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No more horsing around: Qatar to fly 118 show jumping and dressage horses
Qatar Airways Cargo will this week transport 118 show jumping and dressage horses from Liege to Doha to take part in the CHI Al Shaqab international equine event.Three chartered Boeing 777 freighters equipped with air stables will carry the horses and a team of almost 90 vets and grooms to ...
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Qatar Airways' cargo tonnages soar by 37.5% in 2015
Qatar Airways Cargo saw a 37.5% surge in tonnages during full year 2015, citing a combination of “fleet and network expansion, creative interline agreements and by deploying capacity on expanding or untapped markets”.The Doha-hubbed airline increased its cargo volumes from 1,104,000 tonnes in 2014 to 1,520,000 tonnes in 2015.The combination ...
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Etihad’s horse sense with B777 freighter fleet additions
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Cargo has taken delivery of a new Boeing 777 freighter, with a second such aircraft due to arrive in March.Both freighters, with a combined list price value of $637m, will come equipped with nine seats, allowing the Middle East airline to carry additional grooms as part of ...
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ICAO clarifies on new lithium-ion battery restrictions
ICAO has issued “additional clarifications” on new lithium-ion battery shipment restrictions as cargo on passenger aircraft, which the UN aviation agency announced last week.The 36-state ICAO Governing Council adopted a new aviation safety measure which prohibits, on an interim basis from April 2016, all shipments of Lithium-ion batteries as cargo ...
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Cargo traffic flattens out across Asia-Pacific, but booms in Middle East
According to the latest statistics from ACI Asia-Pacific, there was a mere 0.7% year-on-year increase in freight volumes through its Asia-Pacific member airports in December.And growth over the year at airports across ACI Asia-Pacific’s remit was a mere 1.5%, a trend — ACI said — that reflects downward pressures from ...
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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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Vote for your Cargo Airline of the Year
Voting is now open for Air Cargo News’ 32nd annual Cargo Airline of the Year awards. You can vote for carriers to specific regions and your favourite all-cargo airline. The 2015 categories are:Best Cargo Airline to/from: Africa, Americas, Asia/Pacific, Europe & Middle East, All-Cargo Airline and the Cargo Airline of ...
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Aramex 2015 revenues up but net profits dip due to staff incentive scheme
Dubai-based logistics operator Aramex saw its 2015 full Year revenues increase by 5% to AED3.8bn, while annual net profits fell by 2% to AED311m, due partly to a company incentive scheme to retain talented staff.Exposure to major currency fluctuations, primarily the Euro, South African Rand and Australian Dollar, had a ...
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Dubai International sees 3.4% rise in 2015 cargo volumes
Dubai International Airport (DXB) handled 2,506,092 tonnes of airfreight in 2015, a 3.4% increase on the previous year despite the transfer of all pure cargo operators to Dubai World Central.Monthly freight volumes in December totalled 218,408, up 5% compared to 207,618 recorded during the same month in 2014.The UAE airport ...
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Aircraft orders monthly: Iran Air and Gulf Air with busy start to the year
Agreements for 118 new aircraft for Iran AirIran Air has signed an agreement with Airbus for the acquisition of the full range of new Airbus airliners (73 widebodies and 45 single aisle).This includes pilot and maintenance training and support services to help the entry into service and efficient operations of ...
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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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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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Iran poised to buy planes again
Iran is poised to begin the long process of rebuilding its civil aviation fleet, following the ending of UN sanctions this month.The country’s government is expected to sign a deal for about 114 Airbus aircraft in Paris this week, which would allow state carrier Iran Air and other operators to ...
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Etihad launches new green temperature controlled dolly system
Etihad Cargo has teamed up with the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology to launch a new design of temperature-controlled and energy-efficient air cargo container cool dolly system.The carrier says that the diesel-powered cooling systems on dollies used at many airports and ground-handling operations use too much energy, are expensive ...
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Aramex buys Fastway Couriers in New Zealand
Dubai-based logistics operator Aramex has expanded its footprint in the Asia-Pacific region with the 100% acquisition of Fastway Couriers in New Zealand for NZ$125m.Established in 1983, Fastway Couriers' global network includes 63 regional depots and 1,500 courier franchisees across Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Northern Ireland and South Africa. With more ...
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Weak November for cargo at Asian and Middle Eastern hubs
Airfreight volumes remained weak in November in the Middle East and Asia, reflecting the “slowdown of the Chinese economy and uncertainty in the commodity exporting countries”, according to latest data from the Asia-Pacific arm of Airports Council International (ACI).Freight volumes in the Asia-Pacific region declined by 1.5% and the Middle ...
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Hollywood bowled over by Qatar's extra LA freighter
Qatar Airways will serve Los Angeles with a fourth weekly Boeing 777 freighter service from January 19, after launching the US west coast maindeck route with a twice weekly frequency to its Doha hub in April 2015.Group chief executive Akbar Al Baker announced the Middle East carrier's additional freighter frequency ...
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Etihad cargo volumes up by 4% in 2015
Etihad Airways reported strong cargo volumes for 2015, with 592,090 tonnes of freight and mail flown in total, a four percent increase year-on-year.The national airline of the United Arab Emirates accounted for 88% of cargo imports, exports and transfers at Abu Dhabi International Airport last year.The airline's Etihad Cargo division ...
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Saudi Arabia-Iran flights suspended as tensions rise
Saudi Arabia and Bahrain have halted all flights to and from Iran amid rising tension in the region following the Saudis’ execution on January 2 of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr and other prominent Shi'ite clerics and consequent severing of diplomatic relations.Saudia and Gulf Air have halted all flights, as has Iran ...