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Abu Dhabi cargo climbs
AIR CARGO volumes at Abu Dhabi International Airport increased by 24.5 per cent to 66,944 tonnes in May.Aircraft movements rose to 12,931 – up 15.8 per cent.Manila was the most popular route during the month due to a boost in Philippine Airlines’ operations, followed by Doha, as a result of ...
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Cargolux opts for Telair lightweight ULDs
CARGOLUX is to become the first airline to carry cargo handling systems manufacturer Telair International’s CAEROe ® advanced lightweight unit load devices (ULDs).The all-cargo airline will be using CAEROe ®’s cookie sheet pallets, heavy gross weight pallets and fuel-saving containers on its fleet of B747s.The pallets are up to 40 ...
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Emirates adding Oslo to its cargo network
EMIRATES SkyCargo will add Oslo to its network from September, leveraging belly hold cargo on a new daily B777-300ER passenger link.The freight division of Dubai-based Emirates will also increase from six to eight its weekly freighter flights to Copenhagen in Denmark. This will see two Gothenburg freighter flights in Sweden ...
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Air cargo prices to weaken says Drewry
AIR CARGO pricing is expected to weaken in the coming months, while global airfreight traffic growth will be held back by weaker demand in the intra-Asia region.That is the view of Drewry, the UK-based research house, in its latest briefing on the demand and supply equation for global airfreight and ...
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Chapman Freeborn and Swiss WorldCargo's courier deal
CHAPMAN Freeborn Airchartering and Swiss WorldCargo have agreed a new partnership for delivering time-critical shipments.It means that the global aircraft charter specialist is supporting Swiss WorldCargo with all hand-carry requirements through its worldwide office network.Already an acknowledged global leader for care-intensive cargo services, the agreement will allow Swiss WorldCargo to ...
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IAG Cargo in Colombian summer uplift
IAG CARGO is increasing the summer frequency of its flights between Spain and Colombia.The cargo arm of British Airways and Iberia said that two additional weekly flights between its Madrid hub and Bogotá will start from August 9, increasing to three in September.The flights will be operated by Iberia’s A340-600 ...
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Global air cargo stabilising, says IATA
AIRFREIGHT markets saw growth levels accelerate in May.IATA data for the month shows that demand measured in freight-tonne-kilometres [FTKs] rose across all regions, but with significant differences in performance.Whilst the Middle East carriers enjoyed 9.3 per cent year-on-year growth, the North American carriers reported 2.4 per cent.The growth trajectory reflects ...
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Cathay head of the e-cargo class
CATHAY PACIFIC remains top of the e-freight league table, IATA’s statistics show, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.The carrier has retained its ranking as the airline that operates the most e-AWB shipments.Cathay’s e-AWB volumes climbed by 47.1 per cent in May, whilst Emirates is in second place with 29.8 per cent.Korean ...
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IATA hit list to bolster Europe's air industry
IATA has called on European governments and regulators to bolster the region’s competitiveness, citing a hit list of measures to improve global connectivity.Tony Tyler, the airline association's director general and chief executive, said: “Among the biggest obstacles faced by European airlines are the competitive disadvantages placed in their way by ...
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PACTL achieves tonnage growth
SHANGHAI’S Pudong International Airport Cargo Terminal (PACTL) achieved tonnage growth of 12.36 per cent year-on-year and handled 121,178 tonnes of freight in June.Overall, the cargo terminal saw tonnage rise by 13.78 Per cent to 687,276 tonnes in the first half of this year. “These are the best results achieved for ...
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LAN CARGO ships polo thoroughbreds
LAN CARGO has transported 50 polo horses from Miami to Madrid, on one of its B777 freighters.The Argentine thoroughbreds, which are competing in the international polo season at Sotogrande, Spain, were shipped in purpose-built stables designed by Newport Cargo (Argentina).The whole operation was overseen by Colt International (USA).On arrival, Spanish ...
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Swissport sells off ‘unprofitable’ French ground handling services
SWISSPORT France Holding and Servisair – both part of Swissport Group – is to sell its principal ground handling activity in France after struggling to make a profit.The announcement comes after GH Team, co-chaired by Christophe Le Borgne, the current chief executive of Swissport in France, and Adrian Melliger, former ...
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Etihad cargo volumes take off
ETIHAD Cargo is celebrating achieving 27 per cent revenue growth during the first half of this year.The freight division outperformed the global market, carrying 268,713 tonnes of air cargo and mail during the sixth-month period – up 25 per cent year-on-year – contributing significantly to the airline’s overall total revenue ...
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Emirates finalises US$56bn B777X order
EMIRATES Airline has confirmed its order for 150 B777Xs, worth US$56billion at list prices, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.The huge order includes a combination of 115 B777-9Xs and 35 B777-8Xs, as well as the purchase rights for an additional 50 ‘planes that could increase the value to approximately $75bn at ...
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The ‘Spirit of St Louis’ flies again
AVIATION history maker the ‘Spirit of St Louis’ has crossed the Atlantic Ocean once again – thanks to an Air France-KLM-Martinair air cargo co-operation.To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Paris-Le Bourget Airport, the Air and Space Museum there is to exhibit a replica of the single-seat aircraft that was flown ...
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Air New Zealand picks up new Dreamliner
AIR NEW ZEALAND has taken delivery of its new B787-9 Dreamliner at the Boeing factory in Seattle.The aircraft’s inaugural flight to the launch customer’s Auckland base is scheduled for later today.As part of the carrier’s plan to replace its current B767 fleet with B787-9s, it has 10 on order plus ...
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PACTL spearheads Chinese cool chain excellence
SHANGHAI’S Pudong International Airport (PVG) is a work in progress, with two extra runways and a 3,300 sq m cargo centre for perishable goods just part of the expansion plans for the world’s third largest airfreight hub.Added to that is the emerging Shanghai Free Trade Zone, a pilot project by ...
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East-West airfreight prices hit by post-peak lull
East-West airfreight rates fell further in January following December’s retreat as pricing was hit by the post-peak season lull in trade.Drewry’s East-West AirFreight Price Index fell 8.3 points in January to 99.6 points, bringing the index down to its lowest level since May 2014.The index, compiled by the UK-based research ...
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AirAsia India appoints ECS Group GSSA in India
AIRASIA INDIA has appointed Globe Air Cargo India, a subsidiary of the ECS Group, as its cargo general sales and services agent (GSSA) there.The new low-cost airline – owned by AirAsia (49 per cent), Indian conglomerate Tata (30) and Telestra Tradeplace (21) – commenced operations from its base at Bangalore’s ...
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No stable recovery, finds Lufthansa Cargo
LEADING freight airline Lufthansa Cargo has not discovered any ‘stable recovery’ in global markets in the first six months of 2014, says its chief executive Peter Gerber, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.The sharpest decline has come in demand from the Middle East and Africa transport regions.During the period, the German ...