All articles by Damian Brett – Page 178
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NewsVirgin Atlantic and CEVA in medical equipment relief flight
Virgin Atlantic has teamed up with not-for-profit foundation Virgin Unite and CEVA to fly a special charter flight from Shanghai to London, bringing in essential medical supplies and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the National Health Service (NHS).The Boeing 787-9 aircraft departed from Shanghai on April 3, landing at Heathrow ...
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NewsWittenfeld scoops co-MD role at LUG
WittenfeldLUG aircargo handling has appointed Rainer Wittenfeld as co-managing director.He will support Patrik Tschirch who has been leading LUG for the past eight years.In addition to his new role at LUG, Wittenfeld keeps his position as managing director of the Perishable-Center GmbH & Co. Betriebs-KG at Frankfurt Airport, a company ...
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NewsGefco loads up B787 for Covid-19 charter flight
Freight forwarder Gefco has transported a shipment of medical supplies on special charter flights from Shanghai to Bratislava to help tackle Covid-19 outbreak in Slovakia and the Czech Republic.The flights - on behalf of healthcare investment firm Penta - took place from March 31-April 1 using two Boeing 787 aircraft ...
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NewsForwarder Beacon appoints Booth to finance role
Brenton Booth, Beaconfreight forwarding and supply chain finance company Beacon has appointed Brenton Booth as head of supply chain finance.Booth joined the company on April 1 having previously run his own strategy and product development consultancy working with financial services companies. He also spent several years working at Barclays Bank.Beacon ...
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NewsImperial partners with MEX as they take aim at African market
Imperial has entered into a partnership with Turkish freight forwarder M Ekspres (MEX), which will see the creation of a new multimodal freight management business.The business will be based in Istanbul and will provide air and ocean import and export forwarding services. In addition, it plans to leverage the fast-growing ...
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NewsDAMCO adds new head of Americas and 'cargo rescue program'
DAMCO has appointed Mike Meierkort as head of Americas as it launches a new "Cargo Rescue Program" in the US aimed at helping supply chain congestion caused by the coronavirus outbreak.Meierkort has more than 32 years’ experience in logistics, including senior roles with Panalpina, Vanguard Logistics, and, most recently, Livingston ...
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NewsCrisis accelerates approval of A320 seat-bag cargo modification
Source: Colibri Aero/J&C AeroEuropean regulators have approved an interior modification for Airbus A320-family jets which enables seats to be converted into cargo-transport facilities, after an accelerated development effort in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.The cargo seat-bag configuration has been developed by Baltic parts firm Colibri Aero and design specialist ...
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NewsOman Air to operate bellyhold flights for medical equipment
Oman Air will operate cargo-only passenger aircraft flights between China and Oman for the Ministry of Health to transport medical supplies and other necessities.The flights will be operated exclusively for cargo, without passengers, using 100% of the belly capacity on Oman Air passenger aircraft offering 20 to 25 tons for ...
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NewsSuparna launches Brussels freighter flights
Suparna Airlines at Brussels AirportSuparna Airlines has added a new freighter flight to Brussels.The Boeing B747F service will call at the Belgian airport three-times-per-week on a rotation of Nanjing - Zhengzhou - Brussels - Moscow - Nanjing."Freight activities are more important than ever for the economy and health services in ...
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Bolloré Logistics utilises freighters for healthcare supply chains
Bolloré Logistics' new health crisis unit will utilise freighters to help ensure the transport of medical equipment and products related to the coronavirus.The new unit is developing an epidemic response plan, "providing graduated solutions and making decisions very quickly in the event of an increase in the epidemic and new ...
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IATA: Air cargo volumes take a hit in February
Air cargo traffic fell in February as coronavirus-related factory closures and travel restrictions began to hit the market.According to IATA cargo tonne kms (CTK) dropped by 1.3% year on year in February, while cargo capacity was down by 4.4% and the average load factor improved by 1.5 percentage points to ...
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Kerry Logistics reports rise in revenues and profits in 2019
Kerry Logistics Network last year saw revenues and profits increase last year, with its logistics and forwarding businesses performing well.The company last year saw revenues increase by 8% year on year to HK$41.3bn, while core operating profit was up 17% to HK$2.8bn and core net profit improved 4% to HK$1.4bn.The ...
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NewsDachser Ireland appoints van den Berg as managing director
John van den Berg, MD Dachser IrelandJohn van den Berg has taken over as managing director of Dachser Ireland, succeeding Albert Johnston, who is retiring.Van den Berg has been with the company since 2006, joining the Irish country organisation in July 2019.The 49-year-old began his Dachser career in Waddinxveen near ...
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NewsHaskins scoops MD role at TALA
Michael HaskinsAerospace logistics firm TALA has promoted Michael Haskins to the role of managing director.The company said that Haskins is "well known within the aerospace logistics industry and brings years of experience, expert knowledge and a wealth of contacts to his new role"."Since joining TALA, Michael has been highly influential ...
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NewsImperial Logistics appoints Berganus to newly created role
Robert BerganusImperial Logistics International has appointed Robert Berganus to the newly-created post of chief operating officer (COO) contract logistics, with effect from April 1.Based in Zurich and Duisburg, Berganus will be responsible for contract logistics operations across the business’ key industry verticals, reporting to chief executive, Hakan Bicil.The new post ...
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AEI gains further certification for B737 conversions
Transport Canada Civil Aviation has approved Aeronautical Engineers, Inc’s supplemental type certificate (STC) for the 11-pallet position B737-400SF freighter conversion and the 10-pallet position B737-300SF freighter conversion.Foreseeing an uptick in demand for the B737 Classic freighter programmes, AEI initialized the approval process with Transport Canada in the fourth quarter of ...
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NewsMaestro International handles Chicago medical flights
Maestro International's cooler facilityChicago O'Hare International cargo handler Maestro International Cargo has handled 16 charter flights to and from Asia and Europe filled with medical goods over the past two weeks.The handler said that the type of goods handled included supplies such as personal protective equipment (PPE) for front-line healthcare ...
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Time:matters sees revenues drop as it readies for Covid-19 impact
Logistics firm time:matters saw its revenues decline last year, but said it is well positioned to cater for coronavirus related demand.The lufthansa-owned time critical logistics company saw its revenues drop to €114.8m in 2019 from €121.5m in 2018.It pointed out this represents its second-best revenue result to date and came ...
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NewsAMI adds Los Angeles to Sydney charter flight
D-Max Photograohy http://www.dmaxphotography.com.au joel@dmaxphotography.com.auAirfreight wholesaler Air Menzies International (AMI) is the latest company to introduce a weekly charter flight.The service, starting on April 4, will operate between Los Angeles International and Sydney International utilising a Boeing 787-9 aircraft with a capacity of 34 tonnes.AMI said it had decided to launch ...
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NewsUnited keeps US troops supplied with cargo-only PAX flights
United Cargo is using its bellyhold cargo-only flights to help keep US troops and their families supplied through military base flights, including Guam, Kwajalein, and several countries in Europe.Last week the airline began operating a minimum of 40 cargo-only flights weekly — using Boeing B777 and B787 — aircraft to ...