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Wacky races
We’re not quite sure what, if anything, they were trying to prove, but Qantas recently pitted one of its Boeing 737-800 aircraft against a 250kmph Tesla electric sports car at Melbourne’s Avalon Airport. As the Australian airline’s own publicity pointed out, the 737 can fly through the sky at a ...
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DHL T-shirts, after a fashion
In the week that its supply chain arm took on responsibility for German airline Lufthansa’s global work apparel, DHL has been making waves in the fashion as well as the freight press. Only a few days earlier, it was revealed that the high class Vetements label had included a yellow ...
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NewsIATA demands answers to Europe’s €245bn waste of airspace
Bringing Europe’s airspace up to date could boost the economy by €245bn ($278bn) by 2025, says a new IATA study.The report, which marks the start of a campaign by the airline association, claims that the average flight is currently nearly 50km longer than it need be and is delayed by ...
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Qatar launches cargo app
Qatar Airways has launched a new QR Cargo app to answer queries on freighter and passenger flight schedules, shipment tracking, charter service requests, office contact details and product descriptions.It is also linked to Qatar’s CROAMIS system (Cargo Reservations, Operations, Accounting and Management Information System), giving real-time updates for each logistic ...
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Airlines quiet, but KPMG sees busy year for mergers in 2016
There were relatively few airline mergers and acquisitions in 2015, reported analyst KPMG in its latest Transport Tracker.Activity, at £3.1bn ($4.4bn) of completed transactions, remained low mainly primarily because of restrictions on foreign ownership of airlines by governments, it said.Meanwhile, though, airlines will continue to push co-operation through alliances and ...
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Defiant Brussels is back in business
Brussels Airlines operated the first passenger aircraft since the March 22 attacks on Brussels Airport at 13.40 on Sunday. In a low-key ceremony, emergency services saluted the flight to Faro, Portugal in the presence of mobility minister Jacqueline Galant and defence minister, Steven Vandeput.Chief executive of Brussels Airport Company, Arnaud ...
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New chief for Çelebi Ground Handling
Osman Yılmaz has been appointed managing director of Çelebi Ground Handling. He joined the company in 1996 and was latterly managing director for the Austria-Hungary operations.He will support Çelebi Ground Handling and Cargo EMEA president, Atilla Korkmazoğlu, who has been serving a dual role and acting as managing director since ...
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SATS and Oman Air form cargo handling joint venture in Muscat
SATS, the Singapore ground handling company, has signed a joint venture agreement with Oman Air for cargo handling at Muscat International Airport. Oman Air will transfer its cargo handling business and related assets to its wholly-owned subsidiary, Oman Air Cargo.SATS will acquire 165,000 shares in the subsidiary from Oman Air, ...
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Bumpy start to 2016 continues
Air cargo’s difficult start to 2016 continues, led by Asia Pacific and North America, with worldwide volumes in February down by 3.8% year-over-year (YoY), the largest drop in three years.Latest analysis from Netherlands-based WorldACD described Asia Pacific and North America as the “main culprits,” stating: “For January/February together, their YoY ...
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Shippers' airfreight challenges to be debated at TIACA summit
A panel on the challenges facing shippers using airfreight will feature at The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA)’s executive summit in Florida in May.Lars Droog (above), recently appointed to chair TIACA’s new Shippers’ Advisory Committee, will lead the panel debate as part of the three-day conference.Droog will also be the ...
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Europe: Changing places
Combination carriers have taken freighter capacity out of the market, creating opportunities for their all-cargo rivals, writes Damian BrettThe freighter market in Europe is changing rapidly as the number of European combination carriers that offer a fleet of passenger aircraft and a substantial freighter fleet is dwindling.The most high-profile withdrawal ...
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Raya Airways: A cause for celebration
Reborn Malaysian cargo carrier Raya Airways is on the flightpath to expansion, discovers Roger HaileyRaya Airways is in celebratory mood. Malaysia’s national all-cargo airline is preparing for a freighter fleet and network expansion, but with simpler steps than its predecessor, Transmile Air Services (TAS).Raya, a “restructured entity” of the former ...
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Still hungry for 767 freighters
For an aircraft that is supposed to be on the way out, the B767 is doing remarkably well, writes Ian Putzger.Instead of pulling down the shutters on the production line, Boeing ramped up its output near the end of 2014 and is looking to go up another notch.In October of ...
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ABC increases Singapore services with third weekly B747 freighter
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) is adding a third weekly Boeing 747 freighter flight to Singapore.The new Friday frequency is to satisfy growing customer demand and will offer onward connections to Hong Kong and to points across ABC’s global route network, said the Russian-owned cargo carrier.The airline launched twice-weekly services to and ...
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Air China Cargo sees yields tumble in 2015
Air China Cargo saw yields and load factors come under pressure last year but managed to maintain profitability.The cargo arm of Air China saw demand increase by 15.2% last year, one of the highest growth rates in the industry, to 6.6bn revenue freight tonne km (RFTK), while capacity was up ...
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Garuda picks dnata for Heathrow handling
Garuda Indonesia has appointed dnata to provide all ground handling services for its new five weekly flights from Jakarta and Singapore to London Heathrow.Dnata will provide a full range of ground and passenger services, from check-in to ramp operations and baggage handling, when Boeing 777-300ER services commence at the end ...
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Growth in e-AWB usage continues to slow
Growth in the use of electronic air waybills (e-AWB) continued to slow in February, with an increase in useage of just 0.3 percentage points compared with January.The latest figures from IATA show that e-AWB penetration reached 37.5% in February compared with 37.2% in January.The increase in usage of just 0.3 ...
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NewsAsian air cargo carriers record weak Chinese New Year period
Asian airlines saw airfreight demand decline in February after a weak Chinese New Year period and comparisons were affected by a boost in demand last year due to port strikes in the US.The latest airline data shows that all six Asian airlines monitored in Air Cargo News’ monthly report saw ...
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NewsAsia-Pacific air cargo demand down 12.1% in February
Weak air cargo markets and a seasonal slowdown saw a 12.1% decline in February’s freight tonne km (FTK) for Asian-Pacific carriers versus same month 2015.Preliminary traffic figures for February 2016 released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) attributed the decline in international air cargo demand to “weakness in ...
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NewsBrussels' cargo operations begin to return to normal after attacks
UPDATE: Air cargo operations at Brussels airport have begun to return to normal over the last couple of days after last week’s attacks that left 15 people dead.The Belgian airport began accepting freighter flights last Wednesday, the day after suicide bombers launched an attack in the airport’s check-in area, but ...