All Europe articles – Page 157
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Jan de Rijk gains CEIV Pharma
Jan de Rijk Logistics has achieved certification in IATA’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Handling programme (CEIV Pharma). “With this certification we are able to differentiate ourselves by offering a competitive advantage to our customers”, says Sebastiaan Scholte, chief executive of Netherlands-based Jan de Rijk Logistics, which ...
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Düsseldorf air cargo up in Q1
CARGO volumes at Düsseldorf Airport climbed five per cent to about 37,000 tonnes in the first quarter of this year.The upward trend continued in April, with tonnage increasing by 14.6 per cent year-on-year, mainly driven by the inauguration of summer flight schedules, notes Thomas Schürmann, the airport’s marketing and sales ...
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Emirates wins EU security validation for Dnata
DUBAI-based ground handler dnata has been validated as a Regulated Agent (RA3), enabling it to accept cargo on behalf of its airline customers for carriage to EU countries in accordance with the European Union’s new ACC3 security rules for incoming cargo and mail.The certification for its premises at Dubai International ...
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June start for Cargolux Zhengzhou service
CARGOLUX has postponed the inauguration of its regular scheduled B747F services to Zhengzhou, the capital of Chinese province Henan, for the second time.The flights, which were due to begin on April 24, will now commence on June 14 after previously being rescheduled to May 29.“Unforeseen procedural changes in the manner ...
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Lufthansa launches flyweight LD3s
NEW LIGHTWEIGHT LD3 containers will see Lufthansa Cargo cut its fuel consumption by 2,000 tonnes per year and reduce CO2 emissions.The containers, made from lighter composite materials, have a 14 kg weight saving over conventional LD3s.The German carrier, which has some 500,000 container movements per year, says that using the ...
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Cargolux’s Asia Pacific boss takes a surprise break
ROBERT SONG, Cargolux’s new senior vice-president for the Asia Pacific region, has “taken a holiday” only weeks after being appointed to his role.The member of the executive committee, who was formerly senior advisor to the airline’s new Chinese investors Henan Civil Aviation and Investment (HNCA), has “requested a two-week holiday” ...
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Ruslan loader fits like a dream
RUSLAN INTERNATIONAL has flown a deck loader weighing 109 tonnes which is used to support the global logistics requirements for assembling Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner aircraft.The specialist equipment – 33.13 m long, 6.08 m wide and 3.44 m high - is used for loading and unloading B787 parts from one of ...
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Saudia adds weekly freighters from Europe to Doha
SAUDIA CARGO is launching two B747 freighter services on weekly schedules from Europe to Doha, effective June 1 2014.Operating on Wednesdays from Frankfurt and on Sundays from Amsterdam, the new services are expected to meet growing demand in a market currently serviced by a handful of operators.Saudi Airlines Cargo operates ...
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AirBridge: the new Cargolux?
FORMER Cargolux executive Robert van de Weg will play a vital role in building on the progress and numerous milestones AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has passed during its enterprising 10-year existence, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.As the new senior vice-president of marketing and sales at Russia’s largest freighter airline, van de ...
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Finnair Cargo adds to Brussels link
FINNAIR Cargo is adding a second weekly Airbus A340 service to its Brussels route from 25 June."Finnair Cargo has operated its Brussels cargo hub for 13 months now, with promising steady development and therefore, it is very important that we continue to strengthen the operation by adding this fourth weekly ...
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Athens celebrates air cargo uptick
ATHENS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT has witnessed a modest improvement in cargo traffic, which climbed 3.21 per cent to 24,723 tonnes during the first quarter of this year.The city airport is currently inviting tenders for its ground handling services, including freight and mail, baggage, aircraft fuelling and ramp services – for the ...
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An-124-100 returns Russian meteorological vehicles home
TWO RUSSIAN mobile meteorological support vehicles have arrived back in Yekaterinburg on board a Volga-Dnepr An-124-100 aircraft following a ‘test drive’ in Delhi.The vehicles, each weighing 12 tonnes and measuring 8.5 metres in length and 3.6 metres in height, were accompanied on the flight by a five-metre, four-tonne trailer.The service ...
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Etihad and Aegean mark code-share deal
ETIHAD AIRWAYS is marking its five-year codeshare partnership with Aegean Airlines by increasing its non-stop daily services between Athens and Abu Dhabi to 10 times per week, whilst the major Greek airline is set to launch new direct flights to the UAE capital.Since the flag carrier of the UAE commenced ...
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Aircraft noise plea
MORE people in the UK are affected by aviation noise than any other country in Europe, reveals the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).The regulatory body, which is calling on the aviation industry to address the problem more efficaciously, has published a series of recommendations in a document entitled: Managing Aviation ...
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One Question
Denis Ilin, executive president, AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), answers:"LOOKING BACK 10 years ago to today, [our] Customs [authority] is much better. It used to take 8-12 hours for import cargo to be cleared by Customs and then released to the client.‘Now it takes about three hours and, for special cargo, such ...
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Lufthansa Cargo in ANA talks
LUFTHANSA CARGO is considering a closer cooperation with Japanese carrier All Nippon Airlines, according to reports in the German financial media citing a top executive at the German carrier.Harry Hohmeister, executive board member of the Lufthansa Group, told Bloomberg in an interview that talks were ongoing with ANA Holdings about ...
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US postpones 100 per cent container scanning
FORWARDERS are not surprised by the latest US climbdown on controversial plans to introduce 100 per cent ocean container screening, writes Nigel Tomkins, managing director.Peter Quantrill, director general of the British International Freight Association (BIFA), says it is “hardly surprising” to hear the news that the USA has delayed – ...
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Etihad steps nearer to Alitalia equity stake
ETIHAD AIRWAYS is moving closer to signing a strategic alliance with Alitalia of Italy.The UAE flag carrier confirmed that it will forward a letter detailing the conditions and criteria for a proposed equity investment by Etihad that have been negotiated with Alitalia and its stakeholders in recent months.Once the Alitalia ...
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Jettainer lands Jet Airways ULD contract
ULD logistics management company Jettainer has signed a five year cargo services contract with Jet Airways of India.Lufthansa-subsidiary Jettainer sees the contract - the first co-operation with an Asian airline - as a “gateway to Asia”, with many carriers in the region monitoring the success of the project.Jettainer managing director ...
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WorldACD sees positive start to 2014
WorldACD, the Amsterdam-based air cargo market data specialist, reports that April 2014 showed a volume growth of 6.3% year-over-year, a little below the 6.8% growth in the first quarter.“When we look at our April figures, we can only conclude that the positive trend continues”, said Gerard de Wit, managing director ...