New x-ray scanners for Alaska Air Cargo
Alaska Air Cargo has ordered Astrophysics XIS-1517DV 200kV x-ray scanners for its Pacific northwest airline hubs. The X-ray systems will replace and upgrade aging cargo scanning equipment being phased out of service and standardise Astrophysics’ technology across its US facilities. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) requires all cargo transported on passenger aircraft be 100 per cent […]
Atlas posts Q4 income surge and hails ‘historic’ year
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings posted income from continuing operations, net of taxes, of $28.7 million for the three months ended on 31 December, 2016. Results compared with a loss from continuing operations, net of taxes, of $37.6 million for the three months ended 31 December, 2015, which was primarily due to charges of $102.8 million associated with an air cargo […]
DHL Express to add 900 new jobs at Americas hub
DHL Express is to add around 900 new positions as it completes the latest $108 million expansion of its Americas Hub at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport in the US. The expansion to a new day sort operation and projected growth in shipments is expected to increase the hub’s workforce to more than 3,300 from the current 2,400 […]
China Airlines extends contract with WFS in Chicago
China Airlines has extended its 19-year working relationship with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) in North America with a new cargo handling contract at Chicago O’Hare International Airport. The new contract takes to five the number of locations in the US where WFS provides services for the airline. WFS won its first contract with China Airlines […]
Shannon welcomes new Norwegian Air International US routes
Shannon Airport has welcomed the announcement by Norwegian Air International that is adding two new bellyhold services starting this summer to the US. Norwegian Air International will on 1 July start direct services between Shannon and Stewart International Airport in New York – and from Providence Green Airport near Boston. Shannon Group chief executive officer (CEO), Matthew […]
US Postal Service locks in FedEx for another seven years
FedEx has announced its FedEx Express subsidiary has entered into an extension to the express air transportation contract with the United States Postal Service originally agreed on 23 April, 2013. The contract modification extends the agreement through to 29 September, 2024. FedEx says the modified contract is expected to generate revenue of around $1.5 billion a year for FedEx […]
UPS tests drone from the top of a package car
UPS has tested a drone that launches from the top of a package car, which autonomously delivers a package to a home and returns to the vehicle while the delivery driver continues along the route to make a separate delivery. The integrator conducted the test on Monday in Florida with Workhorse Group, an Ohio-based battery-electric truck and […]
New forwarding offices opened by C.H. Robinson
C.H. Robinson has opened new offices in Asia and Canada and more after acquiring APC Logistics, which has extensive freight forwarding and customs brokerage services in the Oceania region. The US freight forwarder says the move has ensured shippers’ “needs are met and exceeded” by expanding its global footprint in key strategic global markets, and led to creation […]
Delta set to up its stake in Aeromexico
Delta Air Lines has launched a cash tender offer to acquire additional shares of Grupo Aeromexico as it looks to acquire up to an additional 32 per cent. Share purchases could increase Delta’s ownership in the parent of Delta’s partner Aeromexico to 49 per cent. Completion of the cash tender offer is subject to certain […]
ECS Group and Exp-Air Cargo join forces in North America
ECS Group and Exp-Air Cargo have joined forces to consolidate its position in the general sales and service agent market across the Americas. Exp-Air Cargo was founded in 1990 with its headquarters in Montreal, and offices in Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver and Edmonton, and predominantly focuses on the US and Canadian markets. Exp-Air Canada managing director, […]
PEMCO signs deal for 3 P2Fs with YTO Cargo Airlines
PEMCO World Services (PEMCO) has penned an agreement with Chinese carrier YTO Cargo Airlines for three Boeing 737-300 passenger to freighter (P2F) conversions. China-based YTO is currently operating one B737-300 PEMCO-converted aircraft, and will take redelivery of the three aircraft in the fourth quarter of 2017. YTO’s Bruce Lee says: “PEMCO was selected based on […]
Atlas to operate B747F for Asiana Cargo
Atlas Air has entered into an agreement to operate one of its Boeing 747-400 Freighters for Asiana Cargo. The contract is initially for one aircraft to be provided and operated by Atlas Air and to be flown on key global routes across the transpacific, connecting South Korea with several destinations in the US. The service is scheduled to […]
Ceremony held for launch of Qatar’s new Miami service
Qatar Airways Cargo has started its first freighter service to Miami International Airport (MIA) as part of a two weekly cargo-only flight schedule that began on 3 February. The carrier is using Boeing 777 Freighters fly twice a week from Doha via Luxembourg, the cargo carrier’s European hub, with stops in: Sao Paulo, Brazil; Buenos Aires, Argentina; […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
60 Seconds with John Lloyd
60 Seconds with Virgin Atlantic Cargo’s senior vice president for cargo, John Lloyd Justin Burns, ACW: How was business in 2016? Lloyd: We’ve actually managed to increase our market share in what is still an extremely competitive, challenging and unpredictable global cargo market. We expected 2016 to be difficult because of all the economic factors […]
ACW speaks to Delta Cargo president Gareth Joyce
Delta Cargo’s president, Gareth Joyce has been at the helm since the middle of 2016 and has big plans to grow business. ACW: What have been the biggest challenges since you joined Delta Cargo? Joyce: Delta Cargo has the potential to redefine the product and service we offer. We have an opportunity to make this […]
Amazon to build Cincinnati air cargo hub
Amazon is to create a centralised air cargo hub at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport to support the growing fleet of Prime Air aircraft, creating 2,000 jobs when the site opens. The online retailer entered agreements last year to lease 40 cargo aircraft to support Prime members with fast, free delivery, and 16 are in service with […]
Kalitta Air uses CHAMP to boost its load planning
CHAMP Cargosystems has completed Kalitta Air’s implementation of its Weight & Balance application used to manage its load planning more effectively. The US all-cargo carrier has a fleet of Boeing 747 Freighters and B767Fs, and recently obtained Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval for use of CHAMP’s application with its freighter fleet. Kalitta Air operates freighters to Afghanistan, Argentina, […]
Butler promoted at American as Torno retires
American Airlines has announced senior vice president (SVP) for international and cargo, Art Torno is to retire in April after 38 years with the airline and will be replaced by Jim Butler. He has held various positions since joining in 1979 and from 2012-2015 was SVP for Mexico, Caribbean and Latin America before being promoted […]
ATSG forecasts lower earnings due to ABX Air strike
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) have announced its earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) from continuing operations is set to be around $7 million lower than indicated in its fourth quarter (Q4) and full year 2016 forecast. ATSG says this reduction in guidance is due to the revenue loss resulting from a brief work stoppage in […]
Tonnage rise of 1.8% in 2016 for Rickenbacker
Rickenbacker International Airport in the US state of Ohio handled more than 91,000 tonnes in 2016, a 1.8 per cent rise on 2015. The gateway has seen 16 per cent increase in international cargo, which makes up 40 per cent of Rickenbacker’s tonnage, while the other was domestic, down six per cent. FedEx moved 43 per cent of the […]
India the ‘darling’ emerging market, Agility Index finds
The Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index 2017 has ranked China as top once again while India is seen as having the “most logistics potential” ranking in second, up one place from last year. Analysis and research firm Transport Intelligence (Ti), compiled the Index, which says India was an “Index darling for the second consecutive year”, while […]
Emirates to launch year-round Athens – Newark flights
Emirates Airline is to offer the only year-round non-stop service between Greece and the US with Dubai – Athens – Newark flights from 12 March. The daily Boeing 777-300ER service to Newark Liberty International Airport will provide 19 tonnes of bellyhold cargo capacity and is the first direct flight between the US and Greece since […]
IAG boosted in the US from Aer Lingus acquisition
The US is more important than ever for IAG Cargo after its acquisition of Irish carrier Aer Lingus. IAG Cargo’s vice president for commercial in North America, Joe LeBeau (pictured below) says the takeover of the Irish carrier has given cargo a boost in a “hugely important market” and it is now moving more shipments […]
WorldACD: best peak season in years
Air cargo had its “best peak season in years” and is shaping up to be one of the better ones in a long time, according to WorldACD. In its report for November, the data market analyst says the USD-yield has gone up with a much larger percentage than in previous years, while the month showed an acceleration […]
VIDEO: IAG Cargo’s Drew Crawley reviews 2016
2016 was a busy year for IAG Cargo as it integrated new acquisition Aer Lingus into the business, developed its premium products and announced new British Airways routes across the globe. IAG Cargo’s chief executive, Drew Crawley reflects on 2016 and gives some insights on the focus areas for the group in the year ahead. He took […]
Qatar Airways adds four new freighter routes in the Americas
Qatar Airways Cargo has launched freighter operations to four new destinations in the Americas starting from 2 February 2017. The Boeing 777 Freighter will fly twice a week to Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo, Quito (subject to government approval) and Miami in the US. The twice weekly freighters will depart from Doha via Luxembourg, the cargo carrier’s […]
Amerijet working on IATA CEIV and other initiatives for 2017
Amerijet is in the final stages of attaining the International Air Transport Association’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceuticals (CEIV Pharma) certification as it looks to further grow its first quarter 2017 pharma volumes. This is just one of the initiatives and focuses for the all-cargo carrier, but senior vice president of business […]
