Lufthansa Cargo increases freighter services to India
Close on the heels of announcing fairly positive financial numbers for the first half of 2017, Lufthansa Cargo chief executive and chairman of the executive board Peter Gerber held a press conference in Mumbai to formally announce the launch of additional freighter services to Mumbai. Since July, the airline operates four instead of three freighter […]
IAG Cargo 2017 Q2 financial results
IAG Cargo has today announced its Q2 2017 results, reporting commercial revenue of €260m over the period from April 1 to June 30, 2017, an increase of 7.6 per cent on 2016 at constant exchange. Overall yield for the quarter was up 1.1 per cent at constant exchange. Volumes were up 6.4 per cent, while […]
IAG Cargo mueve un 11,7% más de mercancía en junio
La aerolínea IAG Cargo ha movido un 11,7% más de mercancía durante el mes de junio de 2017 en comparación con el mismo mes del año anterior, hasta 479 millones de toneladas, según informa la división de carga de IAG en sus resultados mensuales. De hecho, el holding integra a las aerolíneas British Airways, Iberia, […]
Top 25 cargo airlines: FedEx maintains top spot but ABC and Qatar on the up
FedEx was once again the busiest freight airline in the world, while Qatar Airways, AirBridgeCargo (ABC) and All Nippon Airways were among the fastest growers in 2016. (FedEx es la principal línea de carga aérea en 2014) The annual World Air Transport Statistics report from Iata showed that in freight tonne km (FTK) terms, FedEx […]
Outlook for air freight, still healthy, according to IATA
The outlook for air freight is still healthy, according to IATA. It feels slightly old now, but the airline association has published its air cargo stats for the three months ending April. And yes, the news has been good for air freight "“ unless, of course, you are a shipper. Cargo yields were up 4.5%, […]
Turkish Cargo efectúa su primer vuelo a Brasil
El avión Gediz, que realizó el primer vuelo de carga regular a Brasil, aterrizó en el Aeropuerto Internacional de Guarulhos en Sao Paulo. El director de carga de Turkish Airlines en Brasil, Gökalp GaripbaÅŸ, y el director de estación en Brasil de Turkish Airlines, Cüneyt Topuz, saludaron el avión con los dirigentes del aeropuerto. Los […]
Boeing, UPS Announce Agreement for 767 Passenger to Freighter Conversions
Boeing [NYSE: BA] and UPS [NYSE: UPS] announced an order at the 2017 Paris Air Show today to convert three 767 passenger airplanes into Boeing Converted Freighters. «The purchase and conversion of these 767s is a perfect example of how UPS is making smart investments to fuel profitable growth,» said UPS Airlines President Brendan Canavan. […]
IATA’s STB Cargo to push on industry transformation
IATA"™s recently created Simplifying The Business (STB) Cargo project will aim to push industry transformation in the areas of visibility, processes and booking. Speaking at an Air Cargo Europe conference session, Celine Hourcade, head of cargo transformation at IATA, said STB Cargo had been developed out of the flagship IATA STB programme and was launched […]
Turkish Airlines narrows net loss in 1Q
Turkish Airlines recorded a 2017 first-quarter net loss of $373 million, narrowed from a net loss of $421 million for the year-ago quarter. Operating revenue for the quarter was $2 billion, down 10% year-over-year (YOY) from $2.2 billion in the 2016 1Q. Expenses fell 11% to $2.2 billion, producing an operating loss of $209 million, […]
Changes in northwestern Ontario aviation all part of industry growth, says insider
Growth also creates more opportunities for students, new pilots Many of the recent changes in the aviation industry in northwestern Ontario can be attributed to growth in the industry, according to one aviation insider. «Whether it’s because of all the retirements, or whether it is just the economic boom that we’re currently in, I don’t […]
