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Air Partner adds its first African office
Charter broker Air Partner has opened its first office in South Africa as it looks to capitalise on "record growth" for its freight division over the last three years.The new office is in Johannesburg and operations will be overseen by newly appointed cargo sales manager Fred Du Plessis.The broker said ...
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NewsCargo-partner the latest forwarder to expand airfreight charter operation
Copyright: cargo-partnerFreight forwarder cargo-partner has taken the decision to extend its air cargo charter programme because ongoing capacity concerns.The company said that to help maintain customers’ supply chains, cargo-partner has been offering multiple weekly air charters from China and Hong Kong to Europe since March 2020.In reaction to the growing ...
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US cargo carriers quizzed on PSP funds
Four US cargo carriers have been asked to hand back or demonstrate that they needed more than $630m in Covid-19 support funding as part of the Payroll Support Program (PSP).James Clyburn, chairman of the select subcommittee on the coronavirus crisis, sent letters to Atlas Air, Kalitta Air, Western Global Airlines ...
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NewsLOT and Group Concorde transport 53.5 tonnes of cargo on Dreamliner preighter
LOT Polish Airlines and its India GSSA, Group Concorde, have transported 53.5 tonnes of cargo on a single cargo-only Dreamliner Boeing 787-9 flight from Delhi to Warsaw.Cargo on the flight, which took place on October 18, was carried in the bellyhold, on the seats and in the overhead lockers — ...
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Lufthansa Cargo outlines winter freighter plans
Lufthansa Cargo has revealed its freighter schedule for the winter season, with an average of 35 flights per week to Asia.The cargo airline said that its Asian network would focus on the Chinese metropolis of Shanghai (PVG), the South Korean capital Seoul (ICN), Japan's capital Tokyo (NRT) and the Hong ...
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Turkish Cargo adds direct routes to network
Turkish Cargo has expanded its network with the addition of numerous direct routes to destinations in Europe, the Middle East and Asia.Last month, the carrier added London Heathrow Airport in the UK and Henri Coanda Airport in Romania as European network destinations.In addition, new direct cargo services in Asia include ...
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NewsSine Draco selects Ascent Aviation for A321 conversion project
Sine Draco Aviation Development has selected Ascent Aviation Services in Tucson, Arizona, for modification and completion of its prototype A321 passenger to freighter conversion (A321-200 SDF).Ascent Aviation Services will be performing the modification of the airplane by completing the touch labor, modification planning and inspection requirements. Ascent will also be ...
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'Biggest product launch in the history of mankind' set to hit general cargo
General cargo shippers using airfreight when a Covid-19 vaccine is launched are set to face capacity shortages and price hikes.During the recent joint TIACA and Pharma.Aero project Sunrays Project webinar, participants were asked what would happen with general cargo when a vaccine begins to be shipped.Neel Jones Shah, global head ...
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Copenhagen Airport relies on preighter capacity to develop as "airfreight gateway to Scandinavia"
Copenhagen Airport (CPH) has revealed that continuous 'preighter' operations have helped it to establish itself as an "airfreight gateway to Scandanavia" after the bulk of it cargo capacity — bellyhold — was cut at the onset of the pandemic."Looking back to February this year, the majority of airfreight in and ...
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NewsGlobalX signs up for Vallair A321 freighters
US company Global Crossing Airlines is intending to lease 10 converted Airbus A321 freighters from the asset management specialist Vallair, the launch customer for the modification.Vallair said the preliminary agreement – still a letter of intent – is the “most significant deal” for the narrowbody freighter.Miami-based Global Crossing Airlines, also ...
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India limits non-scheduled freighter flights to six airports
India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has limited non-scheduled and ad hoc cargo flights by foreign carriers to six airports.The change in country's open sky policy was made following a government review and it is hoped the move will promote India's airfreight carriers."The changes have been made with a ...
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Dnata enters Indonesian market with new partnership
Ground handler dnata has expanded its footprint in the Asia-Pacific region and entered the Indonesian market through a partnership with PT UNEX Rajawali Indonesia (UNEX).The handler is based at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK) and offers ground handling and cargo warehousing services.The partnership will see dnata and UNEX make joint investments ...
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Nippon Express USA implements CHAMP’s Traxon cargoHUB
Nippon Express USA, the US freight forwarding division of the Japan-based Nippon Express Group, has started using CHAMP’s Traxon cargoHUB for its digital data exchange.The Traxon cargoHUB platform enables Nippon Express USA to have electronic access to more than 100 airlines and 3,000 forwarders, operating from 9,000 branches worldwide. It ...
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Leipzig reports record increase in airfreight volumes
Leipzig/Halle Airport recorded the strongest growth in volumes of airfreight in September for eight years as all-cargo operators continue to ramp up services at the airport.The German airport — Europe's fifth-busiest cargo hub and a major base for DHL Express — said its airfreight volumes increased by 18.6% year on ...
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NewsK+N reports improved airfreight market in Q3
Kuehne+Nagel's airfreight operating profits and revenues were up in the third quarter of the year on the back of improved market and despite a decline in volumes.The Switzerland-headquartered forwarder saw third-quarter air cargo revenues increase by 8.7% year on year to Sfr1.2bn, gross profits were down 4.3% to SFr315m and ...
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NewsAirBridgeCargo transports vaccine manufacturing equipment
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has transported vaccine manufacturing equipment to US as part of a Covid-19 production project.The carrier said that a total of 840 tonnes of equipment for automation lines for the manufacturing of coated cyclo olefin (COP) polymer vaccine containers will be transported this year from Frankfurt to Atlanta ...
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NewsEmirates SkyCargo targets perishables with Haneda flights
Emirates SkyCargo has commenced twice-weekly scheduled cargo flights to Tokyo Haneda (HND) airport.The flights will be operated on Emirates’ Boeing 777-300ER aircraft departing Dubai at 11.30pm local time on Thursdays and Fridays and arriving at Tokyo Haneda airport at 1:40am local time on the following days.The carrier said that importers ...
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The challenge of securing temp-controlled facilities for the Covid-19 vaccine
One of the key challenges the air cargo industry faces when it comes to the Covid-19 vaccine supply chain is ensuring there is enough temperature-controlled capacity at airports.However, building these facilities costs money and takes time. Under normal circumstances handlers would also want to secure a return on their investment.But ...
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AFKLMP Cargo and Bolloré transport pharma from Italy to US
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP Cargo) has partnered with Bolloré Logistics to complete a transatlantic pharma delivery.The carrier operated an Air France Boeing 777 flight carrying 170 RAP containers, which contained insulin, from Florence in Italy to Chicago in the US.AFKLMP Cargo said the flight was carried out "at ...
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Etihad Cargo adds CSafe Global's RAP containers to PharmaLife service
Etihad Cargo is rolling out temperature-controlled container firm CSafe Global's RAP containers across its network, as part of its PharmaLife service which offers both active and passive container solutions for various temperature requirements.The move follows Etihad becoming the first carrier in the middle East to receive the IATA CEIV Pharma ...