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American Airlines Cargo hopes to capitalise on new European destinations
American Airlines' cargo division is hoping that it can benefit from the addition of three new European destinations to the carrier's network.Beginning on May 4, American will add new services from Philadelphia to Budapest and Prague, while on June 7 it will begin serving Reykjavik from Dallas Fort Worth.In May, ...
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Expanding SF Airlines adds new route to Lhasa
Fast-expanding SF Airlines has launched its second new service of the year, this time connecting Chengdu with hard to reach Lhasa.The first flight took place on January 22 with regular services due to start in April. SF Airlines said the service would largely cater for perishables, such as Yangcheng Lake ...
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FedEx's Binks to retire in June
David Binks, FedEx Express Europe president and chief executive of TNT, will retire in June to be succeeded by Bert Nappier, currently FedEx Express senior vice president of finance - international.Binks, who started with FedEx in 1983 as part of an acquisition in the UK, rose through the ranks, leading ...
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Flexport launches recruitment drive as it opens new German office
Flexport has opened a new office in Hamburg, Germany, and will recruit more than 100 employees over the next three years to fill positions at the facility.The new office will be the company's second European station and comes as the forwarder has set an ambitious revenue growth target of 300% ...
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Swissport to seek IPO and listing on SIX Swiss Exchange
Swissport Group is to seek an Initial Public Offering (IPO) and listing of its shares on the SIX Swiss Exchange.Swissport's sole shareholder, China’s HNA Group, is expected to retain a long-term strategic shareholding following the IPO.The Switzerland-based global leader in ground handling and cargo services will continue to function as ...
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It's a RAP, Virgin Atlantic Cargo approves CSafe's container for pharma shipments
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has approved CSafe’s new RAP container for transporting temperature-sensitive healthcare products, becoming the first UK airline to do so.Following its approval by both the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), the unit has been approved by Virgin Atlantic’s own operations specialists ...
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Lufthansa Cargo expands Japan freighter operation
Lufthansa Cargo has increased its freighter services to Japan by adding two weekly freighters to Osaka.The MD-11 flights come in addition to existing daily freighter flights from and to Tokyo-Narita as well as the Lufthansa passenger flights to Osaka-Kansai, Tokyo-Haneda, and Nagoya.The new route is operated from Frankfurt via Novosibirsk ...
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GROUP7 starts work on new Frankfurt logistics centre
GROUP7 has started work on a new 25,500 sq m multi-user logistics centre close to Frankfurt Airport.The new €27m centre will offer state-of-the-art technology, including driverless transport systems, 3D printers and scanning technology.The site is in the immediate vicinity of the Frankfurter Kreuz – Europe’s largest traffic interection – and ...
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Qatar Airways Cargo receives Envirotainer quality accreditation
Qatar Airways Cargo has received the Qualified Envirotainer Provider Training and Quality Programme (QEP) accreditation at five of its destinations: Amsterdam, Basel, Paris, Chicago, and at its Doha hub.The QEP programme recognises air cargo carriers that operate Envirotainer containers in compliance with Good Distribution Practice (GDP) for pharmaceutical products.Qatar Airways’ ...
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EVA Air signs B777F components deal with Lufthansa Technik
EVA Air has signed up Lufthansa Technik to supply components for the Taiwan-based airline's new Boeing 777F fleet.The supply of components for the freighter aircraft includes the repair, overhaul and supply of line replaceable units."The availability of serviceable components is ensured via Lufthansa Technik's worldwide warehouses," the company said."Inventories for ...
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Cargolux dismisses Douala suspension reports
Cargolux has dismissed reports that it has had to suspend its service to Douala because of issues at the airport.A report in Business Cameroon suggested that a broken scanner at Douala International Airport had led the airline to temporarily suspend its services to the city and had been forced to ...
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Turkish Cargo’s flying arks help protect endangered penguins and lions
Turkish Cargo has flown 20 Humboldt Penguins, an endangered species, from Lativa to the Public Oceanic Aquarium in China.In a separate operation, the air cargo carrier has transported six lion cubs to Bangladesh and 14 adult lions to China.The penguins were picked up from the Riga Zoo and then taken ...
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NewsAsian cargo monthly: A bumper year for Chinese carriers
Asian airlines enjoyed a strong 2017, with several carriers reporting their best cargo performance over recent years.The region’s largest cargo carrier, Cathay Pacific, saw cargo demand increase by 9% year on year to reach 11.6bn cargo and mail revenue tonne kms.This is the carrier’s busiest year for freight since Air ...
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Egyptair appoints WFS as Brussels and Schiphol cargo handler
Egyptair has awarded a cargo and mail handling contract to Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) to cover its services at Amsterdam and Brussels airports.The three-year contract, which commences in March 2018, will see WFS handling cargo and mail for the airline’s daily Boeing 737-800 from Amsterdam to Cairo as well as ...
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Schiphol confirms cargo tonnages increase of 5.4% in 2017
Schiphol Cargo reported an increase of 5.4% on yearly tonnage in 2017 with strong demand in the Far East for European goods boosting total figures to 1.75m tonnes.Europe’s third largest air cargo hub experienced an uptick in cargo throughput of 7.4% year-on-year between January and October 2017, with total figures ...
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Etihad phase out of A330 freighters is 'normal industry practice'
Etihad Airways has said that the phase out of its A330-200F fleet is "normal industry practice".According to flight tracking website Flight Radar, the airline's fleet of five A330-200Fs have been inactive for at least the last seven days as Etihad phases out the aircraft.It is understood it will continue to ...
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Changi breaks through the 2m cargo tonnes barrier in 2017
Singapore Changi Airport’s airfreight volumes in 2017 crossed the 2m tonnes full year threshold for the first time, as throughput grew by 7.9% to reach 2.1m tonnes.December was again the busiest month of 2017, with 188,740 tonnes of airfreight throughput, a 6.4% rise on the same period 2016.An airport spokesperson ...
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Etihad's Fordree moves to Menzies
Robert Fordree has rejoined Menzies Aviation as vice president-cargo development, to oversee the development and growth of the company’s cargo handling business.The 27 year aviation industry veteran joins from Etihad Airways in Abu Dhabi, where he transferred to in 2011 to take responsibility for the global cargo network as well ...
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AirBridgeCargo sees airfreight demand soar in 2017
AirBridgeCargo (ABC) registered a double-digit percentage improvement in airfreight demand last year as e-commerce, pharma and offsize/heavy freight volumes took off.In total, the airline saw demand increase by 13% year on year to breach 700,000 tonnes, while freight tonne kms were up by 10% and its load factor increased by ...
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Video: Emirates launches pharma 'corridors'
Emirates SkyCargo has introduced pharma corridors offering "additional protection" across selected stations in its network for pharmaceutical cargo.A spokesperson for Emirates SkyCargo said that Middle East carrier is working with ground handling partners and other stakeholders at multiple cities across its global network in order to ensure that handling operations ...