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Emirates SkyCargo appoints Ross Barnett as UK Cargo Manager
Emirates SkyCargo has appointed Ross Barnett as UK cargo manager.With over 30 years’ experience in the industry, he joined Emirates in 1995 and was most recently cargo manager for Northern England and Scotland where he was responsible for over 20 staff based in the region.Now based in London, he will ...
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Oz funding to develop advanced data analytics
Information technology company Unisys and Data61, Australia’s largest data innovation group, are to develop an advanced data analytics solution for automated security risk assessment of travellers and cargo at air, land and sea borders.Under the collaboration, Unisys will fund joint research with Data61 to develop an advanced data analytics solution ...
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Air Astana extends handling contract with Frankfurt's FCS
Kazakhstan’ Air Astana has extend its handling contract with FCS Frankfurt Cargo Services.Hans-Georg Emmert, managing director of FCS, said: “Air Astana is a growing airline, not only for passenger services but also in the cargo sector. The handled tonnage has more than doubled in the last years.“We very much appreciate ...
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Forwarder Crane reshapes European team
Freight forwarder Crane Worldwide has appointed Chris Lee, formerly global account manager, as UK managing director based at the firm's new warehouse facility in London Heathrow.Lee has been with Crane Worldwide since 2011 and has over 20 years of experience in the industry starting out in an operational role with ...
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Cargolux looks to add new African destinations
Cargolux is looking to add new destinations to its network in Africa and is hoping that demand to and from the continent will pick up this year after a tough 2016.The carrier’s regional director for Africa, Jonathan Clark, told Air Cargo News that the airline was looking to diversify its ...
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Majority stake in Hahn airport sold to HNA of China
Germany's Rheinland-Pfalz state has confirmed that its majority shareholding in Frankfurt-Hahn airport will be sold to HNA Airport Group of China.A press conference and an official signing ceremony will be held later today (March 2) to provide further details.The state's 82.5% stake in Frankfurt-Hahn has been up for sale for ...
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Budapest on the double for integrators
Budapest Airport is set this summer to complete the handover of two new buildings for the Hungarian hub’s integrator customers.The total area of the two under-construction logistics bases exceeds 16,000 sq m and will accommodate a growing express cargo segment for Budapest, with several flights a day.DHL Express currently operates ...
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Asia-Pacific and Middle East airports enjoyed 2016 cargo boost
Asia-Pacific and Middle East airports continued their “overall growth trajectory” for airfreight volumes in 2016, according to December and full year regional statistics released by Airports Council International (ACI).Cargo throughputs at airports in Asia-Pacific and Middle East grew 10.9% and 10.4% respectively in December 2016, with full year increases of ...
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Ed Force One helps ACS to a record year for contracts
Air Charter Service (ACS) arranged almost 12,500 contracts in 2016, making it a record year for the UK-based aircraft broker.Group chief executive Justin Bowman said: “In total we completed 12,462 contracts in 2016, an average of more than 34 every single day of the year, and an 11% increase on ...
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Aviance Ghana opts for Kale Logistics software
Ground handler Aviance Ghana has signed up to use Kale Logistics Solutions’ web-based airport cargo management system.Kale said that its Galaxy system has helped Aviance Ghana to achieve 100% electronic data interface compliance, thereby eliminating manual interventions, excessive paper work and bringing business visibility.The system integrates with Aviance Ghana’s website ...
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IAG Cargo to embrace technology with new customer portal and WMS
IAG Cargo will look to further embrace technology to create efficiencies and improve its product offering in the year ahead in order to offset the current market conditions.Speaking shortly after the carrier revealed its 2016 full-year results, IAG Cargo chief executive Drew Crawley and head of commercial David Shepherd revealed ...
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NewsDHL's green award for Lufthansa Cargo
German airline Lufthansa Cargo has been named a ‘preferred carrier’ by DHL Global Forwarding and presented with a GoGreen carrier certificate.Rather like the Michelin Star system for restaurants, Lufthansa Cargo has been awarded with four “green aircraft” by the German-based logistics giant for its environmentally-friendly performance.Lufthansa Cargo was the only ...
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NewsAsia Cargo Monthly: Slow start to the year for Asian carriers
It was a slow start to the year on the cargo front for airlines based in the Asia region, with only China Airlines and Eva Air recording significant improvements in demand.While only two of the region’s airlines managed to continue to grow at the levels recorded towards the end of ...
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First flight for Tunisia's Express Air Cargo
New Tunisian freighter operator Express Air Cargo has completed its first commercial flight, operating a Boeing 737-300F between Tunis and Paris Charles de Gaulle on February 25.The airline took delivery of the aircraft in mid-January after it went through a series of inspections and said it would be taking delivery ...
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South African airports plan for an upswing
Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) is taking steps to ease congestion at the country’s major cargo gateways, particularly Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International, it revealed at Air Cargo Africa.Speaking after the show, OR Tambo International general manager Bongiwe Pityi said that the airport wanted to expand warehouse space in the short ...
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Heathrow cargo growth outpaces passengers
Heathrow Airport saw a 3% rise in cargo volumes for full year 2016 to 1.54m tonnes, attributing the rise to a £674m investment in the airport and new services to Jakarta, San Jose, Santiago and Inverness.The increase contributed to a 1.5% increase in earnings for the airport’s operations as a ...
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NewsIAG Cargo hails resilient results in tough conditions
IAG Cargo saw revenues and cargo tonnages decline in last year in what the carrier described as “challenging market conditions”.The cargo division representing British Airways, Aer Lingus and Iberia saw full-year revenues decline by 6.6% year on year in 2016 to €1bn, while tonnes of cargo carried were down 2.9% ...
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Carriers to focus on cost and service delivery to combat overcapacity
Carriers need to concentrate on being highly competitive and to be “rabidly focused” on service delivery to combat market overcapacity.Speaking at the Air Cargo Africa event, aviation players outlined how they viewed the current market conditions in terms of supply and demand, and all agreed that in general the market ...
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Africa looks to the future and e-commerce despite current challenges
The air cargo industry in Africa has a bright future on the back of its growing population, youthful demographic and rising e-commerce demand, but infrastructure and regulatory challenges remain.Delegates at the Air Cargo Africa event painted a bleak picture of the African market at present, with droughts, the weakness of ...
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Hactl gains CEIV certificate
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has become the first handler in the Territory to gain full IATA CEIV Pharma certification. It is the result of an initiative sponsored by the airport authority, in which all relevant industry players undergo validation for the standard.IATA CEIV Pharma represents a co-ordinated ...