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ACI predicts
Airports Council International (ACI), the trade association that represents a large proportion of the world’s air gateways, has released its World Airport Traffic Forecasts 2016-40, looking ahead to what the next 25 years have in store in terms of both passenger and freight flows.In terms of cargo, looking back at ...
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Brussels Airlines to fly to Yerevan
Brussels Airlines has confirmed that on March 31 next year it will begin flying to the Armenian capital of Yerevan.The airline will operate A319/320 aircraft on the route from the Belgian capital once a week, except in the months of July and August when the lane will be flown twice ...
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Gatwick puts its case to UK Government’s airports sub-committee
Following closely on the heels of London Gatwick’s announcement that it has commissioned an independent assessment by Oxford Economics into the economic benefit of the gateway to the local area and the nation (http://www.aircargonews.net/news/airports/single-view/news/london-gateways-battle-it-out.html), the operator of the UK’s second-biggest airport has given evidence to a Cabinet sub-committee that a ...
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ICAO World Aviation Forum looks forward
The second International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) World Aviation Forum (IWAF), which was held at the UN agency’s Montreal headquarters and which concluded yesterday (26 September), brought together over 800 senior government, air transport industry, UN, finance, development, and various other aviation industry leaders.The objective of IWAF 2016 as laid ...
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Peli appoints Greg Wheatley as VP engineering
Peli BioThermal, which both designs and manufactures temperature-controlled single- and multi-use packaging used in the lifesciences and pharmaceuticals sector, has appointed Greg Wheatley as its vice president worldwide product development and engineering.Wheatley is expected by Peli to lead the development of “new and enhanced products to be released over the ...
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Etihad Cargo expands ACP’s GSA coverage to include Brisbane
Effective as of October 1, UK-headquartered global general sales agent (GSA) ACP Worldwide will extend its current representation for Abu-Dhabi-based Etihad Cargo in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Auckland to include Brisbane.ACP will then handle the UAE flag-carrier’s freight sales across “all major freight hubs in Australia and New Zealand”, a ...
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London gateways battle it out
Following on from London Heathrow’s assertion last week that a decision on the part of the UK Government to green-light Heathrow expansion would provide an immediate economic boost and support up to 2,700 new jobs, fellow London air gateway Gatwick International has commissioned an independent assessment into the positive economic ...
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Saudia on an upward trajectory
Sulaiman Alhamdan, the chairman of Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia), has confirmed that over the course of the last two years, the airline ordered a total of 113 aircraft, some of which are already in delivery.Fifty Airbus aircraft (A320s and A330) were order last year, some of which have since been ...
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Air Canada to fly to Shanghai from Montreal
Air Canada has confirmed that it is to launch daily year-round flights from Montreal to Shanghai on February 16 next year.The connection will represent the carrier’s first direct link to China from Montreal, as well as the first use of Air Canada Boeing 787-8 ‘Dreamliner’ aircraft on services out of ...
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Brussels Airlines appoints Lufthansa high flyer to board
Brussels Airlines has confirmed that Christina Foerster will join the carrier’s Management Board as chief commercial officer on 1 October.Foerster is currently senior vice president network & partner management hub airlines at German flag-carrier Lufthansa. Brussels Airlines forms part of the Lufthansa Group.Reporting directly to Brussels Airlines chief executive Bernard ...
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Emirates flies A380 Amman connection
On 25 September, Emirates flew one of its A380 super-jumbos for the first time on its Dubai – Amman connection.Just a one-off flight for now, the world’s biggest passenger aircraft flew into Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) in the Jordanian capital.However, Adel Al Redha, Emirates’ executive vice president and chief ...
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Accusations fly after consultation on developing Manston Airport as a cargo hub
The war of words over the future of Manston Airport in the UK south east has escalated with the current majority owner of the site claiming that results of an informal consultation were as “reliable as an election in North Korea”.On Tuesday, developer RiverOak Investments, a US hedge fund, said ...
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IAG and Finnair switch to bellyhold on London-Helsinki partnership
IAG Cargo and Finnair Cargo will no longer take space on DHL freighters between London and Helsinki, instead opting for bellyspace on passenger aircraft.From October 3, the two partner airlines will use bellyspace on their Airbus 350 aircraft instead of continuing their use of DHL A300-600 freighters. The last freighter ...
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Out now: the latest edition of Freighters World, where main deck is the focus
The September edition of Freighters World, the sister publication to Air Cargo News, is out now.Inside you will find analysis on the African and Middle East freight markets, an interview with Sanjeev Gadhia of Astral Aviation, a profile of Istanbul's new mega airport, plus a look at the rapidly growing ...
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Freighters World: Africa and Middle East markets are flying high
ONE of Africa’s leading home based freighter operators is Ethiopian Cargo.“We have been leading the continent with (its) largest and most efficient air cargo network, offering connectivity with Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia for African exports and imports,” remarks Berhanu Kassa, director global cargo sales & services ...
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Freighters World: Filling the gap, the RJ100 targets a niche market
A ‘grand old lady’ passenger jet is looking for a new lease of life as a niche market seven to fourteen tonne capacity freighter with a range of 2,500 nautical miles (NM).UK-based plane manufacturer BAE Systems is testing the appetite for a freighter conversion of its out of production four ...
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Freighters World profiles Istanbul's new mega airport in the making
If you had asked anyone in the air cargo industry a year ago whether Istanbul needed a new airport, or at least new airport capacity of some variety, the answer would have been a resounding ‘yes’.The reason for the enthusiasm about potential new cargo capacity is simple: Atatürk International Airport ...
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Casini to replace Göntgens at Lufthansa Cargo
Lufthansa Cargo has announced that Jacqueline Casini will become head of corporate communications from November 2016, replacing Michael Göntgens.Casini, currently responsible for corporate communications at the Erwin Hymer Group, will look after the airline’s internal communications and marketing communications, while the environmental management of the cargo airline will also fall ...
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AMI links with South American airfreight wholesaler
Wholesaler AMI has opened a new office in Miami, its sixth US branch, and established a partnership with Craft Group, a Brazil-based regional wholesaler covering ten South American countries.AMI Miami will serve the local airfreight agent community - as well as acting as the control centre for transhipments between AMI’s ...
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IATA seeks US anti-trust immunity to maintain Venezuelan airlinks
IATA has filed a request for antitrust immunity with the US Department of Transportation which would allow airlines to discuss options to maintain connectivity to Venezuela whose government refuses to release $3.8bn in airline funds.Alexandre de Juniac, IATA’s director general and chief executive, said: “The economic situation in Venezuela is ...