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NewsAir Canada Cargo opens cold chain facility at Heathrow
Air Canada Cargo's new cold chain facility at Heathrow. Photo: Air CanadaAir Canada Cargo has improved its cold chain capabilities at Heathrow Airport in the UK with the opening of an upgraded facility.The upgrades to the self-handled facility, Air Canada Cargo’s largest European hub, aim to expand and optimise the ...
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NewsAsia Airfreight Terminal becomes handler for two airlines
Photo: Asia Airfreight TerminalHong Kong Airport-based Asia Airfreight Terminal (AAT) has become the primary cargo handler for Thai Lion Air's daily flights from Bangkok to Hong Kong and Indonesia AirAsia's daily flights from Bali to Hong Kong.SATS subsidiary AAT said Indonesia AirAsia, based at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, marked ...
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NewsSupply chains face new incendiary threat
Credit: tratong/ ShutterstockSupply chains are facing disruption caused by the new threat of incendiary devices being placed on aircraft.Following the discovery of incendiary devices in European parcel networks, Airforwarders Association executive director Brandon Fried warned that this new threat has implications for global supply chains and international economies.He said that ...
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NewsFirst A321F for Azul as EFW gains Brazilian STC
Photo: EFWElbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) has received the validation of its Supplement Type Certification (V-STC) for its Airbus A321 Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) conversion programme from Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC).This validation was achieved alongside EFW's redelivery of an A321P2F aircraft to AerCap for lease to Azul Cargo. This aircraft is the ...
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NewsGlobe Air Cargo signs US GSA agreement with Air Serbia
Photo: Air Serbia.ECS Group subsidiary Globe Air Cargo is now providing General Sales Agent (GSA) services for Air Serbia's cargo operations across the US.Under a newly signed agreement, Globe Air Cargo will manage sales and marketing for Air Serbia, offering 60 tons of weekly air cargo capacity on five Airbus ...
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NewsSwissport becomes Saudia Cargo handler at Nairobi Airport
Photo: SwissportSwissport has struck a deal with Saudia Cargo to serve as the airline's ground handling agent at Nairobi Airport in Kenya.The Switzerland-headquartered ground handler will handle all aspects of ground support, including cargo handling, loading and unloading and special care for temperature-sensitive products.Saudia Cargo operates eight weekly flights to ...
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NewsSF Express speeds up cargo handling with new Changi Airport facility
The opening ceremony at Sats Core A, featuring (from left) Alan Yip managing director of South East Asia of Kerry Logistics Network; Zhang Xingshu, regional general manager of S. F. Express Singapore; Bob Chi, chief executive, Gateway Services Asia-Pacific, SATS; Zhang Ji, vice president of SF Group; Henry Low, chief ...
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NewsEtihad Cargo looks to benefit from passenger network expansion
Photo: Etihad CargoEtihad Cargo is hoping to benefit from an expansion of the airline's passenger network in the coming winter season.From November, the carrier is planning to increase its passenger network to more than 900 flights per week.This includes increased belly capacity to existing destinations across South Asia, Southeast Asia, ...
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NewsVan Der Stichele appointed by Avico
Pierre Van Der Stichele. Source: Air PartnerAircraft brokerage firm Avico has appointed air cargo stalwart Pierre Van Der Stichele to its cargo and aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance (ACMI) team.Van Der Stichele, who takes the role of managing director, joins from Air Partner where he was vice president of cargo. ...
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NewsAustralia Post adds two A321Fs to meet e-commerce demand
Australia Post A321P2Fs. Photo: Australia PostAustralia Post has added two Airbus A321 passenger to freighter (P2F) aircraft to its fleet to meet e-commerce demand in the peak air cargo season.Operated in partnership with Qantas Freight, the A321P2Fs replace Boeing 737 freighters that took their final flights in August.The newly converted ...
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NewsAF KLM Cargo and Bos Logistics partner on electric truck
Source: Air France KLM Martinair CargoAir France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) and trucking firm Bos Logistics are utilising an electric truck for the delivery of cargo.The duel-branded Volvo FH Electric truck will deliver consolidated freight from AFKLMP's Schiphol facility to various airfreight agents.The companies had already switched to a biofuel ...
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NewsIncendiary device revealed to have been found in UK parcel network
Copyright: Jaromir Chalabala/ ShutterstockIt has been revealed that a shipment containing an incendiary device found its way into DHL's UK parcel network and caught fire in July, with the incident under investigation by the country's counter-terrorism police.The Guardian and German broadcasters WDR and NDR reported that the device had been ...
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NewsHong Kong forwarders welcome 2024 policy address as a boost to air cargo
Hong Kong Airport. Photo: Travelpixs/ shutterstockThe Hong Kong Association of Freight Forwarding and Logistics (HAFFA) has welcomed plans to expand cargo capacity and logistics services in the Greater Bay Area.Earlier today, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) chief executive John Lee Ka-chiu delivered his annual address, outlining several initiatives designed ...
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NewsReports: Emirates deciding between A350F and 777-8F
Photo: BoeingEmirates SkyCargo is reportedly deciding on an order for either the Airbus A350 freighter or the Boeing 777-8 freighter as it looks to secure more capacity to meet future demand.The cargo division of Emirates is in talks with both aircraft manufacturers on potential orders of the next-generation widebody freighter ...
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NewsAir Partner adds to cargo management
Eliska Hill. Photo Air PartnerCharter broker Air Partner has appointed Eliska Hill as global senior vice president of cargo.Hill will be responsible for overseeing operations and strategic growth within the company’s cargo division for all markets globally.She has over 25 years of experience within the aviation sector and most recently ...
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NewsSaudi Cargo targets air cargo growth with Cluster2 Airports partnership
Photo: Saudia CargoSaudia Cargo aims to boost airfreight and logistics operations through a new partnership with Cluster2 Airports Company, which manages and operates 22 domestic, international and tourist airports in Saudi Arabia.The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the companies is intended to support work on implementing new destination launches ...
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NewsIAG Cargo partners with Animal Aircare on Heathrow animal exports
Animal AircareIAG Cargo, the freight operation of the UK-Spanish airline giant IAG, has strengthened a pre-existing relationship with animal transportation services provider Animal Care such that the latter now serves as the cargo carrier’s export partner for animals at London Heathrow International Airport, in addition to having been its animal ...
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NewsQatar Airways Cargo and Qatar Post ink cooperation agreement
Qatar Airways CargoQatar Airways Cargo and Qatar Postal Services Company (known as Qatar Post) have signed a cooperation agreement to demonstrate what they say is “a shared commitment towards enhancing their strategic partnership in postal activities and mail transportation” into out of Doha.Qatar Post is the national provider of postal ...
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NewsChallenge Group completes 767 conversion process
Challenge GroupChallenge Group has completed its Boeing 767 conversion programme with the deployment of two newly converted 767-300 freighters.It now has – as planned – four B767-300BDSF aircraft in its fleet, the first of which was delivered in autumn last year.Each aircraft has a cargo capacity of approximately 400m3 and ...
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NewsCB Customs Broker offers transparency with automated T1 transit documentation
Photo: Lufthansa CargoKelsterbach, Frankfurt-headquartered CB Customs Broker, the wholly owned subsidiary of Lufthansa Cargo that operates as a specialist in offering digital Customs solutions, is widening its eCommerce product range to include the T1 duty-free transit procedure.It is enabling the automated generation of T1 documents in which individual items are ...