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NewsDHL the latest to report rapid airfreight revenue growth
Deutsche Post (DP) DHL is the latest company to report soaring airfreight revenues as a result of the capacity crunch experienced in the second quarter of the year.The German express and parcels giant saw second-quarter revenues from its airfreight forwarding business increase by 57% year on year to €1.8bn, gross ...
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Descartes rolls out Bluetooth ULD readers at Menzies Aviation facilities
Descartes is rolling out is core Bluetooth low energy (BLE) readers at Menzies Aviation's facilities worldwide.The deal enables ground handler Menzies Aviation to enhance its cargo-tracking capabilities, as well as enabling Descartes to expand its BLE network, which is "used to track international mail, parcel and cargo shipments in real-time".Descartes ...
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Expeditors outlines 'intense' and 'unsettled' Q2 for air cargo
Seattle-headquartered freight forwarder Expeditors has described the second quarter as "intense" and "unsettled" as a result of the supply-demand imbalance in air cargo.Summing up the second three months of the year, president and chief executive Jeffrey Musser said that the Covid-19 outbreak has had a significant and widespread impact on ...
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IAG Cargo selects ABDA Aviation as Malaysia GSSA
IAG Cargo has selected ABDA Aviation to be its GSSA in Malaysia. ABAD will also provide IAG Cargo with customer service and operational support across its business activities in the country.The deal comes as IAG Cargo restarts its operations in Kuala Lumpur, enhancing the Malaysia’s position as an "increasingly important" ...
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NewsPharma container firm Softbox appoints CFO
Temperature-sensitive packaging business Softbox has appointed Charlie Nicholson into the role of global chief financial officer.Reporting directly to chief executive Kevin Valentine, Nicholson will be responsible for the firm's financial and fiscal operations."His primary focus will be assessing the company’s operational and financial performance, and developing scalable systems, processes and ...
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Chapman Freeborn partners with ATC in South America
Charter firm Chapman Freeborn has appointed sales agent ATC Aviation Services as its commercial representative for Latin America.The deal will see ATC sell on behalf of Chapman Freeborn in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay.The two companies said that co-operation will strengthen their coverage in South ...
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Avia Solutions Group: A mathematical approach
Gediminas Ziemelis says Avia Solutions Group is planning for further growth in a volatile aviation market. Roger Hailey reports...Gediminas Ziemelis, chairman of Avia Solutions Group (ASG), has some advice for a young entrepreneur in today’s disrupted aviation industry: “Be careful about signing a long-term contract with aircraft or facility owners, ...
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Airfreight rates up as capacity comes under pressure
Airfreight rates from key Asian hubs continued to climb last week as ocean capacity shortages and personal protective equipment shipments pick up.The latest figures from TAC Index show that average airfreight rates from Hong Kong to North America last week climbed for the fourth week in a row as they ...
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Can e-commerce deliver for airlines?
With widespread gloom in the industry about the pace of passenger traffic’s return this year, the cargo market will remain a bright spot for airlines well into 2021, as growth in e-commerce displaces shipments of personal protective equipment as a major opportunity.That is the message from expert panelists in a ...
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NewsUN An-74 badly damaged in Mali landing accident
One of Utair Group’s freighter aircraft, an Antonov An-74 TK-100, has been substantially damaged in an accident at Gao in eastern Mali.The United National Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali – known as MINUSMA – said the aircraft was landing at Gao after arriving from the capital, Bamako, at around ...
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NewsAirBridgeCargo in record pharma shipment
AirBridgeCargo Airlines has moved 41 RKN containers — a "record amount", it said — for DSV on a scheduled flight from the Amsterdam, the Netherlands to Shanghai, China.The carrier flew the containers, which were manufactured by CSafe Global and contained more than 30 tonnes of temperature-sensitive pharma, on the lower ...
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NewsCrane Worldwide appoints new CIO as it celebrates 12 years
Brannon KuykendallCrane Worldwide has appointed Brannon Kuykendall as its chief information officer, while it is also about to celebrate 12 years of operations.The forwarder said that Kuykendall has successfully led technology teams ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 enterprises and has a diverse experience in software development, cyber security, compliance, ...
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US airlines set to boost cargo capacity with PAX seat removals
US airlines could soon be set to be able to remove seats from passenger aircraft in order to boost their cargo-carrying capacity.MRO firm Delta Engineering — no relation to the airline — has applied for supplemental type certificate (STC) approval that would allow it remove seats from a range of ...
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Dnata rolls out Descartes' Bluetooth readers for ULD tracking
Cargo handler dnata is deploying Descartes' Bluetooth low energy (BLE) readers to enable the tracking of cargo across its network.Descartes Core BLE readers capture the movement of ULDs that have been equipped with either a Descartes or third-party BLE tag.Shipments can be tracked with the Descartes core ULD tracking solution, ...
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NewsWebinar recap: Demand stays strong for ‘preighter’ operations
The rapid introduction of passenger aircraft in dedicated freighter roles has been a key development during the coronavirus pandemic – one that cargo experts see as continuing.Speaking during last Thursday’s FlightGlobal webinar examining how the cargo sector adapted during the pandemic, European Aviation Group chairman Paul Stoddart said he expects ...
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NewsVolga-Dnepr partners with K+N to transport power turbine
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has teamed up with Kuehne+Nagel (K+N) to move a power turbine from the UK to Russia.The cargo, which weighed 4.5 tonnes, was loaded into Volga-Dnepr’s An-124 aircraft (IL-76TD-90VD) aircraft using its onboard crane system before being flown to the Midlands, UK.Oleg Makushkin, head of procurement and airline relations, ...
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IAG Cargo achieves higher revenues despite a slide in volumes
IAG Cargo saw is revenues rise in the first half of this year, despite volumes being down on a year earlier.Revenues for the first six months increased 10.5% year on year to €615m, while volumes dipped 33% to 232 tonnes "due to the reduction in passenger schedules"."Yields were significantly higher, ...
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NewsAir France KLM cargo revenues up despite volume decline
Air France KLM saw its cargo revenues grow in the second quarter of the year despite a dramatic drop off in volumes.The French-Dutch airline group recorded a 44.4% year-on-year drop in cargo traffic during the second quarter to 1.2bn revenue tonne kms, but revenues increased by 5.2% on last year ...
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Sara Van Gelder to join Nallian
Sara Van Gelder from the cargo team at Brussels Airport will move to join air cargo software firm Nallian next month.Van Gelder will help airport communities that have adopted Nallian's cloud-based platform to get quick and maximum value from these initiatives.Van Gelder said that she had been instrumental in driving ...
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NewsAirfreight propels 'better than expected' Q2 results for DSV Panalpina
DSV Panalpina saw its airfreight revenues rapidly increase during the second quarter of the year as a result of the coronavirus outbreak and the ongoing integration of Panalpina.The forwarder saw airfreight revenues for the second-quarter increase by 164.2% year on year to DKK12bn, gross profit for its air business was ...