Kerr to takeover as CEO of CargoLogicAir from 1 January
Etihad Cargo senior vice president, David Kerr will takeover as chief executive officer (CEO) of British freighter carrier CargoLogicAir on 1 January next year. Last week, it was announced that Kerr was leaving Etihad at the end of the year to “pursue another opportunity“ and the UAE carrier also appointed Justin Carr as vice president […]
Carr joins Etihad Cargo, Kerr to pursue other opportunities
Etihad Cargo has confirmed two senior management changes with the arrival of Justin Carr and the departure of David Kerr. Senior vice president David Kerr will be leaving the company at the end of the year “to pursue another opportunity within the industry” while Justin Carr is joining as vice president cargo commercial. Commenting on […]
Etihad Cargo to upgrade IT systems with IBS iCargo
Etihad Cargo is to replace its IT systems with IBS Software’s iCargo solution, having signed a multi-million dollar, multi-year contract in Abu Dhabi. The iCargo system will manage the airline’s air cargo sales and operations worldwide, automating its network-wide booking, pricing and capacity management functions with real-time revenue management-based evaluation capabilities, as well as performing […]
Stansted Airport aiming to play a bigger freight role
London Stansted Airport is a key gateway for air cargo into the London region and its operator the Manchester Airports Group (MAG) believes it can play an even wider role. MAG head of cargo and business aviation, Conan Busby feels Stansted is well established as London’s “premier freighter airport” and this is unlikely to change, […]
Ex-Heathrow chief Douglas appointed CEO of Etihad
The Etihad Aviation Group has appointed Tony Douglas as group chief executive officer (CEO) to lead its overhaul and he will join the company in January 2018. Douglas joins Etihad from the UK’s Ministry of Defence, where he has served as CEO of the Defence Equipment and Support department, responsible for procuring and supporting all the […]
Multi-pronged strategy for Thai as it looks to develop business
Thai Airways (TG) International is pressing on with multi-pronged plans to further develop its cargo operations, senior officials have said, writes Michael Mackey. The strategy starts from the ground up, Thai’s managing director of cargo and mail department, Dumrungchai Sawangcharoen (pictured above) told reporters on the inaugural flight of Thai’s new Airbus A350-XWB from Toulouse. The […]
Etihad Airways makes $1.8 billion loss in 2016 financial year
Etihad Airways has made a loss of $1.87 billion in the 2016 financial year due to falling yields, aircraft impairments and equity investments. The loss compares to a $103 million profit in the 2015 financial year, with major costs including $1.06 billion charges on aircraft, reflecting lower market values and the early phase out of […]
LUG to handle cargo for Emirates at Frankfurt Airport
LUG air cargo handling has won a contract to handle belly and freighter cargo for UAE carrier Emirates at Frankfurt Airport from October this year. Emirates runs three Airbus A380s and Boeing 777 belly services a day and eight 777F flights a week to Europe’s busiest cargo gateway. LUG runs freight facilities at Frankfurt Airport and […]
Etihad Cargo predicts modest growth in 2017
2017 will be a year of modest growth at Etihad Cargo following a strong start, senior vice president David Kerr (pictured) predicts. He says the first two quarters have been the strongest for a couple of years and Etihad Cargo has enhanced its fleet and network. Etihad Cargo took delivery of an Airbus A330 Freighter […]
Chapman Freeborn keeps Gabon port expansion project on course
Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has delivered over 200 tonnes of project cargo to help keep a port expansion development in Gabon on course. The time-critical consignments from Europe and India were required for the opening of a new port terminal, set to welcome its first cargo ships next month, and the cargo was originally scheduled to […]
Cool chain investments being made by LUG in Germany
LUG aircargo handling is building a health care centre at its Frankfurt Airport station to meet the growing demands of the pharmaceutical sector. LUG handles freight for 16 carriers at Frankfurt and a further eight at Munich Airport, which it is also eventually looking to develop cool chain facilities at. Speaking to Air Cargo Week […]
Intradco Global and Etihad Cargo help bring endangered rhinos home
The critically endangered black rhino has returned to the wilds of Rwanda with the help of animal transport specialist Intradco Global and Etihad Cargo. On behalf of African Parks, a conservation non-profit that manages national parks and protected areas on behalf of governments across the continent, Intradco chartered two Etihad Boeing 777 Freighters to transport […]
Air Cargo Week World Air Cargo Awards 2017 winners announced
Excellence in the air cargo industry was celebrated last night at the glittering Air Cargo Week World Air Cargo Awards in Munich. The luxurious Westin Hotel saw a crescendo of cheering and applause for the reputable accolades as ecstatic winners in the 10 categories raised their trophies aloft. Broadcaster and television director Nadia Dunn compered the […]
ACE: Etihad extends ULD deal with Jettainer to 2021
Etihad Cargo has extended its unit load device (ULD) management with Jettainer until 2021, and so-called ‘smart-ULDs’ will also be introduced in that time. The smart-ULDs autonomously provide information about the container’s position, temperature and maintenance status and Etihad Cargo will be the first airline for the new containers, which are fitted with GPS for […]
Rocky 2016 for the UAE’s heavyweight players
2016 was a topsy-turvy year for Middle East airfreight. August saw just a 1.8 per cent increase in demand, the slowest since 2009 as the region was hit by weak volumes on Asian and North America routes. Increases in airfreight capacity, sea freight and world trade volatility were contributory factors. The year ended strongly and […]
IATA WCS2017: Astral Aerial wins Innovation Award with drone project
Astral Aerial Solutions has won the 2017 IATA Cargo Innovation Award with its ‘UTM Concept for Africa’, a project to use drones in remote areas with insufficient infrastructure. Kenya-based Astral Aerial Solutions is a subsidiary of Astral Aviation, and says the concept seeks to answer the questions surrounding safe, secure and effective drone operations and […]
Etihad Cargo welcomes 10th freighter to its fleet
Etihad Cargo has taken delivery of its 10th freighter aircraft, an Airbus A330 Freighter, its fifth Airbus, joining its five Boeing 777 Freighters. The airline says the delivery follows 12 months of sustained growth including 10 new freighter routes and carrying 602,026 tonnes of cargo in 2016, a moderate increase on 2015. Speaking at the […]
Abu Dhabi the next port of call for IATA’s WCS
The International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) World Cargo Symposium (WCS) takes place for the 12th time from 14-16 March in Abu Dhabi. This year’s WCS is themed ‘Transform Today: Shape Tomorrow’ and will take place at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) and will welcome delegates from key stakeholders across the air cargo supply […]
IATA Air Cargo Innovation Awards return for second edition
The IATA Air Cargo Innovation Awards will be returning for its second edition, and the association has announced the finalists for this year. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) will announce the winners during the closing plenary of the 11th IATA World Cargo Symposium in Abu Dhabi on 16 March, and the winner will receive […]
LUG lands Etihad Cargo handling contract at Frankfurt and Munich
LUG air cargo handling has scooped contracts with Etihad Cargo at Munich Airport and Frankfurt Airport. The cargo handler says the carrier was faced with strong competition and has reorganised itself in Germany and changed its cargo handling partner and took over at Munich this month and will takeover at Frankfurt next month. Etihad Airways offers two […]
Etihad Cargo remains flat in 2016
Etihad Cargo volumes remained flat in 2016 at 592,700 tonnes despite passenger traffic growing eight per cent over the same period. The airline expanded its freighter only network to 15 destinations with flights to Columbus Rickenbacker in Ohio, US; new European flights to East Midlands, London Stansted, Copenhagen and Brussels, African flights to Addis Ababa […]
Uncertain 2017 in store for the Middle East – but region set to grow
2016 was a tough year for Middle East airfreight with regional growth dragged lower by economic and capacity concerns. Back in July, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA) demand in the region grew by 6.7 per cent year-on-year. Pretty strong compared to most of the rest of the globe but much lower than […]
Etihad Cargo receives QEP accreditation
Etihad Cargo has received Qualified Envirotainer Providers (QEP) accreditation from Envirotainer at its Abu Dhabi hub and five other stations across its network. The airline is now accredited at Abu Dhabi International Airport, as well as Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai, New York John F. Kennedy International Airport, Manchester Airport, Melbourne International Airport and […]
Growing demand from customers for ‘visibility’ of perishables
A major issue and demand in airfreight is for operators to provide customer visibility throughout the entire supply chain for perishables. Panalpina’s regional business development manager for perishables, Quint Wilken says showing temperature deviation is vital in keeping product quality. He notes: “Customers want to see what is changing in their supply chain at a […]
Freighter surge makes up for bellyhold weakness at Brussels Airport
Brussels Airport’s cargo volumes continue to recover, growing by 15 per cent in November, with the surge in full freighters making up for belly cargo continuing to struggle. Total cargo rose by 15.2 per cent in November to 45,564 tonnes, with freighter tonnage increasing 26.8 per cent to 34,914 tonnes. Freighter traffic increased by 55.5 […]
Biggest monthly uplift in tonnage for Etihad Cargo
Etihad Cargo has achieved its busiest month ever in October this year – uplifting 53,785 tonnes of cargo and thereby surpassing its previous best recorded in November 2014 – by 501 tonnes. The Abu Dhabi-based carrier says this reflected growth in perishables traffic from Africa, US inbound and outbound traffic, and volumes from Europe to Asia Pacific. […]
Racehorses fly first class to Kuwait with Etihad Cargo
Etihad Cargo has transported 72 elite racehorses from the UK to Kuwait following the European racing season. The racehorses, worth a combined £36 million ($45 million) travelled from Stansted Airport to Kuwait City on board a Boeing 777 Freighter, where they will spend the winter months training and racing. Etihad Cargo has transported more than […]
Etihad Cargo adds Stansted, East Midlands and Copenhagen to network
Etihad Cargo has expanded its European freighter network to nine destinations with new routes to Stansted Airport and East Midlands Airport in the UK, and Copenhagen Airport in Denmark. The routes will be served using Boeing 777 Freighters, and joins Amsterdam, Frankfurt (both Main and Hahn), Milan, Brussels and Zaragoza as Etihad Cargo freighter destinations. […]
Tonnage fall in September of 3.8% at Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi International Airport continues to be affected by the slight slowdown in the Middle East as it handled 64,626 tonnes of cargo in September, which was a year-on-year (YOY) fall of 3.8 per cent on the same month in 2015. For the first nine months of the year, the United Arab Emirates gateway handled […]
Declining revenue proving a challenge for ATC
ATC Aviation is one of the main players in the US general sales and service agent (GSSA) marketplace and continues to grow. Last year, it was awarded a contract to represent DHL Aviation’s ACS International GSSA work, and in 2016 it added Air Serbia Cargo across the US, as well as Solar Cargo in the […]
