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Celebi India launches ground handling at Chennai Airport

The aviation services firm Celebi India has started providing ground handling services at Chennai International Airport. Celebi India will be providing comprehensive ground handling services to both scheduled and non-scheduled air operators at domestic as well as international terminals of the facility, it said. Airlines have already started entering…

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Cathay Pacific to resume Chennai flights from Feb. next year

Cathay Pacific will resume its three non-stop weekly flights from Chennai to Hong Kong from February 2, 2024, returning with its Boeing 777 aircraft. The flight from Chennai will leave at 2.20 am on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday to arrive in Hong Kong at 9.55 am. In the return…

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Air India gearing up for cargo sector

Air India is spreading its wings in the cargo sector, even as it gears up to fly a soaring number of passengers with its rapidly expanding fleet. Targeting a bigger market share of international cargo, the airline has deployed six wide-bodied Boeing 777 aircraft in recent months, besides initiatives…

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Air Belgium to focus development exclusively on cargo and ACMI

Air Belgium has announced that its Board of Directors has decided to focus its development exclusively on cargo and ACMI, and to discontinue its own passenger business which “is proving to be chronically unprofitable to date”, in the face of increased competition. In order to address its current debt…

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Abu Dhabi Airports accelerates key operational readiness trials for new Terminal A

As part of the ongoing operational readiness trials for the new Terminal A ahead of its opening in November, Abu Dhabi Airports is conducting the largest live trial and testing exercise to date, with more than 6,000 volunteers selected from the community in Abu Dhabi.  The operational trials involve…

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C. K. Govil elected ACAAI President

Mr C. K. Govil of Activair Airfreight India Pvt. Ltd, who previously served as Vice-President, has now been elected as President of The Air Cargo Agents Association of India (ACAAI) for 2023-24. He takes over from Mr Afzal Malbarwala of Galaxy Freight Pvt. Ltd. The names of the other…

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Indian carriers seen requiring 2,200 aircraft in 20 years, says Boeing India Chief

Indian carriers are expected to require more than 2,200 aircraft in the next 20 years, said Mr Salil Gupte, Boeing India President. In order to tap the growth opportunities, he said that a few ingredients need to be put in place, including ensuring that there are enough pilots and…

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Volume decline in August

Global air cargo tonnages dropped by -3% at the end of August and the beginning of September (Week 35) from their levels the previous week, following a similar pattern as during the same period the previous year. And comparing the preliminary figures for the full month of August with…

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Qatar Airways Cargo launches biweekly freighter flights from Huntsville, USA to Doha, Qatar

Qatar Airways Cargo, the world’s leading air cargo carrier has launched biweekly freighter flights from Huntsville, USA to Doha, Qatar in conjunction with DSV as part of a strategic partnership, enhancing North America’s connectivity to Europe, Middle East and beyond, effective September 7, 2023. The route, named by DSV…

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More air cargo demand seen a few quarters away

The global air cargo spot rate flattened to USD 2.19 per kg in August 2023, its lowest level since the onset of the pandemic as another weak summer month saw chargeable weight edge -1% lower for a fourth consecutive month, according to the latest weekly market analysis from CLIVE…

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