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NewsECS Group set for further expansion and investment
Adrien Thominet, ECS Group. Source: ECSThe ECS Group has this year announced major contracts in two of its target growth areas, South America and Asia, while it is also continuing to invest in its modular service offering.In April, ECS Group Brazilian subsidiary BCS AIR revealed that it was working with ...
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US FAA proposes to revoke Rhoades Aviation’s air carrier certificate
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed to revoke the air carrier certificate of Honolulu, Hawaii- based Rhoades Aviation Inc. for “numerous alleged safety violations”.Rhoades Aviation operated the Boeing 737-200 freighter aircraft of cargo airline Transair that last year crashed into the sea off Hawaii after reportedly having experienced ...
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NewsReliable Robotics appoints senior vice president and chief engineer
Kevin Sagis. Photo: Reliable RoboticsReliable Robotics has appointed Kevin Sagis as senior vice president and chief engineer.Sagis joins Reliable Robotics as the company accelerates its development programme to certify its remotely operated aircraft system.He has over 30 years of design, development, manufacturing, test and operational experience for the commercial sector, ...
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NewsPreighter feat for Lufthansa Cargo
Photo: Lufthansa CargoLufthansa Cargo has operated more than 100 preighter flights for logistics company EgeTrans as part of a charter agreement which started in the winter of 2020.Airbus A340 and A350 passenger aircraft in cargo-only mode have been flying exclusively for EgeTrans from Frankfurt to Chicago, carrying an average of ...
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Booking platform WebCargo develops payment service
Airfreight booking portal WebCargo has developed a new service that will allow forwarders to pay for their bookings on the platform rather than having to use a separate payment tool.WebCargo, part of the Freightos Group, said that the payment service is currently being piloted with around 30 freight forwarders and ...
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NewsQatar Airways Cargo achieves vaccine milestone
Photo: Qatar Airways CargoQatar Airways Cargo has moved close to 30m COVID-19 vaccines to destinations across its network, including Africa, Middle East, Americas, Europe and Asia.The Middle East carrier expects to move further consignments after the COVID-19 vaccine export restriction was lifted by the Indian Government late last year.When Qatar ...
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NewsCEVA Logistics delivers BAE Systems scale replica aircraft
Source: CEVAThe need for speed was critical for the CEVA Logistics Showfreight team last week as they managed the logistics for a full-scale replica of a Typhoon fighter jet for a movie premiere in London’s Leicester Square.The CEVA team had just seven hours to unload and install the scale model ...
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NewsCHAMP Cargosystems team wins ONE Record hackathon
Source: CHAMP CargosystemsCHAMPorado, a team comprised of CHAMP Cargosystems professionals, won two awards at this year’s IATA ONE Record Hackathon held in Amsterdam.The team won the ONE Record Prize for the solution that made the best use of the ONE Record API in terms of innovation and creativity.All teams were ...
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NewsAlaska Airlines appoints operations vice president
Wayne Newton. Photo: Alaska AirlinesAlaska Airlines' board of directors has promoted 30-year airline veteran Wayne Newton to senior vice president of airport operations and customer services.In addition to overseeing airport and cargo operations across 125 locations and a team of employees and contractors, Newton will now lead Alaska's largest hub ...
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NewsForwarders need more understanding of digitalisation, says AfA chief
Brandon Fried, executive director, Airforwarders Association (AfA). Photo: AfAForwarders are ready to invest in digitisation but need to understand better its worth beyond being a shipper or regulatory requirement.That was the message from Brandon Fried, executive director of the Airforwarders Association (AfA), when addressing delegates at the CNS Partnership ...
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NewsAirblox marketplace offers real-time airfreight capacity
Edip Pektas. Photo: AirbloxAviation finance technology (fintech) pioneer Airblox has launched a live feed of global airfreight scheduled flight capacity for its electronic Block Space Agreement (eBSA) booking service.Airblox’s online marketplace enables freight forwarders and airlines to trade air cargo capacity in the form of standardized eBSAs.Airblox said that the ...
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NewsUPS moves into India with new joint venture
Source: UPSUPS is teaming up with India-based travel conglomerate InterGlobe Enterprises to launch a new company targeting the growing express sector in the country.The new company, named Movin, will offer coverage across the country with a portfolio of business-to-business (B2B) services including a day-definite, as well as express, time-definite solutions ...
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Lufthansa Group and MSC make joint bid for ITA Airways
German airline Lufthansa has submitted a joint bid with Switzerland-headquartered shipping firm Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC) for a stake in Italian airline ITA Airways, according to media reports.Air Cargo News first reported that the MSC Group aimed to work with Lufthansa to acquire a majority stake in ITA in January.In ...
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NewsAwery: Shift to online spot bookings here to stay
Awery's Tristan Koch (L) and Vitaly Smilianets. Source: AweryAir cargo software firm Awery believes the growth in online spot bookings fuelled by the Covid pandemic is a trend that is here to stay.Speaking at this week's CNS Partnership Conference, Awery chief executive Vitaly Smilianets said that a side effect of ...
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Shanghai port congestion could pile on airfreight pressure
Covid lockdown measures in Shanghai are drawing to a close but a backlog of shipping containers at the Port of Shanghai could once again fuel airfreight congestion and demand.In its May 24 airfreight update for North China, Flexport said that businesses are reopening after Covid curtailment measures forced them to ...
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Digitalisation project to boost UAE air cargo security
IATA and Federal Authorities for Identity, Citizen, Custom and Port Security (ICP) in the UAE are working together to enhance air cargo security in the country.Both organisations will work on the deployment of a Pre-Loading Advance Cargo Information (PLACI) system in the UAE.The UAE will be the first country outside ...
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NewsEthiopian signs up for five more B777Fs
Source: BoeingEthiopian Airlines has added to its freighter orderbook with the addition of five more Boeing 777Fs.The aircraft will add to the airline's existing fleet of nine B777Fs and will meet near-term demand, although the exact timeline for deliveries was not revealed.The new order comes in addition to a Memorandum ...
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Dronamics secures EU's light operator certificate
Middle-mile drone company Dronamics has obtained the European Union's Light UAS Operator Certificate (LUC) that will allow it to self-authorise flight operations of its Black Swan aircraft.The LUC applies to EU countries and includes Beyond Visual Line Of Sight (BVLOS) operations.Dronamics, which in December revealed its first production Black Swan ...
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NewsIndustry boss warns of ACMI market deficit
Gediminas Ziemelis, chairman of the board at Avia Solutions Group. Photo: Avia Solutions Group.The ACMI market could soon experience a deficit and problems such as order backlogs, one air cargo stakeholder has warned.Gediminas Ziemelis, chairman of the board of Cyprus-based Avia Solutions Group, said that the expected decline in ...
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NewsLATAM takes delivery of latest freighter
Source: LATAMLATAM has received its latest Boeing 767 converted freighter as the airline group ramps up its presence in the all-cargo sector.The latest freighter is number three of the four B767 freighters it will receive this year, with the final aircraft due to arrive in September.LATAM said that the freighter, ...