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India's Domestic Air Cargo Carriers Eye Expansion, Less Regulation: Report
Domestic cargo airlines in India should be allowed to offer services to other countries to create a level playing field with international cargo operators, a Press Trust of India (PTI) report said...
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LATAM Cargo Business Grows with Door-to-Door Services in Brazil
The Latin American airline is the number one cargo player in the Bra-zilian market. Door-to-door services offered by the carrier to shippers and forwarders alike have become increasingly important....
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Egyptair Looking to Expand Cargo Operations
Middle Eastern based carriers have proven their worth over the past two decades as serious air cargo carriers. These range from the Gulf stalwarts, Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Airways to Istanbul based...
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Air India Divesture Faces Headwinds
Amid rumors that the Indian government of Narendra Modi is apparently considering relaxing the deadline for submitting an expression of interest to buy 76% in state-owned carrier Air India, Jet...
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Pharma.Aero Has Blossomed Into Adulthood
A mere 16 months after its inception the collaborative umbrella organisation Pharma.Aero signed a MoU with IATA (see CFG 26 March). For the newly-appointed secretary-general Frank Van Gelder this...
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HNA Halts Swissport Sale - Hainan Airlines to Buy HNA Assets
China’s debt-laden conglomerate HNA Group said it is postponing a planned share sale in its aircraft ground-handling company, Swissport Group, roughly two weeks after abandoning a similar plan for its...
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WDL Aviation has joined IATA
The airline, which last autumn was acquired by Berlin-based forwarding group Zeitfracht, has become the 283rd member of the International Air Transport Association. Concurrently, Zeitfracht Luftfahrt...
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Exclusive - Value Cargo Could Become Isaikin’s Trump Card
There have been rumors buzzing around and ongoing speculations about a German AOC that Russia’s Volga-Dnepr Group intends to apply for. CargoForwarder Global ends the guessing and presents the facts...
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Value Cargo Logistics’ To-Do List
A glance at the local trade register reveals that the Leipzig-based company, founded in 2013, has not yet been active. Cash in hand has declined from €25,000 in 2013 to €21.400 three years after....
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IN BRIEF, THE LATEST CARGO AIRLINE INDUSTRY NEWS. Russia extends overflight rights for U.S. carriers Russia agreed to extend by six months overflight approvals for U.S. airlines, the U.S. State...
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UAE, U.S. Close to Solve "Subsidy" Claims by U.S. Carriers
The U.S. and the United Arab Emirates are reportedly nearing a deal to resolve a years-old dispute over alleged government subsidies to Emirates and Etihad Airways, which the major U.S. carriers claim...
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Walmart - Amazon Battle for Majority Stake in India's Flipkart
U.S. retail giant Walmart is reportedly just weeks away from reaching a deal to buy a majority stake in Bangalore-based Flipkart, India's leading e-commerce company, a Reuters report said adding,...
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Less Cargo Capacity for Boeing 797?
Another new aircraft type is planned to come onto the market. This time from Boeing who is busy developing their B797 model, an aircraft which is being designed to carry up to 270 passengers on short...
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IN BRIEF, THE LATEST CARGO AIRLINE INDUSTRY NEWS. Delighted with their deal are Etihad Cargo Manager Pharmaceuticals Miguel Rodriguez (left) and DoKaSch CEO Andreas Seitz DoKaSch cools Etihad Cargo...
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U.S. Air Cargo Security Improvement Act Passed
We don’t read much about it during the past months, but air cargo security is still a subject of much discussion within the airline industry and among government representatives the world over. Some...
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Australian Government Mulls A$5 Tax on Incoming Overseas Parcels
The Australian federal government is reportedly considering plans to impose an A$5 tax on overseas parcels coming into Australia, to cover the costs border security and screening checks, the Canberra...
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Visual Dashboard Supports AMS Flower Importers
The Dutch horticultural umbrella Royal Flora Holland has set up a vis-ual dashboard allowing on-landing border clearance. It was developed within the framework of the EU-funded CORE project. Roel...
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Flowers and Pesticides - a Real Danger?
There is probably hardly anyone who goes into a florist shop and buys a bunch of roses for a loved, who wonders how much pesticide contamination is in the flowers he or she will bring home. The cut...
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HNA Total Debt Reaches US$94B; Mulls Transportation/Logistics Units Sale
Debt-laden Chinese conglomerate HNA Group, which owns or has stakes in several domestic and foreign carriers including its flagship operator Hainan Airlines, saw borrowing costs surge to 32.1 billion...
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