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Swissport integrating Aerocare in Australia and New Zealand
Swissport International is pushing ahead with the integration of the Aerocare organisation in Australia and New Zealand.Following the Aerocare acquisition in March 2018, the registered company name was changed to Swissport Australia as confirmed by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.Eric Born, group president and chief executive of Swissport International, ...
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Volga-Dnepr Group launches global AOG service
Volga-Dnepr Group (VDG) has launched an aircraft on ground (AOG) service to manage the delivery of urgent spare parts for aircraft stranded around the world.Supported by a 24/7 team, the service will use either air charter or scheduled cargo flights, utilising VDG's fleet of Boeing 747, Boeing 737, An-124-100 and ...
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Peli BioThermal flexes its pharma packaging expertise
Peli BioThermal has added to its range of temperature controlled packaging with the production of its CoolPall Flex for bulk shipments.The system is a customisable range offering optimised solutions and thermal protection for the global transportation of payloads for pharmaceutical and life sciences applications.The new system, offering payload efficiency on ...
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Volga-Dnepr and CLA ink strategic deal with Liege airport
Volga-Dnepr Group (VDG) and strategic partner CargoLogicAir (CLA) have inked a Memorandum of Understanding on strategic cooperation with Liege Airport in Belgium.The aim is to strengthen their positions in the European market through development of a regional hub and enhancement of freighter capacity.Within the next three to five years the ...
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Airbus to study use of aircraft or unmanned systems to deliver medical supplies
Airbus and International SOS, the medical and security risk services company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly study the viability of using aircraft or unmanned systems to deliver medical cargo and supplies.Under the agreement, signed at the Farnborough International Airshow, Airbus will help to define and install ...
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Astral Aviation to acquire two drones for cargo delivery network in Kenya
African cargo carrier Astral Aviation has signed a letter of intent to acquire two Lucas-F250 drones, with plans to launch a cargo drone network in Kenya next yearThe Kenya-based airline has an option to purchase an additional ten drones in 2019 from the manufacturer, Dubai-based Falcon Drones Technology.Astral Aviation will ...
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Hactl in the pilot seat for IATA's Smart Facility Operational Capacity Audit
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) is the first cargo terminal operator (CTO) to complete a pilot for IATA’s Smart Facility Operational Capacity Audit (SFOC).SFOC is part of the Smart Facility program which aims to provide total transparency on capacities and services offered by CTOs, by means of a ...
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Green fingered American Airlines moves record levels of asparagus
American Airlines Cargo has carried nearly 12m lbs (5,500 tonnes) of fresh asparagus around the world in the first six months of 2018"The majority of what we move is green asparagus, but we do move very small amounts of both the albino and purple varieties,” said Joe Goode, American Airlines ...
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Air France KLM Cargo rolls out digital platform to pharma customers
Air France KLM Cargo has expanded its myCargo digital platform to cover pharmaceutical shipments.The myCargo solution, which was previously launched for general cargo, provides quotations, the latest deals and booking.Customers can also use myCargo to track the current temperature, the battery level in dry ice units, and the voltage in ...
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GECAS signs up for 35 converted B737s as Farnborough freighter frenzy continues
Boeing's run of freighter orders during the Farnborough Airshow continued this afternoon with lessor GECAS placing an order for 35 Boeing 737-800 converted freighters (BCF).The deal, which includes 20 firm orders and an option for 15 more, would take GECAS’ B737-800BCF order book from 15 to 50 and enable GECAS ...
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Volga-Dnepr and CargoLogic sign huge commitment for 29 B777Fs and 5 B747s
Volga-Dnepr Group and CargoLogicHolding have today signed letters of intent to acquire 29 Boeing 777 freighters, and ordered five B747-8Fs.The deals were announced at the 2018 Farnborough International Airshow and based on current list prices are valued at $11.8bn.The deal also includes the purchase of a crew pairing solution, and ...
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Delta and Korean expand partnership to cover cargo
Delta Air Lines Cargo and Korean Air Cargo are launching new transpacific cargo co-operation in connection with the implementation of their joint venture partnership.The partnership means the two carriers will be able to share space on each others aircraft flying between the US and Asia.The combined network formed by the ...
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Lufthansa Cargo to sell space on another digital platform
Frankfurt-based Lufthansa Cargo has signed up to sell its capacity on a second digital portal days after announcing a similar deal.The cargo carrier announced today that customers will now be able to look up contracted rates, assess capacity, and book cargo on specific flights in real-time using the Freightos digital ...
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Aeronaves signs up for more CRJ200 conversions
Aeronautical Engineers, Inc (AEI) has signed a contract to provide Mexico-based Aeronaves T.S.M. (TSM) with four additional CRJ200 SF freighter conversions, which offer eight pallet positions.The first CRJ200 of this order will commence in September, with redelivery scheduled for January 2019.The second, third and fourth aircraft will commence in March, ...
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Southwest launches international cargo operations
Southwest Airlines Cargo has officially launched its international shipping operation with services to Mexico City.Later this summer, the carrier intends to expand services further by adding the ability to ship between the US and Cancun, Puerto Vallarta, and Cabo San Lucas/Los Cabos before offering space between the US and other ...
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Antonov Airlines sees revenues grow by 42% in first five months of 2018
Antonov Airlines registered an 81% revenue increase in 2017 compared to the previous year, while over the first five months of this year there was a further 42% increase.The company said that the aerospace sector had helped fuel the growth, as well as its partnership with sales agent Dreamlifts and ...
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NewsMagnusson to join TIACA's shipper committee
Ericsson's Lars Magnusson is joining TIACA’s Shippers Advisory Committee as the new Ericsson industry and society representative.Magnusson is responsible for business architecture, deliver, at Ericsson in Stockholm, Sweden, and has more than 25 years’ international experience in supply chain management, specializing in digitisation.“Digitalisation is sweeping across the supply chain, as ...
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ABC and CLA team up with SITAONAIR for in-flight cargo monitoring
SITAONAIR is joining forces with AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) and CargoLogicAir (CLA) to launch an internet of things (IoT) platform that will monitor, in real time, the transport of pharmaceutical cargo inflight.The platform, which is being demonstrated at the Farnborough Airshow, collects data provided by OnAsset Intelligence, its demo partner and ...
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BIFA appoints Susanne Oud to board of directors
UK forwarder group the British International Freight Association (BIFA) has announced that Susanne Oud has joined its Board of Directors, replacing Roy Baker who has stepped down having been on the trade association's Board since 2005.Oud is operations director EMEA - verticals at BIFA member company, OIA Global, and is ...
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Forwarder Dimerco targets India growth after MTO accreditation
Taiwan-based Dimerco has been awarded Multimodal Transport Operator (MTO) status in India, which it says will open up "new opportunities for growth" in the subcontinent.The MTO license will allow forwarder Dimerco to provide extended services to shippers, moving cargo from any land point in India to and from any destination ...