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NewsAsian Cargo Monthly: Southern sees demand slide while rivals grow
Air cargo demand at the leading Asia-based carriers continued to improve in August, although China Southern suffered a dip in form.Of the seven carriers included in the Air Cargo News monthly round-up, six managed to recorded an improvement in air cargo traffic during August as demand continued to pick up ...
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London runway decision ‘soon’
UK Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has said that a decision on south-east England airport expansion is imminent, according to the BBC.The Government has been pondering whether to build a new runway at Heathrow or Gatwick or to extend one of Heathrow’s two existing runways. A decision appeared to be imminent ...
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Hactl speeds truck processing at SuperTerminal 1 facility
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals' (Hactl) new automated truck lanes at its SuperTerminal 1 facility have helped speed up vehicle processing times.The new automated lanes, which replaced manned booths, register trucks and obtain details of vehicle size and purpose of visit.“Together with the doubling of entry lanes, these have eliminated ...
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Cargolux takes early delivery of B747-8F to meet increased high season demand
Cargolux has taken early delivery of its 14th Boeing 747-8 freighter to meet increased demand during the coming high season.The aircraft ─ LX-VCN, ‘Spirit of Schengen’ ─ was originally scheduled to be delivered in 2017. However, Boeing and Cargolux agreed to advance the delivery, with a handover ceremony at the ...
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Swissport International appoints Nils Pries Knudsen to chief commercial officer
Swissport International has appointed Nils Pries Knudsen to chief commercial officer as of October 1, 2016. He will continue to report directly to Eric Born, Group President and chief executive Swissport International.Knudsen joined Swissport International in January 2009 and has since been instrumental in taking the Cargo Division forward to ...
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Moderate August rise for Asian air cargo
Preliminary traffic figures for August by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed a moderate rise in international air cargo markets although "persistent weakness" in global trade remains a concern.Asia Pacific airlines saw international air cargo demand in August grow by 2.5% in freight tonne kilometre (FTK) terms. The ...
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Accusations fly after consultation on developing Manston Airport as a cargo hub
The war of words over the future of Manston Airport in the UK south east has escalated with the current majority owner of the site claiming that results of an informal consultation were as “reliable as an election in North Korea”.On Tuesday, developer RiverOak Investments, a US hedge fund, said ...
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IAG and Finnair switch to bellyhold on London-Helsinki partnership
IAG Cargo and Finnair Cargo will no longer take space on DHL freighters between London and Helsinki, instead opting for bellyspace on passenger aircraft.From October 3, the two partner airlines will use bellyspace on their Airbus 350 aircraft instead of continuing their use of DHL A300-600 freighters. The last freighter ...
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Freighters World: Africa and Middle East markets are flying high
ONE of Africa’s leading home based freighter operators is Ethiopian Cargo.“We have been leading the continent with (its) largest and most efficient air cargo network, offering connectivity with Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia for African exports and imports,” remarks Berhanu Kassa, director global cargo sales & services ...
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Freighters World profiles Istanbul's new mega airport in the making
If you had asked anyone in the air cargo industry a year ago whether Istanbul needed a new airport, or at least new airport capacity of some variety, the answer would have been a resounding ‘yes’.The reason for the enthusiasm about potential new cargo capacity is simple: Atatürk International Airport ...
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VIDEO: IAG Cargo to build new £55m premium product centre and launch time-critical product
IAG Cargo has unveiled plans to build a new £55m facility for premium freight and pharma at its London Heathrow site in response to growth in its services for high-value cargo and will also launch a new time-critical product (see video at end of article).The new terminal, to be called ...
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Dirk Reich planning to open consultancy offices next year
Former Cargolux chief executive Dirk Reich’s aviation consultancy is planning to open offices in Zhengzhou and Luxembourg at the start of next year.The company, R+R International Aviation, will provide senior advice and investments in the fields of aviation, logistics, e-commerce and China with its current core activity being the promotion ...
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Let's do launch: Volga-Dnepr takes to the water with patrol boat logistics
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has delivered four Mangust patrol boats to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk in Far East Russia and also launched the vessels at the port of Korsakov as part of a last mile logistics service.The boats, built at the Vympel Shipyard in Rybinsk for the Border Guard Service, were carried onboard two An-124-100 ...
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Damco in new division after AP Moller-Maersk strategic reshuffle
Danish maritime giant AP Moller-Maersk (APMM) has announced a strategic review of its business that will see its Damco logistics and forwarding arm placed within a newly created "Transport & Logistics division".Damco, which handled 180,000 tonnes of airfreight in 2015, will be in the same division as the world’s number ...
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Ashgabat airport increases cargo capacity with new terminal
New air cargo facilities have been introduced in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan after the opening of a brand new international airport terminal.Built on a 1,200 hectare site, the terminal incorporates 190 buildings with facilities for both passengers and cargo, as well as a new flight training centre and food preparation areas.Operated by ...
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Call for closer cooperation along the air cargo cool chain
A rapidly growing market for global pharmaceuticals, already worth an estimated $1.1trn per annum, will require closer cooperation along the partners in the air cargo cool chain.That was one take-away from the Cool Chain Association (CCA) pharma and biosciences conference in Dubai, along with a heads-up that pharma shippers are ...
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Zehren takes on Cargolux pilots' role
Cargolux Airlines has confirmed Claude Zehren as EVP and Nominated Person Flight Operations. Zehren took over all duties from his predecessor, Jason Holt, on an interim basis in September.“I’m excited to take on this challenge,” Zehren said, adding: “Cargolux pilots have always strived to deliver the highest standards in operation ...
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Emirates hopes to end perception Middle East hubs aren't pharma cargo friendly
Emirates SkyCargo’s opening of a $190m dedicated pharmaceuticals handling centre at its Dubai home hub will help end a legacy perception in some sections of the industry that Middle East hubs are not pharma-friendly.Nabil Sultan, Emirates divisional senior vice president, cargo, speaking at the opening of the Emirates SkyPharma facility, ...
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Emirates opens GDP compliant pharma terminal in Dubai
Emirates SkyCargo is aiming for a bigger slice of the growing pharmaceuticals market with the official opening of its specialist terminal for handling temperature-controlled medical products in Dubai.Nabil Sultan, Emirates divisional senior vice president, cargo, said that the Middle East Gulf carrier hoped to increase its pharma volumes, from a ...
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NewsEuropean cargo monthly: Improvements at IAG, Lufthansa and Finnair
The cargo divisions of Lufthansa, IAG and Finnair saw airfreight demand continue to increase in August compared with last year, while Air France -KLM recorded another decline.The monthly cargo figures from Lufthansa show that the German airline group – the largest airfreight carrier in Europe – saw demand increase 0.7% ...