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The seasonal peak in demand for air cargo space has far exceeded traditional levels, increasing the shortfall of air freight capacity and inflating prices. Prominent long haul intercontinental routes are among those most severely affected, which has led to major automotive component suppliers experiencing increasing booking difficulty as available global capacity tightens. Europe to North America has been heavily impacted and offers potential ramifications for US vehicle production, with capacity ...
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Atlas Air, Inc. and Polar Air Cargo Worldwide, Inc., subsidiaries of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings learned on November 30 that their request for a preliminary injunction against the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Airline Division, and Local Union No. 1224 (collectively, ...
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The latest worldwide air cargo figures - as reported by 75 airlines to WorldACD - confirm what followers of the air cargo industry had noticed already: the month of October 2017 was special. Monthly volumes were higher than ever, whilst revenues (when measured in EUR) ...
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AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) is continuing to solidify its tonnage growth with more than 575,000 tonnes of cargo carried in the first 10 months of 2017 – 15% up year-on-year. The company reported an upsurge in all major markets and a positive outlook through the end ...
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Following the successful introduction of Delta Cargo's DASH Critical & Medical earlier this year, the service is now available from 15 U.S. locations with the product launching from Boston. Further expansion is planned next year.
DASH Critical & Medical is the first fully GPS-enabled, same-day product ...
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Qatar Airways Cargo has commenced direct freighter service to Yangon, Myanmar. The Doha-Yangon-Doha route is served once-a-week with the Airbus A330 freighter, providing more than 60 tons of cargo capacity each way.
Qatar Airways’ Acting Chief Officer Cargo, Mr. Guillaume Halleux, said: “We are delighted ...
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American Airlines Cargo was honored to successfully transport more than six tons of China’s national treasures from Beijing to Los Angeles in order to bring selections from the Summer Palace Museum to the United States for the first time.
In conjunction with the Bowers Museum, one ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo has named Paul Fallon as Director Commercial & Business Development and Tania Wilson as Director Operations.
The changes follow Dominic Kennedy’s promotion to Managing Director of Virgin Atlantic Cargo in August.
Paul began his career in Virgin’s Commercial team in 2003 and later spent ...
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The airline is currently installing more than 5,500 Bluetooth® tags on its cargo containers, pallets and unit load devices as well as more than 100 readers at 29 airports it provides cargo services to around the world. When a tagged item passes the reader it automatically ...
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AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has delivered 28 shiny new Maserati Gran Turismo vehicles onboard one of its Boeing 747 freighters from Milan to Tokyo.
The charter flight on behalf of Agility Logistics was operated from the largest airport in Milan, Malpensa, to Narita Airport with a stop ...
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