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Kenya Airways Cargo looks to expand freighter fleet
Kenya Airways Cargo is looking to expand its freighter fleet following the success of its cargo-only flights during the Covid pandemic.Speaking on the sidelines of the Air Cargo Africa event in Johannesburg, Kenya Airways’ cargo director Dick Murianki said the carrier would initially look to add to its existing short-haul ...
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NewsSmartLynx Airlines set for Australia operations
SmartLynx Airlines Airbus A330. Photo: SmartLynx AirlinesACMI, charter and cargo operator SmartLynx Airlines has received an Australian Foreign Air Transport Operator Certificate (FATAOC) from the Australian Civil Aviation Authority.The certification allows the airline to begin operations to, from, and within Australia.Operating flights to Australia has been integral to SmartLynx's strategic ...
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CMA CGM Air Cargo adds Shanghai flights
CMA CGM Air Cargo has become the latest airline to expand its services to China.The French airline, owned by shipping giant CMA CGM, began flying an Airbus A330-200 freighter four times a week from Paris-Charles de Gaulle to Shanghai Pudong International airport on February 17."This brings our airfreight operations up ...
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Air Incheon begins Haikou service
Cargo airline Air Incheon has begun twice-weekly flights linking Incheon International Airport in South Korea with Haikou, the capital of the Chinese island province of Hainan.This is the first all-cargo route opened by the Chinese city’s Meilan International airport in 2023, according to China's official state news agency, Xinhua.Xinhua and ...
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Lufthansa Cargo shipments face delays due to IT outage and strikes
Lufthansa Cargo has placed a stop on all bookings for cargo shipments to and via Frankfurt and Munich as a result of an IT outage while operations will also be affected by airport strike action.The Frankfurt-hubbed cargo carrier said that during construction work in Frankfurt, fibre optic cables belonging to ...
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Call for insurance market to relax Syria rules for aid flights
Air cargo group Tiaca has called on insurance markets to relax procedures and penalties when flying to Syria to help get aid into the country following last week's devastating earthquake.The cross-industry group described the procedures and financial penalties implemented by insurance markets when flying into Syria as "stringent".The strictness of ...
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SATS JV to build multimodal cargo hub at India's Noida International Airport
Singapore-based aviation services company SATS' joint venture company AISATS has been selected by Yamuna International Airport Private Limited (YIAPL) to design, build, finance and operate an integrated multimodal cargo hub (MMCH) at Noida International Airport in Jewar, Uttar Pradesh.AISATS, a joint venture of Air India and SATS, expects to finalise ...
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NewsCathay Pacific Group delves into intermodal cargo operations
Cathay Pacific director cargo Tom Owen (fourth from left), Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) executive director, commercial Cissy Chan (fourth from right), Cathay Pacific Services Ltd chief operating officer Mark Watts (third from left) and Airport Authority Hong Kong general manager, aviation logistics Ian Kwok (third from right) pictured at ...
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NewsANA Cargo looks ahead to the resumption of Brussels flights
Source: ShutterstockANA Cargo looks set to benefit from the resumption of flights between Brussels and Tokyo Narita by the passenger side of the business.From March 26, ANA will operate two weekly flights between the two airports every Wednesday and Thursday utilising B787 Dreamliner aircraft.The service will be the only one ...
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NewsChina Eastern selects WFS for Liege cargo-only PAX flights
Source: WFSChina Eastern Airlines has selected WFS to provide cargo handling services for its cargo-only passenger B777 flights into Liege.The new three-year agreement between the companies will see WFS handling a forecasted 32,000 tonnes of cargo per annum carried onboard up to nine B777 flights a week into the Belgian ...
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NewsAir cargo industry provides Turkey-Syria earthquake aid
B777F Lufthansa Cargo aid flight. Photo: Lufthansa CargoThe air cargo industry has stepped up to transport humanitarian aid and supplies to victims of the devastating Turkey-Syria earthquake that hit on February 6.The 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck close to the Turkish city of Gaziantep near the Syrian border, causing extensive casualties ...
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Australia's Launceston Airport gets cargo cash injection
Launceston Airport in Tasmania, Australia will receive government funding to upgrade its air cargo facility.The redeveloped Virgin Australia cargo facility at Launceston Airport aims to help local Tasmanian businesses strengthen their supply chains.Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Michael Ferguson, said the Rockliff Liberal Government is investing A$1.6m to support the ...
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Vienna Airport sees pharma volumes take off
Vienna Airport Pharma Handing Centre saw its volumes increase rapidly last year as ocean shipping issues and an increasingly global pharma industry helped propel demand.The pharma facility registered a 64% year-on-year increase in pharma volumes to 3,600 tons last year, with products handled including biotech and other temperature-sensitive goods.The airport ...
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NewsEtihad and Astral partner on Nairobi cargo flights
Source: Etihad CargoEtihad Cargo and Astral Aviation have signed a new partnership that will help expand the Middle Eastern carrier's presence in the African market.As part of the memorandum of understanding, Etihad Cargo will benefit from cargo capacity out of Nairobi via the introduction of additional services from Nairobi to ...
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Holland-Kaye to leave Heathrow
John Holland-Kaye has informed the Heathrow Airport board of his intention to stand down as the gateway operator’s chief executive this year.He has been at the helm for nine years.In a statement, the board said that it would like to thank Holland-Kaye for his “exceptional leadership since 2014”.It said that ...
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Korean Air feels impact of cargo demand drop
Seoul, South Korea-headquartered Korean Air is feeling the impact of the drop in global air cargo demand, as reflected in its financial results for the fourth quarter of last year.The airline has reported ‘tentative’ (i.e. non-consolidated) results that show cargo revenue fell by 29% year-on-year to KRW1.5tn ($1.2bn).Demand for freight ...
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NewsTopo Solutions expands in Hong Kong to meet rising demand
Topo Solutions Hong Kong office. Photo: Topo SolutionsHong Kong-headquartered software as a service (SaaS) provider Topo Solutions has expanded its available office space in Hong Kong’s Central Business District Two.It has been at that location for over a year, though it has been in business for a decade.It required the ...
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NewsLödige to supply automated handling system for Cainiao
Cainiao Smart Gateway. Photo: AlibabaGerman logistics systems supplier Lödige Industries is to deliver an automated air cargo handling system for the new Cainiao Smart Gateway.What will be the third-largest logistics centre in Hong Kong is scheduled to open in the third quarter of this year, and the Lödige handling system ...
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NewsQatar Airways Cargo adds Malaysia capacity via a preighter
Qatar Airways Cargo will operate an A330 to Penang, Malaysia. Photo: Qatar Airways CargoQatar Airways Cargo said it will bring cargo capacity back to Penang, Malaysia from February 2 by operating an Airbus A330 passenger freighter to Penang via Qatar Airways’ passenger flights to Phuket, Thailand four times a week.This ...
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NewsKenya Airways Cargo and Astral agree cargo codeshare
Astral Aviation chief executive Sanjeev Gadhia (left) and Kenya Airways cargo director Dick Murianki. Photo: Kenya Airways/ Astral AviationThe cargo division of Kenya Airways (KQ Cargo) and Astral Aviation, two of the biggest air cargo carriers in Africa, have inked a codeshare agreement.The codeshare is said to be the first ...