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DHL adds another China-Europe rail link
DHL Global Forwarding is continuing to expand its rail services between China and Europe with a new connection to Belarus.The forwarding giant today launched the first regular rail connection between Shenzhen and Minsk.The route takes 12 days and also covers new overland connections to several major cities along China’s “Belt ...
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EgyptAir Cargo to add pharma product
EgyptAir Cargo has revealed it will launch a pharma product this summer after signing a deal for passive containers with va-Q-tec.The airline said that va-Q-tec's passive container rental service will enable deviation-free transportation of temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals around the world to over 70 EgyptAir Cargo destinations.The two companies finalised the deal ...
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Europe and US in aviation security talks
European and US officials have met in Brussels to discuss the "serious evolving threats to aviation security".European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship, Dimitris Avramopoulos, and European Commissioner for Transport, Violeta Bulc, hosted a delegation from the US, led by Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke, to discuss ...
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European Commission updates Air Safety list of restricted carriers
The European Commission has updated the European Union (EU) Air Safety List, the list of non-European airlines that do not meet international safety standards, and are subject to an operating ban or operational restrictions within the European Union.Following the update, all airlines certified in Benin and Mozambique are cleared from ...
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DHL forwarding doubles Brussels pharma facility
DHL Global Forwarding Belgium has more than doubled the size of its temperature controlled facilities at Brussels Airport on the back of growth in the segment.The development sees the forwarder expand its GDP licensed temperature controlled area to 5,300 sq m from its previous 1,750 sq m.It will offer a ...
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Qantas Freight scoops new China-US mail contract
Qantas Freight has won a new contract to fly airmail between China and the US on behalf of China Post.The airmail, which is managed by China Post and Australia Post joint venture Sai Cheng Logistics, will be airlifted from the mail giant’s hubs of Shanghai and Hong Kong to various ...
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Oman Air appoints GAC as it looks to expand in Europe
Oman Air Cargo has selected ECS Group subsidiary Globe Air Cargo (GAC) as its sales partner in the Benelux region of Europe.The contract came into effect on April 1 and will provide the carrier with overnight transit cargo volume to its gateways in Paris (CDG), London (LON) and Frankfurt (FRA).According ...
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Emirates SkyCargo widens container offer for pharma customers
Emirates SkyCargo has entered into agreements for global container rental services with SkyCell and va-Q-tec, in addition to its existing co-operation with Envirotainer.The agreements allow the Middle East carrier to offer a variety of specialised temperature controlled containers for pharmaceutical or life sciences products.Emirates SkyCargo’s customers can have such temperature ...
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Rhenus to add new airfreight locations in Asia Pacific
Logistics firm Rhenus has revealed plans to expand its air and seafreight business in the Asia Pacific region with a 10% increase in the number of sites it occupies.The company said it had already opened six new offices, including two in the Philippines (Subic and Clark) and one branch each ...
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Brussels Airport sees cargo demand improve despite noise restrictions
Brussels Airport recorded its best April for cargo demand since 2009, despite freighter operators leaving the facility because of noise fines issued by authorities.The Belgian hub saw cargo demand increase by 11.9% against 2015 levels – it has not performed a year-on-year comparison because of the distorting effects of last ...
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Pharma freight focus at Munich conference
Pharmaceutical logistics will take centre stage in Munich at an exclusive symposium organised by Air Cargo News.Timed to coincide with the Air Cargo Europe (ACE) conference and exhibition, the Air Cargo News 90 minute symposium will start at 12 noon on Wednesday May 10 at Forum IV, Hall B2 (West) ...
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Yusen Logistics opens Frankfurt pharma gateway
Yusen Logistics has opened a dedicated Good Distribution Practice (GDP) compliant pharmaceutical gateway in Frankfurt as it targets growth in the sector.The logistics firm said that the new operation had been developed in close consultation with Yusen Logistics’ pharmaceutical customers, which are "increasingly looking for new ways to optimise flows ...
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NewsAeroLogic appoints new managers to replace departing Weber
AeroLogic - the Lufthansa and DHL Express joint business - has appointed two new managers following the current managing director's move across to ASL Airlines Belgium.From May 1, Josef Moser, previously head of flight operations and crew training, will takeover as chief operations officer and accountable manager, while Wolfgang Raebiger, ...
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John Lloyd to leave Virgin Atlantic Cargo in September
John Lloyd, Virgin Atlantic's senior vice president for cargo, is to leave the company in September.In a statement, Virgin Atlantic said: "We can confirm John Lloyd has decided to leave Virgin Atlantic Cargo for a fresh new challenge at the end of September."We will certainly be sad to see John ...
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New director of cargo at Cathay Pacific
Simon Large is to leave his role as director of cargo at Cathay Pacific to become director of customer on June 1.Taking over from Large is James Ginns, who is currently director of service delivery. Ginns has worked with Cathay and parent Swire for 26 years, holding a variety of ...
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CargoLogicAir takes delivery of third B747
CargoLogicAir (CLA) has added a third aircraft to its fleet after taking delivery of a Boeing 747-400 freighter.The London Stansted Airport-based airline, which received its UK Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) at the start of 2016, now operates two B747-400 cargo aircraft and a B747-8 ...
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EFW launches 14 container positions A321 freighter conversion option
Dresden-based Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) has formally announced the 14 pallet configuration for its A321 Passenger to Freighter (P2F) conversion programme.This configuration allows 14 full container positions in the upper deck compartment and ten containers in the lower deck.With a total inner container volume of 208.1 cu m, the A321 P2F-conversion ...
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Ethiopian's latest A350 delivery arrives with humanitarian aid on board
Ethiopian Airlines, the German NGO Humedica, Aviation without Borders and the Airbus Foundation have joined forces to transport of nine tonnes of humanitarian aid from Europe to Africa.The goods, received in Addis Ababa, are destined to provide relief to drought prone areas in the East African region.The cargo arrived from ...
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Atlas places B747-8 ACMI freighter pair with Cathay Pacific Cargo
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings has placed two Boeing 747-8 freighters into ACMI service for Hong Kong based Cathay Pacific CargoBoth freighters will be operated by Atlas Air and will fly on behalf of Cathay Pacific Cargo through aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance agreements.The new B747-8F service is scheduled to begin ...
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WFS scoops Air China deal in Barcelona
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has won a three-year contract to provide cargo handling services to Air China in Barcelona, extending its agreements with the airline in Spain to a sixth airport.Air China currently operates four Boeing 777 flights a week from Barcelona to Beijing. This will increase to seven services ...