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YTO Express Airlines, Shaanxi Government Launch Freighter Airline
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has approved the launch of a new freighter operator, China Northwestern International Cargo Airlines, which will be partly owned by China’s YTO...
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UPS Readies for B2B e-commerce
The American parcels delivery giant United Parcel Service (UPS) is not leaving the e-commerce field to the Chinese express companies or carriers. They recently decided to roll out new technology to...
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IN BRIEF, THE LATEST CARGO AIRLINE INDUSTRY NEWS. Advertisement TIACA eyes next generation leaders Attracting young people into the air cargo industry is not an easy venture despite the continued...
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SF Airlines Starts Shenzhen-Singapore Freighter Service
China's SF Airlines has started a weekly B767 Freighter service from Shenzhen to Singapore’s Changi Airport, the first time a Chinese express carrier has operated services between the two countries....
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HNA's Stake in Virgin Australia Attracts Bidders' Interest
China's financially-troubled HNA Group's minority stake in Australian carrier Virgin Australia, is drawing interest from potential bidders as the Chinese conglomerate offloads non-core assets to...
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Antonov AN-124 Freighters Turn into Fire Fighters
Pictures like these are well known: an oil well that has caught fire, producing black clouds of smoke rising high. Often it takes weeks until experts are able to extinguish the fire. Similar in subsea...
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Some Freighters Fly for Ever
Freighter aircraft are built to give their operators many years of reliable service, as is the case with their passenger versions. It can be said that freighters enjoy a longer life period than their...
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DHL eCommerce Partners With "daigou" AuMake
DHL eCommerce has announced it will partner with Sydney-based daigou AuMake, an Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) listed retailer, which connects Australian suppliers directly with Chinese...
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“Hello Germany” Flies Futuristic BMW
A Lufthansa Cargo Boeing 777 freighter bearing the name “Hello Germany” was chartered by car maker BMW for transporting their next generation flagship VISION iNEXT around the world in a five-day...
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IN BRIEF, THE LATEST CARGO AIRLINE INDUSTRY NEWS. airBaltic signs up with B&H Latvian carrier airBaltic which is headquartered in Riga and operates a fleet of 34 aircraft, has signed an agreement...
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LUG to Strengthen Network Structure
Frankfurt, Germany-headquartered ground handling agent LUG aircargo handling GmbH has reshaped its management structure, adapting a new model to further boost the efficiency of its network, this way...
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China's Express Delivery Sector Reports Strong Growth
In the first eight months of 2018, China saw faster growth in express delivery with the country delivering 30.26 billion parcels as of August, a year-on-year growth of 27.2%, nearly reaching the total...
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New Broker Zeus.Aero Opens at Ostend Airport
At Ostend Airport new broker Zeus.Aero hopes to find tailor-made solutions for an ever-increasing demand for time-critical cargo, says Operational Manager Nicolas Janssen. “Zeus.Aero intends to focus...
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Breaking News - LH Cargo Launches eDGD
The first shipment of hazardous goods ever handled and flown based on an electronic Dangerous Goods Declaration (eDGD) took off with flight LH8222 at Frankfurt last Thursday bound to Mexico City. It’s...
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Breaking News - Management Shakeup at East German Airports
Former Air Berlin manager Goetz Ahmelmann becomes new CEO of Leipzig-Halle and Dresden Airport. Long-time executive board member Markus Kopp will leave the company. Former CEO Johannes Jaehn as well...
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Are Chinese Carriers Worrying About Trade War?
The trade war between China and the USA which was initiated by U.S. President Trump levy of extra taxes on Chinese goods coming into the USA, is heating up and could cause a serious disruption in...
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Ken Allen to Head DHL eCommerce Solution
New assignment for Ken Allen within Deutsche Post Group. As of January 2019, the 63-year-old British-national becomes CEO of the newly created division DHL e-Commerce Solutions. Simultaneously,...
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Approval of Vietnam's Bamboo Airways Faces Delay
Doubts about its financial fitness and operational capabilities, have prompted Vietnamese authorities to delay the operators license of Vietnam's third low-cost carrier, Bamboo Airways, just a month...
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Breaking News - Oil Companies Threaten to Ground Air India
The air is becoming thinner for the Indian carrier. Oil companies in India have threatened to stop selling jet fuel to debt-ridden national carrier Air India unless it clears its fuel bill on a daily...
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Exclusive - Big Cargo Bang at BUD
Last Friday at Budapest Airport: Eleven managers stuck their shovels into the soil and dug small holes, applauded by roughly 100 handpicked invitees. A symbolic groundbreaking act for building the...
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