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NewsTigers supports K&N Filters’ operations in China
Laura Crow of TigersTigers is working with K&N Filters, a high-performance automotive air filter and air filtration manufacturer that is expanding its operations in China.China is, Tigers noted, the world’s largest automotive market and Hong Kong-based Tigers is providing logistical support through its Chinese network of offices and facilities to ...
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NewsAtran teams up with Cainiao to link Hangzhou and Riga
Atran Airlines, the Russian express services carrier within the Volga-Dnepr Group, has introduced a new route into its network that links Hangzhou in China with Riga in Latvia.Hangzhou is an emerging technology hub and an important gateway in China’s burgeoning e-commerce industry.A weekly flight is being operated every Thursday by ...
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NewsTurkish Cargo flies into Porto
A Turkish Cargo A330-200F; this one is taking off from Liege AirportOn 12 May, Turkish Cargo added Porto to its wide-ranging freighter network.An industrial hub, the second-largest city in Portugal, Porto is now served by Turkish Cargo A330-200F aircraft on an İstanbul-Madrid-Porto-İstanbul routeing.Reflecting the growth being enjoyed by Turkey’s biggest ...
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NewsDHL Express confirms continuing presence at Bahrain Airport
DHL Express has inked a contract that extends the lease on its facility at Bahrain International Airport (BIA) for another 10 years.The chief executive of the gateway’s operator, Bahrain Airport Company (BAC), Mohamed Yousif Al Binfalah, signed the lease extension along with DHL Express chief executive for the Middle East ...
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NewsCathay Pacific Cargo volumes fall in April
Ronald Lam, Cathay PacificCathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon carried a total of 163,694 tonnes of cargo and mail in April, a fall of 6.2% year on year.The combined cargo load factor for the two carriers of the Cathay Pacific Group also fell – by 5.5% (to 62.5%) over the same ...
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NewsFinnair Cargo appoints Swissport for Helsinki's COOL Nordic Cargo Hub
Finnair Cargo has appointed Swissport as the terminal operator for its €80m COOL Nordic Cargo Hub at Helsinki Airport, taking over operations from June 1.The 31,000 sq m facility opened in 2018, focused on temperature-sensitive and high-value cargo shipments between Europe and Asia.In addition to its operations at the COOL ...
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SIA's full year cargo revenues up 2.1% in "softening" trade environment
Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group saw flown cargo revenue increase by 2.1% in the 2018/19 financial year despite a “softening trade environment” and a lower fourth quarter.The S$45m increase in overall revenues for the year came as stronger yields (+5.7%) was "more than sufficient” to offset a 3.5% fall in loads ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo appoints Dsouza as account manager in Melbourne
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has appointed Bosco Dsouza as account manager, Melbourne, as the airline looks to build on the strong growth of its Australia cargo business in the past year.Tonnage rose 51% year-on-year and revenues climbed 58% alongside the expansion of Virgin Australia’s international presence and the opportunity to connect ...
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NewsSF Airlines plans transpacific expansion with New York freighter
Photo: SF AirlinesFast-growing express carrier SF Airlines has applied to the US Department of Transportation to launch a scheduled freighter service between its Hangzhou hub and New York.The Chinese carrier hopes to launch the three-times per week service in September 2019 utilising one of its two Boeing 747-400F freightersThe service ...
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NewsACS expands in Moscow with new office
Charter firm Air Charter Service (ACS) has moved its Moscow operation into a new office space as it looks to grow its Russian business.The company moved into the new premises, which are almost twice the size of its existing office, in April.Azat Mulgimov, regional director of ACS Russia & CIS, ...
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NewsAstral Aviation maintains humanitarian airlift for cyclone-hit Mozambique
Astral Aviation is continuing to operate humanitarian aid flights into Mozambique following the devastating Cyclone Idai in March and Cyclone Kenneth in April this year.Kenya-based freighter operator Astral was the first cargo airline to land in Beira with relief aid, bringing 22 tons of high energy biscuits from Dubai via ...
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Qatar set to receive four B777Fs this year
In an interview with the Gulf Times, Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar al-Baker has confirmed that four of the B777 freighters it has on order will be delivered this year.The airline finalised its order for five B777Fs at the 2018 Farnborough Airshow but did not reveal a timeline for their ...
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NewsThey're off: Champion horses check-in to Emirates Equine
Emirates SkyCargo flew 90 horses from Belgium to China on a Boeing 777 freighter for the Shanghai leg of the Longines Global Champions Tour.They were the latest to experience the Middle East carrier's specialised Emirates Equine product, described as equine business class for the "calm and comfortable" transportation of horses.The ...
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NewsEuropean airports see 1.8% cargo volume decline in Q1 2019
Freight traffic at Europe’s airports fell by 1.8% during the first quarter of 2019 although Belgian freighter-friendly hub Liège saw volumes surge by 12.5%.The latest report by European airport trade body ACI Europe, said: “The decline in freight traffic in Q1 was all down to the European Union (EU) market ...
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NewsWFS and Avinor terminate Oslo seafood centre deal
Oslo Seafood Centre - artist's impressionThe future of a huge new seafood centre at Oslo airport is hanging in the balance after ground handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) and airport operator Avinor agreed to terminate their deal for the construction and operation of the hub.The reasons for the deal ...
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NewsPriority Freight appoints first group head of airfreight
Santiago Tejedo (left) and Gabriel Dopazo (right)Priority Freight has continued to target the air sector with the appointment of its first group head of airfreight, Santiago Tejedo.He "steps into the newly created role bringing a wealth of airfreight experience with him", the time-critical logistics firm said.Tejedo, who joined Priority Freight ...
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NewsEmirates CCO resigns days after profit fall announced
Thierry AntinoriEmirates has confirmed that chief commercial officer Thierry Antinori has resigned from his position, where he managed commercial operations and products, Emirates Skycargo and Emirates Skywards.Adnan Kazim, divisional senior vice president, strategic planning, revenue optimisation and aeropolitical affairs, will take over as acting chief commercial officer.The news comes shortly ...
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Agility sees profits, revenues and airfreight increase
Kuwait-based logistics and infrastructure firm Agility saw revenues and profits increase during the first quarter of the year despite a slowing growth environment.First-quarter revenues at the company increased by 1.9% year on year to KD378.8m ($1.2bn), while ebitda was up 22.8% to KD46.3m and net profits imporved by 7.3% to ...
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Turkish Cargo's new Porto of call for freighter network
Turkish Cargo, the Air Cargo News Cargo Airline of the Year 2019, has included Porto (OPO) in Portugal to its freighter network.The carrier will operate A330-200F flights to/from Porto on Sundays with an Istanbul-Madrid–Porto-Istanbul rotation.A spokesperson for Turkish Cargo said that Portugal’s second largest city , with a population of ...
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NewsSwissport's 'excellent' 2018 saw cargo revenues up by 6.5%
Swissport reported an “excellent year” in 2018 as the ground handler saw total group revenues surge by 6.7% to just under €3bn, with revenues in air cargo handling rising by 6.5% to €560m.The Switzerland-based company, whose parent is China’s HNA Group, recorded 2018 operating EBITDA of €273.2m, an increase of ...