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Turkish Cargo sees significant growth
According to the international air cargo information provider WACD’s December data (cumulative), Turkish Cargo grew significantly by achieving a tonnage increase of 7.1 per cent in a sector where the global air cargo market shrunk by 4.4 percent. According to WACD data, Turkish Cargo, which has the largest growth…
Read MoreDHL boost freighter fleet
DHL Express’ fleet renewal and e-commerce-led Strategy 2025 continues apace with the delivery of the first of six Boeing 777F-200 production line freighters which will touch down in 2020. The first plane landed at its future base of operations, the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, and will be operated by…
Read MoreVirgin Atlantic enhances India-UK cargo options
Virgin Atlantic will launch a three times a week passenger service to Delhi from Manchester in October this year. The new North of England route, using Airbus A330-200 aircraft, will see Virgin Atlantic Cargo tap into the £20bn of annual trade between the UK and India. UK-India trade currently…
Read MoreSwissport warehouses getting the technology advantage
Swissport plans to equip all of its warehouses with Unilode and Descartes Bluetooth technology by the end of the year. The readers in the 115 warehouses will track and monitor digitally-tagged unit load devices (ULD) to increase transparency for customers cheska-lekarna.com. Geolocation of ULD enables real-time tracking and inventory…
Read MoreSwissport first to receive CEIV Pharma certification for a facility in Africa
Swissport has become the first globally operating air cargo handler to receive the CEIV Pharma certification for a facility in Africa. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) awarded Swissport’s warehouse operations at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport with the pharma standard. The CEIV Pharma standard guarantees airfreight customers the…
Read MoreQatar Airways increases stake in IAG
Qatar Airways has increased its shareholding in British Airways and Iberia parent IAG from 21.4% to 25.1%. The Doha-based carrier initially took a stake in IAG at the start of 2015, before increasing it to just over a 20% in 2016. farmbrazil.com.br IAG, which also owns Aer Lingus and…
Read MoreOnline cargo portal connects to Lufthansa
Online cargo portal Fleet will become one of the first companies to connect into Lufthansa Cargo’s latest booking and Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) for booking and tracking. The Frankfurt hubbed carrier said it would connect with Fleet through its new smartBooking API to simplify the portal’s customers’ ability to…
Read MoreRevenues up for freighter operator Cargojet in 2019
Cargojet recorded a 7% year-on-year increase in revenues in 2019, helped in part by a strong end to the year. The Canada-based freighter operator saw revenues for 2019 reach C$486.6 m, adjust earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) were up 21.9% to C$119.2 m though net earnings…
Read MoreMore freighter capacity to China as production lines resume operations
Cargolux and DSV Panalpina will increase freighter capacity to China over the coming weeks as production lines resume operations. The move comes as freighter operators brace for a spike in demand from China as a result of passenger airlines cutting services due to low demand and factories slowly starting…
Read MoreDigital booking on the rise in air cargo
A high degree of digitalization has been witnessed in cargo sales and booking process this year. Interfacing with online booking platforms like cargo.one and Freightos’ WebCargo is a practice gaining traction among carriers. 80% of bookings for standard products run through the carriers’ own websites. While shippers still prefer…
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