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NewsUkraine International awards WFS Milan handling deal
Ukraine International Airlines has awarded Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) an 18-month cargo handling contract in Milan Malpensa.From next month, WFS will handle cargo onboard the airline’s three Boeing 737 flights per week. Flights are expected to be ramped up to daily in June.In December, WFS also announced a new agreement ...
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Cargo volumes have skyrocketed – but are forwarders and truckers paying the price?
In his latest column, Brandon Fried, executive director of the US Airforwarders Association, explains the cost impact of airport logjams for forwarders and truckers. Despite encouraging progress towards widespread distribution, the Covid-19 vaccine, many consumers remain quarantined at home, choosing the convenience of online delivery of their essential merchandise.The subsequent ...
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NewsGround handler dnata appoints EVP
Steve AllenDnata, part of the Emirates Group, has promoted Steve Allen into the role of executive vice president.Allen has worked at the Emirates Group for 12 years in operational and support roles.He has been divisional senior vice president since 2016, overseeing the company's ground handling and cargo operations, and airport ...
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Network Airline Services renews with WFS in Belgium and the Netherlands
Sales agent Network Airline Services has renewed its ground handling agreement with Worldwide Flight Services in Belgium and The Netherlands, with other stations potentially being confirmed later this year.The two companies started working together in 2015 and both Marc Claesen – WFS senior vice president commercial EMEAA and Patricia Heilbrink ...
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Kale launches new truck slot management system for handlers
Cargo software firm Kale Logistics Solutions has launched a new truck slot management system through its Airport Cargo Community System (ACS).Kale said its new artificial intelligence based tool allows ground handlers, freight forwarders, and trucking companies to better coordinate their landside freight management so that they can reduce waiting times ...
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NewsSwissport's Mena adds Latam role
Swissport has appointed Frank Mena as head of the Americas as it combines leadership for its North and Latin America regions.Mena is currently head of the North America region but will now also assume responsibility for Latin America and serve as head of the Americas with immediate effect.He takes over ...
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Work underway on new dnata Heathrow facility
Aberdeen Standard Investments’ Aiput fund has started construction of Phase II of dnata City East, a 117,000 sq ft extension of its Heathrow cargo facility.Full planning permission for the warehouse was granted in August 2020. The building will be operated by dnata, which also operates the nearby 250,000 sq ft ...
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Air Cargo News Awards open for entry!
The time has come… entries are now open for the 37th edition of the Air Cargo News Awards, the Oscars of the airfreight industry.The awards honour and celebrate those companies that have invested in providing great customer service, operational excellence and innovative technologies.The award categories are as follows:Air Cargo Pharma ...
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NewsDnata takes the heat off in Australia with cool dollies
Ground handler dnata has added four cool dollies to its Australian cargo fleet to protect heat sensitive shipments as they are transferred between the aircraft and handling facility.Dnata will operate two cool dollies each at Sydney Airport (SYD) and Melbourne Airport (MEL).Dirk Goovaerts, dnata’s regional chief executive for Asia Pacific, ...
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AirBridgeCargo diverts flights as Frankfurt handling comes under pressure
AirBridgeCargo (ABC) has diverted freighters away from Frankfurt Main because of capacity issues at handler Frankfurt Cargo Services (FCS), according to Air Cargo News sister title DVZ.ABC re-routed four freighters on Sunday; one machine each went to Munich and Liège and two freighters flew to Paris Charles de Gaulle.FCS has ...
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WFS opens new cargo terminal at Brussels airport
Cargo handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has opened a new 250,000-tonne capacity cargo terminal at Brussels Airport.The new 25,000 sq m facility is in addition to the handler's existing 11,000 sq m warehouse and office operation at the airport which opened in the Brucargo West development zone in 2019.The new ...
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NewsWarwick Brady takes CEO role at handler Swissport
Warwick BradySwissport International has appointed Warwick Brady as the company’s new president and chief executive.Brady will replace Christoph Mueller, who assumed the chief executive on an interim basis after he was appointed to the board of directors of Swissport in December of last year.Brady is currently the chief executive of ...
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Swissport wins Lufthansa cargo deal at Heathrow
Swissport in the UK has won a contract to handle the Lufthansa Group's cargo volumes at Heathrow Airport.Swissport said the contract win meant it now handles the German airline group’s cargo at all of its UK destinations, this includes Lufthansa, SWISS and Austrian Airlines."We are pleased to be able to ...
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NewsWFS scoops EVA Air cargo handling deal in Seattle
EVA Air has signed a new three-year cargo handling contract with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) in Seattle.The deal extends the two companies’ more than 15 years of working together in North America.The agreement sees WFS take responsibility for handling all cargo onboard the Taiwanese airline’s daily Boeing 777 passenger flights ...
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Dnata begins using IATA's Dangerous Goods AutoCheck platform
Ground handler dnata has started using IATA's Dangerous Goods AutoCheck (DG AutoCheck) platform to help it "enhance the safety and efficiency" of dangerous goods handling at 20 airports.DG AutoCheck facilitates the acceptance of dangerous goods by checking the compliance of the Shipper's Declaration for Dangerous Goods (DGD) with IATA's Dangerous ...
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Menzies makes a series of cargo appointments
Menzies Aviation has made a series of appointments as it looks to looks to grow in cargo.Rory Fidler joins Menzies in the newly created role of vice president cargo technology and is responsible for digital innovation across cargo operations."Rory has extensive experience in designing and executing digital transformation programmes as ...
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NewsAirport Handling and Beta Trans team up on cargo at MXP
Alberto Morosi, Airport Handling, left and Giorgio Bianculli, Beta TransAirport Handling and cargo handler Beta Trans are teaming up at Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) to offer airlines at the airport a "one-stop shop" for freight services.Airport Handling, which is a dnata joint venture, offers handling services at MXP, while Beta ...
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BA cargo worker dispute ends after agreement is reached
British Airways’ (BA) cargo handlers in the UK have reached an agreement with the airline following a dispute about planned changes to terms and conditions.The cargo handlers had carried out nine days of strikes over the Christmas period and were set to launch further industrial action last week.However, this was ...
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Cargo helps stabilise Swissport in a difficult year
Ground handler Swissport saw its cargo volumes drop last year but the sector helped to stabilise the company.The handler said that its cargo volumes at its 115 warehouses declined by 12.3% year on year in 2020 to 4.1m tonnes. The number of flights handled dropped 59% to 1.7m and passenger ...
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British Airways' UK cargo workers call off first three days of strike
British Airways' cargo handlers in the UK have called off the first three days of strike action that were due to start today.The handlers had been planning nine days of discontinuous strike action, but this has now been reduced to six (see updated timetable below).It is understood the move is ...