Amazon has yet again quietly moved to ramp up its steps into the transportation realm, this time in France where it is expected to shortly acquire a 75 per cent stake in the French package-delivery company Colis Privé, that it doesn’t already own. The Seattle Times reported that the e-commerce giant is planning to close out the acquisition of Colis Privé in the coming months and follows an earlier report by French newspaper Le Figaro which quoted an unidentified Amazon spokesperson who said … [Read more...] about Amazon set to take control of French delivery company
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Nov cargo declines in 7 of 10 largest freight markets: ACI
Global air freight markets show volumes in decline by 1.3 per cent in November 2015, thereby removing the optimism from the first half of the year, said the Airports Council International in releasing its monthly statistics. The continuing lethargy on the cargo side contrasted sharply with the passenger figures which sowed a global growth of 6.2 per cent. In the last four months, air freight plunged into the negative territory twice—in August (-0.4 per cent) and in November (-1.3 per cent). This … [Read more...] about Nov cargo declines in 7 of 10 largest freight markets: ACI
Lufthansa Cargo rides out a challenging year 2% up
Lufthansa Cargo again maintained its leading position in Europe last year, with a total of 1.6 million tonnes of freight and mail flown and 8.4 billion revenue tonne-kilometres sold. The total volume grew slightly by 2.0 per cent in what the German carriers said was a "challenging market environment". The carrier increased the capacity offered by two per cent over the last twelve months, but noted that with sales falling slightly, capacity utilisation was also down. The full-year load factor … [Read more...] about Lufthansa Cargo rides out a challenging year 2% up
PACTL sets new freight volume record in 2015
Shanghai Pudong Int’l Airport Cargo Terminal Co., Ltd. (PACTL) set a new record for freight volumes in 2015, achieving overall tonnage growth of 6.47 per cent year-on-year, having processed nearly 1.6 million tonnes of air freight. This result enabled the company to beat the previous annual record set in 2014. PACTL’s overall import cargo volumes increased by 8.98 per cent compared to the previous year and rose to a total figure of 651,657 tonnes of air cargo. International imports soared by … [Read more...] about PACTL sets new freight volume record in 2015
Brussels enjoys robust 7.8% cargo growth in 2015
Brussels Airport wrapped up 2015 with a year of strong growth on both the passenger side (up 7.0 per cent) and cargo with a full 7.8 per cent growth over the previous year thanks to the full freighter and express segments. The growth in freight was an "exceptionally strong result in comparison with other European airports where freight transport has grown only slightly or even decreased,” the airport noted. Belly cargo remained stable in comparison with 2014, but the express services and … [Read more...] about Brussels enjoys robust 7.8% cargo growth in 2015
Airbus delivers record aircraft in 2015, breaks even on A380
Airbus has exceeded its targets for 2015, achieving a new record of 635 aircraft deliveries for 85 customers of which 10 are new. These deliveries comprise: 491 A320 Family aircraft; 103 A330s; 27 A380s; and 14 A350 XWBs. This production achievement means that Airbus’ aircraft deliveries in 2015 were up for the 13th year in a row, surpassing the previous year-end delivery record of 629 aircraft – set in 2014. Airbus also achieved 1,036 net orders from 53 customers (of which eight are new), … [Read more...] about Airbus delivers record aircraft in 2015, breaks even on A380
