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Emirates cargo revenues soar 17% in 2017-18 financial year
Dubai-based airline Emirates carried just over 2.6m tonnes in the 2017-18 financial year, a 1.8% increase over prior year, while sister company, ground handler dnata, registered an 8.4% rise in global volumes to around 3.1m tonnes.The airline's airfreight division, Emirates SkyCargo, achieved revenues of AED12.4bn, an increase of 17% over ...
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Saudia Cargo wrestles with special cargo
Saudia Cargo had to grapple with a special cargo operation recently when it was tasked with transporting equipment for wrestling organisation WWE's Royal Rumble event.The airline used one of its widebody Boeing 747Fs to haul in tons of production equipment, including the wrestling ring, from New York to Jeddah on ...
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Swissport receives $100m partial loan repayment from HNA parent
Swissport has received a further $100m (€83m) repayment on the ground handler's affiliate loan to its parent company, China's HNA Group, and has agreed to a "temporary remedies standstill period" of five months in collecting the balance.The repayment is in partial satisfaction of HNA Group's obligations under an outstanding affiliate ...
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Air Incheon welcomed to Hanoi
Air Incheon (KJ) has launched a six times a week B767-300 freighter service from Incheon to Hanoi.Terminal operator Air Cargo Services of Vietnam (ACSV) is Air Incheon's cargo handling partner at Hanoi.ACSV is providing a one-stop-shop ramp- and terminal handling service for all KJ flights through Hanoi.Air Transport Services Group ...
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DP DHL group Q1 revenue dips but freight forwarding turnaround continues
Deutsche Post DHL (DP-DHL) Group saw a slight dip in first quarter 2018 revenues to €14.7bn from €14.9 bn in prior year, mainly attributable to negative currency effects and the sale of UK supply chain subsidiary Williams Lea Tag.On an organic basis – after adjusting for currency and portfolio effects ...
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UK sniffer dogs back on airfreight patrol
Dogs capable of detecting minute traces of explosives concealed in airfreight are being re-deployed in cargo sheds at British airports.In 2014, the UK's Department for Transport (DfT) announced that certification for sniffer dogs used to detect explosives would be withdrawn.At the time, a DfT spokesperson said: “UK aviation security measures ...
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United and Lufthansa cargo joint venture takes off
United Airlines of the US and Germany's Lufthansa Cargo have now launched their long-awaited air cargo joint venture, a transatlantic partnership first mooted in 2015.Effective May 3, the two carriers will jointly manage sales and booking of standard and express shipments on routes between Europe and the US using their ...
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Swissport Basel certified for pharma logistics by IATA
IATA has awarded Swissport Cargo Services at Basel’s EuroAirport with the CEIV Pharma certificate for pharmaceutical logistics.The CEIV regulations guarantee the highest quality and safety standards for the transport of sensitive pharmaceutical products. Swissport’s Basel warehouse is the company's sixth CEIV certified cargo facility."We are very pleased to receive the ...
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CEVA launches IPO on Swiss stock exchange
The initial public offering (IPO) of CEVA Logistics (CEVA) was launched today with the traditional ringing of a cow bell to open the day's trading.CEVA chief executive Xavier Urbain was joined by executives from SIX and other members of the CEVA team to celebrate the company's arrival on the SIX.Werner ...
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Turkish lands at Brussels
Turkish Cargo has added Brussels in Belgium as a destination for direct scheduled cargo flights.The opening of the new cargo destination was celebrated with an event attended by all the agencies operating at Brussels airport.In the first stage, as previously reported by Air Cargo News, the weekly frequencies with A310F ...
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IAG Cargo revenues on the rise in Q1 2018
IAG Cargo's first quarter 2018 results saw commercial revenues of €276m, a rise of 3.4%, or 10.9% at constant currency versus last year.The cargo division, which includes British Airways, Iberia, Vueling, Level and Aer Lingus, saw overall yield for the January to March period up 11.8% at constant exchange. Volumes ...
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NewsAsian cargo monthly: Traffic growth slows in March
March saw air cargo traffic growth at Asian carriers weaken after a slow pick up after the Chinese New Year and following on from similar trends at their European rivals and major hubs in the region.The largest cargo carrier group in the region, Cathay Pacific, saw total cargo traffic for ...
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Frankfurt sets fresh targets to reduce airport CO2 emissions
Frankfurt airport operator Fraport is establishing new climate protection targets to reduce CO2 emissions, not only for Germany's largest airfreight hub but also across the entire group.The goal is to lower CO2 emissions at Fraport’s fully-consolidated group companies by nearly half to about 125,000 tonnes of CO2 by 2030. The ...
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Rivieccio named as European supremo for UPS
UPS has named Lou Rivieccio as president of UPS Europe, responsible for all the US parcel and logistics giant's operations in 56 countries and territories and more than 49,000 employees.UPS said that Rivieccio takes the helm at "a time of growth" for the group's largest region outside the USJim Barber, ...
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WCA expands presence in China and e-commerce
Freight forwarder network WCA has expanded its presence in China in response to growth of members in the country while it has also appointed a new member of its e-commerce team.WCA has opened a new member support office in Shenzhen, China, as well as hiring former DHL eCommerce international trade ...
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Globe Air Cargo NL scoops IAG Cargo deal
IAG Cargo has appointed Globe Air Cargo (GAC) NL as its general service and sales agent (GSSA) in the Netherlands.GAC NL, which is part of the ECS Group, will begin acting as IAG Cargo's GSSA from March 1, "expanding and optimising" the airline group's services for freight customers.The ECS Group ...
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Longhao Airlines looks to add international cargo routes
Domestic Chinese cargo carrier Longhao Airlines is planning to launch two international cargo services from Nanchang Airport by June of this year.Details on where the service will operate to are thin on the ground, but the airline operates a fleet of three short-to-medium range B737-300 freighters meaning, unless it adds ...
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Schiphol cargo dips in March
Amsterdam Schiphol's cargo volumes dipped by 4.7% in March to 146,249 tonnes as the number of full freighter services fell from 1,582 last year in the same month to 1,411 in 2018.Cargo volumes by region in March for the Netherlands hub, Europe's third largest by total throughputs, saw monthly declines ...
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BIFA urges members to submit evidence to Brexit inquiry
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) is urging members to submit written evidence for the UK Parliamentary Transport Committee inquiry into the potential effects of leaving the European Union (Brexit) on freight operations.Robert Keen, BIFA director general, said: “As a body that represents the companies that are responsible for the ...
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Air France KLM Cargo gets digital to smooth processes
The last few years have by no means been easy for Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AF KLM) as it underwent a restructuring that saw it lose around 15% of staff over a three-year period.Its freighter fleet was also reduced from 15 aircraft at the start of 2014 to six ...