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Air industry responds to Nepal earthquake
Aid agencies, non-governmental organisations and governments are chartering aircraft to fly aid to Nepal, after the country was hit by an earthquake.The 7.8 magnitude quake struck on Saturday and the death toll is estimated to have passed 5,000, but could reach as high as 10,000. More than 8,000 people were ...
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EVA launches Pharmacare with Envirotainer
Taiwan-based EVA Air Cargo has launched a pharma service in collaboration with cool chain equipment supplier Envirotainer.EVA Pharmacare will focus mainly on high value goods such as biologicals, pharmaceuticals, vaccines, healthcare products, high-end foodstuffs and high-tech semi-conductor components.In a joint statement, the two partners said: “The first wave of the ...
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American Airlines is Cargo Airline of the Year 2015
American Airlines is the 2015 Cargo Airline of the Year.The presentation was made to Jim Butler, president, American Airlines Cargo, at a sparkling Air Cargo News gala event in London. Butler was presented with the award by Mark Whitehead, chief executive of Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd (Hactl), the ...
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Asia Pacific load factors boosted by US port chaos
Airlines based in the Asia Pacific region enjoyed a double-digit increase in airfreight demand in February, thanks to US west coast port issues.According to figures released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines, international airlines based in the region experienced a 20.5 per cent year-on-year increase in freight tonne kilometres ...
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Changi sees volumes slide in March
Singapore’s Changi Airport recorded a dip in cargo volumes during March, but there was a more positive result for the first quarter as a whole.During March, the airport recorded a 4.2 per cent year on year dip in throughput to 162,700 tonnes but for the first quarter, the facility actually ...
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Widebody surge for Australia South Pacific says Airbus
The passenger aircraft fleet serving the Australia South Pacific region will grow from some 700 aircraft today to over 1,200 by 2033, with a doubling in the number of widebody aircraft.With aviation growth comparable with other mature markets such as North America and Europe, the region has the world’s highest ...
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Delhi and Schiphol sign MoU to promote cargo trade lane
Delhi Airport and Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on and promote cargo business between the two hubs.The agreement’s scope includes business promotion, product development, knowledge sharing, training, performance benchmarking and regulatory agency cooperation.Schiphol handled a record 1.6m tonnes of cargo in 2014, up 6.7 ...
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AN-124 paint job to save $100,000 in fuel per year
A fresh lick of paint for an An-124-100 will give Volga-Dnepr Airlines an expected fuel saving of over $100,000 a year.The freighter will be painted using a leading durable coating technology to increase the aircraft’s aerodynamic qualities.Vladimir Drebnev, senior engineer, continuing airworthiness at Russian-based Volga-Dnepr, stated: “The base coat/clear coat ...
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Airnautic opens Nantes office
French general sales agent Airnautic has opened an office at Nantes airport, located in western France.Airnautic's new French office will join three others, located in Mulhouse, Lyon and Paris.It will be led by Elodie Ligot, whose role will be "to extend the GSA local presence, including the sales of premium ...
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Schiphol tonnages impacted by slowing Chinese output
A decline in airfreight between Asia and Europe saw Schiphol airport’s cargo volumes fall 1.8 per cent in the first three months of 2015 over like quarter 2014 to nearly 386,800 tonnes.It was the Amsterdam hub’s first quarterly fall in cargo volumes for almost two years.The Dutch airport’s senior VP ...
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Time critical for Dentressangle
Norbert Dentressangle has launched a complete range of time critical services for urgent and specialist deliveries.The air and sea division of the French logistics operator has recruited time critical expert Stacy Rouillon, along with a team of specialists, to deliver and develop the tailor-made product.These currently include secure critical services, ...
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Swiss WorldCargo to test drone technology
Swiss WorldCargo, Swiss Post and Matternet are teaming up to test the deployment of drones, including their potential use for internal logistics and the last mile delivery of small packages.The air cargo division of Swiss International Air Lines, the Swiss postal group and the US-based manufacturer of drone technology will ...
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FedEx-TNT deal to create third force in express
FedEx’s planned takeover of rival carrier TNT would create a third force in the express market – and unlike UPS’ attempted takeover 2½ years ago, it would succeed, the leaders of the two companies predicted at a press conference this morning.The acquisition would bring TNT’s “exceptional” road platform into the ...
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Thai air cargo community set to speed up e-AWB adoption
An e-freight workshop held in Bangkok was attended by airlines and a mix of independent and multinational forwarder members of local associations, including the Thai Airfreight Forwarders Association (TAFA) and the Thai International Freight Forwarders Association (TIFFA).The workshop, organised by Bangkok Flight Services (BFS) and Worldwide Information Network (WIN), focused ...
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Panalpina airfreight volumes hit by lower automotive
Panalpina’s airfreight volumes grew one per cent in the 2015 first quarter to 205,000 tons - against an estimated market growth of three to four per cent - due mainly to lower throughputs in the automotive sector. Despite the airfreight result, the Switzerland-based global logistics player saw group consolidated profit ...
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Freight bounce for Air Partner
UK-based aviation charter specialist Air Partner saw full year group revenues fall 9.2 per cent to £192.1m and underlying profit before tax down from £4.1m to £2.6m for the twelve months ended January 2015.However, investment in the freight division “has started to show returns with excellent improvements in sales and ...
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Eric Born lands top job at Swissport International
Eric Born will be the new group president and chief executive at ground handler Swissport International (SPI), taking up his role from August 2015.The Swiss national joins from Wincanton, a UK stock exchange-listed logistics company, where he was chief executive for five years from 2010. From 2004 to 2009, Born ...
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TNT air fleet purchasers waiting in the wings
FedEx has already identified potential purchasers of TNT Express’ air operations, says FedEx chief executive David Bronczek.He was speaking at a press conference to announce US-based FedEx’s $4.8bn takeover of European rival TNT Express in a deal set to complete in 2016, subject to regulatory approval.However, it is not yet ...
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Stop obsessing about price, shippers tell carriers
Discussions between shippers, airlines and transport providers too often boiled down to price, lamented panellists at a forum organised by the new Global Shippers Alliance (GSA).This was the first major event organised by the GSA, which was formed in March by the European Shippers’ Council, the Asian Shippers’ Association and ...
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Wisskirchen to be new cargo handler at Cologne/Bonn airport
Wisskirchen has secured a 30-year concession for cargo handling at Germany’s Cologne/Bonn Airport, starting in July this year.The airport authority said: “With this step the airport is securing long-term growth and employment in the general cargo business.”Germany-based Wisskirchen will lease the cargo terminal and receive a 30-year handling concession at ...