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Flurry of freighter deliveries for ATSG
Air Transport Services Group’s (ATSG) Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM) subsidiary has delivered a record six converted freighters under lease in one month to customers globally.This brings ATSG’s total deliveries this year to nine.Converted freighter deliveries by the company in the past month, each of which are under lease for a ...
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Cargojet focuses on costs as e-commerce volumes weaken
Canada-based freighter operator Cargojet will focus on cost reduction initiatives as a slowdown in e-commerce and business-to-business demand hit its financial performance.The airline saw second-quarter revenues decline by 15% year on year to C$209.7m, due primarily to decreases in domestic network revenues, all-in charter revenues, fuel surcharges and other pass-through ...
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NewsDachser eyes acquisitions
Burkhard Eling, DachserAcquisitions are on the growth agenda for German logistics company Dachser.Chief executive Burkhard Eling said the company is “definitely looking for some targets” across its Air & Sea Logistics (ASL) division.However, while in its Road Logistics (RL) business Dachser has traditionally waited for opportunities to acquire partners it ...
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NewsChapman Freeborn strengthens crisis response operations
Photo: Chapman FreebornGlobal air charter specialist Chapman Freeborn has strengthened its crisis response provision by establishing an 'Aviation Emergency Services' (AES) business unit.AES introduces a range of solutions, including crisis management; assisting organisations in effectively preparing for unexpected emergency situations, and security and risk management; enabling organisations to proactively detect ...
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NewsLogistics "barely at day one" on AI tech adoption
The logistics sector is slowly adopting artificial intelligence (AI) solutions while the majority expect the technology to have a major impact on the industry in the future.A survey carried out by booking and rate platform Freightos showed that 14% of companies are already using (7%) or piloting (7%) AI solutions.Meanwhile, ...
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NewsAloha Air Cargo takes part in Maui wildfires aid efforts
Maui relief efforts. Photo: Aloha Air CargoAloha Air Cargo has helped ship over 77,000 pounds of relief items to Maui to help people affected by the wildfires on the Hawaiian island.Additionally, the airline had offered Hawaii customers free shipping to Maui from Wednesday August 9, but ended this initiative as ...
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Air Canada Cargo revenue drops nearly 25% in Q2
Air Canada's cargo business saw second-quarter operating revenues drop 24% year over year.Operating revenues for Air Canada Cargo in the three months ended June 30 were C$227m, down from C$299 in the same period in 2022.Michael Rousseau, president and chief executive of Air Canada, said in a press release: "Our ...
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Oman Air sees first-half cargo volumes rise
Oman Air Cargo has benefitted from the return of belly capacity in the first half of the year as it looks ahead to freighter operations.The Muscat International-based airline registered a 42% increase in cargo volumes in the first half of the year.The airline also said that cargo revenues "surpassed" OMR22.3m, ...
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NewsCrane Worldwide celebrates 15 years of operations
Source: Crane WorldwideFreight forwarder Crane Worldwide is celebrating 15 years of operations.The company was launched in Houston in 2008 and has since expanded to more than 130 locations across the globe."The organisation has developed an international footprint through organic growth in fifteen years of cultivating solid partnerships with clients worldwide," ...
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Lufthansa seals employment deal with pilots' union
Lufthansa Group has thrashed out an agreement with the Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) pilots’ union that seeks to establish stability for both passenger and cargo operations.The members of the VC pilots’ union have accepted the proposal negotiated last week between Lufthansa Group and VC, said Lufthansa Group in a press release ...
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NewsHawaiian Airlines Cargo joins Maui wildfires relief efforts
1,600 amenity kits being loaded onto aircraft to be distributed to those displaced by the Maui fires. Photo: Hawaian AirlinesHawaiian Airlines has been transporting vital cargo as part of humanitarian aid efforts following the start of devastating wildfires on Maui.The airline said its cargo business has transported medical and other ...
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NewsFirm hopeful of vapour detection approval for cargo screening
Source: MION TechnologiesMION Technologies is hopeful that its Explosive Vapor Detector (EVD) technology will be certified to start screening cargo in Europe starting next year.Speaking to Air Cargo News, the Spanish firm's chief executive Daoíz Zamora explained that in January the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) approved the implementation of ...
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Forward Air and Omni Logistics to merge
Global multimodal provider of air, ocean and ground services Omni Logistics will merge with Forward Air, a provider of transportation services across the US, Canada and Mexico.The definitive agreement will create a combined company that generated approximately $3.7bn of adjusted revenue for the twelve months ended June 30."The combination of ...
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NewsFrankfurt finally reports cargo increase... thanks to a difficult July 2022
Europe's busiest cargo airport Frankfurt has reported its first year-on-year increase in cargo volumes in 19 months.The German hub in July registered a 2.3% increase in cargo volumes compared with a year earlier as volumes reached 164,503 tonnes.This is the first time Frankfurt has registered an increase in its monthly ...
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NewsAvianca Cargo expands with new Brazil flight
Source: Avianca CargoAvianca Cargo has added a new freighter service between the US and Brazil as it looks to cater to demand for high tech and valuable goods.The new weekly service was launched this week and connects Miami with Campinas and Vitoria (VIX) utilising one of its Airbus A330 freighters.Avianca ...
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NewsFTA Ireland welcomes Dublin night flight decision
Source: Skorzewiak/shutterstockDublin Airport operator daa has secured a temporary stay on plans to ban night flights.The ban - announced in late July with a six-week notice period - would have reduced the number of flights using Dublin's north runway between the hours of 11pm and 7am.The airport operator said the ...
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Cathay Pacific reports lower cargo revenues in H1
Cathay Cargo saw its revenues decline in the first half of the year despite increasing volumes.The Hong Kong-hubbed carrier saw first-half cargo revenues decline by 10.1% year on year to HK$12.4bn, while volumes increased by 23.8% on last year to 651,000 tonnes.Capacity measured in available cargo tonne km increased by ...
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NewsDHL Global Forwarding appoints new head of airfreight
Max Sauberschwarz. Photo: DHLDHL Global Forwarding has appointed a new executive vice president, global airfreight.Thomas Mack will leave the position effective October 1, and will be succeeded by Max Sauberschwarz, who currently holds the role of senior vice president Global StarBroker, DHL Global Forwarding’s air charter organisation.Sauberschwarz will assume the ...
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Troubled Wheels Up Experience looks to stabilise operations
Private jet firm Wheels Up Experience - the parent of charter broker Air Partner - has moved to stabilise the business as it faces financial troubles.The company yesterday announced that its largest shareholder, Delta Air Lines, has provided a short-term capital infusion to the company.Wheels Up Experience said that it ...
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Shenzhen Airport takes aim at e-commerce as volumes soar
Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport's cross border e-commerce volumes doubled in the first seven months of the year and it expects a further increase in the final five months thanks to the addition of more freighter flights.The Chinese airport handled a total of 93,000 tonnes of cross-border e-commerce traffic between January ...