All Europe articles – Page 119
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March to head WCA as Menen joins supervisory board
Dan March has been appointed chief executive of WCA, the independent forwarder network, with founder David Yokeum becoming chairman and Ram Menen joining a new global supervisory board.Based in London, March has been WCA’s communications director for over five years.He will oversee the day-to-day operations and work closely with Yokeum ...
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Setback for Cargolux peace talks
Cargolux management said that talks on a new collective work agreement (CWA) with the LCGB pilots' union were cut short after the union “surprisingly backtracked on the agreement in principal reached on December 1.”According to the Luxembourg-based all-cargo airline, LCGB “declared unexpectedly to all participants that they considered the negotiations ...
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Future pharma boost for Tel Aviv-London
IAG Cargo pharma traffic between the UK and Israel will benefit from an aircraft upgrade on the carrier’s London Heathrow-Tel Aviv route from March 2016.The carrier is replacing its remaining Airbus A321 with wide-body Boeing 777-200s, which will operate twice daily.The cargo arm of British Airways and Iberia of Spain ...
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New EU aviation plan lacks detail, say critics
European transport commissioner Violeta Bulc has unveiled a new European Union aviation strategy to a chorus of disapproval from many industry stakeholders.A number of interest groups, including the European Express Association (EEA) said that the proposals form the European Commission in Brussels lacked detail and they called for more specific ...
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BRUcargo to launch Air Cargo Belgium with Polmans as chairman
The BRUcargo community in Brussels is launching a new independent organisation that will work to improve the logistics and cargo operations linked to Brussels Airport.The new Air Cargo Belgium organisation, which will be launched in February next year, is the next stage of development of BRUcargo’s Strategic Committee.Brussels Airport head ...
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Forwarder frustration as UK runway decision ‘delayed’
The UK’s main trade association for freight forwarders and logistics service providers said it was frustrated at reports that a decision on expanding UK south east airport capacity could be delayed for another six months.The British International Freight Association (BIFA) called on Prime Minister David Cameron to have a rethink ...
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Brussels promises new rules for drones
European transport commissioner Violeta Bulc has promised a regulatory framework for commercial drones as part of a proposed new aviation strategy unveiled this week.European Union flight safety agency EASA would be charged with drawing up new laws that would strike a balance between safety, privacy and data protection.EASA would draw ...
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AirBridgeCargo renews safety certificate
Russia’s AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has renewed its IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) for a further two years following a five-day independent audit.Inspectors reviewed the carrier’s flight performance, operating control, maintenance and ground handling, aviation security and quality management under the standard two-year re-evaluation scheme.IOSA certified airlines have a crash rate ...
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Heathrow expansion decision set for six month delay
A decision on where to develop new airport capacity in the UK looks set to be delayed again as concerns are raised about the environmental impact of building a third runway at Heathrow.Reports in the UK media quote senior government sources as suggesting the decision on whether to build an ...
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Cargo security needs rethink, says AEA expert
Industry regulators have been too focused on screening passengers at the expense of cargo, and airfreight needs access to new technologies, an aviation expert told the Transport Security Expo in London.Kee Kras, manager of security and cargo at the Brussels-based Association of European Airlines (AEA), said that while cargo screening ...
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Donations pour in as Volga-Dnepr pays last respects to air crew
On November 30, a civil funeral service was held in Ulyanovsk to remember the six Volga-Dnepr Airlines’ employees who were among 19 people killed during the terrorist attack at the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako, the capital of Mali in western Africa, on November 20.“The ceremony was attended by thousands ...
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Chapman Freeborn Airchartering expands in Poland
Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has opened a new office in Poland as it expands to meet growth in the country.The new office in Katowice will be led by Daniel Walaszek as general manager with responsibility for expanding the company's charter and on board courier (OBC) services in the local market, as ...
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Decision on UK airport capacity expansion draws close
With a decision due on the future of UK airport capacity over the coming weeks, Heathrow and Gatwick airports have begun to ramp up their campaigns to convince politicians to back their proposals and airfreight is playing a central role in the debate.In July, the Airports Commission finally published its ...
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European airports pledge to go carbon neutral
The European airport industry has pledged that 50 airports will be carbon neutral by 2030 at the United Nation’s COP21 environmental conference in Paris.During a UN and International Carbon Reduction and Offset panel session at COP21, Airports Council International (ACI) Europe vowed to increase the number of carbon neutral airports ...
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Cargolux hails “breakthrough” but unions remain "very cautious"
Cargolux has announced a “major breakthrough” in its negotiations with the OGBL and LCGB ground staff and pilot unions on a new collective work agreement (CWA).However, the pilots body Association Luxembourgeoise des Pilotes de Ligne (ALPL) spoke of a "slightly too enthusiastic press release” published by the European all-cargo and ...
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Aircraft orders monthly: Eva Air, EasyJet and IAG place orders in November
Welcome to the first of a new monthly feature analysing the latest aircraft orders, both passenger and freighter.EasyJet orders an additional 36 A320 Family aircraftEasyJet has signed a firm order for a further 36 A320 Family aircraft taking its cumulative order for the type to 451.The agreement for six A320ceo ...
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Lufthansa-ANA cargo joint venture to serve Fukuoka and Sapporo
Lufthansa Cargo and All Nippon Airways Cargo (ANA) are expanding their year-long network joint venture between Europe and Japan by adding destinations in Japan.Fukuoka on the main island Kyushu in south Japan will be the first destination to be added, later to be followed by Sapporo on the north island.Starting ...
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ECS scoops Meridiana GSSA contract
ECS Group has won a contract to provide global general sales and service agent services to Italian leisure airline Meridiana.Under the three year contract, ECS will provide its total cargo management services to Meridiana, mainly focussing on its prime cargo routes to and from Mexico, the US and the Dominican ...
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UTi opens Asian multimodal hubs to beat air cargo capacity shortages
US forwarder UTi Worldwide has opened multimodal hubs in Malaysia and Vietnam to overcome reduced air cargo capacity by using short haul flights and road feeder services.UTi Worldwide, now the world’s eighth largest air forwarder after its takeover by Denmark’s DSV, has opened hubs in Kuala Lumpur and Ho Chi ...
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Finnair to sell decommissioned Helsinki cargo facility
Finnair is to sell its current Helsinki Airport cargo terminal site, set to be decommissioned in 2017, to Finnish airports group Finavia.Finnair’s cargo operations will continue in the terminal until they are relocated to a new facility in 2017, the airline confirmed.It stated: “Finnair’s strategic objective is to double its ...