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ANA's transpac cargo JV with United gains antitrust approval
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has received antitrust immunity from the Tokyo regulator for the Japanese carrier’s transpacific cargo joint venture with US-based United Airlines (UA).This second strategic tie-up follows ANA’s similarly approved joint venture with Germany’s Lufthansa Cargo on Japan-Europe airfreight routes, which went live in September 2014.ANA applied in ...
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CAL joins pharma programme
CAL Group has joined IATA's Center of Excellence for Independent Validators Pharmaceutical Logistics programme (CEIV Pharma).Once completed, CAL states that it will be the first group to have a certified pharmaceutical logistics programme.Israel-headquartered CAL Group – specialising in temperature-controlled and pharma goods - includes freighter carrier CAL Cargo Airlines, LACHS ...
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ABC first quarter tonnage growth
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) saw tonnages grow by 20 per cent in the first quarter of 2015.The Russian operator carried just under 104,000 tonnes on its network in Europe, the US and Asia Pacific via its Moscow hub.Executive president Denis Ilin described it as “a solid first quarter performance.” He added: ...
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Yangtze River Express freighter debut at Munich
Chinese cargo airline Yangtze River Express has launched a five times a week B747-400 freighter service from Germany to China.The aircraft will arrive in Munich on Tuesdays and Thursdays from Amsterdam, and on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from Brussels before departing for Tianjin and then Shanghai.The opening of the new ...
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Swiss fills network holes
Swiss WorldCargo is offering more bellyhold capacity to North America and Asia with extra flights to and from Chicago, San Francisco, Montreal and Beijing in its new summer timetable.Expansion of the European network for the Swiss International Air Lines’ cargo division will include new direct services between Zurich and Dresden, ...
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AirBridge adds Los Angeles
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has added twice-weekly Los Angeles flights to its global network.The carrier, which entered the North American market in 2011, already serves Chicago and Dallas/Fort Worth and is now moving 55,000 tones a year across the Atlantic.Senior vice president for sales and marketing, Robert van de Weg, said: ...
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FedEx and TNT confident that any regulatory issues can be overcome
Express parcel players FedEx and TNT Express are “confident” that any anti-trust issues around the $4.8bn acquisition of TNT by FedEx can be "addressed adequately in a timely fashion”.In January 2013, US parcels company UPS withdrew its takeover bid for TNT Express after the deal was blocked by European Commission ...
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Turkish freighter goes to Chicago
Turkish Airlines has launched weekly freighter services to Chicago to supplement its passenger flights to the US and Canada.The A330F departs Istanbul Ataturk at 06.50 on Fridays and operates via Shannon in Ireland, arriving at Chicago O’Hare at 12.50 the same day. The return flight departs Chicago at 15.05 on ...
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GSSAs, working hard to keep pace with demand
Win some, lose some is the recurring theme in the general sales and service agency (GSSA) business.As fast as agents gain carriers, they lose others — often through no fault of their own — perhaps because a carrier they represent is taken over by another or a service to the ...
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Stansted: London’s freighter airport
London and freighters do not often appear in the same sentence. Heathrow no longer has any slots to spare for all-cargo flights and the UK economy is not known as a powerhouse of manufacturing exports (though the country in fact gets as much of its GDP from manufacturing as France ...
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FedEx set to buy TNT Express for $4.8bn
US parcels and logistics giant FedEx has made a $4.8bn bid to acquire rival operator TNT Express of the Netherlands, with both sides reaching a conditional agreement on the deal.The agreement recommends an all-cash offer by FedEx for all issued and outstanding ordinary shares, including shares represented by American Depositary ...
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Japan lifts Thai ban temporarily
Japan’s civil aviation agency is to lift a ban on Thai-registered aircraft during April and May, mainly to reduce the effect on passenger traffic.South Korea and China have banned Thailand-registered airlines from operating any new charters or new scheduled flights, following safety concerns raised by ICAO.In January, Thailand’s transport minister, ...
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Frankfurt gets Central Asia connection
Uzbekistan Airways has introduced a twice-weekly B767 freighter service between Navoi International Airport and Frankfurt.Operating on Wednesdays and Fridays, the carrier is also offering freighter connections to Mumbai, Delhi, Dubai, Shanghai and Tianjin via Navoi.Originally established by the Soviet Union in 1962, Navoi Airport in central Uzbekistan is now managed ...
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ECAir adds Dakar and Bamako
Equatorial Congo Airlines (ECAir) has launched passenger flights from Brazzaville, capital of the Republic of Congo, to Dakar in Senegal via Bamako in Mali.The route will be operated by a B757-200 until early June and then by a B737-700. It brings ECAir’s route network to 11 destinations, including Kinshasa, Libreville, ...
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Air Partner joins AirCargoGroup
UK-based charter broker Air Partner has joined the AirCargoGroup (ACG) global association of airfreight wholesalers and consolidators.As a preferred vendor and associate partner, Air Partner will be able to use ACG’s neutral airfreight wholesale and handling services worldwide, as well as its block space agreements with commercial airlines for part ...
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AirBridge adds Vietnam freighter links
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) is extending its global network to Vietnam with the launch of twice-weekly freighter services from Hanoi.The flights depart Hanoi every Wednesday and Saturday, bound for ABC’s hub at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport via Hong Kong. From Moscow, the flight connects to ABC destinations in Europe and the US.Robert ...
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Variant A330-300 takes off with 242 tonne weight limit
The latest variant of Airbus’ A330 – the 242 tonne take-off weight A330-300 – has achieved certification from the European airworthiness authorities (EASA) following a 100 hour flight-test.Certification from the US authorities (FAA) is also expected soon, and the smaller A330-200 model will follow the -300 by benefiting from the ...
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IAG Cargo spooked freighter market says Lufthansa Cargo boss
IAG Cargo’s decision to axe its remaining freighters has spooked the air cargo market, says Lufthansa Cargo chief executive Peter Gerber, writes Chris Lewis.The debate now going on in the industry, as to whether freighters were still necessary, “has been triggered by British Airways' [IAG Cargo] comments” in the wake ...
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Airfreight helps lift Hellmann UK
Airfreight was a star performer in Hellmann Worldwide Logistics UK’s strong end of year results, said the forwarder.Volumes had gained from specialist project business and airfreight revenue was up by 19 per cent on last year’s figures. Shipments increased by seven per cent.Managing director Andy Connor commented: “We’re looking to ...
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Legend of the skies set to fly again – with a little help from DHL
DHL Express and its AeroLogic joint venture with Lufthansa Cargo are helping to breathe new life into one of the stars of the pre-jet era.The carriers flew the nose and main landing gears (below) of a Lockheed L1649A ‘Super Star’ - restored by the German carrier’s engineering arm, Lufthansa Technik ...