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China Southern adds another US route
The inaugural flight of a new China Southern freighter service to the US took off with 96 tons of cargo on its maiden flight on 22 October. The flight, operated by a 777-200F on a Guangzhou-Anchorage-Chicago-Tianjin-Guangzhou itinerary departs the Chinese city on Thursday and Sunday.China Southern now operates five cargo ...
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Air cargo demand stagnant while yields decline
Airline data continues to point towards difficult market conditions for air cargo carriers, but some regions are showing improvements.Figures released today by WorldACD show that volumes during August increased 0.9% against last year while yields fell by 1.2% compared with July.The analyst said demand and yield data for the year ...
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Volga-Dnepr hails East Midlands efforts
East Midlands Airport has been named the ‘Most Cargo Charter Friendly Airport’ in the UK by Volga-Dnepr Group.The award was presented at a gala dinner in London on 1 October to celebrate the Group’s 25th anniversary to the airport’s commercial director, Julian Carr (pictured, right), by the Russian carrier’s vice ...
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Airport cargo volumes decline in August
Global airfreight volumes at airports continued to slow in August as China’s economic slowdown took its toll on the cargo industry.The latest data from Airports Council International shows airports recorded an August decrease in cargo volumes of 0.2% year-on-year (see table below).For the first eight months of the year, volumes ...
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ACMI market set to grow as carriers seek flexibility
The ACMI (wet-lease) aircraft market will continue to grow in future because of carriers’ need for flexibility, while the number of wet-lease joint ventures and long-term relationships will also continue to increase.Speaking at Air Cargo News’ Freighters and Bellyhold Conference in Abu Dhabi, Atlas Air Worldwide executive vice president and ...
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Charter brokers evolve to face new threats
Traditional cargo charter brokers are developing their services as they face competition from new market entrants and customers increasingly gain direct access to airlines.Speaking at the Freighters and Belly Cargo Conference in Abu Dhabi, Air Charter Service (ACS) group commercial director Justin Lancaster highlighted some the challenges faced by traditional ...
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Lufthansa to add new cargo partner by year end
Lufthansa is set to add a new joint venture partner by the end of the year, following the model it adopted with ANA. It believes this type of partnership overcomes the issues faced by cargo alliances in the past.Speaking at the Air Cargo News Freighters and Belly Cargo Conference, Lufthansa ...
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UAE sea-air still has a future despite decline
Sea-air services using the UAE as a hub still have a future because of the growing African market, according to one speaker at the Freighters and Belly Cargo Conference.Dubai National Association of Freight and Logistics president, David Philips told delegates that sea-air volumes through the UAE had declined by around ...
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African airlines urged to look to opportunities at home
African airlines should co-operate more to take advantage of the growing intra-Africa market, according to Astral Aviation chief executive Sanjeev Gadhia.Speaking at Air Cargo News’ Freighters and Belly Cargo Conference, Gadhia said that African airlines tended to partner with foreign carriers rather than African carriers. However, the latter could open ...
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New Cargo Services System top priority for Cathay freight boss
The launch of Cathay Pacific’s Cargo Services System (CSS) in July 2016 is a top priority, says the carrier’s director of cargo, Simon Large.“It will be the nuts and bolts of the whole operation so it has to work – and work well,” he told a Cathay Pacific company magazine.Large ...
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UPS to launch pan-Africa airline
United Parcel Service is to launch a Tunisia-based pan-African airline from 12 January, according to local press reports. The US-based integrator has partnered with local Tunisian freight firm Express Logistic to set up Express Air Cargo (Enfidha). It plans to develop services between Enfidha airport – about midway between Tunis ...
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Brussels gives green light to FedEx-TNT deal
FedEx and TNT Express say that the European Commission will not object to their planned merger, ahead of the expiry of a deadline on 23 October. The announcement clears a significant hurdle for the deal. Although clearance from competition authorities in other countries is still needed, the European Commission’s assent ...
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Bavarian business backs third Munich runway
A new study by the VBW Bavarian business association has come out in favour of a third runway at Munich Airport in the near future, saying that it will be vital for ongoing competitiveness.It states that Munich Airport "is a decisive factor behind the high level of prosperity in Bavaria," ...
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Qatar heads to northern dynamo
QATAR Airways Cargo plans to launch a freighter service to Stavanger, Norway, effective 3 November. Stavanger is the European oil and gas capital, with many of the major oil and gas companies and supplier companies having their Norwegian headquarters located there.Another significant export around the world is fish, while imports ...
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Africa: Home-grown talent boosts all-cargo sector
To date, there have been few African freighter operators on the continent, and almost no all-cargo carriers. That has started to change with the arrival of Astral Aviation in Kenya and Khuphuka Kings Airways in South Africa.Khuphuka, operating out of Durban King Shaka airport, started cargo services in early 2014 ...
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Stand-alone success for Europa Air & Sea
The Europa Air & Sea division of logistics operator, Europa Worldwide Group, said its airfreight import volumes grew 3% in August 2015 compared with the same month last year.Dartford, UK-based Europa Worldwide Group said its Air & Sea division had gone “from strength to strength” after it was launched as ...
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Gefco in control at IJS
Gefco Group formally completed its takeover of Netherlands-based forwarder, IJS Global. Gefco, which is 75% owned by Russian interests, said the move would strengthen its air and sea freight activities.Announced on 23 September 2015, the acquisition of IJS Global came into effect on 15 October with the transfer of 100% ...
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Cash-strapped airlines call for IT investment
Speakers at an air cargo forum are expected to call for the entire air cargo industry to make investments in new IT and to switch over to new generation systems.Cargo airline representatives are due to assemble at the Four Seasons Hotel in Singapore on 21 October for software specialists IBS’ ...
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Air Canada offers online booking for AC Absolute
Booking requests for Air Canada Cargo’s AC Absolute temperature-controlled service can now be made online via a dedicated link on the carrier’s new e-Booking tool. Once logged in, users can enter their specific requirements for leasing active containers (for example, container type, size, quantity or set temperature) and the desired ...
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ACS opens in Miami
Air Charter Service has opened its doors in Miami - its fifth office in North America after Los Angeles, Houston, New York and Toronto.President of ACS North America, , Richard Thompson, explained: “We have a really strong customer base in Florida and decided that now was the right time to ...