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October tonnage declines for Frankfurt and Heathrow
Frankfurt, Europe’s number one air cargo hub by volume last year, and fourth placed London-Heathrow both recorded a decline in tonnages for October.The German hub saw volumes fall by 1.5% to 185,222 tonnes, the eighth month in a row that Frankfurt has seen red ink for its monthly throughputs versus ...
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Official opening for Emirates SkyCentral in Dubai
Dubai’s Emirates SkyCargo has officially opened its new airfreight terminal at Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC).Emirates SkyCentral, a first phase 800,000 tonne capacity cargo terminal that can handle 12 freighters, is located within the Dubai South complex, 77 km from the airline’s passenger aircraft hub at Dubai International Airport (DXB).A ...
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Chapman Freeborn and Airbroker announce new partnership
Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has launched a new strategic partnership with Oslo-based Airbroker to further enhance both companies’ offerings in the international air charter market.The agreement sees Chapman Freeborn become the exclusive partner for all of Airbroker’s charter requirements outside of its home market of Norway.“The new agreement has been established ...
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ACS helps out on world record attempt
Air Charter Service helped a team complete ‘Cape to Cape 2.0’, a world record attempt driving from the southernmost point in South Africa to the northernmost in Norway.With Syria being out of the question to travel through, the team, driving a VW Touareg from Cape Agulhas to Nordkapp, was given ...
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Brussels' cargo up in October but Ethiopian move will have "negative" effect
Brussels Airport handled 43,763 tonnes of cargo in October, a 7.3% rise in freight volumes versus the same month in 2014.The maindeck freighter segment showed “particularly strong growth” of 27.1% to 13,295 tonnes, thanks to the arrival of new airlines at the Belgian hub.However, the switch by Ethiopian Airways of ...
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Lufthansa adds freighter flights to counter strike action
Lufthansa Cargo is deploying extra freighter capacity in order to mitigate the effects of a cabin crew strike taking place today.The strike by the cabin crew has now entered its fourth day and is estimated to be costing Lufthansa at least €10m per day.While the strikes are not affecting Lufthansa ...
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Qatar announces new dedicated pharma routes
Qatar Airways Cargo has announced the launch of two new dedicated pharma routes from India to Doha as it looks to capitalise on industry growth in the Middle East.The first new Pharma Express route will commence on November 10 and will operate from Mumbai via Ahmedabad to Doha on Tuesdays ...
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FTA: Invest in Belfast or lose air cargo to rivals
The UK’s Freight Transport Association (FTA) has called for investment in an enterprise zone and road improvements at Belfast International Airport to encourage investment and prevent it losing air cargo volumes to competitors.The FTA argues that Belfast is the third largest handler of air freight in the UK outside of ...
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Middle East aircraft fleet to treble by 2034 says Airbus
Airbus forecasts that by 2034 the fleet of passenger and freighter aircraft in the Middle East region will almost treble from nearly 1,100 today to over 2,950.The European aircraft manufacturer said that traffic in the Middle East will grow at 6.0%, well above the world average 4.6%, over the next ...
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Etihad adding two B777 freighters
Etihad Airways has exercised its options on two Boeing 777 freighter aircraft, making the announcement on the opening day of the Dubai Air Show.The freighter options, with a list price value of $637m, were part of UAE national airline’s $67bn mixed fleet order for 199 aircraft in 2013.The additional freighter ...
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Gunning to become chief financial officer at British Airways
Steve Gunning, the current chief executive of IAG Cargo, will become chief financial officer at British Airways in April next year, replacing Nick Swift who is leaving the airline to pursue other opportunities.Gunning will work with Alex Cruz, who is replacing Keith Williams as chairman and chief executive of British ...
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Emirates bucks cargo trend with 10% volume surge
Dubai’s Emirates Skycargo outpaced the airfreight market with a 10% rise in volumes to 1.25m tonnes during the first six months of the financial year.Emirates Group, which includes ground handler dnata, described the airline cargo figures from April to September as “a solid performance that continues to buck the market ...
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Singapore narrows cargo losses
Singapore Airlines’ cargo division (SIA Cargo) narrowed its operating loss from $34m to $12m in the first half of the financial year from April to September.Cargo yield declined by 8.5% during the six month period, largely due to lower fuel surcharges, while freight carriage was “flat”, resulting in lower revenue, ...
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ICAO proposes 30% lithium battery state charge limit
New safety recommendations covering lithium battery shipments carried on passenger and freighter aircraft have been agreed by the Dangerous Goods Panel (DGP) of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).“The proposal to require lithium batteries to have a state of charge of 30% or less, when carried in shipments on commercial ...
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Frankfurt see 2.4% dip in cargo volumes
Frankfurt airport's cargo volume fell by 2.4% to 1.56m tonnes in the first nine months of 2015 versus prior year, mainly reflecting “the overall weak global trade environment and a slowdown in emerging economies”.The German airport remains Europe’s largest cargo hub, handling 2.2m tonnes in 2014.Group revenue grew markedly, rising ...
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IAG Cargo taps into Accenture software
IAG Cargo has upgraded its cargo reservation technology with software from Accenture to deliver more flexible reservation processes for all commercial cargo operations worldwide.Accenture Air Cargo Reservation software, part of the Accenture Air Cargo Suite, offers IAG Cargo, the freight arm of British Airways and Iberia, "improvements both in functionality ...
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ACS helps helicopters fly in for a refit
Air Charter Service transported two Mil Mi-8 MTV helicopters from Africa into Europe for a major refit.Justin Lancaster, commercial director at ACS, explained: “We flew the helicopters in on an Ilyushin IL-76 to Europe where they will be renovated. This type of helicopter is used by almost 70 different nations’ ...
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Turkish adds to freighter network
Turkish Cargo has launched freighter services to Atlanta, New York, Kinshasa, London Stansted, Amsterdam and Doha.The Atlanta, New York and Kinshasa flights will use Airbus A330 freighters, with Stansted and Amsterdam served by an Airbus A310 freighter.As from the beginning of the winter schedule 2015, Turkish Cargo will provide cargo ...
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Alban François appointed as new VP Cargo Brussels Airlines
Alban François has been appointed vice president of global cargo at European carrier Brussels Airlines.From January 2016 he will roll out the new commercial strategy of the growing Brussels Airlines Cargo department, together with commercial partner Air Logistics Group.“Cargo is a key growth pillar for Brussels Airlines”, says Brussels Airlines ...
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UK shippers back Heathrow plans for cargo investment
UK shippers have welcomed plans to double cargo volumes at London's Heathrow Airport.Chris Welsh, Freight Transport Association director of global and European policy, said: “Heathrow’s planned investment and increased freight capacity is excellent news, and exactly the type of commitment that FTA has long been asking for.“The significance of airfreight ...