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Budapest Airport celebrates record October for cargo
Budapest Airport (BUD) processed a record volume of cargo in October as it targets further increases.The Hungarian hub handled a total of 13,313 tonnes of airfreight last month (trucked and flown), a 22.9% year on year increase and its largest figure ever for the month of October.The airport has welcomed ...
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Ho Ho Bergamo airport expects Christmas cargo boost
Italy’s Milan Bergamo airport expects a "healthy increase" in freighter operations heading up to the Christmas period.The commitment to the northern Italian airport from cargo operators follows on from a 2.5% increase in regular cargo movements versus 2017.Last year, Milan Bergamo handled 125,948 tonnes of cargo, accounting for 10% of ...
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US cargo pilots reveal dissatisfaction in latest union survey
A survey carried out by a pilot union shows that more than 60% of respondents working for Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (AAWW) and Air Transport Service Group airlines are seeking work at other companies.The Teamsters Local 122 survey also showed that 80% of respondents strongly disagree when asked if they ...
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Volga-Dnepr operates its first charter flight for GECAS
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has transported two GE-90 aero engines and accompanying aerospace equipment for aviation firm GECAS.The payload onboard Volga-Dnepr’s An-124-100 freighter flight from Dallas to London consisted of two GE-90 engines, as well as two propulsors and fan cases and other equipment weighing a total of 64 tonsThe GE-90’s dimensions ...
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Simarco sees airfreight take off following acquisitions
Logistics firm Simarco recorded a 6% increase in airfreight volumes in the last 12 months following the acquisition of Heathrow-based Formula Goss International and (FGI) and Sutch and Searle.Simarco co-founder and chief executive Simon Reed said that the acquisitions made late last year had enabled Simarco to consolidate services of ...
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Consultants sign up for Bahrain's new cargo hub
Bahrain Airport Company (BAC) has appointed French engineering company Egis as a consultant to provide design and supervision services for the Middle East hub's new BD22m ($58.5m) cargo area.The facility, which is being built north of the airport runway, is comprised of warehouses, aircraft parking and associated infrastructure.The county's Minister ...
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Transhipments drive a 2.8% rise in Hong Kong airfreight volumes during October
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) handled 451,000 tonnes in October, a 2.8% rise over the same month in 2017.HKIA reported a 7% year-on-year rise in transhipments, which continued to be the main driver for cargo growth. Among key trading regions, traffic to and from North America and Southeast Asia posted ...
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Zhengzhou logistics firm to establish North American base at Edmonton International
Chinese logistics firm EHL has selected Canada’s Edmonton International (EIA) as its North American hub.The company will utilise the airport and nearby logistics facilities to transport and consolidate goods including e-commerce, moving between China and North America.EHL will transport cargo between Zhengzhou and Edmonton, and continue to the US mainlandAn ...
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Dnata adds Los Angeles operation as it continues US expansion
Ground handler dnata has launched operations at Los Angeles International Airport and now provides ground handling and cargo services at 20 airports in the country.Dnata invested $8m in infrastructure and resources to establish operations in Los Angeles. It will serve six airlines: Austrian Airlines, Iberia, Japan Airlines, Lufthansa, Swiss International ...
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European Cargo Monthly: Growth stagnates but underlying strength remains
European airlines continued to see airfreight growth stagnate in October, but volumes for the month remain strong compared with the last five years.The October figures from major European carriers again show that cargo growth has flat lined in 2019, but this masks the underlying strength in the market when compared ...
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Romaine Seguin named president of UPS Global Freight Forwarding
Romaine Seguin has been appointed president of UPS Global Freight Forwarding.The role will require her to oversee air, ocean and rail freight forwarding as well as brokerage and supplier management throughout the global UPS network.Seguin said: “I look forward to working with the Global Freight Forwarding team to continue addressing ...
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Maastricht Airport targets more pharma traffic after CEIV achievement
Maastricht Airport has achieved IATA CEIV Pharma Certification as it looks to gain more healthcare traffic.The Netherlands airport said that employees have been intensively trained and assessed over the past few months, followed by an audit conducted by IATA.Maastricht Aachen Airport managing director Jos Roeven said: “Pharma forms an important ...
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Gloy takes on operations role at Lufthansa Cargo
Harald Gloy will be appointed to the executive board of Lufthansa Cargo with responsibility for operations on January 1.Gloy will be responsible for handling in Frankfurt, Munich and the Lufthansa Cargo Service Center, as well as the areas of Global Handling Management, Flight Operations & Transport Management and Security.The 46-year-old ...
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Forwarder Senator continues to expand freighter operation
Freight forwarder Senator International has added another freighter flight to its operation, this time flying between Frankfurt-Hahn and Johannesburg.The two-flights-per-week service took off for the first time on November 4 and will utilise a Boeing 747F, with capacity of 100 tonnes per flight.Senator said it decided to launch the flight ...
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RSA National signs up to use Hermes Logistics' H5 cargo system
Hermes Logistics Technologies has been selected as the new Cargo Management System (CMS) provider for UAE-based logistics firm RSA National (RSAN).Hermes' CMS will be used by RSAN at its new flagship air cargo terminal at Dubai World Central.“This will be a full SaaS Hermes 5 implementation and we anticipate a ...
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Leipzig/Halle cargo volumes reach 1m tonnes by October for the first time
Leipzig/Halle Airport saw cargo volumes increase by 9.1% year on year to 1,012,448 tonnes between January and October - the first time the airport has reached the 1m tonne milestone this early in the year.The increase is higher than the overall German trend, which registered growth of 2.2% (according to ...
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Panalpina achieves GDP standard in Singapore
Panalpina has obtained Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certification for its new logistics centre in Singapore.The GDP quality assurance standard includes stringent requirements for the handling, storage and distribution of pharmaceuticals.The number of Panalpina locations globally with GDP certification now stands at 32.The GDP certificate was issued by Singapore’s Health Sciences ...
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Emirates' H1 cargo volumes down slightly, while profits under pressure
Emirates SkyCargo recorded a slight dip in freight traffic during the first half of the year, while the overall group saw profits slide compared with a year ago.Figures released today by the Emirates Group show that cargo volumes for the first half of 2019 declined by 1% year on year ...
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Delta Cargo to offer CSafe pharma ULDs
Delta Cargo has introduced the CSafe RAP container to its cold-chain pharma programme.The CSafe RAP container utilises heating and compressor-driven cooling technologies, along with insulation, to maintain constant temperatures even at extreme ambient temperatures ranging from -30°C to +54°C.It can accommodate up to four standard US pallets or five standard ...
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Cargo Air takes delivery of B737 with plans for conversion
Cargo Air has taken delivery of a Boeing 737-400 aircraft with plans to eventually convert the aircraft to a freighter.The aircraft (MSN 28882) was previously owned by Go2Sky of Slovakia and was recently sold to Air Vega Bulgaria, which in turn leased the aircraft to Cargo Air starting November 9.Bulgaria-based ...