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Volga-Dnepr Airlines puts the breaks on broker relationships
Russian carrier Volga-Dnepr Airlines has discontinued doing business with aircraft charter brokers for its fleet of An-124-100 and IL-76TD-90VD freighters.In a statement the carrier said that the decision comes as it "continues to develop its business and reinforce its direct sales efforts globally".The statement added: "This decision applies only to ...
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UPS invests for surge in cross-border e-commerce
UPS has unveiled a transformation strategy to handle a 40% surge in package revenues and a 28% increase in cross-border e-commerce volumes by 2022.The growth programme for the US parcels and logistics giant includes continued capital investment in its global network at previously announced levels.This will see new and renovated ...
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China Northwest International Cargo Airlines gets the green light
China’s Northwest Regional Administration of Civil Aviation Administration has approved the establishment of China Northwest International Cargo Airlines, a cross-border venture supported by a mix of public and private investment.The lion’s share of the total RMB1bn registered capital comes from Shaanxi Provincial Communication Construction Group, which is investing 50%. YTO ...
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Ground handler LUG reorganises management structure
Frankfurt-based air cargo ground handler LUG has re-organised its management structure, stating that the changes will provide "a sustainable, future oriented network structure".Patrik Tschirch, LUG managing director and chief executive, now leads the expanded LUG network and is responsible for the stations in Frankfurt/Main, Munich, and Hamburg as well as ...
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YTO expands international cargo operations with Tokyo flight
YTO Airlines has launched a new international freighter flight between Zhengzhou and Tokyo to cater for e-commerce demand.The first flight of the weekly service, which will operate using a Boeing 757-200 freighter, landed at Xinzheng International Airport on September 11 from Tokyo Narita. It is the third international route launched ...
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FTA repeats calls for aviation to be a Brexit priority
UK shipper group the Freight Transport Association (FTA) has again called on the government to prioritise the negotiation of aviation and road access agreements with the European Union (EU) to keep trade moving after Brexit.Speaking at the eTail Fulfilment and Returns Conference in London's Canary Wharf, FTA deputy chief executive ...
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Etihad adds FreshForward cool chain product
Middle East carrier Etihad Cargo has launched its FreshForward cool chain product for importing perishable goods to the UAE, adding last-mile delivery in its home market for selected products.The new service ensures items such as fresh fruits, vegetables, dairy, fish, meat and flowers move across across the Abu Dhabi based ...
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CargoLogicAir boosts management as fourth B747 freighter waits in the wings
Ex-Martinair senior executive Frank De Jong is joining CargoLogicAir (CLA) as part of swathe of new appointments to the British airline's executive and management teams as the all-cargo carrier prepares to take delivery of its next Boeing 747 freighter.De Jong joins CLA as chief operations officer to support the carrier's ...
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Heathrow volumes edge ahead in August
London's Heathrow Airport saw cargo volumes grow by 1.2% in August to 140,738 tonnes, with airfreight growth led by the US, with over 50,000 tonnes travelling to and from the world's largest economy.For the eight month year to date, Heathrow handled just over 1.1m tonnes between January and August 2018, ...
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Kerry Logistics expands in Pakistan with new office
Kerry Logistics has formed a new Pakistan subsidiary to tap into the increasing trade in South Asia as well as the new business opportunities along the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (‘CPEC’), a major pilot scheme of the Belt and Road initiative.The new subsidiary provides air and ocean freight, cross-border road freight ...
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SpiceJet takes delivery of first freighter as it prepares for cargo flights
Low-cost Indian airline SpiceJet has received its first freighter aircraft as it prepares to launch operations on September 18, according to local reports.According to The Hindu Business Line, the carrier will launch with two Boeing 737-700 freighters, eventually adding two B737-800Fs.Services will operate between Delhi and Bengaluru, with the carrier ...
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CargoLogicGermany set for take-off with B737s
CargoLogicGermany (CLG) is taxiing for take-off but has already sourced three Boeing 737 freighters destined for the German register and will serve a German market “ripe” for an additional express operator.The start-up project, a partner carrier of the Volga-Dnepr Group (VDG), has plans for up to nine B737Fs and is ...
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DHL to expand in Vienna with new airport facility
DHL Global Forwarding and DHL Freight have started construction of the new DHL Campus Vienna Airport.DHL Global Forwarding and DHL Freight are each building an advanced freight terminal and an office building with a total of around 12,000m² of warehouse space and around 3,500m² of office space on the property ...
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Chinese carrier Uni-top adds Liege freighter service
Uni-top Airlines has added a new all-cargo route from Liege to Wuhan utilising a Boeing 747-400F.This is the latest European cargo route opened by the airline after the introduction of its route from Luxembourg to Wuhan on January 26, 2018.The new route has three flights per week, every Monday, Wednesday, ...
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Agility raises warehousing game in Mozambique
Forwarding and logistics firm Agility has started work on a 29ha warehouse park at Marracuene, near Maputo in Mozambique, laying the foundation stone in the presence of provincial governor, Raimundo Maico Diomba.The new park, on the city’s ring road, will provide 175,000sq m of space and is part of a ...
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DHL Express hails ten years in Leipzig
DHL Express celebrated the tenth anniversary of its Leipzig airfreight hub on the weekend of 1-2 September, with a family celebration for employees and an exclusive festival concert for invited citizens from all over central Germany.The final event on Sunday was an official ceremony in the Leipzig Gewandhaus, attended by ...
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Kansai Airport set to re-open to domestic flights after devastating typhoon
Osaka Kansai International Airport is expected to reopen to domestic flights on Friday (September 7) despite the severe damage caused by Typhoon Jebi earlier in the week , according to Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.At the height of the storm, the most severe to hit the region in a quarter ...
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IATA calls for action in Indian aviation
IATA director general and chief executive Alexandre de Juniac has highlighted several areas that could maximise the potential contribution of India’s aviation industry to the country’s development.Speaking at the International Aviation Summit in Delhi, co-hosted by the Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA), Airports Authority India (AAI) and IATA, de ...
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Typhoon Jebi brings Osaka to a standstill
Osaka Kansai International Airport remains closed as a result of Typhoon Jebi that made landfall in Japan on September 4, causing significant damage to the gateway’s Terminal 1 as well as other destruction and several deaths across the country.The gateway, which was flooded on Tuesday, said all flights are currently ...
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China Airlines adds Rickenbacker freighter operation
Taiwan’s China Airlines has launched three times a week Boeing 747-400 Freighter services between Taipei and Columbus, Ohio.Rickenbacker Airport is the carrier’s 11th US destination. The airline provides onward connections to Chicago, Seattle and Anchorage.China Airlines noted that Rickenbacker’s airfreight volumes “jumped” by 70% in 2017 compared to 2016, as ...