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Next steps for Cargolux China
European all-cargo carrier Cargolux has moved on to the next stage of launching Cargolux China, a Zhengzhou-based freighter airline which looks set for take-off by the first quarter of 2017.The Luxembourg-based carrier’s president and chief executive, Dirk Reich, said that the next few weeks will involve garnering approval from the ...
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Air cargo advance data filing: known and unknowns
To paraphrase former US defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld: “There are known knowns, there are known unknowns…but there are also unknown unknowns…things we don't know we don't know.”Regulators looking at advanced data filing for air cargo shipments have reached a similar conclusion.At last week’s meeting in Geneva of the ICAO and ...
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Dragonair rebrands, while Cathay alters expansion plans and suffers delivery delays
The Cathay Pacific Group has announced it will rebrand its Dragonair airline, while reports circulate that the delivery of its new A350s will be delayed and it is scaling back expansion plans.This morning, the Hong Kong-headquartered company announced that it would rebrand Dragonair as Cathay Dragon.“By more closely aligning the ...
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JAL temperature controlled services boost Q3 air cargo demand
Japanese airline JAL saw an increase in air cargo volumes during the first three quarters of its fiscal year, but this was not enough to stop revenues declining.JAL recorded a 4.3% year-on-year drop in cargo revenues during the April-December period to ¥60.4bn with the Japanese company blaming declines in fuel ...
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Moves for temporary lithium batteries ban welcomed by pilots
A US pilot association has welcomed moves to introduce a temporary ban on the transport of lithium batteries on passenger aircraft but said this won’t resolve risks for air cargo freighters.The Air Line Pilots Association International (ALPA) has welcomed the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) Air Navigation Commission’s work in ...
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Shanghai Air Cargo Summit set for June
Shanghai will play host to Air Cargo Summit, a new industry networking event taking place at the Hyatt on the Bund from 12-15 June 2016.The event will see visits to Air Cargo China & Transport Logistics China, taking place from 14-16 June at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre, and ...
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Alaska partnership to promote air cargo
A new Alaskan business partnership has been formed to promote the airfreight cluster around the US state’s Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC).Alaska AeroNexus brings together the Alaska International Airport System, the Municipality of Anchorage and Anchorage Economic Development Corp (AEDC).It aims to “increase economic opportunity, growth and diversification in ...
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Iran Air steps up to the world stage with order for 118 aircraft
Iran Air confirmed an agreement with Airbus for the acquisition of 118 new airliners (73 widebodies and 45 single aisle).The agreement for 118 new aircraft, signed by Farhad Parvaresh, Iran Air chairman and chief executive, includes 21 A320ceo family, 24 A320neo family, 27 A330ceo family, 18 A330neo (-900), 16 A350-1000 ...
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CH Robinson adds new LA cargo screening facility
CH Robinson has opened a new US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) certified cargo screening facility in Los Angeles as it looks to reduce reliance on third-party service providers.The new in-house screening facility includes approximately 1,850sq m of warehouse space, state of the art screening machines, and a dedicated airfreight team ...
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FedEx opens Nordic Gateway in Copenhagen
FedEx Express has opened officially its new Nordic Gateway facility at Copenhagen Airport in Denmark, a facility that will serve as a gateway for inbound and outbound shipments for Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.The 8,000 sq m facility can sort 3,300 packages per hour, process 18 weekly FedEx Express flights, ...
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Antonov denies liquidation reports
Antonov has denied reports that the company has been liquidated, pointing out that the manufacturer has actually been transferred to a different state concern.Several media reports have carried stories on the demise on the iconic aircraft manufacturer over the last few days.In response, the company said it had transferred the ...
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Qatar Marches on with freighter routes to Budapest, Prague and Ho Chi Minh
Qatar Airways Cargo will launch A330F freighter routes to Budapest, Prague and Ho Chi Minh in March, filling a “definite gap in the market” and increasing the Middle East airline’s freighter destinations in Europe to 14 and in Asia/Pacific to six.An Airbus freighter will fly twice a week from Qatar ...
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Air cargo industry set to benefit from easing of Iranian sanctions
The logistics industry stands to benefit from the removal of Iranian sanctions but uncertainties remain “substantial”, according to one logistics consultant.In a research note, Transport Intelligence practice leader Thomas Cullen said that the removal of certain aspects of the Iranian sanction regime had “triggered a flood of business, much of ...
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Air Partner teams up with TALA for urgent flights for aerospace industry
The Aerospace Logistics Alliance (TALA) and air charter service provider Air Partner have co-operated in providing a number of flights for aerospace industry over the past few months.On one flight, a small King Air turboprop was chartered out of London Southend Airport to Zurich on behalf of TALA UK carrying ...
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Lowrie to head SEKO aerospace and aviation business
SEKO Logistics has created an aerospace & aviation industry vertical that will be headed by Bryan Lowrie, managing director, and headquartered in Dallas, Texas, the world’s second largest aerospace market.SEKO has served leading manufacturing and production customers in the industry for a number of years. Now it is increasing its ...
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WACO System launches vendor membership
Global freight management network The WACO System has created a new associate vendor membership level, with Chapman Freeborn and Cargoguide as the first two members in that category.The new membership is open to suppliers providing “critical services” to The WACO System’s independent forwarder members.Richard Charles, executive director, The WACO System, ...
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NewsMAG Cargo sees 4.3% UK network tonnage rise in 2015
MAG Cargo saw a 4.3% growth in 2015 tonnages across the UK airport group’s four hubs, as “spare capacity and favourable economic conditions led freight operators to increase their volumes”.Collectively, MAG’s airport portfolio of East Midlands, London Stansted, Manchester and Bournemouth handled 672,206 tonnes in 2015, up from 644,486 in ...
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BIFA award winners take a bow
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has revealed the winners of its Freight Service Awards competition 2015.Robert Keen, BIFA director general, speaking at the 27th freight services awards luncheon ceremony, said: “I know that every year BIFA members look forward to attending the Awards luncheon as I do. It has ...
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NewsGlobal economic weakness is air cargo's biggest concern in 2016
The Air Cargo News annual reader survey has revealed that the current state of the global economy is the single biggest challenge to the industry, while the pharmaceutical sector offers the best potential for growth.This year’s survey asked freight forwarders, airports, handlers and air cargo carriers their opinions on a ...
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Singapore Airlines Cargo extends handling contract with Frankfurt Cargo Services
Frankfurt Cargo Services (FCS) and Singapore Cargo Airlines have renewed the carrier’s handling contract at the German airport, Europe's largest airfreight hub by volumes.Hans-Georg Emmert, managing director of FCS, said: “We are very pleased that Singapore Airlines, one of Asia’s leading airlines, has decided to extend its contract with FCS ...