sign an memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Cainiao Smart Logistics Network, the logistics arm of Alibaba Group.The MoU will see Volga-Dnepr Group guarantee access to its network and fleet of 41 airplanes, while Cainiao Network will use the carrier as ...
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Cargolux adds TransPac freighter between Hong Kong and Mexico
European freighter airline Cargolux has launched a Boeing 747F transpacific service between Hong Kong (HKG) and Mexico City (MEX).The twice weekly connection has flights leaving Hong Kong on Saturdays and Mondays to arrive in the Mexican capital on Sundays and Tuesdays. The Monday flight will also include a stopover in ...
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Amazon Air continues expansion with regional hub development in Dallas
Amazon Air is continuing to expand its network with the development of a regional hub in Dallas, announced just days after it revealed an expansion of facilities in Chicago.The e-commerce firm yesterday announced that it had begun work on new facility at Fort Worth Alliance Airport as part of its ...
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Cargolux and Panalpina, rallying data for Cargo iQ's collaborative challenge
Freighter airline Cargolux and global forwarder Panalpina have won the first stage of Cargo iQ’s Q Rally challenge after working together to boost data quality and performance at Luxembourg Airport.The Cargo iQ initiative by the IATA quality standards interest group challenges its members to work together in collecting data which ...
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Santa's little helper, a Lufthansa Cargo MD-11 festive freighter
Lufthansa Cargo is running seven exclusive charter flights between Frankfurt and New York to deal with peak season e-commerce demand.The German flag carrier has once again expanded its festive freighter capacity in cooperation with Deutsche Post, operating a weekly MD-11F from mid-November until January 3 on the Frankfurt–JFK route.Said a ...
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Saudia Cargo transports 58 cars as part of the Formula E racing series
Saudia Cargo transported 58 cars to Riyadh from around Europe for the FIA Formula-E championship.Saudia, for the first time, is sponsoring the season opening race for the ABB FIA Formula E Championship that will be held, also for the first time, in the historic city of Ad Diriyah, located on ...
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Tristan Koch joins Coyne Airways
Coyne Airways has appointed Tristan Koch as its new managing director, joining in January 2019 to support the all-cargo carrier’s global expansion plans.Koch has over 18 years experience in the air cargo industry, including senior roles at British Airways, and most recently American Airlines, where he was managing director cargo ...