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Cargolux appoints Jiang as regional manager China
Cargolux has appointed Janet Jiang as its new regional manager, China.Jiang joined Cargolux in Shanghai in 2000 as sales and reservations officer and advanced to sales manager in 2004. In May 2008, she was appointed district manager Shanghai and took over the position of regional manager central and eastern China ...
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Cargolux and Oman Air extend partnership with Mumbai flights
Cargolux and Oman Air are expanding their partnership with the addition of two weekly flights to Mumbai.The first service heads from Luxembourg to Bahrain before connecting with Mumbai, while the second flight goes from Luxembourg to Kuwait and then Muscat before heading to Mumbai.Oman Air chief operating officer Abdulrahman Al ...
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Boeing launches 737-800 converted freighter
Boeing Commercial Airplanes has launched its new 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter, the first 737NG (Next Generation) type that it has offered for conversion. Boeing expects the aircraft to primarily be used for the transport of express cargo on short-haul, domestic routes.According to Boeing, the company has already received 30 orders ...
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NewsSubdued growth for cargo hubs in 2015
Subdued growth in emerging markets and developing economies, along with a lower recovery in advanced economies, saw airfreight markets “substantially weaker” in 2015 compared with passenger, reporting a “modest 2.3%” growth in total freight volumes.That is the message from Airports Council International (ACI) in releasing its preliminary data for last ...
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FedEx-TNT deal faces regulatory appeal in Brazil
UPS has filed an appeal with the economic regulator in Brazil against FedEx's takeover of TNT Express.On February 2, the US parcel giant said Brazil’s Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica (CADE) had unconditionally approved its intended acquisition of TNT Express.Under Brazilian law, a decision may be appealed within 15 calendar ...
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India's air cargo supply chains continue to improve but there's still work to be done
While air cargo operations in India have continued to improve and develop there is still work to be done to improve the overall flow of the supply chain.During a panel debate at the Air Cargo India event held in Mumbai, speakers outlined whether they felt air cargo services had improved ...
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Heathrow cargo stable in 2015
Cargo volume passing through London Heathrow in 2015 was 1.5 million tonnes, in line with last year, said the airport operator. There was growth to Asia, particularly Hong Kong and China as well as new capacity to Vietnam, it added. Over a quarter of UK exports by value pass through ...
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Airport bosses back Britain in Europe
The bosses of some of the UK’s biggest airports have come out strongly in support of remaining in the European Union after the country’s Prime Minister David Cameron announced that there would be a referendum on the issue on 23 June.London Heathrow chief executive John Holland-Kaye said membership of the ...
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Boeing chooses new chairman
Boeing has elected chief executive Dennis Muilenburg as its next chairman, replacing Jim McNerney who is leaving the Seattle-based plane-maker’s board and retiring from the company as previously announced.McNerney had joined the board in 2001, and became chairman in 2005. Muilenburg succeeded him as Boeing's chief executive, and joined the ...
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Hong Kong airport's volumes rise in January
Hong Kong airport, the world’s largest freight hub in 2015, saw a 1.5% rise in January cargo volumes to 361,000 tonnes.The growth in cargo throughput last month was mainly attributed to 3% year-on-year growth in both exports and transhipments, said operator Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA).“During the month, cargo throughput ...
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US Customs seizes potentially dangerous hoverboards at JFK
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized 1,378 hoverboards with counterfeit and potentially dangerous batteries at New York's JFK airport in December.If genuine, the Chinese-manufactured hoverboards would have had a total estimated manufacturer’s suggested retail price value of about $447,000, said the CBP.“CBP officers and import specialists are protecting the ...
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UK's FTA launches aviation working group
The UK’s Freight Transport Association (FTA) has announced that it is launching a new working group to look at issues affecting the airfreight sector.The freight and logistics group said it had decided to launch the group as airfreight is a crucial part of UK logistics and the wider economy, and ...
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Solid year-end quarter for Atlas
US-based freighter lessor Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (AAWH) saw “solid peak-season volumes and yields, supported by continued e-commerce growth” in the fourth quarter of 2015 although it reported a net income loss of $37.5m due to a litigation settlement.In January this year, the group’s Polar Air Cargo subsidiary reached a ...
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NewsOperating profits slide at Air France KLM's cargo division
Air France KLM saw its cargo division’s financial performance worsen last year as it faced weak demand conditions and continued with restructuring.The Franco-Dutch airline group saw revenues at its cargo division decline by 9.5% year-on-year in 2015 to €2.7bn, while operating profits declined by 15.6% on 2014 levels to a ...
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Newman joins TIACA board of directors
The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) has appointed FedEx Services managing director Frank Newman to its board of directors.Newman has over 35 years’ experience in the aviation industry, including senior roles with McDonnell Douglas and FedEx. He currently manages sales activities for the company’s airline and aerospace customer segment.“TIACA has ...
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Horses' tale from Hactl
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has again handled 64 of the world’s most valuable horses, competing at the Longines Masters of Hong Kong.As in 2015, the official carrier for the event was Emirates Airline, for which Hactl is the cargo handling agent in Hong Kong. Emirates transported the ...
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DHL adds daily Tangier freighter
DHL has launched a daily B737 freighter between Tangier and the integrator’s global hub in Leipzig, Germany, connecting northern Morocco's high-growth economic zones to Europe.The service, from Tangier’s Ibn Battouta airport, provides customers in Morocco with a reduction in delivery time by four hours and an extended pickup time limit ...
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JMV signs up for freighter conversion from AEI
Luxembourg-based JMV Aviation has signed up for a freighter conversion from Aeronautical Engineers Inc (AEI).The US passenger to freighter conversion specialist AEI will provide an 11 pallet position B737-400SF freighter conversion to JMV in June of this year.The aircraft (MSN 24959) is high gross weight and is being modified at ...
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Logwin adds new German office
Logistics firm Logwin has continued to expand its German operations with the opening of a new office in Mannheim, providing air and ocean forwarding services.Head of Logwin Air + Ocean Deutschland Stefan Schwind said it had decided to open the new office to be close to its air and ocean ...
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DHL to build Malpensa hub
DHL Express has signed an agreement to build a €90m logistics hub at Milan Malpensa airport. Work will begin at the end of 2016 and be completed by end of the second quarter of 2018.DHL is the second express parcel giant to expand at the Italian hub after FedEx started ...