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Lufthansa Cargo sets out a strategy for growth
Lufthansa Cargo boss Peter Gerber admits that the airline’s management did not foresee the air cargo boom of 2017: “We were wrong”.To be fair to the chief executive and chairman of the executive board of Lufthansa Cargo, he was not alone in failing to appreciate that surge of cargo volumes ...
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Cargolux's new Narita flights get underway
Cargolux's new Luxembourg-Narita (NRT) weekly service got underway today as part of its code-share deal with Nippon Cargo Airlines.Cargolux’s Boeing 747-8 freighter, registered LX-VCM, was welcomed with the traditional water cannon salute upon arrival on Wednesday, followed by celebration events at Narita airport.Richard Forson, Chief Executive Office of Cargolux, emphasized ...
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Beti Ward: Navigating the Pacific
Entrepreneur Beti Ward built her Hawaiian freighter operation from scratch in the 1990s and came out of retirement due to customer demand.Ward’s chance meeting at a Phoenix women in business event in 1990 led to the creation of a freighter operation that has evolved into today’s Hawaii based Pacific Air ...
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ANA to introduce two B777 freighters
Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) is acquiring two Boeing 777 freighters in response to the "expanding market in Asia, China, and North America".In a short statement with few hard details, parent group ANA Holdings said: "The delivery is scheduled for 2019, and ANA Holdings is looking forward to actively acquiring ...
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Lufthansa Cargo posts strong results
A strong recovery in the 2017 global air cargo market and a focus on cost management helped Lufthansa Cargo’s sales rise by 21.1% last year over 2016 to €2.5bn, as average revenues, especially in express business, “went up considerably”.Total operating income increased by 21.2% to €2.6bn. Adjusted EBIT in 2017 ...
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ATI pilots ratify new deal
Aircraft lessor Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) confirmed this week that pilot employees of its Air Transport International (ATI) subsidiary have ratified an amendment to the collective bargaining agreement between ATI and the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA).ALPA is the largest airline pilot union in the world and represents more ...
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RUS Aviation resumes Sulaymaniyah freighter connection
Sharjah-headquartered freighter operator RUS Aviation has resumed the scheduled cargo services that link its home base in the UAE to Sulaymaniyah.RUS Aviation restarted flying on the route out to Sharjah to the Iraqi city on March 20.The initial flight represented the first commercial cargo flight to land at Sulaymaniyah Airport ...
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CLA airs its views with the UK’s aviation minister
Senior executives from UK-based freighter operator CargoLogicAir (CLA) have met with the country’s aviation minister, Baroness Sugg, in order – it said – “to emphasise the airline’s commitment to supporting the UK’s forward-looking position on aviation”.The minister met with CLA chief executive David Kerr, chief commercial officer Steve Harvey, technical ...
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China Cargo Airlines inaugurates Frankfurt – Shanghai link
China Cargo Airlines has inaugurated a new Boeing 777 freighter connection between Shanghai-Pudong International Airport and Germany’s Frankfurt Airport.Frankfurt Airport welcomed the freighter with a traditional ribbon-cutting ceremony.China Cargo Airlines, a subsidiary of China Eastern, is flying the service twice a week, on Wednesdays and Sundays.However, according to Fraport, operator ...
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Lufthansa Cargo: We want to collect e-AWBs, not fees
Lufthansa Cargo’s introduction of a fee for paper-based air waybills (AWB) is a surcharge that the German carrier does not want to collect.“We don't want to make money on this, we don't want to collect this fee. We want to collect e-AWBs,” said Dr Alexis von Hoensbroech, Lufthansa Cargo member ...
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Turkish Cargo flying fish
Turkish Cargo recently netted a vast transport contract – moving 1.5m live fish to Oman from Izmir.The 1.5m baby Gilt-head breams weighed in at around 100 tonnes and were accompanied by aquaculture engineers who checked the pH balance, oxygen and water temperature levels of the fish every hour.The transport was ...
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Cathay Pacific Cargo partners with va-Q-tec for thermal containers
Cathay Pacific Cargo has partnered with va-Q-tec to use its advanced passive thermal containers which are designed to maintain a constant temperature during transportation for more than five days.Cathay Pacific's general manager cargo service delivery, Frosti Lau, said: “These advanced passive thermal containers can offer steady temperature-controlled conditions for several ...
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Nimbus paves Yakutsk runway with gold
Russia’s Investigative Committee has confirmed that a Nimbus Antonov 12 aircraft spilled part of its 9-ton cargo of precious metals onto the runway of Yakutsk Airport in the Sakha Republic in Russia.Reports said that the cargo of ingots belonged to the Chukotka Mining and Geological Company and was on its ...
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SkyCargo latest to receive Cargo iQ certification
Hot on the heels of the IATA Cargo iQ certifications awarded on March 13 (to Menzies Aviation, Qatar Airways Cargo and Kuehne + Nagel), Emirates SkyCargo has also received the seal of approval during the World Cargo Symposium currently under way in Dallas, Texas.IATA’s external auditor SGS looked at the ...
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ABC sticks with Unilode
Russian all-cargo carrier AirBridgeCargo Airlines has extended its ULD management agreement with Unilode until mid-2023.The partnership dates back to 2004 and involves over 10,000 ULDs.Sergey Lazarev, AirBridgeCargo general director, said: “AirBridgeCargo is pleased to continue its long-term partnership with Unilode that has developed an intimate understanding of our requirements during ...
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Partner Plus welcomes MASkargo
MASkargo, the freight arm of Malaysian Aviation Group, has become the ninth carrier to join IAG Cargo’s Partner Plus cargo interlining programme.IAG Cargo director of sales, marketing and product Camilo Garcia (pictured) said: “Our partnership with MASkargo extends IAG Cargo’s network of destinations in Oceania and Southeast Asia, and helps ...
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Delta Cargo improves web portal
Atlanta-headquartered Delta Cargo (the freight-carrying arm of Delta Air Lines) has enhanced its relaunched website to enable online booking, check-in and tracking of shipments.“The new website has proved to be very popular and with these enhancements we are making the customer experience even easier and more efficient, with 24/7, complete ...
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Everts Air orders two AEI MD-83SF conversions
Alaska-based Everts Air Cargo has engaged Aeronautical Engineers, Inc (AEI) to provide two MD-83SF freighter conversions for delivery in August and December this year.The two converted aircraft, which will be capable of carrying 12 containers or pallets, will “replace and augment” the existing Everts fleet of DC-9s, a statement said.AEI ...
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Cargojet: strong Q4 financial performance
Canadian overnight all-cargo carrier Cargojet has posted revenues of $118.2m for the fourth quarter ended December 31 2017 – an impressive rise of 25.6% over the same period of the previous year.The gross margin for the quarter was $37.4m, representing an increase of 36% compared to the previous reporting period.For ...
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Jim Crane joins Cargojet board
Cargojet has appointed James Crane, known as Jim, as a chairman of the board.“We welcome Jim Crane to his new role as Chairman of Cargojet’s board. We will continue to will seek his guidance, forward thinking, entrepreneurial insights and contributions to the continued growth of Cargojet," said Ajay Virmani, president ...