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Weakening air cargo demand and capacity additions continue to take their toll on Asian airlines
Air cargo load factors at major Asian airlines declined in August as capacity additions and in many cases falls in demand conspired against the carriers.The latest monthly statistics released by Air China, Cathay Pacific, China Southern, China Eastern, Eva Air, China Airlines and SIA Cargo showed that all seven airlines ...
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Logistics consolidation continues as GEFCO swoops on IJS Global
Automotive logistics specialist GEFCO Group has pushed ahead with its diversification drive and expanded its airfreight operation with the acquisition of Dutch freight forwarder IJS Global from private equity firm Nimbus.Amsterdam-headquartered IJS Global specialises in air and sea forwarding and generated revenues of €160m in 2014.It has an operational footprint ...
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VIDEO: Air Charter Service celebrates 25 years in business
Air Charter Service (ACS) has commissioned a special film (see below) charting its history to celebrate 25 years since chairman Chris Leach and his wife Tina founded the company in the basement of their London home.Leach, who previously worked for Saturn Airways, Transamerica Airlines and freight forwarder Savino Del Bene, ...
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Lufthansa Cargo teams up with Red Cross for aid flight
Lufthansa Cargo has teamed up with the German Red Cross to fly more than 15,000 camp beds from North America to Germany to help with the refugee crisis.This morning (September 22) a Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 flight from Washington landed at the airline’s Frankfurt hub carrying approximately 1,000 camp beds.The remaining ...
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Swiss WorldCargo's Oliver Evans looks to the future
As he prepares to let go of the helm at Swiss WorldCargo on September 30, Oliver Evans is preoccupied with the future. Not just his own, but that of air cargo.“My original idea was to divide my time between two or three lines in leadership development, new technology and change ...
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Another China-Europe rail service takes aim at airfreight
Another China-Europe rail service has been launched that aims to grab marketshare from the air cargo industry.In early August, German logistics company Militzer & Münch (M&M) began offering a door-to-door weekly groupage service for containers being transported 11,000km from Yiwu in China to Duisburg in addition to its full container ...
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Hong Kong terminal gets new cargo x-ray machine
Hong Kong’s Asia Airfreight Terminal (AAT) has installed a new x-ray detection machine to improve its cargo screening process.AAT said the new Smith’s Detection X-ACT x-ray machine offers an automated procedure for recognising any suspicious objects including weapons, explosives and narcotics in cargo shipments.It assists x-ray machine operators by localising ...
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Jan de Rijk swoops on pharma specialist Omega Logistics
Airfreight road feeder service provider Jan de Rijk Logistics has acquired Omega Logistics as it looks to expand its temperature control operation.The deal sees Jan de Rijk take 100% control of the Dutch logistics company, which offers a temperature controlled distribution network to pharmacies, hospitals, patients and other healthcare facilities, ...
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JAL and LOT announce new cargo partnership
LOT Cargo and JAL Cargo have signed a new co-operation agreement covering the Polish airline's Japan-Poland operation.The general sales agreement starts in January and will see JAL Cargo selling cargo space on LOT’s Dreamliners operating between Warsaw and Tokyo.LOT’s service on the route flies three times a week with as ...
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CHEP gains US and European repair certification
CHEP Aerospace Solutions has achieved certification from both the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for the maintenance and repair of aviation equipment, under Part 145.Said CHEP: "The dual certification enables airlines to save on fuel costs and reduce their carbon footprint by repairing their ...
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Beluga replacement passes key design test
Airbus’ next generation of oversize air transport capability, christened Beluga XL, has passed a key step in its development.The Beluga XL's programme’s latest "maturity gate milestone" marks the end of the concept phase or design freeze at aircraft level.The European aircraft manufacturer plans to build five new Beluga transport aircraft ...
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AN-124 repair certificate for AMTES
AMTES, part of the Volga-Dnepr Technics subgroup, has been issued with a Part 145 (AR-145) certificate by the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC), extending its maintenance and repair capabilities for the An-124 freighter aircraft.IAC Aviation Rules, Part 145 (AR-145) establish the requirements for MRO organisations and certification procedures.The document issued to ...
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Astra gains Mozambique ground handling licence
Astra Aviation Services has been issued with a licence to provide ground handling services for passengers, aircraft, cargo, and mail in Mozambique.The licence was issued by the Mozambican Civil Aviation Institute (IACM), the country’s recognised Civil Aviation Authority, and is effective immediately.UK-based Astra, a flight services provider for Africa, said ...
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DB Schenker to launch European-wide express service through GLS partnership
DB Schenker Logistics will enter the European-wide express market through a partnership with a parcel service provider as forwarders continue counter express operator incursions into their market.The German logistics giant this morning announced it had struck up a European-wide partnership with the GLS Group, which will allow it to expand ...
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e-AWBs made easier for Connecta forwarders
CHAMP Forwarding Systems has signed a partnership agreement with UK-based Connecta Airfreight Network to accelerate electronic air waybill (e-AWB) adoption among small and medium size forwarders.Connecta’s members will access the CHAMP Cargosystems subsidiary’s web-based freight forwarding system Logitude, enabling them to manage quotes, shipments, bookings and consolidations "more efficiently and ...
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Finnair Cargo expects no major disruption from nationwide strike
Nationwide industrial action in Finland on Friday is not expected to have a major impact on Finnair’s cargo operations despite the airline having to cancel flights.The Finnish airline today issued a statement saying that a total of 16 flights would be cancelled on Friday due to industrial action by Finnish ...
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Virgin Atlantic nets an environmental goal
Virgin Atlantic Cargo is to use lightweight air cargo nets to contribute towards the airline’s target of a 30% reduction in aircraft CO2 emissions by 2020.The UK-based airline has initially ordered 600 of the nine kilo nets, made with strong but lightweight Dyneema fibres, each representing a four kilos saving ...
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DHL Express: air cargo volumes lost to express won't come back
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Airfreight forwarders should not expect to be able to win back the market share they have lost to integrators over recent years because of fundamental differences in their offering.Speaking at a media event at its European regional hub in Leipzig, DHL Express Europe chief executive John Pearson told ...
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AF KLM sign cargo partnership with China Southern
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo and China Southern Cargo have signed a freight partnership agreement.The new pairing will give customers access to “an extensive cargo network in the Asia Pacific region – via China Southern Cargo – and in Europe, Africa and the transatlantic regions, where AF KLM Martinair Cargo ...
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Double-digit demand growth for ABC
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has recorded double-digit demand growth in the first eight months of the year as a result of its entry into new markets.The Volga-Dnepr Group-owned all-cargo carrier saw tonnage increase by 17% year-on-year to 300,000 tonnes during the first eight months.In August, tonnage increased by 14% compared with ...