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AF KLM takes over Delta Cargo sales and customer service in Germany and France
Delta Cargo has continued to form tighter bonds with its partner airlines as Air France KLM Cargo has taken over sales and customer service responsibilities for the US airline in France and Germany as part of the two companies’ north Atlantic joint venture.The two airlines said their customers will benefit ...
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Chinese firm takes majority stake in Frankfurt-Hahn airport
UPDATED: Chinese investor Shanghai Yiqian Trading Co has taken a majority stake in Frankfurt-Hahn Airport after months of speculation as to which firm would win a call for offers.At a press conference this morning, the German state of Rhineland-Palatine's interior ministry put an end to months of speculation as to ...
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Cleaner and greener: DHL launches carbon calculator
DHL has launched a carbon calculator to predict transport-related emissions for almost all shipment sizes and modes of transport.The calculation, free of charge to customers, is carried out online, based on “intelligent algorithms” said the logistics operator, part of the German Deutsche Post group.Kathrin Brost, vice president, green strategy and ...
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NewsWCO secretary general to open FIATA Congress in Dublin
Kunio Mikuriya, secretary general of the World Customs Organisation (WCO), will be a guest of honour for the opening ceremony of the FIATA World Congress Dublin 2016.The Irish city will play host to up to 1,000 delegates at the annual freight forwarder's congress, which takes place from October 3–8 at ...
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Lawson appointed DHL forwarding boss for India
DHL Global Forwarding has appointed George Lawson as chief executive and country manager for India.Relocated from Bonn, Germany, Lawson is now based in Mumbai. In his new role as a member of the Asia Pacific Management Board, Lawson reports to Kelvin Leung, chief executive, DHL Global Forwarding Asia Pacific."With the ...
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Qantas adds Fort Worth freighter call
Qantas Freight will introduce a weekly freighter call to the southern US freight gateway of Dallas Fort Worth as part of its triangular route connecting Australia, China, the US and Australia.Qantas Freight operates four weekly Boeing 747-400F freighter services and from June 9 2016 one of these services will stop ...
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Thermal blanket has lithium-ion fires covered
Morgan Advanced Materials has launched a thermal bag to counter the fire risk from overheating Lithium-Ion batteries due to thermal runaway.Morgan said that its FireMaster battery bags have gone through an extensive period of testing in conjunction with Germanwings, part of the Lufthansa Group.The FireMaster bag, which measures 500 mm ...
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K+N moves quickly to appoint new head of airfreight
Kuehne + Nagel has appointed Yngve Ruud as its head of airfreight logistics after earlier this year Tim Scharwath announced he would leave for rival DHL.Ruud is a K+N stalwart having worked for the company for the last 26 years and will replace outgoing Tim Scharwath from October.He is currently ...
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DHL Express moves Seattle air operation to Sea-Tac airport
DHL Express has moved its Seattle air operation down the road to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport from Boeing Field Airport in order to access Sea-Tac’s recently developed cargo facilities.The move will see DHL operate 20 flights per week using Boeing 757 and B767 freighter aircraft.The airport said the addition of DHL ...
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Aircraft orders monthly: Vietjet in for B737s while AEI announces two deals
Each month Air Cargo News analyses the latest aircraft orders, both passenger and freighter.Vietjet finalises Vietnam’s largest ever commercial airplane purchaseVietJet has finalised an order for 100 Boeing single-aisle 737 MAX 200 airplanes, the largest ever single commercial airplane purchase in Vietnam aviation, valued at approximately $11.3bn at current list ...
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DHL Express opens new Hanover Airport facility
DHL Express has opened a new €32.5m site at Hanover Airport that consolidates two separate centres into a single facility.The 30,000 sq m unit offers a fully automated sort that is able to process 6,000 parcels per hour and is double the size of the previously available sites.The new building ...
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The world is not enough: DHL targets space freight
Deutsche Post DHL, it seems, is not content with being one of the largest freight forwarders, express and postal companies in the world and has revealed plans for a ‘space freight’ operation as it goes galactic.The German logistics firm announced today that it will become the “official logistics partner” of ...
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Aviation leaders talk about global humanitarian aid
Chief executives from major airlines and other partners have discussed the roles which the aviation sector can fulfill in delivering humanitarian aid.The interviews were conducted by Airlink, a non-profit organisation that links more than 35 commercial and charter airlines with humanitarian aid groups to fill cargo holds with aid goods ...
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IATA urges greater co-operation to counter terror threat
IATA, at its 72nd Annual General Meeting (AGM), has unanimously adopted a resolution that denounces terrorism and calls for intensified cooperation among governments as well as with the air transport industry.The resolution calls on governments and the air transport industry to work in partnership among themselves and with airlines to ...
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AF-KLM renews Jan de Rijk road feeders for Scandinavia
Air France-KLM Cargo has renewed its road feeder service contract with Jan de Rijk Logistics for trucking services in Scandinavia.Jan de Rijk Logistics will connect AF-KLM’s Amsterdam hub with airline stations within Denmark and Sweden, and will operate daily less than truck (LTL) overnight services in both directions.Robert Kleppers, senior ...
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Banks expand ATSG's secured credit facility
US freighter lessor Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) has obtained commitments for an expansion of the revolver portion of its secured credit facility with a consortium of banks led by SunTrust by $100m, to $425m.ATSG, which in March signed a deal with internet retail giant Amazon to operate an air ...
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Aeroméxico appoints Globe Air Cargo as GSSA in the Netherlands
Aeroméxico has appointed Globe Air Cargo, part of the ECS Group, as its general sales and service agent (GSSA) in the Netherlands.With a fleet of more than 120 aircraft, Aeroméxico serves more than 75 destinations globally and transported a total of 132,000 tonnes last year.Aeroméxico operates 10 flights per week ...
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Virgin and Delta to co-locate UK cargo handling with dnata
Virgin Atlantic Cargo and Delta Cargo have signed long-term contracts with dnata to co-locate their cargo handling at 12 UK locations under a new ‘one roof’ handling strategy.Effective 8 June 2016, the co-location move covers London Heathrow, Manchester, Glasgow, Edinburgh and London Gatwick where the carriers operate and at six ...
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Cathay Pacific and Lufthansa Cargo announce Hong Kong-Europe tie-up
Cathay Pacific and Lufthansa Cargo have signed a partnership that will see the two airlines offer a joint network of more than 140 flights per week between Hong Kong and 13 European destinations.The “highly integrated bilateral co-operation” is due to begin early next year and will see the two airlines ...
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NewsAsian carriers monthly: demand grows in April but yields under pressure
Asian air cargo carriers benefitted from better than expected demand in April but yields remained under pressure.The latest figures from Asian air cargo carriers show that the majority monitored in Air Cargo News’ monthly summary recorded an improvement compared with the rest of the year.This is partly down to the ...