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Brussels Airport sees cargo demand improve despite noise restrictions
Brussels Airport recorded its best April for cargo demand since 2009, despite freighter operators leaving the facility because of noise fines issued by authorities.The Belgian hub saw cargo demand increase by 11.9% against 2015 levels – it has not performed a year-on-year comparison because of the distorting effects of last ...
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Pharma freight focus at Munich conference
Pharmaceutical logistics will take centre stage in Munich at an exclusive symposium organised by Air Cargo News.Timed to coincide with the Air Cargo Europe (ACE) conference and exhibition, the Air Cargo News 90 minute symposium will start at 12 noon on Wednesday May 10 at Forum IV, Hall B2 (West) ...
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Yusen Logistics opens Frankfurt pharma gateway
Yusen Logistics has opened a dedicated Good Distribution Practice (GDP) compliant pharmaceutical gateway in Frankfurt as it targets growth in the sector.The logistics firm said that the new operation had been developed in close consultation with Yusen Logistics’ pharmaceutical customers, which are "increasingly looking for new ways to optimise flows ...
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NewsAeroLogic appoints new managers to replace departing Weber
AeroLogic - the Lufthansa and DHL Express joint business - has appointed two new managers following the current managing director's move across to ASL Airlines Belgium.From May 1, Josef Moser, previously head of flight operations and crew training, will takeover as chief operations officer and accountable manager, while Wolfgang Raebiger, ...
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John Lloyd to leave Virgin Atlantic Cargo in September
John Lloyd, Virgin Atlantic's senior vice president for cargo, is to leave the company in September.In a statement, Virgin Atlantic said: "We can confirm John Lloyd has decided to leave Virgin Atlantic Cargo for a fresh new challenge at the end of September."We will certainly be sad to see John ...
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New director of cargo at Cathay Pacific
Simon Large is to leave his role as director of cargo at Cathay Pacific to become director of customer on June 1.Taking over from Large is James Ginns, who is currently director of service delivery. Ginns has worked with Cathay and parent Swire for 26 years, holding a variety of ...
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CargoLogicAir takes delivery of third B747
CargoLogicAir (CLA) has added a third aircraft to its fleet after taking delivery of a Boeing 747-400 freighter.The London Stansted Airport-based airline, which received its UK Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) at the start of 2016, now operates two B747-400 cargo aircraft and a B747-8 ...
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EFW launches 14 container positions A321 freighter conversion option
Dresden-based Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) has formally announced the 14 pallet configuration for its A321 Passenger to Freighter (P2F) conversion programme.This configuration allows 14 full container positions in the upper deck compartment and ten containers in the lower deck.With a total inner container volume of 208.1 cu m, the A321 P2F-conversion ...
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Ethiopian's latest A350 delivery arrives with humanitarian aid on board
Ethiopian Airlines, the German NGO Humedica, Aviation without Borders and the Airbus Foundation have joined forces to transport of nine tonnes of humanitarian aid from Europe to Africa.The goods, received in Addis Ababa, are destined to provide relief to drought prone areas in the East African region.The cargo arrived from ...
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Atlas places B747-8 ACMI freighter pair with Cathay Pacific Cargo
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has placed two Boeing 747-8 freighters into ACMI service for Hong Kong based Cathay Pacific CargoBoth freighters will be operated by Atlas Air and will fly on behalf of Cathay Pacific Cargo through aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance agreements.The new B747-8F service is scheduled to begin ...
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WFS scoops Air China deal in Barcelona
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has won a three-year contract to provide cargo handling services to Air China in Barcelona, extending its agreements with the airline in Spain to a sixth airport.Air China currently operates four Boeing 777 flights a week from Barcelona to Beijing. This will increase to seven services ...
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Ceva sees revenues and volumes improve in Q1
Ceva recorded a loss in the first quarter of the year despite an improvement in revenues and airfreight volumes.The freight forwarder saw first-quarter revenues increase by 1.9% year on year to $1.6n, operating income was up to $8m from $4m a year earlier but it registered a net loss of ...
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Brussels Airport to offer ground handler booking app
Brussels Airport has developed a new slot booking app for ground handler facilities that aims to reduce pick-up and delivery times.The Slot Booking App allows users, such as freight forwarders, to request a single or recurring time slot at a specific ground handler facility through a centralised system.Ground handlers have ...
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Alitalia to enter into administration
Alitalia will make a formal request to enter into bankruptcy after employees last week rejected a rescue plan.The Italian flag carrier’s board of directors, which convened after a shareholder meeting, decided to proceed with administration in light of the “serious economic and financial situation of the company”, the shareholders’ unavailability ...
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West Atlantic looks outside Europe for fleet utilisation
Sweden's West Atlantic cargo airline is to look outside Europe as it seeks to increase utilisation of its eight-tonne capacity freighter fleet.As previously reported, the carrier saw underlying 2016 year-on-year revenues fall by 2.8% to SKr 1.3bn ($145.6m), adjusted for currency and fuel price factors.The group’s earnings before tax, interest, ...
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VIDEO: Emirates freighter Rosie blossoms in Barcelona
An Emirates SkyCargo Boeing 777 freighter, nicknamed Rosie because of her rose decal, made a special appearance in Barcelona on the occasion of ‘The Day of the Rose’.The Catalan festival, originally St Jordi’s Day, is celebrated on April 23 every year with locals gifting roses and books to one another.Earlier ...
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NewsAsian Cargo Monthly: Freight traffic continues to grow
Asian carriers continued to record cargo demand improvements in March, with airlines boosted by new product launches.The latest airline data shows that six out of seven airlines included in Air Cargo News’ monthly Asia wrap-up saw demand increase during March.The largest of the carriers, Cathay Pacific, registered a 15.4% year-on-year ...
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Confidence grows for air cargo in Asia
Airfreight volumes on Asia-Europe trade lanes eastbound and westbound are expected to surge in the coming months, according to the latest survey results for the APAC Forwarding Index.Around 54% of survey respondents predicted Asia Pacific air cargo volumes across all lanes will be higher in three months time than at ...
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Appel expects trade to grow despite protectionism
Deutsche Post DHL Group chief executive Frank Appel has outlined the company's financial targets for the year ahead and also voiced his optimism that the rise of protectionism will not hold back trade growth.Speaking at the company's annual general meeting in Bochum today, Appel said the company would aim to ...
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NewsLufthansa's cargo segment leads the way as it gets back in the black
Lufthansa’s cargo and logistics business returned to the black at an operating profit level in the first quarter as it led the company to its best performance for the period since 2008.The airline group’s logistics division, which includes Cargo, time:matters and other cargo related shareholdings, saw revenues increase by 18.5% ...