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Etihad Cargo goes to Uganda
ETIHAD CARGO, the fast-growing freight business of UAE flag carrier Etihad Airways, has launched a new weekly A330-200 freighter service between Abu Dhabi and the Ugandan city of Entebbe.Situated on the shores of Lake Victoria and close to the capital Kampala, Entebbe is a major commercial centre in central Uganda.Etihad ...
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AirBridge: the new Cargolux?
FORMER Cargolux executive Robert van de Weg will play a vital role in building on the progress and numerous milestones AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has passed during its enterprising 10-year existence, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.As the new senior vice-president of marketing and sales at Russia’s largest freighter airline, van de ...
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Finnair Cargo adds to Brussels link
FINNAIR Cargo is adding a second weekly Airbus A340 service to its Brussels route from 25 June."Finnair Cargo has operated its Brussels cargo hub for 13 months now, with promising steady development and therefore, it is very important that we continue to strengthen the operation by adding this fourth weekly ...
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Athens celebrates air cargo uptick
ATHENS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT has witnessed a modest improvement in cargo traffic, which climbed 3.21 per cent to 24,723 tonnes during the first quarter of this year.The city airport is currently inviting tenders for its ground handling services, including freight and mail, baggage, aircraft fuelling and ramp services – for the ...
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Saudi Cargo launches new cool product
USING the latest design in sophisticated active heating and cooling cargo containers, Saudi Cargo has launched a new pharma distribution product.Pharma.2.World Active maintains the correct internal temperatures required for the transport of essential pharmaceuticals and life science products, whatever the external temperature may be.Nabil Khojah, chief executive, says the new ...
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Asian exports fuel cargo demand
CONTINUED demand for Asian exports in April saw a 4.7 per cent rise in international freight tonne km for members of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA).But freight load factors remained under pressure in April due to cargo capacity expansion, which rose by 5.3%, according to preliminary traffic figures ...
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An-124-100 returns Russian meteorological vehicles home
TWO RUSSIAN mobile meteorological support vehicles have arrived back in Yekaterinburg on board a Volga-Dnepr An-124-100 aircraft following a ‘test drive’ in Delhi.The vehicles, each weighing 12 tonnes and measuring 8.5 metres in length and 3.6 metres in height, were accompanied on the flight by a five-metre, four-tonne trailer.The service ...
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Etihad and Aegean mark code-share deal
ETIHAD AIRWAYS is marking its five-year codeshare partnership with Aegean Airlines by increasing its non-stop daily services between Athens and Abu Dhabi to 10 times per week, whilst the major Greek airline is set to launch new direct flights to the UAE capital.Since the flag carrier of the UAE commenced ...
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Aircraft noise plea
MORE people in the UK are affected by aviation noise than any other country in Europe, reveals the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).The regulatory body, which is calling on the aviation industry to address the problem more efficaciously, has published a series of recommendations in a document entitled: Managing Aviation ...
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United Cargo expands TempControl services
UNITED CARGO has expanded its temperature-sensitive shipments reach to include Lima, Peru and Taipei, Taiwan.The expansion increases the number of locations certified to provide United Cargo TempControl services to 47 stations in its worldwide network.Lima is the fourth South American city certified to transport TempControl shipments, joining Buenos Aires, Såo ...
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A new world order for the air cargo industry
AS MENTIONED in the front-page lead story of this issue, the Middle East carriers have become the leaders of the air cargo world.It has taken a few years to get there, but suddenly most of the signs are pointing in the direction of the sands of the Arabian Gulf.A new ...
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One Question
Denis Ilin, executive president, AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), answers:"LOOKING BACK 10 years ago to today, [our] Customs [authority] is much better. It used to take 8-12 hours for import cargo to be cleared by Customs and then released to the client.‘Now it takes about three hours and, for special cargo, such ...
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Lufthansa Cargo in ANA talks
LUFTHANSA CARGO is considering a closer cooperation with Japanese carrier All Nippon Airlines, according to reports in the German financial media citing a top executive at the German carrier.Harry Hohmeister, executive board member of the Lufthansa Group, told Bloomberg in an interview that talks were ongoing with ANA Holdings about ...
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US postpones 100 per cent container scanning
FORWARDERS are not surprised by the latest US climbdown on controversial plans to introduce 100 per cent ocean container screening, writes Nigel Tomkins, managing director.Peter Quantrill, director general of the British International Freight Association (BIFA), says it is “hardly surprising” to hear the news that the USA has delayed – ...
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Etihad steps nearer to Alitalia equity stake
ETIHAD AIRWAYS is moving closer to signing a strategic alliance with Alitalia of Italy.The UAE flag carrier confirmed that it will forward a letter detailing the conditions and criteria for a proposed equity investment by Etihad that have been negotiated with Alitalia and its stakeholders in recent months.Once the Alitalia ...
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Emirates to add sixth Karachi service
EMIRATES is launching a sixth daily service to Karachi, Pakistan from August.The UAE carrier operates an A330-200 aircraft on the route and the additional daily service will provide a cargo payload of 17 tonnes.As Pakistan’s largest city, the added flight will help facilitate even better connectivity for cargo, says the ...
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Saudia restarts Houston B747F services
SAUDIA CARGO is to restart B747 freighter services from Houston, Texas, to Dammam and Riyadh via Amsterdam from mid June.The weekly service with a B747-400 nose-loader freighter will depart from the US oil industry centre on a Sunday, with Saudia Cargo planning to add a second weekly flight as of ...
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UPS opens Taiwan air cargo hub
UPS has opened its trans-Pacific hub at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport.Situated at the airport's air cargo terminal logistics warehouse, the hub occupies almost 82,000 square feet – a 40 per cent increase in size from its previous location, says a company statement.Anita Li, managing director of UPS Taiwan, says: "The ...
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Jettainer lands Jet Airways ULD contract
ULD logistics management company Jettainer has signed a five year cargo services contract with Jet Airways of India.Lufthansa-subsidiary Jettainer sees the contract - the first co-operation with an Asian airline - as a “gateway to Asia”, with many carriers in the region monitoring the success of the project.Jettainer managing director ...
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WorldACD sees positive start to 2014
WorldACD, the Amsterdam-based air cargo market data specialist, reports that April 2014 showed a volume growth of 6.3% year-over-year, a little below the 6.8% growth in the first quarter.“When we look at our April figures, we can only conclude that the positive trend continues”, said Gerard de Wit, managing director ...