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Runway work restricts Maastricht's air cargo volumes in 2023
Maastricht Aachen Airport saw its air cargo volumes decline last year due to work being carried on its runway but registered "significant growth" in trucked freight volumes.The Dutch regional cargo airport last year saw its air cargo volumes decline 70% year on year to 32,275 metric tonnes.The airport said that ...
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NewsIATA sets out to show air cargo's worth at WCS
Brendan Sullivan. Source: IATA"Air cargo’s success matters" to the global economy is one of the key messages that IATA'S global head of cargo wants to share at the trade body's 2024 World Cargo Symposium (WCS).Brendan Sullivan has highlighted the importance of growth in the air cargo industry ahead of the ...
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Awery reports Red Sea-related rates rise
There are conflicting opinions about the extent to which the Red Sea shipping crisis is impacting airfreight, but airfreight rates have risen, according to Awery Aviation Software.Tristan Koch, chief commercial officer at Awery told Air Cargo News that the software company’s CargoBooking platform “has shown average rate increases of 10-50% ...
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NewsNew road targets improved San Juan cargo hub connectivity
Source: Puerto Rico Life Sciences Air Cargo CommunityLuis Muñoz Marín Airport (SJU) operator Aerostar Airport Holdings has invested in new road infrastructure to improve connectivity across the hub's cargo facilities.The operator invested $4.6m in the new road connecting cargo facilities at SJU, which currently handles over 90% of airfreight for ...
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Challenge Group adds another 747 freighter
Challenge Group has added a Boeing 747-400 freighter to its operations as it pushes ahead with plans to expand its fleet.The airline said that the addition of the extra aircraft demonstrated the group's "confidence in its vision for the future" and comes despite current market concerns about overcapacity.The additional aircraft ...
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NewsAvensis adds pallet loading for reversible A330 conversion
Source: AvensisAvensis Aviation has launched a new version of its Medius reversible conversion for Airbus A330s that speeds up the loading of aircraft.The Medius Evo utilises a cargo loading system (CLS) and custom narrow pallets that can be loaded onto the aircraft through the door rather than individual boxes being ...
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NewsDHL GF begins construction of Frankfurt Airport airfreight centre
Anke Giesen (left) Fraport, and Tobias Schmidt, DHL. Photo DHLConstruction has begun on DHL Global Forwarding's new airfreight centre at Frankfurt Airport.The forwarder expects to inaugurate the air cargo centre in mid-2025. Fraport, the owner and operator of Frankfurt Airport (FRA), has leased the property space to DHL Global Forwarding ...
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Pharma.Aero welcomes six new members
The addition of six new members will help air cargo organisation Pharma.Aero advance new projects aimed at improving life-science supply chains, the organisation said.The companies joining the group as full members are logistics firms DB Schenker and JAS, while airline MSC Air Cargo, tracking device provider OnAsset Intelligence and logistics ...
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Icelandair Group expects to turn round loss-making cargo division this year
Icelandair Group is expecting its cargo operation to return an operating profit over the course of this year, after recent poor results.The company says it has a “clear plan” to turn around the cargo division, which generated full-year revenues of $88.3m – a fall from the previous year’s $90.8m.“Profitability in ...
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NewsACL Airshop appoints Bernhard Kindelbacher as CEO
Bernhard Kindelbacher. Photo: PRNewsfoto/ACL AirshopULD specialist ACL Airshop has appointed Bernhard Kindelbacher as chief executive as of March 1.Current chief executive Steve Townes will continue serving the company in an advisory role as vice chairman, said ACL Airshop.Kindelbacher's background encompasses air cargo leadership, logistics management, business development & strategy, global ...
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NewsIATA awards safety accreditation to WFS at Heathrow
WFS operations at Heathrow Airport. Photo: WFSWorldwide Flight Services (WFS) has been awarded the IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO) accreditation for its cargo handling operations at Heathrow Airport.This follows an independent audit of its operational management and control systems in accordance with standards and practices for ground safety.The ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo expands online booking offering
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has continued to expand its online booking capabilities by placing its capacity on WebCargo.WebCargo said that its users would now be able to book capacity on the carrier's flights to 30 destinations in the US, India, China, Nigeria, South Africa, and the Caribbean.Virgin Atlantic Cargo managing director ...
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DSV: Red Sea crisis having a limited impact on airfreight
Customers are "buffering up" to combat the impact of the Red Sea crisis and have yet to resort to a major shift to air, according to DSV.Speaking following the announcement of its full-year results, the forwarder's new chief executive Jens Lund explained the steps customers are taking to mitigate the ...
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NewsHong Kong Air Cargo launches e-commerce route to London
Photo: Hong Kong Air CargoCargo airline Hong Kong Air Cargo has launched a new intercontinental e-commerce route from Hong Kong International Airport to London Stansted Airport.The first flight, RH364, took place on February 4. An Airbus A330-200 freighter aircraft will be used on the route, said Hong Kong Air Cargo ...
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Challenges and opportunities for air cargo outlined at World Cargo Summit
Things are “going well” for air cargo, delegates at the World Cargo Summit in Bangkok on January 30 were told.Steve Saxon, a partner with McKinsey who leads its Asia Pacific airlines practice, outlined four reasons why the sector is buoyant despite an increasingly fraught world situation, but also signalled some ...
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Drusch takes on cargo at Qatar Airways
Confident, but personable are the two words that spring to mind on e-meeting Mark Drusch, the new chief cargo officer at Qatar Airways, 16 working days into the role.Drusch takes on the role of chief cargo officer at Qatar Airways more than four months after his predecessor Guillaume Halleux stepped ...
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WestJet Cargo selects GSA Awesome Cargo for US flights
WestJet Cargo has appointed Awesome Cargo as its US sales agent for capacity out of the US.The Aerocharter GSA-owned firm will market cargo capacity on the airline’s passenger and freighter flights operating from the US to Canada and Mexico.The two companies have been working together on the airline's services out ...
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Swissport sees air cargo volumes decline in 2023
Ground handler Swissport saw its air cargo volumes decline last year as economic conditions took their toll.Swissport handled a total of 4.7m tonnes of cargo last year at 115 air cargo centres worldwide compared with 4.8m tonnes in 2022."Wage inflation, rising interest rates and the wars in Ukraine and Gaza ...
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UK forwarders urged to take on apprentices despite uncertain market
UK freight forwarder association BIFA has urged its members to consider recruiting apprentices ahead of National Apprentice Week despite the current market uncertainty.To help drum up support, the association will on February 8 run an online event to help members navigate the "perceived red tape" when recruiting apprentices."Most of the ...
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NewsEFW partner Turkish Technic hits A330P2F milestone
Elbe Flugzeugwerke's (EFW) MRO partner Turkish Technic has carried out the Upper Frame Shell (UFS) cut-out for its very first A330 passenger to freighter (P2F) conversion.This milestone was achieved at Turkish Technic's Istanbul facilities.The aircraft is scheduled to be redelivered in the middle of the year to EFW's customer Air ...