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The road to Euro 2020 starts here
With the Euros in full swing, FedEx and the UEFA Foundation for Children are nurturing the footballing stars of tomorrow by opening a new community football pitch in one of Madrid’s most economically disadvantaged areas, Cañada Real.The new pitch comes complete with floodlighting and changing facilities and has been donated ...
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Qatar plans push into new air cargo markets
Qatar Airways cargo chief Ulrich Ogiermann said that the airline plans to become a major player in three new markets - the transpacific, Australia and South America - in the next nine months.The chief officer cargo at the world’s third largest international carrier told a press conference on the opening ...
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Geodis India’s new director looks west
Freight forwarder Geodis India has appointed Sushma Fulsunge, as regional director - western region. With over 20 years of experience in the industry, her priorities in her new role will include implementing an extended business development plan.Geodis cluster managing director South Asia, Leif Voelcker said: “I am confident that Sushma’s ...
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Pemco-Vallair deal gives 737-400 new lease of life
Pemco World Air Services has signed a deal with Vallair for a B737-400 passenger-to-freighter conversion, its first with the European-based aviation asset management firm. Work will start this month (June) in Jinan Shandong, China, by Pemco’s partner, Staeco and the aircraft is scheduled for redelivery in September.The converted plane will ...
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Cargolux’s Zhengzhou route hits 100,000 tonnes
Traffic on Cargolux’s Luxembourg-Zhengzhou route has hit the 100,000-tonne mark two years after the service started, the all-cargo carrier told the Air Cargo China 2016 event in Shanghai on 15 June.The new total came only eight months after the route passed the 50,000-tonne milestone last October, added Cargolux president and ...
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Shanghai and Luxembourg sign pharma deal
Two more airport operators have signed a deal to promote transport of temperature-sensitive pharma products between Europe and Asia at the Air Cargo China 2016 exhibition and conference.Following yesterday’s deal between Swiss WorldCargo, Cargologic and SATS for a temperature-controlled, quality corridor between Singapore and Zurich, Luxembourg Airport operator lux-Airport and ...
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Jettainer signs the perfect deal with Plus Ultra
Lufthansa’s outsourced ULD arm, Jettainer, is taking over the management of pallets and containers for new Spanish airline Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas.The carrier operates two Airbus A340-300 aircraft on regular routes between Madrid and Lima, Peru, and Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic and is planning a fleet expansion and ...
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Mergers transform logistics landscape, says report
Third-party logistics was dominated in 2015 by mergers and acquisitions, overcapacity and sagging fuel prices, says analyst Armstrong & Associates in its newly published report on the sector.Major deals changed third-party logistics from mid-2014 through to 2015. Brad Jacobs and his XPO Logistics team helped make 2015 the largest merger ...
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Dachser opens in Baltimore
The Dachser USA Air & Sea Logistics subsidiary of the German-owned forwarder has opened its third office on the eastern seaboard, in Baltimore.The new location is two miles from the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore, and joins existing facilities at New York and Boston.President and chief executive of Dachser ...
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New board members join Frankfurt community
The Air Cargo Community Frankfurt has had two new members join its executive board, with Sören Stark, executive board member operations at Lufthansa Cargo, becoming not only a newly elected member but also chairman of the executive board of the community.He succeeds Dr. Karl-Rudolf Rupprecht, who retired from Lufthansa at ...
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Emirates fills hole in Swiss network
Emirates SkyCargo has added a second daily passenger Boeing 777 flight between Dubai and Geneva, Switzerland, offering cargo opportunities for the pharma industry.The new service – departing Dubai at 14.55 local time and returning from Geneva at 21.45 - offers nearly 140 tonnes of additional bellyhold cargo capacity a week ...
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Brussels Airport sees cargo bounce back
Brussels Airport says its cargo traffic has recovered from the March 22 terrorist attacks.Total volume in May 2016, at 40,396 tonnes, is almost back to May 2015’s 40,535 tonnes.Traffic on full-freighter and integrator aircraft in fact showed significant growth. Full-freighter traffic grew by 7.9% on May 2015 due to the ...
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MAG cargo up despite French strikes
Striking French air traffic controllers failed to deflect MAG airports’ cargo growth in May 2016. Cargo at London Stansted jumped 9.2% to 20,463 tonnes, while Manchester was up 6.1% to 9,265 tonnes and East Midlands’ total rose 4.5% to 26,720 tonnes.This was despite what MAG chief executive Charlie Cornish described ...
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Qantas completes share buy-back
The Qantas Group has completed the $500m share buy-back announced at its half year results in February 2016.Combined with the $505m capital return and associated share consolidation completed on 6 November 2015, Qantas Airways ordinary shares on issue have decreased by 12.6% since 30 June 2015 and the group has ...
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Wide-ranging role for IAG’s Pravin Singh
IAG Cargo has appointed Pravin Singh as regional commercial manager for Asia Pacific and India.Replacing John Cheetham, who moves to a strategic role, Singh’s 20-year airline career includes 12 years with IAG Cargo and British Airways World Cargo, most recently as area commercial manager, South Asia encompassing India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, ...
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Kalitta pilots threaten strike action
Unions representing pilots and flight engineers at cargo airline Kalitta Air say that they have reached an impasse in the five year long negotiations and are preparing for a strike.Kalitta Air operates a fleet of Boeing 747 aircraft and is the backbone of the DHL Express global network.Crew members, represented ...
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NewsAmazon faces $350,000 fine from FAA for alleged air cargo hazmat infringement
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed a $350,000 civil penalty against Amazon.com for allegedly violating hazardous materials regulations.In its website posting, the FAA alleges that on October 15, 2014, Amazon offered to United Parcel Service (UPS) a package containing a one-gallon container of 'Amazing! LIQUID FIRE,' which the ...
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US names first Cuba carriers
The US Department of Transportation has named six carriers that will be allowed to operate services from the US to destinations in Cuba for the first time in over half a century.The airlines - American, Frontier, JetBlue, Silver Airways, Southwest and Sun Country - will fly up to 155 round-trip ...
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More muscle for Frankfurt freight grouping
Kühne + Nagel, Hellmann Worldwide Logistics and the Freight Forwarding and Logistics Association of the Hessen/Rhineland-Palatinate (SLV) have joined the Air Cargo Community Frankfurt.The grouping, which represents the interests of the air cargo industry in the city, now has 41 members from all sectors of the air logistics chain.Community executive ...
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UK courier signs AMI deal
UK independent courier APC Overnight has signed a partnership with express wholesaler Air Menzies International to operate a worldwide air and European road parcel service.It is part of a revamp of its service portfolio aimed at small and medium businesses.APC has also signed deals with InPost and Whistl to bolster ...