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FedEx to double size of air cargo facilities at Incheon airport
FedEx Express has revealed it will double the size of its air cargo handling facility at Incheon International Airport as it looks to cater for rising volumes in South Korea.Establishing a new cargo facility at Incheon International Airport is a strategic move for FedEx — the airport has seen the ...
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WFS wins Beluga handling contract
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has been selected by Airbus to handle its giant Beluga A300-600ST Super Transporter at Airbus facilities in Getafe, Spain.In line with the new contract, WFS has opened a new station inside the Airbus facilities in Getafe, from where the aircraft will operate to other Airbus plants.WFS ...
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Delta and Virgin launch pharma zone at Heathrow
Joint venture partners Virgin Atlantic Cargo and Delta Cargo are introducing a new Pharma Zone at their London Heathrow joint facility.The new Pharma Zone will support the growing volumes of temperature-controlled healthcare and life science products being carried by both airlines.Opening today [October 2], the Pharma Zone at their Cargo ...
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Germany and Netherlands are next steps in Panalpina perishables empire (updated)
Freight forwarder Panalpina has reached agreement to acquire two more perishables logistics companies, the Cool Chain Group in Germany (CCG) and Interfresh Airfreight Handling, for undisclosed sums.CCG currently has 100 customers and handles around 14,000 tonnes of air freight per year. It parent company, Rungis Express, is to concentrate on ...
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KLM Cargo brings Dutch heritage home
KLM Cargo is bringing works by Dutch masters back home to Amsterdam for a short time, after an absence of 300 years. The Netherlands flag carrier flew a number of works from St Petersburg, including Rembrandt’s ‘Young Woman with Earrings’ for the Dutch Masters from the Hermitage. Treasures of the ...
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Singapore links up with Lufthansa Group
Singapore Airlines and Lufthansa Group have confirmed 1 October as the official launch date for their joint venture for passenger flights between Singapore, Australia and Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Belgium.The two carriers have been stepping up their cooperation since 2015, introducing new services between Singapore and Dusseldorf in July 2016. ...
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Etihad freighter captain dies in mid-air
The captain of an Etihad Airways Boeing 777-200 freighter en route from Abu Dhabi to Amsterdam Schiphol has died at the controls, shortly after take-off. He became unwell shortly after flight EY927 lifted off and then became incapacitated, prompting the first officer to declare Mayday and divert the aircraft to ...
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New chief exec for Etihad
Etihad Aviation Group is to appoint Tony Douglas as group chief executive officer. He replaces James Hogan who stepped down in July with Ray Gammell taking over as interim group chief executive. Gammell will return to his position as group chief people and performance officer.Douglas will join the group in ...
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Qatar takes stake in Italy’s Meridiana
Qatar Airways has bought a 49% share on AQA Holding, the new parent company of Meridiana fly, Italy’s second largest carrier. Alisarda has retained its 51% share in the carrier.The Middle East carrier said the move would strengthen its presence in Italy where it currently flies from Doha to Rome, ...
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New members for forwarder network
Freight network The WACO System has appointed three new members in Latin America and Africa.Sicarga Panama will cover Panama, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua, Gespros will represent Cameroon; and OMA Logistics will represent Senegal.The new members will be officially welcomed during WACO's Extraordinary General Meeting in Macau, China on 23-25 October.Sicarga ...
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UPS seals joint venture with China’s SF Express
UPS and SF Express’s parent company, SF Holding have gained China Ministry of Commerce approval for their planned joint venture.The two operators will collaborate on international delivery services from, initially, China to the US and, in future, on other trade lanes.In a statement , UPS and SF Holding said the ...
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Emirates revalidates Dubai pharma hub
Emirates SkyCargo has gained revalidation of its European Union Good Distribution Practices (EU GDP) certification for pharma operations at its Dubai hub after an annual surveillance audit by Bureau Veritas, Germany.The carrier originally received EU GDP certification in 2016 for its operations across the Emirates SkyCentral cargo terminals at Dubai ...
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Updated: Iraq flights suspended
Royal Jordanian will temporarily suspend its flights to Erbil and Sulaymaniyah, in northern Iraq, from 6 pm Amman local time on Friday, 29 September.It follows a request from the Iraqi authorities to all to stop operating all flights to these two cities from that date until further notice.RJ operates 10 ...
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Alibaba takes control of China delivery firm
Asian online retailer Alibaba has taken a controlling stake in China’s Cainiao Smart Logistics. It has increased its investment by 5.3 billion yuan ( $807 million), raising its stake in the company from 47 to 51% and giving it four out of seven seats on the logistics company’s board.While Cainiao ...
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Bolloré and Bahri sign Saudi joint venture deal
French forwarding and logistics group Bolloré officially inaugurated Bahri Bolloré Logistics, its joint venture with Saudi Arabian logistics specialist Bahri in Riyadh on 26 September.Bahri owns a 60% stake in the joint venture, while Bolloré owns the remaining 40% in the new company, which will provide end-to-end logistics and supply ...
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Volga-Dnepr and ACS help dig miners out of a hole
Having one of Volga-Dnepr’s IL-76TD-90VD freighters on hand helped Air Charter Service quickly move a 27-tonne drilling machine from Perth, Australia to a mining project in India.Destined for Ahmedabad, the largest city in the Indian state of Gujarat, the sensitive piece of mining equipment was over 15 metres long and ...
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New players and platform solutions will bring far-reaching change to air cargo
Leading minds from industry and science have come together at the second Frankfurt Air Cargo Innovation Lab conference to discuss the future of logistics.Following last year’s success, some 100 participants from the air cargo industry are attending the two-day event, hosted at Frankfurt Airport by Fraport and the DVV Media ...
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Airports see strong Far and Middle East growth
Air freight through Asia-Pacific airports grew 9.3% and 10.6% in the Middle East during July, according to the latest figures from Airports Council International Asia-Pacific.ACI-AP said that exports continued to drive strong air freight growth in the Asia-Pacific region during the month, with Hong Kong up 11.1%, Shanghai Pudong by ...
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LUG owner Dettmer takes over Hamburg handler
Bremen-based Dettmer Group has taken over LHU Luft Hafen Umschlag, Hamburg airport’s largest air cargo handler, following the insolvency of its former owner, the Carl Tiedemann Group.On a statement, Dettmer, which already owns the LUG air cargo handling companies at Frankfurt and Munich, handling around 300,000 tonnes a year, said ...
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They’re listening to us at last on Brexit, says UK freight body
The UK’s Freight Transport Association (FTA) has welcomed moves by Prime Minister Teresa May to persuade the European Union to grant a transition period for the country’s exit from the European Union, scheduled to take place in March 2019.With the latest round of ‘Brexit’ negotiations now underway, FTA says that ...