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NewsEuropean cargo monthly: Cargo growth slows in May
European airlines saw cargo growth slow in May, although the market was particularly strong this time last year.Europe’s largest air cargo combination carrier group, Lufthansa, saw cargo traffic during the month increase by 0.4% year on year to 908m revenue cargo tonne kms, which lags behind its growth rate for ...
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Seminars outlining new UK Customs system hit the road
Freight forwarder group BIFA, Agency Sector Management (ASM) and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have launched a series of seminars to outline the UK's new Customs system.Delegates at seminars held this week were told that whilst HMRC’s CHIEF computer system for submitting customs declarations in the UK has served the ...
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Brussels launches blockchain freight management app
Brussels Airport has launched its first application using blockchain technology, which it describes as the next step in the landside management tool it is developing with stakeholders in the BRUcargo airfreight community.Steven Polmans, head of cargo and logistics at Brussels Airport and chairman of the community organisation Air Cargo Belgium, ...
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China Airlines steadfast on maindeck fleet
In this day and age there are not many carriers — particularly combination carriers — outside of the Middle East with substantial freighter fleets.High oil prices plus the peaks and extended troughs over the past decade have taken their toll on the appetites of carriers for any large exposure to ...
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Heathrow cargo traffic up as expansion vote approaches
A total of 144,171 metric tonnes of cargo passed through London’s Heathrow gateway in May, up by 0.5% over the same month of last year and the airport’s 22nd consecutive month of record growth.However, this is down on the airport's year-to-date growth rate: over the course of the first five ...
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Swiss WorldCargo's ULD pharma network grows
Swiss WorldCargo now has 36 Qualified Envirotainer Provider (QEP) accredited stations, says the pharmaceutical cold chain solutions provider.The carrier’s network consists of QEP Basic, Advanced and Expert levels, with 31 stations receiving the QEP Advanced accreditation, the highest such number in the industry.Its Zurich hub has also recently been recognized ...
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North of England airport site set for further expansion
Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA) has been given the green light from the local council for further expansion of its 1,600 acre Aero Centre Yorkshire.The expansion will include up to 600,000 sq ft of office, general industry, storage and distribution space developed with the potential to create up to 800 jobs.It ...
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Emirates SkyCargo adds two new UK destinations
Emirates SkyCargo is adding London Stansted and Edinburgh to its network – its seventh and eighth destinations in the UK.The Dubai-based airline will operate a daily service to both destinations using the bellyhold capacity of its Boeing 777-300ER passenger aircraft with a cargo capacity of up to 20 tonnes per ...
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Work starts on £1bn Manchester airport transformation project
Manchester Airport has started work on a new taxiway as part of its £1bn transformation programme announced in July last year.The building of Taxiway Delta Echo marks the start of the reconfiguration of the airfield at the Northern UK airport – the third largest in the country – to help ...
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UK Cabinet poised for Heathrow runway decision
The UK Cabinet’s economic sub-committee is expected to approve plans for a third runway at Heathrow airport later today (see update here), paving the way for a decision by the full cabinet followed by a vote by MPs during the next few weeks.It could bring finally ring down the curtain ...
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Cabinet approves Heathrow expansion
The UK government has backed plans for the development of a new runway at Heathrow Airport.The UK Cabinet’s economic sub-committee approved plans for a third runway at the London airport before the proposals were backed by the full cabinet.The UK secretary of state for transport Chris Grayling said: "A successful, ...
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FJ Miller leaps aboard Carousel Logistics
Carousel Logistics Group has appointed Franz-Joseph Miller as board chairman. He was co-founder of German same-day delivery specialist and former chief executive of Lufthansa’s time:mattersIn his new role, he will position Carousel Logistics group – which incorporates Carousel Logistics Ltd and LSi Logistik - as a key European player.He will ...
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Hactl to handle Air Belgium's cargo in Hong Kong
Newly-launched carrier Air Belgium has appointed Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) to handle cargo for its new service.Air Belgium started twice-weekly Charleroi (‘Brussels South’) to Hong Kong services on June 4, using A340-300 passenger aircraft with about 14 tonnes’ cargo capacity per flightHactl is providing the airline with ...
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Indonesia’s Cardig Air adds to its freighter fleet
Indonesian all-cargo operator Cardig Air has leased a Boeing 737-400F from leasing and specialist MRO organisation Vallair.Following conversion in the US, final compliance checks were carried out at Vallair’s facility in Montpellier, France before the aircraft was delivered to Jakarta mid-May.Head of Vallair’s cargo conversions business unit, Peter Koster, said ...
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Finlogistics acquisition doubles Leman’s Finland footprint
Danish-based logistics company Leman has acquired Finland-based FL Services Finlogistics, doubling its presence in the country.Based in Kerava, 35km north of Helsinki as well as in Kotka, Finlogistics offers airfreight, sea freight and logistics solutions. It has ten employees and a turnover of €9m.Leman Group chief executive Thomas Krøyer said ...
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Cargo helps Air Charter Service make a record start to the year
Air Charter Service (ACS) made a record start to the year in its financial first quarter, with cargo charter numbers increasing by 33%.ACS group cargo director Dan Morgan-Evans said that during its first quarter the company arranged 1,048 cargo contracts, compared to 790 during the same period last year, while ...
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Cainiao reveals plans for five global logistics hubs
Alibaba’s logistics arm Cainiao has selected five cities to become its global hubs, with Hangzhou, Dubai, Kuala Lumpur, Liege and Moscow the chosen locations.According to the Alizila news network, which is also controlled by Alibaba, the e-commerce giant revealed to the Global Smart Logistics Summit its strategy to create more ...
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Chinese cities Wuhan and Sanya added to Heathrow network
London’s Heathrow airport today welcomed the launch of two new direct routes to the Chinese cities of Wuhan and Sanya by China Southern.Both destinations are a first for direct routes into Heathrow, while the connection to Sanya is a first for Europe. These routes, said an airport spokesperson, will allow ...
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Air France-KLM is launch customer for CSafe Global's RAP e-container
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AF-KLMP) has joined hands with CSafe Global to launch the ULD pharma specialists' new RAP e-container.A spokesperson for the Franco-Netherlands carrier said: "As the most robust operational container, this new electrical container will allow us to offer state-of-the-art service to our customers in the pharmaceutical ...
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Schiphol tests digital tool to maximise bellyhold cargo
Amsterdam Schiphol airport, faced by a constraint on freighter aircraft slots, is offering airline planners the chance to test a digital tool that will maximise bellyhold cargo capacity on intercontinental routes.It is claimed that there is “significant unused belly capacity” on North American routes and that utilising a percentage of ...