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NewsChapman Freeborn organises An225 charter flight for COVID test kits to Austria
Broker Chapman Freeborn worked with forwarder Gebrüder Weiss in Austria to transport COVID-19 test kits on an An225 freighter aircraft, part of more than 20 charters on various aircraft by the partners in recent months.The An225, the largest aircraft in the world, carried 110.8 tonnes of test kits (equal to ...
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DSV upgrades financial outlook for 2021 amid strong sea and air growth
A strong first half performance in sea and air freight that continued into the third quarter has seen Danish mega-forwarder DSV upgrade its 2021 financial outlook.A company announcement stated: “The positive development in the first half of the year has continued into Q3 2021, and we have seen strong financial ...
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Brussels airfreight volumes up 23% in September
Total trucked and flown cargo volumes at Brussels Airport soared 23% in September over the same month last year to nearly 70,000 tons, an upward trend expected to continue as the peak season looms.September’s total cargo increase was 37.1% when compared with pre-Covid volumes in the same month of 2019.The ...
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ACL Airshop’s strategic initiatives at WCS
ACL Airshop has announced strategic initiatives and sustainability themes at the World Cargo Symposium (WCS) in Dublin.The air cargo Unit Load Device (ULD) logistics solutions provider said that its ongoing strategic initiatives are centered on their customers’ stated needs. From multiple “voice of the customer” surveys a spokesperson said that ...
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NewsIAG Cargo expands West Africa network with Dakar service
IAG Cargo has launched a new direct route to Dakar, Senegal, from Madrid as airfreight demand increases to West Africa.The airline now services over 25 flights a week to the region, flying directly to Accra in Ghana as well as Lagos and Abuja in Nigeria from London-Heathrow.The new route to ...
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NewsEtihad Cargo cuts the clicks with revamped website
Etihad Cargo has revamped the etihadcargo.com portal, cutting the time to complete a booking from more than two minutes to less than 45 seconds, equating to only 12 clicks, compared with 23 before.The new-look customer-centric platform also includes streamlined flows, a personalised dashboard, recommendations, and dynamic pricing.Following customer feedback, the ...
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NewsSilk Way Airlines celebrates 20th anniversary
Image source: Silk Way AirlinesAzerbaijan-based freighter carrier Silk Way Airlines has celebrated its 20th anniversary.The airline, serving a network of charter destinations worldwide, has covered over 130 countries across the globe in those 20 years, while its aircraft have flown 70m nautical miles, transporting 600,000 tons of freight.Founded in 2001, ...
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NewsECS goes to a new level with Augmented GSA concept
Adrien Thominet. Source: ECSECS has launched its Augmented GSA concept based on the four key pillars of new abilities, technology, commercial, and sustainability.Rapidly increasing use of digital platforms, ever more complex commodities and regulations, and a growing emphasis on sustainability, means that companies which do not or cannot adapt to ...
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dnata launches autonomous drone technology in Dallas warehouses
Dnata has launched autonomous drones in its warehouses at Dallas Fort Worth airport (DFW) to digitise acceptance and warehouse inventory processes by monitoring shipments with 99.8% accuracy.The global ground handler partnered with Gather AI, a US-based technology start-up, as part of continued investment in technologies to maximise efficiency.Gather AI’s software ...
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ACS predicts ‘busiest ever’ final quarter for air cargo charters
Air Charter Service (ACS) predicts that the airfreight industry may see its busiest ever peak season for cargo aircraft charters as competing transport modes struggle to overcome global supply chain disruption amid increasing demand.The global aircraft charter broker says that in Asia, transpacific rates have hit $2m for a charter ...
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Hongyuan upscales at Brussels Airport to support e-commerce growth
Beijing-headquartered logistics provider Hongyuan Group and Brussels Airport have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen the European gateway’s ties with China and support growth in the e-commerce market.As part of the partnership, Hongyuan Group has upscaled its presence at Brussels Airport by opening a new 8,000 sq m ...
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NewsDSV adds Shanghai PVG to charter operation as congestion eases
Source: DSVDSV has added Shanghai Pudong to its B747F Globetrotter air cargo charter service after initially avoiding the airport because of congestion at the facility.The forwarder announced yesterday that it would operate a flight once a week between Istanbul, which connects with Liege, and the Chinese airport."We have added an ...
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DP DHL's profits expected to continue to surge
Deutsche Post (DP) DHL's third quarter preliminary results show another boost in earnings before interest and tax (ebit).The express and postal giant said that its ebit is expected to reach €1.8bn in the third quarter, up from €1.4bn for the same period in 2020.Over the first nine months of the ...
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NewsCox joins Swissport as global director operations and safety
Image source: SwissportSwissport has appointed Karen Cox into the role of global director operations and safety.In her new role, reporting to the chief executive, Cox will drive the operational transformation of Swissport and will focus on strengthening its global operations team. She will also drive operational excellence, and health and ...
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Supply chain spotlight: Air cargo & passenger travel, making the connection
The news that America is to relax its travel rules to allow border entry to vaccinated passengers from the UK and EU has been welcomed by the airfreight sector.While many may view passenger travel and air cargo as separate sectors within the air industry, they are in fact directly, and ...
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NewsAF KLM Cargo tests autonomous airside vehicle
Source: Air France KLM ©S.Aubry, Groupe ADPAirport operator Groupe ADP and Air France KLM Martinair Cargo have been testing an autonomous electric airside cargo transport vehicle at at Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport.The autonomous vehicle from French startup OROK is equipped with a GPS system, artificial intelligence and numerous sensors enabling ...
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NewsCLIVE: The only way is up for air cargo load factors
Air cargo load factors began their peak season rise in September and are expected to continue to increase for the rest of the peak.The latest figures from CLIVE Data Services show that the global dynamic load factor, which draws from both weight and space, reached 68% in the last week ...
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ECS to meet airline flexibility with augmented GSA concept
The ECS Group’s new executive chairman Adrien Thominet believes the air cargo industry is at a crossroads, with the pandemic driving airlines to become increasingly flexible.Thominet tells Air Cargo News that in order to reflect its customers’ needs for flexible solutions, ECS has developed what it has labelled an augmented ...
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NewsFedEx adds Europe-Japan flights to meet demand
Source: FedExFedEx Express has launched a new B777 freighter service between Europe and Japan as demand from the Asia Pacific market continues to boom.The four-times-per-week flight will depart from Paris Charles-de-Gaulle (CDG) Airport and fly directly to Kansai International Airport in Osaka.On the return, the flight will then go on ...
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New digital platform tracks air cargo shipments live across supply chain
BlueBoxSystems has launched a digital platform called BlueBoxAir, which tracks airfreight shipments at every stage of the supply chain in real time.BlueBoxAir receives data from more than 130 airlines and more than 1,600 airports globally, enabling it to: receive minutely aircraft positions; track shipments' estimated arrival times, chargeable weights, transhipment ...