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Frankfurt's February freight fillip
Frankfurt, Europe’s largest cargo airport by volumes in 2016, saw a 1.3% increase in freight tonnages during February 2017.For the first two months of this year, Frankfurt’s cargo throughput was ahead of prior year by 3.4%, compared with a decrease of 0.8% in 2016 versus volumes for the first two ...
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NewsAmerican Cargo Monthly: LATAM sees load factors improve
LATAM continued to see cargo load factors improve in February, while US carriers American and United recorded strong growth in demand.The latest carrier figures show that American Airlines Cargo saw cargo demand increased by 9.7% year on year to 191m cargo ton miles (CTM) in February.This improvement follows on from ...
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VIDEO: Swiss WorldCargo unveils new customer website
Swiss WorldCargo has released a new customer website that can be used on a range of devices and provides greater visibility of cargo.The cargo division of Swiss said it had designed the new website after holding months of seminars with customers around the world to understand their needs and to ...
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KQ Cargo revenues hit by decline in the pound
Kenya Airways Cargo (KQ Cargo) has seen revenues on its busiest route decline as a result of the Brexit vote and subsequent decline in the value of the pound.KQ Cargo general manager Peter Musola explained that the airline had been hit twice by a decline in the value of the ...
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Dnata Heathrow completes safety standard audit
Dnata has completed a new IATA safety and security audit for its ground operations at London Heathrow.Heathrow is dnata tenth station to complete IATA's Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO), following on Dubai (DXB and DWC), Geneva, Zurich, Manila, Singapore, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.ISAGO is an internationally-recognised system for assessing ...
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NewsAirfreight's positive momentum continues in January
Air cargo demand growth continued its “positive momentum” in January in line with a steady rise in new export orders.The latest monthly statistics from IATA show that air cargo demand in freight tonne km terms increased by 6.9% year on year in January.While this lags behind the 9.8% improvement registered ...
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WCS17: World Cargo Symposium conference programme
As well as presenting opportunities to network with other air cargo professionals, the World Cargo Symposium is also host to one of the industry's most important conferences and an exhibition featuring more than 30 companies.In 2017, the plenary session will be kicked off by Etihad's James Hogan before a series ...
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WCS17: We can’t get no innovation
The key theme for this year’s IATA World Cargo Symposium (WCS) is innovation. This is an appropriate subject, not least because many in the air cargo sector, including a number of high profile large air cargo volume shippers, believe it is in short supply. IATA will no doubt provide an ...
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WCS17: A thousand delegates at WCS 2017
Join over 1,000 air cargo leaders and more than 40 exhibitors in Abu Dhabi for the action-packed World Cargo Symposium (WCS) 2017.The event will feature plenary sessions, specialised tracks, workshops and executive summits, tackling aspects related to technology & innovation, security & customs, cargo operations, and sustainability.The 2017 event venue ...
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WCS17: Frank conversation and Arabian hospitality
David Kerr, senior vice president Etihad Cargo, the host airline for the event, said: “The IATA World Cargo Symposium (WCS) is such a vital forum for our industry and we are proud to host it in Abu Dhabi for the first time.“I can think of no place that better embodies ...
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Lufthansa honours road feeder partners
Lufthansa Cargo has presented 12 of its most important road feeder service (RFS) providers with a premium road partner award.The German carrier said that the award recognises “good, reliable cooperation” including flexibility, while “punctuality was also a key criterion in the selection process”.Some 600,000 tonnes of cargo are transported via ...
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Air France KLM's flower boost
Air France KLM Cargo recorded a boost in flower volumes over the last five weeks on the back of demand for Valentine’s Day and International Women’s Day.The Franco Dutch airline handled around 5,000 tonnes of flowers from countries like Kenya, Ecuador and Colombia during the last five weeks.The carrier said ...
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AF KLM Cargo looks ahead to a more stable year in Africa
Air France KLM Cargo expects the African market to stabilise over the coming year after a year of adjustment.Air France KLM Cargo (AF KLM) director eastern and southern Africa Noud Duyzings said that Seabury figures show that air cargo traffic to and from Africa increased by 9% last year.However, the ...
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NewsDHL sees airfreight demand decline despite end of year surge
Deutsche Post DHL’s (DP DHL) airfreight division saw volumes, revenues and gross profits decline last year despite an end of year surge in demand.Airfreight volumes at DHL Global Forwarding, which is the world’s largest airfreight forwarder, declined by 1.3% year on year last year to 2m tonnes but in the ...
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CEVA sees airfreight demand improve but records another loss
CEVA Logistics saw airfreight volumes grow ahead of the market last year but revenues decreased and it recorded another loss.The forwarder recorded a 5.5% year-on-year decline in revenues for 2016 to $6.6bn, while losses came to $159m last year compared with $195m in 2015.Adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and ...
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NewsAmerican Airlines promotes Rick Elieson to president–cargo
American Airlines has appointed Rick Elieson as president–cargo overseeing all aspects of the US carrier's worldwide cargo business.Elieson will report to Jim Butler, who recently succeeded Art Torno as senior vice president–international and cargo, following Torno's retirement."We often look at cargo as an airline within an airline," said Butler, adding: ...
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DP DHL sets 2050 as net zero emissions target for logistics
Deutsche Post DHL Group (DP DHL) will reduce all logistics-related emissions to net zero by the year 2050, including that of its transport subcontractors.In pursuit of this ambitious new target, the Germany-based global logistics giant hopes to “contribute meaningfully” to achieving the goal of limiting global warming to well below ...
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Supply chain firm Tigers launches e-commerce offering for customers
Supply chain company Tigers has launched an online shopping portal that allows companies to sell their products in China and southeast Asia.As well as listing products, Tigers’ eShop takes payments, offers supply chain management, order fulfilment and returns.Tigers chief executive and group managing director Andrew Jillings said: “Tigers eShop offers ...
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Strauss to replace retiring Turpin at Air Canada
Tim Strauss is about to swap his Hawaiian shirts for warm winter gear. The genial American will relinquish his role at the helm of Hawaiian Air Cargo at the end of this month and move to Montreal, where he is to take over the reins of Air Canada Cargo from ...
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Emirates SkyCargo appoints Ross Barnett as UK Cargo Manager
Emirates SkyCargo has appointed Ross Barnett as UK cargo manager.With over 30 years’ experience in the industry, he joined Emirates in 1995 and was most recently cargo manager for Northern England and Scotland where he was responsible for over 20 staff based in the region.Now based in London, he will ...