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NewsChapman Freeborn organises An225 charter flight for COVID test kits to Austria
Broker Chapman Freeborn worked with forwarder Gebrüder Weiss in Austria to transport COVID-19 test kits on an An225 freighter aircraft, part of more than 20 charters on various aircraft by the partners in recent months.The An225, the largest aircraft in the world, carried 110.8 tonnes of test kits (equal to ...
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NewsSilk Way Airlines celebrates 20th anniversary
Image source: Silk Way AirlinesAzerbaijan-based freighter carrier Silk Way Airlines has celebrated its 20th anniversary.The airline, serving a network of charter destinations worldwide, has covered over 130 countries across the globe in those 20 years, while its aircraft have flown 70m nautical miles, transporting 600,000 tons of freight.Founded in 2001, ...
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NewsFedEx adds Europe-Japan flights to meet demand
Source: FedExFedEx Express has launched a new B777 freighter service between Europe and Japan as demand from the Asia Pacific market continues to boom.The four-times-per-week flight will depart from Paris Charles-de-Gaulle (CDG) Airport and fly directly to Kansai International Airport in Osaka.On the return, the flight will then go on ...
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Etihad Cargo interlines with Astral and KQ to accelerate vaccine rollout in Africa
Etihad Cargo has signed a pharma interline agreement – officially named 'Service Legal Agreement' (SLA) – with Astral Aviation and Kenya Airways (KQ), which will expand its pharma reach in Africa, as well as providing “reliable and cost-effective” airfreight solutions across the continent.The agreement comes as the global rollout of ...
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NewsPeli BioThermal relocates US HQ to increase production capabilities
Image source: PeliBio ThermalPharma packaging firm Peli BioThermal has relocated its US headquarters (HQ) from Plymouth to Maple Grove, both in Minnesota, to increase its production capabilities.The company said its new space is 40% larger than its old facility, positioning it to meet increasing demand for the thermal packaging solutions ...
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NewsAir Canada Cargo to expand cold chain capabilities in Toronto
Source: Air CanadaAir Canada is investing $16m in expanding and enhancing its cold chain handling facility at Toronto Pearson International Airport.The expanded facility will feature over 30,000 sq ft of temperature-controlled areas and an expanded cooler to fully meet the requirements of cold chain shipments such as pharmaceuticals, fresh food ...
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Aglow Aviation Support Services joins Cargo iQ
Aglow Aviation Support Services, a Nigeria-based aviation consultancy, flight operations and logistics provider, has become a member of Cargo iQ.The move follows the launch of Aglow Air, a subsidiary of Aglow Aviation Support Services that is dedicated to cargo operations.Operating as an unscheduled cargo carrier out of Lagos in Nigeria, ...
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Asia Airfreight Terminal receives IATA CEIV Fresh certification
Hong Kong-based Asia Airfreight Terminal has received IATA CEIV Fresh certification.The certification confirms the terminal's capability to handle temperature-sensitive perishable goods to IATA’s globally recognised standard.The company said it is investing in cold chain facilities that will support its CEIV Fresh, CEIV Pharma and WHO Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certifications."These ...
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NewsJD.com expands freighter operations with Heathrow flights
Source: JD.comJD.com has teamed up with AeroTransCargo to launch regular freighter flights to the UK as part of efforts to meet growing cross-border e-commerce demand.AeroTransCargo of Moldova will fly three-times-per-week using a B747-400F between Hefei Xinqiao International Airport in Anhui province and Heathrow Airport in London on behalf of JD.com. ...
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NewsCainiao cuts east Malaysia shipping times with new freighter service
Source: CainiaoCainiao is launching a new freigher service from Shenzhen and Hong Kong to east Malaysia as it looks to reduce shipping times for e-commerce platform Lazada.The new service will operate three-times-per-week to Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, and Kuching, Sarawak.The logistics firm said that the flights would shorten average delivery time ...
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NewsAeroSafe Global appoints Lozano as chief commercial officer
Pharma transport packaging firm AeroSafe Global has appointed Rick Lozano as its new chief commercial officer.Lozano was most recently a senior vice president with pharmaceutical distributor AmerisourceBergen. He first joined the company in 2012 and has held various leadership roles within the business.In his new role, Lozano is tasked with ...
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NewsTower Cold Chain sets up new HQ near Heathrow
Image source: TowerPharmaceutical packaging firm Tower Cold Chain is opening a new global headquarters (HQ) in proximity of Heathrow Airport.The company said the 26,000 sq ft site will greatly expand its container conditioning and storage capacities, as well as enhancing its design, laboratory and testing capabilities for its products.Features of ...
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NewsEmirates SkyCargo operates final charter flight for Tokyo Olympics racehorses
Image source: Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI)Earlier this month, Emirates SkyCargo operated the last of 16 Boeing 777F charter flights that had carried horses between Liege and Tokyo for the Olympics.The final charter transported 40 racehorses from Tokyo International Airport to Liege Airport on a Boeing 777 freighter aircraft.The company explained: ...
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NewsAir Cargo News Awards winners revealed
Andy Cornwell of American Airlines Cargo picks up the Cargo Airline of the Year Award from award sponsor FlyUs Aviation Group's James Gidlow and host Julia Hartley-BrewerA total of 14 companies walked away with a prestigious Air Cargo News Award last night at a glittering ceremony in the UK.The ...
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NewsTotal Touch Cargo joins AFKLMP Cargo's sustainability programme
Image source: AFKLMP CargoAfrica-based forwarder Total Touch Cargo Holland BV (TTC) has become the latest firm to join Air France KLM Martinair Cargo's (AFKLMP Cargo) sustainability programme.The partnership will see AFKLMP Cargo using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on selected cargo flights from Nairobi to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, carrying TTC’s fresh ...
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Atlas Air and DHL Express extend freighter agreements
Atlas Air has entered into contract extensions with DHL Express that will see it continuing to operate 20 freighter aircraft to support the forwarders’ “fast-growing” express and e-commerce markets.Under the extended agreements, Atlas Air will continue to operate four different aircraft for DHL Express, including: six Boeing 747-8 freighters; two ...
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CEVA opens pharma hub in Singapore to serve Asia Pacific
CEVA Logistics has opened a pharma airfreight facility near Singapore’s Changi International Airport, which will serve as its "strategic healthcare logistics hub" in the Asia Pacific region.The hub is located in the Free Trade Zone within the airport's logistics park, facilitating "seamless regional distribution" and "quick turnaround times" for connecting ...
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NewsDrones used for last-mile delivery are "here to stay"
Source: ShutterstockDrones will become a preferred transportation mode for last-mile deliveries of pharma products into hard-to-reach areas with a concentration of healthcare facilities in the coming years, according to a new white paper from Pharma.Aero and the Humanitarian Logistics Association.The whitepaper, which included the results of an interactive survey, found ...
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NewsUPS doubles capacity with expanded East Midlands Airport hub
UPS_EMA-4965UPS has opened its expanded air hub at East Midlands Airport (EMA) in the UK, doubling its capacity at the airport.The expanded hub measures 36,000 sq m and can process 22,500 packages per hour, which is twice the capacity of the previous facility.The facility also features automated scanning and sortation ...
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NewsAmazon Air continues to expand US freighter network
Amazon Air's flight activity increased by more than 17% over the last six months as the e-commerce giant continued to expand its fleet and network, according to a new report from the Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development.The report, written by Joseph Schwieterman, Borja González, Mitchell Hirst and Abby Mader, shows ...