Cargolux adds Oslo to network
Cargolux International Airlines will start a weekly service on Tuesdays from Oslo to Luxembourg on 1 November 2016 on its flight from New York in the US. The first flight will carry a load of salmon that is distributed to various Cargolux destinations from the airline’s hub at Luxembourg Airport. Cargolux also expects to carry shipments for […]
Boeing and UPS announce order for 14 747-8 Freighters
Boeing and UPS have announced an order for 14 747-8 Freighters with the agreement also including an option to purchase an additional 14 of the cargo aircraft. UPS Airlines president, Brendan Canavan says: “These aircraft are a strategic investment for increased capacity for UPS customers around the globe. The 747-8 will allow UPS to upsize our […]
NAC to operate charter freighters from Miami International
US freighter airline Northern Air Cargo (NAC) will operate four weekly charter cargo flights from Miami International Airport (MIA) from 1 November, 2016. This will include two weekly roundtrip freighter flights on a triangular route between MIA, San Juan and Saint Martin; one weekly flight that will operate between MIA and Santo Domingo; and one […]
IAG Cargo boosts US network with New Orleans service
IAG Cargo will start a new bellyhold route to New Orleans International Airport from 26 March, 2017, becoming the only carrier to fly direct from Heathrow Airport. The new Louisiana state service will be served by a British Airways Boeing 787-8 aircraft, which has a bellyhold hold capacity up to 15 tonnes four times a week to and […]
Volga-Dnepr delivers component for Boeing 767
A large aircraft production component for a Boeing 767 has been delivered to Paine Field Airport in the US on a Volga-Dnepr Airlines’ An-124-100 under the logistics support agreement between Boeing and Volga-Dnepr Group. The oversized component, was transported inside a specialized ocean container to ensure its secured and timely delivery from the production plant […]
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 […]
Competition high but Hermes still adds an office
Declining yields have put pressure on general sales and service agents (GSSAs) across the US and indeed much of the globe. Hermes Aviation, whose clients include the likes of South African Airways, Icelandair Cargo, Brussels Airlines Cargo and ANA – is no exception. The GSSA works in partnership with Air Logsitics and its president, Clive […]
Descartes acquires cloud-based B2B provider Appterra
Descartes Systems Group has acquired Appterra – a US-based provider of cloud-based business-to-business (B2B) supply chain integration services. The company company struck a deal which involves a consideration of $5.8 million, plus a potential performance-based consideration. The maximum amount payable under the all-cash performance-based earnout is $1.6 million, based on Appterra achieving revenue targets in […]
Trinity Logistics USA strikes charter deal with Etihad Cargo
Trinity Logistics USA has signed a multi-million dollar deal with Etihad Cargo, which will see the carrier operate a weekly widebody freighter service. This will be operated from Colombo’s Bandaranaike International Airport, in Sri Lanka to Rickenbacker International Airport in Columbus, Ohio (US) and beyond to East Midlands Airport in the UK, on behalf of the New […]
Air Canada Cargo to add second South American freighter service
Air Canada Cargo is to add a second weekly service to South America with an additional flight to Bogota and Lima. The Boeing 767-300ER Freighter services operated by Cargojet were launched in June with flights from Toronto to Lima via Atlanta and Bogota, as well as Toronto to Mexico City via Dallas Fort Worth. Air […]
DSV sets up new division in North America
DSV has established a new ‘solutions’ division in North America – as it continues to grow its activities in the region following the acquisition of UTi – in which it gained substantial contract logistics business. Previously, DSV only had a few contract logistics sites and activities in North America, but these have now been merged […]
UPS tests drones for use in remote locations
UPS has begun testing the use of drones to make commercial deliveries of packages to remote or difficult-to-access locations – working with drone-maker CyPhy Works. Testing began last Thursday when the companies staged a mock delivery of urgently needed medicine from Beverly, Mass. to Children’s Island, which is about three miles off the Atlantic coast. […]
US grants Antonov exemption for charter services
The US Department of Transportation has granted Ukrainian operator Antonov Company (Antonov Airlines) broad air charter exemptions for flights to and from the US. These exemptions follow the US-Ukraine Open Skies agreement which became effective earlier this year. The US DOT has also tentatively granted Antonov Company a foreign air carrier permit. The Antonov Company no […]
SAS Cargo working towards gaining CEIV Pharma
The pharmaceutical cargo sector is proving to be a major opportunity for air cargo carriers and SAS Cargo is targeting growth in the market, reports Justin Burns. To grow its pharma volumes, the Scandinavian airline is working towards gaining the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics (CEIV […]
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 […]
FedEx gets revenue and net profit boost in first quarter
FedEx has seen total revenue increase by $65 million to $14.66 billion, while net profit rose 3.3 per cent to $715 million in the first quarter of the fiscal 2017 year, ending 31 August. TNT Express didn’t add any profitability in the quarter, but it did contribute an additional $1.8 billion in revenue. FedEx Express […]
ABC adds Seattle to its US freighter network
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has launched twice-weekly Boeing 747 Freighter services from Moscow to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, its sixth route within the US. The carrier says Seattle is not only one of the biggest cities in the Pacific Northwest region – but also a major gateway for trade with Asia. The new flight from Seattle will […]
Cargolux adds new Puerto Rico service and targets cool chain sector
Cargolux Airllines International has introduced a new direct flight from Luxembourg to Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, on 2 October – targeting the perishables and cool chain markets. The flight leaves Luxembourg every Sunday at 22.15h and arrives in San Juan on Mondays at 01.30h (local times). Cargolux utilised highly specialised cool chain equipment and the most modern […]
GECAS signs deal with Korean Air for five B777F
GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS) has signed a purchase-and-leaseback transaction with Korean Air for five new Boeing 777 Freighters. The commercial aircraft leasing arm of GE says the 777Fs will be powered by GE90 engines as part of the carrier’s fleet renewal program. Deliveries of the aircraft are scheduled in late 2016 and 2017. Korean Air’s […]
Cathay Pacific to increase Vancouver and Boston flights
Cathay Pacific is to increase North American services from March 2017 by flying to Boston daily and an extra three flights a week to Vancouver. From 26 March Cathay Pacific will make Boston services daily while Vancouver will add receive three extra flights a week from 28 March using an Airbus A350, serving the Canadian […]
UPS pilots agree to new contract
UPS pilots represented by the Independent Pilots Association (IPA) – today ratified a new five-year labour agreement after months of negotiations. The contract ratified with more than 91 per cent of the vote, with more than 98 per cent of the eligible members casting ballots. The collective bargaining agreement, which goes into effect tomorrow, covers […]
CSafe expands footprint into Europe buying Kalibox
CSafe Global has completed the acquisition of France-based cool chain packaging firm Kalibox – extending its footprint into Europe. The move continues CSafe’s global expansion plans adding over 5,000 square metres of manufacturing in two European locations to its current six North American locations that total over 20,000 square metres. These are CSafe’s first owned facilities in the […]
Strong US dollar proving troublesome
The strong US dollar making exports more expensive is proving a challenge to members of the Los Angeles Air Cargo Association (LAACA). President Amy Grat says the ebbs and flows of imports and exports due to macroeconomic trends in trade have impacted LAACA members, and transportation pricing has become an important lever. Grat says: “The […]
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 […]
Atlas Air to provide FedEx with five B747-400Fs
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has signed a five-year agreement with FedEx Express to provide it with five Boeing 747-400 Freighters for peak flying seasons beginning in 2017 and lasting through to 2021. Peak season flying generally occurs in the month of December and potentially earlier. An agreement to provide five aircraft for the 2016 peak season […]
WFS names Smyth as new chief executive
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has appointed former Menzies Aviation chief Craig Smyth as its new chief executive – replacing Olivier Bijaoui who stepped down from the position in July. Smyth will take the helm at the global cargo and ground handler on 29 August. He was the former chief executive officer of Menzies, where he spent […]
1st Lockheed Super Hercules freighter reaches production milestones
Lockheed Martin says development of the first LM-100J Super Hercules commercial freighter continues to make “significant progress”, reaching major production milestones at the Lockheed facility in Marietta, Georgia. The LM-100J is the commercial version of Lockheed’s C-130J Super Hercules aircraft. The LM-100J will perform as a commercial, multi-purpose air freighter capable of rapid and efficient […]
Tri-State receives federal grant to improve services
Huntington Tri-State Airport in the US has received a federal grant of nearly $1.3 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration to make improvements. The airport says the money will be used to rehabilitate aprons, which will improve commercial, cargo and general aviation services. The gateway’s director, Jerry Brienza says Tri-State is fortunate to in […]
US – Mexico Air Transport Agreement comes into force
The US – Mexico Air Transport Agreement has come into force, providing airlines greater opportunities to fly between the two countries. The agreement, which was signed on 18 December 2015, came into force on 21 August and is designed to provide opportunities for both passenger and cargo airlines to fly between any points in the […]
e-AWB progress being made as US hubs make the switch
The electronic air waybill (e-AWB) is gaining momentum but adoption is still short of targets and below where many in the industry want to see it. The International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) e-AWB360 conferences are aiming to further drive penetration rates and launched the e-AWB360 program to help airlines, freight forwarders, ground handling agents (GHA) […]
