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TSAS selects e-Cargoware at Quebec Airport
Ground handler TSAS has selected air cargo tech company e-Cargoware's FR8Manage software for its handling operation at Quebec International Airport.Following this contract win, along with others in the Americas, e-Cargoware said that it would open an office in Toronto.TSAS vice president, development, airport services TSAS, Nadia Maghames, said: "We are ...
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InsightsNordic air cargo market weathers turbulence
Challenges created by ongoing reduced airfreight capacity and Ukraine war constraints have seen the Nordic air cargo market continue to invest and innovate to meet new challenges, writes Damian Brett.Times have been turbulent for the Nordic air cargo market over the last couple of years.Like much of the industry, companies ...
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Qatar Cargo provides future freighter insights
Qatar Airways provided customer insight that helped Boeing and Airbus to fine-tune the cargo specifications of the new B777-8 freighter and its Airbus challenger, the A350F.As launch airline for the B777-8F production line aircraft, the Middle East cargo giant placed an order and options for up to 50 of the ...
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NewsCharity Transaid partners with Goodyear on blimp flight prize draw
Source: TransaidCourtesy of the generosity of Goodyear, Transaid’s long-standing corporate partner, the international development organisation is able to offer two people the chance of a flight on the tyre and rubber company’s legendary airship which is returning to the skies over central London in May.The once in a lifetime opportunity ...
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US issues TDO for Aviastar
The US Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued an order temporarily denying all export privileges for the Russian cargo carrier Aviastar.BIS said that the order had been issued due to "ongoing violations of the comprehensive export controls (EAR) imposed on Russia by the Commerce Department" in response to ...
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NewsObituary: Trevor Brading
Trevor Brading. Source: Pilot MarketingAir Cargo News is saddened to report the death of air cargo industry stalwart Trevor Brading, aged 89, following a brief illness.Brading joined the air cargo industry in 1956, initially working for Pan American Airways. He left Pan Am to join Airport Courier Services in the ...
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NewsAir cargo industry set to come together for 2+2 Event
Copyright: Messe MünchenAir cargo group TIACA and event organiser Messe München say they are experiencing a great demand for their upcoming "2+2 Event" in San Francisco.The event takes place from March 23 to 25 and according to the organisers, the current global circumstances are creating a great need for personal ...
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UK and Russia impose airspace bans on each other
The UK and Russia have both implemented airspace bans on each others' airlines.The UK government was the first to act - on Thursday the UK banned Russian airline Aeroflot from landing at the country's airport as part of sanctions in response to the invasion of Ukraine.Russian air navigation service Rosaviatsia ...
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Sponsored ContentSponsored: Awery Aviation Software’s double solution for air cargo digitalisation
Awery Aviation Software, the air cargo software development company and IT service provider, is 14 years old and this makes it one of the most established software providers in the logistics and transport sector.It has nurtured a solid reputation by underpinning innovative and adaptable technical solutions with a balanced leadership ...
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NewsAir Cargo India event delayed
Source: Messe Munchen IndiaThe Air Cargo India exhibition and conference has been moved back until later this year.The event had been due to take place in Mumbai over three days, starting on February 22, but has now been moved back to start on May 31.The event organisers, Messe Munchen India, ...
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Delta Cargo adds Releye container as pharma demand rises
Delta Cargo has approved the use of Envirotainer's Releye RLP container on its aircraft as it looks to meet rising pharma demand.The approval means the US airline can now transport the Releye temperature-controlled ULD, which was launched last year, across its network.Jannie Davel, managing director cargo commercial at Delta Cargo, ...
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US AirCargo conference to go-ahead as an in-person event
The US Airforwarders Association's AirCargo Conference will proceed as an in-person event for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic.The event will take place in New Orleans from January 17 - 19 and the keynote address will be made by Tim Strauss, chief executive of Amerijet International Airlines.Additional ...
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Aviastar freighter destroyed in fire
An Aviastar freighter was reportedly destroyed when it caught on fire at Xiaoshan International Airport in China.Cirium reports that a fire broke out in the cabin of the TU-204-100C, which was decked out in Cainiao livery, on January 8 as it prepared to depart from the Hangzhou airport on its ...
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NewsAntonov and Bollore team-up on out-of-this-world cargo
Source: Antonov AirlinesAntonov Airlines and Bollore Logistics teamed up to transport Turkey's new telecommunication satellite, Turksat 5B, on-board one of the carrier's AN-124-100 aircraft.The flight operated from Toulouse, France, to Florida, US, and the satellite was later launched by the US aerospace company SpaceX.The cargo weighed a total of 60 ...
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InsightsSpecial focus: Horse transportation gallops ahead
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented many challenges when it comes to the transportation of horses, but the industry continues to innovate in order to meet demand, writes Megan Ramsey.Perhaps the most eye-catching story relating to equine transport of late was the movement of 316 horses from Liege to Tokyo – ...
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NewsTackling talent shortages and retention challenges in air cargo
IAG Cargo hub at London Heathrow Airport. Photo: IAG CargoRecognising the air cargo and logistics sector talent problem and tackling it is vital, writes Matthew Gardiner, head of marketing and external communication at IAG Cargo.Labour shortages are headline news. Many industries are finding it harder than ever to secure the ...
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NewsImperial Logistics donates to three charities
Source: Imperial LogisticsImperial Logistics International is once again following its long-established tradition of supporting worthy causes at Christmas, with donations to three charities.The child- and youth hospice Malteser Hospizzentrum St. Raphael, in Duisburg, will receive €5000 to support its ongoing work with families in which a child or young person ...
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NewsHandler Alliance offers lottery for vaccinated staff
(L-R) Jared Azcuy, AGI, Brandon Fried, Airforwarders Association, H. Warren Jones, AGI. Source: AGICargo handler Alliance Ground International (AGI) has held a lottery offering staff the chance to win a share of $50,000 in prizes if they have been vaccinated against COVID-19.The US firm said that it had established ...
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NewsCharterSync scoops Logistics Award
Logistics Award winners. Source: Logistics UKDigital charter broker CharterSync last week scooped the Air Business of the Year Award at Logistics UK's Logistics Awards.The company was one of 14 to win an award at the event on Thursday night in London at a ceremony hosted by stand-up comic and podcaster ...
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NewsTurkish Cargo shoots for the stars with satellite transport
Turkish Cargo A330 satellite transport. Source: Turkish CargoTurkish Cargo is today transporting a Ukrainian Sich-2-30 earth observation satellite from Ukraine to the US ahead of its launch.The Ukrainian built satellite will be transported from Ukraine to Miami with a connecting flight in Istanbul.The satellite, which has been developed as part ...