Strong peak season helps Virgin freight volumes grow 1.8% in 2016
Virgin Atlantic Cargo’s freight volumes rose 1.8 per cent in 2016 helped by a strong second half of the year and high peak season, with revenue of £174 million ($218.4 million). The airline carried 218,000 tonnes but says growth was offset by price pressure driven by overcapacity in the market and weakness of the pound, […]
DHL gains IATA CEIV in Bogota, 7 US stations to follow by Q2 2017
DHL Global Forwarding is to certify seven of its 11 US stations by the end of the second quarter of 2017 to IATA CEIV Pharma standards following certification in Bogota, Colombia. The air and ocean freight specialist is to certify its Atlanta, Chicago, Cincinnati, Los Angeles, Miami, Philadelphia and San Juan to International Air Transport […]
Honey and lambs drive American’s new NZ route
American Airlines Cargo is targeting more growth on its Auckland (AKL) to Los Angeles (LAX) service that was started six months ago. Since the route’s mid-year launch in 2016, the carrier says it has seen consistent, rapid expansion – a developing story it explains is perfectly illustrated by the short notice shipment of a world renowned […]
American Airlines flies priceless Kinsey Collection art to Hong Kong
American Airlines Cargo delivered more than 1,500 kilogrammes of priceless artefacts belonging to the Kinsey African American Art and History Collection to Hong Kong. The shipment of over 100 artefacts including paintings, sculptures, rare first editions, manuscripts and official records flew from Los Angeles, and working with fine art shippers, Cookes Crating were transported to […]
Matheson to provide consolidation for Cathay Pacific Portland flights
Matheson Flight Extenders has signed a freight consolidation agent agreement with Cathay Pacific Cargo for its twice-weekly Portland services. The subsidiary of Matheson Trucking will provide import/export air cargo services at Portland International Airport for goods transported to and from Oregon and Asian markets. Matheson provides airport terminal handling services for US mail in Portland, […]
DOT picks American for Los Angeles – Beijing flights
American Airlines has been selected for new daily scheduled Los Angeles – Beijing flights by the US Department of Transportation (DOT). Both American and Delta Air Lines had submitted applications for the nonstop flights and the DOT chose the former, as it would add a third US carrier to the West Coast – Beijing market, […]
Dimerco ships petrochemical pumps to China
Dimerco Express Group has shipped 30 tonnes of oversized petrochemical pumps from Los Angeles to Tianjin for one of China’s largest national oil companies. It split the shipment into two routes into China and collaborated with the selected carriers and contacts at Tianjin Customs, clearing the shipments within 24 hours, while maintaining real-time communication with […]
UPS to open Compton package centre to cater for e-commerce
UPS is to invest $70 million in a package centre in Compton, California, giving it access to multiple airports, port and rail connections, helping it cater for growing demand for e-commerce. The centre, located in a former brick factory site being redeveloped, will be modified to dispatch more than 300 vehicles and 50 full-time jobs […]
Daytime USA – Tokyo Haneda flights cleared for take-off
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has finalised the decision to allow daytime services from the US to Tokyo Haneda Airport. Under the agreement, American Airlines has been given permission to connect Los Angeles with Tokyo Haneda, Delta Air Lines from Los Angeles and Minneapolis St. Paul, Hawaiian Airlines from Honolulu and United Airlines from […]
Gatwick Airport cargo volumes continue recovery in August
Gatwick Airport’s cargo volumes have continued their recovery, rising by 12.7 per cent in August to 6,396 tonnes. The August 2016 figure was above the 5,677 tonnes handled in the same month of 2015, but August 2015 had seen a 26 per cent year-on-year fall from the 7,668 tonnes processed in August 2014. On a […]
Virgin Atlantic Cargo renews Virgin Australia sales and management deal
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has renewed its agreement to provide Virgin Australia with international long-haul cargo sales and management. The two airlines have worked together since February 2009 and the extension follows the launch of Virgin Australia Cargo to manage Virgin Australia’s cargo operations across its domestic and short-haul international network last year. Virgin Atlantic will […]
Record freight day for American Airlines at Heathrow Airport
American Airlines Cargo shipped more than 575,000 pounds (260 tonnes) of freight and mail from Heathrow Airport in a single day, setting a new daily record for the station on Sunday (14 August). The previous busiest day for the London cargo team was in October 2015 when they shipped 565,857 pounds (256 tonnes) from the facility. Key […]
American Airlines transports gear and equipment for Rio Olympics
American Airlines Cargo has delivered over 65 tonnes of broadcast equipment and athletic gear to Rio de Janeiro in preparation for the Olympic Games, which start on 5 August. Broadcasting equipment was shipped out of Japan and London to Rio for high-resolution filming at the sporting festival. One of the largest shipments of this kind […]
Pockets of opportunity despite slow growth rates for American
American Airlines Cargo has faced the same headwinds with slowing growth rates, but senior manager – cargo strategy and partnerships, Lori Sinn Sr says there are pockets of opportunity. Sinn says American is expanding its Los Angeles hub into the Pacific, while investments in facilities like Dallas Fort-Worth (DFW) and San Juan will increase its […]
DHL to spend $137m to cater for booming cross border e-commerce
Deutsche Post DHL Group is to spend $137 million on upgrading US domestic and cross-border e-commerce capabilities, to cater for the market that is expected to be worth $1 trillion by 2020. The $137 million will be spent on expanding fulfilment capabilities with eight new distribution centres and enhancing two existing facilities in Los Angeles […]
US carriers selected to provide daytime services to Tokyo Haneda
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Hawaiian Airlines and United Airlines have been selected to provide daytime services to Tokyo’s Haneda Airport by the US Department of Transportation later this year. The airlines are seeking five flights per day to Tokyo, operating a daytime schedule. They are proposing linking the US cities of Los Angeles, Honolulu, […]
Cathay Pacific to add Portland to freighter network
Cathay Pacific Cargo will increase its US presence with the start of twice-weekly Boeing 747-8 Freighter services to Portland from 3 November. Portland, in the state of Oregon, will be Cathay Pacific’s 18th cargo station in the Americas, and will operate on a Hong Kong – Anchorage – Los Angeles – Portland – Anchorage – […]
Carriers given permission for US – Havana services
Eight US carriers have been given permission to fly to Havana by the US Department of Transportation, filling the 20 daily flights agreed by the US and Cuban governments. Twelve airlines applied to serve the island nation’s capital, and Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines and […]
American Airlines Cargo links Los Angeles and Auckland
American Airlines Cargo has linked the US and New Zealand with daily nonstop services between Los Angeles and Auckland. The cargo on the inaugural Boeing 787 service included perishables and consolidated freight, and the return is expected to carry medical supplies and mining machinery. The flights are expected to handle a variety of goods including […]
Qantas Freight adds Dallas to China – US round trip
Qantas Freight has added Dallas Fort Worth to its weekly round trip connecting Australia with China and US. The Boeing 747-400 Freighter service will stop in Dallas from 9 June, and then every Thursday after that. Qantas says the Dallas stop will be ideal for bringing electronics, e-commerce and general cargo into the USA from […]
United launches San Francisco – Xi’an services
United Airlines has increased services to China with the first trans-Pacific service to Xi’an from San Francisco, launched on 8 May. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner service will operate three times a week between 8 May and 27 October. The outbound flight will depart San Francisco International Airport at 13.25h on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, arriving […]
China Eastern orders 15 787-9s and 20 A350s
China Eastern Airlines has finalised its order for 15 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners and 20 Airbus A350-900s. The Boeing order, worth nearly $4 billion, will go with China Eastern’s Boeing 777s and increase the airline’s cargo payload on existing routes. The 787-9 has a fuselage six metres longer than the 787-8, and uses 20 per cent less […]
American in for the long haul in Latin America
Despite regional instability and economic challenges, American Airlines’ managing director cargo sales Latin America, Carmen Taylor tells Air Cargo Week (ACW) the carrier is in for the long haul. Taylor says though Argentina and Brazil have been hit by economic and political instability, while they are recovering American will look to utilise its Latin American […]
United to use sustainable biofuel on scheduled services
United Airlines is to use sustainable biofuel on scheduled services, on Flight 708 between Los Angeles and San Francisco. The airline will purchase 15 million gallons from AltAir Paramount over three years and will use the fuel for two weeks between the Californian cities while it integrates the biofuel into regular airport operations. United managing […]
New SAS Cargo route between Sweden and Los Angeles
SAS Cargo has launched a new direct route with cargo capacity between Stockholm and Los Angeles with daily flights full year, starting 14 March 2016. The carrier says this new route will strengthen SAS Cargo’s offer for fast deliveries between Scandinavia and the US West Coast. It will mainly be serviced by an Airbus A330, […]
US carriers apply for permission to serve Cuba
US carriers are looking to take advantage of the US and Cuba agreeing to resume scheduled services by applying to the US Department of Transportation for approval for non-stop flights. So far, Alaska Airlines would like to operate twice daily flights between Los Angeles and Havana with a Boeing 737-900ER, while Delta Air Lines want […]
Air Charter Service moves to new Los Angeles office
Air Charter Service (ACS) has moved its Los Angeles operations to new premises on Santa Monica Boulevard following a record breaking year for the office and company. The new office was officially opened on 1 February and has almost double the office space of the old one, allowing ACS to accommodate further growth. ACS California […]
Qatar Airways Cargo expands in Eastern Europe and Asia Pacific
Qatar Airways Cargo is to start Airbus A330 Freighter services to Budapest, Prague and Ho Chi Minh City from March 2016 as the airline continues to expand its network. The Ho Chi Minh service will fly on Thursdays and Saturdays, providing 120 tonnes of capacity in addition to 72 tonnes of bellyhold capacity on daily […]
Hainan Airlines launches Changsha Los Angeles services
Hainan Airlines has started twice-weekly Boeing 787 services from Changsha (China) to Los Angeles (US). The service started on 21 January and operates on Mondays and Thursdays. The flights will take about 13.5 hours, leaving Changsha at 13.00h and arriving in Los Angeles at 10.35h. The return flight will leave Los Angeles at 12.35h and […]
Emirates expands routes around the world
Emirates Airline is to continue expanding around the world in 2016 with extra flights and upgrading aircraft throughout the year. Since the start of January, it has announced new routes to the Philippines, increased and upgraded services to the US, more flights to Switzerland and Greece, and different aircraft for Africa and Australia. From 30 […]
