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Stalemate at AMS Over Cargo Slots Continues
For the upcoming summer flight period there will be no local rule for freight flights at Amsterdam Schiphol. The respective bill favouring a new slot allocation scheme was left undiscussed by the...
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Blockchain Becomes a Game Changer in Logistics
Blockchain? Isn’t that something to do with Bitcons, where computer nerds are making – or losing? – huge amounts of money, whereby no-one really knows where that money comes from or where it goes? Or...
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Brussels Airlines Cargo Boosts Volume
Brussels Airlines Cargo has increased its volume by 34% during 2017, to over 49,000 tonnes. VP Global Cargo Alban François is convinced that 2018 will bring another boost to over 55,000 tonnes as well...
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Canada’s First Air Looks for Cargo Funding
Canadian regional carrier, First Air which has its main operating base at Ottawa International Airport is said to be looking for Canadian government financial support to fund expansion at their Ottawa...
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Amazon's New Shipping Service to Challenge FedEx, UPS, Other Express Firms
E-commerce giant Amazon is reportedly considering the launch of a shipping service, "Shipping with Amazon" or "SWA," which could challenge FedEx, UPS, DHL and other express delivery players. According...
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IN BRIEF, THE LATEST CARGO AIRLINE INDUSTRY NEWS. Silk Way wants Boeing to keep 747F line open In a report published in the 8. February issue of aero telegraph.com it is stated that Baku,...
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Fruitful Fruit Logistica
Besides neatly presented crunchy vegetables and colorful fruits of all sorts and from all geographical regions, the yearly Berlin-held mammoth event Fruit Logistica proved to be a trade fair offering...
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SingPost Eyes Airbus Skyways Drone for Future Parcel Deliveries
Coinciding with last week's Singapore Air Show, Airbus Helicopters’ Skyways drone has completed its first flight demonstration at the National University of Singapore (NUS). Airbus Skyways drone...
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Asia's Freighter Conversion Market is Top Priority
China Southern Airlines has signed an agreement with U.S. aircraft manufacturer Boeing to set up a 737 NG passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversion production line in Guangzhou, China. The deal also...
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EXCLUSIVE - ABC Searching For a Dedicated Second Hub
CargoForwarder Global has been informed that ABC is actively study-ing the possibility of setting up a secondary hub in Central Europe next to their main one in Moscow, bundling the carrier’s European...
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AF-KL Willing to Pay High Compensation to DB for Price Manipulation
60 million euros – an awful lot of money! This sum Air France – KLM agreed to pay to Deutsche Bahn for settling recourse claims filed in 2014 by the railway company and its logistics arm DB Schenker...
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IN BRIEF, THE LATEST CARGO AIRLINE INDUSTRY NEWS. Photo: L to R: Jost Lammers, CEO BUD Airport, Anthony McNichol, CV regional Director Central Europe, Rene Droese, Director Property and Cargo, BUD...
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Exclusive - Egyptair Cargo Expands Capacity, Grows Network
The North African carrier (code: MS) tabled plans showing large investments in its freighter fleet and ground infrastructure. Air transport is expected to grow by 30 percent following the announced...
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Liege Welcomes TK Cargo
The Istanbul-based freight carrier has added Liege (LGG) to its European network, operating an Airbus A330F. LGG further informs that a 6,000 sqm freight terminal has opened its doors last weekend,...
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German Airports Enjoy Cargo Boom
There is plenty of news in the aviation media these last weeks about the boom year 2017. This applies to both passenger and cargo figures which in the case of air cargo reached in many areas all time...
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IN BRIEF, THE LATEST CARGO AIRLINE INDUSTRY NEWS. Dnata touches down at Brussels Airport Sources state that Emirates Group ground handling subsidiary, Dnata, has won the third airside cargo handling...
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Etihad Airways to Downsize Their Fleet
Once named as the “fastest growing carrier,” Etihad Airways seems now to be flying into continual head winds and has during the past twelve to eighteen months, had to make some hard decisions in order...
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Fraport January Figures: Passengers Strong, Cargo Disappointing
The Fraport Group, which also runs Frankfurt Airport has presented mixed January results. Passenger figures went up substantially but Cargo grew only very moderately. CEO Ulrich Wrage of IT manager...
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DHL Express Cuts the Ribbon of its New Brussels Facility
DHL Express’s new Brussels hub was officially opened on 22 February. The volume handled at the new centre today is already larger than at the time when Brussels was still the company’s main European...
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Air Cargo and the Sky Over The Netherlands
Air Cargo Netherlands (ACN) is worried about the way cargo management is going at AMS Schiphol. A comprehensible stance. As from 1 April - this is no joke - a new airport division will take off under...
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