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NewsSilk Way West and Nippon Express sign MoU
Image source: Silk Way West AirlinesAzerbaijan-based Silk Way West Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Japan’s Nippon Express Holdings, with the aim of offering enhanced solutions to their customers and to responding more flexibly to changing supply chains.The agreement will strengthen Silk Way West Airlines’ presence in ...
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NewsLufthansa Cargo donates to Kenyan aid projects
Image source: Lufthansa CargoLufthansa Cargo has donated €10,481 to Cargo Human Care (CHC) in support of the organisation’s aid projects in Kenya.An internal company ‘Clean Up Day’ in December raised €5,841 that will benefit the Mothers’ Mercy Home, an orphanage 20km north of Nairobi that houses up to 120 children, ...
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NewsRobert Frisch joins Alpine Air Express
Image source: Alpine Air ExpressFormer Air Wisconsin chief operating officer Robert Frisch will join Alpine Air Express in that same role as of January 31, 2023.Based at Alpine’s corporate headquarters in Provo, Utah in the US, Frisch will oversee the regional air cargo carrier’s operations and aircraft maintenance management team, ...
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InsightsHeavylift sector faces up to an uncertain market
The heavylift sector is facing up to challenging market conditions but there are some positives to be found, writes Michael Mackey.Heavylift air cargo faces a difficult future despite an obvious need for its services.“I would describe the current situation as a ‘tough market’,” Reto Hunziker, regional director Europe for Chapman ...
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MNG Airlines to be listed on the NYSE
Turkish freighter operator MNG Airlines is to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) via an agreement with Golden Falcon Acquisition Corp in a transaction expected to have a pro-forma enterprise value of $676m.The Istanbul-based carrier has over 15,000 corporate customers across 41 countries with more than 3,500 ...
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NewsDHL Global Forwarding first to achieve IATA CEIV Lithium Batteries in the UK
Image source: DHLDHL Global Forwarding is the first organization in the UK to be certified as an IATA Center of Excellence for Independent Validators Lithium Batteries (CEIV Li-batt).The certification covers six sites - Birmingham, Glasgow, London, Luton, Manchester and Purfleet - and follows a rigorous certification process across these locations ...
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Hyperion launches aircraft funding platform
Hyperion Aero Capital (Hyperion) has launched an aircraft funding platform focused on financing long-term cargo leasing and leased business jets.Financing for aircraft has become increasingly fragmented as the traditional lenders have retreated to more vanilla financing and yet the private aviation sector continues to grow.Post-COVID, shipping blockages and limitations on ...
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NewsWestJet confirms March 2023 launch of four B737-800Fs
Image source: WestJet CargoCanada’s WestJet Cargo, the airfreight division of WestJet, has confirmed the launch of four Boeing737-800 freighters in March 2023 to meet growing demand in the Canadian market.Kirsten De Bruijn, WestJet Executive Vice President of Cargo, is confident about the future: “WestJet Cargo is about to enter a ...
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NewsEmirates SkyCargo adds UK to its home delivery shopping platform
Emirates Delivers, the e-commerce platform of Emirates SkyCargo, has added the UK for United Arab Emirates-based customers seeking fast delivery for their online shopping.Thousands of UAE-based shoppers have been using Emirates Delivers to shop from US retailers since it launched in 2019.It now enables customers to shop from multiple online ...
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NewsFinal Boeing 747 leaves Everett Factory
The last Boeing 747, a B747-8 freighter version, has left the company's widebody factory in advance of delivery to Atlas Air in early 2023.Kim Smith, Boeing vice president and general manager, 747 and 767 programmes, said: "For more than half a century, tens of thousands of dedicated Boeing employees have ...
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NewsCharterSync manages first cargo flights at Teesside
Image source: CharterSyncCharterSync has managed the first ad hoc flights into the new cargo facility at Teesside International Airport.The Teesside hub is set to play a vital role in powering trade in the north of England following the closure of Doncaster Sheffield Airport.The airfreight charter company worked closely with Teesside ...
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NewsLogistics UK’s new head of trade and devolution
Image source: Logistics UK; Nichola Mallon.Logistics UK has appointed Nichola Mallon as Head of Trade and Devolved Policy.With over 14 years of experience working within local government, the devolved Assembly and government in Northern Ireland (NI), Mallon brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the team.Kate Jennings, Director of ...
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InsightsLatin American air cargo recovers with a vengeance
Demand faltered in Latin America during Covid but has bounced back this year and carriers are keen to capitalise, explains Ian Putzger.At the end of October, LATAM Cargo stepped up its freighter flights from Huntsville International Airport in Alabama from one to three weekly frequencies.This came shortly after Latin America’s ...
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Air New Zealand Cargo selects ACP Worldwide as GSA
Air New Zealand has selected ACP Worldwide to provide general sales agent (GSA) services for several locations in Australia.The company will provide GSA services in locations including Adelaide, Hobart, Cairns and the Gold Coast.Through ACP Worldwide, the airline’s customers will be able to obtain rates and access to "over 160 ...
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Air Partner launches Broker Academy
Air Partner has launched a Broker Academy to develop the next generation of private jet, group charter and cargo brokers to support the industry’s recovery.The new scheme by the global aviation services provider provides recruits with three-months’ training before assigning them to a six-month placement in the private jet, group ...
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NewsTexel Air invests in heavy duty horse stalls
Image source: Texel AirBahrain-based cargo airline Texel Air has invested €250,000 in top-of-the-line aircraft horse stalls in response to growing customer demandHAY Horse Stalls, from VRR in the Netherlands, are heavy-duty non-collapsible stalls allowing up to three horses to be transported per stall,George Chisholm, CEO of Chisholm Enterprises, the parent ...
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NewsLarry Coyne and Olivier Bijaoui join the TIACA Hall of Fame
The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) has inducted Larry Coyne and Olivier Bijaoui into the Hall of Fame today during the Air Cargo Forum.Coyne is the founder and chairman of Coyne Airways. Olivier Bijaoui is the former CEO Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) and founder and CEO of OB Invest.A TIACA ...
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NewsAbu Dhabi Airports joins Pharma.Aero
Image source: Abu Dhabi AirportAbu Dhabi Airports has joined Pharma.Aero as a strategic member representing the Middle East.Pharma.Aero is the global membership network for life science and medtech manufacturers, certified cargo communities and airport operators.The collaboration with Pharma.Aero builds on Abu Dhabi’s growth as a global healthcare and life sciences ...
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NewsPeli BioThermal hires Douglas Ross as president
Douglas Ross; Image source: Peli BioThermalPeli BioThermal, the temperature-controlled packaging and solutions specialist, has appointed Douglas Ross as president.Ross brings more than 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry.Most recently he served as senior vice president of pharma 3PL logistics for Eversana, a life science commercial services company.His background ...
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NewsDB Schenker launches global CO2-neutral airfreight offer
DB Schenker export freight is loaded onto an aircraft in Frankfurt en route to Hong Kong; Image source: (Picture credit: DB Schenker / Mario Arnold)DB Schenker customers can now choose Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) for their air transport to anywhere in the world and independent of the type of ...