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Emirates' focus on Vietnamese perishables bears fruit
Emirates SkyCargo has seen a near five-fold increase in the volumes of exports of fruits between Vietnam and Dubai over the last year.Collaborative efforts between Middle East carrier’s cargo arm and Vietnam’s Trade Promotion Agency Vietrade saw perishables exports to Dubai, including rambutans and lychees, touch a record close to ...
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WFS signals global ambition with senior appointments
Global cargo ground handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has announced a raft of senior appointments.Group chief executive Craig Smyth said that the appointments signal WFS’ ambition to build its operations globally. WFS is a major cargo handler, processing 6.3m tonnes a year for 300 airline customers.WFS’ Europe, Middle East, Africa ...
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DHL adds another China-Europe rail link
DHL Global Forwarding is continuing to expand its rail services between China and Europe with a new connection to Belarus.The forwarding giant today launched the first regular rail connection between Shenzhen and Minsk.The route takes 12 days and also covers new overland connections to several major cities along China’s “Belt ...
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Volga-Dnepr flies 11 generators in 14 days
Volga-Dnepr has transported eleven generators onboard a series of six An-124-100 freighter flights to the Madagascan capital, Antananarivo, in a 14-day period.The delivery of the 57 tonne generators from the island of Mauritius on behalf of forwarder customer Kupa Proje Tasimacilik Ve Lojistik will boost the capacity of the existing ...
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NewsAmerican cargo monthly: US carriers see demand fly as rates improve
The three major US carriers continued to record rapid increases in cargo demand in April and sources have indicated that rates are also now starting to pick up.The latest figures from United, American and Delta show that all three carriers registered an improvement in demand during the month.The largest of ...
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Kalitta Air takes delivery of first GECAS-leased B747-400F
US freighter operator Kalitta Air has taken delivery of the first of two leased 747-400F factory freighters from GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), an Ireland-based aviation leasing and financing company.GECAS said that the aircraft delivery marked “a new milestone in the decade-long relationship of the two companies”.While GECAS has previously ...
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SIA Cargo to be "re-integrated" into the parent group
SIA Cargo is to be "re-integrated" into the parent airline, in a “business as usual” move intended “to improve efficiency through greater synergy with the wider SIA Group".The wholly-owned cargo subsidiary of Singapore Airlines (SIA) will become the cargo division within the parent group and the transition is expected to ...
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National Airlines and Navitrans in weekly Round-the-World 747-400F Service
US-based freighter operator National Airlines and charter company Navitrans USA are to launch a weekly scheduled Round-the-World (RTW) B747-400 freighter service, set to begin on June 1.The RTW service and will operate year-round connecting several key global airports: Chicago (ORD), Liege (LGG), Heydar Aliyev International in Azerbaijan (GYD), Hong Kong ...
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EgyptAir Cargo to add pharma product
EgyptAir Cargo has revealed it will launch a pharma product this summer after signing a deal for passive containers with va-Q-tec.The airline said that va-Q-tec's passive container rental service will enable deviation-free transportation of temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals around the world to over 70 EgyptAir Cargo destinations.The two companies finalised the deal ...
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Brum, Brum, Emirates freighter for Jaguar Land Rover cars
Emirates SkyCargo has operated an ad hoc Boeing 777 freighter aircraft from Birmingham airport as part of a new bespoke service for the transportation of exclusive Jaguar Land Rover cars to Chicago.Emirates SkyCargo flight EK9923 departed Birmingham Airport to deliver cars for further testing. Metro Shipping, the logistics service provider ...
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Europe and US in aviation security talks
European and US officials have met in Brussels to discuss the "serious evolving threats to aviation security".European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship, Dimitris Avramopoulos, and European Commissioner for Transport, Violeta Bulc, hosted a delegation from the US, led by Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke, to discuss ...
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European Commission updates Air Safety list of restricted carriers
The European Commission has updated the European Union (EU) Air Safety List, the list of non-European airlines that do not meet international safety standards, and are subject to an operating ban or operational restrictions within the European Union.Following the update, all airlines certified in Benin and Mozambique are cleared from ...
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BIFA appoints new policy and compliance officer
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has confirmed the appointment of Pawel Jarza as policy and compliance advisor with responsibility for issues concerning Customs.This role will involve working with the trade, UK Customs and other bodies to ensure customs processes and policies represent the best solutions for both trade and ...
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DHL forwarding doubles Brussels pharma facility
DHL Global Forwarding Belgium has more than doubled the size of its temperature controlled facilities at Brussels Airport on the back of growth in the segment.The development sees the forwarder expand its GDP licensed temperature controlled area to 5,300 sq m from its previous 1,750 sq m.It will offer a ...
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Qantas Freight scoops new China-US mail contract
Qantas Freight has won a new contract to fly airmail between China and the US on behalf of China Post.The airmail, which is managed by China Post and Australia Post joint venture Sai Cheng Logistics, will be airlifted from the mail giant’s hubs of Shanghai and Hong Kong to various ...
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Atlas looks to raise funds through note sale
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings is looking to raise $250m through the sale of convertible senior notes to repay borrowings and support future growth.In a stock exchange announcement, the company said the bond sale would see it offer senior notes due on June 1 2024 in an underwritten public offering.The company ...
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We’re Europe’s kings of cool, says Lufthansa
Lufthansa Cargo says it is offering a unique airline to offer a road feeder service for cold-chain cargo. Temperature-sensitive goods can be actively or passively cooled or warmed on road link connections with Lufthansa flight numbers using suitably-equipped vehicles, as well as on board the aircraft.Customers can make firm onward ...
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Oman Air appoints GAC as it looks to expand in Europe
Oman Air Cargo has selected ECS Group subsidiary Globe Air Cargo (GAC) as its sales partner in the Benelux region of Europe.The contract came into effect on April 1 and will provide the carrier with overnight transit cargo volume to its gateways in Paris (CDG), London (LON) and Frankfurt (FRA).According ...
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LATAM ready to practice CEIV shipping
LATAM has become the first airline in the Americas to obtain CEIV Pharma certification following a successful IATA audit, announced at the Air Cargo Europe Exhibition.Receiving the certificate from IATA’s global head of cargo Glyn Hughes, LATAM Cargo chief executive, Andres Bianchi, said: “This certification demonstrates the quality and consistency ...
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Coming up roses for Western Global
Florida-based Western Global Airlines is flying 100m flowers to Miami. The leading carrier of Mother’s Day flowers to the US is operating 76 dedicated flights between Miami and South America to carry exotic varieties of roses and carnations that do not grow in the US, primarily from Ecuador and Colombia.Packed ...