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Night drone system still bedding in, says FAA
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says it is still having to reject many applications from would be drone-operators, particular those intending to fly at night.FAA has approved 81 authorisations and issued 36 waivers for drone flights in Class D and E airspace since it began issuing them in late ...
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New management appointments for dnata
Handling company dnata has appointed Steve Allen as divisional senior vice president, UAE airport operations, and Mark Gibb as senior vice president, dnata safety and standards, responsible for dnata’s safety culture globally and the company’s One Safety programme.Allen has 15 years of experience in British Airways, helping to design Heathrow’s ...
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Regions see opportunities and threats from Heathrow runway
There was a mixed reaction from the UK regions to the news that Heathrow Airport is to be allowed to build a new third runway.Birmingham Chambers of Commerce chief executive Paul Faulkner said that while the new London runway might fix the problems of capacity in south-east England, Birmingham airport ...
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CHAMP aims to keep Cathay Pacific on top
Air cargo IT specialist CHAMP has implemented its Cargospot suite for Cathay Pacific’s worldwide freight operations.CHAMP chief executive, Arnaud Lambert, said the Cathay solution “goes beyond anything we have accomplished before,” adding: “We have been working in close collaboration with Cathay Pacific’s team, paying close attention to their long-term business ...
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Turkish Airlines wins pharma CEIV accreditation
Turkish Cargo, the airfreight arm of Turkish Airlines, has been awarded IATA’s ‘Center of Excellence for Independent Validators’ (CEIV) certification for pharmaceutical logistics at its Istanbul hub.The carrier has also trained a dedicated team to preserve the integrity of the cold chain and products and will introduce a thermal dolly ...
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Heathrow: The work starts now
Heathrow Airport welcomed the UK government’s decision to support its plans for a new runway and said that it would begin work to deliver it.Expanding the London gateway would do more than any other infrastructure project to share economic growth around the country and deliver more competition and choice, pointing ...
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Van de Weg promoted to group VP role at Volga-Dnepr
Robert van de Weg has been promoted to the post of senior vice president of sales & marketing at Volga-Dnepr Group.In his new role, van de Weg assumes commercial responsibility for both the Group’s scheduled cargo operations and charter businesses, namely AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), Volga-Dnepr Airlines and Atran Airlines.The three ...
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ACS to the rescue again in Haiti
Air Charter Service (ACS) has arranged several cargo and passenger charter flights to Haiti, following Hurricane Matthew earlier this month which left at least 1,300 people dead and more than 35,000 homeless.ACS group commercial director, Justin Lancaster, said that ACS first operated a passenger flight, carrying teams to assess the ...
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Partial commitment on UK airport capacity does not reassure global investors says KPMG
Additional regulatory delay around Heathrow's third runway approval by the UK government sends out an "indecisive message to business and global investors" according to financial advisers KPMG.James Stamp, global head of aviation at KPMG, said: “Now, more than ever, UK plc needs to demonstrate both its ability and willingness to ...
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Arvato opens Shanghai bonded site
Logistics firm Arvato SCM Solutions is to open a new bonded warehouse for high-tech, entertainment and consumer products close to Shanghai airport, its third facility in China. Services available will include processing of imports and exports, warehousing, multi-channel distribution, returns management and other value-added services. The access-controlled location has a ...
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New runway price must be right, says IATA
IATA said it fully supported the UK government’s decision to build a new runway at London Heathrow airport but it needed to be affordable to airport users.It said that to maximize the potential of the new capacity, “Heathrow costs must become even more competitive and cost effective. The government's desire ...
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UK forwarders' cautious welcome to Heathrow decision
UK freight forwarding and logistics businesses have given a cautious welcome to the government's approval a third runway at Heathrow.Robert Keen, director general of the British International Freight Association (BIFA), said: “Today’s news appears to be the beginning of the end of years of procrastination over the expansion of UK ...
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Gatwick Airport responds to Government decision on airport capacity
Gatwick Airport management has responded with a short statement regarding the UK government's approval of a third runway at rival Heathrow. Gatwick was seeing approval for a second runway.Gatwick chief executive Stewart Wingate, said: “We are disappointed as we do not believe this is the right answer for Britain. Gatwick ...
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One new runway not enough says aviation expert
A leading aviation academic has called for both Heathrow and Gatwick to be expanded if the UK's airport capacity shortage is not to impede Britain’s economic development.Responding to the Government’s decision to expand airport capacity by building a third runway at Heathrow, Dr Volodymyr Bilotkach, Senior lecturer in Economics at ...
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IAG on third runway: Heathrow customer charges must be capped
British Airways and Iberia parent International Airlines Group (IAG) has warned that the cost of the third runway project at Heathrow will" make or break it".While welcoming the decision to expand Heathrow, IAG added that it was pleased that the UK government "has recognised the cost to customers must not ...
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SEGRO backs Heathrow expansion
Industrial warehouse developer SEGRO has welcomed the UK government's decision to approve a third runway at Heathrow Airport .David Sleath, SEGRO’s chief executive, commented: “We welcome the Government’s support for a third runway at Heathrow, which gives business confidence that the new Government is serious about infrastructure delivery and maintaining ...
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Engineers give runway plan guarded welcome
One of the UK’s leading industry organisations, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IME), has welcomed Government approval of a new runway at London Heathrow Airport but warned that the future of the industry was still unclear.IME head of transport and manufacturing, Philippa Oldham, said: “This is so near and yet ...
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Business leaders welcome Heathrow runway verdict
UK employers’ organisation the CBI has responded enthusiastically to the UK government's approval of a third runway at Heathrow Airport .President Paul Drechsler, said it came “as an enormous relief to firms in every corner of the country.” He described the plan as “fantastic news”, especially as the country had ...
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UK government approves Heathrow third runway
The UK government has approved a third runway at Heathrow Airport – the first full length runway in the south-east since the Second World War.The scheme will now be taken forward in the form of a draft ‘National policy statement’ (NPS) for consultation.In a statement, the Department for Transport ...
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UK shippers' thumbs-up for Heathrow expansion
The decision to increase capacity at Heathrow Airport is “the right choice for the UK economy, the freight industry and the nation,” according to the UK-based Freight Transport Association (FTA).The shipper organisation has mounted a detailed campaign highlighting the “vital importance of airfreight” to the UK economy and why a ...