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Cargolux progress in talks with unions
European freighter operator Cargolux has reached a "principle agreement" on a new collective work agreement (CWA) with the OGBL and LCGB unions, representing the majority of the Luxembourg-based carrier's ground staff.The airline said in a statement: "Management of Cargolux Airlines met with representatives of OGBL and LCGB on November 11 ...
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Air cargo peak season hits while forwarders report Asian capacity shortage
Initial traffic data from European airlines suggests there has been a strong peak-season pick-up in demand in October, while forwarders are reporting a shortage of capacity from Asia and bans on ad-hoc charter flights.The latest data from Lufthansa, Air France-KLM, IAG Cargo and Finnair shows that three of the airlines ...
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Volga-Dnepr steppes in for rare Russian horses
Volga-Dnepr Group has flown six endangered Przewalski horses from France to Russia as part of a project to reintroduce the animals to the Ural steppes of Russia.One of the Group’s Boeing 737-400SF freighters carried the rare horses from Montpellier in France to Orenburg, located on the Ural River some 1,500km ...
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Flower power purchase: Panalpina goes with the Airflo in Kenya
Panalpina is boosting its presence in Kenyan flower logistics by acquiring a majority stake in Airflo from the Dutch Flower Group (DFG), the world’s largest flower and plant trader.The acquisition, subject to conditions, reflects Switzerland-based Panalpina’s continued expansion in Africa and its increasing focus on the perishables business.Peter Ulber, Panalpina’s ...
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Platts' ambitious plans to develop Heathrow as a European cargo hub
Heathrow Airport cargo boss Nick Platts is a man on a mission: to make Heathrow the preferred European air cargo hub of choice, and he has the money to realise that ambition.Platts, previously head of ground handling at Heathrow, was appointed cargo boss in May at the UK’s number one ...
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Value of UK goods exported from Heathrow up almost 10%
The value of UK exports via Heathrow has increased 9.7% over a 12 month period as vaccines for medicine experience almost 100% growth and Chinese demand for UK products continues to grow.New data, produced to celebrate British Export Week, has revealed that over £7bn worth of British exports travelled to ...
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October tonnage declines for Frankfurt and Heathrow
Frankfurt, Europe’s number one air cargo hub by volume last year, and fourth placed London-Heathrow both recorded a decline in tonnages for October.The German hub saw volumes fall by 1.5% to 185,222 tonnes, the eighth month in a row that Frankfurt has seen red ink for its monthly throughputs versus ...
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Official opening for Emirates SkyCentral in Dubai
Dubai’s Emirates SkyCargo has officially opened its new airfreight terminal at Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC).Emirates SkyCentral, a first phase 800,000 tonne capacity cargo terminal that can handle 12 freighters, is located within the Dubai South complex, 77 km from the airline’s passenger aircraft hub at Dubai International Airport (DXB).A ...
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Chapman Freeborn and Airbroker announce new partnership
Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has launched a new strategic partnership with Oslo-based Airbroker to further enhance both companies’ offerings in the international air charter market.The agreement sees Chapman Freeborn become the exclusive partner for all of Airbroker’s charter requirements outside of its home market of Norway.“The new agreement has been established ...
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ACS helps out on world record attempt
Air Charter Service helped a team complete ‘Cape to Cape 2.0’, a world record attempt driving from the southernmost point in South Africa to the northernmost in Norway.With Syria being out of the question to travel through, the team, driving a VW Touareg from Cape Agulhas to Nordkapp, was given ...
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Brussels' cargo up in October but Ethiopian move will have "negative" effect
Brussels Airport handled 43,763 tonnes of cargo in October, a 7.3% rise in freight volumes versus the same month in 2014.The maindeck freighter segment showed “particularly strong growth” of 27.1% to 13,295 tonnes, thanks to the arrival of new airlines at the Belgian hub.However, the switch by Ethiopian Airways of ...
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CEVA losses narrow as airfreight volumes decline
Logistics firm CEVA recorded a decline in airfreight volumes during the third quarter of the year, but it did manage to narrow its net losses.The Netherlands-headquartered forwarder, which has been in the process of re-organisation, recorded a 4% year-on-year decline in airfreight volumes during the third quarter of the year ...
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Shippers welcome stricter lithium battery rules
Shipper representatives have welcomed new safety recommendations covering lithium battery air cargo shipments agreed by the Dangerous Goods Panel (DGP) of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).Two weeks ago, the DGP recommended that lithium batteries should have a state of charge of 30% or less, when carried in shipments on ...
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Lufthansa adds freighter flights to counter strike action
Lufthansa Cargo is deploying extra freighter capacity in order to mitigate the effects of a cabin crew strike taking place today.The strike by the cabin crew has now entered its fourth day and is estimated to be costing Lufthansa at least €10m per day.While the strikes are not affecting Lufthansa ...
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Qatar announces new dedicated pharma routes
Qatar Airways Cargo has announced the launch of two new dedicated pharma routes from India to Doha as it looks to capitalise on industry growth in the Middle East.The first new Pharma Express route will commence on November 10 and will operate from Mumbai via Ahmedabad to Doha on Tuesdays ...
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Cargojet records another loss despite Canada Post contract
Cargojet has reported an upsurge in third-quarter revenues as a result of its new Canada Post contract, but the increased business failed to help the airline return to profit.The Canada-based airline recorded a 59.5% year-on-year increase in third-quarter revenues to C$75.3m thanks to the Canada Post contract which started in ...
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FTA: Invest in Belfast or lose air cargo to rivals
The UK’s Freight Transport Association (FTA) has called for investment in an enterprise zone and road improvements at Belfast International Airport to encourage investment and prevent it losing air cargo volumes to competitors.The FTA argues that Belfast is the third largest handler of air freight in the UK outside of ...
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Middle East aircraft fleet to treble by 2034 says Airbus
Airbus forecasts that by 2034 the fleet of passenger and freighter aircraft in the Middle East region will almost treble from nearly 1,100 today to over 2,950.The European aircraft manufacturer said that traffic in the Middle East will grow at 6.0%, well above the world average 4.6%, over the next ...
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Etihad adding two B777 freighters
Etihad Airways has exercised its options on two Boeing 777 freighter aircraft, making the announcement on the opening day of the Dubai Air Show.The freighter options, with a list price value of $637m, were part of UAE national airline’s $67bn mixed fleet order for 199 aircraft in 2013.The additional freighter ...
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Special report: Fast thinking will get air cargo aid to where it’s needed
Rapid decision making by aid agencies and the airfreight industry is the key to getting aid cargo to the people that need it during humanitarian crises.“Airports can get congested quite quickly and we need to ask how we can make faster and smarter decisions,” said David Quinn, logistics movement officer ...