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National Air Cargo to the rescue by road
National Air Cargo has organised relief supplies to Houston citizens affected by Hurricane Harvey – by road. The products, donated by local grocery stores in Boynton Beach, Florida and parents and students from the American Heritage School, were transported by 53-foot trailer from Delray Beach, Florida to a relief centre ...
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US option for Opticooler
German-based climate-controlled air cargo container provider DoKaSch says its Opticooler unit is now available in the US, with rentals available on more than 20 carriers.The delivery area for the Opticooler includes a wide swathe of the country, including the east coast and Midwest from Boston to Minneapolis and Washington DC ...
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Bolloré and Bahri sign Saudi joint venture deal
French forwarding and logistics group Bolloré officially inaugurated Bahri Bolloré Logistics, its joint venture with Saudi Arabian logistics specialist Bahri in Riyadh on 26 September.Bahri owns a 60% stake in the joint venture, while Bolloré owns the remaining 40% in the new company, which will provide end-to-end logistics and supply ...
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We may need more 747-8Fs, says Qatar chief
Qatar Airways Group chief executive Akbar Al Baker hinted that his airline could place orders for further 747-8 freighter aircraft from Boeing, at a handover for the first of the aircraft at the plane-maker’s Seattle base on 25 September.He told a press conference that the carrier had “already sold” the ...
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Volga-Dnepr and ACS help dig miners out of a hole
Having one of Volga-Dnepr’s IL-76TD-90VD freighters on hand helped Air Charter Service quickly move a 27-tonne drilling machine from Perth, Australia to a mining project in India.Destined for Ahmedabad, the largest city in the Indian state of Gujarat, the sensitive piece of mining equipment was over 15 metres long and ...
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Hijacked plane home after 40 years
Cast your mind back 40 years, if you are old enough, to October 1977, when terrorist groups were in full cry across Europe.One of the many actions carried out by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - assumed to be working with West German insurgent group Red Army ...
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New group gives one-stop drone service
A new alliance of firms has been launched to bring connectivity to the global drone industry. Companies in the Drone Major Group will provide an integrated suite of products and services to the global drone industry at what it says is an important time in the development of standards and ...
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New players and platform solutions will bring far-reaching change to air cargo
Leading minds from industry and science have come together at the second Frankfurt Air Cargo Innovation Lab conference to discuss the future of logistics.Following last year’s success, some 100 participants from the air cargo industry are attending the two-day event, hosted at Frankfurt Airport by Fraport and the DVV Media ...
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First flight for Alaska Air freighter
Alaska Air Cargo has introduced its first converted Boeing 737-700 freighter to its fleet, the first aircraft of its kind in the world.It operated from Seattle to Alaska on its maiden commercial flight.Alaska Airlines vice president of airport operations and customer service, Wayne Newton, described it as a “one-of-a-kind aircraft” ...
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Airports see strong Far and Middle East growth
Air freight through Asia-Pacific airports grew 9.3% and 10.6% in the Middle East during July, according to the latest figures from Airports Council International Asia-Pacific.ACI-AP said that exports continued to drive strong air freight growth in the Asia-Pacific region during the month, with Hong Kong up 11.1%, Shanghai Pudong by ...
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LUG owner Dettmer takes over Hamburg handler
Bremen-based Dettmer Group has taken over LHU Luft Hafen Umschlag, Hamburg airport’s largest air cargo handler, following the insolvency of its former owner, the Carl Tiedemann Group.On a statement, Dettmer, which already owns the LUG air cargo handling companies at Frankfurt and Munich, handling around 300,000 tonnes a year, said ...
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They’re listening to us at last on Brexit, says UK freight body
The UK’s Freight Transport Association (FTA) has welcomed moves by Prime Minister Teresa May to persuade the European Union to grant a transition period for the country’s exit from the European Union, scheduled to take place in March 2019.With the latest round of ‘Brexit’ negotiations now underway, FTA says that ...
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Air industry is going east, says ACI
There has been a decisive eastward shift in world aviation, says Airports Council International (ACI) in the latest edition of its Emerging Aviation Market Index, which tracks 19 high growth emerging markets that have a significant critical mass of passenger and air cargo throughput, showed that countries such as India, ...
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Ethiopian extends its reach with Azul codeshare
Ethiopian Airlines has entered into a codeshare agreement with and Azul Brazilian Airlines.Ethiopian, Africa’s largest airline group, will initially share its code on Azul flights from São Paulo (Guarulhos) to Belo Horizonte, Curitiba, Goiania, Porto Alegre, Cuiabá, Foz do Iguaçu and Florianopolis.Ethiopian currently flies to more than 100 international passenger ...
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CHAMP empire extends to 50 nations
With more and more customs authorities asking for advance information, CHAMP Cargosystems has extended its Traxon Global Customs (TGC) solution to ten more countries over the past none months.It says that TGC now covers over 50 countries.The latest additions are the Philippines, Abu Dhabi, Kyrgyzstan, Nicaragua, Canada, Ghana, the Maldives, ...
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Qatar Airways confirms B747-8F deal
Qatar Airways has confirmed the order of two Boeing 747-8 freighters, as previously reported by Air Cargo News.The order confirmation came at a ceremony to celebrate the arrival of the first of two aircraft, with the second due to join Qatar's fleet later this year. It also confirmed an order ...
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Can cargo airlines bypass freight forwarders?
Speaking on condition of anonymity, the head of cargo at one carrier revealed to Air Cargo News that his company is taking steps to prepare for direct engagement with shippers.He pointed to a convergence of factors – chiefly a need for shippers to curtail costs and the evolution of tools ...
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Atlas Air and Polar Air Cargo accuse unions of "illegal work slowdown"
Atlas Air and Polar Air Cargo Worldwide have accused unions of an "illegal work slowdown" and have filed a complaint with a US district court to stop the action.The airlines, part of Atlas Air Worldwide, said the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Airline Division, and Local ...
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Third Hong Kong runway passes finance hurdle
The Hong Kong Airport Authority has released a report on the detailed funding study for a three-runway system (3RS) after it was accepted in principle by its board.HSBC bank was appointed by the AA as financial advisor last year to study the detailed funding plan for the 3RS project. It ...
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FAA works round the clock to bring flights back to Puerto Rico
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says that more than a dozen commercial passenger flights per day are now operating to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico following hurricane recovery efforts.FAA adds that as radars, navigational aids and other equipment damaged by Hurricane Maria are restored, ...