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NewsThey're off! InstoneAir's new airstable debuts for Saudi Cup thoroughbreds
InstoneAir and Luck Greayer (LG) Bloodstock Shipping have combined their expertise to support the world’s most valuable horse race, The Saudi Cup.The first competitors arrived in Saudi Arabia on a Kalitta Air Boeing 747 chartered by InstoneAir on flights from Los Angeles and Fort Lauderdale.The flights represent the first outings ...
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NewsDelhi and Manchester united by Virgin Atlantic Cargo hat trick of flights
Virgin Atlantic will launch a three times a week passenger service to Delhi from Manchester in October this year.The new North of England route, using Airbus A330-200 aircraft, will see Virgin Atlantic Cargo tap into the £20bn of annual trade between the UK and India.UK-Indian trade currently generates 100,000 tonnes ...
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Market talk: CargoLogicAir suspends operations?
Rumours continue to circulate that UK-based freighter operator CargoLogicAir has suspended operations.Some reports have suggested that the company is being wound down as a result of market conditions and the financial outlook.Others have been in touch to suggest that the airline had been issued with a level one audit finding ...
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Turkish Cargo sees 7.1% tonnage surge in 2019
Turkish Cargo recorded a 7.1% tonnage increase in 2019 compared with a global air cargo market that fell by 4.4%.Citing data from airfreight market analyst World ACD, a spokesperson for Turkish Cargo said that the carrier had the largest growth rate among the top 10 airlines.It also rose to seventh ...
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Atlas Air expects China demand surge over coming weeks
Atlas Air Worldwide is expecting a surge in cargo over the coming weeks as Chinese factories continue to return to full operation following the extended Chinese New Year holiday closure.Speaking shortly after announcing its fourth quarter results, chairman and chief executive John Dietrich said that the group was getting a ...
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NewsBUD welcomes twice a week Seoul B777 freighter
Budapest Airport has welcomed the first direct Seoul-Budapest cargo flight with the arrival of a Korean Air Boeing 777 freighter at the new BUD Cargo City logistics base.The twice a week freighter service to Hungary will have a Seoul-Budapest-Frankfurt-Seoul rotation.The carrier will also launch a passenger flight to the South ...
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NewsFedEx donates delivery of medical supplies to China
FedEx Express has donated the use of its global transportation network and logistics resources to deliver urgently needed medical supplies to China.Up to February 20, FedEx has delivered eight shipments consisting of 197 pallets of humanitarian aid to China on behalf of Direct Relief.These shipments include 557,560 N95 masks, 232,450 ...
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E-commerce boost for Sheremetyevo airport
E-commerce helped Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport increase its airfreight volumes by 6.9% in 2019 to over 329,000 tonnes, while mail rose by 37.4% to 49,400 tonnes.Moscow Cargo, the main airfreight handler at Sheremetyevo, saw its throughput rise by 12% over 2018 to 275,000 tonnes of cargo and mail.A spokesperson for the ...
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Challenging year for Agility's logistics arm
Agility Global Integrated Logistics (GIL) saw full year 2019 revenue fall 2.5% to KD1.1bn, in what was described as “a challenging year for the freight forwarding industry as a whole”.GIL, the freight forwarding arm of the Kuwait-based Agility logistics and warehousing group, reported a full year 2019 decline versus 2018 ...
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NewsCargolux, Lufthansa and DSV Panalpina increase China freighter services
Cargolux B747-8FCargolux, Lufthansa and DSV Panalpina will increase freighter capacity to China over the coming weeks as production lines resume operations.The move comes as freighter operators brace for a spike in demand from China as a result of passenger airlines cutting services due to low demand and factories slowly starting ...
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NewsSwissport achieves CEIV pharma first for Africa
Swissport Nairobi Pharma Center openingSwissport has become the first globally operating air cargo handler to receive the CEIV Pharma certification for a facility in Africa.The International Air Transport Association (IATA) awarded Swissport’s warehouse operations at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport with the pharma standard.“We are very pleased to officially open ...
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SF Airlines resumes European flights for coronavirus shipments
China's largest freighter operator SF Airlines has resumed flights to Frankfurt Hahn ahead of schedule in order to meet demand for medical supplies following the coronavirus outbreak.The airline said that its Wuxi-Chongqing-Hahn-Wuxi service restarted on February 14 following the extended Chinese New Year holiday break."At present, the demand for the ...
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NewsAir France KLM cargo revenues take a hit in 2019
The Air France KLM group saw its cargo revenues drop last year as market overcapacity took its toll on performance.The Franco-Dutch airline group saw total cargo revenues for the year drop by 5.9% to €2.1bn on the back of a 2.3% drop in volumes to 1.1m tonnes.Its cargo load factor ...
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US agriculture exporters hit by coronavirus related air cargo shortage
US agriculture exporters are being affected by a lack of airfreight capacity due to the coronavirus outbreak.The US Department of Agriculture said that the industry is suffering from systematic delays to shipping and air cargo as airlines cut capacity and shipping line services are disrupted by quarantine measures in certain ...
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Turkish logistics firm Fevzi Gandur passes GDP audits
Turkey-based Fevzi Gandur Logistics has been awarded Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certification at two of its facilities.In order to achieve the certification, the company went through several audits carried out by ASB Intl Certification Surveillance, Auditing and Training Service .The certification covers Fevzi Gandur's facilities in Buyukcekmece and Istanbul airport.“The ...
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NewsFTA set to rebrand as Logistics UK
FTA CEO David WellsThe Freight Transport Association (FTA) has announced that it will change its name to Logistics UK from the end of May.The move comes as the organisation looks to achieve more for its members and change the way it is perceived by people outside the industry.FTA chief executive ...
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Cathay Pacific under pressure as cargo volumes fall
Cathay Pacific saw its cargo volumes decline in January, while it also warned that financial results will come under pressure.The airline group handled cargo volumes of 151,964 tonnes in January, which represents a decline of 8.9% year on year.Meanwhile, the cargo load factor for the month was down by 1.4 ...
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NewsOman picks CHAMP for air cargo software solutions
Oman Air Cargo has awarded CHAMP a five-year contract for its suite of e-cargo solutions.Seeking solutions for the next step of its digital transformation, Oman Air Cargo issued a request for proposals for cargo IT solutions.Oman Air not only decided to continue using Traxon cargoHUB and Traxon Global Customs, but ...
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Emirates SkyCargo reports 'good demand' on China freighter flights
Emirates SkyCargo is seeing good demand for the import and export of cargo into the Chinese market, despite the extended closure of factories due to the coronavirus.The air cargo carrier operates freighter services to Guangzhou and Shanghai, having resumed these scheduled services after a planned hiatus over the traditionally low-traffic ...
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NewsAirBridgeCargo offers charter flights to meet coronavirus-related demand
Volga-Dnepr Group coronavirus flightsThe Volga-Dnepr Group has been operating as many as five "sterilised" charter flights into China each day to cater for coronavirus related demand.The group said that on average, three to five charter flights are being operated daily, with a number of preventive measures being taken to ensure ...