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Budapest on the double for integrators
Budapest Airport is set this summer to complete the handover of two new buildings for the Hungarian hub’s integrator customers.The total area of the two under-construction logistics bases exceeds 16,000 sq m and will accommodate a growing express cargo segment for Budapest, with several flights a day.DHL Express currently operates ...
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Asia-Pacific and Middle East airports enjoyed 2016 cargo boost
Asia-Pacific and Middle East airports continued their “overall growth trajectory” for airfreight volumes in 2016, according to December and full year regional statistics released by Airports Council International (ACI).Cargo throughputs at airports in Asia-Pacific and Middle East grew 10.9% and 10.4% respectively in December 2016, with full year increases of ...
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Delta dashes for US same day delivery
US carrier Delta Cargo has launched DASH Critical & Medical, a fully GPS-enabled same-day product for the US domestic market which will be extended to the international sector later this year.The new service, with distinctive pink packaging, provides real-time tracking and monitoring of any eligible shipment, and customers can ship ...
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E-AWB penetration down in January
The latest figures from IATA show that electronic air waybill (e-AWB) penetration declined in January compared with December.The latest e-AWB statistics show that penetration slipped to 48.5% in January compared with 49.2% in December last year.The volume of e-AWBs processed down in the month, with the industry using 639,582 e-AWBs ...
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Ed Force One helps ACS to a record year for contracts
Air Charter Service (ACS) arranged almost 12,500 contracts in 2016, making it a record year for the UK-based aircraft broker.Group chief executive Justin Bowman said: “In total we completed 12,462 contracts in 2016, an average of more than 34 every single day of the year, and an 11% increase on ...
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Aviance Ghana opts for Kale Logistics software
Ground handler Aviance Ghana has signed up to use Kale Logistics Solutions’ web-based airport cargo management system.Kale said that its Galaxy system has helped Aviance Ghana to achieve 100% electronic data interface compliance, thereby eliminating manual interventions, excessive paper work and bringing business visibility.The system integrates with Aviance Ghana’s website ...
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IAG Cargo to embrace technology with new customer portal and WMS
IAG Cargo will look to further embrace technology to create efficiencies and improve its product offering in the year ahead in order to offset the current market conditions.Speaking shortly after the carrier revealed its 2016 full-year results, IAG Cargo chief executive Drew Crawley and head of commercial David Shepherd revealed ...
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NewsDHL's green award for Lufthansa Cargo
German airline Lufthansa Cargo has been named a ‘preferred carrier’ by DHL Global Forwarding and presented with a GoGreen carrier certificate.Rather like the Michelin Star system for restaurants, Lufthansa Cargo has been awarded with four “green aircraft” by the German-based logistics giant for its environmentally-friendly performance.Lufthansa Cargo was the only ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo to add new US destinations
Virgin Atlantic Cargo will offer space on a new daily service from London to Seattle and extra flights from Manchester to the US.Seattle joins the airline’s network on March 26 — flying from Heathrow — and Virgin has high hopes for the route.Virgin Atlantic senior vice president, cargo, John Lloyd ...
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NewsAsia Cargo Monthly: Slow start to the year for Asian carriers
It was a slow start to the year on the cargo front for airlines based in the Asia region, with only China Airlines and Eva Air recording significant improvements in demand.While only two of the region’s airlines managed to continue to grow at the levels recorded towards the end of ...
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First flight for Tunisia's Express Air Cargo
New Tunisian freighter operator Express Air Cargo has completed its first commercial flight, operating a Boeing 737-300F between Tunis and Paris Charles de Gaulle on February 25.The airline took delivery of the aircraft in mid-January after it went through a series of inspections and said it would be taking delivery ...
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AEI adds KF Aerospace as authorised conversion centre
A rise in demand for passenger to freighter aircraft conversions has seen Aeronautical Engineers Inc (AEI) select Canada’s KF Aerospace as its fourth authorised conversion centre.US-based conversion specialist AEI said: “The current success of AEI’s passenger-to-freighter conversion products, which include the Boeing 737-400SF, MD-80SF, CRJ200 SF and soon the B737-800SF, ...
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DHL recruits for Americas hub surge
DHL Express is to recruit 900 staff as it completes the latest $108m expansion of its Americas Hub at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport (CVG) in the US.The expansion to a new day sort operation and projected growth in shipments is expected to increase the hub’s workforce to more than 3,300 ...
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Atlas confident on pilot recruitment and aircraft supply
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (AAWW) remains confident about the future supply of aircraft for freighter operations and is positive about pilot recruitment.Speaking shortly after the aviation company announced its 2016 full-year results, AAWW president and chief executive William Flynn was asked for his outlook on aircraft feedstock, given that it ...
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ABX Air pilots agree settlement
ABX Air has reached a settlement with its pilot unions on a dispute which had grounded 75 flights for DHL and Amazon over two days late last year.The ABX Air agreement by the Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) subsidiary allows pilots to take compensatory days off after working on their ...
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Asia Pacific airlines off to a good start
Figures from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) show that Asia Pacific-based airlines made a good start to the year, with continued growth in air cargo demand.International air cargo demand during the month measured in freight tonne kilometres (FTK) grew by 4.7%.Offered freight capacity expanded by 3.8%, resulting in ...
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South African airports plan for an upswing
Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) is taking steps to ease congestion at the country’s major cargo gateways, particularly Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International, it revealed at Air Cargo Africa.Speaking after the show, OR Tambo International general manager Bongiwe Pityi said that the airport wanted to expand warehouse space in the short ...
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Air cargo under no immediate threat from start-ups but should still be watchful
The air cargo industry should not ignore the threat of start-ups but in the short term there is no major threat of disruption.During a conference session at the Air Cargo Africa event, panellists outlined their thoughts on whether the air cargo industry could be at threat from start-ups, in the ...
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No panic for this panda
Piles of your favourite food before departure, staff on hand to minister to your every need and your own private cabin – not every passenger travelling from Dulles International Airport gets the ten-star treatment.It does of course help if you’re 220lbs, four-legged and an endangered species.Bao Bao, a 3½ year-old ...
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China Airlines signs with WFS in Chicago
China Airlines has signed a new cargo contract at Chicago O’Hare International Airport with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), extending its 19-year old relationship with the handler in North America.WFS now handles for the Chinese carrier at five US locations. WFS won its first contract with China Airlines in North America ...