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Are Cargo Pilots “Tired” of Flying?
Lower salaries than their passenger colleagues, forced to carry lithium products on their main-decks, strike actions - all these are issues facing many of the world’s cargo aircraft pilots. An even...
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Chinese Carriers to Dominate Trans-Pacific Routes
Chinese carriers have been expanding their trans-Pacific routes at such a pace that in the next decade they will overtake the three major U.S. airlines which traditionally have been the leading...
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Antonov Calls for State Aid to Finance Aircraft Production
Ukraine plane producer Antonov needs much money to secure its various aircraft programs. Further financial burdens arise through the politically driven decision, to replace aircraft components...
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IN BRIEF, THE LATEST AIR FREIGHT INDUSTRY NEWS. IAG Cargo launches a new Paris to New York serviceThe carrier has started services with its first ever direct cargo route between France and the USA....
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U.S. Bans North Korean Flag Carrier Air Koryo
The U.S. Treasury Department has blacklisted North Korean flag carrier Air Koryo in response to the country's latest nuclear test in September. Blacklisted Air Koryo TU204-300 The North Korean airline...
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QCS Keeps Growing Despite Sluggish Market Environment
Forwarding Agent Quick Cargo Service reports a 15.7 percent increase on its gross profit during the first three quarters of 2016 in a year-on-year comparison. A more than solid figure, but it must be...
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Denmark’s Jet Time Closes Cargo Chapter
The Copenhagen-based airline Jet Time has decided to step out of its cargo operation. Danish carrier Jet Time steps out of freighter ops The carrier which at one time had a fleet of over 20 passenger...
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LH Group Speeds up its Digitalization Process
Digitalization is the buzzword voiced by leading members of the Lufthansa Group in a mantra-like manner on all internal and external occasions. At a recently held, extremely well attended forum at...
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ABC Heading to Overtake National Carriers in FRA & AMS
Who would have thought just over ten years ago that AirBridgeCargo, the Volga-Dnepr scheduled air cargo daughter, would advance to being the major cargo player at Frankfurt and Amsterdam airports?...
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Warehouse Operator GLP is Multi-billion Buyout Target
Singapore-headquartered warehouse operator Global Logistic Properties (GLP) is the target of what, local media reports claim, could become Asia’s biggest buyout deal. GLP's large-scale warehouse in...
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IN BRIEF, THE LATEST AIRLINE INDUSTRY NEWS. Image of A350 joining Air Caraibes fleet soon - company courtesy CHEP Aerospace Solutions signs up with Air Caraibes Atlantique The Zurich-based ULD...
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Liege Airport Strengthens its Position in Cargo
At the Walloon airport, 660,000 tons of cargo were handled last year. This represents a 1.7 percent increase y-o-y, cementing LGG’s position as 8th largest air freight hub in Europe. And the steady...
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Alibaba Inks Forwarding Pact with WCA
Global freight forwarder network WCA has signed a partnership agreement with China's e-commerce giant Alibaba, which will allow sellers on the Alibaba site access to logistics services from approved...
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Amsterdam Schiphol Cargo Tops the 1.6 Million Tons
Air cargo really seems to be making a comeback during the past twelve months. Many airports and airlines have been reporting bumper figures for the 3rd and 4th quarters of 2016 despite a slower growth...
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Freight Sales Agent ECS Lands Next Coup in SE Asia
The Paris based GSSA has won Finnair as a new partner for managing the Nordic airline’s air freight business in six Asian cargo markets: Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, and Cambodia...
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Liege on Way to Becoming a Leading e-Commerce Hub
Liege Airport (LGG) wants to position itself as a preferred point of entry for e-commerce consignments. The crux of the matter is in the local customs administration’s tried and tested clearance...
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Turkish Delight!
Turkey’s national carrier, Turkish Airlines, although having been forced to ground various aircraft types towards the end of last year, still seems to have had a successful 2016. Figures released by...
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Delta Air Pulling out of Taiwan Market
U.S. carrier Delta Air Lines will terminate all services to Taiwan effective May 25, according to media reports from Taiwan. Delta operates B767 on Narita-Taipei route The carrier, which reported a...
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Freighters without Pilots are no Longer a Pipedream
Airbus could become the first aircraft manufacturer producing unmanned aircraft. They are technically easier to realize than self-driven cars, stated the company’s Chief Tom Enders at the internet...
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Martin Follows Mark at GSA Globe
Martin Bittner takes over the helm at general sales agent Globe Air Cargo, succeeding Managing Director Mark Grinsted who will retire at the end of March 2017. Change of guard at Globe Air Cargo:...
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