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American expands cargo presence in Mexico with new GSA partner
American Airlines Cargo has selected G Force GSA Mexico as its new General Sales Agent (GSA) in Mexico, following the retirement of American’s current GSA.The deal starts on July 1 and will also provide the airline with local sales expansion into five new locations — Cancun, Guadalajara, Leon, Puerto Vallarta ...
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Jan de Rijk Logistics reports improved results in 2016
European trucker Jan de Rijk Logistics recorded a near 10% rise in its 2016 operating result and remains “modestly optimistic” for 2017 despite challenges from labour costs, capacity shortages and regulatory changes.The road feeder services and logistics specialist booked a total combined turnover of €208m in 2016, and an operating ...
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LATAM Cargo has reported a year-on-year improvement in its monthly traffic for the first time in two-and-a-half years, while US carriers continue to see improving monthly figures.The Santiago-headquartered airline saw cargo traffic during May increase by 1.3% year on year to reach 271m revenue tonne km (FTK).Click on the chart ...
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Qatar Airways calls on ICAO to lift "illegal" airspace ban
Qatar Airways Group chief executive Akbar Al Baker has called on the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to lift what it describes as the illegal airspace ban it faces in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt.In a statement issued earlier today, the airline said 90% of its ...
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Australia's High Court rules in favour of competition regulator in air cargo cartel case
Price fixing agreements entered into between Air New Zealand (Air NZ), Garuda Indonesia (Garuda) and other international airlines, breached Australia’s competition law, the High Court of Australia has found.The ruling, on airline agreements in place between 2002 and 2006, is the latest legal twist in an action started seven years ...
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Munich's Michael Kerkloh elected as new president of Airport Council International Europe
Michael Kerkloh, the president and chief executive of Munich Airport (FMG) is the newly elected president of Airport Council International (ACI) Europe, the umbrella organization of Europe's international airports.Kerkloh has served on the board of ACI Europe for many years, most recently as the organisation's first vice president. ACI Europe ...
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E-AWB usage finally breaches 50% mark
Electronic Air Waybill (e-AWB) penetration finally breached the 50% mark in April as more than 730,000 of the digital documents were processed.The latest IATA figures show that April’s e-AWB penetration level on feasible trade lanes edged up by 1.3 percentage points compared with March to reach 50.7%, exceeding the 50% ...
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Kerry Logistics expands with investment in CIS forwarder
Fast expanding Kerry Logistics has expanded its presence in the CIS region with an investment in Globalink Logistics DWC.The Hong Kong-headquartered forwarder said the move would add nine countries to its network and help it capitalise on China's 'Belt and Road' initiative that aims to develop overland links between China ...
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Asia leads the way for ACS in first quarter
Air Charter Service has reported a "very strong" first three months of its fiscal year, with a 24% increase in revenue compared with the previous year.The broker said its cargo business in the Asia Pacific region had led the improvement during its its first quarter, running to the end of ...
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Russia's Sky Gates to land second B747-400 freighter
Russian cargo carrier Sky Gates is to take delivery of a second Boeing 747-400 freighter by-mid June this year and has started plans for a third all-cargo aircraft.With a European hub in Maastricht, serving Moscow and Novosibirsk on a scheduled basis, the carrier launched operations between Russia, Europe and Asia ...
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Emirates and Cargolux sign cooperation deal
Emirates SkyCargo has signed a memorandum of understanding with Luxembourg-based Cargolux for a strategic operational partnership.Described as the first of its kind between a mainline airline and a specialised freighter operator, it will allow the two carriers to cooperate and offer their complementary strengths and shared values.The deal was signed ...
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Delta to add cargo VP role as it appoints new global sales head
Delta Cargo has appointed a new managing director of global cargo sales and also revealed it will introduce a new cargo vice president role.Cargo president Gareth Joyce said that the airline would introduce a new vice president of cargo role after he was given the extra responsibility of senior vice ...
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Frankfurt cargo tonnages up 5.1% in May
Frankfurt Airport saw a "significant increase" in cargo traffic during May 2017 to 186,547 tonnes, a 5.1% rise over same month 2016.Frankfurt's cargo throughput grew by 1.9% during April to 185,340 tonnes, tempered by a slowdown during the Easter period.Said a spokesperson for the German hub, Europe's second largest cargo ...
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Cargolux signs equity contract for launch of Henan Cargo Airlines
Cargolux has signed a joint venture equity contract to establish Henan Cargo Airlines, a freighter carrier which will operate under a Chinese air operator certificate (AOC), with the first revenue flight being planned for the fourth quarter of 2018.The Luxembourg-based cargo carrier said that 75% of the shares in Henan ...
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Brussels cargo rise in May
European cargo hub Brussels airport saw May 2017 freight volumes of 40,836 tons, up by 8.1%, in comparison with same month in 2015.The comparison with May last year, when aircraft operations were still affected by the March 2016 terrorist attack on the passenger terminal, shows 2017 freight volumes up by ...
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Lufthansa offers real-time tracking
Lufthansa Cargo is now offering a liveSensor tracking service that allows customers to keep an eye on their shipments in real time throughout the entire transport route. The system can not only show where a shipment is, round-the-clock through a web portal, but also whether agreed conditions such as temperature, ...
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New Hercules freighter takes to the skies
The first Lockheed Martin LM-100J 'Super Hercules' commercial freighter took to the skies for the first time at the end of May.The test flight took place on May 25 and the aircraft followed the same test flight route over North Georgia and Alabama that is used for all C-130J Super ...
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Exelsius and IAG announce sixth GDP workshop
IAG Cargo and Exelsius have announced that their sixth GDP Academy workshop will be held in London on October 2-3.The Good Distribution Practice Academy combines classroom training in the correct handling of temperature sensitive pharmaceutical products, with a ‘live’ visit to an airport airside area.Students will be able to witness ...
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ABC and Volga-Dnepr team-up on turbine flight
Volga-Dnepr Airlines used a combination of a Boeing 747 scheduled service and an IL-76TD-90VD charter flight to deliver a 12,660kg gas turbine to a power station in Yangon, the largest city in Myanmar.Measuring 560 x 260 x 250 cm, the turbine started its journey onboard a 747 freighter from Chicago ...
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New Ethiopian hub to officially open in late June
Ethiopian Airlines will officially open its new air cargo terminal at home hub Addis Ababa later this month.Africa’s largest carrier said that it would open the terminal, which covers a total area of 150,000 sq m, during the three-day ICAO Global Air Cargo Development Forum, which starts on June 27.The ...