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  Africa

  Qatar boosts cargo capacity with NBO, KGL pax flights

  07 August 2020 0

  Qatar Airways is resuming passenger services to Nairobi, Kenya’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO), and Kigali, Rwanda’s Kigali International Airport (KGL), giving a substantial boost [...]

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  By the Numbers

  Air cargo continues slow ascent in July says CLIVE

  06 August 2020 0

  Global air cargo volumes continued to show a “gradual, but consistent” month-on-month recovery in July. Globally these volumes increased by 8.0 per cent over June, [...]

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  Industry Bodies

  Air cargo forum Miami, transport logistic Americas cancelled

  06 August 2020 0

  Messe München and The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) are canceling the air cargo forum Miami & transport logistic Americas 2020 as the event is [...]

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  Asia Pacific

  Dimerco expedites sensitive electronics shipment NRT-XMN

  05 August 2020 0

  Taiwan-based forwarder and transport specialist, Dimerco expedites a shipment of over-sized, temperature-sensitive cargo from Tokyo (NRT) to Xiamen (XMN), China, via Taipei (TPE) on behalf [...]

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  Asia Pacific

  SIA posts $1.12 billion Q1 loss, cargo offsets worse results

  30 July 2020 0

  Singapore Airlines sinks deep into the red with a first-quarter – ending 30 June 2020 – loss of SGD 1.12 billion (USD 810 million) as [...]

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  Carriers

  Lufthansa Cargo renews CHAMP’s Traxon cargoHUB, CDMP

  29 July 2020 0

  Lufthansa Cargo renews its agreement with CHAMP for its’ Traxon cargoHUB and Traxon CDMP solutions. The carrier’s continued partnership with CHAMP, represents a continued relationship [...]

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  Carriers

  Air cargo recovery continues to creep forward in June

  29 July 2020 0

  The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says global air freight markets showed some marginal improvement in June, but at a slower pace than some of [...]

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  Airports

  Qatar Airways restarts Helsinki, Nordics get belly boost

  29 July 2020 0

  Qatar Airways is resuming flights to Helsinki (HEL) utilising A350-900 aircraft, which means the carrier now serves four Nordic capitals. With the resumption of passenger [...]

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  Carriers

  ATSG delivers B767 dry lease freighter to MasAir

  27 July 2020 0

  Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) delivers a B767-300 converted freighter to Mexico’s Aerotransportes Mas de Carga (MasAir). The aircraft is going to MasAir under a [...]

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  Europe & CIS

  Aircraft Finance Germany signs for two B737-800BCFs

  24 July 2020 0

  Driven by strong near and long-term express cargo demand, Aircraft Finance Germany (AFG) is purchasing two B737-800 Boeing Converted Freighters (BCF). Based on the Boeing [...]

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  Carriers

  United, Commodity Forwarders uplift perishables to Guam on new service

  24 July 2020 0

  United Cargo, in collaboration with food-logistics company Commodity Forwarders Inc. (CFI), moves nearly 86,180 kg of fresh produce to Guam for the US Department of [...]

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  Cargo Handlers

  Unilode to outfit all dnata warehouses with Bluetooth kit

  24 July 2020 0

  Unilode Aviation Solutions and dnata are teaming up to equip all dnata warehouses with Unilode’s Bluetooth readers to enhance the efficiency of ULD operations in [...]

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  Asia Pacific

  E-commerce demand sees DHL Express add four B767-300BCFs

  23 July 2020 0

  DHL Express is adding four B767-300 Boeing Converted Freighters (BCF) as part of the global logistics company’s efforts to continue modernising and growing its fleet. [...]

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  People

  Tim Strauss quits Air Canada Cargo for Amerijet Int’l

  22 July 2020 0

  In a surprise move Tim Strauss is leaving Air Canada Cargo to join Amerijet International as its chief executive officer. The announcement was made by [...]

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  Carriers

  Air Canada adjusts cargo-only as scheduled pax services return

  17 July 2020 0

  Air Canada is shifting some its all-cargo, cabin-loading passenger ‘freighters’ to new routes as scheduled widebody passenger flights gradually come back online. The new cargo-only [...]

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  Asia Pacific

  Davies Turner confirms surging China-Europe rail demand

  16 July 2020 0

  UK-based freight forwarder, Davies Turner, says April was the busiest month to date for its direct Express China Rail service, reflecting surging China-Europe rail transport [...]