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Lufthansa Cargo ground workers called on to take part in strike
Lufthansa Cargo ground workers are tomorrow set to join strike action being called by Germany's ver.di union.The union has called on the 20,000 Lufthansa ground workers it represents to take part in a strike running from 03:45hrs on Wednesday until 06:00hrs on Thursday over pay.Ver.di is currently negotiating for the ...
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DSV second quarter income resilient against weakened demand
DSV has reported positive air results for the second quarter of 2022, aided by ongoing oceanfreight disruption and its acquisition of Agility’s Global Integrated Logistics (GIL), against a softening of demand.In the second quarter of 2022, the forwarder's Air & Sea division reported a 102.7% year-on-year increase in earnings before ...
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Brazil the latest to approve AEI B737-800 conversion
Brazil’s Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC) has approved Aeronautical Engineers, Inc (AEI) supplemental type certificate (STC) for the 12-pallet position B737-800SF freighter conversion.AEI has gained STC approval in the US, China, Europe, UK, Canada, Cayman Islands, Guernsey and now ANAC approvals for its B737-800SF.AEI is also currently the only ...
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NewsSenator International Chile signs up for LATAM Cargo's offset programme
Source: LATAM CargoForwarder Senator International Chile has signed up to LATAM Cargo's carbon reduction programme as part of efforts to reduce its environmental impact.The cargo carrier's Let's Fly Neutral programme aims to encourage customers to offset emissions by matching every ton of CO2 offset by customers.Senator International Chile commercial manager ...
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NewsWomen in Aviation and Logistics seeks support as it transitions to not-for-profit association
Céline Hourcade, founder and managing director of Change Horizon and co-founder of WAL (left), Justina Messeiller, senior consultant, Change Horizon (top right), and Emma Murray, chief executive and founder, Meantime Communications, and co-founder, WAL (bottom right) established WAL as a not-for-profit on July 20. Photo: WALWomen in Aviation and Logistics ...
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BIFA urges traders to prepare for UK's new customs system
UK freight forwarders association BIFA is urging traders to make sure they are prepared for the switchover to the new UK's new customs declaration system in the next couple of months.The association said it is confident that freight forwarders are ready for the change from the current CHIEF system to ...
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Kuehne+Nagel records strong Q2 airfreight results
Kuehne+Nagel’s (K+N) air logistics division has recorded robust results for the second quarter of 2022 despite the recent market slowdown.The air division's second-quarter net turnover was SFr3.2bn, up 37% from the same period of 2021, earnings before interest and tax (ebit) was SFr401m, 65% up year on year and air ...
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Western Global expands ULD agreement with ACL
Freighter airline Western Global Airlines (WGA) has signed a five-year deal with ACL Airshop for the provision of ULD management and logistics services.The partners said the deal includes the provision of real-time tracking of ULDs through ACL's ULD Control service as well as its global operations centre and FindMyULD mobile ...
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Lufthansa Cargo reports some easing of Frankfurt bottlenecks
Lufthansa Cargo has reported an easing in the bottlenecks experienced at its Frankfurt hub over recent weeks but will continue to divert some freighters to Munich for the rest of July.The airport, which is the busiest cargo hub in Europe, had asked cargo airlines to reduce flying in order to ...
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NewsK+N's former Russian business to be renamed Noytech Supply Chain Solutions
Perry Neumann. Source: Noytech Supply Chain SoultionsKuehne+Nagel's (K+N) former Russian business will be run under the name Noytech Supply Chain Solutions after being acquired as part of a management buyout.Air Cargo News sister title DVZ reports that former K+N employee Perry Neumann has purchased the business, which has 24 branches ...
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NewsKale extends digitalisation partnership with CHI Aviation Handling by five years
Dominik Misskampf, managing director, CHI Aviation Handling. Photo: CHI Aviation HandlingKale Logistics Solutions (Kale) has signed a contract to extend its digitalisation partnership with longstanding customer CHI Aviation Handling (CHI) by a further five years.Frankfurt-based air cargo services provider CHI said it has boosted the efficiency and productivity of its ...
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NewsSaltchuk Aviation orders more 767-300 Boeing Converted Freighters
Photo: BoeingSaltchuk Aviation has placed an order for up to four 767-300 Boeing Converted Freighters (BCF).The deal includes three firm orders and one option for the medium widebody freighter.Saltchuk Aviation placed its first order with Boeing for four 767-300BCF in early 2021. The first 767-300BCF as part of the initial ...
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NewsCanadian government invests up to C$100m in air cargo at Edmonton Airport
Source: Edmonton International Airport.The Government of Canada is investing up to C$100m in funding under the National Trade Corridors Fund to increase air cargo and logistics handling operations at the Edmonton International Airport (EIA).The project will convert approximately 2,000 acres of land into a new global air cargo handling operation. ...
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NewsSaudia Cargo sponsors rally driver Mashael Al-Obaidan
Source: Saudia CargoSaudi Airlines Cargo is sponsoring Saudi rally driver Mashael Al-Obaidan as she continues her rally racing career.Al-Obaidan is the first Saudi and Gulf woman to obtain a rally license and race in Dakar and recently participated in the third round of the World Cup for Cross-Country Rally "Baja", ...
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Kuehne+Nagel adds new pharma charter product
Kuehne+Nagel has launched a new healthcare solution that will offer capacity on its air cargo charter flights out of Liege.The new MedConnex service aims to address constraints in terms of airfreight capacity, especially for cargo that requires specialised handling and transportation such as temperature-controlled and GDP-compliant shipments.The service will utilise ...
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China's first professional cargo hub airport begins operations
Ezhou Huahu Airport has begun operations as China's first "professional cargo hub airport".The airport in central China's Hubei Province is also the first professional cargo hub airport in Asia, according to China’s state press agency Xinhua.A Boeing 767-300 cargo plane took off to mark the start of operations at the ...
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NewsNordic Aviation Capital signs ATR 72-600 freighter conversion kits deal
ATR 72-600. Photo: ATR/ Chunlaud MelodyAircraft leasing company Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) has signed a deal with Akkodis for five freighter conversion kits for the ATR 72-600, with the first deliveries starting from the first quarter of 2023.The aircraft for conversion will come from NAC’s existing ATR fleet. The ATR ...
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NewsCargolux selects B777-8F to replace ageing B747-400Fs
Cargolux B777-8F. Source BoeingCargolux has selected the B777-8F as the replacement for its ageing B747-400F fleet.The carrier has for a long time been considering the future of its B747-400F freighter fleet as Boeing is due to end production of the model later this year.However, at the Farnborough Air Show the ...
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NewsAstral Aviation to operate first two Embraer E190F conversions
Photo: EmbraerAircraft leasing company Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) has agreed a memorandum of understanding to place the first two Embraer E190F passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversions with Kenya-based cargo airline Astral Aviation.In May 2022, NAC and Embraer reached an agreement in principle to take up to 10 conversion slots for E190F/E195F, with ...
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Rates predicted to stay high despite a muted air cargo peak season
Transportation rates are expected to stay above pre-pandemic levels for the foreseeable future despite the recent slowdown in demand.Seko Logistics chief growth officer Brian Bourke said that demand had slowed this year compared with 2021 and that the constant peak season experienced over the last two years has been replaced ...