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Chart of the Week looks back on 2016 freight load factors
IATA has produced its latest Chart of the Week (COTW), which focused on ‘asset utilisation’ – namely, aircraft load factors.According to the COTW, despite a strong pick-up in the (seasonally adjusted) freight load factor during the second half of 2016 – due to stronger demand and only moderate cargo capacity ...
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Cathay Pacific reveals ‘solid start’ to the year
Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon (formerly known as Dragonair) flew a total of 151,133 tonnes of cargo and mail last month, an increase of 2.3% compared to January 2016.The combined cargo and mail load factor rose by 0.3 percentage points to reach 61.9%.Capacity, as measured in available cargo/mail tonne-km, was ...
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Volga-Dnepr's supermarket offering supports LNG pipeline logistics
This year has seen continuation of flights flown by Volga-Dnepr Airlines and sister freighter operator AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) under the Volga-Dnepr Group’s Cargo Supermarket offering.One ongoing project involves Volga-Dnepr Airlines operating a series of Antonov AN-124-100 and Ilyushin IL-76TD-90VD charter flights in addition to using capacity on the scheduled Boeing ...
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Greencarrier finalises CargoWise One implementation
Greencarrier Freight Services has completed the global implementation of WiseTech Global’s CargoWise One end-to-end logistics management software.Greencarrier Freight Services is a multimodal freight forwarding company with offices in the Nordic and Baltic countries, Eastern Europe, Central Asia and China.CargoWise One is a single-platform software solution designed for logistics businesses.Chief financial ...
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BIFA creates new directors
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) board has approved the promotion of Robert Windsor and Spencer Stevenson to directors of BIFA.BIFA is the trade association for UK-registered companies engaged in the international movement of freight by all modes of transport: air, road, rail and sea.Windsor, who joined the BIFA secretariat ...
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NewsHeathrow goes hopping mad while Manchester is cock-a-hoop for Chinese New Year
UK airports have jumped at the chance to crow about Australia Day and the upcoming Chinese New Year celebrations for the start of the year of the rooster.Today has seen the normally conservative UK airport industry loosen its ties and undo its top buttons to join celebrations taking place in ...
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Air Canada reports results for 2016
Air Canada has reported record EBITDAR (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortisation and aircraft rent), excluding special items, of C$2.77bn for 2016.The previous record was last year’s figure of C$2.54bn. The 2016 result represents an increase of 8.9% over that.Operating revenue reached C$14.68, compared to C$13.87 in 2015.A C$30m recovery ...
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DHL to inaugurate domestic Norwegian connection
Avinor, the national airport operator in Norway, has confirmed that DHL is to launch a new domestic freighter service linking Oslo Airport with Lakselv Airport Banak, a gateway in the far north of the country.The Airbus 300 freighter link will offer a cargo capacity of approximately 40 tons. Depending on ...
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De Boer helps out at Brooklands
De Boer, a specialist in the provision of semi-permanent structures for events and other temporary purposes, recently delivered two bespoke temporary hangars for the UK’s Brooklands Museum.Forming part of its ‘Re-engineering Brooklands’ project, which represents the largest ever development of the site, is the refurbishment and relocation of its World ...
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Qatar Airways Cargo celebrates Miami freighter launch
Qatar Airways Cargo inaugurated a Boeing 777 freighter connection with Miami International Airport (MIA) from its Doha hub on February 2, the route also taking in South American stops at Sao Paulo in Brazil, Buenos Aires in Argentina and Quito in Ecuador, as well as in Luxembourg.The inaugural was celebrated ...
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Hong Kong welcomes steady cargo growth
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) achieved what it describes as “steady growth” in all air traffic categories in the first month of 2017.Cargo traffic through the gateway increased by 3.1% compared with January 2016 to reach 372,000 tonnes.The increased cargo throughput was attributed in the main by Airport Authority Hong ...
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NewsEuropean Cargo Monthly: Mixed bag for European airlines in January
January was a mixed month for Europe’s combination carriers on the cargo front, with Lufthansa and IAG reporting increases in traffic while demand was down at Air France KLM and Finnair.Lufthansa, the largest of the four carriers in cargo terms, saw January cargo traffic increase by 4.9% year on year ...
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Video: Freighter trio complete challenging logistics puzzle
A complex trio of freighter charters co-ordinated by Bolloré Logistics Chile utilised an An-225, a Boeing 747 and a MD-11 to transport a 155-ton transformer and additional parts to Santiago in Chile.The November 2016 charter saw the transformer begin its journey with a seven km road transport from an ABB ...
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Air Logistics scoops seven country GSA deal from Finnair
Finnair Cargo has appointed Air Logistics Group as its General Sales and Service Agent (GSSA) in seven countries across Europe.The exclusive GSSA agreement will take effect from April 1 and Air Logistics will provide full cargo sales, marketing, customer service, administration and operational support across Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, the ...
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Alitalia business plan takes a step forward
The board of directors of Italian airline Alitalia have agreed that a final adjusted business plan will be presented by the end of the month (March 2017).The board met yesterday (Thursday) to hear a review from independent advisors Roland Berger on the airline’s proposed business plan.The board was also presented ...
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AEI signs letter of intent for eight CRJ200 freighter conversions
US-based Aeronautical Engineers Inc. (AEI) has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to provide a minimum of eight CRJ200 freighter conversions for Canadian aviation group Avmax, which currently owns 65 CRJ200 aircraft.The AEI CRJ200 SF will be able to carry eight containers. Avmax intends to make the CRJ200 SF freighters ...
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IATA names innovation award finalists
IATA has announced the five finalists for its 2017 air cargo innovation awards, whose ideas will be subject to a vote at the airline association’s World Cargo Symposium in Abu Dhabi next month.The final five out of 46 entries, in alphabetical order, are:Astral Aerial Solutions – UTM Concept for Africa ...
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Air France KLM's cargo business records 2016 operating loss
The Air France KLM Group saw its cargo division record another operating loss last year, although there was a slight improvement as headcount was reduced and freighters were taken out of action.The Franco-Dutch airline recorded a full-year operating loss of €244m, compared with a €245m loss in 2015.Cargo revenues for ...
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Cabot to be renamed Air Partner
Cabot Aviation will be rebranded as Air Partner to mirror the name of its parent company.Air Partner acquired aircraft remarketing agent Cabot Aviation in May 2015 and said the re-branding is a natural progression in the integration process.Cabot Aviation will become part of Air Partner’s newly-formed Aircraft remarketing division, holding ...
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B747 freighter crashes in Kyrgyzstan, 37 people reported dead
A Boeing 747 freighter belonging to Turkey-based ACT Airlines has crashed in Kyrgyzstan, killing at least 37 people, most of them on the ground, the BBC has reported, citing local officials.Turkish freighter operator myCargo, which is affiliated to ACT Airlines, has the following statement: "Respectfully announced to the public, ACT ...