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Ukraine Air Alliance grounded after fatal An-12 crash
Ukrainian authorities have revoked the operating certificate of Ukraine Air Alliance (UAA), following a fatal landing accident involving an Antonov An-12 in Lviv, reports Flight Global.The state aviation administration says the order to "terminate" the certificate was effective from 5 October.It has not given a specific reason for the decision ...
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NewsKLM flight offloaded due to a leak from pharma packaging
A KLM flight between Glasgow Airport and Amsterdam was evacuated earlier today when a pharma package in the cargo hold was found to be leaking.In a statement, the airline said that a shipment packed in dry ice and containing vaccines in glass tubes began to leak coolant.The leak affected the ...
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NewsAn-12 crashes killing five people onboard
A Ukrainian-registered Antonov An-12 cargo aircraft has crashed as it approached Lviv airport resulting in the death of five people on board.The aircraft (UR-CAH) had been carrying cargo between Vigo and Istanbul and was set to make a technical stop in Lviv when the incident occurred.According to the State Emergency ...
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US to impose tariffs on EU goods over aircraft subsidies row
The US is poised to impose import tariffs on European Union (EU) goods worth $7.5bn in response to an ongoing row over subsidies given to Airbus and Boeing.Washington was yesterday given the go-ahead by the World Trade Organization (WTO) to impose the tariffs, which it will put in place on ...
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NewsFevzi Gandur Logistics opens new hub at Istanbul Airport
Fevzi Gandur Logistics' facility at Istanbul AirportTurkey-based transport firm Fevzi Gandur Logistics has opened a warehouse at the new Istanbul Airport.The non-bonded facility measures 2,700 sq m and is one of only four warehouses located at the airport's cargo city area.A spokesperson for Fevzi Gandur Logistics said that the facility ...
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Swiss WorldCargo signs up for seven more years with Cargologic
Swiss WorldCargo has extended its deal with cargo handler Cargologic at Zurich airport for another seven years.The deal will see Swiss WorldCargo continue to use Cargologic’s airfreight handling competencies at its hub in Zurich, where Cargologic will maintain its position as dedicated ground handler.According to Swiss WorldCargo’s head of quality ...
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NewsHandler WFS appoints Nils Andersen as chairman
Nils Andersen. Source: WFSGround handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has announced the appointment of Nils Andersen as chairman of its board of directors.Andersen joins WFS to work with the management team to build upon the progress made since being acquired by an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management last year.Andersen has ...
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NewsCharterSync: New charter platform aims to take on time
Ed Gillett (L) and Simon Watson (R)The last few years have seen several companies embrace the ‘disrupter’ tag as they bring digital solutions to the logistics market.While many of those companies have failed to really make an impact on the industry, there are some that have got people talking.One new ...
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New software to speed up e-commerce customs clearance at Leipzig/Halle
New customs software at Leipzig/Halle Airport will ensure e-commerce shipments are processed more quickly and efficiently.The ZODIAK software, developed and operated by the Hamburg software specialist DAKOSY, has been approved for all ATLAS customs procedures and is now being used at Germany's second-largest air freight hub by ground handling service ...
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NewsReform of slot allocation rules vital for Virgin’s Heathrow expansion plans
Virgin Atlantic has called on the government to reform the way slots are allocated at London Heathrow airport as it unveils ambitious plans to add up to 84 new destinations once the third runway is completed.Dominic Kennedy, managing director, cargo at Virgin Atlantic, said: “Our volumes grew 6% in 2018 ...
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UPU rates vote still leaves issue of under-reporting of duties by Chinese retailers
President Trump’s success in winning higher rates for e-commerce packages entering the US postal delivery system still leaves open courier industry concerns about Chinese retailers using postal services to under-report duties.UK courier company ParcelHero welcomed the vote by the member countries of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) to approve a ...
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NewsVirgin Atlantic opens Tel Aviv link
Virgin Atlantic’s first flight to Tel Aviv touched down at Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport with a full cargo payload as the airline continues to extend its international route network.The new daily Airbus A330-300 flights offer 20 tonnes of cargo capacity to and from London Heathrow as well as fast ...
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NewsCHAMP joins the Animal Transportation Association
CHAMP Cargosystems has joined the Animal Transportation Association (ATA) to develop a close collaboration with experts in the specialist sector and to work on next generation information systems.The cargo IT systems specialist said that CHAMP’s innovation team has been developing new animal transportation solutions with the objective of improving the ...
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Forwarders predict a slower peak season for 2019
Freight forwarders are not expecting to face the same cargo capacity shortages as they experienced on major trades in 2017 and 2018.Flexport’s global head of airfreight Neel Jones Shah said that in Greater China and Hong Kong, the peak season would be less pronounced that the last couple of years ...
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Leipzig/Halle outlines expansion plans
Germany’s Leipzig/Halle airport (LEJ) has a clear strategic plan to increase its cargo footprint, with a €500m investment package for expansion that includes a second Cargo City.The hub, which saw a 7.2% rise in cargo volumes to just over 1.2m tonnes in 2018, already has integrator DHL as a major ...
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Silkway West Airlines targets seafood market with Oslo freighter
Silkway West Airlines will inaugurate a freighter service between Avinor Oslo Airport and its Baku hub later this week as it targets the growing Norwegian seafood market.The weekly service will launch on Friday (September 27) and will utilise a Boeing 747-400 freighter.The airline's commercial director for Europe Riad Fataliyev said: ...
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NewsJähn to replace Ogiermann as head of CargoLogic Germany
Johannes Jähn will replace Ulrich Ogiermann as the managing director of CargoLogic Germany (CLG), reports Air Cargo News sister title DVZ.Jähn has been involved in Leipzig/Halle-based CLG's business since mid-August and since September 19, he has officially held the position of managing director.It is not his first position based at ...
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NewsLarsen steps down as DSV chairman
Kurt K. Larsen has today resigned as chairman and board member of fast-growing Danish logistics giant DSV, having been a pivotal figure in the development of the acquisitive forwarder which recently completed its merger with Panalpina.Thomas Plenborg, the newly-elected chairman of the DSV board, said: "Throughout 30 years, Kurt K. ...
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NewsHogg appointed MD of Unsworth
UK-based family-owned forwarder Unsworth has appointed Richard Hogg as its new managing director to “unleash a new type of digital forwarder”.Established in 1974 and now wholly owned by Geoff and Kathy Hogg, Unsworth is today one of the UK’s largest privately held forwarders.Graduating from Durham University with a BSc in ...
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Kuehne+Nagel launches low carbon transport programme
Freight forwarder Kuehne+Nagel has launched a Net Zero Carbon programme that will aim to reduce the environmental impact of supply chains.The Switzerland-headquartered company said it had launched the programme to proactively address the CO2 footprint of the transportation performed by suppliers such as airlines, shipping lines and haulage firms.K+N will ...