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ACI reports on strong October freight results
Airports Council International (ACI), the global body representing the majority of the world’s biggest air gateways, has revealed that there was strong growth in October’s air cargo traffic.ACI reported a year on year improvement in airfreight volumes through airports in September of 5.7%, but this rate of growth reached 6.6% ...
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ALHA handles tricky shipment
ALHA Group, the Italian handler, has helped with the movement of 30 horses from Milan-Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Doha, its first such shipment since the reopening of the MXP Equine Handling Centre, the dedicated facility operated by ALHA Airport in Malpensa Cargo City.The 30 horses flew out of Milan-Malpensa destined ...
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12send express service gets the seal of approval from KLM and Schiphol
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and KLM Cargo have given their support to a new same-day intra-European air cargo service.The same-day intra-European air cargo delivery is the responsibility of a start-up called 12send, of which Dutch company Parcel International is the majority stakeholder. KLM Cargo and Schiphol Cargo also contributed to the ...
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Lufthansa to take full control of Brussels Airlines
German flag-carrier Lufthansa has confirmed that it will exercise its call option on the outstanding 55% of the shares in SN Airholding, parent company of Brussels Airlines (as had been revealed earlier this year, in September), and also provided further details of the deal.Having now agreed with the shareholders of ...
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Leipzig/Halle hits the million mark
On 14 December, Leipzig/Halle International Airport – Germany’s second-biggest and Europe’s fifth-busiest air cargo hub – handled its millionth tonne of freight of 2016.In fact, by the end of the day it had handled a total of 1,002,875 tonnes over the course of the current calendar year.“By breaking through the ...
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Röhlig and Gebrüder Weiss to go their own way
Since 1999, logistics service providers Gebrüder Weiss of Austria and Bremen, Germany-headquartered Röhlig have operated out of their respective overseas air and sea freight offices under the joint name of Weiss-Röhlig.However, from next year, that brand will be phased out and the two logistics companies will operate independently under their ...
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WFS appoints David Clark as global head of safety & security
David Clark is to join Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), the world’s biggest airfreight handler, as its new global head of safety & security on 27 February next year.Reporting directly to WFS chief executive Craig Smyth, he will be based in Paris.Clark joins WFS from British Airways, where he spent 17 ...
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Monarch scoops Cygnus freighter maintenance deal
Monarch Aircraft Engineering has secured a contract to provide C check maintenance for Cygnus Air's two Boeing 757 Freighter aircraft.The UK company will carry out C Check maintenance for the Madrid-based cargo airline, which will include insulation blanket modification for the Spanish operator.All the maintenance work will be carried out ...
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PEMCO redelivers the first of three Longhao converted B737 freighters
Pemco World Air Services (PEMCO) has redelivered its first Boeing 737-300 passenger-to-freighter converted aircraft to China's Guangdong Long Hao Aviation Group.The Guangzhou-based group has two more PEMCO-converted B737-300 aircraft in process, with options for additional conversions to meet its expansion.“We are delighted to see the first aircraft finish conversion and ...
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Jersey Post buys Heathrow broker
Jersey Post has bought Heathrow Airport-based customs broker HICS Worldwide. The Channel Islands postal organisation sees international customs clearance as critical to the growth of its e-commerce business.HICS Worldwide offers a complete brokerage package for courier, airfreight and sea freight arrivals in the UK and currently has full clearance facilities ...
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Rental firm finds flexible solution for Heathrow handler
Heathrow transit operator Airworld Airlines has teamed up with temperature controlled equipment specialist Dawsonrentals to deliver a flexible extension to its EuroBIP airside Border Inspection Post.The rental firm has created a modular build of multi-temperature chambers with individual access and interconnecting delivery doors, all linked directly into the four major ...
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Norman conquest
The latest aircraft to be delivered by Cardiff Aviation fleet to Albanian carrier Albawings – personally delivered by the ACMI firm’s chairman Bruce Dickenson, no less – was christened Sir Norman Wisdom (Mr. Pitkin).Baffled? Let us explain for the benefit of our younger readers.The comic British actor, best known for ...
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Free Download: 2017 Freighters Wallchart
A free copy of Air Cargo News' exclusive 2017 Freighter Fleet Directory is available to download. The editorial team worked with cargo charter broker Chapman Freeborn to produce the updated wallchart, comprising the leading players in the industry.The wallchart is a useful tool in print or digital format. This unique ...
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New edition of Freighters World looks at Asia, AirBridge, Boeing, Dubai and Spectre
The December issue of Freighters World is now available for download to registered readers.Inside there are articles on the Boeing B747-8F programme revitalised by a UPS order, the single company approach of AirBridgeCargo and Volga-Dnepr, plus an in-depth look at the the new B737 passenger to freighter conversion lessor, Sprectre.Our ...
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New toolkit to help drone pilots stay within the law
The United Nations’ International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has launched a ‘toolkit’ aimed at ensuring that operators of unmanned aircraft systems (‘drones’) stay within the rules and avoid endangering other planes.Council president Dr Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu said it would help drone operators of all ages “operate their aircraft safely and ...
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Dachser USA gains ISO status
Dachser USA has received ISO 9001:2015 status for its management system from DEKRA Certification.The forwarder has also established the Dachser Management System (DMS) for contract logistics activities which gives customers a reliable indication it is committed to providing the highest level of customer service, it says.President and chief executive, Frank ...
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Shanghai signs handling deal with Nantong airport
Shanghai Pudong International Airport Cargo Terminal (PACTL) has signed a joint venture agreement with Nantong Xingdong Airport to offer handling services to airlines and forwarders at the latter.Nantong Airport, to the north-west of Shanghai, will hold a 51% stake in the company, PACTL Nantong Xingdong Airport Cargo Terminal (PACTL NTG), ...
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EGAT selected to carry out B767-300 conversions
Evergreen Aviation Technologies Corp (EGAT) has been approved to perform passenger-to-freighter conversions for the 767-300 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) programme.Under the agreement, EGAT will modify and convert B767-300BCFs at its Taiwan facility.The first airplane will be inducted in 2017, with redelivery anticipated in 2018. Boeing has received 27 firm orders ...
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DSV strengthens commercial team
Freight forwarder DSV has appointed Michael Hansen as divisional chief commercial officer for air and sea and Wilbert Tholhuijsen for DSV Road. They join Meinderdjan Botman (DSV Solutions) and Jenny Purchase ( Sub Saharan Africa) in a team of four chief commercial officers as part of the DSV Global commercial ...
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Mumbai doubles export capacity
India’s busiest cargo airport, Mumbai International, has doubled its export handling capacity with a new terminal for bonded and heavy goods.The new export facility, the first of its kind in the country, will offer exclusive handling for heavy, odd-sized and bonded consignments, and will add 500,000 tons a year to ...