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NewsAdditional A340 converted freighter added to UK-China service
Source: Cargo FirstEuropean Cargo has added an extra aircraft to its service between Bournemouth Airport and Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport with more capacity set to be added next year.The carrier first launched the service in May operating three times per week with a single converted A340 freighter with a capacity ...
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NewsMenzies Aviation secures new Heathrow cargo contracts
Source: Menzies AviationMenzies Aviation has won several new cargo customers at Heathrow airport, while renewing with others.Among the new contracts, the handler will provide cargo handling and airside trucking services for Thai Airways.The contract includes 14 turns per week and will include the transportation of more than 16,000 tonnes of ...
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NewsSwissport opens air cargo terminal in Spain
Swissport cargo terminal at Zaragoza Airport. Photo: SwissportSwissport is growing its cargo business in Spain with the opening of a new air cargo terminal at Zaragoza Airport.The new cargo terminal, which officially opened for business in October, spans more than 4,000 sq m.The facility has 14 truck docks for fast ...
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NewsHactl welcomes SBTi approval for its emissions targets
Hactl is switching to electric airside vehicles. Image Source: HactlHong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl), Hong Kong’s biggest independent cargo handler, has received approval from the Science Based Targets initiative’s (SBTi) Target Validation team of its targets on greenhouse gas emissions reduction.SBTi has confirmed that Hactl’s targets comply with ...
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NewsJettainer agrees lease&fly deal with PACTL West
Jettainer and PACTL agree strategic deal. Image Source: JettainerJettainer, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lufthansa Cargo and a provider of outsourced ULD management services for the airfreight sector, has entered into a strategic agreement with PACTL West, a ground handler at Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PACTL is short for Pudong ...
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NewsHactl scoops two awards, while Kerry also receives recognition
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl), Hong Kong’s largest independent cargo handler, has won two awards at this year’s Supply Chain Asia Awards.It was named Air Cargo Terminal Operator of the Year based, it said, on its submission covering ongoing innovations including its new ‘Animal Limo’ live animal transfer ...
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NewsMenzies appoints new regional SVP for cargo
Menzies Aviation has made two senior appointments in its Middle East, Africa and Asia (MEAA) division.Lina El Mallah has been promoted to the position of senior vice president of organisation change and systems, while Al-Anood Al-Suwaidi joins the company as senior vice president of cargo for the MEAA region.Al-Suwaidi joins ...
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Etihad selects WFS for cargo handling in Copenhagen
Etihad Airways has appointed Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) as its cargo handler for its first-ever service from Abu Dhabi to Denmark.The new service to Copenhagen operates four times per week to the Danish capital using a Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.The first flight took place on October 1.The two already work ...
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Swissport joins IATA Africa initiative
Cargo handler Swissport International has announced its participation in the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) "Focus Africa" initiative.The initiative is a major commitment to support the transformation and growth of aviation in Africa.As a partner of the IATA "Focus Africa" initiative, Swissport will aim to improve connectivity, safety, and sustainability ...
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NewsWFS grows cargo capacity at JFK by 20%
An artist impression of how the new WFS cargo terminal in New York JFK will look when it opens in Q1 2025. Source: WFSWorldwide Flight Services (WFS) will increase cargo capacity at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) by 20% in early 2025 with the opening of a ...
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NewsWFS extends Etihad’s US cool chain
WFS pharma handling in the US Photo WFS JREPREtihad Cargo and handler Worldwide Flight Services have provided further details of their US business handling deal, announced earlier in October.The SATS-owned handler recently added Chicago O'Hare International Airport to its existing portfolio of John F. Kennedy International Airport and Washington Dulles ...
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NewsEveryone's a winner at the Air Cargo News Awards 2023
Copyright: Telling PhotographyThe prestigious Air Cargo News Awards took place in the UK on Thursday night with 15 companies walking away with a trophy.More than 240 people attended the 39th awards ceremony that was this year presented by writer and comedian Dominic Holland at the Hilton London Syon Park.Companies were ...
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NewsLuxairCargo workers look to secure conditions as they prepare for transfer
Source: LCGBCargo handler workers at LuxairCargo held protests at Luxembourg Airport (Findel) last month ahead of the transfer of the business to a new company.LuxairCargo has been Luxembourg Airport's cargo handler for more than 25 years but has decided not to take part in the latest seven-year tender.A decision on ...
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Etihad Cargo selects WFS for US cargo handling
Etihad Cargo has selected Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) to provide handling services at all of its US stations following the addition of Chicago O'Hare to the partnership.Starting this week, WFS has been providing cargo handling services to the airline at Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), in addition to existing relationships ...
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NewsWFS trials autonomous forklifts for cargo
Source: WFSWorldwide Flight Services (WFS) is trialling the use of Autonomous Guided Vehicle (AGV) forklifts in its cargo terminal at Barcelona Airport.The trial of Linde AGV forklift trucks will last for seven months and, if successful, will see this technology rolled out across other WFS stations in the Europe, Middle ...
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NewsMenzies Aviation appoints global head of cargo
Beau Paine. Source: Air MenziesGround handler Menzies Aviation has appointed a global head of cargo and two additional senior appointments as it targets growth in the freight business.Beau Paine has been appointed to the new role and will also retain his current role of senior vice president of cargo Oceania ...
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NewsWFS looks to expand Bengaluru facilities
Source: WFSCargo handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) is investing in its facilities at Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru after signing handling contracts with 20 airlines.The new deals, of between three and five years, come after the handler began operations at the airport at the end of May in partnership with Bangalore ...
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NewsMenzies Aviation extends cargo partnership with Jazeera Airways at Kuwait Airport
Photo: Menzies AviationMenzies Aviation has extended its ground and air cargo handling services partnership with Kuwait-based low-cost carrier Jazeera Airways.At Kuwait International Airport, the extended five-year agreement will see Menzies Aviation, operating as National Aviation Services (NAS) at the airport, continue to deliver ground and air cargo handling services, managing ...
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NewsSwissport gains IATA pharma standard in Liege and Toronto
Photo: SwissportSwissport’s cargo facilities at Liège Airport in Belgium and Toronto Pearson International Airport in Canada have obtained IATA’s CEIV Pharma certificationThis marks the company’s 16th and 17th certifications for pharma warehousing. Liège is Swissport’s second CEIV Pharma-certified facility in Belgium after Brussels.Toronto is also the second certified cargo location ...
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Menzies locked out of Namibia airport but continues legal battle
Menzies Aviation has stated it is "entitled by law" to continue operating at Hosea Kutako International Airport (HKIA) as its dispute with airport operator Namibia Airports Company (NAC) continues and a backlog of air cargo shipments builds up.Ground handler Menzies has been operating at HKIA since 2014. However, a long-running ...