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Aramex Profit Down in 2Q, But Regional E-Commerce Surges
Dubai-listed express and logistics provider Aramex, reported second-quarter profit was down 23% to 97 million dirhams (US$26.4 million) as it was hit by currency fluctuations and a one-off impairment...
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CargoLogicAir Takes Step Two
On 25 January 2016, the Stansted, UK-based freight airline was granted an Air Operator Certificate (AOC) by the national regulator, enabling it to carry out commercial air transportation operations....
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TIACA Eyes African Cargo Development
There is much work needed in order to bring the African air cargo market up to scratch and ensure that processes there throughout the supply chain can match those of their colleagues in Asia Pacific,...
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AeroLogic Ups Their Fleet
Freight carrier AeroLogic, a DHL Express / Lufthansa Cargo joint venture (50/50 percent), grows its transport capacity by adding two Boeing 777 freighters to its fleet of currently eight Triple Seven...
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IN BRIEF, THE LATEST CARGO AIRLINE INDUSTRY NEWS. Will SAA face a hard landing? South African Airways in financial troubles Recent reports the South African press state that the national carrier,...
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Are Drones Tomorrow’s Cargo Transporters?
During the past couple of years there have been various reports, articles and views on the future of drones as carriers of “air cargo.” Many were, or still are skeptical of whether this can be seen as...
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Old Freighters Get New Lives as Firefighters
Most of the larger older generation freighters which have seen their days end up on the desert scrap heaps around the world. A few are luckier and get a new lease on life. Old metal gets back into the...
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Qualified Starts U.S. Journey
International air and ocean freight logistics provider Qualified Cargo Solutions (QCS) has opened an office in Chicago, Illinois. Next to Shanghai it is the second station of the Frankfurt-based...
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Breaking News – Game over for Air Berlin
Today, August 15, Germany’s second largest airline next to Lufthansa has applied for insolvency. The step came after its major shareholder Etihad Airways (29.2 percent) refused to pump more funds into...
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Former Polet Boss Karpov denied to Leave Russia
The former founder of freight carrier Polet Airlines, Anatoly Karpov, has been denied by law to exit Russia. An arbitration court has enacted this restriction due to outstanding payments to the amount...
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Leisure Cargo Not Impacted by AB Insolvency process
Air Berlin is broke. Their remaining assets are rumoured be taken over by Lufthansa, easyjet or others. CargoForwarder Global spoke with AB’s subsidiary (100%) Leisure Cargo about possible impacts...
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Breaking News - Kohnen Joins time:matters
Alexander Kohnen has been appointed new Director Strategy and Sales of time:matters, taking on his new assignment in mid-November. He will head the provider of special speed logistics as well as...
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DHL Taps Into New Business – as Car Producer
Up to this date, Deutsche Post subsidiary DHL is globally commonly known as a provider of diverse logistics services. Certainly not as a producer of electric vans, though! It’s a new chapter which is...
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IN BRIEF, THE LATEST CARGO AIRLINE INDUSTRY NEWS. AMI online gives better South Africa serviceThe trade-only airfreight and express wholesaler, AMI, is getting ready to launch their all-inclusive...
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Air Force One With (slight) Russian Origin
It’s not a B747 freighter theme we are highlighting here this time. The U.S. Air Force One has traditionally been a Boeing aircraft and despite previous offers from Airbus, that’s the way it will...
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ATSG Goes a Step Further On Conversions
The U.S.-based Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) has been in the forefront of the air cargo news during the past two years due to their success in their operations for Amazon’s Prime Air product....
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Exclusive - Slot Scarcity Will Slow Volumes at AMS, Experts Warn
The umbrella organisation Air Cargo Netherlands (ACN) has expressed fears that slot scarcity may lead to a dip of cargo volumes. If so, AMS will become a victim of its own success. Ben Radstaak,...
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Martinair’s Colours Fade Into the Past
First the decision to phase out all of the Dutch carrier’s MD-11 freighters and now the day has come when Martinair Cargo’s last remaining B747 freighter leaves the fleet to be repainted in the KLM...
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ACCC Okays Virgin Australia, HNA Aviation alliance; U.S. Regulators Query...
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has approved a five-year alliance between Virgin Australia and HNA Aviation, along with the latter's affiliates HK Express and Hong Kong...
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IN BRIEF, THE LATEST CARGO AIRLINE INDUSTRY NEWS. DHL CEIV certified in HAM & FRADHL Global Forwarding has obtained CEIV pharmaceutical certification for their science and healthcare products...
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