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Volga-Dnepr 'racking' its brains to deliver 30 Mercs to Luanda
Volga-Dnepr used a two-tier car racking system for its An-124-100 freighter fleet to deliver 30 Mercedes Benz limousines to Angola for the inauguration of new president, Joao Lourenco.The 90-tonne payload from Leipzig, on a single flight to Luanda, consisted of 25 luxury sedans (list price around £60,000) three police cars ...
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Forwarders call for action to end Heathrow's congestion ‘misery’
The head of the UK’s freight forwarders’ group has called for “action not words” over growing congestion at London Heathrow airport’s cargo terminal.British International Freight Association (BIFA) director general Robert Keen says that congestion at the so-called Horseshoe Road area of Heathrow “is as bad as it has ever been ...
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ANA international freight soars by a third
A 31.1% year-on-year increase in international cargo revenue to ¥12.9bn helped Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) to record profits in the first half of the financial year (April-September).International cargo benefited from a strong outbound performance to overseas destinations thanks to robust demand, especially for automobile parts to North America and ...
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Moscow Domodedovo is Munich’s seventh sibling
Russia's Moscow Domodedovo Airport has signed a cooperation agreement with Munich Airport, joining Denver, Nagoya, Airports of Thailand, Singapore, Beijing and Airports Company South Africa as ‘sister airports’ to the south German gateway.The partnership aims to transfer knowledge between employees and managers on both sides and will include exchange programs ...
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Cargo helps Frankfurt to strong growth
Cargo volume at Frankfurt Airport (airfreight + airmail, excluding transit) grew 5.1% to 1.6m tonnes between January to September 2017, contributing to “a significant 13.7% rise in group revenue to €2.23bn” said airport owner Fraport.Much of the growth at the German hub was fuelled by a noticeable jump in passenger ...
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Lufthansa is Jettainer’s first Cool customer
Lufthansa Cargo is to be the first customer of the Cool Management service offered by its outsourced ULD management arm, Jettainer.The subsidiary will manage temperature-controlled ULDs for its parent company along with leased units. Jettainer is also opening a new Center of Excellence for the management of temperature-sensitive airfreight at ...
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Committee to scrutinise UK runway plans
The UK Parliament’s Transport Committee will hold an inquiry into the revised proposal for an Airports National Policy Statement (NPS), tabled by the government last week (October 24).The committee said that there is no need to resubmit previous evidence but would welcome further submissions, particularly on whether the revised passenger ...
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Changi cargo growth nears 10% in September
Singapore Changi Airport saw a 9.8% increase in airfreight to 183,560 tonnes in September, while the Asian cargo hub registered an 8.1% year-on-year increase to 1.6m tonnes in the first nine months of 2017.Among Changi’s top ten markets, Germany (+27%) was the fastest growing with strong year-on-year growth across all ...
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Cambodian carriers choose AAT for Hong Kong handling
JC (Cambodia) International Airlines has launched direct services from Phnom Penh and Siem Reap to Hong Kong and appointed Asia Airfreight Terminal (AAT) as its terminal operator there.JC International, which started operations in March this year, serves the two Cambodian cities twice weekly with its Airbus A320 aircraft.AAT is also ...
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Now is the time to think about Brexit supply chains, says logistics expert
UK retailers must prioritise supply chains in their planning for Brexit, or face a cash flow disadvantage due to a delay in VAT returns on imports.Alison Conley, partner and head of retail and consumer at MHA MacIntyre Hudson, said that if the UK exits the European Union without any agreed ...
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KLM to "share slots" with ABC reports TASS as Schiphol row grows
Netherlands passenger and cargo airline KLM is to share its slots at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport with Air Bridge Cargo (ABC), according to a Russian-language report by the TASS news agency, quoting the Russian Federation’s Ministry of Transport.Moscow-based TASS said that the aviation authorities of the two countries are negotiating on ...
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NYK to become 100% owner of forwarder Yusen
Japanese shipping and transport company NYK is to acquire the remaining 41% stake of its freight forwarding subsidiary, Yusen Logistics, from minority shareholders. The transaction is expected to be completed by late March, 2018.In a statement, NYK said the move was part of its strategy to expand beyond its traditional ...
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Alha wins long term Cathay contract in Milan
Alha Group has won a long-term contract to provide ramps services for Cathay Pacific all-cargo aircraft at Milan Malpensa airport.The handler said it had rapidly assembled a ground support equipment fleet to meet the strict operational requirements of the carrier, which operates with very tight turnarounds and a very high ...
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Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport sees September surge
Moscow Sheremetyevo airport handled more than 200,000 tonnes in the first nine months of 2017, an increase of almost 40% over the same period in 2016.The airport – Russia’s largest for both cargo and passengers – said that the airfreight surge was due to a significant increase in cargo on ...
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Bloodhound scents a record, with help from CargoLogicAir
CargoLogicAir (CLA) has congratulated the Bloodhound SSC team following the first public run of its 1,000mph car, for which the carrier is the official cargo airline partner.Representatives of the British all-cargo carrier joined 3,500 spectators at Cornwall Airport Newquay to witness Bloodhound successfully complete its first test run. It completed ...
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Emirates goes daily to Algiers
Emirates is to add an extra flight to its Dubai-Algiers schedule making it a seven days a week service from December 13. The new service will operate every Wednesday with a Boeing 777-300.Emirates senior vice-president commercial operations for Africa, Orhan Abbas, said that the Algiers flight offered connections to and ...
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Oman switches over to SmartKargo
Oman Air Cargo has introduced a new 100% Cloud-based cargo ERP (enterprise resource planning) solution from SmartKargo: an advanced cargo management platform suitable for airlines, ground handlers, sales agents and regulators.Oman Air stated that it chose SmartKargo to “maximise the potential of its cargo business – leveraging the solution’s advanced, ...
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David Kerr named as chief executive of CargoLogicAir
Etihad Airways cargo boss David Kerr has been named as the new chief executive of CargoLogicAir (CLA), the UK-registered freighter airline, with effect from 1 January 2018.Sir John Holmes, advisory board chairman of CLA, said: “David is a highly respected, experienced and well-known air cargo industry executive who will bring ...
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JAL goes for Starlight Express in Nepal market
Nepalese freight forwarder Starlight Express is to act as the general sales agent (GSA) for Japan Airlines Cargo in the Nepalese market.Starlight Express will sell the cargo capacity of the Tokyo-headquartered carrier’s flights between Japan and Nepal.Starlight, as an agent of the Hong Kong-based freight forwarder and logistics solutions provider ...
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Lufthansa opts for va-Q-tec passive temp-control containers
Lufthansa Cargo has partnered with va-Q-tec to offer the temperature-controlled specialist's va-Q-tainer thermal containers at stations across the German flag-carrier’s global network.The va-Q-tainer is a temperature-controlled container solution for six temperature ranges from -70°C to +25°C. Negating the need for external energy sources, it is available in five sizes, and ...