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InsightsNordic air cargo market weathers turbulence
Challenges created by ongoing reduced airfreight capacity and Ukraine war constraints have seen the Nordic air cargo market continue to invest and innovate to meet new challenges, writes Damian Brett.Times have been turbulent for the Nordic air cargo market over the last couple of years.Like much of the industry, companies ...
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NewsMixed outcome for airlines in battle against air cargo cartel fines
Source: ShutterstockThere was mixed outcome for airlines in their battle against air cargo cartel fines issued by the European Commission.On March 30, the European Union (EU) General Court dismissed the actions brought by Martinair Holland, KLM, Cargolux Airlines, Air France-KLM, Air France, Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines and Singapore Airlines Cargo and ...
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SAS Cargo extends ULD deal with Unilode
SAS Cargo has extended its unit load device (ULD) partnership with Unilode Aviation Solutions by five years, up to 2026.Through the extended deal, which has been in place since 2011, Unilode will continue to provide ULD management and repair services for the Scandinavian carrier at its Copenhagen hub — as ...
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SAS names new president and chief executive
SAS has appointed Anko van der Werff to its board of directors, as well as into the role of president and chief executive - effective from mid-July 2021.Van der Werff currently leads the airline group at Avianca Holdings in Colombia.SAS also appointed Karl Sandlund, chief commercial officer at SAS, as ...
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NewsSAS Cargo appoints new CEO as it steps up digitisation
SAS Cargo has appointed Max Knagge, former head of US sales at the company, to the role of chief executive of cargo.Knagge succeeds Leif Rasmussen, who is leaving the company after 38 years of service.Kjetil Håbjørg, executive vice president and and chief services officer at SAS, commented: "I am impressed ...
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SAS Cargo resumes flights to China
SAS Cargo has resumed freighter operations in China following the suspension of flights at the onset of the pandemic.Yesterday, the carrier operated an Airbus A350 flight from Denmark to China carrying fresh fish, king crabs, machinery parts, laboratory equipment and general cargo."We continue to expand our network and reopen more ...
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SAS Cargo achieves IATA CEIV Pharma re-certification
SAS Cargo has achieved IATA CEIV Pharma re-certification despite Covid-19 restrictions.SAS Cargo said that due to Covid-19 restrictions, the audit process for re-certification was carried out remotely.Nick Careen, IATA’s senior vice president of airport, passenger, cargo and security (APCS), commented: "In the middle of a global pandemic, those challenges are ...
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Novo Nordisk renews with SAS Cargo
Pharma company Novo Nordisk has signed a deal with SAS Cargo for the transport of medicines.The airline pointed out that its recent investment in A350s would help the pharma company to reduce the environmental impact of its supply chain while also helping to protect products.SAS Cargo said that its A350s ...
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NewsBlue Water Shipping charters Europe-China SAS Cargo flights
Blue Water Shipping has entered into a charter agreement with airline SAS Cargo providing a regular scheduled charter service for the shipper between Denmark and China.Palle Kamstrup, global director for Blue Water’s Sea & Air divisions, explained: "It is a difficult situation for many of our customers, as transporting their ...
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NewsSAS appoints new EVP and CIO
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has appointed Charlotte Svensson as executive vice president and chief information officer, effective from February 1.Svensson, who has previously worked at Bonnier News and most recently PostNord Group, will succeed Mattias Forsberg, who is leaving SAS for a new role at Svenska Handelsbanken.She commented: "I’m looking forward ...
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SAS Cargo and Freightos in digital link-up for e-booking
SAS Cargo and WebCargo by Freightos will partner for fully digital e-booking, dynamic rates and specific capacity on the Scandinavian airline.WebCargo by Freightos will become the first user of SAS Cargo’s digital application programming interface (API) solutions to more than 1,500 freight forwarders and 26,000 unique users around the world.Leif ...
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NewsSAS Cargo celebrates Cargo iQ achievement
SAS copyrightSAS Cargo is celebrating topping the Cargo iQ performance index, while the airline has also begun to take delivery of its new A350 aircraft.In September, the Scandinavian airline ranked number one in Cargo iQ’s Customer Promise Performance Index (CPPI).The airline’s cargo business told Air Cargo News that the CPPI ...
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NewsSAS Cargo transports pandas to new home in Copenhagen
SAS Cargo has transported two giant pandas from China to Denmark, where they will live at a new zoo in Copenhagen.The two pandas, Mao Sun and Xing Er, traveled in two separate, customised boxes in the forward compartment of flight SK996 – which was named “Panda2” for the journey - ...
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NewsPer Hojland joins Saudia Cargo
Per Hojland, Executive Director, Cargo Operations Worldwide, Saudia CargoSaudia Airlines Cargo has appointed Per Hojland to the position of executive director, cargo operations worldwide.Hojland, a Danish national, took up his new position in Jeddah in March. He joins Saudia Cargo after having spent the past 25 years in various roles ...
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SAS Cargo and Unilode launch digitalisation programme
Unilode will begin digitalising SAS Cargo’s container fleet in the next few months as part of its digital transformation programme, which enables ULD tracking and the measurement of temperature, humidity, light and shock in air freight shipments.The two companies began working together in 2011 with the conversion of SAS Cargo's ...
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SAS to add six new destinations next summer
SAS is to add six new passenger destinations to its network out of Scandinavia in its Summer 2019 schedule.Catania and Florence in Italy, Marseille in France, Cornwall Newquay in the UK, Szczecin in Poland and Antalya in Turkey will be added.A total of 17 new direct routes will be created. ...
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SAS Cargo launches new pharma service
SAS Cargo is increasing the range of its pharma airfreight solutions by adding SAS Pharma Cargo.The Scandinavian carrier will use active GPS trackers to monitor the shipment, assuring accurate temperature is kept throughout the entire transport chain.“The pharmaceutical industry rightly expects high standards and performance from airlines when transporting their ...
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SAS Cargo set for CEIV Pharma at three hubs
Scandinavian carrier SAS Cargo has commenced the CEIV Pharma certification process of its cool chain and expects the first hub – Oslo – to be certified this summer, with the Copenhagen and Stockholm facilities to follow soon after.SAS Cargo, with its head office near Medicon Valley, one of Europe’s strongest ...