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Leipzig/Halle airport hits record volumes in July
Freight volumes at Leipzig/Halle Airport, Germany’s second-largest cargo hub, set a new record in July with throughput totaling 84,397 tonnes, an increase of 7.7% over like month 2014.July was the third record-setting month in 2015, said the airport authority, which added that the volume of cargo between January and July ...
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Vienna bids to raise Malta stake
Flughafen Wien (Vienna Airport) is to make a €3 per share offer for Canadian-based SNC Lavalin’s stake in Malta International Airport.Since the Mediterranean island airport was privatised in 2002, 40% of it has been held by Malta Mediterranean Link Consortium, in which Flughafen Wien AG has a 57.1% holding via ...
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Korean keeps up a 747 tradition
Korean Air has taken delivery of the first of a fleet of ten 747-8 Intercontinental passenger planes. The carrier is the first airline in the world to operate both the passenger and freighter versions of the 747-8.Korean Air currently operates seven 747-8 freighters. Its 28-strong cargo fleet also includes 747-400, ...
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Cochin is India’s first all-solar powered airport
Cochin International Airport in India says it has become the first in the country to operate completely on solar power.Chief minister Oommen Chandy has inaugurated a 12 MWp solar power plant, comprising 46,150 solar panels laid across 45 acres near the cargo complex. The plant is now producing 50,000 to ...
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Ask before you ship, FedEx chief tells aerospace exporters
Aircraft part manufacturers should get proper advice and provide customs brokers with information well in advance, says FedEx Europe managing director, David Poole.With a growing market, particularly in Asia, UK aerospace companies need more support and assistance he argues. One of the largest stumbling blocks to the transport of aerospace ...
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Saudia appoints ACP as GSA in South Africa
ACP Worldwide has been appointed South African cargo general sales agent (GSA) for Saudia Cargo.The carrier currently operates three times weekly B747 freighter flights from Johannesburg to Jeddah and Amsterdam, shared with Nairobi, and ACP will also sell belly space on the carrier’s three times weekly B777-200 wide-body flights between ...
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Now we’re getting rally cross
Chapman Freeborn Airchartering and logistics partner GAC transported 19 Rallycross cars from Canada to Norway on a chartered Kalitta Air B747-200F for the FIA World Rallycross Championship.It is the first time cars for the competition have been transported by air.The occasion was attended by Norwegian rally drivers Petter Solberg and ...
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South Africans ready to click to ship
AMI has extended its click2ship service to its South African operations. The system allows bona fide freight agents to obtain online, all-inclusive quotations for shipments, including collection and delivery, which can subsequently be converted to bookings. Additional services such as insurance can also be booked online.The service was first launched ...
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NetDespatch smooths AMI service
Airfreight and express wholesaler Air Menzies International (AMI) is using NetDespatch’s data management platform to improve its customers’ international deliveries.AMI provides neutral airfreight and express wholesale services exclusively to freight forwarders and couriers, using its buying power to purchase large volumes of capacity and passing the benefits on to its ...
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Dubai half year boost for Virgin Atlantic
Virgin Atlantic Cargo carried over 30% more cargo from Dubai in the first half of 2015, boosted by additional US routes and frequencies, and traffic generated as a result of the US port disruptions.For the six months ended June 2015, the airline carried 2,400 tonnes ex Dubai, compared with ...
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SPECIAL REPORT: How long will Japanese air cargo growth last?
Last year, major Japanese airports recorded strong air cargo volume increases after years of stagnation.It has been suggested that a weakening in the value of the yen and increasing costs for producing in China resulted in some manufacturing moving back to Japan.Japanese companies also increasingly developing highly complex components, which ...
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Five join Frankfurt cargo club
Air Cargo Community Frankfurt, the association of companies, institutions and organisations promoting the German freight hub, has welcomed five new members.The arrival of Swissport Cargo Services Deutschland, Dachser, Thermotraffic, Sovereign Speed and my Logistics means that the number of members in the association is now 33.“We are delighted about the ...
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Emirates adds flights to second Iranian city
Emirates SkyCargo will increase its airfreight capacity to Iran next month, when the Dubai-based carrier’s passenger arm begins a five times a week non-stop A330-200 flight to Mashhad from September 1.Mashhad, in north east Iran, will become Emirates’ second Iranian destination after the capital city Tehran, which Emirates has been ...
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Tex Gunning to leave TNT CEO role if FedEx succeeds in takeover bid
TNT Express chief executive Tex Gunning will be replaced by David Binks if FedEx’s $4.8bn takeover, due to be launched on Monday, is successful.The two companies today announced that, on Monday, FedEx will make its recommended public cash offer for all the issued and outstanding ordinary shares of TNT Express.The ...
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The heat is on: Ruslan transports steam superheater to Saudi Arabia
A Ruslan International AN124-100 freighter has transported a 60 tonne steam superheater from Linz in Austria to Dammam, Saudi Arabia.The flight, arranged in partnership with Swiss forwarder Panalpina, involved a 450 km journey by road to Linz Airport.The road journey required several special permits, due to its width of 620 ...
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Chinese cargo airlines suffer from a different kind of problem to their European counterparts
ANALYSIS: The latest monthly airline data has revealed that while European airlines have been struggling to protect cargo load factors because of volume declines, Chinese airlines have faced the same issue but because of capacity additions.During July, of four major Chinese cargo carriers, three recorded demand increases on last year, ...
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ACS arranges aid flight to war torn Aden
Air Charter Service (ACS) has arranged the first civilian cargo flight into Aden since the troubles started in Yemen almost five months ago.ACS chief executive Justin Bowman said that civilian cargo flights carrying much needed humanitarian aid have not been allowed into Aden for months.But on August 13 the charter ...
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Lithium powered ELT likely cause of Ethiopian Airlines 2013 Heathrow fire
A fire onboard a parked Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787-8 in July 2013 at Heathrow was likely to have been caused by a lithium battery powered emergency locator transmitter (ELT), according to accident investigators.The UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said ELT battery wires, crossed and trapped under the battery compartment ...
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Acquisition sees Air Partner expand into aviation safety consulting
Air Partner, the UK-based global aviation services group with a cargo charter division, has acquired aviation safety consultancy Baines Simmons for a total net cash consideration of up to £6m.It is the second acquisition this year by Air Partner following the takeover of Cabot Aviation in May.Baines Simmons, specialising in ...
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Cathay Pacific sees H1 air cargo load factor improve, but yields slide
An improved cargo load factor at Cathay Pacific and Dragonair was not enough to stop a decline in yield as industry overcapacity and lower fuel surcharges had an effect on the airline group’s first-half performance.The world’s largest cargo airline group recorded a 2.5% year-on-year decline in first-half revenues of HK$11.4bn, ...