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Halifax pots a red with Chinese lobster freighters
Canada’s Halifax Stanfield airport has secured five Boeing 747-400 freighter charters by Yangtze River Express in January to meet demand from Chinese consumers for fresh Nova Scotia lobster.Halifax International Airport Authority (HIAA) said that Nova Scotia seafood worth more than C$15m has already been shipped overseas in the holiday season.That ...
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AAT scoops T'way cargo contract for Hong Kong service
Low-cost South Korean airline T’way has appointed Asia Airfreight Terminal (AAT) as its cargo handler for a new service from Hong Kong.The deal will see AAT provide cargo handling services and documentation handling on the airline’s three weekly Boeing 737 passenger services between Hong Kong and Daegu, which were launched ...
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VIDEO: IAG Cargo's Crawley looks forward to 2017
In IAG Cargo’s latest talking heads You Tube video, chief executive Drew Crawley has identified his highlights of 2016 and outlined areas of focus for the coming 12 months.Crawley listed working on projects such as The Who's latest tour, moving a David Beckham photo exhibition, and transporting valuable artefacts for ...
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ATSG subsidiary swoops on MRO and conversion firm Pemco
Aircraft conversion firm Pemco has been bought by Airborne Maintenance and Engineering Services, a subsidiary of Air Transport Services Group (ATSG).ATSG, which runs an air cargo operation for Amazon through its ABX subsidiary, said the acquisition will allow for a number of strategic benefits through combining operational strengths, expanded capabilities ...
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New Ethiopian Airlines cargo hub to open in April
Ethiopian Airlines has confirmed that its new cargo terminal at Addis Ababa is 82% complete and expected to be operational "towards April 2017".The African carrier said that the new facility will have an annual storage (for both dry and perishable goods) of 1.2m tons and a capacity to handle eight ...
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Antonov Airlines appoints UK sales team
Antonov Airlines – operator of the Antonov AN-124, AN-225 and AN-22 aircraft – has appointed Dreamlifts Limited as its general sales agent, replacing Ruslan International.Based at Antonov’s new offices in Stansted Airport’s Diamond Hangar, Dreamlifts’ sales team includes experienced names in the outsize cargo sector.Paul Furlonger continues his long association ...
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Jim Butler: A look back on 2016 and a focus on the year ahead
In the following Q&A article, American Airlines Cargo president Jim Butler took some time out of his busy schedule to look back on the last 12 months and also to look ahead to the coming year.Overall for American Airlines how was 2016 compared with 2015 for your airfreight business?2016 was ...
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Saudi to open bidding process for second cargo operations at King Khalid airport
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has confirmed that the bidding process for a second cargo operator's licence at King Khalid International Airport (KKIA) in Riyadh will start in February 2017.GACA also confirmed that future investment opportunities in Saudi Arabia will include “full cargo airports,” with details to ...
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Baggage handler takes trip in cargo hold
It seems that going on vacation during the holiday season is becoming increasingly popular, experiencing a new city, somewhere a bit warmer.However, one baggage handler was perhaps not so happy with the trip he went on last Sunday when he was accidentally locked in the cargo hold of a United ...
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NewsAsian Cargo Monthly: November another bumper month for Asian carriers
November turned out to be another bumper month for Asian cargo carriers, although Cathay Pacific did see demand decline as a new air traffic control system was introduced in Hong Kong.The latest airline statistics from Asia-based carriers show that six out of seven carriers included in the Air Cargo News ...
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Bombardier delivers CRJ200 converted freighter to Gulf & Caribbean Cargo
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft has delivered the first CRJ200 Special Freighter (CRJ200SF) aircraft to launch operator Gulf & Caribbean Cargo, part of the Michigan-based IFL Group.The CRJ100SF/CRJ200SF jets are converted from the passenger version of the aircraft by Aeronautical Engineers Inc. (AEI) of Miami which is a Bombardier-licensed third party Supplemental ...
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The three Rs of choosing an airfreight forwarder
You pay a premium to ship cargo via airfreight, so shouldn’t you have a premium airfreight forwarder? To choose the best airfreight forwarder for your shipping needs, use these three R’s as a guide: responsiveness, reach and reputation.1. ResponsivenessShipping via air is all about speed. You choose airfreight if you ...
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Turkish Airlines appoints Turhan Özen as chief cargo officer
Turkish Airlines has appointed Turhan Özen as chief cargo officer.Özen, who joined the carrier in 2006, started his career in 1991 at IVECO, where he worked in sales, marketing, and logistics management positions.In 2000, he joined TNT Logistics as business development manager, and later took the position of distribution operations ...
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LATAM Cargo finalises new product portfolio
LATAM Cargo has added a new Flex product to its portfolio of services, with the company now offering 19 different options designed to meet the specific needs of different cargo types.The new product portfolio is initially available from cargo originating in North America and Europe, while implementation in South America ...
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IAG Cargo and Exelsius to hold second cold chain training workshop in India
IAG Cargo and Exelsius, the international Cold Chain Management Consultancy, have announced that their GDP Academy training workshop will return to India, this time with a two-day workshop in Mumbai, following the success of a previous workshop in Hyderabad.Taking place on the 8-9 February 2017, the Good Distribution Practice Academy ...
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October cargo surge for airports in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East
October 2016 saw airports in both Asia-Pacific and Middle East continue a strong airfreight performance with cargo throughput increases of +10.2% and +11.5% respectively.The airfreight surge came “despite global trade growth remaining weak” according to Airports Council International Asia-Pacific's latest monthly report.It stated: “In Asia-Pacific, the surge in volume in ...
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New president for ABX Air
David Soaper will become the new president of aircraft lessor ABX Air after current incumbent John Starkovich retires from the role in February.Soaper most recently held the position of president and chief operating officer at Connecticut-based Southern Air.Prior to that he served as senior vice president of aircraft operations for ...
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UPS completes purchase of pharma logistics firm Marken
UPS has completed the acquisition of Marken, a global supply chain specialist serving the pharmaceutical and life science industries, as it looks to strengthen its presence in healthcare logistics.The deal was first announced in November, but the transaction closed on Wednesday when Marken became a wholly owned subsidiary of UPS.“Healthcare ...
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Kalitta Air pilots reach contract agreement
Kalitta Air and its pilots have finally come to an agreement over a new contract after six years of negotiations.Voting on the tentative agreement closed on December 20, with 93.2% of 234 pilots voting in favour.The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Teamsters Airline Division and Local 1224, which represents the pilot ...
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NewsEuropean cargo monthly: Demand growth moderates in November
European airlines saw cargo growth moderate in November although performance was partly affected by one-off factors.The latest monthly airline figures show that IAG Cargo, Lufthansa and Finnair all recorded improvements in cargo demand in November, while Air France KLM once again experienced a decline.Europe’s busiest cargo carrier Lufthansa saw cargo ...