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IAG focused on growth
IAG Cargo remains focused on capacity discipline, asset utilisation and its flagship premium product range.David Shepherd, head of commercial at the cargo arm of British Airways and Iberia, says that the group’s Prioritise Express product and its temperature-controlled Constant Climate offer for pharmaceuticals have both seen substantial growth.“The Prioritise product ...
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Lufthansa and ANA extend cargo JV to outbound Europe routes
Lufthansa Cargo and ANA Cargo’s joint venture will be extended to cover consignments on routes from Europe to Japan as of August 3.The airlines’ cargo divisions started their joint venture in December 2014, and initially focused on flights from Japan to Europe. The German and Japanese carriers are offering their ...
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WFS builds on cargo to win full Spanish contracts
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has built on its cargo handling experience in Spain to win full ground handling contracts at the country’s Madrid, Seville, Santiago, Oviedo and Vitoria airportsWFS, under the new ownership of deep-pocketed global investment firm Platinum Equity, said that the biggest expansion of its ground handling activities ...
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FedEx defends Open Skies in Gulf subsidy row
Federal Express has warned Washington that its global parcels business is being “put at risk” by the simmering row over alleged state subsidies paid to Middle East Gulf carriers.The ‘Big 3’ US passenger carriers - American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines – argue that the Middle East carriers ...
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IAG Cargo rolls out new e-booking system
IAG Cargo customers in Spain have become the first to benefit from the carrier’s global roll-out of its new e-booking system.The freight arm of British Airways and Iberia says that the launch “underpins IAG Cargo’s total commitment to IATA’s e-freight goal of removing paper from the air cargo industry”.Enhanced features, ...
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New track and trace app from Qatar
Qatar Airways Cargo has developed a shipment track and trace mobile application in line with the launch of its new website.The Middle East carrier’s new website allows customers to access flight schedules, check the routing of their airfreight and book charter services.It also uses quick response code technology to integrate ...
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XPO Logistics gains 67% stake in Norbert Dentressangle
Fast-growing XPO Logistics has completed the purchase of a 67% shareholding in one of Europe’s most well-known logistics firms, Norbert Dentressangle, pushing it into the top-ten list of global logistics players.The deal, first announced in April, sees XPO acquire its majority stake in the company through the purchase of the ...
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Oneworld alliance gets new chairman
The oneworld alliance has nominated Cathay Pacific’s Ivan Chu as its new chairman, taking over from IAG’s Willie Walsh.Chu, who is Cathay’s chief executive, will act as first amongst equals of the member airlines in his new role.Oneworld chief executive Bruce Ashby said: “We thank Willie Walsh for his leadership ...
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Panalpina shuffles executive board
Panalpina has promoted Andy Weber to the position of chief operating officer, from the beginning of July.The Switzerland-based logistics giant has also announced that Ralf Morawietz will assume the position of chief information officer, taking over from Rod Angwin who will leave the company for personal reasons during the course ...
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Brussels sees May freighter surge
A 22.4% surge in May’s full freighter volumes helped Belgium’s Brussels Airport record an overall 7.4% rise in its total monthly throughput to 40,535 tons compared with the same month 2014.A spokesperson for the Belgian hub said that May's rise in full freighter volumes was due to the arrival of ...
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Sharp decline in load factors
Airfreight demand growth began to ease off in April, resulting in a “sharp” decline in load factors as they reached their lowest level for a year.The latest IATA figures show that airfreight volumes increase by 3.3% year-on-year in April compared with growth of 4.3% for the first four months.It said ...
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Air Partner's positive outlook
UK-based charter broker Air Partner remains optimistic about the year ahead, with performance set to be boosted by its acquisition of Cabot Aviation.Speaking at the London Stock Exchange-listed broker’s annual general meeting, Air Partner chief executive Mark Briffa gave an update on performance since it reported its full-year results for ...
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Second GDP academy training workshop
A second Good Distribution Practice (GDP) academy training course organised by IAG Cargo and Exelsius was attended by students from the UK, the Netherlands, Korea and Switzerland.Aimed at improving industry compliance to GDP standards for healthcare and life science products, the two-day course offered a combination of classroom training and ...
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IAG cargo demand down again in May
The latest monthly traffic statistics from the IAG Group have once again highlighted the steady decline in cargo volumes experienced by the group over the last four and a half years.In May, IAG, which includes British Airways and Iberia, saw demand in terms of cargo tonne km decline 2% year ...
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FTA backs Heathrow in letter to Cameron
The UK’s Freight Transport Association (FTA) has told British Prime Minister David Cameron that the decline of London-Heathrow airport as a viable global cargo hub will increase the costs of freight and logistics across the UK.In a letter to 10 Downing Street, the shipper association’s chief executive, David Wells, says ...
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Aircontact and Volga Dnepr move 40 tonne propeller shaft
Nordic charter broker Aircontact and airline Volga Dnepr needed specially built loading equipment to load a 40-tonne propeller shaft as it was moved from Germany to Brazil for an oil client.The shaft was first moved by road from a factory in Wismar to Rostock/Laage airport where it was transferred from ...
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Malaysia Airlines technically bankrupt
The chief executive of Malaysia Airlines has said the company is technically bankrupt, following on from the appointment of an administrator to oversee the transfer of selected assets and liabilities to a new company.Speaking at a news conference Christopher Mueller, who took over the chief executive role in May, said ...
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Air cargo yields suffer in April
Air cargo carriers continued to see yields decline in April, despite worldwide volumes increasing by 3.3% during the month compared with a year earlier.The latest figures from analyst WorldACD show April yields measured in US dollars have dropped by 11% compared with the start of the year.However, if surcharges are ...
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Saudia Cargo's new B777F on Mumbai route
Saudia Cargo has launched a newly delivered B777 freighter on its established cargo service from Mumbai in India to home base Jeddah.Keku Gazder, Saudia Cargo’s regional director cargo for the Indian sub-continent, said: ''Saudia Cargo once again demonstrates its capability to offer the latest technology with this new addition to ...
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TNT adds freighter service to Malta
Express operator TNT has launched a B737-400 freighter service to Malta from its European air hub in Liege, Belgium.The flight will run five times a week, with a stopover in Marseilles, France, on both the outbound and inbound journeys. The flight arrives at Malta International Airport in the morning and ...