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aircraft lessor titan aviation and Bain Capital Credit will form a joint venture to develop a diversified freighter aircraft leasing portfolio with an anticipated value of approximately $1bn.

under the joint venture, Bain and titan have committed to provide $360m and $40m of equity capital, respectively, which may be supplemented with additional commitments over time, to acquire aircraft over the next several years.

atlas air worldwide-owned titan will also provide aircraft- and lease-management services to the venture.

the long-term joint venture aims to capitalise on demand for cargo aircraft, underpinned by robust e-commerce and express market growth.

since its inception in 2009, titan has grown to become the third largest freighter lessor globally by fleet value with over 30 aircraft and book value of over $1.5bn.

“we are delighted to team up with Bain,” said titan president and chief executive Michael steen. “Both Bain and titan share the same vision and investment strategy. together, we are extremely well-positioned for further opportunities in the growing freighter space.”

Matt evans, a director at Bain Capital Credit, added: “we have long

admired atlas and titan as a best-in-class industry leader and are excited to join forces for a constructive and lasting partnership.

“we look forward to supporting the company’s next phase of growth as it continues to leverage its deep relationships within the global airfreight community.”

the titan fleet includes B777-200F, B767-300F, B757-200F, B737-800F and B737-300F aircraft. its customers include e-commerce giant amazon.

Bnp paribas acted as exclusive financial advisor and placement agent to titan in the transaction, and pillsbury winthrop shaw pittman llp acted as its legal advisor. Kirkland & ellis llp acted as Bain’s legal advisor in the transaction.

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06 assoCiation: iata to improve efficiency of Cargo handling audits

the smart Facility operational Capacity (sFoC) programme aims to reduce audit complexity and duplication for cargo handling facilities.

12 airlines: atlas air worldwide reports third quarter earnings

aaww) recently announced third-quarter 2019 income from continuing operations, net of taxes, of $60.0 million, or $2.32 per diluted share, compared with reported income of $71.1 million, or $0.84 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2018.o

18 airlines: sas cargo group to launch full digital air cargo capability with web Cargo

sas Cargo has announced partnering with webCargo , a Freightos group Company, to provide freight forwarders a 21st century digital air Cargo (daC) experience with fully digital live rates and capacity and eBooking.

22 airlines: Qatar airways cargo announces massive expansion in south america in 2020 with four new destinations

Campinas, Brazil; santiago, Chile; lima, peru and Bogotá, Colombia will join the carrier’s global network... the cargo carrier is not only growing its network but also its fleet.

23 airlines: emirates airlines order 50 a350 XwB at dubai airshow 2019

Complementing our a380s and 777s, the a350s will give us added operational flexibility in terms of capacity, range and deployment. in effect, we are strengthening our business model to provide efficient and comfortable air transport services to, and through, our dubai hub.


29 airlines: a record breaking start for Virgin atlantic Cargo’s new a350-1000s

the airline has so far taken delivery of three a350-1000s as part of Virgin atlantic’s $4.4 billion order for 12 a350s. a fourth aircraft will join the fleet in december followed by phased deliveries of the rest in 2020-21. on its launch trans-atlantic route between london heathrow and new york JFK, the a350 has increased average cargo capacity to 27 tonnes on every flight – although it has already significantly exceeded this figure with a record load of 36,710kgs, which was then surpassed a few days later by a payload of 41,166kgs.

33 airlines: turkish Cargo expands the pharma Corridor in its wide flight network

the successful brand has created a pharma corridor between over 400 stations by carrying pharmaceuticals in important and certified destinations such as Mumbai, Brussels, istanbul, singapore, dubai, Basel, london, and amsterdam...

43 airlines: China air Cargo enters Mumbai market with the launch of freighter service

the airline is set to begin its Mumbai freighter service for active and passive pharma from Mumbai international airport limited (Mial) from november 16 (subject to all government approvals) westbound and november 17 eastbound.

56 airlines: etihad Cargo partners with Cargo.one

Finalised on the side lines of Cargo Connect, an industry forum co-located with dubai airshow, the agreement confirms etihad Cargo as the latest international carrier to partner with cargo. one. a key driver in its commitment to provide customers with a best-in-class booking experience, the cargo


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the international air transport association (iata) has launched a new programme to raise global

standards in cargo handling operations.the smart Facility operational

Capacity (sFoC) programme aims to reduce audit complexity and duplication for cargo handling facilities.

This new IATA initiative has two components:Standardised Global Audit Program: iata has introduced the smart Facility operational Capacity audit Certification (sFoC audit Certification) to provide airlines with the assurance that sFoC Certified facilities are adhering to iata›s resolutions and recommended practices in cargo handling and with iata›s Cargo handling Manual (iChM). it is estimated 360,000 man-days per year are wasted annually on redundant cargo handling audits. the sFoC audit Certification programme aims to reduce redundant efforts across

the industry by 50% through removing the need to validate generic cargo operation procedures.

Committed audit reduction: the audit reduction Commitment (arC) is an industry pledge to reduce audits. airlines participating in the sFoC program will undertake a gap analysis to determine which audit standards will not need to be assessed for sFoC certified facilities. the revised audit scope is then defined through the arC. individual airlines will provide clear visibility on the potential audit reduction for sFoC certified facilities, ensuring there is a solid mechanism to eliminate redundant audits.

“auditing is critical to ensure the global standards that underpin the safe and efficient operations in the aviation industry. iata’s strong capabilities in auditing have been proven in the successful iata operational safety audit (iosa) and CeiV programmes. the sFoC programme will bring this

expertise to general cargo handling operations,” said Mr. glyn hughes, iata’s global head of Cargo.

SFoC Programme Launch Partnerssingapore will be the initial focal point for this important new initiative. sats ltd and singapore airlines are the first organisations to join the smart Facility operational Capacity (sFoC) programme. sats is the first Cargo handling Facility to receive the new sFoC audit Certification and singapore airlines is the first airline to join the programme by signing the arC.

“the sFoC certification, which we have worked closely with iata to refine, allows us to sharpen the focus of our own audits of our handling agents - zooming in on sia--specific procedures, and enabling even greater emphasis on safety and security. the combination of both the sFoC audits and our own audits serves to provide a comprehensive picture of our service partners’ capabilities and operational quality, while improving audit efficiency for us and our service partners,” said Mr. Chin yau seng, senior Vice president Cargo, singapore airlines.

“sats is delighted to be the world’s first cargo ground handler worldwide to achieve the iata sFoC Certification. we are delighted to have singapore airlines as our partner and the first carrier to commit to arC. the certification affirms sats’ consistent standards and the quality of our service. we hope other airlines will follow this example to realise the sFoC programme’s full audit efficiencies for the entire industry” said Mr. yacoob piperdi, Ceo, sats gateway services.

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handleshong Kong air Cargo terminals limited (hactl) – hong

Kong’s largest independent cargo handler – has broken its all-time record for the number of freighters handled

in a 24-hour period.on 3rd november, hactl handled no less than 104

freighter aircrafts – beating its previous record of 102, set on 5th november 2017.

the peak of activity took place between 0200 and 0300, when hactl simultaneously handled 13 freighters. recent upgrades to hactl’s it system – notably a new air-side management app – mean the company has increased its ramp efficiency and productivity.

88 of the 104 freighter flights were fully handled by hactl, both on the ramp and in its super-terminal 1 facility. hactl is the only cargo handler in hong Kong which can provide both terminal- and ramp handling of freighters as a single service package.

says Hactl Chief executive Wilson Kwong: “we are very proud that we have once again beaten our record for freighter handling in a single day. to have successfully processed 104 widebody freighters in just 24 hours is a clear illustration of the immense scale of our operations and resources.

“recent new business wins, together with growth in demand ahead of thanksgiving and Christmas, have come together to achieve this impressive result. But it’s once again the remarkable team i am so proud to lead, which pulled out all the stops around the clock, to ensure that every aircraft successfully maintained its tight turnaround schedule.”

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More sustainability and transparency as well as faster and more efficient processes for the companies involved in air freight handling - these are the challenges set by Hamburg Airport, together with a pilot group and the software specialist DAKOSY.

takes off for the digital future with the air cargo platform FAIR@Link

recently, the new Fair@link portal - after a six-month test phase - went into full operation for

digitally-supported air cargo handling at hamburg airport Cargo Center.

the air freight market has undergone many changes in recent years. express service providers have set new standards for the shipment of air freight goods, which focus on faster processing times and thus increase the pressure on the classic air freight market. hamburg airport was one of the first german airports to react and push ahead with the digitalization of processes, confirms alexander Müller, head of Cargo at hamburg airport:

“the new platform is an important step into the digital future for us. with Fair@link, we can significantly improve handling processes and manage the increasing volume of traffic on the ground more efficiently. at the same time, we increase sustainability and promote environmentally compatible growth for the location.”

with Fair@link, forwarders can book time slots for deliveries. this results in shorter waiting and handling times, more transparency along the transport chain and improved documentation for handling

agents, who no longer need to re-enter duplicate data - thus avoiding mistakes and saving time. a particular advantage of digitalization is that the system can prepare export Customs declarations and then automatically submit the electronic forms to Customs upon entry to the hamburg airport Customs office geofence area.

Slot booking makes planning easierall participants have already noticed clear improvements in their processes during the pilot phase. in addition to hamburg airport and daKosy, the pilot participants included the forwarders Cross Freight, delta-stallion, a.hartrodt and saBle, the handling agents lug and swissport, the hamburg airport Customs office and the hamburg Forwarding agents association (Vhsp). Jens sorgenfrei, Managing director of Cross Freight internationale speditionsges. mbh, sums up the advantages for freight forwarders:

“transports pre-registered via Fair@link are handled preferentially by the handling agents at the airport. the slot bookings save us several hours every day. processes are easier to plan. all in all, we benefit in Customs

and door clearances.” dr. Jürgen Vogt, Managing director of lug, also sees it as positive from the viewpoint of handling agents: “with slot booking, our edp system receives all information before the arrival of the goods. the data does not have to be entered again when the document is received. this enables us to save a lot of time and speed up the receiving process. with Fair@link, we gain more transparency into all processes and can better manage our capacities with regard to door and personnel availability.”

the platform was developed by daKosy, which also operates the port Community system for the port of hamburg and the Cargo Community system for Frankfurt airport. ulrich wrage, Ceo of daKosy, is pleased that his company can support the digitalization process at hamburg airport:

“Through connectivity and intelligent process support, FAIR@Link can optimize the physical processes between companies and achieve significantly faster and more transparent processing. In addition, the platform promotes ecological concerns, as optimized traffic management and reduced check-in and waiting times lead to CO2 savings. And it saves paper, too.”

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A new deal is letting Edmonton’s airport take-off to be the world’s first

drone delivery site.


drone delivery Canada (ddC) recently inked the agreement with the edmonton regional

airports authority to operate out of the edmonton international airport (eia) and the Villeneuve airport. this makes edmonton the first airport in Canada to have a drone delivery hub. “eia is proud to partner with industry leader ddC to establish Canada’s first airport drone delivery site and drastically modernize cargo logistics and supply chain solutions,” said Myron Keehn, eIA’s vice-president of air service and commercial development.

Company president and Ceo Michael Zahra said in an email edmonton was chosen because of its

reputation of being one of Canada’s most forwarding thinking, innovative and tech-savvy airports. “they also have experience with drones for other applications like wildlife control,” he said. “they were looking for a drone logistics partner and we were their natural choice given our advanced system, well beyond what anyone else in our industry can do. this is an exciting new industry so everyone should pay careful attention and look to participate.” Zahra said ddC will operate out of both the international airport and Villeneuve but the former will be the primary focus. he couldn’t say how many jobs the toronto area-based company will bring to the region but expected it to be “significant as we build out the network over time.”

Mail to medical suppliesdeliveries will be made through couriers, freight forwarders or other logistics

companies for business-to-business or individuals if they can coordinate it. deliveries can be anything from postal mail to medical supplies.

the deal follows the news about amazon opening a fulfillment centre in the Border Business park in leduc County, which will be near the international airport, though Zahra said amazon didn’t factor into their decision to partner with the airport. Zahra said the company has years of experience operating drones and is deemed a compliant operator by transport Canada. “our implementation will be closely coordinated with edmonton international airport and the regulators as appropriate,” Zahra added. “our advanced and patented systems allow us to fly in controlled airspace.” the terms of the agreement are for five years with the possibility of an extension unless the agreement is terminated.

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adds Falkland Islands flights

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lataM airlines Brazil will operate weekly flights to Mount pleasant in the Falkland islands from sao paulo, starting on 20 november.

the Boeing 767 service, which will also stop in Cordoba, argentina once a month will carry 190 passengers and increase freight capacity, mainly carrying perishables to and from the islands.

lataM was chosen to operate the service in december 2018 following a tender process between the governments of the uK and argentina, to provide an international air link to Mount pleasant.

nicolas salazar, vice president of network at lataM airlines group says: “with the addition of lataM’s new Mount pleasant service, we will double the number of commercial flights to the islands and provide direct access to our são paulo hub, offering connections with destinations throughout south america, north america, europe, africa and asia. we are proud to be the only airline group to connect the most iconic island destinations in south america with the world.”

twice a month, flight number la8210 will depart sao paulo guarulhos at 09.30 on wednesdays, arriving in Mount pleasant at 14.35.

the return flight, la8211 will leave Mount pleasant at 16.50 and arrive in sao paulo at 21.35.

on the second wednesday of each month, southbound flights will stop in Cordoba, and the return leg between Mount pleasant and sao paulo will be non-stop.

the following wednesday, the southbound service will go non-stop between sao paulo and Mount pleasant, with the return service stopping in Cordoba.

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ensuring the machinery was delivered for installation without delays, Chartersync says.

“with an aircraft of this magnitude and a complex cargo on a deadline, Chartersync performed perfectly,” adds ed gillett, co-founder of Chartersync. “this was by any set of standards a challenge, let alone for a relatively fledgling company. however, it shows the capability of our system, and that the skillset behind the technology is equal to it.

CharterSync scores early success with

time-critical and go-now charter experts Chartersync put its platform to the test when a

freight forwarder wanted a 50-tonne shipment moved from ostend to north Carolina at short notice.

the machinery at 458 cubic metres needed specialist handling loading and transportation. the complexities of the shipment required multiple cranes and an available antonov-124, one of the few cargo planes available to handle a load of this magnitude.

the antonov-124-100 owned and operated by Volga-dnepr group is one of the world’s largest civil cargo aircraft, and though only operating since the summer, Chartersync was able to use its platform on behalf of its client to secure the charter, it says.

the dimensions of the cargo provided a challenge, with one piece measuring 7.0m in length by nearly 4.0m in height and 5.0m in width. the consignment tested the Chartersync platform and team early in its genesis.

Simon Watson, co-founder of CharterSync says: “to have placed a charter with an antonov-124 so early in our business operations, and successfully completed a shipment

of this complexity with such a tight timeframe is a testament to the solidity of our platform and the strength of our team.”

the client required all documentation, timing and tracking through the platform to ensure every step of this vital cargo was monitored within Chartersync and fully accessible to them.

ekaterina Andreeva, deputy commercial director, volga Dnepr Airlines says: “Volga-dnepr is delighted to welcome Chartersync as a new customer with their first an-124 charter flight. Chartersync demonstrated a high level of professionalism which resulted in another successfully accomplished mission.

“we look forward to expanding our partnership together and will be glad to support the Chartersync team with a combined fleet of a nearly 50 all-cargo aircraft from the Volga-dnepr group”.

transportation of the cargo, due to its size, required specific road licences prior to loading on the antonov 124 and its flight to north Carolina. the cargo left ostend and touched down safely and on-time for its client,

Volga-Dnepr’s AN-124

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• Adjusted Net Income of $28.6 Million, $1.13 per Share• Reported Net Income of $23.7 Million, $0.94 per Share• Expect Full-Year Adjusted EPS of $3.40 to $3.80• Repurchased 1.724 Million Shares in 2013, 6.5% of Outstanding• Board Increases Share Repurchase Authorization

Reports Third-Quarter Earnings“reflecting our commitment to

enhance stockholder value, we acquired a further 3.1% of our outstanding common stock through our share repurchase program from May through august. Combined with the shares that we bought through the end of april, we have repurchased approximately 6.5% of our shares for $72 million this year. in addition, our board of directors has increased our existing authority to repurchase shares from $9 million to $60 million.”

Third-Quarter resultsrevenue, volume and profitability growth in our core aCMi business during the third quarter were driven by our new 747-8Fs, with an average of 3.3 additional -8F aircraft in service compared with the third quarter of 2012, and the continued ramp up and expansion of CMi service.

improved aCMi segment earnings during the period benefited from higher rates per block hour and lower maintenance expense for our 747-8Fs, partially offset by the redeployment of 747-400 aircraft to other business segments.

in dry leasing, revenue and profitability grew following the

Atlas Air Worldwide

william J. Flynn, president and Chief executive officer. “demand in the commercial airfreight peak season through september was less than we anticipated. airfreight yields remained under pressure, impacting our Commercial Charter segment. in addition, a decline in military demand led to a reduction in aMC volumes and fewer favorable one-way missions.

“results during the quarter were supported by strength in our core aCMi operations and growth in our dry leasing business. led by our new 747-8 freighters in aCMi, we saw increasing contributions during the quarter from investments to diversify our business mix, including the addition of 777 freighters with predictable, long-term revenue and earnings streams in dry leasing; our expanding 767 service; growing CMi operations within aCMi; and ongoing continuous improvement initiatives.

atlas air worldwide holdings, inc., a leading global provider of outsourced aircraft and aviation

operating solutions, recently announced adjusted net income attributable to common stockholders of $28.6 million, or $1.13 per diluted share, for the three months ended september 30, 2013, compared with $33.4 million, or $1.26 per diluted share, for the three months ended september 30, 2012.

on a reported basis, third-quarter 2013 net income attributable to common stockholders totaled $23.7 million, or $0.94 per diluted share, compared with $33.9 million, or $1.27 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2012. Free cash flow of $73.8 million in the third quarter of 2013 compared with $98.9 million in the third quarter of 2012.

“earnings in the third quarter of 2013 were below our expectations, reflecting market factors,” said


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acquisition of one 777-200lrF aircraft in March 2013 and two 777-200lrF aircraft in July 2013. each aircraft was acquired with a long-term customer lease already in effect.

in aMC Charter, a reduction in cargo and passenger block hours, as well as a reduced number of one-way aMC missions and a change in the proportion of those missions from outbound u.s. to inbound u.s., led to a significant decline in segment contribution. higher average cargo and passenger revenue per block hour during the period stemmed from an increase in the average pegged fuel price set by the u.s. military.

segment results in Commercial Charter primarily related to a reduction in yields driven by soft third-quarter global charter-market conditions. results also reflected a reduction in return legs due to the change in the number and direction of one-way aMC missions.

results in the third quarter were also affected by a reduction in capitalized interest on 747-8F aircraft that entered service.

Income Taxesreported earnings for the third quarter of 2013 included an effective income tax rate of 31.3%, reflecting both the ongoing beneficial impact of lower taxes for certain foreign subsidiaries in our dry leasing business and the net impact of the resolution of certain income tax liabilities.

nine-Month resultsFor the nine months ended september 30, 2013, adjusted net income attributable to common stockholders totaled $54.9 million, or $2.13 per diluted share, compared with $78.3 million, or $2.95 per diluted share, for the nine months ended september 30, 2012.

on a reported basis, nine-month 2013 net income attributable to common stockholders totaled $63.9 million, or $2.48 per diluted share, compared with $77.5 million, or $2.92 per diluted share, in the first nine months of 2012.

Free cash flow in the first nine months of 2013 increased to $180.8

million from $154.1 million in the first nine months of 2012.

Cash and Short-Term Investmentsat september 30, 2013, our cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments and restricted cash totaled $298.4 million, compared with $419.9 million at december 31, 2012.

the change in position at september 30 reflected cash provided by operating and financing activities offset by cash used for investing activities.

net cash used for investing activities in the first nine months of 2013 primarily related to the purchase of two 747-8F aircraft as well as three 777-200lrF aircraft for our dry leasing business.

net cash provided by financing activities primarily reflected proceeds from the issuance of debt in connection with the acquisitions of these aircraft. those proceeds were partially offset by payments on debt obligations and debt issuance costs.

Share repurchasesBetween mid-May and mid-august, we repurchased 820,276 shares of our common stock for $35.6 million. the shares were acquired pursuant to an accelerated share repurchase program with a financial institution that settled in august.

through the nine months ended september 30, 2013, we repurchased a total of 1,723,577 shares, or 6.5%, of our outstanding common stock at december 31, 2012.

Future repurchases under our new $60 million authority may be made at our discretion, and the actual timing, form and amount will depend on company and market conditions.

outlooklooking to full-year 2013, we expect fully diluted earnings per share to total between $3.40 and $3.80 on an adjusted basis and $3.75 and $4.15 on a reported basis.

our current outlook reflects a much less robust commercial airfreight peak season than previously anticipated. while commercial airfreight volumes are strengthening, airfreight yields remain volatile. in addition, military cargo volumes have declined at a more rapid rate. together, these factors affected our third-quarter results and have reduced anticipated profitability for the fourth quarter.

partially offsetting these challenges are increasing contributions from investments to diversify the company’s business mix, led by new 747-8 freighters in the company’s core aCMi business; the addition of 777 freighters with predictable, long-term revenue and earnings streams in dry leasing; an expanding 767 service platform; entry into military and commercial charter passenger operations; and continuing growth in the company’s non-asset-intensive CMi operations. also contributing are ongoing continuous improvement productivity and efficiency initiatives.

Mr. Flynn added: “airfreight remains a long-term growth industry despite current market challenges. we are focused on the long-term growth of our business, and we are well-positioned to capitalize on market improvements. our business model is solid and is complemented by substantial operating leverage, strong customer relationships and a superior fleet. we continue to strengthen our competitive position and generate substantial free cash flow, which will enhance stockholder value.”

results during the quarter

were supported by strength in our core aCMi operations and growth in our dry leasing business.


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• The debt-funded transaction seeks to generate “significant” cost savings and complete in the second half of next year, subject to regulatory approvals.

• British Airways owner IAG agreed recently to buy Spain’s Air Europa as the global aviation sector charts a path through high-profile failures, fierce competition, economic woes and high fuel prices.

signs deal to buy Air Europa for $1.2 bn amid aviation sector upheaval

london-listed international airlines group said in a statement that it has signed a transaction

agreement with air europa owner globalia in a deal worth 1.0 billion euros ($1.2 billion) to boost its long-haul routes to latin america and the Caribbean -- and also cement Madrid airport’s status as a top aviation player.

air europa will complement iag’s existing spanish divisions iberia and Vueling, and help the spanish capital take on the four largest air hubs in europe, namely amsterdam, Frankfurt, london heathrow and paris Charles de gaulle, it said in a statement.

the deal will further expand a portfolio that also includes ireland’s aer lingus and low-cost european carrier level, and is part of a broader consolidation that saw a number of airlines collapse in 2019.

“acquiring air europa would add a new competitive, cost effective airline to iag, consolidating Madrid as a leading european hub and resulting in iag achieving south atlantic leadership, therefore generating additional financial value for our shareholders,” said iag Chief executive willie walsh.

“iag has a strong track record of successful acquisitions, most recently with the acquisition of aer lingus in 2015 and we are convinced air europa

presents a strong strategic fit for the group.”

the debt-funded transaction seeks to generate “significant” cost savings and complete in the second half of next year, subject to regulatory approvals.

“this is of strategic importance for the Madrid hub, which in recent years has lagged behind other european hubs,” added iberia boss luis gallego.

“Following this agreement, Madrid will be able to compete with other european hubs on equal terms with a better position on europe to latin america routes and the possibility to become a gateway between asia and latin america.”

air europa flies 12 million passengers per year to 69 destinations around the world, including the Caribbean, latin america, north africa and the united states.

iag carries about 113 million passengers to 268 destinations globally.

independent aviation analyst John strickland told aFp that the British group regards itself as a key actor in the fast-moving industry.

“iag sees itself as a leading industry consolidator and the acquisition makes sense, barring any regulatory challenges, in the context of its Madrid hub position and its strong presence in latin america,” strickland said.

separately recently, irish no-frills airline ryanair posted flat first-half profits as it weathered lower ticket prices, weak British demand, intense european competition and a soaring jet fuel bill.

however, it was buoyed by low overall costs, rising revenues, and a string of big-name failures, including British holiday firm thomas Cook.

“lower fares this year and higher fuel have driven more airline failures, more airline restructurings and more airline sales,” said ryanair Chief executive Michael o’leary.

he added: “the key issue this time is the restructuring going on within europe. we have long predicted that there would be consolidation across europe into four or five major carriers. all the evidence we have seen in the last six months supports that thesis. we have seen the large failures of thomas Cook, flybmi in the uK, aigle azur and Xl airways in France, and adria airways in slovenia.

“all have failed in the last six months. that has seen a significant reduction in capacity, but it’s also freed up a lot of pilots and cabin crew who are now looking for jobs.” o’leary added that ryanair was accelerating its growth as more and more staff join, particularly from thomas Cook and adria.

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• Digital leadership: Nippon Cargo Airlines to strengthen its market position in Europe, with enhanced digital distribution strategy powered by cargo.one.

• Setting technology standards: cargo.one to premier its standardized airline integration technology one.connect, enabling an expedited integration process for Nippon Cargo Airlines.

to digitalize capacity distribution by becoming the first Asian airline to join booking platform cargo.one

Japanese all-cargo airline nippon Cargo airlines (nCa) and air cargo e-booking platform cargo.

one have entered into a partnership. the collaboration will enable freight forwarders to seamlessly book nCa’s vast main deck capacities on the platform with instant confirmation around the clock. offering its capacities for booking on cargo.one will allow nCa to further expand its reach into the european market by gaining access to cargo.one’s fast-growing user base of more than 300 freight forwarding companies, as well as to drastically reduce manual distribution efforts.

hiroyuki homma, director of nCa comments: “we are very happy to announce our partnership with state-of-the-art e-booking platform cargo.one and are looking forward to enabling our customers to book capacities with us in a new and seamless manner”. cargo.one will be utilizing the newly developed one.connect for the first time, further simplifying its integration processes with airlines. one.connect is the result of continuous learnings and technological requirements from past airline integrations aggregated into a single standardized technology layer, that will enable connections to a large number of airline legacy systems in a simplified manner. “Joining cargo.one is

a logical step for us in executing our digital strategy. it will enhance our customers’ experience and help us reach new customer segments. cargo.one has proven to be a reliable, innovative and fast-moving partner to a growing number of airlines and we are happy to take the lead as the first asian carrier to join the platform” says satoshi shimura, Vice president and head of Business digitalization of nCa.

Moritz Claussen, Managing director of cargo.one summarizes: “as cargo.one’s footprint continues to expand globally, we are very happy to welcome our first asian partner on board. nCa’s main deck capacities will further add to cargo.one’s attractiveness for freight forwarders, allowing us to increase demand on the platform which will, in turn, lead to more capacity distribution overall for those airlines partnering with cargo.one”.

elad eyal, airfreight Center specialist at tnt express and frequent cargo.one user is happy about the new partnership, “it’s great to see that cargo.one is now signing new airlines by the month. cargo.one is already the go-to platform for digital booking and as the offering grows, it will surely become the industry-standard”. integration work to connect nCa’s core cargo system iCargo to cargo.one will start later in the year, with the launch of nCa capacities on cargo.one anticipated until late Q1 2020.

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EgyptAir Cargo Deploys Descartes vMail to Automate

descartes systems group the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in

commerce, announced that egyptair Cargo is using the descartes Velocity Mail (vMail™) solution to streamline air mail transportation across its growing international network.

“egyptair Cargo is focused on modernization and increasing efficiency to better support our growth and the rise in ecommerce-driven air mail,” said Cpt. Basem gohar, Chairman of egyptair Cargo. “we provide mail transport for more than 85 postal authorities worldwide, and the descartes vMail solution helps us to accurately record

mail shipment events as they occur and to track deliveries in real-time.”

By automating the entire mail shipment tracking process from route generation to account reconciliation, the cloud-based descartes vMail system helps to simplify operational processes and improve efficiency for air carriers, ground handlers and postal authorities. using mobile devices, mail handlers can accurately track shipments and deliveries in real-time. in addition, by combining descartes

vMail with the descartes global logistics network™, air carriers have one platform to manage the lifecycle of all shipments, including parcel packages and larger cargo.

“we’re pleased to help egyptair Cargo streamline its operations to better support its growth,” said scott sangster, Vp global logistics network at descartes. “using descartes vMail, global air carriers, like egyptair Cargo, have access to timely and reliable information about the movement of mail and parcel shipments to operate more effectively, improve decision-making and better meet postal authority service level agreements.”

New smartBooking interface and growing bookings via top digital sales channel cargo.one


with smartBooking, lufthansa Cargo now offers a new digital interface (application

programming interface, or api for short). it provides customers and partners with a binding offer that can be booked online immediately. it contains the available routings, capacities and prices and automatically executes all relevant checks. this means that the offer can be booked in real time and confirmed straightaway. with smartBooking, lufthansa Cargo has completely digitalized the offer and booking process.

aside from lufthansa Cargo’s direct customers, partners such as significantly growing cargo.one can also use the smartBooking api to make their platforms even more informative and customer-oriented with immediate

access to available capacities and prices.

“we want to offer our customers seamless digital solutions. to achieve this, we connect digitally with our partners along the transport chain. smartBooking is another major step in our digital transformation process. apis will continue to gain in importance as an interface to our customers. we are delighted that as first platform our partner cargo.one is using smartBooking, making our services digitally available to many customers,” said peter gerber, Ceo of lufthansa Cargo.

oliver t. neumann, Managing director of cargo.one, adds: “we are delighted to see that cargo.one adds real value as a digital distribution channel by delivering significant booking volumes. our aim is to deliver the best customer experience

possible and to drive value and efficiency for the airfreight industry. accordingly, we are excited to be the first lufthansa Cargo partner to benefit from the new smartBooking api.”

apis are state of the art interfaces in a digital world and enable system-to-system communication. they allow networking both with booking platforms and directly with forwarders. air cargo customers can access the cargo.one booking platform directly via the internet. the api also enables lufthansa Cargo data to be directly integrated into customers’ systems.

lufthansa Cargo joined forces with the digital booking platform cargo.one in July 2018. now, about a year after launching, the platform is a rapidly growing third-party distribution channel next to lufthansa Cargo’s own ebooking channel.

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Cargo airline buys two more highly efficient Boeing 777F aircraft

accelerates fleet modernization

lufthansa Cargo will significantly accelerate the modernization of its fleet by purchasing two more

brand-new Boeing 777F freighters. lufthansa group and supervisory Board have approved the corresponding investments. the aircraft will be delivered by the manufacturer in 2020 and be based in Frankfurt. the ten older Md-11 freighters, which have already been partially replaced by Boeing 777F this year, are expected to be withdrawn from the fleet by the end of 2020.

“we are investing in maximum reliability and significantly lower emissions,” said peter gerber, Ceo and Chairman of the executive Board of lufthansa Cargo. “the modernization

of our fleet is the biggest contribution we can make to the future in the short term. we combine responsibility for our company with corporate responsibility,” gerber continued.

due to the higher cargo capacity and range, the same freight performance can be achieved in the future with noticeably fewer aircraft movements. overall, lufthansa Cargo’s customers will have the same freighter capacity at their disposal at the end of the rollover as they had at the beginning when eighteen Md-11Fs were in operation for lufthansa’s cargo arm. in addition to its own fleet, lufthansa Cargo can also utilize the cargo capacity of four Boeing 777Fs operated by aerologic.

lufthansa Cargo first put the eye-catching Md-11F three-jet aircraft into operation in 1998 because of its efficiency advantages. it replaced the four-engine jumbo freighters until 2005. the twin-engine Boeing 777F is now around 20 percent more efficient and emits less Co2 than the Md-11F. in addition, the new model meets the strict noise protection requirements of iCao annex 16, Volume i, Chapter 14.

in addition to its own fleet, lufthansa Cargo also markets the belly hold capacities of lufthansa german airlines, austrian airlines, Brussels airlines, eurowings and sunexpress. in total, around half of the cargo is carried in passenger aircraft’s belly holds.

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to launch full digital air cargo capability with WebCargo

sas Cargo has announced partnering with webCargo , a Freightos group Company,

to provide freight forwarders a 21st century digital air Cargo (daC) experience with fully digital live rates and capacity and eBooking. Via webCargo, sas Cargo dynamic rates, capacity and eBookings will be instantly available to 1,600+ freight forwarders and more than 26,000 unique users around the world. together, these forwarders drive over 30% of global air cargo by tonnage.

since 2018, only a few airlines have transmitted truly dynamic rates and specific capacity in real time. typically cargo carriers provide air cargo pricing and booking information manually. when combined with shipper turnaround time, this adds up to 2-3 days prior to booking, adding costs and making air cargo unnecessarily inefficient.

“at sas Cargo we have a vision of making air freight easier, and we know that today’s customer expects

a quick and fully digitized customer experience.” says leif rasmussen, president and Ceo at sas Cargo “we believe that the combination of our continuous focus on quality in all our operations and the additional digital connectivity to our already existing online booking platform, will provide extraordinary benefits to our customers.”

webCargo uniquely enables direct api connectivity, which means the entire eBooking process happens online. when a freight forwarder selects a rate, the eBooking is transmitted to the airline instantly without any manual process. this differs from other solutions which still require the air cargo carrier to manually confirm the booking in the system. webCargo also enables forwarders to view live rates side-by-side with their negotiated contract rates.

“the partnership with webCargo is a very exciting addition to our own online booking site, through which 80% of our

customers book their shipments. this expands our visibility worldwide and perfectly builds upon our established digital products and services, like instant booking confirmation, dynamic pricing and a fully automated and digitized document manager, making them available for a broader audience.” says Martin dellepiane larsen, head of network & revenue Management at sas Cargo.

For over a decade, webCargo has helped top forwarders automate rate management and back-office operations. today, over 1,600 logistics providers use webCargo nearly one million times every month to perform eBookings, access live or negotiated contract pricing, and air cargo capacity availability, with more forwarders signing up every day.

“the Freightos group is excited to partner with sas Cargo group to bring our digital air Cargo vision to life,” said Freightos group Founder and Ceo Zvi schreiber. “together we’re improving air cargo for all stakeholders through automatic communication between airlines, gsas, forwarders and shippers making air cargo more competitive and predictable, helping to expand the world air cargo market.”

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have successfully completed a record

transportation of 27 RKN

Envirotainer containers onboard a

single flight

airBridgeCargo airlines (aBC), one of the leading global carriers of pharmaceuticals by air, have successfully completed a record transportation of 27 rKn

envirotainer containers onboard a single flight, delivering an important and urgent vaccine product from Milan, italy to Beijing, China on 30th of october for one of their global partners, Kuehne+nagel italy.

all 27 active containers were delivered to the ground handling company alha, Milan ready to ‘load and go’ onboard one of the airBridgeCargo’s Boeing 747-8F services to hub in Moscow with further connection to Beijing.

aBC’s dedicated pharma team together with the local operations and customer service teams have coordinated and monitored each step of the transportation, starting from priority booking on all flight sectors to overseeing loading process, as well as smooth and seamless offloading in cargo huB Moscow and loading onto connecting flight to Beijing the same day.

additional support was provided by aBCs Control tower, who managed real-time, round-the-clock monitoring of the flight.

airBridgeCargo is continuing to enhance its “abc pharma” product by offering a multifaceted and personalized approach.

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Fast-growing Chinese express firm SF Airlines has added a second service to India to cater for growing demand for e-commerce.

SF Airlines adds second cargo service to India to cater for e-commerce

the airline said that on october 17 it carried out its first flight between shenzhen and delhi

using a B474-400F.the service is sF airlines’ second

operation to india – the other operating shenzhen-Chennai – and its eighth international route.

exported goods are mainly consumer electronics and industrial equipment, and imports are mainly e-commerce

parcels and general cargo.“[the service] can render assistance

to the sino-indian crossborder e-commerce development and the promotion of Chinese brands in overseas markets,” sF airlines said.

the airline pointed to statistics showing that in 2018 the indian e-commerce market was worth more than $19.5bn, with mobile phone products the main driver of growth.

“as the e-commerce industry thrives and the trade flows are on the rise, the demands for cross-border aviation logistics between the two places are emerging,” sF airlines said.

“on the other hand, shenzhen is an innovation centre [for] the international science and technology industry, with highly integrated high-tech manufacturing services and dynamic import and export trades. this places greater demand on market-based and professional cross-border logistic services.”

sF airlines has grown rapidly over recent years and today operates a fleet of 57 freighter aircraft, flying to more than 60 cities.

the carrier launched its first service to india in august last year using a 56 ton B767, which was later upgraded to a 110 ton B747F on the back on increasing demand.

BelugaXL receives EASA Type Certification

the BelugaXl has received its type Certification from the european aviation safety agency

(easa), paving the way for entry-into-service by early 2020.

the aircraft is an integral part of airbus’ industrial system and a key enabler for production ramp-up requirements beyond 2019. the BelugaXl allows for 30% extra transport capacity being seven metres longer and one metre wider than its Belugast predecessor.

with the largest cargo bay cross-section of all existing cargo aircraft worldwide, the BelugaXl can carry two a350 XwB wings compared to the Belugast, which can only carry one. with a maximum payload of 51 tonnes, the BelugaXl has a range of 4,000 km (2200 nm).

the aircraft gets its stamp of approval following an intensive flight test campaign that saw the BelugaXl complete more than 200 flight tests, clocking over 700 flight hours. in total, six aircraft will be built between 2019 and 2023, gradually replacing the current fleet of Belugast transporters.

launched in november 2014, the BelugaXl is based on an a330-200 Freighter, with a large re-use of

existing components and equipment, the BelugaXl is powered by rolls royce trent 700 engines. the lowered cockpit, the cargo bay structure and the rear-end and tail were newly developed jointly with partners, giving the aircraft its distinctive look.

the BelugaXl is the latest addition to airbus’ transportation portfolio. while air transport remains the primary method for transporting large aircraft components, airbus also uses road, rail and sea transport to move parts between its production sites. like the Belugast, the aircraft will operate from 11 destinations in europe, continuing strengthen the industrial capabilities and enabling airbus to deliver on its commitments.


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Singapore cargo community seeks “fresh” certificate

Changi airport group, together with the civil aviation authority of singapore, enterprise singapore and workforce singapore, will be supporting the air

cargo community – with dnata and singapore airlines as pioneer members – to gain certification of the iata centre of

excellence for independent validators for perishable logistics (CeiV Fresh).

they will co-fund certification costs, with the aim to strengthen the airport’s capabilities in the handling of perishable cargo, which represents 13% of its air export and import volumes.

the community is the first in southeast asia to undergo the CeiV Fresh certification. the enhancement of perishables handling capabilities will instil greater confidence in shippers to use the airport as a preferred hub for their time and temperature-sensitive shipments. (ah)

signs up with WFS for Debut Cape Town Services

united airlines will partner with worldwide Flight services (wFs) as its cargo handling provider for

the first-ever nonstop service by a u.s. carrier between new york/newark and Cape town.

wFs in Cape town has been awarded a three-year contract by united to serve its three-times weekly Boeing 787 dreamliner flights, which will depart south africa every Monday, thursday and saturday. the new route

is a seasonal service, commencing 15 december 2019 through to 28 March 2020.“

For wFs to be selected as united’s partner in Cape town is testament to the high service standards we strive to achieve. the wFs team in Cape town take great pride in the quality of service we deliver for our airline customers and look forward to contributing to the success of united’s new route. the airline is a welcome addition to our growing business in south africa and this direct cargo capacity to and from new york will be a great boost for the local cargo community,” said Malcolm tonkin, general Manager-Cargo for wFs in south africa.

wFs handles over 65,000 tonnes of cargo a year in south africa at its handling operations in Johannesburg and Cape town. this new contract follows an announcement earlier this month that wFs had become the first air cargo handling company in south africa to be awarded good distribution practice (gdp) certifications for its temperature-controlled pharma facilities, aligned to iso9001:2015, in Johannesburg and Cape town.

this resulted from wFs’ latest investment to update and certify its pharma handling operations at both airports.

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Announces Massive Expansion in South America in 2020 with Four New Destinations

Campinas, Brazil; santiago, Chile; lima, peru and Bogotá, Colombia will join the carrier’s global

networkthe cargo carrier is not only growing

its network but also its fleetdoha, Qatar – Qatar airways Cargo,

one of the leading air cargo carriers is excited to announce major expansion of services in south america. scheduled services to Campinas, Brazil (VCp), santiago, Chile (sCl), lima, peru (liM) and Bogotá, Colombia (Bog) will join the airline’s global freighter network on 16 January 2020 and will be serviced by a Boeing 777 freighter.

the twice-weekly flights to Bogotá from doha will operate via luxembourg and Miami, while the service from Bogotá to doha will operate via liège, offering 200 tonnes on each leg. the twice-weekly flights to Campinas from doha will operate via luxembourg with the service from Campinas to doha, operating via santiago, lima, dallas and luxembourg, also offering 200 tonnes on each leg.

these new destinations will commence close on the heels of the

recent arrival of the airline’s twenty-first brand new Boeing 777 freighter on 25 november 2019. the new freighter increased the airline’s freighter fleet to 28 aircraft. Qatar airways Cargo also has an order for five additional Boeing 777 freighters, placed at the paris air show 2019, with deliveries starting from april 2020 onwards.

Qatar airways group Chief executive, his excellency Mr. akbar al Baker, said: “air cargo is a crucial element in the global transport system that supports international trade and the free flow of goods around the world. the addition of these four new routes in south america further reinforces our position as one of the world’s leading air cargo providers, operating one of the largest networks in the world with the youngest and most environmentally efficient fleet in the industry.”

Qatar airways Chief officer Cargo, Mr. guillaume halleux, said, “we are very excited about our expansion in south america. the americas are a very important market for us and there is a huge demand for south american fresh produce in asia. with the introduction

of our twice-weekly Boeing 777 freighter services, we offer exporters in south america a direct route for their cargo and a global network. importers also stand to gain from the huge capacity to bring in their cargo to south america.”

general cargo, pharmaceuticals, and perishables will form the majority of goods imported and exported to and from south america along with some movements of live animals and high-value items like telecommunication equipment, electronics and other valuable cargo.

the award-winning cargo carrier has an extensive network in the americas serving 18 freighter and 13 belly-hold cargo destinations in the region. the carrier recently completed a year of successful transpacific operations, now operating four-times weekly freighters direct from asia to north america.

Qatar airways Cargo has made substantial investment in its operations at doha hub and globally to ensure all cargo deliveries are processed efficiently and seamlessly. special facilities and well-trained personnel ensure expert handling over a wide variety of product categories, such as express, livestock, valuables, perishables, oversized cargo and general cargo that require air freight carriage. its portfolio of distinctive products currently includes Qr pharma for pharmaceuticals, Qr Fresh for perishables, Qr live for live animals, Qr express for time-sensitive cargo, Qr Mail for postal consignments globally and Qr Charter offering cost-effective global charter solutions. Value-added services are also available to offer its customers fast confirmation and priority or guaranteed uplift to and from Qatar airways Cargo’s online destinations.

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airbus and emirates airline have signed a purchase agreement for 50 a350-900s - airbus’ newest

generation widebody aircraft.the order was signed at dubai airshow

2019 by his highness sheikh ahmed bin saeed al Maktoum and guillaume Faury, airbus Chief executive officer.

hh sheikh ahmed said: “today, we are pleased to sign a firm order for 50 a350 XwBs, powered by rolls-royce trent XwB engines. this follows a thorough review of various aircraft options and of our own fleet plans. it is emirates’ long-standing strategy to invest in modern and efficient aircraft, and we are confident in the performance of the a350 XwB.

“Complementing our a380s and 777s, the a350 XwBs will give us added operational flexibility in terms of capacity, range and deployment. in effect, we are strengthening our business model to provide efficient and comfortable air transport services to, and through, our dubai hub.”

sheikh ahmed added: “this deal reflects our confidence in the future of the uae’s aviation sector, and is a strong affirmation of dubai’s strategy to be a global nexus connected to cities, communities and economies via a world-class and modern aviation sector.”

“we are honoured by emirates’ strong vote of confidence in our

newest widebody aircraft, taking our partnership to the next level. the a350 XwB will bring unbeatable economics and environmental benefits to their fleet,” said guillaume Faury, airbus Chief executive officer. “we look forward to seeing the a350 XwB flying in emirates colours!”

the a350 XwB offers by design unrivalled operational flexibility and efficiency for all market segments - up to ultra-long haul (17,900km). its airspace by airbus cabin is the quietest of any twin-aisle aircraft and offers passengers and crews the most modern in-flight flying experience. the aircraft features the latest aerodynamic design, a carbon fibre fuselage and wings, plus new fuel-efficient rolls-royce trent XwB engines. together, these latest technologies result in 25% lower operating costs, as well as 25% reduction in fuel burn and Co2 emissions compared with previous-generation competing aircraft – demonstrating airbus’ commitment to minimise its environmental impact while remaining at the cutting edge of air travel.

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in response to the allocation of new daytime slots at tokyo-haneda international airport in 2020,

Japan airlines recently announced the expansion of its global network between Japan and the u.s., Finland, russia, australia, india and China. as a result, the carrier will feature 34 international routes at tokyo-haneda airport, starting March 29, 2020.

For operations at tokyo-narita international airport, the carrier recently announced new services in 2020 to Bengaluru, Vladivostok, and an additional flight to san Francisco. Jal s new subsidiary carrier, Zipair tokyo, will launch its inaugural services between tokyo-narita and Bangkok, thailand in May 2020 and seoul incheon, Korea in July 2020. and in 2021, Jal will

establish a new evening flight from tokyo-narita to Chicago o hare international airport to strengthen its international network with pacific Joint Business partner, american airlines.

“the expansion of these new services at tokyo s metropolitan airports will provide convenient options to our business and leisure customers in Japan and throughout

Major International Network Expansion Plan at Tokyo`s Metropolitan Airports in 2020

Schedule for the Tokyo narita-vladivostok service between February 28 and March 28, 2020:

Flight no. From To Departs Arrives Days

Jl423 tokyo narita (nrt) Vladivostok (VVo)1040 1405 sunday

1130 1455 wednesday, Friday

Jl424 Vladivostok (VVo) tokyo narita (nrt)1535 1650 sunday

1615 1730 wednesday, Friday

Schedule for the vladivostok service from March 29, 2020:


Jl423 tokyo narita (nrt) Vladivostok (VVo)1040 1405 tuesday, Friday

1120 1445 rest of the week

Jl424 Vladivostok (VVo) tokyo narita (nrt)1535 1650 tuesday, Friday

1625 1740 rest of the week

another Japanese airline ana also announced the launch of its own tokyo narita-Vladivostok service starting March 16 next year.

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india: BengaluruJal will begin flying daily to the southern indian city of Bengaluru, which is known as “india’s silicon Valley”, from March 29,

2020. the first return flight will begin on March 30. the airline will deploy a two-class Boeing 787-8 dreamliner on this route.Jal says this will not only connect customers between Japan and india, but also provide connections to or from north

america via narita airport.


Jl753 tokyo narita (nrt) Bengaluru (Blr) 1815 0035 (+1)daily

Jl754 Bengaluru (Blr) tokyo narita (nrt) 0245 1415

in other news, ana has just launched a new thrice-weekly service connecting tokyo narita airport and the southern indian city of Chennai.

the us: san Francisco and guamalso starting from March 29 next year, Jal will introduce a new daily service connecting tokyo narita and san Francisco,

also served by a two-class Boeing 787-8 dreamliner.


Jl58 tokyo narita (nrt) san Francisco (sFo) 1810 1130daily

Jl57 san Francisco (sFo) tokyo narita (nrt) 1335 1645 (+1)

in addition to this new service, Jal also operates a daily flight between tokyo haneda airport and san Francisco.

Tokyo Haneda-San Francisco schedule:


Jl2 tokyo haneda (hnd) san Francisco (sFo) 1945 1200daily

Jl1 san Francisco (sFo) tokyo haneda (hnd) 1415 1845 (+1)

the airline says this will provide customers with more travel choices between Japan and north america, as well as “smooth connections” for business and leisure customers seeking to travel throughout asia.

Schedule for the newly added Tokyo narita-Guam service:


Jl943 tokyo narita (nrt) guam (guM) 1045 1530daily

Jl944 guam (guM) tokyo narita (nrt) 1805 2050

Schedule for the existing Tokyo narita-Guam service:


Jl941 tokyo narita (nrt) guam (guM) 0930 1415daily

Jl942 guam (guM) tokyo narita (nrt) 1650 1935

reservations and sales for these new flights will start at 1400 (Japan time, gMt+9) on wednesday november 6, 2019.

the world. with the upcoming 2020 tokyo olympics and paralympics, we look forward to serving our valued customers through tokyo s haneda and narita airports, while providing a seamless travel experience,” said tetsuya onuki, Managing executive officer – international route Marketing.

From July 1, 2020, Jal will add a second daily flight to guam as “travel

demand continues to remain strong”. the route will feature the “Jal sky suite” configured Boeing 767-300er aircraft.

the two-class, 199-seater aircraft has 24 seats in business class laid out in a 1-2-1 configuration. the business class seats, which can be converted to a nearly two-metre-long fully flat bed, have a seat width of around 20 inches

and are also equipped with a 15.4-inch touch-panel monitor, an aC power outlet and a usB port.

Jal recently introduced smart check-in services at tokyo’s narita airport. the Japanese carrier’s passengers can now check their baggage through the self-service baggage system at Counter o in narita airport terminal 2.


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as part of its strategy of sustainable profitable growth, Finnair extends the operating

season of its newly announced sapporo route to year-round operations. Finnair will fly between helsinki, Finland and sapporo in hokkaido, Japan with an airbus a330 aircraft twice a week year-round from 15 december 2019.

hokkaido is well known for its stunning landscapes and fantastic outdoor activities both in summer and winter. hokkaido is a popular winter and skiing destination, and famous for its seafood, ramen and Japanese onsen or hot spring spas.

Finnair is the only european airline to operate direct scheduled flights between sapporo and europe.

Flights to sapporo are operated in the winter season on with departures from helsinki on sundays and thursdays, and departures from sapporo on Mondays and Fridays. in the summer season the operating days are sundays and wednesdays from helsinki and Mondays and thursdays from sapporo. the flight time is approximately nine hours.

sapporo is Finnair’s fifth destination in Japan, in addition to tokyo narita,

osaka, nagoya and Fukuoka. as announced earlier, Finnair will also open direct daily route to tokyo s haneda airport as of March 2020. the new frequencies to and from haneda will be in addition to Finnair’s daily flights to tokyo’s narita airport.

“adding sapporo to our network is very exciting,” says Christian lesjak, senior Vice president, network and resource Management. “Japan is Finnair s largest market outside our home market Finland, and with five key Japanese cities in our network, we are now the largest european airline flying to Japan.”

Finnair will also add capacity to osaka in Japan by adding two weekly frequencies on the route starting as of the start of the 2020 summer season. the total number of Finnair s weekly flights on the route will thus increase to 12.

Both sapporo and osaka routes are operated in codeshare with Finnair s long-standing partner Japan airlines. Finnair is a member of siberian Joint Venture together with Japan airlines, British airways and iberia. together, the member airlines offer more choice and flexibility for customers traveling between europe and Japan.

Finnair adds capacity in Japan – Sapporo as a year-round destination

Cargolux Airlines International S.A has successfully renewed its Cargo iQ certification for the next 3 years.

the Cargo iQ audit ensures that the carrier complies with Cargo iQ standards and contributes

to the seamless transportation of air cargo in the supply chain.

Franco nanna, director global logistics services commented: “Cargolux has been committed to the Cargo iQ project since the very beginning and has been actively involved in the development and implementation of improved business processes. we are proud to have

Cargolux renews Cargo iQ certification

achieved the Cargo iQ re-certification, a testament to our engagement in the establishment of a smooth and seamless logistics chain.”

Cargo iQ is an iata-interest group comprising airlines and forwarders that aims at improving the work processes throughout the transport journey from shipper to consignee. the objective is to implement processes, backed by quality standards that are measurable and supported by data.


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Meanwhile, the airline is beginning to take delivery of eight new a350 aircraft, which will replace a340s currently in the fleet. the final aircraft of the order will be delivered by 2021.

the aircraft offers more or less the same cargo capacity as the a340 – around 20 tonnes – but will reduce the external noise footprint by up to 40% and will lower Co2 emissions by around 30%.

the first a350 will begin operating on the Copenhagen-Chicago route on January 28.

the other seven will be used on Copenhagen to: Beijing, tokyo, shanghai, hong Kong, los angeles, san Francisco and new york.

“we distribute a weekly quality performance and ask for actions if there are any deviations in quality.

“By doing this, we can have a continuous and positive communication about our Kpis [key performance indicators] with all our vendors, and they know what we expect from them.”

leif rasmussen, president and chief executive, sas Cargo group, added: “this is the result of the continuous great teamwork that exists across the entire sas organisation and together with our partners.

“Quality is a vital part of our dna and being ranked as no 1 in the world again is a very satisfactory result of our continuous commitment to offer the highest possible standards to our customers.”

sas Cargo is celebrating topping the Cargo iQ performance index, while the airline has also begun to

take delivery of its new a350 aircraft.in september, the scandinavian

airline ranked number one in Cargo iQ’s Customer promise performance index (Cppi).

the airline’s cargo business told air Cargo news that the Cppi is based on milestones being completed as promised, such as freight and documents being checked into the import warehouse on time.

“our position as number one in the world on delivering airfreight quality has been achieved in very close collaboration with all our ground handling agents,” the carrier said.

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The number of travelers flying with SAS during November were in line with last year, whereas currency adjusted unit revenues and passenger yield increased with 1.4% and 0.8%, respectively.

2.4 million passengers traveled with SAS in November

sas’ total traffic capacity increased with 0.4%, with a decrease in scheduled traffic

and an increase in charter traffic as an effect of continued seasonal adaptation. total revenue passenger kilometers (rpK) increased by 1.3%, leading to an improvement in load factor of 0.6 percentage points to 70.5%. regularity and punctuality remained at strong levels and increased by 0.3 and 0.1 percentage points, respectively, compared to last year.

– i am pleased that our customer offering continues to be reflected in improved passenger yield and unit revenues. our determined work to reduce climate impact is gaining interest and we are encouraged by an increasing number of passengers for example choosing to add biofuel to their booking. during the month we also launched a new packaging of our award-winning food concept. the renewed design will save over 50 tons of plastic each year and is one of many important steps toward reaching our goal of only using sustainable materials in the customer offering, says rickard gustafson, Ceo of sas.

SAS scheduled traffic nov19 Change1

ASK (Mill.) 3 839 -0.3%

rPK (Mill.) 2 667 0.3%

Passenger load factor 69.5% +0.4 p.p.

no. of passengers (000) 2 314 -0.5%

Geographical development, schedule nov19 vs. nov18

rpK asK

Intercontinental -1.5% 1.3%

europe/Intrascandinavia 2.6% -1.2%

Domestic -1.4% -1.2%

SAS charter traffic nov19 Change1

ASK (Mill.) 172 20.3%

rPK (Mill.) 160 20.1%

Load factor 93.4% -0.2 p.p.

no. of passengers (000) 43 18.0%

SAS total traffic (scheduled and charter) nov19 Change1

ASK (Mill.) 4 011 0.4%

rPK (Mill.) 2 827 1.3%

Load factor 70.5% +0.6 p.p

no. of passengers (000) 2 357 -0.2%

1 Change compared to same period last year p.p. = percentage points

Preliminary yield and PASKnov

2019nominal change

FX adjusted change

yield, seK 1.05 +1.8% +0.8%

pasK, seK 0.73 +2.4% +1.4%

nov 2019

punctuality (arrival 15 min) 85.6%

regularity 98.8%

Change in total Co2 emissions, rolling 12 months -2.7%

Change in Co2 emissions per available seat kilometer -2.0%

Carbon offsetting of passenger related emissions 48%


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Virgin atlantic Cargo is already celebrating the benefits of the airline’s new airbus a350-1000s

with record loads being achieved since the first aircraft entered service. the airline has so far taken delivery of three a350-1000s as part of Virgin atlantic’s $4.4 billion order for 12 a350s. a fourth aircraft will join the fleet in december followed by phased deliveries of the rest in 2020-21.

on its launch trans-atlantic route between london heathrow and new york JFK, the a350 has increased average cargo capacity to 27 tonnes on every flight – although it has already significantly exceeded this figure with a record load of 36,710kgs, which was then surpassed a few days later by a payload of 41,166kgs.

Dominic Kennedy, Managing Director of virgin Atlantic Cargo, said: “when we placed our order for the a350-1000 we knew it was going to be an outstanding addition to our fleet in terms of both passenger experience and its cargo potential. it is already

more than living up to this expectation and is going to be a fantastic asset for us and our customers on our busiest trans-atlantic route, especially when we see higher cargo volumes and more demand returning to the market, as well as on other prime cargo routes in our network from summer 2020.”

Cargo customers choosing to fly their goods to and from los angeles and Johannesburg with Virgin atlantic can expect similar improvements when the a350-1000 commences operations on these routes in summer 2020. From the end of March, a350s will take over seven of the airline’s 17 weekly heathrow-los angeles services and fly daily to Johannesburg. as part of the airline’s summer 2020 flying programme, it will also operate routes to san Francisco and lagos, nigeria.

the a350-1000’s environmental credentials are another key factor in supporting the airline’s sustainable growth and meeting its carbon targets. as well as being more fuel efficient, the a350’s new rolls-royce trent XwB engines generate 30 per cent lower carbon dioxide emissions compared to Virgin atlantic’s current 747-400 aircraft. the a350-1000 is also significantly quieter and will help to reduce the noise footprint at airports Virgin atlantic flies to by more than 50%. Virgin atlantic’s fleet transformation programme will see all of its planes replaced over a 10-year period. in June, the airline also announced a new order for 14 airbus a330-900neos, with a potential six more, reaffirming its commitment to flying the cleanest, greenest fleet in the sky. deliveries will begin in 2021.

A Record breaking start for

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• Virgin Atlantic to introduce a second daily service between Heathrow and Delhi

• Coupled with its new service to Mumbai, Virgin Atlantic Cargo will operate three daily flights to India

• San Francisco services to increase to twice daily for summer 2020

• Johannesburg, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Lagos will debut Virgin Atlantic’s brand new A350 aircraft, boosting the space available for customers on these prime cargo routes

India, Africa and the U.S. as Virgin Atlantic announces summer 2020 flying programme

Virgin atlantic’s new flying programme for summer 2020 will give cargo customers more

capacity on prime routes to india, africa and the united states. the new schedule will see the introduction of a second daily Boeing 787 service to delhi indira gandhi airport, commencing on 29th March, departing from heathrow in the morning and complementing the airline’s current evening departure. with the additional daily flight to delhi, alongside newly launched daily Mumbai service which commenced last month, summer 2020 will see Virgin atlantic Cargo offer more choice to india than ever before to support its thriving import and export markets.

india shipped us$323.1 billion worth of products around the globe in 2018*, up 9.2% year-on-year, with the us and uK markets accounting for $51.6bn and $9.8bn of its exports respectively. Virgin atlantic’s Boeing 787-9 services offer up to 26 tonnes of cargo capacity on every flight, which from india includes high volumes of perishables, pharmaceuticals and courier shipments. transatlantic customers – including those with

high volumes of e-commerce traffic – will also gain from the launch of an additional weekly service to san Francisco, departing every Friday, providing a choice of twicedaily flights between heathrow and the golden gate City.

Cargo customers will also benefit from Johannesburg becoming the first non-us route to debut Virgin atlantic’s brand new a350 aircraft, with a daily service from March 2020. the aircraft is already significantly boosting cargo capacity on its current routing between london and new york, with its next services earmarked for los angeles, followed by san Francisco and lagos.

By august, Virgin atlantic’s a350 aircraft will fly to five destinations across its network and all its flights to africa will be on the new aircraft. this fantastic cargo aircraft will be debuted as follows:

• Johannesburg will debut the A350 with a daily service from March 2020.

• From April 2020, the A350 will fly daily to los angeles

• There will be a daily A350 service to san Francisco from May 2020

• There will be a daily A350 service to lagos from august 2020

Juha Jarvinen, evP Commercial at virgin Atlantic, said:

“as we work to achieve our ambition to become the most loved travel company, we’re pleased to announce extra flights to some of our most popular destinations. next year will mark twenty years since Virgin atlantic started flying to delhi, and the service continues to grow in popularity for both business and leisure travel. the second daily service from heathrow is an excellent opportunity to meet customer demand on this route and, coupled with our new service to Mumbai, we’re able to offer even more choice and unrivalled Virgin atlantic service to customers travelling between the uK and india.”

Dominic Kennedy, Managing Director of virgin Atlantic Cargo, added:

“these new routes and frequencies for summer 2020 are great news for our cargo customers. india, south africa and nigeria are very important and growing routes for our cargo business, so our commitment to offer more capacity connecting customers in these countries to their prime uK and us markets will help to open up opportunities for more import and export growth.”

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Virgin australia will add Japan to its international cargo network in March with the launch of daily

services between Brisbane and tokyo-haneda.

Commencing on 29 March 2020, cargo space on the new route will be

marketed by Virgin atlantic Cargo under its longstanding international long-haul sales and marketing agreement with Virgin australia. the daily airbus a330 flight will offer between 15-20 tonnes of cargo capacity.

the new route, Virgin australia’s

first-ever service to tokyo, is expected to attract strong demand from both passengers and cargo customers. with the launch of the new Brisbane-tokyo route, Virgin australia will be suspending its existing hong Kong-Melbourne service with effect from 11 February 2020 due to softening passenger demand but will continue to closely monitor the route and look to re-enter the market in the future if it is financially viable to do so.

Dominic Kennedy, Managing Director of virgin Atlantic Cargo, said: “Cargo customers in australia and Japan will be very pleased to see the launch of tokyo-haneda services and we expect this new direct route to open up significant opportunities for both imports and exports when it commences in March. we also wish to acknowledge the strong support we have enjoyed from the cargo industry for Virgin australia’s Melbourne-hong Kong services.

although this route will be stopping in February, we will continue to offer capacity on Virgin australia’s daily sydney-hong Kong flights and provide a direct trucking service between Melbourne and sydney to ensure customers retain access to the important hong Kong cargo market.”

Virgin atlantic Cargo also markets cargo capacity on Virgin australia’s direct services connecting sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane with los angeles, here they also link directly into Virgin atlantic’s international network.

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Tokyo to joinVirgin Australia’s


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participated in ‘’Logitrans – 2019’’ fair

the global air cargo brand turkish Cargo participated this year in logitrans, turkey's most

extensive international transportation and logistics fair, for the 11th time. having a 155 m2 wide stand area in the fair organized in CnreXpo istanbul Fair Center on november 13-15, turkish Cargo met business partners and event participants.

the logitrans fair has hosted approximately 150 firms composed of the representatives of cargo agencies, automotive producers,

air cargo firms, airport and harbor authorities, it service providers, customs authorities, logistical associations, logistical schools, the representatives of international logistical publications, and over 15 thousand visitors.

turkish Cargo, within the scope of atlas logistics awards organized for the 10th time this year; he was awarded the first prize in the “international air Carrier” category and the Jury special award for ‘dual air Cargo hub solution’ and ‘Mission

resque’ projects. participating the international fairs regularly, turkish Cargo gives air cargo service in over 300 destinations in 126 countries and keeps growing steadily. according to the international air cargo information provider waCd's september data, the successful brand grew significantly by achieving a tonnage increase of 8.8 percent in a sector wherein the global air cargo market shrank by -5.4 percent. turkish Cargo's target is to be one of the top five air cargo brands of the world in 2023.

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the ‘Pharma Corridor’ in its wide flight network

turkish Cargo keeps bringing health to the world by carrying pharmaceuticals between

destinations certified by the global aviation authorities. the successful brand has created a pharma corridor between over 400 stations by carrying pharmaceuticals in important and certified destinations such as Mumbai, Brussels, istanbul, singapore, dubai, Basel, london, and amsterdam.

turkish airlines Chief Cargo officer,

turhan Özen said; “as turkish Cargo, we carry out the pharmaceutical transports from atatürk and istanbul airports that have been certified by the global air cargo authorities and thus hold the iata CeiV certificate within the cold chain integrity. while maintaining our successful dual hub operations, we carry out the land transports between two airports by using active temperature-controlled vehicles that hold all the necessary international

certificates to preserve the cold chain integrity. Besides, the natural hub istanbul, which is at the center of gravity of the air cargo trade, provides the appropriate climate conditions for the time and temperature sensitive cargo transportation throughout the year. together with our flag-carrier master brand turkish airlines, we aim to become one of the top three air bridges of the world.”

operating in 15 stations that hold the iata CeiV (Center of excellence for independent Validators) certificate, turkish Cargo also has completed the iata CeiV pharma certificate renewal process for atatürk airport and is qualified for the the same certificate for istanbul airport (ist) now as well. the global air cargo brand, which serves in 14 stations that hold the eu’s good distribution practice certificate, also carries out its pharmaceutical transport operations in 40 stations that hold Qep (Qualified envirotainer provider) certificate and ensures active temperature control between destinations that are thousands of kilometers far from each other.

Maintaining its operations in compliance with the global air cargo standards in 126 countries of the world, turkish Cargo continues to offer active and passive solutions for medicine consignments through its storage areas within the temperature range of -20/+25° C that meet high quality standards along with temperature-controlled wide body and cargo aircraft.

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WACD’s September data, Turkish Cargo, grew significantly by achieving a tonnage increase of 8.8 percent in a sector wherein the global air cargo market shrank by -5.4 percent.

Turkish Cargo is entitled to “GROUP A TAPA FSR” certificate founded to reduce the loss in the international supply chain and based on the security of facilities.

Turkish Cargo keeps growing steadily

is entitled to “TAPA FSR” security certificate

according to the international air cargo information provider waCd’s september data, the global air cargo brand turkish Cargo, which serves 126 countries of

the world, grew significantly by achieving a tonnage increase of 8.8 percent in a sector wherein the global air cargo market shrank by -5.4 percent. according to waCd’s september data, in september when only turkish Cargo, one of the top 10 airlines, achieved a positive result, the cumulative contraction in the global air cargo market was -5.0 percent.

Turkish Cargo keeps growing in Far east and America markets.

on the basis of the tonnage sold, the flag-carrier air cargo brand has grown by 11.1 percent in america, 9.7 percent in the Far east region, 8.7 percent in europe, 7.9 percent in the

the global air cargo brand, turkish Cargo, is entitled to “group a tapa (transported asset

protection association) Fsr” certificate founded to reduce the loss in the international supply chain and based on the security of facilities.

tÜV rheinland, providing independent audit services in terms of quality and security has issued this certificate for turkish Cargo’s cargo facilities at istanbul and atatürk airports.

Considered very important by numerous international companies, the group a tapa Fsr certificate has been accepted by global producers, logistics service providers, transporters, law enforcement bodies, and other shareholders worldwide.

having more than 650 members, tapa includes the world’s leading producers, logistics service providers, and transporters. the tapa certificate;

• Meets the customers’ security expectations by achieving a high

Middle east, and 5.3 percent in africa, thus achieving positive results in all regions wherein it provides air cargo service, and kept growing steadily in these regions.

in addition to the flag-carrier turkish airlines’ cargo carrying capacity, turkish Cargo that performs direct cargo flights to 88 destinations with its cargo aircraft fleet and has achieved a sustainable growth through its current infrastructure and newly made investments has been continuing to increase its capacity through successful operations in over 300 destinations constituting its current flight network.

the successful air cargo brand that serves 126 countries keeps raising its success bar by combining its broad range of services and operational capabilities with turkey’s unique geographical advantages.

customer satisfaction level.• provides personnel with more

personal security and ensures enhancement of materials’ physical security.

• ensures mitigation of the loss-related incidents risk and that the security is taken care of by professionals.

turkish Cargo aims to become one of the top five air cargo brands in the world by 2023 through its activities giving priority to customer satisfaction and security.

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In aviation parlance, a codeshare allows two airlines to sell seats on each others’ flights to provide passengers with a wider choice of destinations.

Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Gulf Air to Expand Reach

indian airline spiceJet and gulf air, the national carrier of Bahrain, have signed a memorandum of

understanding (Mou) to explore greater co-operation between the two airlines.

they are going to examine areas of potential synergy, including looking at co-ordinating cargo services, interline or codeshare agreements, shared engineering services and pilot training.

the Mou was signed by ajay singh, chairman and managing director of spiceJet, and Krešimir Kučko, gulf air’s chief executive.

singh commented: “these are exciting times for spiceJet as we pursue our international expansion plan.

“we are developing an extensive portfolio of destinations both at home

and in international markets. the Middle east has always been among our top priority markets.

“this agreement is going to play a very important role for spiceJet’s next phase of growth as we continue to explore the innumerable opportunities around us.”

Kučko added: “this is a historic event for both gulf air and spiceJet as we strengthen commercial ties between the two carriers.”

gulf air currently operates 82 flights a week to eight destinations in india: Mumbai, delhi, Chennai, thiruvananthapuram, Cochin, hyderabad, Calicut and Bangalore.

spiceJet currently flies to more than 50 destinations in india.

spiceJet’s cargo division, spiceXpress, took delivery of its first 737-800 Boeing converted freighter (BCF) earlier this autumn.

the standard-body freighter, the first 737-800BCF to be operated in south asia, was leased from ngF alpha limited, a division of spectre Cargo solutions.

the airline also operates two B737-700Fs.

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signs technical services

agreement with

Sonangol marking new market entry

in Angola

air Bp, the international aviation fuel products and services supplier, has signed a technical

services agreement with sonangol, the state-owned oil company in angola. this marks air Bp’s entry into the country and expands its footprint in africa, one of the fastest-growing

aviation regions over the next 20 years according to the international air transport association (iata).

as part of the technical services agreement, air Bp will support sonangol in assuring its operations to international standards, providing advice on product quality, operations, hsse and engineering. training programs will be delivered in portuguese to build knowledge and competence locally, as well as bringing air Bp’s internationally-renowned expertise to sonangol’s airport operations and related engineering projects.

Justin walker, technical services director, air Bp, said: “we are excited to partner with sonangol to help them achieve their growth aspirations in angola safely, effectively and reliably. the strong relationship Bp angola has developed with sonangol and the angolan government over the past decades, coupled with air Bp’s 90 plus years of aircraft refuelling experience, is a winning combination.”

stephen willis, Bp regional president, angola added: “i’m delighted we have reached this agreement with sonangol; our air Bp business is looking forward to contributing and supporting sonangol and angola in this important activity. this is another step in the growth of Bp’s strategic relationships with sonangol and angola, and we look forward to building on this for the future in support of the government’s desire to strengthen and diversify the economy.”

air Bp first started operations in africa 75 years ago in Mozambique and Zanzibar and now provides fuel at around 40 locations across the continent. technical services agreements are provided to customers in 15 african countries including south africa, Mozambique, Madagascar, egypt and Morocco.

air Bp’s technical services offer comprises a complete aviation fuel consultancy service tailored to customers’ individual requirements. it includes a range of innovative technical services for airports including the design, build and operation of fuelling facilities to help customers comply with international standards, protect their operations and manage risk.

Air BP• Air BP enters Angola with

the signing of a technical services agreement with Sonangol.

• The agreement will assist Sonangol to assure its operations in Luanda and wider Angola to international standards


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Saudia Cargo transports 67 race cars to Formula-E Championship

al-Mubarak said saudia Cargo aims to diversify its products and services in order to meet the growing demand for air cargo and logistics, in line with saudi Vision 2030, which aims to empower the logistics industry and make the Kingdom a unique global logistical hub.

saudia Cargo’s network covers more than 900 global destinations in more than 175 countries.

For the second year in a row, saudia Cargo successfully transported 67 electric race cars

for the world Championship Formula-e event, which took place on november 22-23 at the historical diriyah in saudi arabia.

the airline carried the vehicles, which collectively weigh 375 tonnes, in four shipments from their starting locations (Milano, italy and doncaster, uK) to the destination: King Khalid international airport, riyadh in saudi arabia.

abdulrahman al-Mubarak, chief commercial officer at saudia Cargo, commented: “saudia Cargo is a major supporter of all global events taking place across the Kingdom and always mobilizes its logistics capabilities to ensure the success of these events. we have transported all types of equipment and spare parts for major events around the country related to sports, entertainment, cultural and social.”

saudia Cargo’s network covers more than 900 global destinations in more

than 175 countries, a proud skyteam Cargo alliance member, having logistical capabilities and a freighter fleet.

dhl is a partner of the Formula-e Championship and helped to carry out the logistics at the diriyah racing event, which marked the start of the 2019-2020 season. the next race in the season will take place in santiago on January 18 next year. the season will conclude with a final race in london, uK, on July 26, 2020.

Saudia Cargo Company launches new service

officer abdulrahman al-Mubarak said: “the dry ice replenishment service is now available in Jeddah and riyadh stations for import and transit cargo in the first stage and soon it will be provided to the rest of the stations as well. Moreover, the ground handling unit always dedicates its effort to provide the best industry solutions ensuring the safe and secure handling of all loads and cargoes.”

saudi airlines Cargo Company (saudia Cargo) has launched a new service for temperature-

controlled products such as perishable items and pharmaceuticals, which have specific temperature requirements while being transported and stored. this dry ice replenishment service can be availed upon request 48 hours in advance prior to delivery.

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releases combined

the Cathay pacific group today released combined Cathay pacific and Cathay dragon traffic

figures for november 2019 that show decreases in the number of passengers carried and the amount of cargo and mail uplifted compared to the same month in 2018.

Cathay pacific and Cathay dragon carried a total of 2,623,764 passengers last month – a drop of 9.0% compared to november 2018. passenger load factor decreased by 3.2 percentage points to 80.1%, while capacity, measured in available seat kilometres (asKs), decreased by 1.5%. in the first 11 months of 2019, the number of passengers carried dropped by 0.4% and capacity increased by 5.7%, as compared to the same period for 2018.

the two airlines carried 177,964 tonnes of cargo and mail last month, a drop of 3.9% compared to the same month last year. the cargo and mail load factor fell by 1.5 percentage points to 68.6%. Capacity, measured in available freight tonne kilometres (aFtKs), was down by 3.8% while cargo and mail revenue freight tonne kilometres (rFtKs) dropped by 5.8%. in the first 11 months of 2019, the tonnage fell by 6.4% against no change in capacity and a 6.8% decrease in rFtKs, as compared to the same period for 2018.

Cathay pacific group Chief Customer and Commercial officer ronald lam said: “as with the past few months, november continued to be very challenging for both Cathay pacific and hong Kong, with sentiment for travel still weak. in november, our inbound hong Kong traffic dropped 46% compared to the same period in 2018 – a further slowdown from the 35% drop seen in october. outbound hong Kong traffic, meanwhile, was down 8% against the same time last year – a slight improvement over previous months. overall, passenger load factor dropped 3.2 percentage

points to 80.1%. our increasing reliance on transit hong Kong traffic, which has been less impacted, together with intense competition has meant overall yield remained under significant pressure.

“our regional routes, in particular mainland China and northeast asia, continue to experience weak demand for travel into hong Kong. travel sentiment was also soft on routes to and from the us before thanksgiving week – traditionally a very strong period for premium class travel. there were a few bright spots in our network, such as our india routes, which remained robust and generated good demand between india and north america. traffic between europe and the southwest pacific – an important transit passenger stream for our network – also remained healthy.

“looking forward, we continue to see a significant shortfall in inbound hong Kong advance bookings, particularly from mainland China and other regional markets, as compared to the same snapshot last year. this shortfall has been partially offset by the improvement of transit passenger traffic.

“as for our cargo business, both load factor and yield further

improved against the previous month in november, which is traditionally a peak month of the year. exports from mainland China, hong Kong and taiwan remained robust. as demand from traditional retail and new product releases tailed off towards the latter half of the month, strong e-commerce traffic surged around the singles’ day shopping holiday in mainland China as well as Black Friday, to which we successfully catered with additional charter requests to southeast asia.

“while our cargo performance this year remains significantly below the record levels seen in 2018, we are cautiously optimistic about 2020 despite anticipating a weak first half. in our continual efforts to drive the competitiveness of the hong Kong cargo hub, we were pleased to have announced the introduction of a new terminal Charge concession for export shipments from hong Kong, which will take effect from 1 april 2020 and make Cathay pacific and hong Kong an even more compelling choice for our cargo customers.

“overall, our expectation is that the rest of 2019 will remain incredibly challenging and we continue to expect

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our second-half financial results to be significantly below those of our first half. as a business we continue to closely monitor market sentiment and global travel trends, remaining agile in our operations and ensuring our passenger and cargo capacity is best aligned with demand. in light of the immediate commercial challenges we are facing, we have reluctantly made the decision to reduce our seat

capacity in 2020 by 1.4% year-on-year as opposed to our original plan of 3.1% growth, meaning that for the first time in a long while our airlines will reduce in size.

“nevertheless, we remain committed to our customers and our service offering, and will continue to invest in our customer experience proposition, which already this year has seen the launch of new soft products and dining

services in our First and Business Class cabins, a greatly expanded in-flight entertainment experience, creative new collaborative menus in our economy Class cabins, a revamp of our shanghai pudong lounge and the return of our popular Betsy Beer, among other things. all these investments are designed to ensure our customers have more reasons to choose to fly with Cathay pacific.”

Cathay paCiFiC / Cathay dragon CoMBined traFFiC nov % change Cumulative % change

2019 v noV18 noV 2019 v ytd18

rpK (000)

- Mainland China 529,688 -26.2% 7,676,710 -9.8%

- north east asia 1,202,937 -9.0% 14,811,052 0.4%

- south east asia 1,423,413 -4.7% 15,816,690 0.1%

- south asia, Middle east & africa 892,478 4.8% 9,493,663 6.7%

- south west pacific 1,208,388 -2.3% 14,326,130 4.4%

- north america 2,630,637 -7.4% 32,982,815 3.5%

- europe 2,047,448 1.3% 27,568,017 8.6%

rpK total (000) 9,934,989 -5.3% 122,675,077 3.2%

passengers carried 2,623,764 -9.0% 32,238,301 -0.4%

rFtK total (000) 998,641 -5.8% 10,331,553 -6.8%

Cargo and mail carried (000Kg) 177,964 -3.9% 1,843,985 -6.4%

number of flights 6,227 -5.8% 74,532 -0.1%

Cathay paCiFiC / Cathay dragon CoMBined CapaCity nov % change Cumulative % change

2019 v noV18 noV 2019 v ytd18

asK (000)

- Mainland China 851,846 -12.8% 10,483,083 -3.5%

- north east asia 1,533,536 -1.3% 18,868,583 5.3%

- south east asia 1,751,468 0.3% 19,551,433 2.6%

- south asia, Middle east & africa 1,121,251 6.6% 11,605,310 7.2%

- south west pacific 1,464,751 1.4% 16,872,347 1.6%

- north america 3,160,764 -4.8% 40,041,711 9.0%

- europe 2,525,958 1.1% 32,026,133 9.1%

asK total (000) 12,409,574 -1.5% 149,448,600 5.7%

passenger load factor 80.1% -3.2pt 82.1% -2.0pt

aFtK total (000) 1,455,051 -3.8% 16,081,810 0.0%

Cargo and mail load factor 68.6% -1.5pt 64.2% -4.7pt

atK (000) 2,634,740 -2.8% 30,289,581 2.6%


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With third A330F is Sichuan Airlines ready to launch freighter flights

sichuan airlines has taken redelivery of its third a330-200F (1386, ex-Qatar airways), on

lease from BoC aviation [Fat 005237]. the carrier has now received all three of its ex-Qatar a330Fs but until recently, has not operated the aircraft in commercial service. shortly after the delivery of its third a330-200F, the carrier operated its first commercial freighter flight from Chengdu (Ctu) to Brussels (Bru).

unit 1386, which had been positioned from shanghai (sha) to

Clark (CrK) on oct. 11, was ferried from Clark (CrK) back to the hub in Ctu on nov. 21. sichuan airlines took its first a330-200F (1350) in July, and previously told Cargo Facts that it was intending to commence scheduled operations in october to destinations including Bru, Chennai (Maa) and delhi (del).

the second aircraft (1406) was redelivered by BoC aviation in september. this frame appears to have conducted a short test flight around Ctu on nov. 23.

in the meantime, according to a notice posted by sichuan airlines logistics on oct. 22, the company is looking for gsas in osaka (KiX) and plans to begin operating its a330-200F aircraft in november. a the carrier gradually opens up new freighter routes, it is actively recruiting gsas in cities such as singapore, shenzhen, Xi’an and nanjing.

sichuan airlines previously told Cargo Facts that it had pushed back the launch of its a330Fs to september, after originally planning to fly an a330-200F between Ctu and Bru in april. while that deadline was missed, the carrier has now successfully called to Brussels.

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launches bond sale to raise cash for freighters

sF express has launched a bond issue that aims to raise yuan5.8bn, with much of that money

earmarked for investment in new aircraft.the Chinese express giant said

that it would spend yuan1.52bn of the money raised on aircraft for its fast-expanding sF airlines division.

Meanwhile, yuan1.49bn will be spent

on developing a logistics information platform.

More of the cash will be spend on upgrading an automated transportation system, adding extra land transport capacity and on paying off loans and reducing its asset ratio.

sF airlines has seen its fleet and network grow rapidly over the last few

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years. earlier this month the shenzhen-hubbed carrier added its second service to india, while in september it added a service to europe from China.

its fleet currently stands at 57 freighter aircraft, including two B747-400Fs, 30 B757-200Fs, eight B767-300Fs, 14 B737-300Fs and three B737-400Fs, flying to more than 60 cities.


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Airline pacesetters are using APIs to supplant manual web reservations, get direct connectivity

SAS Cargo to offer dynamic booking with Freightos platform

tech companies Freightos and cargo.one are leading the push for fully digital air cargo

marketplaces where freight forwarders can quickly compare live rates and capacity, and instantly book a shipment.

so far, only a handful of airlines have made the technology investments required to connect with the third-party platforms, but on tuesday, Freightos said the cargo arm of scandinavian airlines will sell freight space through its webCargo subsidiary.

More than 1,600 logistics companies and other users are on webCargo, and they collectively are responsible for more than 30% of global air cargo by tonnage, according to Freightos’ nov. 26 announcement.

application programming interfaces, which essentially enable back-office systems to talk to each other, are the key piece to the real-time transactions. as reported here last week, automating the booking process is not yet commonplace among air cargo carriers but is seen by key early adopters as a service differentiator because it can take the friction out of freight transactions.

the advantage of automatically connecting the forwarders’ transportation management system with airline reservation systems is more predictable, transparent pricing and capacity information that can be confirmed instantly, as passengers are used to when booking tickets. But in the air cargo industry, most online

booking is still manual because the carrier must manually confirm the price and booking in the system. in many cases, phone calls and emails are also required to finalize a booking.

when combined with shipper turnaround times, the process adds up to two or three days to shipping, according to webCargo. in addition to making life easier for forwarders, the webCargo system also lets them view live spot-market rates side by side with their negotiated contract rates.

Many airlines offer static rates through webCargo, but so far only lufthansa Cargo, air France-KlM, iag Cargo and united airlines just enable electronic booking. lufthansa also is directly connected to cargo.one, along with seven other airlines. and lufthansa additionally offers forwarders the ability to use an api for one-to-one communication with its revenue

and capacity management system.sas Cargo said webCargo is

another way it can make the customer experience a priority. it already secures 80% of its transportation orders through its own online booking site.

“this expands our visibility worldwide and perfectly builds upon our established digital products and services, like instant booking confirmation, dynamic pricing and a fully automated and digitized document manager, making them available for a broader audience,” Martin dellepiane larsen, head of network and revenue management at sas Cargo, said in a statement.

Freightos, which also offers a multi-modal rate management system, acquired Barcelona-based webCargo in 2016. Founded by serial entrepreneur Zvi schreiber, Freightos has raised $94.4 million from leading venture funds, including ge Ventures and the singapore exchange.


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The first air cargo joint venture of its kind was launched five years ago

Joint focus on customer benefits

in december 2014, lufthansa Cargo and ana Cargo launched their close bilateral air cargo joint venture. the fifth anniversary of the partnership gives both

airlines the opportunity to look back on a very successful cooperation.

“we, ana Cargo and lufthansa Cargo, are commemorating 5th anniversary of the very first joint venture in the air cargo industry, worldwide. taking this opportunity, we extend our sincere gratitude to lufthansa Cargo for their supportive partnership of this joint venture’s stable growth, and we will make full commitment to further enhance our valued customers’ convenience with first priority by creating new values under this joint venture”, said toshiaki toyama, Ceo of ana Cargo inc.

“we are very pleased to have launched the first air cargo joint venture of its kind together with ana Cargo five years ago. we would like to thank our partner for the excellent cooperation and look forward to continuing to offer our joint customers many advantages in the future”, said peter gerber, Ceo of lufthansa Cargo.

the joint venture began on routes from Japan to europe and was later widened in the opposite direction. For the joint customers, the partnership is characterized by direct access to more destinations, faster and more frequent connections, and more efficiency due to shared standard processes and one-stop shopping for pricing and bookings. Currently the cooperation covers standard and express shipments as well as perishables. For even more customer benefits, the partners intend to integrate further products in the future and to make their processes yet more efficient and transparent through increased digitization.

Scandinavia’s SAS takes delivery of its first Airbus A350 XWB

scandinavian carrier sas has taken delivery of its first a350-900, becoming the newest

operator of this latest generation, highly efficient widebody aircraft. the airline has a total of eight a350-900 aircraft on order and operates an airbus fleet of 68 aircraft (51 a320 Family, 17 a330 and a340 Family aircraft). in the coming years, as part of an extensive fleet modernisation, sas will take delivery of 54 additional a320neo Family aircraft and the remaining seven

a350-900s through direct purchase and lease contracts.

sas’s a350-900 features a modern and highly comfortable three-class cabin layout with 300 seats: 40 “sas Business” class, 32 “sas plus” class and 228 “sas go” class seats. on 28 January 2020, the airline will start to operate the new aircraft on its Copenhagen-Chicago long-haul route, followed by other international destinations including north america and asia.

the a350 XwB features the latest aerodynamic design, a carbon fibre fuselage and wings, plus new fuel-efficient rolls-royce engines. together, these latest technologies translate into unrivalled levels of operational efficiency with a 25% reduction in fuel burn and emissions. the a350 XwB’s airspace by airbus cabin is the quietest of any twin-aisle and offers passengers and crews the most modern in-flight products for the most comfortable flying experience. Moreover, sas will benefit from airbus’ unique aircraft commonality. the incoming a350s will seamlessly integrate into sas’s current airbus fleet in service today at the airline.

at the end of october 2019, the a350 XwB Family had received 913 firm orders from 50 customers worldwide, making it one of the most successful widebody aircraft ever.

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aeroflot saw cargo revenue rise by 6% to ruB 13,613m for the first nine months of the year compared

with the same period last year. Cargo and mail volumes grew by 4.6%.

overall for the period to the end of september 2019, aeroflot group’s revenue increased by 12.4% year-on-year to ruB 523,983m.

the group noted that consistently high fuel prices and foreign exchange pressures contributed to moderate results in the first six months and that the hosting of the world Cup in June and July 2018 resulted in a high base in terms of yields that could not be further increased.

in september, the group announced

ambitious growth plans to almost double passenger traffic to 90-100m by 2023, from 55.7 in 2018. it plans to expand its fleet by 31 aircraft to 398 in total, including a schedule to phase in new wide-body airbus a350 aircraft (11 by the end of 2020).

the budget for 2020 also factors in new opportunities connected with infrastructure development at sheremetyevo, aeroflot’s home airport, as well as the launch of a new hub in Krasnoyarsk, siberia.

Aeroflot’s cargo revenue rises in Q3

China airlines Cargo, the cargo division of China airlines limited of taiwan, is extending

its connectivity to Mumbai after successfully operating in the delhi market from the past 20 years.

the airline is set to begin its Mumbai freighter service for active and passive pharma from Mumbai international airport limited (Mial) from november 16 (subject to all government approvals) westbound and november 17 eastbound.

China airlines Cargo will operate four flights a week, two per week from

taipei to Mumbai and going forward to amsterdam, and two per week coming from amsterdam and going to taipei.

group Concorde, the airlines general air cargo sale agent in india for the last 20 years, will look after the sales in Mumbai.

“China Airlines Cargo is a premium carrier and well-known brand in Delhi. It’s time we showcase its strength to customers in Mumbai. It is a service-oriented carrier and has always satisfied its customers. We are positive that the Mumbai

market will be elated to have the services of CI to enhance the customer experience.”

– Pukhraj Singh Chug, Chairman, Group Concorde

the gVK-led Mial became the first indian and third asian airport to achieve iata’s CeiV (pharma) certification in april 2019.

the china airlines cargo for pharmaceuticals provide services for products which require strictest temperature control along with products whose certain range of temperature needs to be maintained.

enters Mumbai market with the launch of freighter service

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Swiss WorldCargo opens Cancun-Zurich flights for export

swiss worldCargo, the freight division of swiss international air lines, will open its Cancun

(Cun) station for exports today. with this development, all flights between Zurich and Cancun can now carry freight on both their inbound and outbound journeys.

swiss worldCargo connects Cancun and Zurich with a thrice-weekly airbus a340-300 service, operated by edelweiss, sister company of swiss international air lines. the aircraft will offer a payload in excess of 15 tonnes on each leg of the flight.

in Cancun, skylog, a member of the eCs group, will manage all commercial activity for this new service, while swissport will oversee ground operations. inbound flights depart Zurich in the afternoon and arrive in Cancun in the evening, while outbound flights leave Cancun in the evening and arrive in Zurich the following afternoon. with this schedule, customers in Mexico benefit from late delivery times in Cancun as well as ideal arrival times in Zurich for many same-day connections to swiss worldCargo’s

worldwide destinations in europe, africa and asia.

“we are delighted to open our Cancun station to exports,” said hendrik Falk, head of Cargo for usa west, south, and latin america. “with this new development, we will create additional export options for numerous customers shipping a wide variety of products from the yucatan peninsula to switzerland, europe and the rest of the world. having a strong foothold in the latin american market remains a critical focus point for us.”

signs codeshare with Delta in shift away from American

south american carrier lataM airlines group has signed new codeshare agreements with

pending-equity owner delta air lines and announced plans to discontinue its codeshare deal with american airlines on 31 January 2020.

south american carrier lataM airlines group has signed new codeshare agreements with pending-equity owner delta air lines and announced plans to discontinue its codeshare deal with american airlines on 31 January 2020.

the news from santiago-based lataM comes as that carrier progresses with a plan to align closely with delta.

news broke in september that delta intends to acquire 20% of lataM for $1.9 billion, a move that led lataM to cancel plans for a joint venture with codeshare partner american.

now lataM says its affiliates in peru, Colombia and ecuador have signed codeshare deals with delta that will allow connections between those countries and the usa, starting in the first quarter of 2020.

the codeshares remain subject to regulatory approval, lataM says.

lataM says it also intends to establish a codeshare agreement linking its subsidiaries in Chile and Brazil with delta, it says.

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collaborate to win the third stage of the Cargo IQ rally challenge

airBridgeCargo airlines and dB schenker collaborated to win the latest stage of the Cargo

iQ Q-rally challenge after improving the data quality of shipment reports from russia to schengen agreement countries. the Q-rally is an initiative to encourage Cargo iQ members to work together with their business partners to identify specific issues to be worked on and monitor the progress before presenting at Cargo iQ working groups.

airBridgeCargo airlines and dB schenker were declared winners at the end of last month in the third stage of the challenge at the group’s working group in Kuala lumpur, Malaysia.

the two Cargo iQ members looked at how quality improvements could be made on their Cargo data Management platform (CdMp) monitored shipments from russia to schengen countries, breaking down analysis from report level to shipment level, and identifying where more work is required in the future.

they teamed-up to investigate root causes for air waybills (awBs) not appearing in either reports for russia and schengen before providing solutions to overcome them.

“the fix of the root causes improved the electronic data interchange (edi) connection to airBridgeCargo which is beneficial for our business. these fixes

affect all other connected carriers,” said Alexandros Cabadakis, System Integration Specialist, Global IT Management Air & ocean, DB Schenker.

“the improvements done between the teams affect all other partners connected and help any member of the community facing similar issues. hence the Q-rally has positive impact on the entire industry.

“as a result of the Q-rally we determined that some issues are not obvious due to other issues. as soon as one root cause is solved and the messages are processed, errors may occur in a later stage due to other issues inside of the message or the shipments.”

dB schenker also took part in another Q-rally this year, supporting turkish airlines to establish e-awB messaging.

“the Q rally is one of the best optional initiatives Cargo iQ has come up with so far,” said Mariya veski, Leading Industry Standards Assurance Specialist, Certification Department, Quality Department, AirBridgeCargo Airlines.

“this time we had a breakthrough, which helped us increase the number of awBs available to both parties involved. Basically, our project helps increase transparency – one of the

main values of Cargo iQ.“we identified several areas that

require regular monitoring; and solving one issue may lead to other issues occurring in the future. Quality improvement is a continuous job that has no end.”

Veski said involvement in the Q-rally has improved the airline’s share of measurement (penetration rate) with clients and increased transparency.

airBridgeCargo airlines and dB schenker are collaborating again and working on another project , to increase the penetration of awBs in the Cargo iQ reports.

other participating member groups who teamed up in the third stage of the Q-rally were dsV panalpina and air France KlM Martinair, CeVa logistics and Qatar airways, turkish airlines and dB schenker, and Kuehne + nagel and emirates skyCargo.

“the Q-rally allows us to get tangible progress in a way that benefits our members and leads to some real results which are shared,” said Ariaen Zimmerman, executive Director, Cargo iQ. “it is a good way of actually celebrating successes and improving Cargo iQ limitations. “the spirit was great in Kuala lumpur.”

the Q-rally was introduced at the Chicago working group in april 2018 and the first stage took place at the Budapest working group in november 2019. the popular initiative will continue in 2020. all members present vote for a presentation based on their topics, results and overall progress during the stages.

Cargo iQ’s Quality Rally, or Q-Rally, is an initiative for members to showcase operational improvements which are developed collaboratively, using data gathered by the Group

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hong Kong air Cargo terminals limited (hactl) – hong Kong’s major independent cargo handler

– has been awarded the contract to provide ramp handling for Kentucky (usa)-based freighter operator southern air inc.

southern air - a wholly-owned subsidiary of atlas air worldwide holdings - operates 21 rotations per week through hong Kong, serving anchorage, Cincinnati, new york,

to ramp handling business

Miami, los angeles, leipzig, Milan, sharjah, Bahrain and seoul. all southern air hong Kong services use B777 freighters, most of whose space is allocated to dhl express.

says Hactl executive Director vivien Lau: “we are very pleased to extend our responsibilities for southern air to include ramp operations. this enables us to provide them with the enhanced efficiency of a seamless terminal- and ramp-

handling service – just as we now do for over 40 other freighter operators in hong Kong.”

hactl is the only cargo handler in hong Kong that provides combined terminal- and ramp-handling for freighter operators. Freighter ramp handling is one of the fastest-growing aspects of the company’s business; customers for the service include all 5 of the express and integrator carriers operating into hong Kong.

First-ever Madrid Air Cargo Day deemed a success

at the first Madrid air Cargo day, organised by Foro Madrid Cargo in collaboration with spanish

airport operator aena and iata, more than 100 industry experts gathered to explore the theme: modernisation of the airfreight world – projects,

challenges and trends.Keynote speakers included David

Bellon, vice president of Air Cargo Belgium, and Sara van Gelder from the Brussels Airport Company, who jointly gave a presentation about the emergence of air Cargo Belgium as a

cluster organisation.Further presentations from iata

and aena, as well as a panel discussion about e-commerce, completed the conference programme.

in his closing speech, Jesus Cuellar, chairman of Foro Madrid Cargo and sales director at dB schenker spain, praised the presence of the Belgian colleagues for their presentation and pointed out that a similar association in Madrid would be crucial to meet the challenges of the future.

Hactl adds Southern Air Inc.

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from multiple negative factors

aside from us-China tensions, a deterioration in global trade, and weakness in key economic

drivers add to freight carriers’ woes.air cargo demand is experiencing

the longest period of year-on-year decline since the global financial crisis of 2008.

the latest global air freight figures from the international air transport association (iata) show that demand—measured in freight tonne kilometers (FtKs)—decreased by 4.5% in september compared to the year ago period.

Freight capacity—measured in available freight tonne kilometers

(aFtKs)—rose by 2.1% year-on-year. it is the 11th consecutive month of year-on-year decline for demand, and the 17th consecutive month of capacity outstripping demand.

“october’s pause on tariff hikes between washington and Beijing is good news, but trillions of dollars of trade is already affected

“the us-China trade war continues to take its toll on the air cargo industry,” said alexandre de Juniac, iata director general and Ceo.

“october’s pause on tariff hikes between washington and Beijing is good news. But trillions of dollars of trade is already affected, which helped

fuel september’s 4.5% year-on-year fall in demand. and we can expect the tough business environment for air cargo to continue.”

aside from the us-China trade war, a deterioration in global trade, and weakness in key economic drivers add to freight carriers’ woes.

global export orders also continue to fall, with the purchasing Managers index reporting that orders have dwindled since september 2018.

in the regional markets, airlines in all regions except africa experienced a decline in air freight demand compared to the year ago period.

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seeks to transform Qatar into logistics, supply chain hub

the first edition of the Qatar trade summit, which opens in doha

Monday aims to transform Qatar into a regional logistics and supply chain hub, according the event’s organisers.

narendra Kumar, the head of the summit’s steering committee, said the three-day event is being held at the interContinental doha the City and gathers local and international business leaders who are expected to interact with global thought leaders, industry stakeholders and experts from the fields of sea ports, air cargo, supply chain, and logistics.

the summit will hold discussions about the ‘impact of ports and shipping in regional economic progress’, ‘air cargo sector and its in?uence on bridging regional markets’, ‘supply chain logistics and trends and future of logistics’.

it will also feature a workshop focusing on ‘Made in Qatar’, which will explore the potential of bringing business to the region, and another one titled ‘global strategic partnerships workshop’.

in a statement, the organisers said the summit is hosting “some of the world’s most reputed names” from the air cargo, logistics and supply chain domains. also, prominent industry leaders will be delivering keynote speeches during the three-day event.

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they include He Qatar Airways Group chief executive Akbar al-Baker, Kuwait ports authority director general and chairman of Federation of arab ports & the arab transport sector Sheikh Yousef Abdullah al-

nasser al-Sabah, Mwani Qatar Ceo Abdulla al-Khanji, Qatar Financial Centre Ceo & board member Yousuf al-Jaida,

Qatar Free Zones authority Ceo lim Meng hui, lloyd’s list Containers


• A new unit offering tailored solutions to CEVA Logistics’ clients• Specialist team will deliver and install complex medical machinery• CEVA Logistics further consolidates its leading expertise in healthcare logistics

in a further expansion of its global healthcare capabilities, CeVa logistics has announced the launch

in india of a specialist installation service for large-scale medical equipment using its own dedicated team of engineers and technicians.

CeVa’s expert team will be responsible for unpacking, installing and setting up equipment such as Mri (Magnetic resonance imaging) scanners, Cath labs, digital radiography machines and Ct (Computerised tomography) scanners on behalf of a number of global manufacturers.

in order to enable the smoothest

possible installation, the dedicated team of technicians and engineers are fully conversant with each piece of equipment and conduct site readiness surveys before unpacking and setting up the machinery at the designated location. Known as factory installations, these can involve a wide range of weights and pieces. For instance, an Mri scanner comprises a total of 26 boxes weighing between 18-20 tonnes with a single magnet weighing eight tonnes.

Akash Agarwal, Director Business Development India and Head of Freight Management Sales, India, Middle east, Africa

& Turkey, CevA Logistics, says: “Cutting-edge medical machinery requires specialist handling and installation, a complex and technical process. as our clients are increasingly relying on our know-how in this regard, CeVa logistics decided to bring its healthcare logistics expertise to the next level by setting up a dedicated team of medical equipment installation specialists.”

initially based in Mumbai, india, the team will work on installations there as well as in pune, nagpur, ahmedabad and Belgaum, before being gradually expanded across CeVa logistics’ network.

editor James Baker, global head iata Cargo glyn hughes, turkish Cargo chief cargo officer turhan Özen, dhl global Forwarding, Middle east & africa Ceo amadou diallo, and Qatar airways chief cargo officer guillaume halleux.

“despite the challenges facing the global container shipping sector, the Middle east is emerging as one of the bright spots. transported volumes are increasing and global carriers are adding more services to the region as demand rises.

“the region’s strategic location on the midway point of China’s ambitious Belt and road project has led to increased interest in container terminal developments. in the first nine months of this year alone, Qatari ports saw volumes rise by 2% to over 1mn teu,” Baker said.

Bertrand Maltaverne, solutions consultant, Ivaula Inc, Austria, said: “the logistics market in Qatar is at a growth stage and a steady one at that for the last five to 10 years, with the new expansion plans in the country, the upcoming major 2022 FiFa world Cup event, and the ambitious plans of the Qatari leadership to grow the country into a new regional logistical hub, and a major global lng supplier.”

diallo added: “i am personally convinced that Qatar will become a global technology and life sciences and healthcare logistics hub for time and temperature sensitive goods, thanks to its airports and logistics infrastructure. Qatar will become a global platform for connecting people and improving lives.”

CEVA Logisticslaunches an innovative and expert Medical Equipment Installation Service in India

it will also feature a workshop focusing on ‘Made in Qatar’, which will explore the potential of

bringing business to the region, and another one titled ‘global strategic

partnerships workshop’.

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announces several new drone projects

develop a variety of drone delivery use cases for business-to consumer applications. the program will include evaluation of delivery of prescriptions and retail products to the homes of CVs customers.

ups is also partnering with wholesale pharmaceutical distributor amerisourceBergen, a leading global healthcare solutions provider.

the collaboration will initially deploy the ups Flight Forward drone airline to transport certain pharmaceuticals, supplies and records to qualifying medical campuses served by amerisourceBergen across the us, with

plans to then expand its use to other sites of care.

additionally, ups Flight Forward will soon develop drone delivery services in support of Kaiser permanente, one of america’s leading health care providers and not-for-profit health plans. the delivery applications will involve shipping healthcare shipments or other items on the company’s hospital campuses.

the express firm also today announced another new service targeting the pharma industry: ups premier.

the service will use sensor technology to ensure priority-handling services for time-and temperature-sensitive packages. the company said it is part of a move to retrofit key parts of the company’s network with smart, iot systems to track healthcare packages.

additionally, the company is connecting all of its global healthcare and life sciences business under a single, dedicated ups healthcare and life sciences (hCls) unit.

the new unit includes operations and over 5,000 personnel from Marken, polar speed, and all 114 ups healthcare facilities. the unit will have a dedicated and healthcare-trained sales force and customer support teams for customers across the global network.

UPSexpress firm ups has announced

several new projects to develop its drone delivery operation.

the company has announced new drone delivery service in support of the university of utah health hospital campuses, in partnership with drone manufacturer Matternet. the university of utah campus programme will involve drone deliveries of samples and other cargo and is similar to an operation recently introduced at wakeMed hospital in north Carolina.

ups Flight Forward also announced an agreement with CVs health to

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UPS has announced major upgrades to its healthcare-dedicated warehouse and distribution network in the US and Europe.

pharma networks in the US and Europe

they include adding 1.3m sq ft of total distribution space in key us markets and receiving the

european union’s good distribution practice (gdp) compliance certification for its healthcare operations in France and germany.

altogether, the us express parcel and logistics giant’s healthcare warehouse and distribution space in the us will total 4m sq ft by 2020.

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among the largest upgrades include a new 450,000 sq ft facility near the healthcare campus by ups’s worldport air hub in louisville. a new centre in harrisburg will measure 315,000 sq ft and is located near ups’s local transportation hub that has the capability of reaching key northeast markets in one day.

the centre is also near ups’s swedesboro healthcare operation

which is the first in the ups network to offer medical device services such as autoclave capabilities, decontamination and replenishment of surgical kits, and instrument inspection.

Darren Cockrel, UPS president of global logistics, said: “By increasing warehouse and distribution space and optimizing multi-client facilities, our customers have greater opportunity to reduce supply chain costs, and get their shipments to the right places globally at the right time and in full regulatory compliance.”

other us cities with expanded healthcare warehouse space will include atlanta, Columbus, reno and tracy.

“we align our healthcare distribution network to deliver a broader 1-2 day coverage, giving customers transit time benefits and later pickups they need to provide competitive advantage,” said dan gagnon, ups vice president of global healthcare and life science strategy.

ups recently received the eu’s gdp certification for pharmaceutical shipping in France and germany. the gdp healthcare-product distribution guidelines are set by the european Medicines agency, describing the conditions that a wholesale distributor must meet to ensure the quality and integrity of medicines throughout the supply chain.

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• Set to open in 2021, the new facility, four times the size of current facility at 200,000 square feet, to meet double-digit volume growth

• Being DHL’s largest gateway in Canada, the new facility will quadruple the current handling capacity

DHL Express invests $100 millionCAD to expand its existing gateway at John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport

dhl recently announced its latest gateway expansion in Canada: a new $100 million Cad

facility at the John C. Munro hamilton international airport. this new facility will replace its existing one, also at hamilton international, to meet double-digit growth in shipment volumes.

“hamilton international airport offers us the benefits that we need to meet our growing demands in handling capacity,” said andrew williams, Ceo of dhl express Canada. “with 24-hour landing capability, dedicated onsite Canada Border services agency representation and the ability to grow in the future with a partner positioned to become the cargo hub of ontario, we know this is the best decision to continue leading the market.”

“i was pleased to visit dhl officials in leipzig, germany two years ago to underline our commitment to do everything possible to assist in the expansion of dhl’s facility at hamilton international airport,” said hamilton Mayor Fred eisenberger. “this is further evidence that our airport is an economic driver that is attracting international investment resulting in high-value jobs and increased prosperity.”

“today’s announcement from dhl is great news for the airport, the City of hamilton and the province as hamilton international is a global gateway facilitating the movement of goods and ontario is the home of a strong and rapidly growing e-commerce industry,” said Cathie puckering, president

and Ceo of John C. Munro hamilton international airport. “the airport and dhl are proud of a great, long-standing relationship for two decades and dhl’s investment will ensure it is well positioned for success at hamilton international airport for many years to come.”

since 2014, international trade has generated continuous growth in shipments per day for dhl express in the americas, averaging at around 8% growth each year for the entire region combined. in Canada alone, shipments per day growth have doubled with 60% of the total Canadian shipments cleared every month at hamilton international. the hamilton gateway is the largest gateway for dhl express in Canada by volume. other dhl express gateways in Canada are located in Vancouver, Calgary, edmonton, winnipeg, Brampton, Montreal, and Mirabel.

the new facility, which will be four times the size of the current one at 200,000 square feet, will feature a fully-automated sort system with a capacity of processing 15,000 packages per hour.

today, the dhl express hamilton international gateway has two daily flights connecting Canada to the international network via Cincinnati. the facility will also generate an increase in front line job growth to meet higher demands, adding to its existing 225 employees.

“as i’ve said before, government doesn’t create jobs, businesses do,”

said ontario premier doug Ford. “we welcome dhl’s $100 million investment in our province and we will continue to make ontario the best place to grow a business and create jobs for people.”

dhl express moved to its current hamilton international facility in 2008. in the last four years, the company has invested more than 30 million Cad to increase its fleet and aviation capacity, along with expanding its facilities in edmonton and winnipeg, and most recently, doubling its capacity at the Vancouver international airport in richmond. dhl express has 17 owned locations throughout Canada and more than 450 partner locations.

last year, dhl express launched a new direct flight from the dhl express americas hub in Cincinnati to Vancouver, also as a result of double-digit shipment growth generated from the growing international trade – specifically between the u.s. and Canada. inbound shipments had increased by 38 percent to Vancouver from 2017 to 2018, while outbound volumes increased by 10 percent, all as a result of the accelerating e-commerce business paired with an already-strong customer base for the company. the new flight, an $8.6 million Cad investment, increased shipment capacity on the route by up to 40% improvement, and created more opportunity for Vancouver’s small and medium-sized businesses to trade internationally by improving reliability, connectivity and capacity between the two markets.

in the last two years, dhl express has invested more than $289 million Cad in operational investments throughout the americas, which have allowed for improved automation for speed and accuracy at hubs, gateways and service center facilities across the region.


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Freight forwarder Flexport is partnering with Chinese logistics specialist sF express to offer a

one-stop-shop for freight services, including full container load (FCl) ocean shipping and air cargo.

Flexport and sF express will connect data and platforms to provide “smarter and more advanced logistics services” to address the specific needs of Chinese companies.

“we have been increasing our investment in technology and are committed to continuously enhancing the user experience,” said henry Ko,

managing director of Flexport asia.“our collaboration with sF express

will enable us to further improve end-to-end services and operational capabilities, helping us to elevate the user experience to the next level, both within and outside of China.”

in a statement on its website, Flexport said that its expertise in imports will “complement sF express’s history of excellence in channel networking”.

the statement continued: “By joining forces, each partner will broaden the other’s reach and add depth to their already customer-

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centric services and products. Building on a strong foundation of technical knowledge and expertise, sF express and Flexport will continue to drive transparency and efficiency throughout global trade.

“driven by a shared vision of delivering the most valuable customer experiences possible, this partnership will play a key role in the evolution and development of powerful trade tools.

it stated that the Flexport and sF express partnership will allow Chinese businesses to get “real-time visibility into the status of shipments through the tech-driven Flexport platform while taking advantage of data automation and analytics to develop more efficient processes and procedures”.

it added that Flexport’s destination capabilities – in particular, us and european union customs clearance and last-mile delivery – will be “specially valuable” for Chinese companies seeking to expand overseas business.

Keith ip, chief executive, international business of sF express group, said: “working with Flexport, we hope to further support Chinese companies’ expansion ambitions in overseas markets.

“sF express and Flexport will fully leverage each other’s strengths while continuing to promote future innovation and introduce ever-more competitive logistics solutions. By expanding cross-border B2B business capabilities, we aim to create significant value for our customers.”


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AirDirect Mexico service from Asia takes off

global supply Chain provider geodis has launched its full cargo service from hong Kong to

guadalajara, Mexico. this new weekly service has a 22-hour real-time transit to the Mexican hub.

operated by a chartered B747-400erF and Md-11 F aircrafts , airdirect Mexico represents a completely new, nonstop service in the market, providing geodis’ customers with a highly reliable solution and secured capacity, in addition to geodis’ other air cargo services,

airFast, airFlex and airsave.Commenting on the new

service, geodis’ executive Vice president for Freight Forwarding, eric Martin-neuville says, “we have been encouraged by the initial bookings that we have received for our inaugural flight and expect these to rise to a threshold volume where a second, and eventually, a third flight per week, will be established.”

geodis’ own and direct flight service between hong Kong and Mexico also represents one of many initiatives that are being introduced to the market as part of a regional, multimodal growth strategy. “airdirect Mexico follows the recent launch of our road network service in south asia, providing scheduled services with day-definite transit times to all major destinations in the region”, explains onno Boots, geodis’ regional president and Ceo for asia pacific. “as part of this growth strategy, hong Kong is geodis’ hub for China and southeast asia originated

cargoes to Mexico, latin america, usa and europe.”

robert M. Krautheim, regional head of sales for Freight Forwarding in the americas adds, “geodis consistency combined with access to premier wide-body aircraft cargo capacity means our clients will enjoy better lead times and a reliable supply chain for dangerous goods, lithium batteries, and general cargo.”

airdirect Mexico is the newest example of how geodis continues to offer its customers a truly integrated, end-to-end supply chain solution with focus on day-definite and reliable transit times, complemented by the road network services in asia and on-carriage solutions in Mexico, including daily scheduled intra-Mexican deliveries to all locations in the country. geodis continues to be a leader in innovation by finding new ways to serve customers globally. this new service will ensure just-in-time service and space commitment through an own Controlled network (oCn) allowing geodis’ customers to meet and exceed their consumers’ expectations.

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alibaba’s logistics arm Cainiao has teamed up with aviastar-tu and pochta russia to launch freighter

flights carrying e-commerce goods.Cainiao will lease seven freighters

from the two russian companies to launch daily flights from China to Moscow, yekaterinburg and Krasnoyarsk on behalf of aliexpress russia.

the move is aimed at cutting delivery times for orders from russia to China to 10 days.

aviastar-tu is not the only russian

carrier to benefit from e-commerce demand growth.

last month, atran airlines added its sixth freighter to create additional capacity to cater for an “e-commerce bonanza”.

the company said that the additional freighter would help it meet growing demand for e-commerce shipments, including mail, between China, russia and Cis states.

as part of its e-commerce push, Volga-dnepr formed a partnership with

Chinese e-commerce giant alibaba’s Cainiao logistics arm last year.

the partnership saw atran launch a weekly service from the technology hub, hangzhou, which is also an important e-commerce gateway, to riga.

it has also formed partnerships with singapore airlines and Chinese express airline yto and has revealed plans to establish five global logistics hubs to meet demand for faster delivery.

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in a related development, atran airlines, the air express subsidiary of the Volga-dnepr group which

operates from Moscow Vnukovo airport, last month added a second B737-800BCF to its current fleet of six freighters - 4 B737-400sF and 2 B737-800BCF - to support additional capacity needed for its e-commerce operations.

last year, Volga-dnepr formed a partnership with Cainiao, which resulted in atran launching a weekly service from hangzhou to riga.

Cainiao has also formed partnerships with singapore airlines and Chinese express airline yto and has selected five cities - hangzhou, dubai, Kuala lumpur, liege and Moscow as its global logistics hubs to meet demand for faster delivery.

rail complements air servicesMeanwhile, alibaba this week increased its majority stake in its logistics affiliate Cainiao smart logistics network to 63% from 51% with an investment of us$3.3 billion.

alibaba group’s logistics operator, Cainiao and russia’s pochta postal service have launched their first direct China-russia freighter services to deliver aliexpress

goods purchased online by russians, a reuters report said, quoting an aliexpress russia announcement.

the move, which aliexpress russia hopes will help it cut the time it takes to deliver orders from China to russia to 10 days, comes with russia’s rapidly growing e-commerce market producing an annual turnover of more than us$14 billion.

aliexpress russia JV is majority owned by russian shareholders with a board of directors comprised of representation from rdiF, alibaba, Megafon and Mail.ru.

in october, russian internet company Mail.ru said it had agreed a joint venture with alipay, the mobile payments arm of alibaba group, along with the russian direct investment Fund (rdiF) and two other russian partners.

Cainiao and pochta are jointly leasing seven freighters from aviastar-tu to fly to the cities of Moscow, yekaterinburg and Krasnoyarsk on a daily basis.

aviastar-tu, which also operates regular freighter services for dhl, has a fleet of three B757-200 freighters and four tupolev tu-204-100s and operates principally out of Moscow’s ramenskoye airport.

Commenting on the investment, alibaba group executive Ceo daniel Zhang said alibaba supports the ongoing development of Cainiao and its work to accelerate digitalisation of logistics to enhance customer user experience and service.

according to a report in the China daily, Cainiao last month started a dedicated e-commerce train from a small commodities hub in yiwu, China to its european hub at liège airport. the freight train will operate twice weekly for Cainiao to transport goods including cosmetics and home appliances for european customers.

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Focus on Customer Centricity : Etihad Cargo partners with Leading E-Booking Platform Cargo.One to Expand Global Distribution • Innovation driver: Digital-first policy sees

Etihad Cargo sell capacity on e-booking platform cargo.one, providing its customers additional choice

• Solidified market position: cargo.one to strengthen its market position as the top digital distribution channel

etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of etihad airways, has augmented its digitalisation strategy by signing a landmark distribution agreement with cargo.

one, the multi-airline e-booking platform.Finalised on the side lines of Cargo Connect, an industry forum

co-located with dubai airshow, the agreement confirms etihad Cargo as the latest international carrier to partner with cargo.one.

a key driver in its commitment to provide customers with a best-in-class booking experience, the cargo.one agreement empowers etihad Cargo to offer an additional avenue for bookings on available cargo capacity to a wider pool of european customers.

Abdulla Mohamed Shadid, etihad Aviation Group’s Managing Director of Cargo and Logistics Services said: “etihad Cargo’s ambition to lead the industry into a new

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digital era has driven significant investment in our digitalisation programme across back of house and customer facing platforms in the last 12 months. this landmark partnership with cargo.one builds on the success we have achieved on our own online platform, etihadcargo.com, which now represents 38 per cent of our bookings.

“our digital investment enabled us to rapidly build the required api connectivity to seamlessly link to the cargo.one platform. through cargo.one we will offer global capacity to users on new routings and to new destinations across our extensive worldwide network, and provide our own customers with additional booking choice.”

serving more than 300 freight forwarding companies across europe, cargo.one has been growing its customer base at a rate of more than twenty per cent month-on-month. in adding etihad Cargo’s global network to the platform, cargo.one forwarders will have access from europe to new markets across the Middle east, indian subcontinent, asia, africa, australasia and us – including sydney, Kuala lumpur and Jakarta. through the partnership cargo.one has heightened its attractiveness as the number one e-booking platform for freight forwarders, revealed Moritz Claussen, Managing Director of cargo.one.

“cargo.one is the number one choice for airlines to foster digitalisation and to put their customers first. our fast-growing user base not only makes it attractive for airlines to join as a means of reaching new customers, but also helps them to serve their customers’ needs in the best possible way. with etihad Cargo on board we strengthen our market position as the leading distribution channel for cargo airlines and further grow our offering for freight forwarders,” said Claussen.

Following a phased roll-out, etihad’s capacities will become available on the cargo.one platform in all major european markets.

- a multi-phased infrastructure development strategy agreed - plan includes a refurbished and dedicated pharmaceutical handling facility by end of Q3 2020 to be followed by a state-of-the-art new etihad Cargo terminal

abu dhabi airports and etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics services arm of the etihad aviation group, have announced a major project to enhance abu dhabi international airport (auh) into a state-of-the-art global air cargo center of excellence.

abu dhabi airports and etihad Cargo will implement a multi-phased cargo infrastructure development strategy, starting with the imminent upgrade of etihad’s existing air cargo terminal facilities on the southside airport perimeters. the program will culminate with the inauguration of etihad Cargo’s future home, a new state-of-the-art air cargo terminal in the east Midfield section of the airport, an area designated by abu dhabi airports for future integrated cargo, logistics and integrator activities.

the plans revealed that the first phase, the upgrading of the southside etihad cargo facilities, will commence immediately and is due for completion in phases between fall 2019 and end of Q3 2020. the scope includes the enhancement of rFs loading docks with levelers, insulation and floor works for faster and more efficient loading with stricter temperature controls, increased storage space and additional build-up and breakdown zones to improve production workflow, and upgraded cool chain facilities for both its fresh and pharma handling and storage operations.

this phase will not only increase efficiency and productivity in the existing facilities to support air cargo growth at abu dhabi international airport for the coming five years, but it will also enhance etihad’s pharmaceutical logistics capability through a dedicated southside pharma terminal, adding 3,500 sqm’s of space for temperature-controlled handling and storage across both 2-8 degrees Celsius and 15-25 degrees Celsius categories. this further complements etihad Cargo’s recent success in the domain, having become the first airline in the Middle east to gain CeiV pharma certification for both its airline and terminal operations in January.

Furthermore, with a focus on continued growth mid and long term, abu dhabi airports and etihad Cargo have agreed as a next step to

designate a plot of land at the east Midfield site. the team will soon be inviting expressions of interest to bid for the design and construction of etihad Cargo’s state-of-the-art, next generation facility that will mark the creation of one the world’s most advanced and automated air cargo terminals. the facility will be designed to handle incremental uae import and export demand, boost etihad’s growing cargo network flows as well as cater for the significant rise in e-commerce and express mail and cargo operations.

Bryan Thompson, Chief executive officer of Abu Dhabi Airports, commented: “geographically, abu dhabi is situated at the heart of the east to west trade routes. additionally, the transport and logistics fabric of the emirate of abu dhabi is well planned and structured to create undeniable potential to grow the cargo traffic exponentially.”

“today we are putting in place the right foundations and frameworks for our future cargo activity, which in a few years will re-shape this industry for the emirate of abu dhabi. abu dhabi is the future’s cargo hub for the region and the world.”

Tony Douglas, Group Chief executive officer, etihad Aviation Group, said: “today’s announcement is a major milestone in the development of etihad Cargo’s logistics strategy that will see our hub continue to grow as one of the world’s most important trade facilitators connecting east and west.

“the immediate investment in the southside terminal will deliver a step change in the efficiency and capability of our existing facilities while the announcement of the development of a new facility reinforces etihad’s commitment to develop abu dhabi as a world class hub for the logistics of the future.”

in addition, abu dhabi airports is setting the groundworks for the first phase of a bonded, non-bonded and free zone area adjoining the airport designated as “al Falah Free Zone”, which it will develop as a prime location for e-commerce fulfilment and logistics warehousing. the goal is to transform the nation’s capital into a globally recognized, multi-modal cargo hub driving sustainable economic growth in the emirate.

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Jettainer is exclusive sales partner for the original skids squAIR-timber

made of recycled paper

stable skids made of recycled cardboard fiber composite materials can replace

wooden planks used for load distribution on airfreight pallets. the resultant weight saving of around 80 percent leads to significant reductions in fuel consumption and helps to reduce Co2 emissions in air traffic. trilatec, which developed the squair-timber system, and Jettainer have now entered into an exclusive distribution agreement.

Jettainer, the leading international service partner for outsourced uld management, and trilatec are thus further expanding their existing partnership. “we were enthusiastic about squair-timber right from the start. it perfectly fits into our

portfolio of innovative solutions in the area of loading equipment and their control and adds to our corporate claim of sustainable logistics,” says Thomas Sonntag, Managing Director of Jettainer.

the innovative ultra-lightweight elements are made of a special cardboard fiber according to the carbon principle. Compared to conventional wooden planks, they are up to 80 percent lighter without reducing their payload capacity. each meter of the material carries up to 5 tons with a tare weight of only 1.2 kilograms. in comparison, the tare weight of wood is 3-4 kilograms per meter. in addition, squair-timber consists of 100 percent recycled material, is cost-effective and can easily be disposed of with paper waste.

“the sales cooperation for our product squair-timber offers us optimal access to airlines worldwide.

a major advantage is that addressing potential customers through or together with Jettainer enables us to place our product with exactly the right contacts within the airlines,” added andreas langemann, Managing director of trilatec.

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DHL Express opens €15m Finland terminal

dhl express Finland has opened a new €15m gateway terminal and office facility in pirkkala/tampere

with a handling capacity of 5,000 shipments per hour.

the 4,000 sq m terminal serves the express pick-up and delivery operations

in pirkanmaa area and handles both export and import shipments for the whole of northern Finland.

additional space and capacity were required to serve both the business to business and rapidly growing private customer e-commerce sectors.

dhl express europe chief executive alberto nobis said: “given the sustained growth of international e-commerce, dhl is committed to strengthening our global network and services.

“over the years, we’ve invested significantly in our infrastructure all across europe, to increase efficiencies and to improve delivery capabilities. our hubs and gateways are the backbone of our global network which connects businesses from all industry verticals and private customers alike, and enables them to benefit from the ongoing e-commerce boom.”

daily flights between european hub leipzig and helsinki gateway connect dhl express Finland to the global network. the other two Finnish express terminals are located in tampere/pirkkala and turku.

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Promotes Four Key Executives

aCl airshop, a technology-driven market leader in products, services, and uld logistics

and leasing solutions for the global air cargo industry, has recently promoted four key executives to senior leadership positions.

each of these promotions from within are for exceptionally well qualified leaders in their fields:

Jos Jacobsen: Managing director and Chief operating officer for eastern hemisphere operations and global leasing. Jacobsen has over 17 years with the Company, is known industry-wide as an air cargo expert, and is also a board member of the industry association uld Care.

Wes Tucker: executive Vice president and Chief operating officer for western hemisphere operations

and Manufacturing. tucker has over 16 years with the Company, and recently oversaw the construction of aCl airshop’s ultra-modern new cargo products factory in south Carolina.

Mattijs Farber: group Controller. Farber has over 10 years with the Company, and has risen in the global Finance organization with progressive levels of responsibility, most recently as international Controller. the company’s financial network worldwide will now report through Farber for all accounting and finance activities, reports, audits.

Harold elfring: director of technology & it systems. elfring has been working with the Company for 14 years in a consulting role, leading new innovations such as proprietary “uld Control” logistics programs, the

new “FindMyuld” app, and Bluetooth tracking & tracing. he holds a ph.d. in computer sciences.

Steve Townes, Chairman & Ceo of ACL Airshop and founder of ranger aerospace, said: “these well-earned and richly deserved promotions from within our ranks reflect the high performance Culture of aCl airshop. our vibrant, entrepreneurial organization is well known for its speed of service and exceptionally high professionalism. these four exemplary leaders personify what we mean when we say our people truly have the right stuff.”

For 2020 and beyond, the Company which already has cargo servicing capabilities at over half of the world’s top 100 airports, will continue ramping-up its technology investments and service expansions around the world. “there are three fundamental leadership pillars in our development strategy for our 200+ airlines clients,” said townes, “grow the network, invest in technology, and remain a superior employer for the extraordinary people in our high-performance company culture.”

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IBS Software’s iCargo platform provides intelligent operational analytics that enable Korean Air to determine the selling price of capacity and ensure maximum profitability

has Launched an Integrated Revenue Management System at Korean Air to Boost Cargo Profitability

iBs software’s iCargo platform has overhauled Korean air cargo pricing model by deploying an integrated

revenue management system, to improve yields and boost profitability. an industry first, the solution provides intelligent, intuitive analysis and algorithms, fully integrated to the core sales and booking system that delivers unrivalled insight into critical commercial operations – allowing Korean air to determine the selling price of capacity and ensure maximum profitability per shipment carried.

iBs developed the revenue management solution as an extension of its iCargo cloud platform deployed earlier this year by Korean air, one of the top cargo carriers in the world by volume, to improve operational efficiency. working in close collaboration with Korean air to define its needs for this highly complex and business-critical function, iBs incorporated its full data analytics and machine learning capabilities to develop the solution.

as part of this phase of this rollout, iBs also rolled out the new

sales app mobility module, designed to support sales and marketing teams with maximum conversion of opportunities by providing real time access to customer profiles, customer analytics and capacity predictions to support Korean air cargo operations. in addition, several new automation tools were also introduced for terminal operations at incheon airport, the hub of Korean air cargo operations.

with the introduction of the integrated revenue management module into the iCargo solution, iBs has brought to the market a fully integrated package of all business functional capabilities that are essential for the successful management of air cargo businesses for airlines and ground handlers of all sizes and business model: sales, operations, revenue accounting, mail handling, mail revenue accounting and cargo revenue accounting.

noh saM sug, head of Cargo & senior Vice president, Korean air cargo, said, “i am very pleased to announce the successful go-live of iBs’ iCargo revenue Management solution at

Korean air Cargo. i also take this opportunity to thank the teams from iBs and Korean air who worked together to develop the integrated revenue management solution that will help Korean air to better match the cargo supply and demand while improving profitability. Korean air looks forward to partner with iBs software in future opportunities related to cargo and other core airline business systems as well”.

“at iBs we’re thrilled to have such a progressive partner in Korean air, a dominant player in the air cargo industry who is leaving no stone unturned in their quest to modernise their operations to boost profitability and deliver exceptional customer service,” said ashok rajan, sVp & head of airline Cargo services, iBs software. “the addition of revenue management to the iCargo platform is an exciting new development in our mission to support airlines all over the world generate maximum value from their operations and gain a competitive edge. we are proud to be associated with an industry stalwart like Korean air in this journey.”

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First at Lufthansa Cargo: Rapid Rate Response provides dynamic spot prices in real time now

lufthansa Cargo is expanding its digital sales channels with dynamic spot prices that can be booked

immediately. these are now automatically generated in real time via the rapid rate response (rrr) mechanism and are displayed as directly bookable offers.

“with automated spot prices, we can make our customers offers. we are speeding up and simplifying our booking process considerably and further expanding our digital sales channels. this complements our existing personal and digital services,” said dorothea von Boxberg, Chief Commercial officer at lufthansa Cargo.

lufthansa Cargo uses rapid rate response on all of its own booking channels. starting in december 2019, the system will generate spot price offers for all customers based in the following pilot markets: thailand, Vietnam, north and northeast india, Beijing, Middle east, iran, turkey, usa (California, nevada, arizona, hawaii, new york, Connecticut, new Jersey, Massachusetts, Maine, new hampshire, Vermont, rhode island, washington, oregon, idaho, alaska), Mexico, spain, portugal, Cologne and stuttgart. lufthansa Cargo will gradually extend the system and deploy

it worldwide by the end of 2020.rapid rate response is connected to

the existing online sales channels and is also available to the sales employees for personal or telephone support. in addition to the option of booking on the company’s own eBooking channel, lufthansa Cargo will in future also offer air freight forwarders the option of directly connecting their own systems via an application programming interface (api). perspectively, external sales platforms will also be successively connected. Cargo.one is the first platform with which lufthansa Cargo has already gone live.

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Airports to play increasingly important role in supply chains

Air Cargo Americas:Airports will play an increasingly

important role in air cargo supply chains as lead times become increasingly shorter.

speaking at the air Cargo americas event in Miami, sao paulo’s gru airport chief

executive gustavo Figueiredo said that the role of airports in the air cargo has changed completely over the last ten years because supply chains have become increasingly fast, driven by e-commerce and just-in-time production.

in the past, airports were simply infrastructure providers and a transhipment point, he said, but today they are much more than that.

“airports must today provide information in real time, the capability to [consolidate] different shipments from different parts of the world and have the ability to provide the information for the customers to do the last mile directly from the airport.

“with the e-commerce business we have to work together with the authorities to make it possible to clear the goods as fast as we can because to deliver in one day in a country like Brazil, with such large distances, requires a very smooth and efficient process.

“airports have to sit together with the authorities and stakeholders and make it possible.”

Figueiredo added that airports today

also had to be flexible when it comes to customer requirements.

he explained that a big company may want to operate its own hub at the airport, whereas a smaller player may want the airport to provide and operate cargo handling infrastructure as well as provide value-added services such as assembly.

“we must have the flexibility to offer a different model for each type of requirement in the supply chain,” Figueiredo said.

“another thing we see that will change in the future is that with this challenge [of shorter] lead time requirements, from the customer perspective, airports will be an important hub in the supply chain.

“Companies are trying to reduce the [number of] nodes in their supply chains and airports will be an important place to add more services and

activities [currently provided elsewhere in the supply chain] to enable them to reduce lead times and improve the performance of supply chains.”

this view was echoed by Modern logistics vice president of commercial and marketing adalberto Febeliano who said that airports must become more a part of global supply chains.

he gave the example of automotive just-in-time supply chains, suggesting airports could receive parts from several suppliers and then sort them to go to the correct part of the production line rather than do this elsewhere.

also in the session, the airline panellists were asked how they are tackling the opportunity presented by e-commerce.

amerijet international chief executive Vicken Karjian said that it needed to be close to its customers.

he pointed out that it can take six months to develop a new product, so it needed to be ahead of the curve in terms of understanding what customers will require.

avianca Cargo commercial director Carlos andres arango said that it had launched an e-commerce product but added that “for an airline, it is not as easy as it may seem”.

“avianca had to change the whole process and mentality of cargo [when launching the e-commerce product] because you are not moving general cargo, you are moving small items with high volumes.”

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Air Cargo Americas: airlines are increasingly targeting the e-commerce market with door-to-door services similar to those traditionally offered by integrators.

speaking at the air Cargo americas event this week, international Bonded Courier (iBC) vice president of business development latin america Jaime silva pointed out that several airlines are offering door-to-door services.

in Brazil, for example, azul had partnered with latin america’s largest e-commerce merchant, Mercado libre, to become the only air carrier within Brazil for products sold on the retailer’s website and it has expanded door-to-door operations internationally.

the airline flies to more than 100 domestic destinations, has 250 franchise stores nationwide, and can reach more than 3,500 municipalities within 24 hours.

Meanwhile, emirates skyCargo has recently announced its own door-to-door operation in the uae, he said.

iBC is currently working with portuguese airline tap portugal to also develop a door-to-door setup.

silva said: “not only is azul doing e-commerce internationally, but it is involved in the door-to-door service internationally.

“we have a service that allows azul to reach more than 200 countries in the world with a door-to-door service and this is a commercial airline – it is an example of how airlines are getting into this very sophisticated trend [of e-commerce].”

in a later session, ivan pereira, director, network planning, product and revenue manager, Modern logistics, said that airlines are still trying to understand the best way to adapt to this new environment.

“in general, it is very important for them to have a network as wide as possible because if we want to increase the penetration of e-commerce, we need to reach more places,” pereira said.

“there are places like Brazil where the population is spread over the country, so if you want to grow, you need to get to these locations. in order to do that you can increase your network and you can partner with other companies.”

pereira said that figuring out how to price e-commerce services was another challenge faced by airlines because online retail shipments tend to be smaller and higher in quantity than traditional air cargo.

itn worldwide chief operating officer daniel grimes agreed that pricing is a challenge. he said that items are often shipped in boxes that are far too big, filling up capacity in aircraft unless they arrange to have them repacked.

he said that airlines have talked about switching to a dimensional weight charging model to combat this but doing so could push up costs by 30-40%.

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Air Cargo Americas:

the air cargo industry must be flexible in order to respond to the ongoing political unrest in south america, according to speakers at air

Cargo americas.the last few years has seen several incidents

of political unrest in south america leading to disruptions to trade with other countries and economic uncertainty.

even Chile, seen as one of the more stable economies in the region, has seen protestors take to the streets and clash with police over recent weeks as they object to stagnating wages and living conditions.

amerijet international chief executive Vicken Karjian said that in response to these fast-changing situations, airlines must be flexible.

“we served the Venezuelan market for 20-25 years but we had to get out of that market because of the constraints put on us – the key is to be able to find another source of revenue business if that happens.

“we know we are in a dynamic region, whether it is weather, hurricanes or political unrest, so flexibility becomes an important part of responding to that.

“as a team, internally, within our own airline, we always have a plan to go back in when conditions allow us.

“Bolivia has this year had a presidential election which has caused turmoil, so all these things we have to be aware of and understand the long- and short-term impact to our business.”

avianca Cargo commercial director Carlos andres arango added: “[the geo-political situation] can affect a lot.

“For example, [with the situation in] Chile and ecuador, without exports of flowers to Miami and europe, in one week it can really affect the business, because then we have cargo in europe waiting to come back.

“we have to be really careful and flexible to change things very quickly.”

Air cargo must be flexible in response to political turmoil

Air Cargo Americas:

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• Transport logistic Americas: new exhibition parallel to the air cargo forum Miami

• Messe München organizes exhibition and conference program

• Know-how for actors along intercontinental supply chains

New logistics fair at the US hub in Miami

supply chains between america and europe need integrated solutions.

that is why Messe München is launching the three-day transport logistic americas in the usa, an international platform for shippers, logistics service providers and logistics-savvy service providers.

the fair complements the air cargo forum Miami and will take place for the first time from november 10 to 12, 2020 in Miami.

exhibitor registrations are now possible.the transport logistic americas is organized by Messe München and connected to the air cargo forum Miami, which is organized in cooperation with tiaCa (the international air Cargo association).

5,000 square meters are reserved for the exhibition of shippers, logistics service providers and logistics-related service providers, including a conference program.

the long-standing air cargo forum exhibitors occupy at least half of the area.

this means that airlines and ports as well as airfreight-specific system providers and service providers from all over the world are already on site.

the transport logistic americas extends the offer across modes of transport and is aimed at trade visitors.

efficient platform for multinational trade relations“the european logistics market differs from the logistics industry in north and south america.

For efficient trade relationships, a platform is therefore needed in america where all actors in the supply chain can meet, ”explains gerhard gerritzen, member of the management board at Messe München.

Miami has already qualified as the location of the air cargo forum and at the same time has a high density of shippers and logistics service providers.

the trade fair location is right at the

eVent

Transport logistic Americas

hub for north and south america.in terms of freight volume, the

airport in Miami ranks in the top 20 worldwide and the seaport ranks 11th in the usa.

on the part of the exhibitors, Messe München addresses international logistics service providers as well as local providers of intermodal services that are active in the pre-, main and post-carriage of sea and air transport.

trade visitors from the shipping industry, trade and logistics will find a wide range that covers all operational and strategic issues in multimodal supply chains between europe and the two americas from sender to recipient.

Funding for German exhibitorsFor exhibitors based in germany, the Federal Ministry of economics is funding a country pavilion for germany through the dslV Federal association of Forwarding and logistics.

“we are very pleased that we have received the coveted funding in cooperation with Messe München and that we can offer a country pavilion from the start. that speaks for the offer and is a great success, ”emphasizes dslV Ceo Frank huster.


appoints new Emea Heads of Cargo & Business Development & Sales

swissport international has appointed rudolf steiner as head of Cargo eMea. Mark skinner becomes head of Business development & sales eMea. By appointing

dedicated managers for its air Cargo and the ground services businesses, swissport strengthens its customer centricity further. they both assume their new roles on 1 november 2019.

to further strengthen the eMea organization and to better meet customer expectations specific to air Cargo handling and airport ground services, swissport has appointed rudolf steiner as senior Vice president Cargo europe, Middle east & africa and Mark skinner as senior Vice president Business development & sales europe, Middle east & africa.

Both assume their new roles on 1 november 2019 and report to luzius wirth, executive Vice president eMea. the new setup concludes a realignment of the eMea region, which is swissport’s largest. the company recently introduced six sub-regions across eMea and is consolidating its overhead globally.

“a dedicated leadership team for air Cargo handling and ground services, will enable us to build even stronger client relationships,” says luzius wirth, executive Vice president eMea of swissport international ag.

“we will be able to act more proactively and enhance our

response times to market trends and changing customer needs.”

rudolf steiner, formerly swissport’s senior Vice president and head of Commercial eMea, is a recognized industry expert with over 20 years of experience in the air Cargo business. Before joining swissport in 2008, he held different senior positions at swissair and swisscargo in switzerland, China and singapore. in his new role, he will coordinate and manage the eMea Cargo business jointly with the regional and local management.

Mark skinner formerly senior Vice president Middle east & africa, most recently developed and managed swissport’s principle emerging markets projects, with successful market entries and green field start up organizations in saudi arabia and in oman. in his new assignment he will drive business development projects across the eMea region and be responsible for customer relations (except cargo) and will guide the commercial teams in executing the sales strategy. Mark joined swissport in 2004. he previously held senior positions at Credit suisse and swissair.

photo caption: Rudolf Steiner, Senior Vice President Cargo Europe, Middle East & Africa

photo Caption: Mark Skinner, Senior Vice President Business Development & Sales Europe, Middle East & Africa

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Will Succeed John W. Dietrich When He Becomes Chief Executive Officer / Appointment

Effective January 1, 2020

James A. Forbes Named Executive

Vice President and Chief Operating

Officer, Atlas Air Worldwide

atlas air worldwide holdings, inc. recently announced that James a. (Jim) Forbes will be

promoted to executive Vice president and Chief operating officer of the company, effective January 1, 2020. Mr. Forbes will succeed John w. dietrich as Chief operating officer. as previously announced, Mr. dietrich will assume the role of Chief executive officer, effective January 1, 2020.

in addition to his role as executive Vice president and Chief operating officer of atlas air worldwide, Mr. Forbes will serve as Chief operating officer of the company’s subsidiaries atlas air, inc. and southern air, inc.

Mr. Forbes’ appointment is in line with the leadership transition plan initiated by the company in July, at which time william J. (Bill) Flynn announced his retirement from the Chief executive officer role, effective January 1, 2020. Mr. Flynn will continue to serve as Chairman of the Board.

Mr. Forbes has over 30 years of aviation operating experience, including more than 20 years with atlas air worldwide. he is currently senior Vice president, Chief operating officer for southern air. in this role, Mr. Forbes has been responsible for all aspects of the day-to-day southern

air operation, including flight, ground and technical operations, as well as safety, performance and customer satisfaction.

“Jim is an accomplished leader with deep industry expertise and a proven track record of delivering operational excellence across all areas of our business,” said Mr. dietrich, president and Chief operating officer, atlas air worldwide. “he is a critical driver of the company’s long-standing success, and is widely respected for building a strong company culture.

“Jim has earned a reputation internally and externally as a trusted, growth-oriented leader with an uncompromising commitment to safety and compliance. he will be a tremendous asset on our leadership team.”

“i am honored to step into this role and work with the dedicated and talented teams across atlas air worldwide,” said Mr. Forbes. “it’s been a privilege to have spent the majority of my career here at atlas, and i’m incredibly proud of all that has been accomplished as the company’s operations have grown in size and scale. this company has incredible strength to draw on, and i look forward to working closely with John and our

outstanding leadership team in driving the company’s agenda forward.”

Mr. Forbes joined atlas in 1997 as senior director of ground operations, where he helped build the global infrastructure upon which atlas has grown. he was promoted to Vice president, worldwide ground operations in 2001, overseeing station operations for all of atlas air and polar air Cargo. in 2008, Mr. Forbes was named senior Vice president for system performance and Quality at polar air Cargo worldwide, atlas’ joint venture with dhl express. in that role he led the transformation of the all-cargo network into today’s on-time express operation that supports dhl express’ worldwide air network.

prior to joining atlas, Mr. Forbes was station director for usair’s transatlantic hub in philadelphia, overseeing 350 daily departures and leading nearly 2,000 employees. earlier in his career, Mr. Forbes served as Chairman of the Merger Committee for teamsters union local 278, which represented ground employees of pacific southwest airlines and negotiated the all-airport staff merger of usair and pacific southwest airlines.

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