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SF Airlines adds another freighter
SF Airlines has continued its fleet expansion through the delivery of a B757-200 converted freighter.The freighter is the 41st in the airline's expanding fleet, which stood at 36 aircraft this time last year. Its fleet now includes five B767s, 19 B757s and 17 B737s.The airline also revealed that last year ...
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Historic Bristol Type 170 Freighter makes the voyage home
One of the last remaining Bristol Type 170 freighter aircraft has been transported from New Zealand to a museum in the UK where it will eventually go on display.The freighter was designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company, had a 108ft wingspan and featured distinctive clamshell doors that allowed ...
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SAA Cargo rallies to fly race cars for Dakar competition
South African Airways Cargo (SAA Cargo) has once again partnered with the Toyota Gazoo Racing South Africa Team to provide transportation services ahead of the 2018 Dakar Rally.The partnership, which has been running since 2012, sees SAA Cargo transport three vehicles and spares, weighing about 7,941 kg in total, with ...
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Experts downplay speculation that Home Depot will bid for XPO Logistics
Delivery expert ParcelHero has warned that a rumoured sale of XPO Logistics to US retailer Home Depot is "highly unlikely" and would harm XPO’s many UK retail and manufacturing clients.According to ParcelHero’s head of consumer research, David Jinks, a takeover bid by US-based DIY retailer Home Depot for XPO, in ...
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Peli BioThermal appoints new VP as it looks to grow
Temperature controlled packaging firm Peli BioThermal has appointed Dominic Hyde as its new vice president of Crēdo on Demand as the company looks to grow its rental operation.Hyde has more than 23 years engineering expertise and leadership experience. He will oversee the company’s Crēdo on Demand rental operations.Prior to Peli ...
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China Airlines signs up to offer CSafe pharma containers
China Airlines will be able to offer pharma customers access to CSafe Global's temperature-controlled air cargo containers after the two firms signed an agreement.“We are pleased to sign this new master lease agreement with CSafe Global” said China Airlines.“Our healthcare and pharmaceutical customers who require strict temperature control of their ...
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E-commerce is changing the way DHL Express thinks… and acts
Describing e-commerce as a “revolution”, Ken Allen, chief executive of DHL Express says that the Deutsche Post division is adapting its systems away from business-to-business (B2B), to adapt to this new consumer-driven environment.“With this revolution that is going on at the moment in e-commerce, we’ve had more and more to ...
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Emirates carried 2.5m tonnes of cargo in 2017
Emirates SkyCargo carried 2.5m tonnes of freight in 2017 and recorded a 38% surge in pharmaceutical volumes.The cargo statistics for the calendar year 2017 were contained in an end of year review by the Dubai-based carrier.No comparable volume figures were given for 2016 in the statement, but statistics published in ...
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SF Express launches Nanjing-Osaka freighter
China's SF Express has added a Boeing 737-300 freighter service between Nanjing and Osaka in Japan, the first international route by the express airline to have a daily chartered flight that leaves at the same time Monday to Friday.SF Express International business unit chief executive David William Adams said: "The ...
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Balancing capacity and demand — TIACA looks ahead to 2018
TIACA chairman Sebastiaan Scholte has presented his New Year outlook for 2018 which sees continued revenue growth as e-commerce drives volumes.He also observes that, while perishables and pharma products have lagged behind other airfreight sectors, they both retain a stable growth profile because future demand for them is based mainly ...
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Cherry Christmas from Air New Zealand
Millions of domestic and international travellers from all corners of the globe count on Air New Zealand (ANZ) to unite them with family and friends over the festive season.Many more rely on the national carrier for another important holiday occasion - their Christmas lunch.ANZ helps the nation's farmers send nearly ...
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SEKO’S bringing airfreight home, at the speed of e-commerce
SEKO Logistics has launched its Airfreight+Final Mile service in North America to give retailers, marketplace merchants and consumer brands an e-commerce home delivery solution for bigger, bulkier products.Airfreight+Final Mile is aimed particularly at retailers selling products such as 60-80 inch flat screen TVs, bicycles and folding sports equipment such as ...
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Brazilian post office and Azul to launch e-commerce logistics platform
Brazil's postal service Correios and local airline Azul are joining forces to create a logistics platform to serve the Latin American nation's e-commerce sector.A joint statement said that the new company “will allow the expansion of logistics services and products to locations not yet attended”.Activities are expected to begin in ...
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UPS welcomes US tax reforms
UPS has joined FedEx in praising tax reforms in the US, saying the new regime will help boost volumes and allow it invest in expanding its business.On Tuesday, the US senate voted in favour of a new US tax regime that will reduce corporate taxes to 21%, instead of the ...
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FedEx optimistic on air cargo and US tax reforms
FedEx is expecting another year of air cargo growth, while it also expects to benefit from US tax reforms that were passed yesterday by the Senate.The express giant yesterday reported second-quarter fiscal results, with revenues increasing 9.4% to $16.3bn, operating income up 7.7% to $1.3bn and net income improving 10.7% ...
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E-commerce – growth without profit?
Airlines are looking to capitalise on the rapid growth of online consumer sales, but do the margins generated by the sector justify the investments carriers are making, asks Ian PutzgerAir France Martin Cargo (AF-KL-MP) is poised to launch a same-day product on intra-European sectors that will use its baggage system ...
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Panalpina picks Belgian perishables specialists for takeover
Logistics giant Panalpina is to acquire the Belgium-based perishables specialists Adelantex and AD Handling.The move follows similar acquisitions by Panalpina in September this year: Cool Chain Group in Germany, and Interfresh Airfreight Handling in the Netherlands.The two Belgian companies are specialised in the handling of perishables imports in Brussels, Liège ...
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SF Express continues to develop China cargo hub plan
SF Express has confirmed its plans to set up a huge new air cargo airport in central China.According to reports, the express firm on Wednesday signed an agreement with the provincial government and an investment company to invest a total of Yuan5bn in a joint venture that will build the ...
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European Union hopes new regulations will boost cross-border e-commerce
The European Union (EU) is hoping new cross-border regulations will help boost e-commerce trade.Yesterday, EU negotiators reached a provisional agreement that it is hoped will make prices for cross-border e-commerce more transparent and affordable and increase regulatory oversight of the parcel market.To improve price transparency, the regulations aim to foster ...
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Lufthansa Cargo adds transatlantic charter flights to cover e-commerce demand
Lufthansa Cargo will carry out six charter flights between Frankfurt and New York on behalf of Deutsche Post as the postal operator looks to meet e-commerce demand.The Frankfurt-hubbed airline began the MD-11 flights in mid-November and they will continue until shortly before Christmas Eve, flying each Monday.Lufthansa Cargo chief product ...