ABX Air, a subsidiary of Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), has received termination notices from DHL affecting four DHL-owned Boeing 767-200 freighter aircrafts that ABX Air leases and operates within the US. DHL sought bids to operate the aircraft from other vendors earlier this year. The notices are effective in late December 2014 for two aircraft, and in January 2015 for the two remaining aircraft. This reduction in CMI operations for DHL will likely reduce ATSG’s earnings from … [Read more...] about ABX Air to return four DHL-owned freighters
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Asia Pac carriers see continued cargo growth
Preliminary traffic figures for the month of July released today by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) show continued growth in both air freight demand and international passengers. Asia Pacific airlines saw a 6.4 per cent growth year-on-year in air freight demand supported by what the AAPA described as "encouraging growth in demand for exports from major regional manufacturing hubs". In an encouraging sign, for the third consecutive month, the expansion in capacity … [Read more...] about Asia Pac carriers see continued cargo growth
SkyCargo adds LA to maindeck network
Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, has added Los Angeles to its network of freighter destinations across the US with the start of a weekly service, joining Chicago, Atlanta and Houston in Emirates SkyCargo’s US freighter network. In addition to freighter flights, Emirates SkyCargo also has belly-hold cargo services to Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Washington D.C., Boston and Dallas. “We have a network of ten key cities across … [Read more...] about SkyCargo adds LA to maindeck network
Iceland volcano threatens Eyjafjallajökull repeat
The Icelandic Met Office in mid-August raised its aviation alert level to ‘orange’ as a result of activity in the Bardarbunga volcano, following a major earthquake, the largest in the area since 1996. On the five-color scale, orange sits one level below red, which denotes an active eruption, or one that is imminent. The 25km-wide volcano sits beneath Europe’s largest glacier and rises about 1,890 metres sea level. The warning will ensure that airlines … [Read more...] about Iceland volcano threatens Eyjafjallajökull repeat
SkyCargo launches weekly Basel maindeck service
Emirates SkyCargo is set to further strengthen trade lanes between Switzerland and its worldwide network with the introduction of a weekly freighter service from Basel to Dubai starting 21 September 2014. The new main deck service will supplement the existing belly-hold cargo capacity in the Swiss market provided on Emirates’ double-daily passenger services to Zurich as well as on the daily Geneva flights. Emirates SkyCargo currently offers more than 380 tonnes of capacity each … [Read more...] about SkyCargo launches weekly Basel maindeck service
DHL wins major Luft Technik Logistik contract
DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist within Deutsche Post DHL, has announced a new three-year contract to handle the transatlantic transport of spare parts and tools for the Lufthansa subsidiary Lufthansa Technik Logistik Services GmbH. Annual volume is estimated at 25,000 air freight shipments per year with a total weight of 550 tonnes, including shipments from Germany to the US as well as from Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico to Germany. “Optimising supply chains … [Read more...] about DHL wins major Luft Technik Logistik contract