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Jan de Rijk Logistics to serve IAG Cargo in Iberian peninsula
Jan de Rijk Logistics will provide European trucking services to IAG cargo Cargo for its Iberian traffic, further strengthening Jan de Rijk’s presence in the Iberian peninsula.Jan de Rijk is already a large supplier of road feeder services in Europe for IAG Cargo, the freight arm of British Airways and ...
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EVA Air's ops and docs at Hong Kong cargo terminal
Cathay Pacific Services Ltd (CPSL) has started cargo operations and documentation services for Taiwanese carrier EVA Air at the Cathay Pacific Cargo Terminal.CPSL chief executive Kelvin Ko said: “The transition went extremely well, thanks to the tremendous efforts of the teams over the past six months.”James Chiou, general manager of ...
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Ethiopian Cargo adds Brussels B777F quartet
Ethiopian Cargo has returned to Brussels airport with four B777 freighters per week to Addis Ababa.The freighters will provide onward connections out of Africa, direct to Dubai, Shanghai and Hong Kong.The flights will carry mainly flowers, while exports will be general freight. Kuehne & Nagel and DHL Starbroker have actively ...
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Vietnam and Cambodia lead air cargo surge for emerging markets
Asia’s Vietnam and Cambodia provided the fastest-growing airfreight trade lanes between emerging and developed markets.US-Vietnam volumes surged 42.7 per cent by volume, and Cambodia-European Union airfreight increased by 41.9 per cent.That was one finding from the comprehensive 2015 Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index, now in its sixth year, a data-driven ...
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Qatar Airways sets its sights on denim capital Gujarat
Qatar Airways Cargo is to make Ahmedabad its seventh freighter destination in India.From February, a twice weekly Airbus A330F will depart Doha on Tuesdays and Fridays with a stop in Mumbai before heading to the largest city in the state of Gujarat. Departure from Ahmedabad back to Doha will be ...
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Cloud offers bright future for MASkargo
Malaysian carrier MASkargo is to replace its legacy computer network with a Cloud-based Unisys system to manage domestic and international cargo services.A contract with Malaysian Airline System Berhad will see Unisys replace MASkargo’s current in-house mainframe-based system with the Unisys Logistics Management System (LMS) which will also interface with automated ...
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Cargolux strike threat looms
Labour talks at Luxembourg-based all cargo carrier Cargolux have stalled again and a strike is on the cards if conciliation fails, warns one of the trade unions involved.The LCGB union says that negotiations on a new collective work agreement, which started on 14 January, have ground to a halt. This ...
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Everyone’s a winner in South Africa
South African’s Transit Group is using IVS software to produce electronic security declarations and take advantage of connections to 90 airlines through the WIN platform.The independent freight forwarder is submitting electronic consignment security declarations (e-CSDs) using IVS’s new Cargo Consolidator System.South African Airways’ (SAA) subsidiary Airlink has introduced an e-CSD ...
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A LOT more space to New York
LOT Polish Airlines has launched a seasonal New York/Warsaw all-cargo route operated by a Boeing 767-300 aircraft.The carrier said it was prompted by the limited number of passenger flights in the winter season, especially in February.The flights, operated by Canadian-based Cargojet Airways, can carry up to 48 tons and can ...
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Cargolux agrees to conciliation
Cargolux says it will enter into a conciliation process on its collective work agreement and has rebuffed suggestions that it plans to move a major part of its operation outside Luxembourg.The European all-cargo carrier issued a statement following the apparent breakdown in negotiations with the labour unions yesterday (20 January).Cargolux ...
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All smiles as IGAT takes on VEX for Virgin
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has awarded a new and extended general sales and service agency (GSSA) contract to InterGlobe Air Transport (IGAT) in India.Extending its 12-year working partnership with Delhi-based IGAT for cargo sales, IGAT now also handles the airline’s VEX courier express product, taking over from Patel On-Board Couriers.Virgin Atlantic’s ...
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Alitalia sets out route revamp
Italian flag carrier Alitalia has revealed its route plans following Abu Dhabi-based Etihad’s decision last summer to take a 49 per cent equity stake.In Italy, there will be a new three-hub strategy. Milan Malpensa will see an increase long-haul services; Milan Linate will have more connections to partner airline hubs; ...
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Air Charter Service to invest £10m in charter technology
Air Charter Service (ACS) will spend £10m over the next five years to advance the UK-based broker’s charter booking technologies and online presence.The proposed investment comes as ACS announced an “outstanding 2014” with strong growth and around £300m in sales.Chris Leach, ACS chairman said: “Whilst we believe that the award-winning ...
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Dreamliner ticket for lionesses Maggie and Sonja
Lioness sisters Maggie and Sonja made an epic journey home to Africa on the inaugural Kenya Airways Dreamliner flight from London Heathrow via Nairobi to Johannesburg.The two rescued circus cats were waved goodbye at the start of their 6,000 mile journey by singer celebrity and Born Free Patron, Peter Andre.Maggie ...
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Centurion promises Latin link to Schiphol
Miami-based freighter operator Centurion Cargo is promising a four-times-a-week service from the US and Latin America to Amsterdam Schiphol from February 19. The route will be operated by 747-400 nose-loading freighters.Founded in 1985 as Challenge Air Cargo – it changed its name in 2001 – Centurion operates a fleet of ...
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CAL goes solo with twice weekly flights to Larnaca
CAL Cargo Airlines has launched a twice weekly independent B747-400F service to Larnaca, “effectively replacing” the cargo division of Cyprus Airways after the Mediterranean airline went into voluntary liquidation on January 9.The Cypriot flag carrier ceased operations after the European Commission in Brussels ruled that it must hand back state ...
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Etihad Cargo launches Hermes cargo management system
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Cargo has cutover to a new freight management system to provide customers with greater communication and improved handling processes.The system was developed in partnership with Hermes Logistics Technologies to meet the Middle East carrier's specific requirements for an IT solution to address physical handling, documentation and messages ...
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DB Schenker gains allies in cartel damages claim
German railway Deutsche Bahn (DB) has confirmed French news agency reports that it has been joined by several unnamed corporations in its billion dollar lawsuit for damages against member airlines of an illegal air cargo cartel.A spokesman for DB said: "I can confirm this report from AFP. Due to confidentiality ...
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ABC sees record 2014 tonnage
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) carried a record 401,000 tonnes in 2014, a 17.6 per cent increase year-on-year, with an average load factor of 72.6 per cent “well above the industry average”.Denis Ilin, executive president of the Russian all–cargo carrier, described 2014 as a “milestone” for ABC, observing that the airline has ...
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Precision awarded tenth conversion for SF Airlines
US-based Precision Aircraft Solutions has begun conversion of a Rolls-Royce-powered 757 for Chinese cargo carrier SF Airlines. The conversion marks the 10th Precision conversion to join the SF operation since 2009."We are pleased that SF continues to rely on Precision's rapid response and product maturity, performance and efficiency in support ...