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Etihad Cargo has partnered with Rotate to co-develop a first of its kind sales optimisation tool to identify sales initiatives to add value to customer relations. The Sales Cockpit will analyse data using sophisticated custom-built algorithms and generate...
Aersale reported quarterly revenue of $78.3 million, down on the $122.8 million in the first quarter of 2022. The company reported net income of $5,000 compared to the $17.2 million for the prior-year period, with adjusted net income of $3.3 million versus $22.2...
Etihad Cargo has teamed up with Descartes Systems Group to enhance the visibility of its air shipments by using Bluetooth technology. The carrier will install Descartes' next-generation Bluetooth tracking devices in its containers, also known as Unit Load Devices...
Japan Airline (JAL) is planning to re-introduce three Boeing 767-300ER Freighters in its fleet by the end 2023. The airline last flew the B767 freighters in 2010, almost 13 years back. The airline is planning to deploy the three dedicated freighters to East Asia. JAL...
Shenzhen Sharing Express Logistic-Tech (SSELT) and European Cargo are to operate a freight route linking Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport and Bournemouth Airport on the south coast of Britain. The thrice-weekly flights will be on European Cargo’s converted...
Air Canada Cargo has announced the receipt of two Boeing 767-300 freighters, which are to enter service "soon". “We are thrilled to see our two factory-built Boeing 767 freighters land in Toronto for the first time today, joining our growing freighter fleet,” the...
DHL reported a 18.7% year-on-year fall in air freight volume in the first quarter of 2023 (Q1 2023). Airfreight revenues decreased by 39.6% year on year to €1.7bn with profit was down 29.9% to €342m. Overall revenue was down to €20.9bn from €22.6bn in Q1 2022. The...
Flag carrier ITA Airways has hopped on the sustainable aviation fuel bandwagon by signing a first agreement under the Fly with SAF programme with logistics business DB Schenker Italy. The companies are to "join their forces to develop the use of sustainable aviation...
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) is promoting Markus Ek from vice president global sales to chief executive of SAS Cargo. Ek, who is filling in as head of the SAS transformation office, will helm the cargo wing from August 1. “I am very pleased that Markus Ek has accepted...
RwandAir has launched a new African cargo hub in in Kigali in partnership with Qatar Airways Cargo as a part of a long-term strategic plan for the cargo division of RwandAir. The initiative will help RwandAir develop Kigali into a regional cargo powerhouse, boosting...
Avia Soluti0ns Group company Magma Aviation has started "regular scheduled flights to China". "The company’s China operations address a growing demand and broaden its access to customers in the APAC region," the company said, of the three to four times per week...
Fitch Ratings has downgraded Western Global Airlines’ (WGA) Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to 'CCC-' from 'B-'. Fitch has also removed the IDR from Rating Watch Negative. Fitch has downgraded WGA's senior unsecured notes to 'CC'/'RR5' from 'B'/'RR3'. The rating...