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R-BAG bags distribution role for Tyvek covers
DuPont Protection Technologies has appointed Budapest-based R-BAG Group as the official distributor for Tyvek Air Cargo Covers in Central East Europe.R-BAG, a general sales and service agent (GSSA), is responsible for the supply of the Tyvek brand protective covers across this region together with the provision of customer support and ...
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Volga-Dnepr completes Antarctic test flight as it targets energy exploration business
A Volga-Dnepr Airlines IL-76ТD-90VD has made its first landing on an ice airfield in Antarctica, opening up opportunities to support energy exploration projects on the continent.The freighter completed a series of runs on the Novolazarevskaya Antarctic Research Station runway to check performance capability and define the engine reverse thrust application ...
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Cargo records tumble at Leipzig/Halle
Leipzig/Halle Airport, Germany’s second-largest air cargo hub, saw record cargo volumes in October by handling 88,336 tonnes, a 10.1% increase over like month 2014.This is the fourth throughput record during 2015 for the airport, due mainly to express volumes from DHL and the DHL's AeroLogic joint venture with Lufthansa Cargo.Freight ...
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ANA has B767 conversion options for freighter fleet expansion
Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) is considering converting some of its Boeing 767 passenger aircraft into freighters, according to Reuters.ANA chief executive Osamu Shinobe was reported as saying that eight out of the carrier’s 11 Boeing 767-300 freighters were once passenger jets.Speaking on the sidelines of an aviation industry event ...
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New PACTL cool centre to open next year
Shanghai Pudong Int’l Airport Cargo Terminal (PACTL) will open its new eco-friendly cool centre early next year.PACTL announced plans to open the centre, which has a capacity of 100,000 tonnes per year, following the start of trial operations after the authorities had approved all the necessary licences.The cool centre covers ...
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Lufthansa Cargo adds more freighter flights as strike enters day seven
Lufthansa Cargo has called in additional freighter flights as it continues to try and offset the effect of a cabin crew strike, with operations expected to return to normal on Saturday.The German airline’s cargo arm said it regretted any inconvenience caused by the cabin crew strike which entered its seventh ...
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LATAM records another cargo revenue decline
LATAM recorded another decline in cargo revenues and volumes as weak South American economic performance continued to take its toll on the airline group.The Chilean-headquartered airline saw third-quarter cargo revenue decline by 24.5% year on year to $310m driven by a 12.2% year-on-year decline in cargo traffic to 908m cargo ...
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Turkish logistics faculty’s first conference to be held in partnership with Pegasus Cargo
Turkish carrier Pegasus Cargo is holding the International Transport and Logistics Conference on 23-24 March 2016 in partnership with Istanbul University’s Transportation and Logistics Faculty.The two day International Transport and Logistics Conference will bring together students and key representatives in the sector.Pegasus Cargo vice president Aydin Alpa said: “The teaching ...
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Harry the rhino flies to a new home to Indonesia
Harapan (Harry), the world’s only Sumatran rhinoceros living outside of South Asia, has arrived safely at his new home in Indonesia from Columbus’ Rickenbacker International Airport via Cathay Pacific Cargo.There are fewer than 100 Sumatran rhinos left in the world, and Harry needed to be relocated from his home at ...
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Finnair denies takeover approach by IAG
Finnair has denied speculation that it could be the target of a takeover by British Airways or its parent company IAG.In a statement issued to investors, the Helsinki-headquartered airline said: “Finnair notes that there has been speculation in the media today regarding a potential bid for Finnair by British Airways ...
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Cargolux progress in talks with unions
European freighter operator Cargolux has reached a "principle agreement" on a new collective work agreement (CWA) with the OGBL and LCGB unions, representing the majority of the Luxembourg-based carrier's ground staff.The airline said in a statement: "Management of Cargolux Airlines met with representatives of OGBL and LCGB on November 11 ...
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Air cargo peak season hits while forwarders report Asian capacity shortage
Initial traffic data from European airlines suggests there has been a strong peak-season pick-up in demand in October, while forwarders are reporting a shortage of capacity from Asia and bans on ad-hoc charter flights.The latest data from Lufthansa, Air France-KLM, IAG Cargo and Finnair shows that three of the airlines ...
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Volga-Dnepr steppes in for rare Russian horses
Volga-Dnepr Group has flown six endangered Przewalski horses from France to Russia as part of a project to reintroduce the animals to the Ural steppes of Russia.One of the Group’s Boeing 737-400SF freighters carried the rare horses from Montpellier in France to Orenburg, located on the Ural River some 1,500km ...
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Flower power purchase: Panalpina goes with the Airflo in Kenya
Panalpina is boosting its presence in Kenyan flower logistics by acquiring a majority stake in Airflo from the Dutch Flower Group (DFG), the world’s largest flower and plant trader.The acquisition, subject to conditions, reflects Switzerland-based Panalpina’s continued expansion in Africa and its increasing focus on the perishables business.Peter Ulber, Panalpina’s ...
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Platts' ambitious plans to develop Heathrow as a European cargo hub
Heathrow Airport cargo boss Nick Platts is a man on a mission: to make Heathrow the preferred European air cargo hub of choice, and he has the money to realise that ambition.Platts, previously head of ground handling at Heathrow, was appointed cargo boss in May at the UK’s number one ...
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Value of UK goods exported from Heathrow up almost 10%
The value of UK exports via Heathrow has increased 9.7% over a 12 month period as vaccines for medicine experience almost 100% growth and Chinese demand for UK products continues to grow.New data, produced to celebrate British Export Week, has revealed that over £7bn worth of British exports travelled to ...
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October tonnage declines for Frankfurt and Heathrow
Frankfurt, Europe’s number one air cargo hub by volume last year, and fourth placed London-Heathrow both recorded a decline in tonnages for October.The German hub saw volumes fall by 1.5% to 185,222 tonnes, the eighth month in a row that Frankfurt has seen red ink for its monthly throughputs versus ...
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Official opening for Emirates SkyCentral in Dubai
Dubai’s Emirates SkyCargo has officially opened its new airfreight terminal at Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC).Emirates SkyCentral, a first phase 800,000 tonne capacity cargo terminal that can handle 12 freighters, is located within the Dubai South complex, 77 km from the airline’s passenger aircraft hub at Dubai International Airport (DXB).A ...
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Chapman Freeborn and Airbroker announce new partnership
Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has launched a new strategic partnership with Oslo-based Airbroker to further enhance both companies’ offerings in the international air charter market.The agreement sees Chapman Freeborn become the exclusive partner for all of Airbroker’s charter requirements outside of its home market of Norway.“The new agreement has been established ...
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ACS helps out on world record attempt
Air Charter Service helped a team complete ‘Cape to Cape 2.0’, a world record attempt driving from the southernmost point in South Africa to the northernmost in Norway.With Syria being out of the question to travel through, the team, driving a VW Touareg from Cape Agulhas to Nordkapp, was given ...