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SkyCell teams up with EGA group in Brazilian market
The EGA Group and SkyCell Switzerland have signed an exclusivity deal for the leasing and distribution of pharma containers in Brazil.“The partnership aims to offer logistics solutions, exclusive and dedicated especially for pharmaceutical logistics, reducing costs in door-to-door shipments, ensuring quality without any environmental impact in controlling the product temperature”, ...
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First quarter surge hoists ABC to record
A 27% year-on-year increase lifted AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) to a new quarterly tonnage record of over 132,000 tonnes in the first three months of 2016.January 2016 was also a record for that month with cargo volumes of 43,000 tonnes, while February tonnage rose 15% over the same month in 2015 ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo appoints Ellis in GSA role
Ryan Ellis has been appointed head of GSA territory management by Virgin Atlantic Cargo to lead and manage the airline’s 40 general sales agency partners in 25 countries.Based at the airline’s cargo headquarters close to London Gatwick Airport, Ellis is responsible for all of Virgin Atlantic Cargo’s GSA management across ...
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Lufthansa gives tech firms a helping hand
Lufthansa Cargo has joined forces with Silicon Valley tech firm RocketSpace to encourage digital innovation in airfreight. It says it is the first freight airline globally to participate in a new Logistics Tech Accelerator which helps start-ups and corporate innovation professionals “bring the future to market.”The carrier’s vice president product ...
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E-air waybills tail off in March
The steady increase in global e-air waybill (e-AWB) penetration fell for the first time in March, according to the latest IATA report published on 26 April. The figures showed that be-AWB penetration of total airfreight shipments at 37.1%, compared with 37.5% in February, the first month-on-month decline for 12 months.However, ...
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Flight to freedom
A total of 33 lions rescued from circuses in Peru and Colombia are due to fly to a new life in South Africa on 29 April on a chartered MD11F freighter. The animals, 24 from Peru and nine from Colombia, have been rescued by international campaigning group, Animal Defenders International ...
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AMI portal tops 100,000 quotes
Airfreight and express wholesaler AMI says that its online booking portal has handled 100,000 quotes since it was launched six months ago in late 2015.Quote & Book has also doubled AMI’s live customer base, maintaining a 15% conversion ratio to firm bookings since its launch, as well as those for ...
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Strikes hit German airfreight
Lufthansa Cargo is warning that a public sector strike could disrupt operations at key Germany airports today (Wednesday 27 April).The ver.di trade union called a strike starting at 00.01 today that could affect ground handling and some airport fire services at Frankfurt, Munich, Düsseldorf, Cologne/Bonn, Dortmund and Hanover-Langenhagen airports.The carrier ...
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Brussels is Panalpina’s first CEIV station
Panalpina has achieved IATA CEIV (Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators) certification for pharma traffic at its Brussels operation, following a strenuous validation process.It is the forwarder’s first station to obtain the certificate, which is becoming the benchmark for air freight related cross-dock operations for healthcare products.Panalpina’s Belgium head of ...
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Time:matters enjoys successful year
time:matters, the specialist in time-critical logistics that forms part of the Lufthansa Cargo Group, enjoyed an 8% increase in revenue last year compared to 2015, making a turnover of 64 million euros.That result built on the success of 2014, when revenue had grown by 10% over 2013.Time:matters’ international business did ...
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IATA chief addresses the industry in Brussels
Tony Tyler, director general and CEO of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), recently addressed the European Aviation Club in Brussels, the Belgian capital that is still finding its feet in the wake of the terrorist attack on the city’s airport last month (March).But, said Tyler: “Crises bring out the ...
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Virgin to bring back seasonal London - Chicago direct connection
Virgin Atlantic has confirmed that it is to relaunch seasonal daily flights to and from Chicago tomorrow (27 April).Virgin’s cargo customers working in the Chicago market are currently supported by the carrier’s year-round daily London – Detroit service but the addition of the new Airbus A330-300 services through Chicago O’Hare ...
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ACS stays in vogue
Recently, global charter broker Air Charter Service (ACS) handled a time-critical movement of some valuable designer clothes and shoes to France just in time for Paris Fashion Week.A leading fashion house initially asked ACS to fly 200 designer dresses from Milan to the French capital and, according to ACS group ...
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Cargo still on the up through Dubai
Dubai International Airport (DXB) handled 217,201 tonnes of freight in March 2016, up a marginal 0.1% from the 216,879 tonnes that passed through the gateway in the same month of last year.Over the course of the first quarter of 2016, freight traffic through Dubai International rose by 3.4% year-on-year to ...
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Etihad adds new freighter connection into Muscat
Etihad Cargo, the freight division of the UAE’s national flag-carrier, Etihad Airways, has introduced a new twice a week freighter service to Muscat, Oman, from its home hub of Abu Dhabi.It has also added an additional frequency on its link to Kuwait City. Both routes are operated by Airbus A330 ...
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Norwegian Cargo opts for dnata in UK market
Norwegian Cargo, the freight operation of the rapidly growing low-cost carrier, has chosen dnata to handle its freight in the UK.The deal, which goes into effect on 1 May, will see the Dubai-headquartered handler that forms part of the Emirates Group provide Norwegian with a full range of freight handling ...
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NewsSlow start to the year for production freighter orders
Orders of production freighter aircraft slowed in the first quarter of this year, but Boeing’s 747-8 programme did receive a boost through an order for four of the aircraft.The latest updates from Boeing and Airbus show that during the first quarter of the year four orders were placed for B747-8 ...
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Frankfurt aims to be first for pharma
Frankfurt is becoming Europe´s largest certified pharmaceutical hub, says the Germany gateway’s Air Cargo Community. With the airport’s Perishable Center and Bolloré Logistics Germany already having completed certification under IATA’s (Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators) scheme, a further nine companies have also started the nine-month process. They include handlers ...
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Another successful Air Cargo News Cargo Airline of the Year Awards
American Airlines was voted Cargo Airline of the Year 2016 in a night of airfreight industry celebrations, with 14 winners taking a bow in London at a gala event.The airfreight industry Oscars, now in their 33rd year, were presented by TV celebrity Gyles Brandreth in front of an audience of ...
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Neutral network to spread airfreight expertise
A group of air cargo entrepreneurs have formed a network of air cargo specialists to service the logistics industry. Hong Kong-based Neutral Air Partner aims to “inject a greater degree of advanced air cargo expertise into the logistics industry” and build competitive advantages through tailor made air cargo community tools.Chairman ...