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NewsAutomotive demand drives K+N's new Budapest charter flight
Source: Budapest AirportKuehne+Nagel has launched a new charter route between Hong Kong International and Budapest Airport as it looks to capitalise on high-tech and automotive demand.The service will operate on a weekly basis utilising a Boeing B747-8F aircraft with a capacity of more than 100 tonnes per flight. After stopping ...
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Envirotainer to be sold
Temperature-controlled ULD firm Envirotainer is set to be sold in a deal worth around €2.8bn.The deal will see private equity firm Cinven and co-investor Novo Holdings sell the air cargo business to another private equity firm, EQT, and investment company Mubadala.International law firm Clifford Chance advised Cinven and Novo Holdings ...
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NewsFedEx feeder airline launches air cargo operations in US
FedEx feeder airline AirDialog. Photo: AirDialogNew FedEx feeder airline AirDialog has started cargo flight operations in the southwest US and is the first new Part 135 air carrier to launch with FedEx in over 20 years.Based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, AirDialog said its inaugural cargo flight took place this week ...
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NewsSEKO Logistics delves further into e-commerce with partnership
Photo: SEKO LogisticsE-commerce logistics company MyFBAPrep has become the preferred Fulfilment by Amazon (FBA) service partner for Seko Logistics.The deal will include co-branded products and expands SEKO’s offering to include FBA fulfilment services.This partnership gives MyFBAPrep’s client roster of Amazon aggregators access to SEKO`s global fulfilment warehouses and an additional ...
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NewsCainiao partners with Daraz on cross-border e-commerce
Source: CainiaoAlibaba logistics arm Cainiao Network will serve as the cross-border logistics provider for South Asia e-commerce platform and sister comapany Daraz.The cross-border shipping services that Cainiao will provide include local seller pick-up in China, first mile sortation, international line-haul, digital customs clearance, sorting, and after-sales customer service, with last ...
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NewsUPS appoints new president for UK, Ireland and Nordics
Rick Fletcher, UPS. Source: UPSUPS has appointed Rick Fletcher as the new president of its UK, Ireland and Nordics business.In his new role, Fletcher will be responsible for managing growth and operations across the business, including "meeting the growing demands of e-commerce, playing an important role as a vital trade ...
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NewsDimerco delivers Covid self-test kits to Taiwan
Freight forwarder Dimerco has transported 165 pallets of Covid self-test kits with a total weight of nearly 50 tons from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) as infections continue to climb in Taiwan.The shipment for an unnamed customer in the rapid diagnostics sector was carried ...
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NewsQatar Airways Cargo achieves vaccine milestone
Photo: Qatar Airways CargoQatar Airways Cargo has moved close to 30m COVID-19 vaccines to destinations across its network, including Africa, Middle East, Americas, Europe and Asia.The Middle East carrier expects to move further consignments after the COVID-19 vaccine export restriction was lifted by the Indian Government late last year.When Qatar ...
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NewsUPS moves into India with new joint venture
Source: UPSUPS is teaming up with India-based travel conglomerate InterGlobe Enterprises to launch a new company targeting the growing express sector in the country.The new company, named Movin, will offer coverage across the country with a portfolio of business-to-business (B2B) services including a day-definite, as well as express, time-definite solutions ...
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NewsSmartKargo joins Cargo iQ
Milind Tavshikar, chief executive officer at SmartKargo. Photo: SmartKargoProvider of cloud-based air cargo solutions to the global air cargo industry SmartKargo has joined IATA interest group Cargo iQ.SmartKargo offers a suite of scalable applications including Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), a booking portal, and its end-to-end e-commerce shipping solution for global ...
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NewsGIG Aviation to add ATR freighters as it targets e-commerce
Source: ATRNigeria-based GIG Aviation has signed up to purchase two ATR 72-500 freighters as it looks to meet growing e-commerce demand in Africa.The regional turboprops will be the company's first freighters and will assist sister company GIG Logistics as it looks to expand its network in Africa to meet the ...
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NewsVienna Airport sees pharma volumes grow as Austrian signs up to VPHC
Source: Vienna AirportAustrian Airlines has signed up to use the Vienna Airport Pharma Handling Center (VPHC) for all of its cargo volumes at the Austrian airport.Vienna Airport said the deal with the Lufthansa Group-owned airline would further establish the airport as a pharma hub for central and eastern Europe.The airport ...
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NewsAvianca and NAM see flower volumes bloom
Avianca Cargo and Network Airline Management (NAM) reported growing flower volumes in recent weeks due to Mothers' Day celebrations around the globe.Colombia-based cargo airline Cargo saw its flower volumes increase by 26% year on year during the run up to the celebration as it operated more than 420 flights from ...
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NewsTextron Aviation starts Cessna SkyCourier deliveries to FedEx Express
Photo: Textron AviationTextron Aviation has delivered the first of 50 Cessna SkyCourier twin utility turboprop freighters to FedEx Express.FedEx Express is the Cessna SkyCourier’s launch customer after signing a deal in 2017. The company agreed to an initial fleet order of 50 cargo aircraft and options for 50 more.Kansas, US-based ...
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NewsQatar Airways Cargo sets salmon record
Photo: Qatar Airways CargoQatar Airways Cargo has celebrated a record year for salmon shipments out of Norway.The cargo carrier “transported more than 46,000 tonnes of Norwegian seafood in 2021,” said Rob Veltman, vice president cargo Europe at Qatar Airways.This is “the highest result yet,” he noted, adding: “The airline transports ...
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Kales to sell Cainiao's China-bound air cargo capacity
GSSA Kales Group has signed a deal to sell space on flights operated for Alibaba logistics-arm Cainiao as they make their way back to China.Through subsidiary, Cargonet Asia, Kales Group will support Cainiao with fixed allotments, block space agreements and free sales in order to sell available capacity on flights ...
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NewsAir Cargo News Awards entry deadline extended
In response to high demand, companies now have an extra week to submit their entries for the Air Cargo News Awards.The extension means that those wishing to enter one of our nine awards categories have until May 13 to submit their entries.The awards honour and celebrate those companies that have ...
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JFK animal facility ARK achieves CEIV Live Animals
Animal reception terminal the ARK at New York JFK Airport has achieved IATA CEIV Live Animals certification.The facility, which first opened its doors in 2017, said that CEIV Live Animals designation establishes baseline standards to improve the level of competency, infrastructure and quality management in the handling and transportation of ...
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NewsCainiao deal boosts Saudia Cargo's e-commerce volumes
Source: Saudia CargoSaudia Cargo has reported a double-digit increase in e-commerce volumes since it partnered with Cainiao last year.The airline told Air Cargo News that its e-commerce volumes had increased by around 30% since last year.In March last year, Saudia Cargo and the Alibaba logistics arm teamed up on 12 ...
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NewsEdmonton Airport's Caswell elected chairman of Pharma.Aero
Trevor Caswell. Source: Pharma.AeroTrevor Caswell of Edmonton International Airport has been elected as the new chairman of the Pharma.Aero industry group's board of directors.Caswell is manager, demand & product development (Cargo) at the Canadian Airport and will preside over the board for the next two years.He takes over from Nathan ...