All articles by Damian Brett – Page 192
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NewsBaxter Freight expands team
Freight forwarder Baxter Freight has added 11 new members of staff as it continues to expand the business.The new members of the team cover a range of roles, from accounts management, airfreight/seafreight operators to marketing and communications.The company has the goal of increasing its employee numbers from 70 today to ...
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NewsVIDEO: IAG Cargo tests drone tech in Madrid warehouse
IAG Cargo Drone TrialsIAG Cargo has tested autonomous drone technology within its warehouse facility in Madrid to carry out freight checks.The trial comes after the cargo business found it was spending an average of 6,500 hours each year recording the barcodes and location data of freight across its individual warehouses.The ...
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EgyptAir Cargo adds third freighter but puts US network expansion on hold
EgyptAir Cargo added its third converted freighter over the weekend but said it will put plans for further expansion on hold for now.The carrier's latest A330-200P2F started operations over the weekend after it was delivered to the airline by Germany-based passenger to freighter conversion specialist EFW.The aircraft is the third ...
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Hong Kong carriers under pressure
Cathay Pacific and Hong Kong Airlines are both facing pressure, with the latter facing the prospect of being wound up by authorities.Earlier this week, Hong Kong's Air Transport Licensing Authority (ATLA) issued an ultimatum to Hong Kong Airlines, saying it must secure a cash injection and raise and maintain its ...
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NewsCSafe launches transport packaging for gene therapy market
Pharma packaging firm CSafe Global has launched a new product for the cell and gene therapy market.CSafe said the passive AcuTemp Plus Series of packaging solutions has been designed with "proprietary, high-performance ThermoCor Vacuum Insulated Panels (VIP) to guarantee precise end-to-end control of internal payload temperatures".“We are proud to expand ...
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Time:matters goes global with DG service
Time-critical logistics firm time:matters is now offering its dangerous goods transport service across the globe.The company initially launched its dangerous goods service from ten markets in September.The expansion of services means that the company can now facilitate the transportation of time-critical goods in hazard classes 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, ...
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NewsAir cargo volumes down again in October
The latest figures from analyst WorldACD show that cargo volumes declined on a year earlier for the twelfth month in a row in October.WorldACD said the industry as a whole saw total chargeable weight decline by 5% year on year during the month, with general cargo slipping by 8.2% on ...
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Speculation over DSV Panalpina’s next takeover target
Investment bank Berenberg has taken a look at suitable takeover targets for fast growing forwarder DSV Panalpina.Although the Copenhagen-headquartered company is still busy digesting its largest acquisition to date, Panalpina, it has already indicated its appetite for further acquisitions, in particular of companies with a strong road transport business.In a ...
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SF Express launches bond sale to raise cash for freighters
SF Express has launched a bond issue that aims to raise Yuan5.8bn, with much of that money earmarked for investment in new aircraft.The Chinese express giant said that it would spend Yuan1.52bn of the money raised on aircraft for its fast-expanding SF Airlines division.Meanwhile, Yuan1.49bn will be spent on developing ...
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NewsFIATA appoints new secretary general
FIATA Secretary General Stéphane GraberFreight forwarder group FIATA has appointed Stéphane Graber as its new director general.Graber will take up his new role in Geneva on October 1 and will head up FIATA's push to more closely align itself with international governmental and non-governmental organisations linked to international trade and ...
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Liege Airport aims to improve efficiency with Alibaba tech
Alibaba Cloud and Liege Airport have announced a joint plan to work together to utilise Aviation Brain, a proprietary artificial intelligence (AI) program that helps the aviation sector tackle real world operational challenges.Liege Airport said it hopes to leverage Alibaba Cloud’s technologies to improve procedures and efficiency.The two hope to ...
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Boeing eyes improvements for 767 freighter
Boeing has confirmed it is examining how it can improve the efficiency of the 767 freighter during the next decade.Air Cargo News sister title FlightGlobal revealed in October that Boeing has been studying a possible re-engined version of the twinjet for freighter and passenger markets, powered by GE Aviation GEnx ...
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NewsWings for Aid scoops TIACA Award
Wings for Aid has been named as the first winner of TIACA's first sustainability award, sponsored by CHAMP Cargosystems.The award was presented at the TIACA executive summit held in Budapest. Earlier in the day, the three finalists – M&G Packaging Corp, Nallian and Wings for Aid Foundation – presented their ...
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NewsLockheed Martin LM-100J gets FAA type certificate
LM 100J First FlightThe Lockheed Martin LM-100J commercial freighter received its type certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration on November 15.The aircraft was approved after 150 hours of flight testing under the supervision of the FAA, said Lockheed.The airframer expects the first examples of the LM-100J to enter service during ...
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NewsIt's plane sailing for Bei Bei the panda
FedEx B777F Panada FlightFedEx has flown a four-year-old male panda, Bei Bei, from Washington DC to Chengdu.Accompanied by one panda keeper and one veterinarian, Bei Bei was placed in a special crate provided by FedEx and travelled onboard a custom-decaled FedEx Express 777 Freighter nonstop from Washington’s Dulles International Airport ...
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NewsAirAsia expands cargo network with Lufthansa interline deal
Teleport CEO Pete ChareonwongsakTeleport, AirAsia’s cargo and logistics platform, has signed a direct interline agreement with Lufthansa Cargo to help expand its network offering.Through the interline agreement, Teleport customers will gain access to Lufthansa Cargo space on Lufthansa flights.This long-term partnership aims to open up more than 300 destinations in ...
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NewsB&H Worldwide adds new Americas manager role
Michael PearsonTime-critical logistics firm B&H Worldwide has appointed Michael Pearson to the newly-created position of general manager – Americas.Based at the company’s Los Angeles office, he is tasked with developing the Americas market for B&H Worldwide and driving its growth plans in the US.Pearson has held executive positions in both ...
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NewsForwarder group WCA launches pharma GDP training
(L-R) Michel Sharoubim, Sales Manager, Lift Freight Services, Erwin van der Werff, Operations, Lift Freight Services, and Erwin van der Genugten, Regional Manager – Europe, WCA, successfully completed the courseWCA Pharma Academy has launched a Good Distribution Practice (GDP) Compliance training programme for freight forwarders in the pharmaceutical logistics industry.The ...
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Troubled South African Airways suspends loss-making Hong Kong service
South African Airways' (SAA) announced today that it would suspended its service between Johannesburg and Hong Kong between November 23 and December 14, due to losses incurred on the route.The airline said the decision "has been taken to curb significant financial losses incurred on the route, exacerbated recently by the ...
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Uni-top Airlines puts freighter fleet into storage
Reports circulating in the Chinese press suggest that freighter operator Uni-Top has put its fleet into storage in the face of tough market conditions.A Yicai report suggests that the Wuhan-based carrier is seeking a restructuring and has been struggling to pay staff.Indeed, fleet data from Cirium shows the airline's eight ...