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Singapore Airlines to fly direct to Manchester
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is to offer a non-stop passenger aircraft connection between Singapore and the UK’s Manchester Airport from late October 2016.The non-stop Singapore–Manchester service will be operated five times a week from October 30. The aircraft will then continue on to Houston, which is currently served by SIA via ...
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Ambatovy looks to DHL Global Forwarding for project logistics
DHL Global Forwarding has inked a three-year global freight forwarding agreement with Ambatovy, a joint venture between Sherritt International Corp, Sumitomo Corp and Korea Resources Corp.The deal encompasses two contracts, according to which the freight forwarding division of Deutsche Post DHL will provide onshore and offshore services for Ambatovy.For the ...
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Denver sees cargo volumes fall away
Denver International Airport handled more passengers in May than it had previously ever done in that month. However, cargo volumes (including mail) handled during the month amounted to 19,417 tonnes, a decline of 2.1% on the same month of 2015.Over the first five months of this year, the airport handled ...
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Pelican signs up new distribution partners in Asia
Pelican BioThermal, a provider of temperature-controlled packaging solutions designed for the life sciences industry, has expanded its presence in Asia by signing up two new distribution partners in the region.It has joined forces with Pharmaserv Express of the Philippines and CMC Element of China.Pharmaserv Express transports pharmaceutical products in the ...
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Alitalia flies back into Beijing
The inaugural of Alitalia new direct service to Beijing took off from Rome Fiumicino Airport on 28 July.The Italian flag-carrier suspended its Beijing connection three years ago, but the four times a week A330 service is being regarded by the airline as a significant step forward.Alitalia’s chief executive, Cramer Ball, ...
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Emirates moves to A380 on a second of its three Milan services
On 1 October, Emirates will switch from a Boeing 777-300ER (Extended Range) aircraft to A380 equipment on the second of its three daily links to Milan.Currently, the Dubai-based carrier operates two daily B777 services and one daily A380 link to northern Italy’s industrial capital. From the start of October, it ...
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Lufthansa downgrades profit expectations
German flag-carrier Lufthansa has reported provisional figures that suggest the airline made revenue of €15bn (S16.6bn) in the first half of this year, down from the January – June 2015 figure of €15.4bn ($17bn).Its adjusted EBIT (earnings before interest and taxation) of €529m ($584m) earned in the first half of ...
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DOT gives provisional nod to four US carriers on Haneda daytime connections
The US transportation secretary, Anthony Foxx, has given its initial green light to four US airlines to provide new daytime services to Tokyo’s Haneda International Airport.The carriers – American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Hawaiian Airlines and United Airlines – are seeking to make their various Haneda connections from Los Angeles, ...
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Change at the top at Solomon Airlines
The chairman of Solomon Airlines, Austin Holmes, has confirmed that Solomon Airlines’ chief executive, Ron Sumsum, has left the carrier.The airline’s general manager operations and commercial, Gus Kraus, has been appointed to the role of acting chief executive. He will serve in this position during the period in which Solomon ...
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Boeing lays emphasis on Indian aviation market for new aircraft sales
According to the latest Current Market Outlook (CMO) produced by US manufacturing giant Boeing and as revealed in a briefing on 19 July, its experts are predicting that India will require 1,850 new aircraft to be delivered over the course of the next 20 years.Those purchases would be valued at ...
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ACI reports marginal increase in May cargo traffic
According to Airports Council International (ACI) figures, its airport members handled 0.5% more International freight in May than during the same month of 2015.The volume of total airfreight handled by those same airports in May was up by 0.9% year on year. Combining the two figures, ACI airports handled just ...
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United’s cargo revenue on the slide
United Airlines made $208m in cargo-based operating revenue in the second quarter of this year, down by 9.2% from the $229m made in the three months ending 30 June 2015.Over the first half of this year, the US carrier made $402m in cargo-based operating revenue, down by 14.6% on the ...
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Report sees continued growth for courier sector
Growing demand for urgent and timed delivery will boost the turnover of the global courier industry to $66bn by 2021, according to new research by financial consultants, Ngenko Investments.The report, Global Courier Industry Analysis, sees particularly strong demand from the pharmaceutical, banking, garments, fast-moving consumer goods, IT and automotive industries.New ...
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Washington approves FedEx to offer first scheduled all-cargo service to Cuba
US parcels giant Federal Express (FedEx) has been awarded cargo flying rights to Cuba by the Department of Transportation (DoT) in Washington.FedEx's uncontested application makes it the first all-cargo carrier to provide scheduled services to Cuba since the easing of decades-long political tensions between Washington and Havana.The DoT stated: "FedEx ...
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Cargolux aircraft carry key client names
Cargolux has begun adding the name and logo of key customers to the livery of its freighter aircraft, along with a ‘Powered By’ legend.Three Cargolux Boeing 747 freighters already carry the added branding of a major customer. More client names will appear on other aircraft of the fleet in the ...
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AMI sees Durban growth from “fly-direct” policy
The Durban office of AMI enjoyed what the world’s largest trade-only airfreight and express wholesaler described as a “dramatic growth in traffic” over the first half of 2016.The first quarter brought healthy year on year growth of 7.4%, but this rate of expansion was overtaken by the second quarter’s even ...
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Grimshaw gets the nod on Heathrow design
London-headquartered architects Grimshaw has been chosen as the concept designer to bring London Heathrow’s vision for expansion to life, the airport’s operator has confirmed.“It sends the clear signal to the government that Heathrow is a ready-to-go, privately financed infrastructure project,” a statement from the operator remarked.Grimshaw was selected for the ...
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NewsE-commerce clogs up freighter production line
Unless you are looking to turn a Boeing 747 into all-cargo configuration, you will need patience.Conversion lines for aircraft ranging from B737-400s up to B767-300s are booked solid for months to come.“We are full out on ten lines until next April,” reports Bob Convey, vice president of sales and marketing ...
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Brussels Airlines suffers decline in freight load factor in June
Brussels Airlines’ freight load factor decreased year on year by four percentage points in June, falling from 68% to 64%.It was an improvement on the previous month, however; May’s freight load factor was 63%.The year on year decline, a statement said, was mainly attributable to changes in the carrier’s cargo ...
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Air France-KLM opens new cargo facility at JFK
Franco-Dutch airline venture Air France-KLM Cargo has opened the doors to its improved freight handling facility at New York’s biggest and busiest airfreight gateway, JFK.The upgraded facility can handle a wide range of freight types, including pharmaceuticals, valuables, live animals and express shipments, in addition to general cargo.It incorporates discrete ...