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Cargo waiting in the wings as Lufthansa and Etihad partnership focuses on catering and MRO
Lufthansa and UAE national carrier Etihad have signed a non-equity partnership with an initial focus on in-flight catering and aircraft maintenance, although cargo is not on the menu at this stage.Etihad Aviation Group president and chief executive officer James Hogan, and Carsten Spohr, Lufthansa Group chairman and chief executive, signed ...
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Peli Bio Thermal launches new re-useable large volume container
Passive air cargo container firm Peli Bio Thermal has launched Credo Cargo, a new re-usable passive product that allows entire pallets of temperature sensitive cargo to be loaded.Speaking on the side lines of the Temperature Controlled Logistics event, director of worldwide marketing Adam Tetz explained that the company already had ...
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American Airlines: New Network Possibilities
It’s been a tough period for the air cargo industry, so you would forgive an airline that has been adding one aircraft a week as part of its fleet expansion for wanting to see the back of 2016.However, American Airlines Cargo president Jim Butler is looking on the positive side: ...
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Cargo demand at Schiphol reaches record levels in 2016
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport saw cargo volumes reach record levels in 2016, with demand to Asia and e-commerce volumes leading the way.The airport, which is the third busiest in Europe by cargo volumes, saw demand increase by 2.5% on 2015 levels to reach 1.7m tonnes.In December, demand improved by 10.4% on ...
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Take part: State of the air cargo industry annual survey
Every year Air Cargo News carries out a survey of logistics and airfreight professionals to understand how they think the air cargo industry will develop over the coming years.The survey provides the air cargo industry with an opportunity to tell us how you think the industry is changing.The survey takes ...
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OIA acquires American Cargo Express as it looks to Canada
Supply chain firm OIA Global has swooped on freight forwarder American Cargo Express (ACE) as it looks to expand its footprint into Canada.Terms of the acquisition of the New Jersey-based forwarder were not disclosed, but OIA said that the company's Toronto office would add another country to its network.OIA Global ...
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Rhenus group continues push in South Korea
Freight forwarder the Rhenus group has opened another office in Busan today following the launch of services in South Korea in November.The company said it would provide air and seafreight services from the new office, which will also handle project business for the oil and gas industry, provide third-party logistics ...
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Etihad and Lufthansa to announce "new commercial partnership"
Etihad and Lufthansa will this morning details of a "new commercial partnership" at a press conference in Abu Dhabi.Etihad Aviation Group President and chief executive officer James Hogan and Carsten Spohr, Lufthansa Group chairman and chief executive, will host the conference.On January 18, Etihad has denied press speculation that it ...
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Second half surge pushes growth in Hactl cargo traffic
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd saw 2016 cargo volumes beat the previous year's level thanks to a late spike in demand.Hong Kong airport's largest independent cargo handler saw total cargo volumes increase by 1.7% compared with 2015 to 1.65m tonnes.Transhipment traffic was up by "a massive" 29.6% on 2015, ...
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Pharma first for Bolloré Logistics
Bolloré Logistics has become the first transport and logistics company in France to gain IATA's CEIV Pharma certification for its Paris Roissy CDG platform.The French logistics giant has already received similar certification for its sites in Brussels (Belgium), Frankfurt (Germany) and Lisbon (Portugal).Bolloré Logistics has IATA Pharma certification in progress ...
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New leadership team for Air Charter Service India
Air Charter Service has announced two promotions for its India office. Ashish Wastrad becomes managing director and Shahvez Jafary commercial director in India.The appointments come after the previous managing director of the India office, Tracy D’Cruz, was promoted to regional director for ACS’ European offices.ACS chief executive Justin Bowman said: ...
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E-commerce powers UPS record 2016 revenues
A US domestic e-commerce boom helped UPS’ last quarter revenues to accelerate by 5.5% across the global supply chain, leading to a full year record revenue result of $61bn for 2016.The logistics giant saw US domestic fourth quarter revenue climb 6.3% to $10.9bn, “driven by e-commerce” while international export shipments ...
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Disaster response training programme for Nepalese airports
Nepal's two strategic airports are to host a four-day training and assessment programme to develop a customised disaster response action plan.Airport authorities, military and humanitarian partners will participate in Get Airports Ready for Disaster (GARD) workshops at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu and Nepalgunj Airport.The workshops, led by Deutsche Post ...
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Dubai's DWC airport saw cargo volumes up by 0.8% in 2016
Dubai World Central (DWC), the Middle East emirate’s second international hub, recorded a slight increase in 2016 airfreight volumes at 897,998 tonnes, up 0.8% versus prior year.Owner Dubai Airports stated: “[DWC]Cargo volumes registered strong growth in the fourth quarter with 252,300 tonnes of air freight, up 10.3% compared to 228,770 ...
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CHAMP implements load planning software with Kalitta
CHAMP Cargosystems has implemented its Weight & Balance application, used to manage load planning, with US-based cargo carrier Kalitta Air.The all-cargo airline, with a fleet of sixteen Boeing 747 freighters, has obtained FAA approval for the usage of Luxembourg-based CHAMP’s software with its aircraft.“Kalitta Air is delighted with its decision ...
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AA Cargo's Jim Butler promoted as Art Torno retires
American Airlines has announced that Art Torno will retire from his role of senior vice president - international and cargo, to be replaced by Jim Butler.Torno joined American in 1979 as a flight attendant and has held numerous leadership positions, including vice president - New York, vice president - Caribbean ...
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Pony Express makes first approved Dublin drone delivery
A drone has made Ireland’s first Irish Aviation Authority (IAA)-approved parcel delivery, ferrying emergency supplies 200 metres to a boat at sea.The Dublin flight, lasting two minutes from take-off to parcel drop, was performed by Pony Express Couriers, using a DJI Inspire 1 drone laden with a parcel weighing 250 ...
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Seattle and Calgary airports notch cargo volume rises
North American airport tonnage statistics continue to flow in, with west coast hubs north and south of the US-Canadian border recording increases.Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) saw total air cargo volumes increase for the fifth straight year in 2016, up by 10.2% over prior year to more than 366,000 tonnes.The US ...
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NewsAmerican Airlines Cargo on the up in Q4
American Airlines managed to reverse a run of seven straight quarterly declines in cargo revenues at the end of last year thanks to a later surge in demand and improving airfreight rates.The US carrier saw fourth quarter cargo revenues increase by 1% year on year to $194m, which is the ...
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Record cargo year for Singapore's Changi airport
Singapore Changi Airport recorded a 6.3% rise in airfreight throughputs versus prior year to reach 1.97m tonnes in 2016.The Asian hub, the world's 15th largest cargo hub by volumes in 2015, ended 2016 with a strong December, handling 177,360 tonnes, up by 8.4% on the same month in 2015.Changi Airport ...