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Slow start for e-AWB take-up in January
Electronic air waybill (e-AWB) penetration got off to a sluggish start in January, with a 0.8% increase on December 2015.Latest IATA statistics for January 2016 show that the use of e-AWB among its member airlines stood at 37.2%, versus a 56% target for the end of this year.Despite missing the ...
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IAG Cargo reports 'challenging' 2015
IAG Cargo recorded a 3.2% rise in unadjusted 2015 full-year commercial revenue to just over €1bn as “challenging” market conditions saw like-for-like overall yield down 4% on prior year due to flat volumes while capacity grew by 3%.However, after adjusting the prior year's figures to reflect a directly comparable operation, ...
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Cargo data is an IATA focus at the World Cargo Symposium in Berlin
Berlin is the host city for the 10th World Cargo Symposium, March 15-17, and the ‘value of air cargo’ will be the conference theme at the InterContinental Hotel venue.Glyn Hughes, IATA’s global head of cargo, said that the industry needs to make better use of cargo data, with a focus ...
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Battery ban ‘disappointing’ says Global Shippers’ Forum
Shippers have criticised as “disappointing” a total ban on lithium-ion batteries in passenger aircraft bellyholds, saying it goes against previous recommendations and “does not address the wider problem of undeclared battery shipments or low-quality counterfeits”.The Global Shippers’ Forum (GSF) head of policy Alex Veitch said: “The outright ban on passenger ...
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Volga-Dnepr performs spacecraft payload transport
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has transported a spacecraft payload module from Sheremetyevo Airport to London Stansted onboard one of its IL-76TD-90VD freighters.The transportation was organised by DG Terminal and as well as the module three tons of support equipment was also flown.The airline used a special container to transport the module. During ...
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CEVA gets new Australia facilities
CEVA Logistics has opened new facilities at Hazelmere and High Wycombe in Australia, close to its Perth Airport freight hub.The new Hazelmere multi-user facility measures 60,000sq m while the new vehicle storage complex at High Wycombe comes in at 40,000sq m.CEVA said it had constructed the new buildings near the ...
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Airfreight droops but profits rise at Expeditors
Seattle-based logistics company Expeditors International said its airfreight tonnage decreased 1% in the fourth quarter of 2015. However, overall financial growth was strong, despite the decrease and a 2% fall in ocean container volume, said senior vice-president and chief financial officer, Bradley Powell.President and chief executive officer Jeffrey Musser said ...
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Malindo appoints Hong Kong handler
Low-cost Malaysian carrier Malindo Air has appointed Asia Airfreight Terminal (AAT) as its cargo ground handling agent at Hong Kong International.Malindo Air, established in 2012, operates from hubs at Kuala Lumpur and Selangor and launched its first direct flight from Kuala Lumpur to Hong Kong on 5 February, initially operating ...
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Boeing signs Mexican biofuel deal
Boeing has signed a research and development deal with Aeromexico and Mexico's Airports and Auxiliary Services (ASA) to produce biojet fuel.The programme, which is supported by Mexico's Sector Fund for Energy Sustainability and which will be coordinated through the Mexican Bioenergy Innovation Center, aims to advance research and development of ...
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UPS promotes grassroots talent
UPS has appointed Nando Cesarone as president of its Europe region and Ross McCullough for Asia Pacific, while Cindy Miller becomes president of global freight forwarding.Cesarone, a 25-year UPS veteran who most recently served as president of UPS’s Asia Pacific Region, will now be responsible for operations in 56 countries ...
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JAL sees small increase in December tonnages
Japan Airlines (JAL) flew a total of 23,261 tons of cargo and 2,654 tons of mail in January on international routes, down by 5% and 19.4% year-on-year respectively.By way of comparison, it carried 27,869 tons of cargo and 2,589 tons of mail on domestic routes over the course of the ...
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Call for air cargo industry to drive supply chain improvements in India
The air cargo industry should take more responsibility and drive improvements in India’s supply chain operations rather than wait for major changes in infrastructure and bureaucracy.During the Air Cargo India event, a panel of speakers outlined what quick-win changes could be made to improve air cargo supply chains in India.Saudia ...
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FAA proposes hitting Atlas with $275,000 fine
Atlas Airlines intends to "vigorously defend itself" against a proposed $275,000 civil penalty by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) which alleges that the US freighter lessor operated a B747 after performing what the agency describes as “improper maintenance” on the aircraft nearly five years ago.In a statement, the US ...
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ICAO places interim ban from April on lithium-ion cargo shipments on passenger aircraft
The 36-State ICAO Governing Council has adopted a new aviation safety measure which prohibits, on an interim basis from April 2016, all shipments of Lithium-ion batteries as cargo on passenger aircraft.“Safety is always our most fundamental priority in international civil aviation,” stressed Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu, ICAO Council President. “This interim ...
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Drewry reports continued East–West airfreight rate decline
Drewry, the independent advisory and research organisation,has released its latest East-West Airfreight Price Index, which shows that freight rates were down by 7.4 points in January (compared to December last year) to a level of just 83.0, its lowest point since the index was first launched in May 2012.January represented ...
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Deutsche Post boss: DHL Global Forwarding is NOT up for sale
Deutsche Post DHL (DPDHL) chief executive Frank Appel has rejected outright any suggestions that his group’s forwarding arm is up for sale.In a statement to Air Cargo News, Appel said: “To clear up false rumours and to be unequivocal, DP DHL is not exploring the sale of our Global Forwarding ...
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Lufthansa Cargo would consider extra Delhi freighter flight
Lufthansa Cargo would consider adding a new freighter frequency to Delhi, but is also wary of the market being flooded by capacity.Speaking at a press event during Air Cargo India, Lufthansa Cargo board member responsible for product and sales Alexis von Hoensbroech explained that the airline currently offered freighter services ...
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Brussels Airlines’ passenger success hits freight traffic
The volume of cargo carried by Brussels Airlines fell away slightly in January compared to the same month of 2015.The Belgian carrier, which is owned by SN Airholding and is part of the Lufthansa Group, flew 15.7% fewer freight ton-kilometres (FTK) year-on-year during the month.However, the decline was caused, the ...
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Cargo traffic flattens out across Asia-Pacific, but booms in Middle East
According to the latest statistics from ACI Asia-Pacific, there was a mere 0.7% year-on-year increase in freight volumes through its Asia-Pacific member airports in December.And growth over the year at airports across ACI Asia-Pacific’s remit was a mere 1.5%, a trend — ACI said — that reflects downward pressures from ...
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Qantas Freight fails to sparkle
Qantas Freight reported underlying earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) of $38 million for the six months ended 31 December 2015, compared with $54 million in the first half of last year.The Australian carrier said that the global cargo market remained challenging, with lower domestic demand and in key international ...