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AmSafe first to meet new freight fire standard
AmSafe Bridport says it is the first and so far only manufacturer to produce cargo fire containment covers to new US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) standards.Following a number of fires in freight on board aircraft, in July last year the FAA issued TSO-C203, a minimum standard for fully certified fire ...
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Etihad launches service for cool customers
Etihad Cargo has unveiled a TempCheck solution for sensitive pharmaceutical and healthcare products, including blood plasma, pills, medicines and anaesthetics.The UAE-based carrier has already upgraded the temperature-controlled storage facilities at its Abu Dhabi hub, and refurbished its existing cool rooms to meet pharmaceutical-safe specifications, but new purpose-built facilities are scheduled ...
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The spectre of further rate wars...
AIR CARGO operators are warning against knee-jerk rates wars amid Eurozone stagnation in the second quarter impacted by deepening global political unrest, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.“The main concern is that political instability, mainly between Russia and Europe/USA will escalate further and subsequently will affect the already fragile economic recovery,” ...
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Nothing sheepish about growth, says WorldACD
Asia Pacific single-handedly lifted air cargo growth in February 2015, says analyst WorldACD Market Data.While the region did well in all directions, as did intra-Asia, volumes from all other areas except Africa decreased.Asia Pacific chalked up a year-on-year improvement of 28 per cent in volume and three per cent in ...
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Hong Kong top of the league for air cargo
Hong Kong (HKG) continues to be the world’s largest air cargo hub, handling 4.4m tonnes in 2014, a six per cent increase in volumes over prior year.The preliminary annual statistics from Airports Council International (ACI) puts Memphis (MEM) in second place with 4.2m tonnes, an increase of 2.9 percent, followed ...
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Hong Kong retains crown as top cargo hub
Hong Kong remained the world's top cargo hub, as preliminary data from Airports Council International showed that global airfreight volumes rebounded 4.7 per cent in 2014 after three years of stagnating growth.World airfreight volumes ended the year with an increase of 5.6 per cent in December. On an annualised basis, ...
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Business as usual for Thai Airways despite freighter suspension
Thai Airways says it will be “business as usual” for cargo despite the decision to suspend operations of the carrier’s remaining two freighter aircraft at the end of March.The Asian carrier points out that the axing of the freighters — which Thai describes as a “temporary suspension” — will happen ...
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Schiphol salutes Kales’ cargo contribution
This year’s Schiphol Aviation Award for Cargo has been presented to Kales Airline Services, in recognition of the GSSA's fundamental role in the development of cargo at the Netherlands airport.Kales, established in 1994, represents 95 airlines at the Amsterdam hub.The Schiphol Aviation Awards are presented every year to business partners ...
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Virgin to trial ‘try before you fly’ pets service
Virgin Atlantic Cargo is partnering Heathrow’s Animal Reception Centre (HARC) in a trial of a ‘check before you fly’ service for travelling pets.Until now, pets – and their owners – have had to endure the stress of not knowing if they meet the entry requirements of the UK Pet Travel ...
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Agility's 2014 airfreight yields improve
GLOBAL forwarder Agility’s full-year 2014 financial results saw a net profit of KD50.9m, an increase of 10 per cent over prior year, as revenues edged down one per cent to KD1.36bn.Agility’s airfreight yields improved in 2014, offsetting continued margin pressure in ocean freight.Tarek Sultan, Agility’s vice chairman and chief executive, ...
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Qatar Cargo freighter ready for Mexico
QATAR Airways Cargo begins its twice-weekly B777 freighter service to Mexico City this month, marking the start of operations in the continent.“This is a historic moment for us, as it heralds the beginning of our operations in Latin America,” says Ulrich Ogiermann, chief officer, cargo.“It demonstrates that we are well ...
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Munich airport's record tonnages
Southern Germany’s Munich airport saw total 2014 cargo volumes increase eight per cent over prior year to a record 291,000 tons.When airmail is included, the cargo volume handled at the Bavarian hub exceeded 309,000 tons, with 85 per cent being bellyhold cargo on intercontinental flights.Michael Kerkloh, chief executive of airport ...
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TransDigm completes Telair acquisition
Aerospace components firm TransDigm Group has completed the acquisition of the Telair Cargo Group of businesses, owners of the Nordisk airfreight container manufacturing company.The $725m purchase from AAR Corp was financed by TransDigm through a combination of existing cash in hand and via an existing $75m revolving credit ...
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Second half surge boosts Cathay Cargo in 2014
Cargo's stronger second half in 2014 helped Cathay Pacific Group report a 20.2 per cent surge in attributable profit to HK$3.1bn for the full year.Group turnover in passenger and freight increased by 5.5 per cent to HK$106bn. Cargo revenues increased by 7.3 per cent to HK$25.4bn compared with 2013.Cathay, which ...
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Indian Airports has plans for domestic cargo network
Airports Authority of India (AAI) plans to enter the domestic cargo market by using redundant passenger terminals at regional airports.It says that, with the opening-up of the Indian economy, there has been “tremendous growth” in air cargo at airports throughout the country and that there is scope for considerable further ...
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Copenhagen tops for FedEx
FedEx is expanding its presence in Europe with a new gateway facility at Denmark's Copenhagen Airport that has undergone its 'roof-topping' and completion of the external structure.The 8,000 sq m sortation hub will process 11,500 packages per day, incorporating areas for dangerous goods and cold storage when it opens at ...
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Growth is in the air for Thermotraffic
Temperature-controlled logistics specialist Thermotraffic is to open a branch office at Frankfurt Airport’s Perishable Center in April.The on-airport location, says Thermotraffic, will guarantee rapid handling of all temperature-controlled cargo with cross docking between flights and ground transportation. An on-site IATA agent will support the operation.Thermotraffic says that more and more ...
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Six pack bellyhold for Delta and Virgin
Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic Airways are expanding their trans-Atlantic partnership with six new daily passenger services. The two airlines begin their summer schedule this weekend and will offer up to 39 return trans-Atlantic flights a day between the UK and 15 destinations across North America.The joint schedule now ...
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Hefty jump in Asian air cargo demand
Latest monthly data from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) shows that international freight tonne km (FTK) surged 20.5 per cent last month, outpacing a 12.6 per cent increase in offered freight capacity.AAPA said that the result – based on preliminary data - was a 4.2 percentage points increase ...
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TNT opens healthcare hub in Europe
TNT has opened a healthcare hub in the Netherlands that allows next day deliveries of medical devices to 96 per cent of Europe’s 16,000 hospitals.The 2,000 sq m transport hub in Heerlen is located near the European distribution centres of 80 major medical device manufacturers.In service 24 hours a day, ...