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NewsAir NZ Cargo places capacity with CargoAi
Source: CargoAiAir New Zealand (NZ) Cargo has placed its capacity on CargoAi’s digital marketplace CargoMART to expand its online offering.The first Australasian carrier to use CargoAi's technology, Air NZ Cargo is now offering its capacity from the US and Canada into New Zealand and Australia.Freight forwarders in the US and ...
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NewsBoeing begins work on its first freighter conversion line in India
Photo: BoeingBoeing is working with MRO GMR Aero Technic to establish its first freighter conversion line in India.The airframer said in a LinkedIn post that the conversion line supports its anticipated growth of the cargo sector in the region."We are proud to work with GMR Aero Technic to establish the ...
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AirAsia and Teleport add China to network
More belly capacity and cargo connections have been added to China with the resumption of AirAsia’s flights into the country.AirAsia’s flights into China mark the return of belly cargo space in the country for Teleport, the logistics venture of Capital A (formerly AirAsia Group Berhad).A total of 18 cargo routes ...
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NewsSriLankan Airlines looks to partnerships, digital and e-commerce in tough cargo conditions
Chaminda Perera, SriLankan Airlines. Source: SriLankan AirlinesSriLankan Airlines is hoping to capitalise on e-commerce flights to China, interline partnerships and digitalisation to combat tough air cargo market conditions.Speaking to Air Cargo News, SriLankan Airlines general manager cargo Chaminda Perera said that the export market from Sri Lanka is affected by ...
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NewsMenzies provides South African Airways with air cargo services at three airports
Professor John Lamola, chairperson and chief executive, SAA with Philipp Joeinig, chief executive, Menzies Aviation. Photo: Menzies AviationSouth African Airways (SAA) Cargo has appointed Menzies Aviation to provide air cargo services at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, Cape Town International Airport, and Port Elizabeth International Airport.The first phase of ...
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Raindo United Services plans Asia freighter services
Indonesia-based Raindo United Services plans to launch domestic and international freighter services in July this year, using two leased B737-800 Boeing Converted Freighters (BCF) each with a capacity of 23 tons.The digital start-up cargo airline will serve Jakarta, Medan, Balikpapan, Medan, Makassar and Surabaya on its domestic network and international ...
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Asia Pacific airlines suffer January decline in cargo traffic
Asia Pacific airlines suffered a significant decline in cargo traffic during January with a 20.5% year-on-year plunge in freight tonne kilometres (FTK) compared with the same month in 2022.Combined with a 7.5% drop in available freight tonne kilometres, the international freight load factor fell by 9.7 percentage points to average ...
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News321 Precision Conversions partners with SAID for freighter conversions
First aircraft, MSN 1926 at SMECO in Chengdu, China. Photo: Precision ConversionsSichuan Aviation Industry Development Co. Ltd. (SAID) has partnered with 321 Precision Conversions for multiple A321-200PCF freighter conversions.The conversion and heavy maintenance activities will be carried out by SMECO, located in Chengdu, said 321 Precision Conversions in a press ...
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NewsFedEx Express expands in Germany
Photo: FedExFedEx Express has expanded its Stuttgart Air Gateway air cargo facility and commissioned a new sorter at the site.The new setup improves handling speed and capacity, helping to meet export and import demand from customers in the region.In addition to more than tripling sorting capacity, the facility offers an ...
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NewsRoad feeder services getting closer to zero emissions with electric project
Copyright: Hessen Mobil 2019DSV is participating in a research project to test and establish an eHighway that could enable fully electric long-distance road freight.The ELISA eHighway project is being carried out in Frankfurt Germany to establish an electric highway that allows for on-the-go charging of electric vehicles, eliminating downtime spent ...
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Qantas plans to add more freighters
Qantas Group plans to add "three additional" Airbus A321 passenger to freighter (P2F) aircraft to help Qantas Freight meet air cargo demand.Speaking about these freighters and other planned passenger aircraft, the Group said the aircraft will help "maintain required capacity despite manufacturer delays to new aircraft" and "burn up to ...
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Cosco opens sea and air logistics centre in Guangzhou
China’s Cosco Shipping has opened a sea and air logistics centre in Guangzhou Airport’s economic zone.The facility is to include warehousing, logistics, e-commerce and other value-added services, according to Seatrade Maritime News.Its opening marks the start of the Shanghai-headquartered company’s regional supply chain platform in southeast China.Cosco Shipping Logistics chairman ...
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Small airlines bottom of the pile for SAF
Bigger airlines are being favoured by sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) providers, according to one cargo airline boss.Astral Aviation founder and chief executive Sanjeev Gadhia said smaller carriers interested in investing in SAF are “at the bottom of the food chain”.Speaking exclusively to Air Cargo News, Gadhia said: “The reality is ...
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ST Engineering and SF Airlines plan Hubei MRO facility
ST Engineering’s Commercial Aerospace business and SF Airlines – a cargo carrier affiliated to SF Express – are to set up a commercial airframe maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) joint venture in China’s Hubei province.The partnership, which remains subject to regulatory approvals, will operate a greenfield facility at Ezhou Huahu ...
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South African cargo airline Suid poised for launch
New South African cargo airline Suid Cargo Airlines will begin non scheduled flights from its hub at Johannesburg's OR Tambo International Airport in the second quarter of 2023.The carrier, 25% owned by Kenya-based cargo airline Astral Aviation, will utilise a leased Boeing B727-200F from Astral, in addition to Astral’s B747-400F, ...
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NewsEFW collaborates with Chinese MRO on freighter conversions
Haite is carrying out P2F conversions for EFW’s A321P2F programme. Photo: EFWGerman Airbus conversion house Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW) and Chinese MRO solutions provider Sichuan Haite Hi-Tech (Haite) have signed a letter of intent (LOI) for a collaboration on Airbus passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversions.Under the partnership, Haite will carry out P2F ...
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NewsAviation investment key for the success of Africa's free trade agreement
Source: Air Cargo NewsThe development of aviation policy should be a priority for African countries if they are to capitalise on the benefits of a continent-wide trade agreement.Panellists at the Air Cargo Africa event agreed that the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) stood to benefit the continent and air ...
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Wexco Group and Teleport sign a GSSA contract for Australia
ECS Group subsidiary Wexco Group has signed a GSSA contract with Teleport, the logistics venture of Capital A (formerly known as AirAsia) that covers Australia operations for three airlines.The contract covers AirAsia X, Thai AirAsia X, and Indonesia AirAsia, for all belly capacity originating from Australia and New Zealand.The contract ...
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NewsChapman Freeborn expands Africa operations
Sharon Vaz-Arab (back row right) and Chapman Freeborn Africa Team at Air Cargo Africa 2023.Chapman Freeborn has tripled its Africa team on the back of a 30% year-on-year increase in cargo revenues in the region from 2021 to 2023.Sharon Vaz-Arab, regional chief executive, India, Middle East, and Africa (IMEA), Chapman ...
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NewsAir temporarily grabs African automotive marketshare from sea
Source: Air Cargo NewsAir cargo has grabbed African automotive market share from the seafreight industry as a result of the disruptions caused by the Covid pandemic but volumes are shifting back.Speaking at the Air Cargo Africa event, Renai Moothilal, executive director of South African automotive component association NAACAM said that ...