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FedEx's Binks to retire in June
David Binks, FedEx Express Europe president and chief executive of TNT, will retire in June to be succeeded by Bert Nappier, currently FedEx Express senior vice president of finance - international.Binks, who started with FedEx in 1983 as part of an acquisition in the UK, rose through the ranks, leading ...
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Flexport launches recruitment drive as it opens new German office
Flexport has opened a new office in Hamburg, Germany, and will recruit more than 100 employees over the next three years to fill positions at the facility.The new office will be the company's second European station and comes as the forwarder has set an ambitious revenue growth target of 300% ...
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Swissport to seek IPO and listing on SIX Swiss Exchange
Swissport Group is to seek an Initial Public Offering (IPO) and listing of its shares on the SIX Swiss Exchange.Swissport's sole shareholder, China’s HNA Group, is expected to retain a long-term strategic shareholding following the IPO.The Switzerland-based global leader in ground handling and cargo services will continue to function as ...
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It's a RAP, Virgin Atlantic Cargo approves CSafe's container for pharma shipments
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has approved CSafe’s new RAP container for transporting temperature-sensitive healthcare products, becoming the first UK airline to do so.Following its approval by both the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), the unit has been approved by Virgin Atlantic’s own operations specialists ...
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GROUP7 starts work on new Frankfurt logistics centre
GROUP7 has started work on a new 25,500 sq m multi-user logistics centre close to Frankfurt Airport.The new €27m centre will offer state-of-the-art technology, including driverless transport systems, 3D printers and scanning technology.The site is in the immediate vicinity of the Frankfurter Kreuz – Europe’s largest traffic interection – and ...
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Turkish Cargo’s flying arks help protect endangered penguins and lions
Turkish Cargo has flown 20 Humboldt Penguins, an endangered species, from Lativa to the Public Oceanic Aquarium in China.In a separate operation, the air cargo carrier has transported six lion cubs to Bangladesh and 14 adult lions to China.The penguins were picked up from the Riga Zoo and then taken ...
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Egyptair appoints WFS as Brussels and Schiphol cargo handler
Egyptair has awarded a cargo and mail handling contract to Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) to cover its services at Amsterdam and Brussels airports.The three-year contract, which commences in March 2018, will see WFS handling cargo and mail for the airline’s daily Boeing 737-800 from Amsterdam to Cairo as well as ...
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Schiphol confirms cargo tonnages increase of 5.4% in 2017
Schiphol Cargo reported an increase of 5.4% on yearly tonnage in 2017 with strong demand in the Far East for European goods boosting total figures to 1.75m tonnes.Europe’s third largest air cargo hub experienced an uptick in cargo throughput of 7.4% year-on-year between January and October 2017, with total figures ...
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Etihad's Fordree moves to Menzies
Robert Fordree has rejoined Menzies Aviation as vice president-cargo development, to oversee the development and growth of the company’s cargo handling business.The 27 year aviation industry veteran joins from Etihad Airways in Abu Dhabi, where he transferred to in 2011 to take responsibility for the global cargo network as well ...
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AirBridgeCargo sees airfreight demand soar in 2017
AirBridgeCargo (ABC) registered a double-digit percentage improvement in airfreight demand last year as e-commerce, pharma and offsize/heavy freight volumes took off.In total, the airline saw demand increase by 13% year on year to breach 700,000 tonnes, while freight tonne kms were up by 10% and its load factor increased by ...
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Bumper cargo year for Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport
Sheremetyevo International Airport registered a double-digit percentage increase in airfreight demand in 2017 thanks to improving consumer confidence and growth in e-commerce demand.The Moscow hub saw total airfreight volumes increase by 27.3% year on year to 290,000 tonnes, meaning it handled more than 60% of total air cargo demand processes ...
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NewsA delicate cargo: Swissport handles pandas with care
Swissport Finland yesterday handled the arrival of two Chinese Pandas, Pyry and Lumi, at snow-covered Helsinki-Vantaa Airport.Two Chinese Pandas were being transported to their new home at Ähtäri wildlife park.Ahead of the flight, Panda caretakers and veterinarians travelled to China to spend the last week with the Pandas in their ...
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Air Partner sees strong second half results for freight in broker division
UK-based aviation services group Air Partner has reported a "good second half" financial year for its broking division, including "strong results in the US and in freight".In a trading statement ahead of the end of its current financial year on January 31, the company said: "Air Partner is pleased to ...
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Turkish Airlines adds to B777F fleet with new order
Turkish Airlines has ordered a further three Boeing 777F aircraft following delivery of its first two of the series last year.Boeing this morning confirmed that the Istanbul-hubbed airline had placed the order, which was initially announced on the carrier's investor relations website on December 29.The airline said the aircraft would ...
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Munich airfreight up 7% in 2017
Munich Airport's dynamic cargo growth continued in 2017 with a record total turnover of 379,000 tons – a 7% gain over the previous year.Passenger traffic at the southern Germany hub increased by 2.3m to a new all-time high of 44.6m, a 5.5% gain over the 2016 figure."These are outstanding traffic ...
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Reuter retires after 39 years at Dachser
Thomas Reuter has retired after 39 years at Dachser, the Germany-headquartered global logistics services provider.As previous announced, Reuter is stepping down as chief operations officer of air and sea logistics, handing over his responsibilities to Jochen Müller who joined Dachser from Schenker in October 2016 as part of the transition ...
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Handler strikes hit Frankfurt's December cargo volumes
Strike action by ground handlers at Frankfurt airport contributed to a 4.5% decline in December's cargo volumes to 180,186 tonnes.Despite this setback, Germany’s number one freight hub saw total 2017 volumes increase by 3.6% year-on-year to just over 2.2m tonnes, according to the latest figures from airport company Fraport.The full-year ...
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Harrell to lead UPS freight forwarding arm in Europe
UPS has named Michael Harrell as president of freight forwarding for Europe.Harrell will be responsible for the strategy, performance and revenue growth of the US parcel and logistics giant's freight forwarding services across Europe. He will report to Nando Cesarone, president of UPS Europe.“Mike has the global perspective and industry ...
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NewsEuropean Cargo Monthly: Stellar year for carriers, but still not back to heady heights
Last year was a period of huge improvement for European airlines when looking at cargo traffic, but the region’s major bellyhold and combination carriers still lag behind figures registered at the start of the decade.The largest combination carrier group, Lufthansa, saw overall demand for the year increase by 7.2% to ...
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Brussels Airport to introduce slot booking for trucks
Brussels Airport will launch its slot booking app for certain gates at the warehouses of Aviapartner and WFS to help reduce waiting times next week.The BRUcloud slot booking app, first revealed in May, will go live on January 15, allowing trucking companies and freight forwarders to book time slot at ...