All articles by Damian Brett
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Airline BusinessAir cargo demand growth settles back after ‘hectic’ few months
Air cargo demand continued to grow in September but settled down from the highs recorded in August and July. The latest figures from data provider Xeneta show that air cargo demand increased by 3% year on year in September, down from 5% in August, while capacity was up 3% and ...
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NewsAir France-KLM Group scales back A350 freighter order
Air France-KLM Group is to reduce the number of A350 freighters it has ordered from Airbus in light of production delays and following a fleet portfolio assessment. The decision will see the company reduce its A350-1000F order from eight aircraft to six, reports FlightGlobal sister publication Air Cargo News. Three ...
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Airline BusinessCargo capacity on the up in 2024
Air cargo capacity grew by double-digit percentage levels last year, with bellyhold capacity continuing to recover and freighter space remaining above pre-Covid levels.
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NewsIAI weighs up 787 freighter conversion programme
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is considering launching a conversion programme for the Boeing 787 as it weighs up future projects. Speaking to FlightGlobal sister publication Air Cargo News at the Farnborough International Airshow, IAI executive vice president and general manager, aviation group, Shmuel Kuzi explained that the business is always ...
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NewsTurkish Airlines and Vietnam Airlines consider cargo joint venture
Turkish Airlines and Vietnam Airlines yesterday signed an agreement to cooperate on air cargo with the possibility of forming a joint venture in the future.
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NewsNippon Cargo Airlines takeover delayed
The transfer of freighter operator Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) from logistics group NYK to All Nippon Airways (ANA) has been delayed until next year.
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NewsVolga-Dnepr threatens legal action over seized An-124
Volga-Dnepr has reportedly threatened legal action against the Canadian government over its seizure of one of its Antonov An-124 freighter aircraft.
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NewsANA to complete deal for Nippon Cargo Airlines in October
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has firmed its agreement with shipping and logistics group NYK to acquire Boeing 747 freighter operator Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA).
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NewsFedEx to ground more aircraft as profits come under pressure
Freight giant FedEx will ground more aircraft after both revenues and operating income declined during its fiscal fourth quarter due to “demand weakness and cost inflation”.
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NewsCanada set to seize Volga-Dnepr An-124
The Canadian government has ordered the seizure of a Volga-Dnepr An-124 stranded at Toronto Pearson Airport since the start of the war in Ukraine.
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Airline BusinessBhat looks to the long-term at Lufthansa cargo
Ashwin Bhat takes over after the cargo business reported record operating profits for three years in a row, but since then the market has weakened with both rates and volumes declining.
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NewsAirlines are maintaining focus on air cargo: IATA chief
Airlines are maintaining the focus on air cargo that they gained during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to IATA director general Willie Walsh.
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NewsAir cargo demand slides again but beats pre-pandemic levels
Air cargo demand slipped again in February but exceeded pre-pandemic levels for the first time in eight months.
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NewsSpiceJet hives off its air cargo business
Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet has finally spun off its SpiceXpress freighter business as it looks to grow the company.
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NewsLufthansa Cargo outlines future plans for freighter orders
Lufthansa Cargo is weighing up further orders of short- and mid-haul-sized freighters but there are no further plans for orders of widebody all-cargo aircraft.
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NewsANA to take over Nippon Cargo Airlines
Logistics specialist NYK has entered into an agreement to transfer all shares in Boeing 747 freighter operator Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) to Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways Holdings (ANA).
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NewsIATA predicts 4% drop in air cargo volumes next year
Air cargo traffic is predicted to drop by a further 4% next year, while yields and revenues are also expected to weaken compared with this year’s levels.
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NewsVolga-Dnepr founder quit post at CargoLogicAir ahead of UK sanctions
Alexey Isaykin, the founder and president of Russian cargo specialist Volga-Dnepr Group, has resigned as a director of UK-based freighter operator CargoLogicAir (CLA).
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NewsCargoLogic Germany suspended from EU airspace, while CargoLogicAir's freighters sit idle
Volga-Dnepr Group-linked carriers CargoLogic Germany and the UK’s CargoLogicAir appear to have been caught up in the fall-out from sanctions imposed on Russia’s aviation industry.
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NewsVolga-Dnepr suspends Atran and AirBridgeCargo operations as sanctions bite
Volga-Dnepr Group (VDG) has temporarily suspended operations at its AirBridgeCargo and Atran Airlines subsidiaries.