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Quikjet confirms launch of Indian operations as it looks to capitalise on e-commerce and lack of freighters
Quikjet Airlines is the latest company to announce plans to capitalise on India’s fast-growing and underserved air cargo market as it confirms that it launched freighter services yesterday.The Bengaluru-based Indian airline, which is 72.6% owned by the fast-growing ASL Aviation Group, launched operations using a B737-400SF connecting Delhi, Chennai, Bengaluru ...
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Thumbs up for Singapore drone tests
Singapore will be the launch pad for test trials of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), or drones, for last mile delivery.Airbus Helicopters and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to conduct UAS proof-of-concept trials, named the Skyways Project.Skyways, said the project team, aims ...
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MD-11 freighter impounded at Harare after a dead body is found
A Western Global Airlines MD-11 freighter has been detained at Harare Airport by the Zimbabwean authorities after a dead body and a large amount of South African currency were found on board.The aircraft, believed to have been on a flight from Germany to South Africa, had made a refueling stop ...
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WGA statement on detained MD-11 freighter
Western Global Airlines (WGA) has issued a statement after one of the US-based lessor’s MD-11 freighters was detained at Harare airport in Zimbabwe, Africa, when the body of a stowaway was found onboard.WGA said that the freighter is leased to Network Airline Management, a logistics provider, which was engaged “to ...
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NewsTough start to the year for American air cargo divisions
American airlines’ cargo divisions endured a tough start to the year as American, Delta and LATAM all recorded demand declines, while United’s volumes were flat on a year earlier.While there were declines at three of the four airlines, last year's figures at the US airlines would have received a boost ...
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ABC gets new European partner through ACMI deal with CargoLogicAir
CargoLogicAir’s first scheduled service has in fact been revealed as an ACMI tie-up with partner airline AirBridgeCargo (ABC).From February 14, CargoLogicAir’s B747-400 freighter began flying to Africa twice per week on behalf of ABC.The routing will start ex-London Stansted via Frankfurt to Libreville and onto Johannesburg, returning to Stansted via ...
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Cargolux expands Brazil network with Rio de Janeiro
A pre-Olympics airfreight boom to games' host Brazil will see European carrier Cargolux return to Rio de Janeiro with a B747 full freighter service starting in March.The flight continues to Viracopos before returning to Europe.Luxembourg-based Cargolux said: "The return to Rio was driven by growing demand for pre-Olympic Games freight ...
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American and United welcome Cuba-US air services agreement
American Airlines and United welcomed today's signing of a new US-Cuba air services pact that opens up a scheduled services market closed since the 1960s.American's chairman and chief executive Doug Parker said: "American Airlines commends the US government for its commitment to re-establishing cultural and economic ties between the US ...
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Arafa to be head of global area management at Swiss WorldCargo
Alexander Arafa has been appointed head of global area management at Swiss WorldCargo.Arafa, currently head of cabin crew at SWISS, will assume his new duties in June. He succeeds Ashwin Bhat, who became head of Swiss WorldCargo last October.In his new capacity, Arafa will be in overall charge of the ...
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Flower power makes scents for LAN Cargo
LATAM Airlines Group’s cargo unit transported more than 160m bouquets of flowers during the three weeks leading up to this weekend's St Valentine’s Day, the peak time for flower exports around the world.Approximately 100 cargo aircraft operated by LATAM Airlines Group’s cargo unit took off from Colombia and Ecuador between ...
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Students earn their GDP spurs at IAG Cargo/Exelsius workshop
A further 18 students have graduated from the IAG Cargo/Exelsius Good Distribution Practice (GDP) Academy — the fifth such international training course — this time held in London.Attended by students from Singapore, India and the UK, the course was of particular benefit to forwarders and ground handlers who are either ...
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Record start to the year for AirBridgeCargo
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) had a record breaking start to 2016 but has warned of a challenging year ahead.The Russian airline recorded a 30% year-on-year increase in demand in January to a new high for the month of 43,605 tons after it added new freighters and expanded its network last year.Newly-launched ...
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TIACA adds Incheon's Lee to board of directors
TIACA has added Seoul-Incheon International Airport vice president marketing Kwang-Soo Lee to its board of directors as the organisation looks to continue its move towards e-freight.Lee graduated from Korea Aerospace University in 1984 and received his Master’s degree in Business Administration from Yonsei University School of Business.He joined Incheon, which ...
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Forwarder AVI-AD recruits former CAL Cargo COO
Former CAL Cargo Airlines chief operating officer Rami Marom has been appointed as the new chief executive of Israeli forwarder AVI-AD Logistics Services.Marom started his new role at the Hellmann Worldwide Logistics-owned forwarder on January 1, taking over from Avi Cohen who will become an active chairman of the board.Cohen ...
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Cargolux appoints new regional director west and north Europe
Cargolux has appointed Gerard Ter Bruggen as its new regional director west and north Europe, covering Benelux, the UK, Scandinavia and Baltic States.Ter Bruggen has 35 years’ experience in the airline industry, having held a variety of roles in operations, customer service, country management and sales and marketing.He joins Cargolux ...
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CEVA appoints new SVP for global healthcare operations
CEVA Logistics has appointed Kamaljit Hunjan to the position of senior vice president global healthcare operations.Hunjan will be based from the company’s London Heathrow office and will report directly to chief operating officer contract logistics Brett Bissell.He joins CEVA from General Electric (GE) Healthcare in the US where he was ...
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Air Charter Service appoints new head of São Paulo cargo business
Air Charter Service has appointed Andre Rodrigues to head up the cargo division in the company’s São Paulo office.Rodrigues brings more than 25 years’ aviation experience with him, having worked for a number of airlines, GSAs and other charter companies, arranging both cargo and passenger flights.In one of his previous ...
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Lorrain to lead CEVA's new ground transportation arm
CEVA Logistics is introducing ground transportation as a fourth business division, to run alongside the company’s existing air, ocean and contract logistics businesses.It will be headed up by Jérôme Lorrain as chief operating officer.Lorrain will relocate to CEVA’s US corporate headquarters in Houston from Dubai, where he served as executive ...
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Volga-Dnepr looks to expand in aerospace, humanitarian and oil & gas
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has announced the appointment of three global directors to push its expansion in the aerospace, humanitarian, and oil & gas sectors.Axel Kaldschmidt has been appointed global director, aerospace Industry.Aerospace customers account for 30% of Volga-Dnepr’s annual business and since its launch, the airline has operated over 5,250 flights ...
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Fuat Adoran to lead CEVA’s Balkan, Middle East and Africa cluster
CEVA Logistics has appointed Fuat Adoran to lead its Balkan, Middle East & Africa cluster.Adoran served as managing director, CEVA Turkey, for the last three years. He will continue to be based in Istanbul and will report to company chief executive, Xavier Urbain. He has worked at CEVA since the ...