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Emirates SkyCargo has signed a strategic operational partnership with Luxembourg all-cargo carrier Cargolux - described as the first between a mainline airline and a specialised freighter operator.
Emirates will get access to Cargolux’s Boeing 747F capacity, which will give it continued access to noseloading planes which can carry heavier cargoes, compared with its own fleet of 777 freighters and bellyhold capacity.
Cargolux will be able to use Emirates SkyCargo’s belly-hold capacity to ...
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New heavyweight cargo carrier Antonov Airlines says it is planning to set up outlets in the US and Hong Kong, following the opening of its office at London Stansted Airport in the UK. It has meanwhile appointed a general sales agent covering Japan and Australia. Antonov operates seven AN-124 freighters, ...
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South London’s Gatwick airport says growth in long-haul routes led it to a 27.2% surge in cargo traffic in April, to 7,142 tonnes, compared with April 2016’s 5,615 tonnes in. For the 12 months to April 2017, the increase was 20%, to 82,666 tonnes.
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British Airways brand owner IAG Cargo has launched a new loyalty programme for small and medium sized forwarders. FWD.Rewards awards points to shippers when they use the carrier, which can be redeemed for passenger flights, hotel stays or cargo credit.
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Eurotunnel is taking delivery of its first new shuttle rolling stock since 1999, in response to surging freight demand. It introduced the first of three new 35-wagon freight shuttle trains (32 truck carrying wagons and three loading wagons) in February, with a further two due to go into service in ...
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DB Cargo UK says it has reached agreement with its four trade union partners - ASLEF, RMT, TSSA and Unite – on a restructuring plan announced last October to cut 893 jobs, or almost a third of its workforce. Working arrangements of employees will also be updated and modernised, the ...
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Virgin Atlantic senior vice president of cargo for 30 years, John Lloyd, is to step down from his post in September to pursue other, as yet unnamed interests. In a statement, the carrier said it would “be sad to see John go”. He had built a strong team “with an ...
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Not for the first time, the future of Italian flag carrier Alitalia hangs in the balance, after trade unions voted against a potential rescue deal on 24 April.
Despite an agreement signed in 2014, in which Abu Dhabi’s Etihad took a 49% stake in the auirline, Alitalia has faced continued pressure ...
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The bad publicity that has dogged US airline United over the past few weeks has now spread to the cargo arm. Only weeks after an incident in which pictures of Dr David Dao being forcibly removed from an overbooked flight went viral, the carrier is now having to investigate the ...
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