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United delivers 2m vaccines to Guatemala

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United Airlines has delivered over 2 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines on a donated cargo-only flight from Chicago O’Hare to La Aurora International in Guatemala City in an effort to help boost the country’s vaccine rate. The shipment follows the Biden Administration’s announced goal to share at least 80 million US vaccine doses globally.

United says it has played an important role in the global supply chain and transportation of medical goods and medical personnel throughout the pandemic, including being the first commercial carrier to transport the vaccine into the US last year. Since then it has carried tens of millions of doses of the vaccine throughout the world.

Cathay launches Click & Ship for cargo

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Cathay Pacific Cargo is launching a new Click & Ship digital booking platform progressively across its network. Customers can view prices and capacity, and book cargo with instant confirmation in just three steps through an intuitive booking interface.

Director of cargo Tom Owen said that over the past 20 years, the air cargo industry has lagged behind passenger airline sector where passengers can book tickets and other services online.

The platform gives a full overview of pricing, schedules, and flight availability on a single page with a booking page modelled on the passenger-booking page for intuitive ease of use. 

While Click & Ship will only be available for registered customers in the first instance, the underlying digital foundations will enable other users to access Cathay Pacific Cargo’s pricing via third-party platforms and pave the way for a transition to dynamic pricing in future.

WFS commits to Copenhagen

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WFS has signed a contract for a new Terminal 3 cargo centre Copenhagen Airport. The 3,700sq m (40,000sq ft) warehouse facility will open in the fourth quarter of 2022. In the meantimeWFS has taken a 12-month lease on an additional facility to provide the additional capacity it needs in the short-term, until construction of the new cargo centre is completed.

In the past 12 months, WFS has renewed airline contracts at Copenhagenwith Qatar Airways and Sichuan Airlines, and now handles 100,000 tonnes of cargo annually across its facilities, as well as providing airside cargo handling.

WFS’ investment at the airport is also important in supporting Medicon Valley, the strongest life science cluster in the Nordic countries, which spans the Greater Copenhagen area.

General manager for WFS in Scandinavia, Thomas Egeland, said: “Throughout the pandemic, WFS has continued to provide a full 24/7/365 cargo handling service for our customers in Copenhagen, including those closely connected to the country’s thriving pharma industry. As volumes recover to close to their pre-covid level, and we see new growth potential ahead, we are able to make this new investment to ensure WFS and Copenhagen Airport have the infrastructure in place to maintain high quality cargo handling services, for both our existing clients and future customers which recognise this strategically-important regional cargo hub,” added.

Group chief executive of Copenhagen Airports, Thomas Woldbye, also praised WFS’ commitment to the airport and its cargo community. “With this significant expansion of an additional handling terminal, WFS has ensured further improvement and capacity for growth in the airfreight segment in Copenhagen Airport. Throughout the covid-19 pandemic, WFS has proven to be a solid partner and maintained good contingency, which has contributed to the airfreight market receiving a stable and good service in CPH under these difficult conditions and large fluctuations in the volumes of airfreight in our region.”

Cargo carrier to use Awery software

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Bahrain-headquartered freighter airline MENA Cargo is roll out Awery Aviation software  to support its scheduled and charter services across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia

It will use Awery’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) product, as well as its CargoBooking tool.

Awery ERP is a web-based, customisable platform, which MENA Cargo will initially use for flight and crew operations, and charter sales management.

The CargoBooking tool delivers instant quotes, manages bookings, and has full Application Programming Interface (API) integration.

Dsouza to lead Chapman Freeborn in India

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Air charter specialist Chapman Freeborn has appointed Malcolm Dsouza as its new director, India. He joins the business following over ten years at Jeena and Company, India’s largest global freight forwarder, along with over 18 years’ working with international airlines.

He will report to IMEA regional director, Sharon Vaz-Arab, who said: “His decades of experience in logistics and aviation will be integral to our growth in India, as we optimise existing markets and discover the potential of new ones.”

Air Canada steps into the breach

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Air Canada says that it has significantly increased cargo capacity between Vancouver and its hubs at Toronto, Montreal and following the recent flooding in British Columbia. In total, the carrier is adding 586 tonnes of cargo capacity, rescheduling narrow body flights to be operated by Boeing 787 Dreamliners, Boeing 777, and Airbus A330-300 aircraft to support the region’s supply chain and the needs of its communities.

Air Canada Cargo will also operate an additional 13 all-cargo flights using widebody aircraft, providing approximately 304 tonnes of additional capacity to help move mail, perishables such as seafood, automotive parts and other industrial goods,”

The carrier is also working with its regional partner Jazz Aviation to provide additional regional cargo capacity by temporarily converting an Air Canada Express De Havilland Dash 8-400 from passenger to a special freighter configuration. It can carry 8,165kg of cargo and will be deployed to transport critical material as well as consumer and industrial goods.

More pampering for pets on the move

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American Airlines Cargo has introduced American PetEmbark, an enhancement to its pet program offering last mile solutions and new tools and resources including a more seamless booking process.

The program includes a new video guide giving step-by-step instructions for booking a pet ranging from kennel guidelines to approved travel conditions to drop-off and pick-up timing. The video explains how American’s trained pet-handlers and agents will care for pets along the journey and the pride it takes in helping these precious passengers along their journey.

The airline also recently announced a new partnership with My Pet Cab, giving a safe and seamless home delivery service with vehicles equipped with secondary air systems and electronic monitoring thermometers as well as remote cameras and monitoring.

WestJet plans Calgary/Heathrow flights

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Canadian carrier WestJet plans to launch flights between Calgary and London Heathrow in spring 2022, operated by 787 aircraft, according to Routes Online. The carrier already plans to fly from Calgary to London Gatwick and has already launched services to Amsterdam Schiphol. It also expects to fly seasonal services between Toronto and Dublin, Edinburgh and Glasgow.

DHL doubles Miami hub with $78 million investment

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DHL Express has invested more than $78 million in renovating and expanding its hub at Miami International Airport and has added flights to and from Europe, Asia Pacific, South America – including Chile, Mexico – and other US cities.

DHL Express now operates an average of 193 weekly flights (arrivals and departures) at Miami, through a combination of B737F, B757F, B767F, B777F, and A330F aircraft.

The investment, part of a larger $360 million plan for the region to increase capacity in the DHL Express Americas network by nearly 30% by the end of 2022, includes fully automated package sort system which almost doubles the facility’s hourly capacity.

DHL has also installed two automated energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) Machines at the hub, which provide high-quality 3D CT images and enables advanced automated explosives detection in a high-speed in-line system at the first level of screening.

Warehouse space is also almost doubled to 206,000sq ft with twice the load positions for conveyable packages. By the end of the year, employment at the hub will increase 70% year-over-year to 731 employees.

DHL says that the Americas region experienced B2C shipment growth of 44% in 2020 (YoY), and 21% in 2021 year to date through September, driven by the pandemic and the surge in online consumer purchasing.

Etihad to use AI to boost cargo capacity

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Etihad Cargo has entered into a proof-of-concept agreement to use Speedcargo’s artificial intelligence (AI) products to boost capacity on its flights.

Etihad will become the second aviation company it use its Cargo Eye dimensioning system, and among only a few global carriers to trial its Cargo Mind planning and utilisation software.

Cargo Eye, developed with Microsoft’s Time-of-Flight sensing technology, captures imagery of incoming cargo and calculates accurate dimensions based on its type, size and packaging while integrating the data into existing warehouse management systems. It also feeds data into Cargo Mind to accurately build load plans, monitor and promote data compliance and identify damaged cargo to reduce potential claims.

The software could allow the carrier to boost capacity by more than 3,000 tonnes a year while manpower savings could reach 3,720 hours a month while minimising leakage and optimising offload recovery by up to a third. Billing should also become more transparent and accountable and there will be faster response times for freighter charter quotations.”

Etihad Aviation Group senior vice president for sales and cargo, Martin Drew (pictured, left, with Speedcargo founder Dr Suraj Nair), said: “The Proof-of-Concept will confirm whether these advanced Speedcargo products can boost efficiency, productivity and revenue returns through digital technology solutions, with the plan to integrate them into our operations in 2022.”

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