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NewsHong Kong targets high value cargo and e-commerce opportunities in 'Airport City' strategy
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) has identified three strategic areas for future development: capturing cross-boundary e-commerce opportunities, targeting high-end, high-value cargo, and enhancing cargo services for the region.The plans are revealed in the airport authority’s “From City Airport to Airport City” report released today, which outlines “an ongoing transformation that ...
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NewsDemand falls but capacity continues to rise in global air freight market, IATA stats reveal
5G buffer zones will be implemented at 50 US airports. Photo: ShutterstockGlobal air freight capacity growth has now outpaced demand for the last 12 months, resulting in a freight load factor that is currently 3.5 percentage points lower than a year ago.The International Air Transport Association (IATA) April statistics show ...
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NewsChanges on BIFA board
John Stubbings has succeeded Mark Bromley as the elected national chair of the British International Freight Association (BIFA) for a two-year period.In addition, Rachel Morley, general manager for operations at BIFA member company Spatial Global, has been elected vice-chair by the BIFA Board. Morley was appointed a director of BIFA ...
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NewsNew JettHub centre increases ULD storage
Jettainer has inaugurated an 18,000 sq metre JettHub in the Four Parx Gross-Gerau, near Frankfurt Airport, as its new logistics centre for unit load devices (ULDs).JettHub offers space for up to 6,600 containers and pallets and the company says larger and modern stackers and racks allow for a more efficient ...
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NewsEmirates carries cars for 21st Gumball Rally
Emirates SkyCargo is transporting four cars from Dubai to the Gumball 3000 motor rally, an annual celebrity event that raises money for charity.Working in partnership with Gargash, one of the largest distributors of premium and luxury cars in the UAE, the Emirates B777F will carry the Mercedes Benz AMG GT63 ...
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NewsAsia Pacific airlines see 9% drop in April volumes
Air cargo volumes continued to fall for Asia Pacific airlines in April, bringing the decline to 6.3% for the first four months of the year.Air cargo demand as measured in freight tonne kilometres (FTK) fell by a steep 9.1% year-on-year in April, with further declines in new export orders affecting ...
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The inclusive approach: AirBridgeCargo celebrates 15 years
On April 23, 2004, a Boeing 747-200 freighter aircraft took off from Beijing on its way to Luxembourg, via Russia.While there is nothing remarkable about the aircraft in use, nor the route it flew, the service is notable for the fact that it was the first ever flight conducted by ...
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NewsAirBridgeCargo adds Oslo flight for seafood exports
AirBridgeCargo has added a third weekly cargo departure from Avinor Oslo Airport, Norway to cater for seafood exports to South Korea.Martin Langaas, director cargo at Avinor, says: “AirBridgeCargo is an important part of our aim to facilitate more capacity for the Norwegian seafood industry to our largest trading partners in ...
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Lufthansa Cargo cuts summer services
Lufthansa Cargo is reducing its services “across the entire flight programme” in response to weaker demand in the global air cargo market. The cuts will affect the second and third quarters to “allow the company to ensure profitable load factors and continued deployment of its aircraft at optimum levels going ...
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NewsAtlas-pilot dispute: Fact checking the fact check
Atlas pilots protest at a shareholder meeting of customer Amazon in May 2019The dispute between Atlas Air and unions representing its pilots over a new collective bargaining agreement has been rumbling on for the last few years but this week has seen a series of claims and counterclaims.Earlier this week, ...
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NewsLufthansa Cargo holds naming ceremony for B777F
Lufthansa Cargo B777F at Narita Airport May 2019Lufthansa Cargo has held the naming ceremony for one of its new B777Fs, giving the aircraft the name Konnichiwa Japan.The aircraft arrived in February and is one of two that the airline has taken delivery of this year, the other being delivered in ...
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NewsAir cargo group aims to fix Madrid supply chain bottlenecks
Foro MADCargo, the association that seeks to promote airfreight in Madrid, has formed a working group to identify the stumbling blocks hindering cargo operations at Madrid-Barajas Airport.The working group’s members include handling agents, forwarders, transportation providers and airlines – IAG Cargo, Swissport WFS, DHL Forwarding, Panalpina, DB Schenker, Cacesa, Ireneo ...
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IATA: airline profits fall further
The March/April Airlines Financial Monitor from IATA notes “a further fall in aggregate profits for the airline industry” for the first quarter of 2019, in comparison with the same three months of last year.Overall, IATA said the EBIT margin in its sample of 20 airlines had fallen to 3.6% from ...
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Turkish Cargo grows in Q1 2019
Turkish Cargo, which was recently crowned as the Cargo Airline of the Year by Air Cargo News, recorded an 11.6% increase in sold cargo tonnage during the first quarter of the year, despite the overall industry declining globally by 3.1%.Quoting statistics from analyst WorldACD, the carrier said that it recorded ...
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NewsDSV: 'a complex operation' for generator move
Global transport and logistics company DSV has moved a generator component on behalf of Siemens from Germany to Australia.The piece, which was 6 m long and had a diameter of 3 m, weighed 40 tonnes, so DSV chartered an IL-76 freighter from Volga-Dnepr Airlines for the job.The component was loaded ...
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NewsQatar Airways adds Izmir link
Qatar Airways has introduced thrice-weekly Airbus A320 flights from Doha to Izmir, its seventh destination in Turkey.The airline’s freighter-carrying division also benefits from belly capacity to Adana, Ankara, Sabiha Gökçen and Istanbul. In addition, it operates three weekly Boeing 777 Freighter services to Istanbul.Qatar Airways said: “With the launch of ...
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NewsVIDEO: IAG Cargo brings manga to London
This is the last time the delicate Shintomiza Kabuki Theatre Curtain will travel outside Japan.IAG Cargo is acting as the logistics partner for the world’s largest international display of manga art, taking place at the British Museum in London until 26 August.Organised in conjunction with the National Art Centre, Tokyo ...
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NewsThorsten Neumann appointed to full-time TAPA role
Thorsten Neumann, TAPA EMEAThe Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) has named Thorsten Neumann as its first-ever full-time president and chief executive with effect from June 1, 2019.Neumann has chaired TAPA’s Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region on a voluntary basis since 2006.Jason Breakwell, vice chair of TAPA EMEA, said: ...
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NewsUnilode adds leasing options
Unilode has added short- and medium-term leasing services to its portfolio of ULD solutions.The step gives customers access to PMC and heavy-duty pallets from various strategic storage locations worldwide. More ULD types will be available soon, Unilode said.The company’s current leasing network includes London Heathrow, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Frankfurt, Milan-Malpensa ...
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NewsBIFA Young Forwarder Network up and running
The governors and chairs of the YFN Midlands region. L to R: Scott Powell (Europa), Colin Smith (Metro Shipping), Chadd Blunt (Millennium Cargo), Jay Williams and Julian Frattaroli (both Kuehne + Nagel).The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has concluded the initial round of meetings of its Young Forwarder Network (YFN), ...