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Healy becomes regional chief operating officer at FedEx Express Europe
FedEx Express has confirmed that Sean Healy is to become the regional chief operating officer of FedEx Express Europe.Healy is to take over from Michael Holt, who will retire by the end of this month (September).Holt is staying on until the end of the month to assist with the transition.A ...
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Steve Griffiths named as Stansted chief operating officer
Steve Griffiths, who has served previously as chief operating officer for Virgin Atlantic Airways as well as with Transport for London, is to become chief operating officer at London Stansted Airport.In his new role, which he will take up on October 15, Griffiths will be responsible for day to day ...
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Cathay Pacific and Boeing to donate first-ever B777 to museum
Cathay Pacific and Boeing have confirmed that they are to donate the first Boeing 777 to be produced to the Prima Air & Space Museum in Arizona.The B777-200, line number WA001, was retired in May by Cathay Pacific after 18 years of operation with the Hong Kong-based carrier.During its service ...
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NewsDHL to release new Resilience360 mobile app
Global express services giant Deutsche Post DHL is launching its latest app in the supply chain risk management space: the Resilience360.The app, an extension of DHL’s existing Resilience360 platform, offers near real-time monitoring of shipment milestones across transport modes, as well as of external impacting on the supply chain.According to ...
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Oman Air to add Athens to expanding network
Oman Air is to fly to Athens from June next year when it will operate a Boeing 737 MAX passenger aircraft on the route.Abdul Aziz Al Raisi, Oman Air’s chief executive, said that the new flights to the Greek capital will be only “the first of several new routes to ...
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Silk Way West boosts its Zhengzhou link
Silk Way West Airlines, the Azerbaijan-based B747 freighter operator, is increasing the number of flights between its home hub Baku and Zhengzhou in China to six per week.Agreement on the change in frequency was reached at the ICAO Cargo Conference held in Zhengzhou in early September.Silk Way West president and ...
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Qatar Airways Cargo gains QEP accreditation at 10 stations
Qatar Airways has received the Qualified Envirotainer Provider Training and Quality Programme (QEP) accreditation at 10 of its stations: London Heathrow, Milan, Shanghai, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Colombo, Delhi, Hyderabad and Chennai.They are added to Qatar Airways Cargo’s other QEP-accredited stations at Amsterdam, Basel, Paris, Doha and Chicago.Envirotainer’s QEP accreditation recognises ...
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Egyptair Cargo's Bangkok celebration as A330-200P2F prepares to launch
Egyptair Cargo held a celebration party for its customers in Thailand, citing “the framework of increasing strength and relationships between Egyptair Cargo and valued customers around the world”.Representatives of Bangkok-based The Cargo Flights Co, Egyptair’s cargo general sales agent (GSA) in Thailand, were at the party, along with Egyptair Cargo’s ...
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DHL launches one stop platform: Customs Connection
DHL Global Forwarding has launched a new one-stop shop platform for its US clients moving goods internationally.Customs Connection replaces the previous DHL platform and is designed to act as a one stop-shop for all customs processes at the air and ocean freight transport specialist within Deutsche Post DHL Group.“With the ...
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Istanbul New Airport gears up for opening it doors
Management at Istanbul New Airport are readying for the big day on October 29 when the huge new gateway accepts its first passengers and cargo.H Kadri Samsunlu, chief executive and general manager of İGA, the company awarded the build and operate contract for the new mega-hub, said that every little ...
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Air Italy opts for Globe Air Cargo USA
Air Italy has appointed Globe Air Cargo USA (GAC USA), part of the ECS Group, as its general sales (GSA) for its US cargo operations.A spokesperson for GAC USA said that it intends to open up "new logistical solutions for the American market" with direct daily flights to Milan Malpensa ...
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Imperial Logistics International appoints Bicil as it prepares for expansion
Hakan Bicil has taken up his new post as chief executive of Imperial Logistics International (ILI), the international division of Johannesburg-based Imperial Logistics.Reporting to Imperial Logistics Group chief executive Marius Swanepoel, Bicil is charged with accelerating the development of the Group’s international business - which currently accounts for some 40% ...
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BACA urges Volga-Dnepr to 're-think' broker snub
BACA, the worldwide air charter association, has urged Volga-Dnepr Airlines to"re-think" its decision to stop using charter brokers for its fleet of An-124-100 and IL-76TD-90VD freighters.The Russian carrier has written to brokers informing them that in future it will be dealing with clients directly only, cutting out the role of ...
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US shippers hit out at latest round of US tariffs
The National Retail Federation (NRF) has criticised the latest round of US tariffs on Chinese products, saying that American families will pay the bill.The new 10% tariff on $200bn worth of Chinese goods are likely to have more of an impact on airfreight than the two previous rounds as they ...
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FedEx revenues and profits on the up in fiscal Q1
FedEx saw revenues and profits increase by double-digit percentages during its fiscal first quarter as higher volumes, improved yields and lower fuel costs benefitted the company.During the June-August period, the express giant recorded a revenue increase of 11% year on year to $17bn, while operating income improved by 10% to ...
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DP DHL to create e-commerce division headed by Ken Allen
Deutsche Post DHL (DP DHL) is establishing an e-commerce division to ensure it can take advantage of the growing sector.The German postal and logistics giant said that separating e-commerce from its Post and Parcel (PeP) division would allow the postal business to concentrate on its turnaround plans.At the same time, ...
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Telair cargo handling system picked for 321Precison's freighter conversions
321 Precision Conversions (321PC) has selected Telair as the cargo handling system provider for its Airbus A321-200 passenger-to-freighter programme.Germany-based Telair said that its main deck cargo system is "the most versatile and ultra-light weight system on narrow body freighters in the industry," offering Precision converted A321PCF customers "a wide variety ...
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BIFA expands training team with Capaccioli appointment
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has expanded its training team with the appointment of Claire Capaccioli as trainer – freight and customs procedures.The freight forwarder trade association said it anticipated a significant increase in the training requirements of its members.Carl Hobbis, training development manager: “One year ago, when Graeme ...
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Ten years after, airfreight still feels the effects of the global financial crisis
A decade after the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the global financial crisis (GFC) that followed, airfreight volumes are still feeling the effect.IATA says that the 22% peak-to-trough decline in freight tonne kilometres (FTKs) during the GFC was almost twice as large as that seen in the previous freight downturn ...
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Lufthansa Cargo processes the world's first electronic dangerous goods declaration
Lufthansa Cargo has handled the world’s first electronic Dangerous Goods Declaration (eDGD) shipment using Dakosy’s INFr8 shipping portal.A shipment from healthcare company Abbott based in Wiesbaden was flown on board cargo flight LH8222 from Frankfurt to Mexico City last Thursday.Lufthansa said that the dangerous goods process has traditionally been paper-based ...