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Air freight rates on major East-West routes hit a 4-year high in November, according to the results of Drewry’s East-West Air Freight Rate Index.
The index jumped by 5% in November, to US$3.18 per kg, and was 2% higher than during last year’s already strong peak season.
“The fear of US tariffs pushed short-term demand and air freight rates in the transpacific this peak season, but rates have also been remarkably strong ...
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Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) growing ground handling operations have been boosted by the awarding of a new three-year contract by Colombia’s Avianca Airlines at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport.
Under the terms of the new agreement, WFS will provide ticketing, customer service and ...
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After Hurricane Michael made landfall and brought destruction to surrounding communities in and around Florida early in October month, many American Airlines Cargo employees took it on themselves to find ways they could help their local communities. Most recently, the Miami (MIA) team partnered with ...
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AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) and Intradco Global, have safely delivered 200 breeding cattle onboard a charter flight from Amsterdam to Yuzhno Sakhalinsk in Russia.
The heifers made their journey onboard one of AirBridgeCargo’s latest generation Boeing 747-8 Freighters in a carefully-maintained temperature environment to ensure their comfort ...
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China Post Group Corporation, the official postal service of the People’s Republic of China, and Lufthansa Cargo, announced on Nov. 19 a strategic cooperation. Li Xiong, Vice President of China Post Group Corporation, and Peter Gerber, CEO and chairman of the executive board of Lufthansa ...
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On Nov. 6, 2018, Cross Counter, a three year old horse hailing from the stables of Godolphin, created history by winning the 158th edition of the Melbourne Cup, Australia’s biggest horse racing event – commonly referred to as the race that stops a nation.
Following the ...
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Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) will commence cargo handling for Lufthansa Cargo at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport on Feb. 1, 2019.
The new contract will see WFS handle around 30,000 tonnes per annum, serving the airline’s combined trucked and flown products.
WFS already handles over 220,000 tonnes per annum ...
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Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd (Hactl) – Hong Kong’s largest independent cargo handler – has received the “Smart Airport Technovation Award – Operational Excellence”, in this year’s Smart Airport Technovation Awards organised by Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA).
The award was given to Hactl in ...
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Chicago - Istanbul flight, numbered TK6, of Turkish Airlines took the missing pieces of the Gypsy Girl Mosaic, discovered among the Turkey's historical heritage Zeugma Mosaics and dating back to the second century B.C., to Turkey.
Missing pieces, displayed in Ohio, of the Gypsy Girl Mosaic, ...
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In keeping with its commitment to ‘deliver as promised’ to customers, Emirates SkyCargo has reinforced its service standards using the Cargo iQ framework and achieved a number of significant milestones in the process.
The air cargo carrier announced that it has monitored nearly 823,000 shipments using ...
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