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Airlines warn that noise restrictions could damage the competitiveness of Frankfurt Airport
Airlines operating out of Europe’s busiest freight hub, Frankfurt, have warned that proposals for new noise restrictions could damage the airport's competitiveness.On Wednesday, the Hessian Ministry of Economy and Transport presented the plans for noise ceilings at the airport.The Board of Airline Representatives in Germany (BARIG) described the proposals as ...
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IAG Cargo inks rental deal with va-Q-tec for temperature-controlled containers
IAG Cargo, the freight operations wing of the joint Anglo-Spanish carrier enterprise, has signed a global container rental deal with thermal packaging provider va-Q-tec.As a result, IAG Cargo will be able to use va-Q-tec’s va-Q-tainers to transport temperature-sensitive freight.va-Q-tainers offer control over six different temperature ranges, from -70°C to +25°C, ...
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Damco gets new head in reshuffle
Klaus Rud Sejling, the current head of East West trades for Maersk Line, will become CEO of Maersk freight forwarding operation Damco with effect from 1 October.The current Damco CEO, Hanne Sørensen, has decided to leave the Maersk Group.Sejling has previous experience of working in Maersk Logistics, still a part ...
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ANA to offer new temperature-controlled technology option
Tokyo-based carrier ANA is now offering a new temperature-controlled service on its flights out of Japan.ANA will offer PRIO IB Fixed Temp, a product that employs ‘IceBattery’ technology developed by Innovation thru Energy Co of Japan, as a new element within its PRIO series of products designed for added-value cargo ...
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Air Logistics Group moves into Norway
Global general sales and services agent (GSSA) Air Logistics Group has confirmed that it opened the doors at a new office located in Norway on September 1.The Oslo office is managed by Frank Da Cruz, the GSSA’s station manager Norway, and overseen by Henrik Spove, Air Logistics’ regional director Scandinavia ...
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Drewry reports on mixed figure for August freight rate
Drewry’s East-West Airfreight Price Index reached a figure of 87.5 for August (the index was based at 100 in May 2012). This compares to a figure of 94.3 a year previously, in August 2015, but a 0.7 point increase on the month previously (July 2016).It continues a 6-month trend of ...
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Moderate August rise for Asian air cargo
Preliminary traffic figures for August by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed a moderate rise in international air cargo markets although "persistent weakness" in global trade remains a concern.Asia Pacific airlines saw international air cargo demand in August grow by 2.5% in freight tonne kilometre (FTK) terms. The ...
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Good news for Garuda
Indonesian flag-carrier Garuda enjoyed an impressive 22.5% year on year increase in its cargo volumes in August, reaching a figure of 34,350 tons.The cargo load factor increased by 7.85 percentage points compared to August 2015 to reach 51.8%.Over the course of the January – August period, Garuda carried a total ...
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Strong month for cargo at Changi
Singapore Changi Airport handled 163,150 tonnes of cargo in August, 7.6% up on the same month of 2015.Including August, Changi has handled 1.27m tonnes of freight so far this year, up 5.2% year on year.The last three months have seen particularly good results; as well as August’s 7.6% year on ...
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Röhlig appoints Jens Haas as national air freight manager in Germany
Jens Haas has been named by international logistics company Röhlig as national air freight manager for its business in Germany.Based in the company’s Frankfurt office, he has been responsible for air freight business since September and also forms part of the management team of Röhlig Deutschland.Haas is expected to expand ...
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Qatar Airways flies into Windhoek
Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, has become the latest city on the expanding network of Doha-based Qatar Airways.The carrier is going to fly the route to its first Namibian connection from its hub at Doha with a Boeing 787 ‘Dreamliner’ four times a week.Qatar Airways Group chief executive Akbar Al ...
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Lufthansa to acquire balance of Brussels Airlines
German flag-carrier Lufthansa has confirmed that it intends to exercise its call option to acquire the remaining 55% of shares in SN Airholding, parent company of Lufthansa Group member Brussels Airlines, that it doesn’t currently hold.SN Airholding is a Belgian holding consisting of over 30 shareholders concentrated on the air ...
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Nancy Matthews named as global lead for life sciences at Crane
Crane Worldwide Logistics, a US full-service air, ocean, trucking, customs brokerage and logistics company, has named Nancy Matthews as its new senior director and vertical lead of life sciences.Matthews will take charge of the US headquartered company’s global strategy for the life sciences market, developing customised logistics solutions for customers ...
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Oman Air looks to the future
Oman Air’s chief executive, Paul Gregorowitsch, this week laid out his plans for the airline’s growth in coming years, as well as reporting on “important progress (achieved) over the last two years”.He pointed to the fact that the Muscat-based carrier is “delivering an ambitious and dynamic programme of fleet and ...
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IATA joins the clamour for progress on emissions
In the wake of news from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) that it expects to see the adoption of a global market-based measure, or GMBM, relating to carbon dioxide emissions created from international activity (http://www.aircargonews.net/news/policy/single-view/news/icao-assembly-opens-with-expectations-of-landmark-deal-on-aviation-emissions.html), IATA has added its voice to the hope that significant progress can be made ...
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ACI reveals freight traffic uplift in Asia in July
According to Airports Council International (ACI) statistics for July, cargo traffic through through the Middle East and Asia-Pacific regions increased year on year by 3.3% and 4.1% respectively.International airfreight traffic through the Asia-Pacific market, at +5.3%, was particularly strong, but this was somewhat offset by much weaker domestic air freight ...
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Jetstar Asia appoints ECS as its GSA
Singapore-headquartered low-cost carrier (LCC) Jetstar Asia has appointed ECS Group Asia Pacific as its general sales agent (GSA) for the airline’s freight business through Singapore Changi Airport and the 25 stations across its network in Asia.Effective as of 22 October, ECS will look to boost Jetstar Asia’s freight sales to ...
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Norwegian opts for Zodiac on B787s
Fornebu, Oslo-headquartered low-cost carrier Norwegian is introducing new, lighter, and stronger baggage containers for shipment onboard its Boeing 787 ‘Dreamliner’ aircraft.The Herculight S Endumax containers from Zodiac AirCargo offer increased protection but weigh just 51kg, significantly less than traditional containers, the carrier pointed out.Norwegian Cargo, which was formed in April ...
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British Aviation Group names Graham Bolton as chairman
Graham Bolton has been named as chairman of the British Aviation Group, the representative trade body for UK companies involved in the airport and aviation development sector.Bolton is the aviation market director at Epsom, Surrey-based Atkins, which provides integrated services for the planning, design and delivery of all aspects of ...
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ICAO Assembly opens with expectations of landmark deal on aviation emissions
The 39th triennial Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) was officially opened in Montreal yesterday (27 September), with there being clear indications that it will adopt the first-ever global market-based measure, or GMBM, by any industry relating to carbon dioxide emissions created from international activity.ICAO Council president Olumuyiwa ...