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Finnair extends Chicago and San Francisco connections
Finnair has confirmed that it has extended the operating period for both its Chicago and San Francisco services during this year’s autumn (Fall) season.The Helsinki – Chicago link will be extended until December 3, the route served with two flights a week. Originally, the service had been set to operate ...
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Brussels Airlines Cargo gains CEIV pharma certification
IATA has awarded Brussels Airlines Cargo its Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics (CEIV Pharma) certification.The certification was announced at the ongoing Air Cargo India event in Mumbai.IATA had reviewed the carrier’s processes in recent months and assessed Brussels Airlines as showing the required quality in its ...
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Paradigm becomes Swivel Software
Paradigm Corporation has rebranded as Swivel Software, offering web-based logistics products for freight forwarders and shippers.Hong Kong-based Swivel Software supplies products designed to increase visibility and transparency along the supply chain, enabling freight forwarders to become more efficient in their international shipment planning and execution through e-commerce and digitalisation.According to ...
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Saudia Cargo lauds trade with India
Saudia Cargo is hoping to capitalise on the strength of trade between India and Saudi Arabia.The airline met with India’s economic advisor in the ministry of civil aviation, Vandana Agarwal, at this week’s Air Cargo India event.The airline emphasised that Saudia Arabia is the fourth largest market in the world ...
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Agility reports on ‘critical’ 2017
Global logistic services provider Agility has reported a 14% rise in 2017 full year revenues to KD1.4bn.The Kuwait-headquartered operator saw EBITDA of KD135.2m in 2017, up by 17.4% year-on-year. Net profit at KD68.5m was up by 16% over 2016.Agility chief executive and vice chairman Tarek Sultan said: “In 2017, Agility ...
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KOG adds to project logistics teeth in the US
Swiss project logistics specialist KOG Worldwide has further expanded its presence in the US with a Chicago branch under the management of subsidiary KOG Transport Inc.With representative offices already located in New York and Houston, this is the project logistics specialist’s third site in the US.“The business potential in the ...
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WiseTech Global announces results for the first half of its 2018 financial year
WiseTech Global saw year-on-year revenues surge by 31% to A$93.4m in the first six months of its 2018 financial year.The supplier of cloud-based business solutions for the logistics industry enjoyed earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) at A$31.8m, an increase of 32%.WiseTech’s flagship product, CargoWise One, is a ...
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Schiphol to merge cargo department with aviation marketing
Schiphol Airport is combining its cargo department with aviation marketing, with the current head of the freight business moving onto another role.Maaike van der Windt will head up the new Aviation Marketing and Cargo Division from its launch on 1 April 2018.Jonas van Stekelenburg, who has headed up Schiphol Cargo ...
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Qatar Airways takes delivery of world’s first A350-1000
Qatar Airways celebrated the world’s first delivery of an Airbus A350-1000. The aircraft washanded over at the Airbus Delivery Centre in Toulouse, France.The Doha-based carrier is the aircraft’s global launch customer.Qatar Airways Group chief executive Akbar Al Baker, commented: “Qatar Airways always demands the very best for its customers, so ...
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Ukraine spreads its wings
Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) is planning further expansion this year, in terms of both network coverage and service support.Established in 1992, Kiev Boryspil-hubbed UIA now provides connections to 38 countries across Europe, Asia, America, Africa and the Middle East.This year, it intends to further expand its aircraft fleet in order ...
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ESC points to problems in slot allocation for all-cargo services
The European Shippers’ Council (ESC) has encouraged national governments to look closely into the continent’s slots allocation problem.It has pointed to the fact that members of various European nations’ national parliaments are already discussing criteria that relate to slot allocations, such as sustainability, noise reduction and economic output of flights, ...
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Plans for latest Italian airline brand are announced
Air Italy, the new brand of the carrier formerly known as Sardinia-based Meridiana, has announced that it is to launch “an exciting new phase of growth and development”.It is to be a “sustainable airline alternative for the people of Italy”.Air Italy’s holding company is AQA Holding, in which Meridiana’s previous ...
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Interparfums signs up with Bolloré Logistics for another three years
Perfume and cosmetics manufacturer Interparfums has agreed a deal with France-headquartered global supply chain giant Bolloré Logistics that extends their partnership for a further period of three years: covering 2018, 2019 and 2020.Bolloré Logistics has been handling supply chain services for Interparfums since 1994.The logistics partnership started in a 200 ...
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ATSG opts for IFS Maintenix to provide fleet management services for its subsidiaries
Aircraft lessor Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) has asked IFS Maintenix to deliver fleet maintenance management IT support across its two cargo airline subsidiaries – ABX Air and Air Transport International (ATI) – as well as its aircraft leasing subsidiary, Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM).According to IFS Maintenix, the three ATSG ...
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BACA appoints Nick Weston to position of deputy chairman
Nick Weston, chief executive of UK-based Weston Aviation, has been elected to the position of deputy chairman of BACA – the Worldwide Association of Air Charter Professionals, the world’s largest air charter organisation.He is to share the role of deputy chairman with Volker Meissner of ARGUS International during what BACA ...
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Southwest to start international cargo shipping from May
US-based carrier Southwest Airlines intends to begin shipping cargo to international destinations from this May, subject to receiving the necessary government approvals.Southwest Airlines Cargo expects to initially serve Mexico City, Cancun, Cabo San Lucas/Los Cabos and Puerto Vallarta – all of which are in Mexico – before expanding its shipping ...
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NewsAsia cargo monthly: Cargo carriers off to a flying start
Asian airlines started the year strongly with many of the region’s major carriers reporting stronger growth than they achieved last year.The region’s largest cargo carrier group, Cathay Pacific, saw cargo demand increase by 10.5% year on year in January to 954m cargo and mail revenue tonne kms.This represents the group’s ...
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UK lifts Bangladesh air cargo ban
The UK has lifted a ban on airfreight being transported directly from Bangladesh, but there is still work to be done before exports can resume.Late last week, British high commissioner in Bangladesh Alison Blake and Bangladesh civil aviation and tourism minister AKM Shahjahan Kamal told local reporters that the UK ...
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January high for Hong Kong's cargo volumes
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) recorded strong growth in cargo traffic in January, with freight throughput of 410,000 tonnes representing a 9.9% year-on-year increase over the same month of 2017.Transhipment traffic was up by 14% year-on-year, while imports rose by 10%.Among HKIA’s most important trading regions, traffic to and from ...
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NewsDigi-Pets offers reassurance for owners of on-board pets
Global IT company Unisys has launched Digi-Pet, an app which allows pet owners to monitor their pets’ condition in the aircraft cargo hold.Digi-Pet also lets pet owners to subscribe to live video streaming, photos and voice exchanges of and with their pet, using their smartphone or tablet.In addition to transporting ...