All Europe articles – Page 52

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    Thai Airways extends partnership with WFS in France

    2018-10-15T12:36:34Z

    Thai Airways has extended its long-standing cargo handling contract with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) in France.The new agreement covers cargo, mail and express handling at airports across France and extends the business relationship between the two companies to 35 years.WFS will also provide cargo security services and trucking operations between ...

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    B&H Worldwide strengthens European aerospace logistics offering

    2018-10-15T12:18:03Z

    Aerospace logistics provider B&H Worldwide has launched a pan-European road transport network “to enable the provision of a reliable alternative to airfreight across the continent” and has opened new offices in Frankfurt and Prague.The company says the new offices “will also be used to assist customers to navigate and plan ...

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    Bidders circling Swissport, according to Bloomberg

    2018-10-15T10:35:27Z

    Rival bidders are circling Swissport International and Brookfield Asset Management Inc is the likely buyer in what could be a $3bn sale, according to reports by Bloomberg News.Bloomberg's unnamed sources close to the matter said that talks are at an "advanced stage" but that they could still break down as ...

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    Munich Airport suffers cargo decline in September

    2018-10-12T09:55:18Z

    In September, Munich International Airport handled approximately 30,559 tons of cargo (freight and mail). This figure was down by 4.1% on the same month of 2017.Over the first nine months of this year, the Bavarian gateway handled 273,582 tons of cargo, down by 2.3% year on year.A spokesperson from Munich ...

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    AIPUT gains planning permission for new dnata cargo facility at Heathrow

    2018-10-11T14:41:18Z

    Airport Industrial Property Unit Trust (AIPUT) fund has secured local council planning permission for its 250,000 sq ft dnata City East warehouse on a site opposite the existing Heathrow Cargo Terminal.London Borough of Hounslow’s Planning Committee signalled its approval for the new facility, which has been designed to meet the ...

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    UK CMA opens up investigation into Atlantic Joint Business Agreement

    2018-10-11T14:06:27Z

    The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has opened an investigation into the Atlantic Joint Business Agreement (AJBA).Four airlines are currently signed up to the AJBA: American Airlines, British Airways (part of International Airlines Group, or IAG), Iberia (also part of IAG) and Finnair.The case is at an early stage ...

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    CEVA board rejects unsolicited takeover bid

    2018-10-11T13:26:05Z

    CEVA Logistics' board of directors has rejected an unsolicited non-binding proposal to acquire the company at the price of CHF27.75 per share in cash, valuing the company at around $1.5bn. The bidder was later revealed to be Denmark's DSV.The board of the Switzerland-headquartered supply chain giant "carefully reviewed" the proposal ...

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    Emirates SkyCargo marks two-year freighter anniversary in Oslo

    2018-10-11T09:49:48Z

    Emirates SkyCargo has celebrated two years of operating Boeing 777 freighter services to Oslo airport, the fast growing north European perishables hub for fish shipments.In 2017, Oslo Airport was the fastest growing cargo airport in Europe with a 36% year-on-year increase to 185,000 tons, of which 90,000 tons were seafood.Dubai-based ...

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    Heathrow cargo volumes rise in September

    2018-10-11T09:36:37Z

    London Heathrow Airport saw its cargo volumes rise by 1.2% in September compared to the same month of last year, reaching 142,343 tonnes.Heathrow also saw its August year on year cargo volumes rise by 1.2%.Traffic routeing through the key market of North America experienced particularly good growth last month – ...

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    Turkish Cargo flies into Stansted

    2018-10-11T09:23:05Z

    Turkish Cargo has launched an all-cargo connection linking its Istanbul hub to London Stansted Airport.The three times a week Airbus A330 freighter service flies into Stansted on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.Different routes are operated on different flights, taking in way points such as Johannesburg in South Africa, Nairobi in Kenya, ...

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    Volga-Dnepr delivers humanitarian cargo to Indonesia

    2018-10-11T07:30:40Z

    Volga-Dnepr Airlines has delivered generators and a water purification system to Indonesia to support the international humanitarian mission dealing with the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami that struck Sulawesi Island at the end of September.The flight was performed by one of Volga-Dnepr Airlines’ modernised IL-76TD-90VD freighters from Châlon Vatry ...

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    BUD airport links up with HAM and DUS to connect differently

    2018-10-10T15:07:46Z

    Second-tier hubs Budapest (BUD), Düsseldorf (DUS) and Hamburg (HAM) airports have joined forces to promote their cargo operations under the slogan 'Connect Differently'.The niche European trio are all investing in new facilities and equipment, as cargo volumes at the three airports continue to grow.Budapest Airport in Hungary last month started ...

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    ABC flies 40 Maseratis from Milan to Port Moresby

    2018-10-10T15:04:46Z

    AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has flown two Boeing 747-8F charter flights from Milan to Port Moresby carrying 40 new Maserati Quattroporte cars on behalf of freight forwarder Agility Logistics (Italy).The cars will be used to carry attendees at this year’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2018 forum, being held in New Guinea.Twenty ...

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    Air Italy continues to make changes at the top

    2018-10-10T13:03:26Z

    Air Italy, 49% owned by Qatar Airways, has made further changes to its senior management team.Elisabeth Milton has been appointed vice president sales and distribution, Nicola Pozzati has been appointed chief human resources and organization officer, and Simona Paccioretti has been appointed head of internal audit.Air Italy confirmed last week ...

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    Ground transportation in a spin due to e-commerce and digitisation

    2018-10-10T12:45:15Z

    Global freight transport is “the definition of volatility”, but the ground logistics sector is “undergoing change that far exceeds the norms of regular market fluctuation”.That is the main finding of a special report produced by DHL Supply Chain, The Logistics Transport Evolution: The Road Ahead.The evolution in the transport sector ...

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    SAS to add six new destinations next summer

    2018-10-10T12:08:28Z

    SAS is to add six new passenger destinations to its network out of Scandinavia in its Summer 2019 schedule.Catania and Florence in Italy, Marseille in France, Cornwall Newquay in the UK, Szczecin in Poland and Antalya in Turkey will be added.A total of 17 new direct routes will be created. ...

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    Cathay Pacific to offer additional frequencies in Europe and Asia

    2018-10-10T09:08:04Z

    Hong Kong-based carrier Cathay Pacific is to add additional frequencies to its Adelaide, Frankfurt, Madrid and Tokyo passenger services.A sixth weekly frequency is to be added to the airline’s Adelaide link. The extra frequency, to be operated from October 28, will be flown by Airbus A330-300 aircraft.Currently served daily from ...

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    Peli BioThermal opens service centres in Basel and Berlin

    2018-10-09T11:55:48Z

    Temperature-controlled packaging firm Peli BioThermal has opened service centres in Basel and Berlin to support the global pharmaceuticals business.The Basel and Berlin service centres will enable global Peli BioThermal clients to receive and return reusable Credo packaging in the two cities, both important locations for pharmaceutical manufacturing and shipping.The new ...

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    dnata granted GDP certification at Zurich

    2018-10-09T09:38:10Z

    Ground handler dnata has been awarded Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certification for pharma handling at the company’s facility in Zurich, Switzerland.Dubai-headquartered dnata “completely refurbished” one of its Zurich Airport warehouses, while also making “significant enhancements to its quality systems, operations documentation and facilities management practices”.The European Commission’s GDP certification relates ...

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    Mixed picture for Finnair Cargo

    2018-10-09T09:20:45Z

    Finnair Cargo has revealed a mixed picture after releasing its traffic figures for September and the first nine months of this year,.In September, the Helsinki-based airfreight carrier carried 14,468.5 tonnes of freight, down by 4.8% on the same month of 2017.In terms of traffic, the number of revenue tonne-km flown ...