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NewsChapman Freeborn makes leadership changes in Asia
Chapman Freeborn, the global air charter specialist that forms part of Avia Solutions Group, has named Mark Thibault as president, Asia Pacific (APAC) and Alain Champonnois as president, India, Middle East & Africa (IMEA).The appointments complement the opening of a new office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as the broker looks ...
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NewsFinnair Cargo ups its tonnage in February
Finnair A350. Source: FinnairFinnair Cargo carried 10,901.5 tonnes of cargo in February this year, up by 10.3% year on year.The carrier ascribed the increase to greater capacity being available on Asian and European routes.For the year to date (January and February), cargo tonnages were up by 13.9% to 22,016.2 tonnes.In ...
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NewsAccelya and flydubai renew decade-long cargo partnership
Andrew Wilcock. Source: AccelyaAccelya, a supplier of software to the travel industry, has signed a multi-year contract renewal with the Dubai-based airline flydubai for the use of its FLX Cargo end-to-end freight management platform.The FLX Cargo solution platform digitises every aspect of the cargo booking and operations processes – from ...
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NewsLATAM Cargo Brazil looks to minimise harmful emissions
Soares, Meneguette and Gonçalves. Credit Maurício BurimLATAM Cargo Brazil, one of the cargo-carrying subsidiaries of the LATAM group, is to initially offset more than 5,000 tons of carbon dioxide in partnership with the companies Brix Cargo and Unicargo.These are, LATAM said, the first cargo business clients in Brazil to join ...
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Corsair signs up for Pathfinder
France-based long-haul airline Corsair has become a user of ECS Group’s software tracking service, Pathfinder.Pathfinder offers airline users real-time transparency on the status of their shipments.The web-based track-and-trace system was developed by ECS Group’s in-house Cargo Digital Factory team in 2019 and the software was recently made available for carriers ...
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NewsKessler takes up new role at UPS
Source: UPSUPS has announced that it has named Markus Kessler as its country cluster manager for the UK, Ireland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Iceland.He will be responsible for overseeing small package operations and driving business development and strategy in the region.The area is home to some of UPS’s most ...
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NewsCHAMP's Swissport to be a launch customer of Cargospot-neo
Source: SwissportGround handling service provider Swissport has inked a deal to be a launch customer of CHAMP Cargosystems’ next-generation cargo management solution, Cargospot-neo.Cargospot-neo supports a high level of automation across many handling processes. Not least, says CHAMP, with the “most advanced set of mobile applications available”, it will enable Swissport ...
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NewsRotate names Ryan Keyrouse as new chief executive
Ryan Keyrouse, RotateRyan Keyrouse has assumed the position of chief executive at Rotate.The move became effective as of March 1.Fellow co-founder and outgoing chief executive Gert-Jan Jansen is to remain on the board as an executive director and senior advisor for client engagements.Keyrouse has undertaken more than 50 air cargo ...
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NewsCreating a ‘global one-stop medical supply chain service’
Jacky Cao (left) of Shanghai Hongyu Supply Chain Management Co and UFL's Simon WongHong Kong-based international cross-border logistics service provider U-Freight Group (UFL) has inked a deal with Shanghai Hongyu Supply Chain Management Co designed to marry the latter’s expertise in China’s medical and healthcare sector with UFL’s experience in ...
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Emirates’ lithium battery mobile app receives IATA recognition
Dubai-based carrier Emirates has been recognised by IATA for developing a mobile app dedicated to the safe shipment of lithium batteries.The trade body has awarded the airline a Competency-Based Training and Assessment Center (CBTA Center) Innovation Award.The award was presented at IATA’s annual World Cargo Symposium (WCS), being held this ...
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NewsFedEx pilots request release from mediation
Source: Air Cargo NewsThe Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) – the largest airline pilot union in the world, and one that represents more than 77,000 pilots flying with 42 US and Canadian airlines – has confirmed that FedEx Express pilots that it represents have filed a request with the ...
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Ukrainian prosecutors lay formal charges over destruction of AN-225
Ukrainian prosecutors and security service SBU have formally accused ex-Antonov officials of obstructing attempts by the country’s military to defend Gostomel airport.The airport was “strategically important”, said the security service, and became the target of an assault in the early days of the Ukrainian-Russian conflict.This attack on February 27 2022 ...
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Big three US airlines again delay resumption of further China flights
The three largest US airlines are pushing back until at least late October the resumption of many flights to China that they cut early during the Covid-19 pandemic.American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines received authority from the US Department of Transportation (DOT) to delay by another 90 days ...
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NewsSwissport to help Vietjet Air develop air cargo services
Photo: SwissportSwissport has struck a deal with Vietjet to support and advise the Vietnamese low-cost airline in developing air cargo handling services and managing air cargo centres to the highest international standards.A memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Swissport and the Vietnamese low-cost airline was signed this week at the Vietnam-Australia ...
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NewsPML Seafrigo positive on the future despite challenging market conditions
Mike Parr. Source: PML SeafrigoIt is a year since Seafrigo purchased UK perishables forwarder PML and the firm's director, Mike Parr, has said the merger of the two companies is progressing well despite the current challenges faced by the perishables industry.Parr said the two companies are "delighted with the harmonious ...
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NewsWorldACD: January and February figures show air cargo is in recovery mode
The strong demand growth levels recorded over the first two months of the year are evidence of an improvement in air cargo demand after a weak 2023.Data analyst WorldACD said that it is hard to gain a true understanding of demand trends by looking at January and February individually due ...
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NewsMaastricht Aachen Airport gains carbon reduction accreditation
Flight departing from Maastricht Aachen Airport. Photo: Maastricht Aachen AirportMaastricht Aachen Airport (MST) has been officially recognised for its efforts to reduce carbon dioxide (C02) emissions.The airport has been awarded Airport Carbon Accreditation Level 3 (ACA L3), meaning it is now designated as an Upgrade to Level 3 – Optimisation ...
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NewsTeleport signs up with CargoWise
Source: TeleportSoutheast Asia air logistics provider Teleport has signed up to place its capacity on freight forwarder platform CargoWise.The move will allow forwarders that have implemented the WiseTech Global-owned platform to manage supply chain operations to plan, book, confirm and manage shipments on the carrier in real time."The direct data ...
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NewsFreighter operators face margin squeeze
Operating freighter aircraft has historically been a business with tight margins, a market environment temporarily interrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Recent airline financial statements again show (more familiar) marginal profitability levels, despite yields that remain 35%-40% up on 2019 figures.Slim pickings: turning a profit in air cargoFor the two decades ...
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NewsLufthansa Cargo revenues fall in 2023 as rates cool
Lufthansa Cargo reported a year-on-year revenue drop of 36% in 2023 due to rates normalising after the highs seen during the pandemic era.The cargo arm of German airline Lufthansa recorded revenue of €2.98bn in 2023, a drop of 36% from €4.6bn in 2022.Lufthansa Cargo also generated an adjusted ebit of ...