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NewsASL Airlines Belgium collaborates with Jettainer on ULD fleet
ASL Airlines Belgium has chosen Jettainer to manage and maintain its fleet of ULDs over a five-year contractual period.ASL Airlines Belgium, based at Liege airport, is a member of the ASL Aviation Holdings Group. It specialises in the express freight market and also offers scheduled, charter and ad-hoc flights with ...
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TIACA announces finalists for its first Sustainability Award
TIACA has revealed the three finalists of its first ever Sustainability Award, which was established to recognise and reward organisations that are addressing CO2 emissions, waste reduction, recycling, weight reduction for ULDs and packaging, humanitarian aid, staff wellbeing and retention and animal welfare.The nominees are:M&G Packaging Corp with BioNatur Plastics ...
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NewsPayCargo continues to grow as executive team changes revealed
PayCargo has announced the appointment of two new executives and a third change to its management line up as the business continues to grow.In July, the payment system appointed Lionel van der Walt as president and chief executive of its Americas business.“My focus at PayCargo is to further strengthen the ...
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Air France KLM reveals winter schedule
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo has revealed its winter schedule with new services to Bangalore, Liberia (Costa Rica) and Miami.The airline group said its new schedule will run from from October 27 to March 29.Changes to the schedule include:New: Amsterdam Schiphol to Bangalore three-times-per week and Liberia (Costa Rica) four-times-per ...
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NewsWing Aviation and FedEx trial US's first drone delivery service
Last week (October 18), FedEx Express partnered with Wing Aviation to execute the US's first commercial drone delivery as part of the US Department of Transportation’s unmanned aircraft systems Integration Pilot Program (IPP).The delivery marks the start of a drone trial operating in the US, following Aviation Wing's authorisation from ...
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FTA: We need more information to prepare for Brexit
The logistics industry has responded to the UK government's Brexit announcement yesterday (October 17).James Hookham, deputy chief executive of the Freight Transport Association (FTA), has urged the UK government to answer questions raised by his organisation.In a statement, Hookham commented: “The FTA has been very consistent in wanting to keep ...
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NewsCharterSync adds two to the team
Recently-launched air charter platform CharterSync has recruited two more people to the business: Izzy Hamilton to head up the finance function and Andrew Burvill on the operations team.Hamilton has 10 years’ experience within the finance industry for companies such as NBC Universal and Sony, as well as a great deal ...
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NewsQantas to trial weekly Cairns–Hong Kong freighter service
Qantas is adding a call at Cairns on its Sunday freighter service from Sydney to Hong Kong for a six month trial.The Boeing 767F service, due to start in November subject to regulatory approval, is aimed at exporters of fresh seafood and agricultural products in the Cairns region, offering them ...
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News25 ACS on-board couriers take one shipment in 186 packages
Some of the couriers with the shipment divided into 32 tonne packages in Hong KongAir Charter Service divided a five tonne shipment, which was labelled urgent, into 186 packages so that it could be carried by 25 on-board carriers on a variety of routes from Hong Kong to Portugal.Oliver Weigelt, ...
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NewsCathay Pacific releases combined traffic figures for September 2019
Cathay Pacific Group has announced that tonnage carried and load factor for the year to date are “significantly below” the same period last year, despite small signs of improvement compared to August.In the first nine months of 2019, tonnage fell by 6.8% against an 0.7% increase in capacity. The traffic ...
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NewsCEVA appoints head of healthcare business development
CEVA Logistics has appointed Niels van Namen to the position of global head of healthcare business development.He has more than 20 years’ of experience in healthcare and over a decade in the healthcare logistics industry, including positions as business development director healthcare for DSV and vice president of healthcare Europe ...
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NewsDHL ships two manatees from Cincinnati to Orlando for release into the wild
DHL has successfully transported two manatees, by air, from Cincinnati to Orlando.The movement of the animals was part of the US Fish and Wildlife Service’s 'Manatee Rescue and Rehabilitation Partnership', a programme designed to rescue and treat sick, injured and orphaned manatees before releasing them back into the wild.Manatees Miles ...
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NewsGaruda to continue freighter fleet expansion
Garuda Indonesia B737-800BCFGaruda Indonesia and GECAS have entered into a lease agreement for two B737-800 Boeing-converted freighters (BCF).The passenger-converted aircraft are slated to be phased in mid-2020 and will provide additional capacity to Cargo Garuda Indonesia, which currently utilises a fleet of three freighter aircraft.GECAS said that B737-800 freighters are ...
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NewsKuehne + Nagel expands its Geel pharma facility
Kuehne + Nagel has upgraded and expanded its pharma hub in Geel, Belgium that offers multimodal, temperature-controlled forwarding and warehousing services.The new Geel facility is also fully GxP compliant and certified - meaning it meets pharma handling and storage requirements of various countries.It also has two cold chambers to handle ...
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Envirotainer upgrades its Liège station to handle RAP e2 containers
Cold chain ULD provider Envirotainer has upgraded its Liège network station to also be able to handle the RAP e2 container.Liège is the 34th location in the Envirotainer network to carry the RAP e2 solution and the upgrade will help to reduce the need to truck the containers between stations.Niklas ...
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CAL Cargo continues to expand US freighter flights
Liege-based CAL Cargo is adding a twice-weekly B747 freighter service to Los Angeles as it continues to expand its operations to the US.The service will begin flying on October 26. The flights will depart from Liege on day three and day six, arriving in Los Angeles the following day.“The LAX ...
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NewsNetwork Airline Management adds freighter flights to Johannesburg
Network Airline Management (NAM) has introduced a new twice-weekly scheduled B747F service from its European hub in Liege (LGG) to Johannesburg (JNB).NAM said the new route would "diversify its destination portfolio further but also opens up new opportunities and services into Johannesburg which enables the Group to cover even more ...
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DHL Express to boost productivity with new Pittsburgh facility
DHL Express has invested $2.85m into upgrading and relocating its Canonsburg service centre to Pittsburgh.The new facility will process shipments ranging from documents and small parcels to palletized freight.At 30,000 sq ft, it will be 10,000 sq ft larger than the former location.Run by 60 staff, the new centre will ...
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NewsGECAS revealed as launch customer for B777F conversion programme
GECAS is forecasting that the Boeing 777-300ER freighter conversion programme launched with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) could secure more than 150 orders up to 2030, writes Air Cargo News sister title FlightGlobal.The IAI conversion programme was unveiled today by leasing giant GECAS, which has placed a launch order for 15 ...
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NewsVolga-Dnepr delivers bio medicines in fight against Ebola
Last week (October 8) Volga-Dnepr undertook an emergency cargo flight carrying mobile biomedical laboratories to assist the Mérieux Foundation in its fight against the Ebola virus.One of Volga-Dnepr's fleet of twelve An-124-100 aircraft was especially positioned in Lyon-Saint Exupery airport in France to respond to the urgent needs of the ...