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Atran restarts China-Germany flights

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Volga-Dnepr Group’s Atran Airlines has launched a service between Xi’an (China) and Cologne (Germany).

It will be operated by a Boeing 737-800BCF with up to 23 tonnes of cargo capacity per flight. The 12 hour flight includes tech stops in Russia for refuelling, at Krasnoyarsk and Moscow (Vnukovo).  

General Director, Vitaliy Andreev,  commented: “Last year we had to suspend our operations ex Xi’an and concentrate on other destinations. This year we decided to re-introduce the flights amid the growing market volumes ex China to Europe and revival of regular and stable traffic. Cologne is among a few cargo-friendly airports in Europe which managed to upscale its freight infrastructure, attract required resources and nurture manpower.”

Atran has recently enlarged its fleet which now consists of three Boeing 737-400SF and 6 B737-800BCFs.

Happy days are here again for Atlantic carriers

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IAG Cargo is to increase its services into the US from 8 November, as the country reopens to fully vaccinated passengers from around the world. The new schedule will service 21 destinations across the US. 

From 8 November, IAG Cargo will increase flights into New York, Austin, Miami, Philadelphia and Los Angeles among other destinations. It will restarts direct service into Newark and plans to restart services to Baltimore, Orlando, Tampa and Las Vegas from 15 November.

The move coincides with peak season for cargo with Black Friday, Thanksgiving and Christmas all taking place within the next few weeks. The business is also focused on providing additional capacity on priority routes – adding wide-body aircraft to short haul European routes that feed into its main hubs at London-Heathrow, Madrid-Barajas and Dublin.

Chief commercial officer John Cheetham said: “We are delighted to see the US open up once again to passengers, and the impact this will have on cargo capacity; the full reopening of the transatlantic travel corridor is a pivotal moment. With peak season in full swing, one of our busiest trading lanes is linking US, Europe and UK – this additional capacity will be of great benefit to so many of our customers.”

He added: “IAG Cargo is now serving 21 US destinations and additionally, we’ve added wide-body aircraft within Europe that feeds into our main hubs and onwards to the US. For example, we’ve added the A380 for peak season to service London and Frankfurt – an important hub for the automotive industry.” 

Services to a number of US destinations also restarted at Manchester. The first stateside bound flights were Virgin Atlantic services to Orlando and New York. Routes to Atlanta and Houston will also return over the coming weeks and months.

In Germany, Lufthansa also resumed flights between Munich and Miami for the first since March 2020 and will operate three times a week in the winter flight schedule.

Delta Air Lines resumes four weekly flights to Atlanta on 14 December, with American Airlines operating daily flights to Charlotte from 17 December. This will return the German airport to pre-pandemic levels in terms of the number of destinations in the US and Canada.

Maersk buys German forwarder in airfreight drive

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AP Moller – Maersk is to buy German-based forwarder Senator International, for about US$644 million. Founded by Uwe Kirschbaum in 1984, it has grown to a sizable global freight forwarder with a particular emphasis on airfreight. It operates a significant part of its business through a dedicated air bridge using 19 weekly flights.

Maersk’s ambition is likewise to have approximately one third of its annual air tonnage carried within its own controlled freight through a combination of owned and leased aircraft, replicating the structure of its ocean shipping fleet. The remaining capacity will be provided by strategic commercial carriers and charter flight operators.

Maersk set up its air operation, Star Air in 1987. The Copenhagen-based operator currently runs a fleet of 15 aircraft: 12 Boeing 767-200SFs, a Boeing 767-300BCF and two Boeing 767-300Fs, It has 160 type-rated pilots and 50 certified aircraft mechanics. It is adding three leased three B767-300 cargo planes to its airfreight operation from 2022 and two new Boeing B777F aircraft by 2024.

Star Air will operate and maintain owned and leased aircraft for Maersk while continuing to operate air cargo for its current customers. Star Air has also  purchased two further new B777 Freighters to be delivered by Boeing in 2024 and leased three B767-300 freighters.

Strong recovery for IAG Cargo

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IAG Cargo reported revenues of €405 million in the third quarter (July to September), an increase of 34.4%. The airline said that activity was accelerating back to 2019 levels. It said its success has been achieved through a sustained resurgence in flights. Overall, IAG Cargo has seen a 24% increase in capacity on the previous quarter and a 62.2% increase compared to the third quarter of last year. New routes during the quarter included Nairobi, Istanbul, Male, Chennai, Vienna, Denver and Phoenix whilst many other lanes saw increased frequencies.

Emirates to fly to Tel Aviv

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Emirates is to start daily flights between Dubai and Tel Aviv, Israel from 6 December. It will be operated by Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, offering 20 tonnes of cargo capacity each way. Exports from Tel Aviv are expected to include pharmaceuticals, high-tech goods, vegetables and other perishables and in the other direction manufacturing raw materials and components, semiconductors and e-commerce parcels.

Teddy Zebitz to lead SkyTeam

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The SkyTeam Cargo airline alliance, has appointed Saudia Cargo chief executive officer, Teddy Zebitz as its new chairperson. Teddy Zebitz, a Danish national, brings with him almost 40 years’ international industry experience to the executive board. Prior to joining Saudia Cargo, he worked in leadership positions at SAS and Emirates.

Other members of the alliance are Delta, Aeroflot, Aerolineas Argentinas, AeroMexico, Air France, ITA, China Airlines, China Cargo, Czech Airlines and Korean Air.

Dnata appoints new man in Dubai

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Dubai-based handler dnata has appointed Guillaume Crozier as senior vice president, UAE Cargo.

He will oversee dnata’s cargo business in the UAE covering Dubai International (DXB) and Dubai World Central (DWC) airports. His appointment is effective from 19 December.

Guillaume has been with dnata since 2011 and was most recently responsible for operational performance management as well as innovation and product development across dnata’s global network for both ground and cargo handling products.

He will replace Bernd Struck in his new role who will retire from his role at the end of the year.

Fresh customers for sustainable fuel scheme

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Fresh logistics operators Airflo and Tiger Freight signed up to Air France KLM Martinair Cargo’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) programme at the International Floriculture Trade Fair in the Netherlands on 3-5 November. The partnership will make it possible to use sustainable aviation fuel on AFKLMP Cargo flights from Kenya and Zimbabwe.

Airflo focuses on the transportation of fresh cut flowers and produce from Kenya and the Netherlands. Tiger Freight works with exporters of fruit, vegetables and cut flowers from Zimbabwe, Zambia and Mozambique. Together the two companies transport 85,000 tonnes of perishable cargo every year to destinations worldwide.

The logistics companies’ contribution will be used to cover the difference in price between conventional aircraft fuel and SAF.

The airline’s director of eastern and southern Africa Pier Luigi Vigada, said: “Committing to a Sustainable Aviation Fuel programme means understanding the concept, sharing the values and involving our customers. Doing that in the horticultural business environment, where margins are low and complexities are high, is a hard task. Airflo, Tiger Freight and their chief executive Andrew Pattenden, have fully embraced the project and will be supporting Air France KLM Martinair Cargo in their SAF investments for 2022, both from Kenya and Zimbabwe.”

Chief executive of the Airflo and Tiger Freight businesses, Andy Pattenden, added: “It’s critically important for us at Airflo and Tiger, that we work with all stakeholders in our industry to bring about a more sustainable future. Given that AFKLMP Cargo provides the cornerstone to our freighter programmes from both Kenya and Zimbabwe, their industry leading SAF programme is the ideal platform for us to support. Our participation in the AFKLMP SAF programme will go a long way in supporting those sustainability initiatives that we are building with our customers, amongst my colleagues and across our businesses.”

SAF is a jet fuel made from renewable sources, such as cooking oil as a sustainable alternative to fossil fuel that reduces carbon emissions by at least 75%. It is blended with conventional fossil fuel and can be used by all aircraft engines. The AFKLMP Cargo SAF programme enables different stakeholders in the logistical airfreight industry to power a percentage of their flights with SAF. Customers determine their own level of engagement and the carrier ensures that their entire investment is used to source SAF.

AFKLMP adds that by participating in the programme, its customers not only reduce their own carbon footprint, but confirm their commitment to leading the industry towards a more sustainable future. Only with the support of all stakeholders will it be possible to develop a more viable market for SAF.

Vietnam Airlines poised to fly to US

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Vietnam Airlines is to operate its first regular US flight, to San Francisco, subject to obtaining clearance by the Federal Aviation Administration. It will be the carrier from the country to do so. Schedules and type of plane have yet to be determined.

Booking cargo is as easy as ABC

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Russia’s AirBridgeCargo Airlines is making its entire worldwide capacity offer available on the CargoAi platform. Freight forwarders can access eQuotes and eBookings to destinations in Russia and Kazakhstan, the US, Europe, Middle East and Asia.