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NewsVon Hoensbroech to leave Lufthansa Cargo
Lufthansa Cargo chief commercial officer Alexis von Hoensbroech will move across to Austrian Airlines, a subsidiary of Lufthansa, to fill the role of chairman of the executive board.The role of Lufthansa Cargo chief commercial officer, also referred to as executive board member product and sales, will be filled by Dorothea ...
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Online shoppers are going global while air cargo plays catch-up
Online shoppers are increasingly buying from international retailers, relying more on digital devices and seeking alternate delivery options, according to a study from UPS.The UPS Pulse of the Online Shopper Study found that global competition for customers is increasing, with a significant number of online shoppers in Canada (83%), Brazil ...
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Swissport defers IPO plan
Swissport Group has announced that it will defer its plans for an Initial Public Offering (IPO) on SIX Swiss Exchange.In a short investor announcement, the ground handler, a subsidiary of Chinese conglomerate HNA, said that it had decided to delay the listing of its shares as a result of current ...
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Qatar Airways signs up for five B777 freighters
Qatar Airways has signed a letter of intent to purchase five Boeing 777 freighters, valued at $1.7bn at list prices.The letter of intent was signed during a ceremony attended by Qatari Minister of Finance and Qatar Airways chairman Ali Sharif Al Emadi, Qatar Airways group chief executive Akbar Al Baker ...
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Brazil's Azul to lease two B737-400Fs
Brazilian passenger airline Azul is to lease two Boeing 737-400 freighters to support the rapid growth of its cargo business unit, Azul Cargo Express.Both aircraft are expected to be delivered during the second half of this year. Details of the lessor are not available.In December 2017, Brazil's postal service Correios ...
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Dimerco Express app opens the 'virtual office'
Taiwanese forwarder Dimerco Express Group has rolled out the latest version of its global supply chain management platform, offering customers "a virtual office".Dimerco is using new Web 3.0 infrastructure to make all data exchanges "seamless and instantly accessible" via mobile networking and applications.A company statement said: "The new system means ...
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Strike Aviation adds Prague to GSSA network
American Airlines has appointed Strike Aviation as the cargo GSSA for its new direct B767-300 passenger flight from Prague to Philadelphia, as well as the offline cargo GSSA for Bulgaria, Romania and the Slovak Republic."This is another milestone we have achieved with our Czech team’’ commented Julia Ostwaldt, commercial manager-Europe ...
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Air Partner updates on accounting review
UK charter broker Air Partner has restated the financial impact from an accounting error in its receivables and deferred income since the 2010/11 financial year, originally estimated at £3.3m, saying today that it “will not exceed £4m”.The Air Partner Board has appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers(PwC) and Rosenblatt Solicitors to provide independent accounting ...
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Air France flights disrupted by second day of strikes
Air France is expecting further delays today due to ongoing strike action by several unions.The airline said that pilot, cabin and ground crew were going ahead with a second day of strike action following yesterday’s stoppages.The airline said it expected the strikes to affect 40% of long-haul flights, 35% of ...
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March Easter dampens UK cargo volumes at MAG but Gatwick soars
The UK's Manchester Airports Group (MAG) saw cargo volumes in March at its portfolio of Manchester, London-Stansted and East Midlands airports affected by the Easter weekend falling partly within the month.Manchester saw it volumes down 4.9% versus March 2016 to 9,443 tonnes, while London-Stansted fell 11.2% to 21,526 tonnes although ...
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Emirates SkyCargo continues product expansion with AOG offering
Emirates SkyCargo has continued its product expansion with the addition of an aircraft on the ground (AOG) offering.The Dubai-hubbed carrier said the core aim of Emirates AOG is to transport parts on the quickest possible flight connection without compromising on the quality of handling and customer service.The new product includes ...
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ATSG delivers first converted B767 freighter to Air Incheon
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) has delivered the first of two Boeing 767-300 converted freighters to Air Incheon under a six-year dry lease arrangement.The South Korean carrier has also agreed to lease a second B767-300F, with post-modification delivery due in the latter half of 2018, from the US lessor group's ...
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UK bosses call for common rules on wet-leasing after Brexit
The need for convergence on UK and European Union (EU) rules on aircraft wet-leasing is one aspect of a new Brexit study by UK business lobby, the CBI.In the report, published today, the CBI has outlines where Britain’s top company bosses want to stay close to European Union rules and ...
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Cathay Pacific adds new pharma ULD option
Cathay Pacific will begin offering customers access to Sonoco ThermoSafe's PharmaPort 360 temperature-controlled airfreight container.The airline announced today that it had signed a deal with Sonoco ThermoSafe which enables pharmaceutical shippers to lease PharmaPort 360 containers directly from Cathay Pacific Cargo.The partenrs said that PharmaPort 360 utilises proprietary hybrid technology ...
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Hermes goes live in Hanoi
Hermes Logistics Technologies (HLT) has gone live with its Hermes 5 (H5) cargo management system at the ALS Cargo Terminal Co (ALSC) in Hanoi's Noi Bai International Airport, Vietnam.H5, which will be rolled out globally, allows for simpler integration with new technologies and opening up Hermes through APIs and new ...
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AEI starts work on fifth B737 freighter conversion for Kalitta
Aeronautical Engineers Inc (AEI) has started work on the fifth B737-400SF freighter conversion for Kalitta Charters.The aircraft arrived at Commercial Jet’s Miami facility and modification work from the passenger to freighter configuration will start today. The completed 11 pallet position freighter will be re-delivered to Kalitta in July, 2018.Read more ...
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Strikes in Germany and France set to disrupt airfreight operations
Strikes by unions in France and Germany are set to disrupt air cargo operations today, with Air France and Lufthansa cancelling hundreds of flights.In Germany, the Verdi trade union has called for a strike over pay at Frankfurt, Munich, Cologne and Bremen airports.In France, pilot, cabin and ground crew have ...
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HNA signs MOU with Temasek to explore partnerships in aviation and logistics
China's HNA Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Temasek, a Singapore investment company, to "explore opportunities in aviation and logistics, and airport infrastructure".Chia Song Hwee, president and chief operating officer of Temasek, said: "Temasek is a long term commercial investor. We are keen to explore investments which ...
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Seminars launched to explain new UK Customs declaration system
August's phased launch of the Customs Declaration System (CDS), replacing the existing system for Customs declarations in the UK, has seen a series of seminars announced.Agency Sector Management (ASM), the British International Freight Association (BIFA), and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are combining efforts to offer advice and guidance to ...
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Horses jump at the chance to stay at Liege airport
Liege Airport's Horse Inn facility will see no fewer than 300 horses transit through the Belgian hub over the next 20 days as they journey to attend the Longines Global Champions Tour 2018.The annual international competition for top-level show jumping began at the end of March in Mexico, before moving ...