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Boeing warning of lithium-ion batteries
Planemaker Boeing has advised passenger airline customers not to carry large quantities of lithium-ion batteries as bellyhold cargo until improved packaging is in place.The guidance, sent to airlines around the globe by Boeing, urged that they not carry the batteries as cargo "until safer methods of packaging and transport are ...
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Heathrow expansion gets business leaders' backing
Hundreds of business leaders have written to the UK Prime Minister to back plans for expansion at Heathrow, saying limited airport capacity is holding back UK growth.More than 270 business leaders, ranging from industry associations to high-street brands, signed the letter calling on the government to back the Airports Commission’s ...
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Munich gains approval for new runway
Munich Airport has won approval for the construction of a third runway ten years after the project was first launched.Yesterday, the Leipzig Federal Administrative Court rejected appeals by five individuals and environmental group Bund Naturschutz against the construction of the new runway in Munich, a key location for Lufthansa.In February, ...
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Swissport to acquire majority stake in Aviation Fuel Services
Swissport International has signed an agreement to buy Air BP’s share in Aviation Fuel Services (AFS).The Swiss-based provider of ground and cargo handling services is taking over Air BP’s 50% stake in AFC (the AFS holding company) and its 33.3% direct stake in AFS, as well as all AFC and ...
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China's HNA close to buying Swissport, says Bloomberg
China’s HNA Group Co is in talks to acquire airport handler Swissport International, according to the Bloomberg news agency, citing “people familiar with the matter”.Swissport’s private-equity owner PAI Partners SAS is seeking about $3bn from a sale, claimed Bloomberg, adding: “Negotiations could still fall apart, as the two parties have ...
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Pegasus to co-host logistics conference
Turkey's Pegasus Airlines and Bahcesehir University are organising an international transport logistics conference.To be held on the university's Besiktas campus in Istanbul on 8 October 2015, the conference will bring together both home-grown and international students and will cover topics relevant to the air, sea and road logistics sectors.This international ...
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UPS expands express freight service
UPS is adding eight origin and five destination countries to its Worldwide Express Freight service, designed for urgent, time-sensitive and high-value international heavyweight shipments.The expansion adds five countries in Latin America and three in Europe.UPS now offers the guaranteed service – targeting product launches, inventory shortages or equipment failure replacement ...
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Swissport International expands in Austria
Ground handler Swissport International has signed a letter of intent to form a joint venture that will provide air cargo services at Graz Airport, the third biggest regional airport in Austria.The start of the operations for the joint venture, Swissport Cargo Services Graz, is planned for the beginning of 2016. ...
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Frankfurt perishables centre celebrates 20 years
Perishable Center Frankfurt (PCF) has celebrated its 20th anniversary.PCF operates temperature-controlled logistics at the German hub, with direct access to the airport apron.Joachim von Winning, managing director of Air Cargo Community Frankfurt, said: "For airfreight at Frankfurt Airport, PCF is a very important factor, from which the hypermarkets, supermarkets and ...
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UPDATE: First half air cargo boost for K+N
Kuehne + Nagel delivered a "sensational" airfreight performance in the first half of the year as export increases from Europe, North America and Asia helped the logistics giant outpace the airfreight market with a 5.2% rise in volumes to 610,000 tonnes.In addition, said Switzerland-based K+N, the expansion of services for ...
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June cargo boost for Heathrow
London’s Heathrow Airport saw cargo volumes dip 1.9% in June to just under 123,000 tonnes, but airfreight volumes at the UK hub were up by 2.1% for the first six months of 2015.Heathrow - which awaits a UK government decision to green light to build a third runway – has ...
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TIACA appoints new board members
TIACA has added five new members from Asia, Europe, and North America to its Board of Directors as it continues to expand its scope of representation.The new board members come from a range of companies: an integrator, a charterer, an all cargo carrier, and an airport company are all represented.TIACA ...
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UPDATE: XPO gains injunction against Norbert Dentressangle shareholder
XPO Logistics has won an injunction against one of the shareholders of Norbert Dentressangle as it attempts to acquire all of the shares in the French logistics giant.XPO, which in June completed a deal to purchase the Dentressangle family’s 67% shareholding in the logistics firm, has been pushing ahead with ...
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Coyne launches tracking app
Coyne Airways has launched a smartphone app allowing customers to track their shipments.The app enables customers to create an account where they can view tracking information for their shipments using their air waybill number, look up flight schedules, and search for Coyne Airways offices and General Sales Agents worldwide.Coyne Airways ...
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Protesters cause Heathrow disruption
Protesters against expansion at Heathrow have caused delays and cancellations to flights this morning after they gained access to the airport’s runway.At 03.30 this morning, members of the Plane Stupid protest group managed to cut through a fence and chain themselves together on the runway causing 13 flights to be ...
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WFS targets majority stake in Fraport Cargo Services
The world’s largest cargo handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has started its latest expansion phase with the planned acquisition of a majority stake in Fraport Cargo Services (FCS).The deal will see WFS acquire a 51% shareholding in FCS as part of a strategic partnership with Fraport. Terms of the transaction, ...
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Brussels growth reaches double-digit percentage levels in June
Brussels airport continued its strong start to the year with cargo growth of almost 16% in June compared with a year ago, despite the general slowdown in European volume growth.The Belgian airport saw cargo volumes in June increase to 43,187 tons compared with 37,262 tons a year earlier.Most of the ...
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CAL Group makes new appointment as it looks to expand
The CAL Group has appointed Yossi Shoukroun as its new chief operating officer.Shoukroun, who was previously general manager of Liege Air Cargo Handling Services (LACHS), will take up the newly created position this month.The role will see him take responsibility for the ground operations of both CAL Cargo Airlines and ...
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Swiss join the drone club
Swiss Post and Swiss WorldCargo have launched a project to test the commercial possibilities of logistics drone in partnership with California-based manufacturer, Matternet.They will carry out drone tests in July 2015, but admit that “the widespread use of drones is not expected within the next five years.”Before then, issues including ...
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Brussels Airlines looks to the future with new GSSA
Brussels Airlines Cargo has switched its GSSA from European Cargo Services (ECS) to Air Logistics Group for belly-hold space on its passenger services.The carrier said the decision to break with its representative of 13 years was part of “an ambitious strategic plan to further grow its cargo business.”It said it ...