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New chief executive for LATAM Cargo
Cristián Ureta, the current chief executive of LATAM Cargo, is leaving the company and his role will be assumed by Andrés Bianchi, currently senior VP of sales for North America, Europe and Asia.South America’s biggest carrier said in a statement: "This change is part of the restricting process that LATAM ...
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Delta's Joyce adds airport role to cargo responsibility
Delta Air Lines head of cargo Gareth Joyce has taken on extra responsibility for airport customer service.Joyce, who was appointed as president of cargo in mid-2016, has also taken on the role of senior vice president – airport customer service.The extra responsibility of in-airport customer service means Joyce now leads ...
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John Lloyd to leave Virgin Atlantic Cargo in September
John Lloyd, Virgin Atlantic's senior vice president for cargo, is to leave the company in September.In a statement, Virgin Atlantic said: "We can confirm John Lloyd has decided to leave Virgin Atlantic Cargo for a fresh new challenge at the end of September."We will certainly be sad to see John ...
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New director of cargo at Cathay Pacific
Simon Large is to leave his role as director of cargo at Cathay Pacific to become director of customer on June 1.Taking over from Large is James Ginns, who is currently director of service delivery. Ginns has worked with Cathay and parent Swire for 26 years, holding a variety of ...
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CargoLogicAir takes delivery of third B747
CargoLogicAir (CLA) has added a third aircraft to its fleet after taking delivery of a Boeing 747-400 freighter.The London Stansted Airport-based airline, which received its UK Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) at the start of 2016, now operates two B747-400 cargo aircraft and a B747-8 ...
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time:matters automates shipment tracking
Germany-based time:matters, the time-critical logistics specialist, is automating the tracking process for its shipments.Information on a shipment’s status, which until now had to be compiled manually, will soon be automatically generated.Selected courier partners are linked directly with time:matters’ booking system, meaning all relevant information can be exchanged automatically.This, said the ...
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ATSG sees Q1 revenues improve on Pemco deal and Amazon ramp-up
ATSG saw revenues, earnings from continuing operations before taxes and net earnings improve during the first quarter of the year thanks to its acquisition of Pemco and the roll-out of its Amazon business.The aircraft lessor reported revenues for the period up by 34.1% year on year to $237.9m, earnings from ...
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EFW launches 14 container positions A321 freighter conversion option
Dresden-based Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) has formally announced the 14 pallet configuration for its A321 Passenger to Freighter (P2F) conversion programme.This configuration allows 14 full container positions in the upper deck compartment and ten containers in the lower deck.With a total inner container volume of 208.1 cu m, the A321 P2F-conversion ...
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Ethiopian's latest A350 delivery arrives with humanitarian aid on board
Ethiopian Airlines, the German NGO Humedica, Aviation without Borders and the Airbus Foundation have joined forces to transport of nine tonnes of humanitarian aid from Europe to Africa.The goods, received in Addis Ababa, are destined to provide relief to drought prone areas in the East African region.The cargo arrived from ...
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Peli Bio Thermal opens two service centres
Passive air cargo container firm Peli Bio Thermal has opened two service centres, in Belgium and Puerto Rico, serving the global pharmaceuticals sector.The new facilities will serve as additional depots for the company’s Crēdo on Demand rental program.Located at key hubs for both pharmaceutical manufacturing and transfer, the new locations ...
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Atlas places B747-8 ACMI freighter pair with Cathay Pacific Cargo
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has placed two Boeing 747-8 freighters into ACMI service for Hong Kong based Cathay Pacific CargoBoth freighters will be operated by Atlas Air and will fly on behalf of Cathay Pacific Cargo through aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance agreements.The new B747-8F service is scheduled to begin ...
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WFS scoops Air China deal in Barcelona
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has won a three-year contract to provide cargo handling services to Air China in Barcelona, extending its agreements with the airline in Spain to a sixth airport.Air China currently operates four Boeing 777 flights a week from Barcelona to Beijing. This will increase to seven services ...
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NewsAir cargo demand growth reaches six year high
Air cargo traffic grew at its fastest rate since late 2010 in March as the industry continues to benefit from an uptick in world trade and export orders.The latest figures from airline body IATA show that in freight tonne km terms traffic increased by 14% year on year in March, ...
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Ceva sees revenues and volumes improve in Q1
Ceva recorded a loss in the first quarter of the year despite an improvement in revenues and airfreight volumes.The freight forwarder saw first-quarter revenues increase by 1.9% year on year to $1.6n, operating income was up to $8m from $4m a year earlier but it registered a net loss of ...
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Brussels Airport to offer ground handler booking app
Brussels Airport has developed a new slot booking app for ground handler facilities that aims to reduce pick-up and delivery times.The Slot Booking App allows users, such as freight forwarders, to request a single or recurring time slot at a specific ground handler facility through a centralised system.Ground handlers have ...
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NewsAmerican sees cargo revenues and traffic improve in Q1
American Airlines saw its cargo traffic and revenues increase during the first quarter of the year, but this was not enough to stop yields declining.The US airline, which recently won the Cargo Airline of the Year award, registered a 13.8% year-on-year improvement in first-quarter traffic to 619m cargo ton miles, ...
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Alitalia to enter into administration
Alitalia will make a formal request to enter into bankruptcy after employees last week rejected a rescue plan.The Italian flag carrier’s board of directors, which convened after a shareholder meeting, decided to proceed with administration in light of the “serious economic and financial situation of the company”, the shareholders’ unavailability ...
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West Atlantic looks outside Europe for fleet utilisation
Sweden's West Atlantic cargo airline is to look outside Europe as it seeks to increase utilisation of its eight-tonne capacity freighter fleet.As previously reported, the carrier saw underlying 2016 year-on-year revenues fall by 2.8% to SKr 1.3bn ($145.6m), adjusted for currency and fuel price factors.The group’s earnings before tax, interest, ...
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ACS reports strong financial performance despite cargo dip
Air Charter Service (ACS) saw cargo revenues dip last year, but there was a “strong” financial performance for the company overall.The charter firm registered an 8% improvement in revenues to £342m for the year ending January 31 and arranged 12,500 contracts.Gross profit from all aircraft charters totalled a company record ...
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Air cargo growth strengthens in March
Air cargo demand growth continued to impress in March with double-digit percentage growth on the back of modal shift and consumer product launches.The latest figures from analyst WorldACD show that demand in chargeable weight terms increased by 14.6% year on year – numbers not seen since the recovery years of ...