Western Global Airlines appoints a new president
Western Global Airlines’ (WGA) chief executive and Founder, Jim Neff has announced the appointment of General Brooks Bash (pictured below) as president. Headquartered in Florida, WGA operates a fleet of 13 widebody freighters and in less than three years, has flown to over 278 airports in 110 countries on six continents. Neff says: “General Bash […]
American sees room for more growth at its key US hub
Miami International Airport (MIA) represents a key hub for American Airlines Cargo due to its extensive links into the Americas and perishables unsurprisingly make up much of the cargo volumes. The carrier runs about 340 flights out of MIA on a daily basis to 132 destinations and it is the airline’s largest international gateway. American […]
Pharma trade at Miami on the up in 2016
The amount of pharmaceutical cargo handled at Miami International Airport (MIA) in 2016 surged by 48 per cent year-over-year to $4.4 billion. And since 2010, the total value of pharma shipments was $1.8 billion, and MIA’s pharma trade has grown by 140 per cent. MIA says the sector helped boost the total value of international freight originating from […]
Sandoval to run American’s Florida, Caribbean and LATAM operations
American Airlines (AA) Cargo has chosen Lorena Sandoval as its managing director for its Florida, Caribbean and Latin America division, taking over from Carmen Taylor who retired at the end of 2016. Sandoval joined AA 26 years ago in Quito, Ecuador and has held positions in passenger sales, reservations and operations, and most recently as […]
AEI picks KF Aerospace as new freighter conversion centre
Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) has chosen KF Aerospace as an Authorized Conversion Center to provide additional capacity for passenger-to-freighter conversions. KF Aerospace has major facilities in Kelowna, British Columbia and Hamilton, Ontario, and will start converting Boeing 737-400s from April this year. AEI says the success of its 737-400SF, MD80SF, CRJ200SF and soon the 737-800SF when […]
Contract wins for Menzies as it grows its presence
Menzies Aviation has started a new partnership with Orlando Melbourne International Airport as part of a four-year exclusive contract to provide ground handling at the Florida gateway. As part of the contract it will handle cargo for Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, Porter Airlines and Elite Airways. It will also run passenger and ramp handling and […]
Miami handles first ocean-to-air transhipment
Miami International Airport (MIA) has welcomed Florida’s first ever ocean-to-air perishables transhipment, including 10 tonnes of peas from Guatemala that flew to Amsterdam. The shipment arrived aboard the Crowley Maritime vessel Tucana J at Port Everglades on 30 January, was trucked to MIA before departing to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Centurion Cargo on 2 February. […]
Domestic cargo makes up for international slowdown at Miami
Cargo at Miami International Airport grew 0.37 per cent to 2.18 million tonnes with domestic volumes making up for an international slowdown. Total international cargo volumes were down 1.2 per cent to 1.9 million tonnes, with freight down 1.2 per cent to 1.89 million tonnes and mail by 3.5 per cent to 13,521 tonnes. Domestic […]
Emirates adds Fort Lauderdale to US network
Emirates has started flying to its 11th US destination with daily Boeing 777-200LR flights to Fort Lauderdale in Florida. The flight offers up to 15 tonnes of bellyhold cargo capacity in and out of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and is the first scheduled service from the Middle East to Fort Lauderdale. Emirates divisional senior vice […]
ACS moves Florida office to downtown Miami
Air Charter Service (ACS) has moved to new, larger premises in Miami following impressive growth in the 15 months it has been operating. The Florida office started trading in September last year, and the new base has space to triple the workforce. It is moving from Broward County on the outskirts of the city to […]
VIDEO: Mexico’s AeroUnion starts freighter service from Miami
Mexican freighter carrier AeroUnion began service at Miami International Airport (MIA) on 2 December with two weekly round-trip flights that will serve a triangular route between Mexico City, Mérida and Miami. AeroUnion will operate an Airbus A300 Freighter or Boeing 767-200 Freighter aircraft on the new route. Miami-Dade County Mayor, Carlos A. Gimenez says: “We proudly welcome AeroUnion and […]
ACS and Antonov deliver heaviest piece of cargo in the Americas
Air Charter Service (ACS) arranged the charter of the Antonov AN-225 to transport a 182 tonne transformer, the heaviest single piece of cargo flown in the Americas. The Brazil and Florida offices worked together to charter the giant aircraft to fly from Sao Paulo to Santiago de Chile, where it is a direct replacement for […]
US gateway for perishables to expand facilities
Miami International Airport (MIA) is America’s principle perishables gateway, handling more than 66 per cent of all perishable imports and nearly 90 per cent of all flower imports coming into the US. This year, the perishables industry has continued to exhibit “strong growth” through MIA, explains Miami-Dade Aviation department division director of marketing, Chris Mangos. […]
IAG Cargo adds two new routes to US network
IAG Cargo has launched two new London Gatwick Airport routes to North America – to Fort Lauderdale in Florida and Oakland in California. The addition of these routes will bring the total number of IAG Cargo operated US gateways to 25 from Summer 2017. The Fort Lauderdale service is due to launch in March 2017 and […]
Miami Airport receives government approval for Foreign Trade Zone
Miami International Airport has received government approval to be designated as a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) magnet site, allowing manufacturers to lease available property space and have tariffs deferred, reduced or eliminated. The Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners approved the application to the US Department of Commerce, expanding Miami-Dade County’s FTZ281 to include the airport, […]
Amazon facing fourth fine of the year from FAA for hazmat breaches
Amazon.com is facing another fine from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for breaching hazardous materials regulations, its fourth civil penalty of the year. The Department of Transportation’s FAA is proposing a fine of $78,000 for allegedly offering FedEx a shipment containing flammable liquids from Ruskin, Florida to Algonquin, Illinois on 7 August 2015. The package […]
FAA bans Braille Battery from shipping by air
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has banned lithium ion battery manufacturer, Braille Battery from shipping its products by air due to not complying with Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR). The FAA says it took the action because the Sarasota, Florida based company failed to ship lithium ion batteries in accordance with appropriate regulations and continued to […]
ACS gaining new business in Gateway to the Americas
Air Charter Service has gained regional business and new clients since opening its Miami office in 2015, head of cargo Florida, Brian Rodriguez tells Air Cargo Week (ACW). He says so far this year Miami business has been very similar to 2015, mainly due to the geo-political climate in the South American market. “Since we […]
US-based freighter operator Amerijet changes ownership
Florida-based freighter operator Amerijet has a new owner after being sold by private equity investment firm H.I.G. Capital (H.I.G.). H.I.G. has more than $20 billion of equity capital under management, and has sold Amerijet Holdings, to an affiliate of ZS Fund, a middle market focused private equity firm. No details of how much it was […]
New viaduct provides truck access to MIA’s West Cargo area
Trucks can now drive directly to and from Miami International Airport’s West Cargo area avoiding local congestion with the opening of the $63 million N.W. 25th Street Viaduct. The viaduct allows the 5,000 trucks that travel to and from the West Cargo area a day to drive above street lights and avoid local traffic on […]
Airborne International appointed Finnair’s GSSA for Germany
Finnair Cargo has appointed Airborne International as its general sales and service agent (GSSA) for Germany from 1 March. Airborne International, based at Frankfurt Airport’s Cargo City South will take over from Aero Cargo International, which will remain Finnair’s German GSSA until 29 February. This announcement follows from 2015, when it appointed three new GSSAs. […]
DHL facing $455,000 fine from FAA for hazmat breaches
DHL Express is facing fines totalling $455,000 from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for a number of hazardous material breaches. The FAA alleges that DHL accepted shipments that were not properly prepared for air transportation, and employees did not receive required hazardous materials training. The seven breaches occurred between December 2013 and September 2014, and […]
Miami sees small cargo rise
Miami International Airport (MIA) has seen total cargo volumes increase by 0.3 per cent to 2.2 million tonnes in 2015 with domestic rising and international seeing a slight dip. Freight at Miami fell marginally in 2015 to 2.1 million tonnes while mail increased by 29 per cent to 38,100 tonnes. Total domestic cargo, which covers […]
