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Davies Turner to expand its UK airfreight base
UK-based freight forwarder Davis Turner has confirmed that it intends to begin construction this autumn on a second multi-million pound regional distribution centre (RDC), doubling the size of its present facility in Avonmouth, Bristol.Bristol is the headquarters site for Davies Turner’s air cargo subsidiary.The company has planning consent for a ...
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Agility names Markus Lingohr as managing director for Central Europe
Global supply chain services giant Agility has appointed Markus Lingohr as managing director for its Area Central Europe division, giving him responsibility for the company’s operations in Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Poland.He will be based in Hamburg, Germany.Mike Bible, CEO, Agility Europe, commented: “Markus has profound knowledge of the ...
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China Eastern looks to Jan de Rijk for trucking in Prague and Amsterdam
China Eastern Airlines has inked a road feeder service (RFS) deal covering Prague and Amsterdam with Netherlands-headquartered trucking giant Jan de Rijk Logistics.China Eastern Airlines starts three times a week services from Shanghai to Prague on 23 June.Then, on 26 June, the carrier will launch its first passenger flights between ...
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B&H Worldwide appoints Reg Echeumuna as vice president – Americas
London Heathrow-headquartered aerospace logistics provider B&H Worldwide has named Reg Echeumuna as its new vice president – Americas.He will be based in the company’s Miami facility.“The appeal of this role is the opportunity to play a direct lead in further building up the US operation of such a strong niche ...
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Precision completes fourth 757-200 conversion this year for DHL
Precision Aircraft Solutions has completed its third freighter conversion for DHL since May, its fourth for the integrator so far this year.The 757-200 aircraft, MSN 29330, will join two other Precision-converted freighters at European Air Transport Leipzig (EAT), the largest of three airlines with dedicated service to European, Middle Eastern ...
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LUG Frankfurt gains JAL
Japan Airlines is to switch its cargo-handling partner at Frankfurt airport from Fraport Cargo Services to LUG from July.The deal comprises bellyhold freight on JAL’s daily Boeing 777-300ER and B787-900 (Dreamliner) and road feeder services.Describing the move as “a highlight in our jubilee year”, LUG managing director and chief executive, ...
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Changes at the top at Royal Jordanian
Royal Jordanian’s Board of Directors elected Said Darwazeh as chairman during the board’s meeting on 21 June.Darwazeh had been appointed a representative of the Government Shareholdings’ Management Company on RJ’s board as of 19 June, replacing Suleiman Hafez, who had chaired the RJ board of directors since November 2014.RJ’s president ...
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Volga-Dnepr flies telescopic bridge into Rio
Moscow-headquartered Volga-Dnepr Airlines has flown a 35 metre long telescopic crane bridge from Nanjing in China to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.The outsize cargo, which weighed approximately 40 tonnes, was flown on one of the cargo charter specialist’s AN-124-100 freighters.A special ramp loading system designed and manufactured by engineers at ...
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IAG Cargo benefits from Kuala Lumpur link
A year after IAG launched a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner passenger flight between London Heathrow and Kuala Lumpur, the joint Anglo-Spanish carrier concern’s freight operation, IAG Cargo, has confirmed that the service has “exceeded expectations”.A statement from the freight carrier said that the Malaysian capital has proved “a valuable gateway for ...
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DHL expands its express footprint in Myanmar
DHL Express has opened what it describes as “the largest express facility in Myanmar”. Located in Yangon, close to the city’s airport, it occupies over 50,000 sq ft of land and has a built-up area of 32,500 sq ft.“DHL launched this facility to cater to Myanmar's increasing logistics needs, driven ...
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Brussels Airlines’ freight volumes slip
Revealing its traffic figures for the month of May, Brussels Airlines’ freight load factor fell to 63%, down by 12% year on year.However, the carrier said that the fall can be explained by the higher freight capacity available thanks to the opening of its new Toronto route in early April.Moreover, ...
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Atlas looks to go with single operator’s certificate
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings’ president and chief executive, William Flynn, has confirmed that the intention is to operate Atlas and Southern Air, the US carrier it acquired in April this year, under a single air operator’s certificate.The process of gaining a single operating certificate from the US Federal Aviation Administration ...
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Frankfurt’s PCF celebrates CEIV Pharma certification
Perishable Center Frankfurt (PCF) has become the first neutral logistics services provider to be awarded the International Air Transport Association’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics (CEIV Pharma) at Frankfurt Airport.The award, dated the end of last month (May), remains valid until 31 May 2019.PCF, said to ...
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Volga-Dnepr Group inks financial accord with Sberbank
Russian airline enterprise Volga-Dnepr Group agreed a new strategic cooperation agreement with Sberbank, Russia’s largest bank, at the recent St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.The deal was inked by Maxim Poletaev, first deputy chairman of the Executive Board of Sberbank, and Alexey Isaikin, president of Volga-Dnepr Group.Volga-Dnepr Group has confirmed through ...
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SIA Cargo renews handling deal with Kenya’s Siginon
Singapore Airlines Cargo (SIA Cargo) has renewed its agreement with Siginon Aviation covering the latter‘s provision of ground handling services at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi, Kenya.The deal has been extended for a further three years.The new deal between SIA Cargo and Siginon was agreed, the latter said, ...
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Exelsius helps dnata to Singapore certification
Air cargo consultancy Exelsius has helped dnata in Singapore to Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certification.Exelsius completed an extensive support programme for the handler, which has resulted in it gaining full GDP status for its handling services at Changi airport, valid for three years.Exelsius carried out an initial gap analysis and ...
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Air Partner races equipment to Italy
Air Partner, the London Gatwick-based aviation service provider, has undertaken a number of charters in support of this year’s Giro d’Italia bike race.The broker’s Freight division organised the transportation of the cycling teams’ bikes and equipment from the sites of the first stage of the race to its second, working ...
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CAL adds freighter number three
Israeli-owned, Liege -based all cargo airline CAL has confirmed long standing plans to add a third Boeing 747 freighter to its fleet.The deal will complete a fleet enlargement and modernisation programme at CAL, which less than two years ago still operated just two classic B747-200 freighters. Successive deals have now ...
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Lufthansa Cargo to shed 800 jobs worldwide
Lufthansa Cargo is to shed up to 800 jobs worldwide in order to cut costs, management at the German carrier have announced.As part of its "Cargo Evolution" plan the German cargo carrier said it aimed to reduce the number of full time employees by between 700-800 positions, a move that ...
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DHL tests new robot technology in warehouse
Logistics giant DHL has confirmed that it is testing two robot types in one of its warehouses, asking them to handle tasks including package assembly and packaging.The two models, Baxter and Sawyer, are the product of Rethink Robotics, Inc of the US. DHL described them as “smart, adaptable solutions that ...