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TNT launches Tel Aviv freighter links
TNT has launched a Monday to Friday B737-400F service between Israeli capital Tel Aviv and the express operator's European hub in Liege, Belgium.The new service "answers increasing demand" and allows TNT to shorten transit times for express shipments to and from Tel Aviv by one day.The flight arrives in Tel ...
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WCS: Hong Kong's CPSL tonnage set to rise
Cathay Pacific Cargo Terminal handled 1.45m tonnes of freight in 2014, its first full year of operation, accounting for 40 per cent of overall throughput at Hong Kong International Airport, writes Martin Roebuck.Kelvin Ko, chief executive of Cathay Pacific Services Ltd (CPSL), which operates the facility, expects tonnage to increase ...
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WCS: Jettainer’s lightweight pallet
Jettainer is developing a lightweight pallet that weighs 70 kg, around 32 kg lighter than a traditional PMC aluminium unit.The Germany-based ULD management company says that the pallet is made of a composite material that is being applied for the first time in the aviation sector. It offers an alternative ...
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Precision joint venture to convert B757-200
Precision Aircraft Solutions and Aerolease Aviation have acquired a B757-200 in a joint venture to convert the passenger jet into a high-payload, 15-position freighter.The aircraft was purchased from AeroTurbine, a subsidiary of aircraft lessor AirCap, but financial details were not released."This project is an exciting collaboration of two industry experts," ...
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Brussels' second wave of CEIV Pharma
Belgian hub Brussels Airport has launched a second pharmaceuticals certification programme for its cool chain community.BRUcargo last year became the first airport to be awarded IATA’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Handling programme (CEIV Pharma).“With the launch of this second group the majority of all pharma shipments ...
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Singapore is automatic choice for DHL south Asia hub
DHL Express has unveiled plans for a new South Asia Hub at Singapore’s Changi Airport. The S$140m investment is its largest ever infrastructure project in the country and is due for completion by the first quarter of 2016.With a total floor area of 23,600 sq m, the hub will have ...
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US freighter lessor ATSG sees "excellent" 2015 for air cargo
US-based freighter lessor Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) has highlighted “fundamental industry dynamics” that point toward “an excellent year for air cargo companies in 2015”.Nasdaq-quoted ATSG, the world's largest owner and operator of converted B767 freighters, reported 2014 fourth quarter adjusted pre-tax earnings up 19 per cent to $17.7mFourth quarter ...
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Casey leaves Pemco after management reshuffle
PEMCO World Air Services has appointed Pastor Lopez as chief executive in a series of management changes that see company president Kevin Casey leave the US-based aircraft conversions specialist.In a statement, PEMCO said that it has undergone “an internal corporate restructuring in an effort to improve operational efficiencies and continue ...
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'Extraordinary demand’ for B737 freighters, says PEMCO
BOEING 737s make wonderful regional, short-haul freighters. Cheap to acquire and with hundreds of ‘retired’ passenger units adding to the worldwide feedstock, conversions companies are struggling to keep up with current demand for the all-cargo versions.Of particular interest is this ruggedised, all-weather -400 derivative (Air Incheon, pictured right), a successful ...
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Pegasus appoints ABDA and Aviation Services as GSSAs
TURKEY’S Pegasus Cargo has appointed ABDA Cargo Services as cargo sales agent for its European operations and Aviation Services to cover the Balkans region.The freight division of the Turkish passenger carrier serves 78 destinations in 31 countries.ABDA becomes responsible for Austria, Denmark, France, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland, while Aviation Services ...
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Calogi finds solution to Dubai air cargo chaos
BRINGING order and control to ground handling processes at congested airports – and thus helping to avoid peak time chaos and unnecessary delays and costs – has become a critical subject for some air cargo hubs.At Dubai International Airport, for example, busy cargo times threaten disorder and bring stress at ...
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Air New Zealand moves to dnata
AIR New Zealand [ANZ] Cargo has switched its Heathrow ground operations to the new dnata City at the London airport.The flag carrier has moved into the purpose-built cargo logistics centre after 17 years at its previous handling unit.With an average monthly throughput capacity of 1.4 million kilos, dnata is additionally ...
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Two more B737 conversions
AIRCRAFT conversions company Aeronautical Engineers Inc (AEI) is to produce two additional B737-400SF passenger-to-freighter [p2f] conversions for Brazilian customer Sideral Air Cargo.Both aircraft will be modified at Commercial Jet Services’ facility at Dothan Alabama starting in June.This order brings Sideral Air Cargo’s freighter fleet to five, with one AEI B737-300SF ...
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CHEP acquires Airworld
ULD repair specialist CHEP Aerospace Solutions has acquired Airworld Services and Airworld Containers, a unit load device maintenance organisation (MRO), with facilities at London Heathrow, London Gatwick, Manchester and East Midlands airports in the UK.The transaction increases the number of CHEP-owned MRO facilities to 29 stations worldwide.Airworld employs 86 staff ...
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Swissport revenues up
GROUND handler Swissport International achieved revenues of US$2.39 billion in 2013, an 11 per cent increase, in a year that could be characterised by recovering cargo markets, the company says.Swissport grew ahead of the market and was able to increase its airfreight tonnage by 18.4 per cent, reflecting the recovery ...
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One Question
Shahe Ouzounian, chief operating officer, Chapman Freeborn, answers:“I am hoping there is a flattening out of a general decline in the supply side – and that we can actually look forward to a more stable period for those carriers and brokers that add value. I expect consolidation and stability on ...
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Alitalia opts for lightweight ULDs
UNIT load device (ULD) outsource specialist Jettainer is to replace Alitalia’s entire fleet of ULDs with state-of-the-art, lightweight containers.The Italian airline’s 650 AKE containers, used for carrying belly hold freight and luggage on passenger aircraft, will be renewed by the end of this year, as part of its extended contract ...
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Pegasus widens operations with new GSSAs
PEGASUS Cargo has appointed ABDA Cargo Services and Aviation Services as cargo sales agents for its operations in Germany and Greece, respectively.The freight division of the Turkish passenger carrier serves 78 destinations in 31 countries.Aydin Alpa, president of Pegasus Cargo, reveals: “During 2013, we transported 8.2 million kilogrammes of cargo ...
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CHEP launches track-and-trace app
ULD repair specialist CHEP Aerospace Solutions has launched an air cargo track-and-trace mobile app.The software is designed to save airlines, ground handling agents, forwarders and other industry stakeholders time and money by simplifying a number of ULD-related processes that are currently mainly paper-based.CHEP Focus also records and transmits ULD messages, ...
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ACS opens Houston office
CHARTER broker Air Charter Service (ACS) is to open a new office in Houston, Texas to satisfy airfreight demand from oil and gas companies.It comes after the company’s North American operations grew by nearly a third last year.“A large part of that growth was on the cargo side of the ...