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Modest growth for US cargo airports in early filings
Early filings from a handful of US airports indicate modest growth in cargo volumes for 2016.Miami International (MIA) saw a 0.37% increase in total cargo volumes (international and domestic) to just under 2m tonnes in 2016, while Ohio’s Cincinnati and Rickenbacker airports both recorded full year increases versus 2015 of ...
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NewsAsia Cargo Monthly: Asian airlines edge up on 2015 after late surge
A late surge in cargo demand helped Asian airlines record an improvement in traffic during 2016.Of the seven Asian airlines monitored by Air Cargo News, five managed to record an improvement in demand on 2015 levels.This follows on from improvements for the year being registered for both European and US ...
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Pilots strike hits ATSG revenues
A fall in revenues due to a pilots' strike has seen US-based freighter lessor Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) advise that its adjusted ebitda* from continuing operations for the fourth quarter and full year 2016 will be around $7m lower than in its prior guidance.Said ATSG: “This reduction in guidance ...
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NewsB&H makes two appointments
Aerospace logistics specialist B&H Worldwide has made two appointments as it expands its management team to cater for growth.In US, Blas Jimenez has been appointed national operations manager. He will report to vice president Americas, Reg Echeumuna, and will be based in Miami, but will also spend considerable time working ...
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Van de Weg leaves Volga-Dnepr
Robert van de Weg has resigned as senior vice president of sales & marketing for Volga-Dnepr Group after only three months in the role.The Russian freighter operator said that van de Weg "will continue to co-operate with the Group on a strategic level".Van de Weg's surprise career change comes after ...
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Simply the best: Enter now to win an air cargo Oscar
You have got to be in it, to win it. The Air Cargo News Cargo Airline of the Year awards are now open for entries.There are six categories in total to enter this year, one more than last year due to the creation of the innovation award, sponsored by Heathrow ...
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FedEx's Fred Smith: Decision to quit TPP "unfortunate"
FedEx founder and chief executive Fred Smith has hit out at the US president’s decision to withdraw from the TPP trade deal saying being cut off from trade would be like “trying to breath without oxygen”.Speaking today on the Fox Business Network’s Maria Bartiromo programme, FedEx’s Fred Smith said the ...
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logistics innovation shortlist drawn up
German supply chain company Fiege has shortlisted ten start-ups for the Logistics Tech Accelerator 2017 programme.Fiege, partnering with San Francisco’s RocketSpace technology campus and Spain’s Kaleido, is a corporate collaborator to the Accelerator programme.The scheme, in which Lufthansa Cargo is also a corporate partner, helps identify and select young technology ...
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IATA's ten cargo resolutions as e-AWB penetration misses 2016 target
IATA has issued ten New Year resolutions for the global air cargo industry.Top of the list is “embrace e-commerce growth” which accelerated 23.7% in 2016: “Online sales are on the increase, demand is high as well as the need for quick delivery, which creates a significant opportunity for air cargo,” ...
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Ulf Weber to leave AeroLogic for top job at ASL Belgium
ASL Belgium, formerly TNT Airways, has poached Ulf Weber from AeroLogic, the Lufthansa and DHL Express joint venture.Weber, who is currently managing director and accountable manager at AeroLogic, will join ASL Belgium as chief executive.Colin Grant, who had been acting chief executive of the airline following its acquisition by ASL ...
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Year end cargo boost for airports in Asia Pacific and the Middle East
Air cargo hubs in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East delivered strong results in November 2016, growing at 9.5% and 9.9% respectively, and recovering from a "stagnant market that persisted from the end of 2015 to early 2016".In its latest monthly regional report, airport association ACI said that the November growth ...
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Forwarder Crane opens new Amsterdam airport office
Freight forwarder Crane Worldwide has invested in a brand new Netherlands head office facility at Amsterdam airport as it looks to grow in Europe.The US-headquartered firm said the new facility is "key to assisting our clients across the globe".The warehouse facility offers value-added services such as storage, pick and pack ...
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Hactl scoops Vietjet deal for new Hong Kong service
VietJet has appointed Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals (Hactl) to provide cargo terminal services for new flights being launched between Ho Chi Minh City and Hong Kong.The daily services will be operated using Airbus A320 aircraft and come on the back of growing demand between Hong Kong and Vietnam.Hactl said ...
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Another boost for IATA's Cargo-XML messaging standard
IATA’s Cargo-XML messaging standard has taken another step towards becoming the industry standard after being integrated into a United Nations (UN) automated customs management system.The integration of Cargo-XML into the UN Conference on Trade and Development’s (UNCTAD) ASYCUDAWorld customs system standardises electronic communications between airlines and customs authorities in the ...
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Aeronaves signs up for two CRJ200 conversions
Aeronaves TSM has signed up for two CRJ200 SF freighter conversions from Aeronautical Engineers Inc (AEI).The first CRJ200 will commence modification in the second quarter of this year with redelivery due in mid-2017 and the second conversion will get underway in July of 2017, with redelivery scheduled for October.Both freighter ...
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Late 2016 surge sees improvement in Asian airline cargo demand
An end of year surge in demand saw air cargo demand at Asian carriers for 2016 edge ahead of the previous year’s level.The end-of-year figures from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) show that air cargo demand measured in freight tonne kms (FTKs) ended last year 1.8% up on ...
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NewsLogistics industry remains optimistic on emerging market growth despite free trade concerns
The transport and logistics industry remains optimistic about future growth in emerging markets despite concerns the world could retreat from free trade.The 2017 Emerging Markets Index from Agility and Transport Intelligence (Ti) showed that 53% of respondents agreed with the International Monetary Fund’s estimate that emerging markets would grow by ...
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Tracy D’Cruz appointed European regional director for ACS
Air Charter Service (ACS) has promoted Tracy D’Cruz to regional director for the air charter broker’s European offices.ACS Group chief executive Justin Bowman said: “Since Tracy joined ACS almost 10 years ago she has worked in both the marketing and sales teams in the UAE and UK offices, before starting ...
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Dubai's 2016 cargo finale recovers after Q3 lull
Dubai International Airport (DXB) shrugged off a third quarter cargo lull to rebound with a 3.4% rise in 2016 full year volumes to just under 2.6m tonnes.After registering a “contraction throughout the third quarter,” cargo volumes at the Middle East hub recovered in the last three months of 2016, rounding ...
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TPP of the iceberg as Trump withdraws US from trade pact
US president Donald Trump has signed an executive order to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).The TPP includes 12 nations that account for around 40% of the world’s economic output and would have cut 18,000 tariffs between the countries to help boost trade.The 12 countries that signed up for the ...