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Qatar Cargo provides future freighter insights
Qatar Airways provided customer insight that helped Boeing and Airbus to fine-tune the cargo specifications of the new B777-8 freighter and its Airbus challenger, the A350F.As launch airline for the B777-8F production line aircraft, the Middle East cargo giant placed an order and options for up to 50 of the ...
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DSV and K+N outline a complex market with higher rates to continue
Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) and DSV highlighted a complex logistics market in their recent quarterly updates, with higher freight rates to stay, softening consumer demand and ongoing supply chain disruption.K+N was the first to reveal its results, with revenues and profits continuing to surge on the back of acquisitions on higher prices ...
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NewsAG Handling selects Qstep software for Riga operation
LtoR: Jānis Kaudze, Edgars Bars, Haiti Arendi and Gunars Peize. Source QstepLatvia-based cargo handler AG Handling SIA has chosen the Qstep air cargo handling platform for its operation at Riga International Airport (RIX).Riga is the fourth airport where the Qstep software-as-a-service platform has been deployed after Helsinki, Tallinn and Vilnius.AG ...
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NewsShanghai PVG air cargo capacity drops by two thirds in April
Air cargo capacity out of Shanghai has been reduced to just a third of its level last year in response to the city wide lockdowns that have caused production to grind to a halt.The latest statistics from Accenture's Seabury Consulting show that in the first two weeks of April, cargo ...
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NewsA record Q1 for cargo at Leipzig/Halle despite weakening in German market
Source: ShutterstockGermany’s Leipzig/Halle Airport set another record for cargo volumes in the first quarter while the overall German market showed signs of weakening in March.The airport - the fourth largest in Europe in terms of cargo - handled 385,438 tonnes of freight in the first three months of the year, ...
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NewsMenzies Aviation takes majority stake in Agunsa Aviation Services
Photo: Menzies AviationMenzies Aviation has acquired a controlling stake in Agunsa Aviation Services, which provides full ground and air cargo handling services in Santiago, Chile.Agunsa Aviation Services was a wholly owned subsidiary of Agencias Universales SA, a large and diverse Chilean business with a long history in logistics, originally in ...
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NewsNetwork Airline Services appoints Fernandes
Florent Turlier (L) and Anthony Fernandes. Source: Network Airline ServicesNetwork Airline Services has appointed Anthony Fernandes as sales and services supervisor for France.Fernandes, who will based at the company's Paris CDG office, originally started working with the company as an export supervisor in 2014.In 2018, he took the role of ...
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NewsQatar Cargo extends with dnata in Brussels
Source: dnataQatar Airways Cargo has extended its ground handling contract with dnata in Brussels.The multi-year extension will see dnata continue to deliver cargo handling and road feeder services for the airline from its facility at Brussels Airport (BRU).Qatar Airways Cargo currently operates a mix of 15 freighter and passenger flights ...
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NewsBackbone Freighter Leasing to become launch customer for KMC's B777 conversion
B777 freighter conversion completes first flight tests at NIAR WERX. Source: NIAR WERXBackbone Freighter Leasing will be the launch customer for Kansas Modification Center’s (KMC) Boeing 777-300ER converted freighter.According to sister title FlightGlobal, Backbone has placed firm orders for three of the converted aircraft with delivery slated for 2024 and ...
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Airforwarders Association tackles US airport congestion
The Airforwarders Association (AfA) is driving an initiative to help find solutions for five critical issues contributing to airport congestion in the US.Members of AfA’s Airport Congestion Committee (ACC) have agreed to focus on developing solutions in the areas of: technology and automation; service standards; airport facilities and infrastructure; staffing ...
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NewsScan Global Logistics targets emissions with SAF deal
Source: Neste/Scan Global LogisticsScan Global Logistics (SGL) is partnering with Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) producer Neste to offer customers the opportunity to reduce their carbon emissions when using airfreight.The freight forwarder said that the agreement means that customers can choose the level of emissions they want to reduce from their ...
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Shanghai capacity creeps back but trucking trouble remains
Flight capacity is slowly improving but trucking remains in trouble as the Shanghai lockdown goes on and there are concerns a lockdown could be rolled out in Beijing.Flexport said in a market update on April 26 that Shanghai continues to undergo lockdown due to high amounts of Covid cases.A round ...
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AELF FlightService adds fifth A330 preighter to fleet
AELF FlightService has announced its fifth Airbus 330-200 is officially on certificate, flying in PAX-freighter configuration with seats removed.The aircraft (registered as 9H-CFS) commenced its first commercial flight in temporary freighter configuration on April 23, flying from Vietnam to the US.ACMI widebody charter operators in the world in terms of ...
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NewsFirst 767-300 BCF conversion line opens in China
GAMECO conversion work. Photo: GAMECOChina’s first 767-300 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) conversion line has opened at Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Company's (GAMECO) premises.The on-schedule door cutting of the first aircraft—a key milestone in the conversion process – has now taken place at the Chinese MRO's facility.GAMECO’s recently opened conversion line ...
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NewsCargolux racks up over a billion in 2021 profits
Cargolux Boeing 747-8 freighter. Photo: CargoluxCargo airline Cargolux’s 2021 results show profit after tax of $1.3bn, an increase of 68% over 2020.The Luxembourg-based airline saw an increase in tonnage and higher yields, recording revenues of $4.4bn, an increase of 40% over 2020.Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) were $1.72bn, an ...
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Drone Delivery Canada to develop drone technology with Bell Mobility
Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) will collaborate with Bell Mobility to develop products and services to improve technology as it relates to 5G network and multi-access edge computing in a bid to advance autonomous drones.The three-year definitive collaboration agreement, effective April 13, will focus on the development of technologies that will ...
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Another freighter for mas
Mexican cargo airline mas has taken delivery of an A330-200 freighter - its second aircraft in the space of a few days.The A330-200 freighter is leased from Altavair - mas' second aircraft from the company this year - and was converted by Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW).Yesterday, Air Cargo News reported that ...
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NewsBAFCO joins WACO
Mohammad Aslam Kazi, chairman, BAFCO. Photo: BAFCOGlobal freight management and logistics network The WACO System (WACO) has announced that BAFCO International Shipping and Logistics Co., Ltd. (BAFCO) will be the latest addition to its global freight forwarding network as the representative for Saudi Arabia.Along with services including airfreight, ocean freight, ...
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DSV gross profit grows 61% in Q1 2022 bolstered by air and sea freight
Freight forwarder DSV reported gross profit grew 61% in the first quarter of 2022 with the Air & Sea division achieving an EBIT growth of 109%.The Air & Sea division’s revenue amounted to DKr45,887m for the first three months of 2022, compared to DKr22,924m for the same period last year.For ...
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Cargo-partner buys UK partner as it expands in western Europe
Logistics firm cargo-partner has fully acquired its UK-based partner, Aztek International Freight, following its purchase of a third of the company in 2021.The move will add two new offices to the cargo-partner network, in East London and Bradford, in addition to the company's existing office in Manchester, and continues the ...