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Leisure Cargo airfreight services not affected by Air Berlin insolvency
Leisure Cargo has moved to assure customers that its airfreight services have not been affected after its parent, Air Berlin, yesterday filed for insolvency.The company, which is a virtual airline, marketing cargo capacity on 14 low-cost and tourist airlines, said that all flights operated by Air Berlin and Austria-based subsidiary ...
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Maersk freight forwarding arm Damco sees $8m loss in 2017 first half
Damco, the freight forwarding and logistics arm of Danish container shipping giant Maersk, reported a $8m loss on turnover of $1.24bn in the first half of 2017, down from a profit of $12m last year, but broke even in the second quarter as airfreight volumes rose.Parent group AP Moller-Maersk (APMM) ...
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Freight forwarders want more detail on post-Brexit Customs proposal
UK freight forwarders would like to see more detail on the government's post-Brexit trade and customs arrangements.Earlier today, the government issued a position paper suggesting that the UK could ask Brussels to establish a “temporary customs union” after it leaves the EU in March 2019.The British International Freight Association (BIFA) ...
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Cargo handler Hactl implements VR training system
Cargo handler Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has introduced virtual reality (VR) training so new staff can gain experience before working in the challenging ramp environment.Hactl’s COSAC-VR system provides users with an interactive, fully immersive, 360 degree, four-dimensional experience.At the moment, the system covers aircraft cargo compartment operations, ...
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New airline and forwarder air cargo program - IFACP - launches in Canada
Freight forwarder association FIATA and airlines' body IATA have launched their long-awaited Air Cargo Program (IFACP) in Canada.The programme, developed to meet the changing needs of the air cargo industry, will be rolled out globally following the Canadian pilot, and replaces the existing Cargo Agency Program. It will be managed ...
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Swiss WorldCargo consolidates in the US
Swiss WorldCargo will re-organise its set-up in the American market, consolidating its current three regions into two.From October 2017, Swiss WorldCargo’s American organization will be consist of two regions: Western, southern USA & South America and northeast/Midwest USA and Canada.The newly created region Western, Southern USA & South America will ...
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IAG Cargo looks to automotive for new Nashville operation
IAG Cargo will begin offering services to and from Nashville, Tennessee, from May next year as it looks to capitalise on the city's automotive sector.The new passenger service will fly five-times-a-week between the US hub and Heathrow in the UK utilising a Boeing 747-8, which offers a payload of 15 ...
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UK's post-brexit trade and customs plans a step in the right direction, says FTA
The UK's Freight Transport Association (FTA) has welcomed the UK government’s position paper on post-Brexit trade and customs arrangements as a “step in the right direction”.However, the association added that the ambitions laid out in the document are far from guaranteed, and will require some careful negotiation in order to ...
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BAE postpones plans for Avro RJ100 freighter conversion
UK-based plane manufacturer BAE Systems has postponed plans for an Avro RJ100 freighter conversion programme.In a statement, BAE Systems’ regional aircraft division said that the decision “has been taken for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is the decision by ASL Airlines Ireland to sell the eight ...
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Virgin Australia’s new HK route is filling bellies
Virgin Australia has kicked off its new five-times a week, Airbus A330-200 passenger service between Melbourne and Hong Kong with the route proving popular with air cargo customers.The 15 tonne belly offering is already looking extremely promising in both directions and may even spill over to Virgin Australia’s Melbourne-Los Angeles ...
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CargoLogicAir fleet plans on track
CargoLogicAir (CLA) looks set to add another aircraft to its fleet in early 2018, following on from the launch of its first scheduled service later this month.Earlier this week, the UK-registered airline revealed that on August 19 it would begin offering a twice-weekly scheduled service from its Stansted hub to ...
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FedEx and UPS top bosses in memo to Trump: Keep the US globally competitive
US logistics giants and fierce rivals UPS and FedEx have joined forces by calling on the US Congress and the Trump Administration to work on policy reforms to keep the US globally competitiveIn a signed editorial published in the influential Wall Street Journal, FedEx Corp chairman and chief executive Fred ...
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SIA and Avianca in codeshare agreement
Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Latin-American carrier Avianca have signed an agreement to codeshare on each other’s flights with effect from September 2017.Under the new agreement, SIA customers will have wider connections to Bogotá, Colombia, Avianca's major hub location. SIA will add its SQ designator code to Avianca-operated flights from its ...
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DHL opens Delhi centre to tap e-commerce boom
Deutsche Post DHL’s eCommerce arm has opened a distribution centre in Delhi as part of a €250m investment in India to 2020.The new facility allows DHL eCommerce to provide online retailers services such as Packet and Packet Plus to enable economical shipments worldwide and DHL Parcel International Direct that offers ...
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Amazon's Bezos to join Logistics Hall of Fame
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has been nominated to join The Logistics Hall of Fame as a “revolutioniser of e-commerce and logistics”.Bezos will be officially inducted into the organisation, which was set up to recognise and promote logistics best practice, during a ceremony at the annual Logistics Hall of Fame Gala ...
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IAG Cargo and Heathrow unite to raise awareness of illegal wildlife trade
To celebrate World Elephant Day and help raise awareness about the illegal trade of wildlife, Heathrow Airport and IAG Cargo has created and installed a pop-up interactive display at the airport’s Terminal 5 lsst week.The pop-up was run in partnership with UK Border Force to support charity United for Wildlife’s ...
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Hong Kong Airport continues to report strong cargo growth in July
Hong Kong International Airport continued to report strong growth in its cargo volumes in July as exports continued to thrive.Cargo throughput at the airport increased by 11% year on year in July to reach 422,000 tonnes.The percentage growth is roughly in line with growth reported over the first seven months, ...
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New director for handler Celebi
Juan José Andrés Alvez has become a director of Turkish-owned international handler Çelebi Havacılık Holding.He previously worked for International Spanish conglomerate Ferrovial Group in the UK before joining Aviation Services Group Swissport International where he worked for more than 10 years.Celebi board chairman Can Celebioğlu, said he had: “a solid ...
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Northern Ireland forwarder Campbell McCleave gains GDP status
Life Sciences International, a division of the Irish Exporters Association (IEA) has awarded forwarder Campbell McCleave the Good Distribution Practice (GDP) Passport.The Passport ensures patient safety by compliance throughout all stages of the supply chain. It involves training all levels of personnel to standardised and certified levels.Campbell McCleave company accountant, ...
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Delta Cargo gets approval for new pharma container
Delta Cargo has gained approval to carry the Envirotainer RAP e2 active container on its domestic and international widebody aircraft.The carrier, which recently achieved IATA CEIV certification, says the new unit is ideal for shipments requiring strict temperature control between +0°C and +20°C.The new container expands flight options beyond those ...