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Lightweight ULDs to cut TAP’s fuel bill
Portuguese flag carrier TAP Portugal expects to save more than €2·5m in fuel costs over the next four years by replacing its 3,500 Unit Load Devices for lightweight units as part of an outsourcing deal with CHEP Aerospace Solutions announced on October 6.The Star Alliance member has agreed to transfer ...
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Chip producer slates airlines’ service record
“Terrible” service and poor communication is preventing the air freight industry from speeding up door-to-door delivery, semiconductor manufacturer ASML complained at today’s opening session of the Air Cargo Forum in Seoul, South Korea.There has been much debate between airlines, airports, cargo handlers and freight forwarders about how to meet IATA’s ...
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Boeing upbeat on wide-body freighter demand
Boeing predicts “very strong demand as we look forward” in the main-deck air freight market as the industry doubles in size over the next 20 years.Unveiling the company’s two-yearly World Air Cargo Forecast at the Air Cargo Forum in Seoul, Randy Tinseth (pictured), VP marketing for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, said ...
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Swissport completes disposal of its French ground handling activities
Swissport International confirmed on October 7 that it has closed the deal to dispose of its ground handling activities in France to GH Team.The sale covers activities undertaken by Swissport France, Swissport Services CDG, Servisair France and Héraclès. However, it does not include Swissport Cargo Services or Swissport Executive, which ...
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United Cargo adopts lighter containers
United Cargo announced on October 8 that it plans to purchase 8,500 Herculight S containers developed by Zodiac Aerospace, which will completely replace its current fleet of LD3 ULDs. The first deliveries are expected later this year.United is the launch customer for the Herculight S, which weighs less than 55 ...
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Bigger, safer, ‘shapier’
Hong Kong Airlines is about to become the launch customer for a container from Nordisk, developed in cooperation with Airbus, that will increase the payload on the main deck of its A330-200 freighters by more than 10 per cent as well as making the cargo more secure.Didier Lenormand, Airbus’ head ...
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American starts to serve Memphis
American Airlines Cargo announced on October 6 that it has started operating cargo services to and from Memphis, Tennessee, including its Priority Parcel Service, ConfirmedFS and ExpediteFS offerings.In its current timetable which came into effect on October 2, AAC is operating five flights a day from Memphis to Dallas-Fort Worth ...
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ECS puts boots on the ground in Latin America
When ECS moves into a new market as a GSA, it likes to do so properly. “Our philosophy is to be a real organisation, something we can show off to the airline, and not just put in one guy so we can have another flag on the map,” says CEO ...
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Who ate all the pies?
A pie-eating contest and a Christmas party outrageous suits competition were just two of the ploys used by London broker Air Charter Service and its employees to raise almost £50,000 for charity.ACS’s Charity Committee organised a whole series of events in 2014, including participation in the ‘Mini Nuts’ military assault ...
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Technology shaves off vital minutes for Dnata
Dnata has recorded 25 per cent growth in its UK cargo handling business this year, despite continuing softness in both inbound and outbound markets.The increase is thanks to existing clients’ improved volumes as well as “tremendous success” in picking up 14 new contracts over the last 18 months on the ...
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SF Airlines plans freighter fleet growth
CHINA’S all-cargo carrier ShunFeng (SF) Airlines is near to closing a deal for six 767-300P2F conversions. Once complete, the airline will complete negotiations to purchase up to 15 passenger 737-300s. Some of these are destined for conversion, while the remainder will be used for parts.The orders are part of the ...
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Flightstar Aircraft Services completes new hangar expansion project
FLIGHTSTAR Aircraft Services, LLC will complete its newest aircraft maintenance hangar at its Cecil Airport (VQQ) headquarters in Jacksonville, Florida on 31 October. The facility design allows for maximum flexibility of fleet types and is capable of accommodating four to seven aircraft from B717 up to the B767. "The addition ...
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Steder Group arranges airlifts for 300 tons power equipment to Gabon
Steder Group B.V, member of the Worldwide Project Consortium WWPC for The Netherlands, successfully secured urgent cargo charters on behalf of Aggreko International. The project was managed through the Steder Groups branch office in Dubai.Aggreko, the world leader in the provision of temporary power and temperature control solutions was requested ...
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Jettainer hits the big time with US expansion
JETTAINER, a ULD management company, has started operations in the US. Jettainer Americas, based in Delaware, has a strong start with a contract for the global management and maintenance of containers and pallets on behalf of American Airlines.The company intends to open other US branches on the near future, such ...
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Volga-Dnepr lands BACA award
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has been voted Best Cargo Charter Airline in the annual awards presented by the Baltic Air Charter Association (BACA).It is the fifth time that the global organisation for the aircraft charter industry has honoured Volga-Dnepr Airlines with this award since 2009.Dmitry Grishin, sales director of Volga-Dnepr, was presented ...
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IAG's narrowbody option for European freight
IAG Cargo has launched EuroConnector – a time-definite option for freight into, around and out of Europe that uses narrowbody aircraft capacity.The freight arm of British Airways and Iberia of Spain said that the service will help optimise capacity on its short-haul network. The launch has been timed to coincide ...
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HAE wins 2Excel freighter contract
UK based-HAE has been appointed to represent 2Excel Aviation as it commences commercial freighter operations with a B727-2S2F fleet.Neville Karai, director at HAE Group, said: “Having Boeing 727F aircraft based at Robin Hood Airport, Doncaster, offers the industry an opportunity to have reliable and cost effective charter and network solutions ...
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Atlas sees increased demand
Atlas Air reports increased demand across all regions, with the greatest growth in the transpacific market, adding that online shopping and peak season high-tech product launches “continue to favour airfreight”.The US-based aircraft leasing company was commenting as it released its 2014 third quarter financial results which saw adjusted net income ...
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Cargojet in "robust" outlook
Cargojet expects “a very robust peak period to end the year” after reporting a strong set of Q3 results helped by an uptick in E-commerce volumes.The Canada-based airline, operating overnight air cargo services across North America plus global charters, saw revenues rise 8.8 per cent to C$47.2m in the third ...
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ECS buys Nordic GSSA
ECS Group has consolidated its position in Scandinavia with the acquisition of Heavyweight Freight (HWF Group), a cargo general sales and services agent (GSSA) with offices throughout the Nordic region.Bertrand Schmoll, ECS Group chairman and chief executive, said: “Heavyweight Freight is an excellent GSSA, managed by experienced people who have ...