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Air Cargo Netherlands signs up with PayCargo
Dutch air cargo association Air Cargo Netherlands (ACN) has signed up with PayCargo’s encrypted online platform to help it simplify members' and delegates' payment transactions.PayCargo, which last year processed $4bn in transactions for logistics firms, has tailored its platform to support ACN’s needs.ACN is the only airfreight association in the ...
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Menzies' joint venture commences ground handling at Baghdad International Airport
Masil, a ground handling joint venture between Menzies Aviation, Iraqi Airways, Air BP Limited and Al Burhan Group, has started cargo ground handling operations at Baghdad International Airport.At the hub, Masil's team of 65 staff is providing ground handling services to carriers including Emirates, Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines, DHL, MNG ...
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NewsGeodis promotes Jordan to EVP and COO Americas
Geodis has promoted Anthony Jordan into the role of executive vice president (EVP) and chief operating officer (COO), Americas.Jordan, who has worked at the company for 15 years and has 35 years of experience in the industry, previously held the position of senior vice president and head of market line ...
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NewsWollesen to join Hellman Worldwide as board member and COO
Logistics firm Hellman Worldwide Logistics has appointed Jens Wollesen to its management board, as well as to the role of chief operating officer (COO).Wollesen will join the company in January next year and will sit on the management board alongside chief executive (CEO) Reiner Heiken and chief financial officer (CFO) ...
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NewsCSafe Global names SVP technology and innovation
Temperature-controlled container firm CSafe Global has appointed Venu Vinjamaram into the role of senior vice president of technology and innovation, as it looks to digitise its operations.Vinjamaram joins CSafe Global after having worked at AmerisourceBergen, where he held several technical and executive roles. Most recently at AmerisourceBergen, he provided technology ...
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Kenya Airways partners with Congo Airways on excess cargo capacity
Kenya Airways has entered into a two-year agreement with Congo Airways that will see them sharing excess cargo capacity.Kenya Airways chief executive Allan Kilavuka and Congo Airways' director general Desire Balazire Bantu signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) yesterday, withessed by Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta and his Congolese host Felix ...
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ACL Airshop targets growth as acquisition by Alinda completes
Unit load device (ULD) company ACL Airshop has been acquired by infrastructure fund manager Alinda Capital Partners.ACL Airshop said the deal completed this month and details of the transaction were not disclosed.According to Steve Townes, president and chief executive at ACL Airshop, the acquisition will be of value to ACL ...
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NewsWFS receives GDP certification in Madrid and Barcelona
Ground handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has received Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certification for its pharma operations at its Madrid and Barcelona hubs.The company has already been GDP-certified at 14 of its pharma facilities, including Cape Town, Copenhagen, Cork, Dublin, Johannesburg, London and Paris CDG. Other stations with GDP certification ...
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NewsAirBridgeCargo moves exhibits for Hong Kong exhibition
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (АВС) has collaborated with ART-Сourier to transport more than 200 museum exhibits on a scheduled flight from Moscow to Hong Kong.The freighter operator carried the exhibits, which were packaged inside wooden climate-controlled crates equipped with shock sensors, on one of its Boeing 747-8 freighter aircraft.The goods, which originated ...
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NewsEtihad Cargo lists capacity on CargoWise
Etihad Cargo, through its partnership with WiseTech, has listed its airfreight capacity on cloud-based digital air cargo platform CargoWise.Freight forwarders using CargoWise can now access the carrier's flight schedule and rates, as well as booking its airfreight capacity.Scott McCorquodale, chief automation officer of air cargo at WiseTech, commented: “We’re delighted ...
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Ground handler Menzies wins Avianca contract at MIA
Avianca Cargo has selected Menzies Aviation as its ground handler at Miami International Airport (MIA).The partnership, which starts in May and last for five years, will see 300 Menzies staff providing cargo ground handling services for Avianca at MIA.Avianca has a 225,000 sq ft warehousing space at MIA that processes ...
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Ground handler Havaş receives GDP certification at Istanbul Airport
Ground handler Havaş, a subsidiary of TAV Airports and a member of Groupe ADP, has received EU Good Distribution Practices (GDP) certification for its operations at Istanbul Airport.The certification confirms the company's capability of handling and transporting pharma goods — as well as cargo that requires cold storage such as ...
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Cargo volumes higher than pre-Covid levels at Brussels Airport
Cargo volumes at Brussels Airport are now higher than pre-Covid levels, according to its March 2021 figures.In March this year, the hub experienced a 41% year-on-year increase in cargo volumes to 74,000 tonnes. Volumes in March 2021 were also 27% higher than March 2019, which was prior to Covid.Full freighter ...
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AEI to carry out four additional B737 conversions for GA Telesis
GA Telesis has ordered four additional B737-800SF Freighter Conversions from Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI).GA Telesis, which has said that "multiple candidate aircraft are under consideration for conversion", ordered its first AEI B737-800SF in July last year and also added the option of a second in September.AEI said that three production ...
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NewsRVL adds another Saab 340B to its freighter fleet
East Midlands Airport-based RVL Aviation has continued its freighter fleet expansion with the addition of a second Saab 340B aircraft.The aviation provider added the first Saab in January this year and the second arrived from Sweden in March after having undergone a freighter conversion.Both aircraft have been leased through US-based ...
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NewsDnata obtains IATA CEIV Fresh certification at Changi Airport
Ground handler dnata has obtained IATA's CEIV Fresh certification at Singapore Changi Airport.The certification confirms dnata's capability of handling perishables - many of which are temperature-sensitive, including fresh fruits, meat, fish, dairy and flowers - to IATA's globally recognised standard.Sam Gould, dnata Singapore's head of cargo, said: "There is an ...
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CEVA Logistics joins United's sustainability initiative
CEVA Logistics has joined United Airlines’ sustainability initiative, the Eco-Skies Alliance.United said that through its Eco-Skies Alliance, it is partnering with businesses such as CEVA Logistics to power future flying in a more sustainable way.CEVA Logistics and other Eco-Skies Alliance companies are working with United to collectively purchase approximately 3.4m ...
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NewsIAG Cargo and Seabury report on busy airfreight market
IAG Cargo has described the airfreight market as "incredibly busy" with particularly strong growth in e-commerce and automotive sectors, as well as the rollout of Covid vaccines.At the carrier's Cargo Live webinar, chief commercial officer John Cheetham at IAG Cargo, said that the company is continuing to expand its network ...
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NewsWFS names UK commercial director of cargo and ground handling
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has appointed Jennifer Smith into the role of UK commercial director, cargo and ground handling.Smith, who has 20 years of experience in the industry, has previously held cargo sales management positions at Continental Airlines, American Airlines and Etihad Airways. Her most recent role was regional cargo ...
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DP DHL notes its strongest Q1 ebit in preliminary figures
Deutsche Post DHL's first quarter operating earnings reached record levels, according to preliminary results.Preliminary operating profit (ebit) for the first three months improved to around €1.9bn compared with €592m for the same period last year.The group said that the positive development of the group’s businesses seen in the fourth quarter ...