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WCA builds dedicated e-commerce network
WCA, the independent freight forwarder alliance, is developing what it says is the world’s first dedicated e-commerce logistics network, open to all those involved in the cross-border e-commerce supply chain.The new network was created, WCA said, “in response to the changing global economy and a marked shift towards online consumerism”.David ...
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ABX pilots on strike
In the latest news regarding the ABX pilot strike taking place today (22 November), Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) has said that its airline subsidiary, ABX Air, is taking “multiple steps to resolve and end an illegal work stoppage that began today”.Earlier, political public relations firm BerlinRosen, which represents the ...
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Impressive figures for Dubai International
Operator Dubai Airports has revealed cargo traffic figures for Dubai International Airport in October.The gateway handled 236,169 tonnes of cargo during the month, up by 9.5% compared to the same month of last year.Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports, observed: “Cargo numbers impressed during October with the biggest monthly increase ...
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Berlin airports enjoy airfreight traffic increases
Flughafen Brandenburg Berlin (FBB), which operates Berlin Schönefeld Airport and – through its subsidiary BFG – Berlin Tegel Airport, has released some healthy airfreight traffic statistics for October.A total of 4,561 tons of air cargo was handled at Schönefeld and Tegel, an increase of 25.3% over the same month of ...
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Aeroflot cargo results on the up
Russian flag-carrier Aeroflot’s airfreight volumes are looking up. In October, the Aeroflot Group (which includes smaller carriers such as Rossiya and Aurora as well as Aeroflot - Russian Airlines) carried a total of 21,754.9 tonnes of cargo and mail, up by 59.8% on the same month of 2015.International volumes rose ...
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Airbus’s new A350-1000 takes to the skies
Airbus’s newest XWB (extra Wide Body) option, the A350-1000, took off early this morning (24 November) on its maiden flight.The maiden test flight out of Toulouse Blagnac and over south-western France marked the launch of the aircraft type’s flight-test programme. Three developmental aircraft will prepare the A350-1000 model for certification.According ...
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ABX pilots ordered back to work after industrial action
Striking pilots flying ABX aircraft have been ordered back to work by a US district court judge after a day of industrial action.US District Court Judge Timothy Black ruled that the 250 striking pilots must resolve differences with ABX Air through arbitration and other provisions of their labour agreement.The industrial ...
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ACI reports on positive September freight figures
According to the latest statistics from Airports Council International (ACI), global air cargo volumes rose year on year by 5.9% in September.International freight traffic was up by 7% compared to the same month of 2015, domestic cargo volumes by 3.3%.ACI attributed the surge in international traffic in the main to ...
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Lufthansa pilots' strike set to go into Friday
Lufthansa pilots’ union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) is extending its current walkout until tomorrow (Friday).The strike, in place since Wednesday of this week, will now extend to cover Friday between 00.01 and 23.59. According to Lufthansa, all its short-haul and medium-haul flights within Germany and Europe will be affected.Lufthansa Cargo is ...
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New hand on the tiller at the Kenya Airports Authority
The new managing director and chief executive of the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA), Jonny Andersen, has officially taken up his new position.Andersen was formerly director of national airports at Avinor, the operator of seven state-owned Norwegian gateways.He took over at the KAA from Nicholas Bodo, who had been heading the ...
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Brussels Airport cargo volumes up by 6.5% in October
Brussels Airport handled 46,603 tons of cargo in October, up by 6.5% on the figure for the same month of 2015.Cargo carried on the main deck of full freighters was up by 28.8% year on year to reach 17,119 tons. The gateway’s operating authority, Brussels Airport Company, noted that freighter ...
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Lufthansa pilots to extend strike action into second day
The German pilots’ association Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) has extended its strike action to add a second day of problems for Lufthansa.Today (23 November) now marks just the first of two days that will cause significant disruption to the carrier’s flight schedule.In a statement released on 22 November, Lufthansa Cargo confirmed ...
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UPS confirms investment in Columbus facility
UPS has announced that it will invest more than US$175m to expand its main Columbus, Ohio ground package hub on the City’s west side, just one part of what it says is a “multi-year plan to modernize its global network operations and capacity”.When completed in the autumn of 2018, sorting ...
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Cathay Pacific Cargo B747F takes off from Wellcamp
Cathay Pacific Cargo’s inaugural Boeing 747-8 freighter service connecting Brisbane West Wellcamp Airport and Hong Kong left the Australian gateway late yesterday, touching down in Hong Kong in the early hours of this morning.The freighter will fly once a week on a Sydney – Melbourne – Brisbane – Hong Kong ...
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Muhammad Albakri to serve as IATA regional vice president for Africa and the Middle East
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that Muhammad Ali Albakri will join IATA as its regional vice president for Africa and the Middle East (AME) in a move effective as of 1 January.He will be based at IATA’s regional office in Amman, Jordan.“Muhammad Ali Albakri is stepping into ...
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ACS and Antonov Airlines deliver the Americas’ heaviest ever air cargo
Last week, the Brazil and Florida offices of global charter broker Air Charter Service (ACS) collaborated on a charter involving Antonov Airlines’ giant AN-225, the world’s largest freighter aircraft.Moreover, this particular charter involved the heaviest single piece of air cargo ever flown into the Americas.The cargo in question was a ...
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ABC awarded IATA’s CEIV Pharma certification
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), the scheduled cargo carrier arm of the Volga-Dnepr Group, has become the first airline in Russia and only the seventh in the world to be awarded IATA’s Center of Excellence for Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics (CEIV Pharma) certification for the global transportation of pharma products through its ...
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Chris Welsh joins ICHCA board
Chris Welsh, the secretary-general of the Global Shippers’ Forum (GSF), has been invited to join the Board of Directors of the International Cargo Handling Coordination Association (ICHCA), which describes itself as “the voice of global cargo handling” and of which GSF is a member.Welsh enthused that he was “honoured to ...
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Etihad Cargo flies race horses into Kuwait
Etihad Cargo, the freight division of UAE flag-carrier Etihad Airways, has flown a total of 72 racehorses on a single flight between London and Kuwait.Flying out of the UK at the end of the European racing season, the horses were flown to the warmer climes of the Middle East, where ...
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TransAsia admits defeat
Established in 1951, senior management of Taiwan-based private carrier TransAsia Airways have conceded defeat and closed down the airline.TransAsia, which has carried small amounts of cargo, suffered two crashes in recent years – one in 2014 and one in 2015 – and lack of confidence in the airline’s safety did ...