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Cargolux appoints new VP of flight operations
All-cargo airline Cargolux has appointed Jason Christopher Holt as the airline’s new executive vice president of flight operations to replace Marcel Funk, who earlier this year retired from the position.British-national Holt is 52 years old and joins Cargolux from Easyjet Airlines where he held the position as head of Gatwick ...
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AMI responds to ex-works purchasing in India
AMI has responded to India’s ex-works purchasing demand with a new service that enables forwarders to “optimise the arrival time of their customers’ imports”.The trade-only airfreight and express wholesaler’s ex-works service provides door to airport transportation from any non-restricted origin point in the world, to any airport in India.The service ...
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B&H Worldwide to go global with AOG service
Aerospace logistics provider B&H Worldwide has extended its aircraft on the ground (AOG) service to cover its entire global operation.B&H's AOG service is operated from its Heathrow 24/7 Critical Logistics Centre - a permanently staffed single point of contact for all customers needing expert critical logistics assistance to help get ...
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CSafe opens new Basel service centre
Cool chain equipment specialist CSafe Global has opened a new full service centre serving the Basel, Switzerland area in partnership with ULD handler and repair service provider Airplane Equipment Services (AES).The service centre is a new location for AES, which also supports CSafe in Frankfurt and Cologne.CSafe provides a range ...
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Shipper group says collaboration is the key
The Global Shippers’ Forum (GSF) has said that working together is key to improving the transport and logistics supply chain as it releases its annual report.The shipper group said that working with other organisations and supply chain participants was key to several of its achievements last year, including the publication ...
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Shippers seek quality alternative to lower freight rates
European shippers want an end to “the race to the bottom” on airfreight rates and have called for greater transparency in air cargo industry performance, to improve service quality.Joost van Doesburg, airfreight policy manager at the European Shippers´ Council (ESC), said: “Shippers are happy with lower rates, but are not ...
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ABC appoints new VP EMEA as it eyes Africa and the Middle East
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has appointed Georges Biwer as Vice President, Europe Middle East and Africa (EMEA) as the airline expands services in these regions.In his new role, Biwer, who has more than 24 years’ experience in the air cargo industry, will focus on growing ABC’s scheduled cargo operations inside and ...
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IAG's Aer Lingus deal edges forward
IAG’s drawn out acquisition of Irish carrier Aer Lingus edged forward yesterday when the European Commission (EC) approved the deal as long as certain conditions are met.The owner of British Airways and Iberia was yesterday told by the EC’s competition authority that it would approve the deal as long as ...
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EVA confirms order for five B777Fs
US planemaker Boeing and Taiwan’s EVA Air have finalised an order for five Boeing 777 freighters.The order, with a list price value of more than $1.5bn, represents the first 777Fs to join EVA Air's fleet, and the first to be delivered to a Taiwanese airline.Boeing first announced EVA Air's intent ...
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Boeing warning of lithium-ion batteries
Planemaker Boeing has advised passenger airline customers not to carry large quantities of lithium-ion batteries as bellyhold cargo until improved packaging is in place.The guidance, sent to airlines around the globe by Boeing, urged that they not carry the batteries as cargo "until safer methods of packaging and transport are ...
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Heathrow expansion gets business leaders' backing
Hundreds of business leaders have written to the UK Prime Minister to back plans for expansion at Heathrow, saying limited airport capacity is holding back UK growth.More than 270 business leaders, ranging from industry associations to high-street brands, signed the letter calling on the government to back the Airports Commission’s ...
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Munich gains approval for new runway
Munich Airport has won approval for the construction of a third runway ten years after the project was first launched.Yesterday, the Leipzig Federal Administrative Court rejected appeals by five individuals and environmental group Bund Naturschutz against the construction of the new runway in Munich, a key location for Lufthansa.In February, ...
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Hactl passes GDP audit
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has passed its World Health Organisation (WHO) Good Distribution Practices (GDP) annual surveillance audit.The audit is required in order to maintain GDP accreditation. Hong Kong’s largest cargo handler achieved GDP accreditation – covering the provision of handling, logistics and storage services for pharmaceuticals ...
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Asia Pacific airport volumes affected by European economy and Asia export slowdown
Air cargo volumes at airports based in the Asia Pacific and Middle East regions edged up in May but were impacted be export and economic slowdowns.The latest figures from Airports Council International Asia Pacific show that throughput at Asia Pacific airports increased by 1.6% in May compared with last year. ...
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Swissport to acquire majority stake in Aviation Fuel Services
Swissport International has signed an agreement to buy Air BP’s share in Aviation Fuel Services (AFS).The Swiss-based provider of ground and cargo handling services is taking over Air BP’s 50% stake in AFC (the AFS holding company) and its 33.3% direct stake in AFS, as well as all AFC and ...
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China's HNA close to buying Swissport, says Bloomberg
China’s HNA Group Co is in talks to acquire airport handler Swissport International, according to the Bloomberg news agency, citing “people familiar with the matter”.Swissport’s private-equity owner PAI Partners SAS is seeking about $3bn from a sale, claimed Bloomberg, adding: “Negotiations could still fall apart, as the two parties have ...
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Pegasus to co-host logistics conference
Turkey's Pegasus Airlines and Bahcesehir University are organising an international transport logistics conference.To be held on the university's Besiktas campus in Istanbul on 8 October 2015, the conference will bring together both home-grown and international students and will cover topics relevant to the air, sea and road logistics sectors.This international ...
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UPS expands express freight service
UPS is adding eight origin and five destination countries to its Worldwide Express Freight service, designed for urgent, time-sensitive and high-value international heavyweight shipments.The expansion adds five countries in Latin America and three in Europe.UPS now offers the guaranteed service – targeting product launches, inventory shortages or equipment failure replacement ...
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Qatar adds first 747 freighter to fleet
Qatar Airways Cargo has added its first Boeing 747 freighter aircraft to its fleet as it continues to expand its airfreight offering.The Middle Eastern airline said that from August it would add a 747-400BCF aircraft to its charter fleet, providing 112.5 tonnes of capacity.It said it had opted for a ...
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Air Charter Service takes part in lion conservation project
Air Charter Service has helped transport seven lions from South Africa to Rwanda as part of a conservation project.The two males and five females made most of the 2,500 mile journey by air as they were transported to the Akagera National Park.Air Charter Service Africa managing director Lyndee du Toit ...