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IATA: Lockdowns and capacity crunch cause worst year for air cargo demand
IATA has revealed that last year was the worst year for air cargo demand since it began recording air cargo trends in 1990.Looking back at air cargo's performance in 2020, the association reported a year-on-year decrease in air cargo demand, measured in cargo tonne-km (CTKs), of 10.6% — which is ...
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Plans for a new cold storage facility at ANC revealed
A new cold storage facility is to be developed at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC).Alaska Cargo and Cold Storage (ACCS) will develop the 700,000 sq ft facility and intends to start work in the fourth quarter of 2021.The facility will offer climate-controlled zones, ground source heat exchange, 500kw solar ...
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NewsWilson joins Amerijet in CCO role
Eric WilsonAmerijet has appointed Eric Wilson's as chief commercial officer, effective from February 8.Wilson will become a member of the executive team leading Amerijet's commercial division.His core focus areas will include sales, pricing, marketing, network development, commercial and strategic alliances and new product development.He will be based at the company's ...
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Air cargo vaccine supply chains yet to take off
Demand for air cargo services to carry Covid-19 vaccines has yet to reach the levels many expected.Last year, the industry had been bracing itself for a surge in Covid-19 vaccine demand once inoculation programmes had been launched.However, there has been a slow ramp up in demand so far, with road ...
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NewsACS adds extra office space in Geneva
Air Charter Service has tripled its office space in Switzerland following recent growth.Despite the pandemic in 2020, ACS Geneva had a record year, booking more than 500 flights and recording a turnover of more than £30m.Alvaro Recas Pardo, chief executive of ACS Switzerland, said: “This is an exciting time for ...
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NewsElmore rejoins Hermes in COO role
Simon ElmoreHermes Logistics Technologies (HLT) has welcomed back Simon Elmore as chief operations officer (COO).Elmore returns to the role after a two-year absence, during which he worked as a consultant on a number of aviation and e-commerce projects.Hermes said he was one of the team to design, build, and deliver ...
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Intradco expands into Canada and UAE as it targets growth
Animal air charter firm Intradco Global has expanded into Canada and the UAE with the opening of two new offices.The company has opened offices in Toronto and Dubai as it invests in under-represented territories to achieve strategic growth.Intradco said the move would help it develop "mutually beneficial, close working relationships ...
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Qatar Airways Cargo takes aim at digitalisation
Qatar Airways Cargo’s recent decision to offer its capacity on airfreight booking portal WebCargo is just the beginning of its digital journey, according to the carrier’s chief officer cargo, Guillaume Halleux.Halleux told Air Cargo News that over recent years it has been busy growing its fleet as it sought to ...
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Airfreight rates remain elevated in January despite seasonal slowdown
Airfreight rates on key trade lanes declined in January compared with a month earlier but remain far above last year’s levels.The latest statistics from Baltic Exchange Air Freight Index (BAI) show that average rates on services from Hong Kong to North America slipped to $6.43 per kg in January compared ...
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AEI to carry out additional ten B737-800SF conversions for Aero Capital
Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI) has been awarded a contract to carry out an additional ten B737-800SF freighter conversions for lessor Aero Capital Solutions (ACS).These ten freighter conversions are in addition to the four announced by AEI in October last year. When the orders are fulfilled, AEI would have converted 14 ...
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Menzies makes a series of cargo appointments
Menzies Aviation has made a series of appointments as it looks to looks to grow in cargo.Rory Fidler joins Menzies in the newly created role of vice president cargo technology and is responsible for digital innovation across cargo operations."Rory has extensive experience in designing and executing digital transformation programmes as ...
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TIACA and Pharma.Aero highlight importance of 'air cargo community approach' in vaccine transportation
TIACA and Pharma.Aero have jointly released a second report for the airfreight and pharma industries, which outlines best practices for handling Covid-19 vaccines and transporting them by air.The report reinforces that vaccines are high-value, time- and temperature-sensitive items, as well as highlighting the importance of air cargo community efforts in ...
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UPS sees revenues and profits increase as vaccine operations get underway
UPS posted increased revenues and operating profits in the fourth quarter of 2020 last year, as it started to transport coronavirus vaccines around the globe in the same period.The company's fourth-quarter 2020 consolidated revenue increased to $24.9bn, a 21% increase from the same period 2019.Adjusted net income was $2.3bn, 26.4% ...
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NewsAirport Handling and Beta Trans team up on cargo at MXP
Alberto Morosi, Airport Handling, left and Giorgio Bianculli, Beta TransAirport Handling and cargo handler Beta Trans are teaming up at Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) to offer airlines at the airport a "one-stop shop" for freight services.Airport Handling, which is a dnata joint venture, offers handling services at MXP, while Beta ...
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A record year for cargo at Miami International
Miami International Airport (MIA) set a new record for cargo volumes in 2020 thanks to an end of year surge in demand.Last year, the Florida airport saw its cargo volumes increase by 57,382 tons year on year to more than 2.3m tons.The airport highlighted an "exceptionally strong" end to the ...
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SpiceJet and EFL sign up with Tower
SpiceJet and freight forwarder EFL have signed up to use Tower Cold Chain Solutions' temperature-controlled containers.Low-cost carrier SpiceJet said it would use the containers as part of its Covid-19 logistics operation.SpiceJet Cargo chief executive Sanjiv Gupta said: “The Covid-19 pandemic has brought forth the fact that Indian cold-chain infrastructure for ...
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NewsInterview: Glyn Hughes — Prepared for the challenge
Glyn HughesGlyn Hughes has switched roles but not focus following his departure from the IATA. He talks to Roger Hailey about the challenges ahead as director general of air cargo supply chain group TIACA.Glyn Hughes, with deep air cargo industry knowledge and a great sense of humour that includes painful ...
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VIDEO: Qatar Cargo launches WeQare Chapter 2
Qatar Airways Cargo has continued to step up its sustainability efforts with a commitment to transport animals for free as part of conservation efforts."Chapter 2" of the airline's WeQare sustainability programme is named Rewild the Planet and sees the airline commit to preserving wildlife and endangered animals by transporting them ...
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Air Belgium set to enter the all-cargo market
Air Belgium is set to enter the all-cargo market with four aircraft.The airline said that it will "soon introduce" four cargo aircraft to its fleet, with the ambition of expanding to six units by the end of the year.The first two aircraft should be operational as of March 2021. The ...
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BA cargo worker dispute ends after agreement is reached
British Airways’ (BA) cargo handlers in the UK have reached an agreement with the airline following a dispute about planned changes to terms and conditions.The cargo handlers had carried out nine days of strikes over the Christmas period and were set to launch further industrial action last week.However, this was ...