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NewsChangi Airport Group opens new facility at Changi Airfreight Centre
Changi Airport GroupChangi Airport Group (CAG) – operator of Singapore’s Changi Airport ¬– has opened Changi Nexus One, a refurbished air logistics facility within the gateway’s Changi Airfreight Centre (CAC).The facility, which is connected directly to the apron at Changi, incorporates nearly 8,000m2 of warehousing space.Changi Nexus One is designed ...
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NewsFits is a perfect fit for WebCargo
Source: ShutterstockFits Cargo – a Sri Lanka-based company that combines physical airline operations and interline agreements with over 160 carriers - has joined the Freightos WebCargo online booking and payment platform.Fits Cargo flies over 4 million kilograms of air freight year and has a direct presence in Dubai, India, Hong ...
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NewsSwissport to join CHAMP and Cathay in second ONE Record scheme
Source: CHAMP SwissportFollowing the announcement yesterday (12 March) that Cathay Cargo and handler WFS are to use CHAMP Cargosystems technology to go live with IATA’s ONE Record data standard in a ‘first use’ case, the systems provider said that it had also joined forces with Swissport and the Hong Kong ...
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NewsUnilode to run Air India ULD fleet
Source: UnilodeULD management company Unilode Aviation Solutions has signed a full-service partnership with Air India.It will provide full ULD management and digitalised containers and pallets from its pool for the carrier’s fleet of over 120 aircraft serving 100 domestic and international destinations, both bellyhold and cargo.Unilode’s chief commercial officer, Mohammed ...
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NewsChapman Freeborn makes leadership changes in Asia
Chapman Freeborn, the global air charter specialist that forms part of Avia Solutions Group, has named Mark Thibault as president, Asia Pacific (APAC) and Alain Champonnois as president, India, Middle East & Africa (IMEA).The appointments complement the opening of a new office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as the broker looks ...
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NewsSATS to buy Worldwide Flight Services in €2.25bn deal
Source: WFSSingapore-based cargo handler SATS has reached agreement to buy Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) from an affiliate of asset investor Cerberus Capital Management in a deal with an enterprise value of €2.25bn.The transaction will bring together WFS, the world’s largest air cargo handler with operations in the Americas and Europe, ...
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NewsAir cargo carries out life-saving medical equipment flights to India
United Cargo helped facilitate a shipment of ventilators to DelhiThe air cargo industry has been transporting life saving supplies and medical equipment to India over the last few days as the country is ravaged by a second wave of Covid.Lufthansa Cargo said that on three flights this week, a total ...
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NewsVolga-Dnepr Airlines and LEJ set up emergency logistics hub
Volga-Dnepr Airlines and Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish an emergency logistics hub for humanitarian tasks.Through the agreement, LEJ will offer some of its warehousing facilities for the storage of emergency cargo, while Volga-Dnepr will offer its aircraft for humanitarian operations.Both parties will strategically ...
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NewsAirport Handling and Beta Trans team up on cargo at MXP
Alberto Morosi, Airport Handling, left and Giorgio Bianculli, Beta TransAirport Handling and cargo handler Beta Trans are teaming up at Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) to offer airlines at the airport a "one-stop shop" for freight services.Airport Handling, which is a dnata joint venture, offers handling services at MXP, while Beta ...
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NewsJettainer launches streamlined ULD service for smaller carriers
ULD management firm Jettainer has created a solution to help small- and medium-sized carriers benefit from outsourced ULD management by optimising their ULD fleets and saving money.The company's plug&fly solution is a "streamlined" version of its full-service and includes a fixed pricing model that is guided by the number of ...
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Avia Solutions Group: Is the industry ready to transport Covid-19 vaccines?
Gediminas Ziemelis, chair of the board at Avia Solutions Group shares his views on the air cargo industry's readiness to transport Covid-19 vaccines.As the first positive results of Covid-19 vaccines echoed through the media, a new challenge arose. Millions of vaccines will need to be quickly distributed globally. Is air ...
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El Al said to add Dubai to wet-leased 747’s freight network
Israeli flag-carrier El Al appears set to broaden its United Arab Emirates reach through a regular cargo service to Dubai, writes FlightGlobal.Several Israeli media outlets are carrying a statement from El Al that a weekly link to Dubai will be added to the route network of a Boeing 747 freighter ...
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ATSG: "Strong demand" for leased freighters during coronavirus
Aircraft leasing company Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) has highlighted that its half-year results reflect "solid growth, improving cash flows and strong demand for leased cargo aircraft".During the first half of this year, the group's revenues increased 13% to $378m, while adjusted ebit rose 20% to $125.6m."Increased contributions from ATSG’s ...
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Unilode partners with dnata to enhance Bluetooth ULD operations
Unilode Aviation Solutions and dnata have signed an agreement that involves all dnata warehouses being equipped with Unilode’s Bluetooth readers to "enhance the efficiency" of their customers' ULD operations.Benoît Dumont, Unilode chief executive, explained: “Unilode is currently digitising its entire ULD fleet of 140,000 units with tags and is rolling ...
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Air Partner performance boosted by airfreight operations and repatriation flights
The strong demand for airfreight transport, group travel and repatriation flights during the coronavirus pandemic helped to bolster the performance of global aviation services company Air Partner in the first five months of its financial year.However, the outlook for the rest of 2020 looks less rosy for the UK-headquartered firm, ...
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NewsRFS firms see spike in demand with bellyhold operations grounded
Road Feeder Service (RFS) providers have reported a spike in demand during the coronavirus outbreak as a result of the grounding of passenger operations and subsequent loss of bellyhold capacity.Luxembourg-based Wallenborn's commercial director, Jason Breakwell, told Air Cargo News that the pandemic resulted in the company’s trucks travelling 19% more ...
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Qatar Airways partners with Airlink to deliver Covid-19 relief
Qatar Airways has signed a formal partnership agreement with Airlink in which it has pledged to transport 200 tonnes of humanitarian aid over the next two years, free of charge.The agreement will benefit Airlink’s nonprofit partners and will provide assistance to communities globally who have been impacted by disasters and ...
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NewsCEVA Logistics expands in Africa with acquisition
Source: CEVA LogisticsCEVA Logistics is expanding its operations in Africa after having acquired a controlling shareholding in third-party logistics provider AMI Worldwide, which has a presence in East and Southern Africa.On July 1, employees at AMI Worldwide offices in 12 countries in East and Southern Africa will join join the ...
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NewsLinz Airport launches first German-speaking airfreight training academy
Linz Airport has collaborated with GrowNOW to launch the first German-speaking airfreight training academy, which will run courses from September 2020.The academy will teach 13 different airfreight courses on topics including: basic knowledge, products, safety, sales and customer care, quality, handling, environment and process improvement.Linz Airport said that students attending ...
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NewsDHL launches new online freight forwarding platform
DHL Global Forwarding (GF) has launched a pilot of myDHLi, a fully-integrated online platform for its freight forwarding customers, as part of Deutsche Post DHL's Strategy 2025 — Delivering excellence in a digital world.The forwarder said it believed the coronavirus outbreak would push companies to develop digital solutions.The new myDHLi ...