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Airfreight rates pick up in May despite demand declines
Airfreight rates on major east-west trades continued to increase on a year ago in May despite analyst figures showing demand declines over the last few months.The latest figures from the Baltic Exchange Airfreight Index (BAI) show that average rates from Hong Kong to North America in May increased by 21.7% ...
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NewsSkye Air Mobility unveils prototype drone
Photo: Skye Air MobilityDrone delivery logistics provider Skye Air Mobility has unveiled its new long-range unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).Artemis is equipped to carry a payload of 6 kgs with a range of 100 km.It has been designed for inter-city, inter-district, and inter-state cargo movements and has a speed of 100mph ...
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NewsBrussels Airport invests in cargo infrastructure
Photo: Brussels AirportBrussels Airport will invest €70m to further modernise its cargo zone over the next three years in order to meet the growing demand for storage and handling space.By the beginning of 2025, three new modern and sustainable buildings, including parking areas, will be opened in the heart of ...
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NewsFreightos set for listing following merger with Gesher
Source: FreightosCargo booking portal Freightos and Israel-based special purpose acquisition company Gesher I Acquisition Corp. have entered into a definitive merger agreement that will see the portal being listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange.The combined entity will be known as Freightos and will have a pro forma enterprise value of ...
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NewsIAG Cargo restarts key cargo-only services
Source: IAG CargoIAG Cargo is restarting its cargo-only services between London Heathrow and Hong Kong and has restarted its cargo-only London Heathrow-Bangkok service as consumer spending continues to accelerate.Daily flights from London Heathrow-Hong Kong will restart on June 1 and four-times weekly flights between London Heathrow and Bangkok restarted on ...
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Drone Delivery Canada adds university campus flights
Drone Delivery Canada has received certification from Transport Canada to carry out flights between two University of British Columbia medicine sites.The Special Flight Operations Certificate (SFOC) will allow the company to carry out commercial drone delivery for the University's Faculty of Medicine’s ‘Remote Communities Drone Transport Initiative’ (DTI) programme between ...
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IATA's Cargo iQ certifies first African airline
Royal Air Maroc has become the first African airline to be certified by IATA interest group Cargo iQ.The Moroccan airline has successfully obtained its Cargo iQ certification in accordance with the Cargo iQ quality management standards of the airfreight industry.Royal Air Maroc has also been granted two additional stars in ...
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NewsUPS appoints new president for UK, Ireland and Nordics
Rick Fletcher, UPS. Source: UPSUPS has appointed Rick Fletcher as the new president of its UK, Ireland and Nordics business.In his new role, Fletcher will be responsible for managing growth and operations across the business, including "meeting the growing demands of e-commerce, playing an important role as a vital trade ...
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NewsAntonov Airlines' AN-124s transport 200 tonne shipment
Source: AntonovAntonov Airlines working with Chapman Freeborn Germany has successfully completed three AN-124-100 flights to transport a new mobile gas power plant generator from Europe to Africa.The cargo, which included generator, turbine and additional equipment, weighed about 200 tonnes and was transported from Ljubljana in Slovenia to Kano, Nigeria.Antonov Airlines ...
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NewsEtihad Cargo appoints general manager – Americas
Etihad Cargo has appointed Caroline Pappas as general manager – Americas.Based in Chicago, Pappas will report directly to Etihad Cargo's director – cargo commercial west, Mark Faulkner. She will be responsible for establishing new and further developing existing relationships with Etihad Cargo's customers based in North and South America.Pappas joins ...
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NewsFast growing freighter airline mas expands network to China
Source: masMexico-based freighter airline mas has added flights to China for the first time as it continues its network expansion.The new service will operate between Mexico City International Airport and Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport twice per week, before increasing to three times per week in July.There are also plans to ...
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NewsCathay Pacific and Lufthansa Cargo expand joint venture
Photo: Lufthansa CargoCathay Pacific and Lufthansa Cargo have added Swiss WorldCargo to their joint venture to expand the number of destination they can offer.Lufthansa Group-owned Swiss WorldCargo's entry builds on the joint business agreement signed in 2016 between Cathay Pacific and Lufthansa Cargo, which allows collaboration on distribution, pricing, contracts ...
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NewsEmirates SkyCargo adds another freighter
Source: EmiratesEmirates SkyCargo took delivery of a new Boeing 777 freighter at the weekend, bringing its all-cargo fleet to a total of 11 aircraft.On Saturday May 28, the aircraft (A6-EFT) landed in Dubai World Central (DWC) from Boeing’s Paine Field site in Seattle with a full load consisting of electronics, ...
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CargoAi and Air Cargo Inc partner up
Online booking portal CargoAi is partnering with North American airfreight trucking firm Air Cargo Inc (ACI) to expand their services to their respective customers.The partnership will provide ACI's customers with access to CargoAi's freight forwarding booking solution, while the portal's user will be able to access ACI's transport services."The CargoAi ...
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NewsTAM delivers 30th Saab 340 cargo conversion
Photo: AFKSweden-based Täby Air Maintenance (TAM) has delivered its 3oth Saab 340 cargo conversion.The Saab 340B was converted on behalf of Latvia-based RAF-Avia, which already operates a mix of cargo and passenger-configured Saab 340s and ATR 72s, and an Antonov 26.TAM managing director Pär Gulle said: “We see an increasing ...
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TIACA's sustainability assessment programme progresses
TIACA has started the next pilot phase of its recently launched BlueSky sustainability assessment, validation and verification programme.The pilot of the latest phase - named desktop verification - is an online assessment of company's sustainability credentials that will be used to provide a performance score on a personalised online dashboard.Taking ...
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NewsDimerco delivers Covid self-test kits to Taiwan
Freight forwarder Dimerco has transported 165 pallets of Covid self-test kits with a total weight of nearly 50 tons from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) as infections continue to climb in Taiwan.The shipment for an unnamed customer in the rapid diagnostics sector was carried ...
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TIACA adds new talent to board
The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) has appointed two new members to serve on the board of directors.Priscilla Bueno, chief transformation officer of Craft Group, and Joseph Lawrence, founder and president of Airline Services International (ASI), will bring a fresh perspective to the board from the forwarding and GSSA sectors.Bueno ...
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Jota Aviation appoints liquidators as Covid and Brexit take their toll
UK-based passenger and cargo airline Jota Aviation has appointed liquidators after the airline was hit be the impact of Brexit and Covid.On May 19 it was announced that the company, which at its height in 2018 had offered four BAe 146-300 QT freighters out of Southend, had appointed David Pike ...
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NewsFinnair Cargo offers new Helsinki-Seattle route
Source: FinnairFinnair Cargo will offer a new route between Helsinki and Seattle from June 1 to offer a "fast and sustainable option for cargo operations between Europe and North America".The cargo airline will fly from Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) three times a week, on Mondays, ...