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AF-KLM renews Jan de Rijk road feeders for Scandinavia
Air France-KLM Cargo has renewed its road feeder service contract with Jan de Rijk Logistics for trucking services in Scandinavia.Jan de Rijk Logistics will connect AF-KLM’s Amsterdam hub with airline stations within Denmark and Sweden, and will operate daily less than truck (LTL) overnight services in both directions.Robert Kleppers, senior ...
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Aeroméxico appoints Globe Air Cargo as GSSA in the Netherlands
Aeroméxico has appointed Globe Air Cargo, part of the ECS Group, as its general sales and service agent (GSSA) in the Netherlands.With a fleet of more than 120 aircraft, Aeroméxico serves more than 75 destinations globally and transported a total of 132,000 tonnes last year.Aeroméxico operates 10 flights per week ...
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Virgin and Delta to co-locate UK cargo handling with dnata
Virgin Atlantic Cargo and Delta Cargo have signed long-term contracts with dnata to co-locate their cargo handling at 12 UK locations under a new ‘one roof’ handling strategy.Effective 8 June 2016, the co-location move covers London Heathrow, Manchester, Glasgow, Edinburgh and London Gatwick where the carriers operate and at six ...
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NewsPicture special: Hactl turns 40
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd (Hactl) is celebrating its 40th anniversary this month.Hactl, which is Hong Kong’s largest independent cargo handler and one of the largest in the world, first opened its doors in May 1976 when Hong Kong’s airport was at its original Kai Tak location.As space in ...
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Perfect 40th for Hong Kong's HACTL
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) is celebrating its 40th birthday and has launched a video to mark the event.It is a double celebration for Hong Kong’s largest independent cargo handler, which has also passed its bi-ennial ISAGO (IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations) external audit, "once again achieving ...
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PEMCO delivers B737 freighter to Salam Aviation
Conversion specialist PEMCO World Air Services has redelivered its first Boeing 737-400 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) aircraft to Salam Aviation, a consultancy specialising in acquisitions, financing and logistics support.Performed at PEMCO’s headquarters at Tampa International Airport, the conversion was completed in 90 days. The aircraft is set to be in service in ...
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Aid relief groups call for greater use of new aircraft delivery flights
Humanitarian aid groups have called on airlines to take advantage of positional flights for newly ordered aircraft to carry life-saving cargo to those in need.The appeal came from the Airbus Foundation, the International Foundation for the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and Airlink, which are attending the IATA ...
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Website launch to fill cargo charters' empty legs
A new website for the worldwide aviation charter market is designed to allow the operators and brokers to list their empty leg flights in the search for return loads.The founder and brainchild of Flyemptyleg.com, Paul Ludick, said: “It’s about time that charter companies are being allowed and supported to promote ...
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Air Malta appoints NAS as cargo agent
Air Malta has appointed Network Airline Services (NAS) to be its general sales and services agent (GSSA) as it looks to expand its cargo volumes.NAS will start its GSSA duties from June 1 and will provide guaranteed income as part of a total cargo management agreement that will see the ...
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HAE to be American Airlines GSA in Africa
American Airlines Cargo has appointed HAE Group as its first general sales agent (GSA) in Africa.HAE Group is responsible for selling American Airlines Cargo services from Djibouti, Ethiopia, Ghana, Gabon, Nigeria, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda and South Africa.The outbound market from Africa splits roughly 50/50 between perishable and general cargo, and ...
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Double decker container carrier hits the road
A double deck trailer which can carry up to 13 AKE air cargo containers with a 60% reduction in carbon emissions has been designed to transport ULDs between Japan’s Haneda and Narita airports.Designed and built by Van Eck, the Netherlands-based road-transport equipment specialist, the customised trailer was commissioned by Japan’s ...
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NewsASL confirms purchase of TNT Express airline operations
ASL Aviation Group of Ireland has acquired the airline operations of TNT Express, comprising TNT Airways in Belgium and Pan Air Líneas Aéreas in Spain.The two airlines are to be renamed ASL Airlines Belgium and ASL Airlines Spain respectively, bringing the number of airlines in ASL's portfolio to nine.ASL’s offer ...
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John Good Air achieves IATA agency accreditation
Recently launched airfreight agent John Good Air has achieved its IATA cargo accreditation, allowing it deal with registered airlines and agents.The accreditation provides John Good Air with industry recognition of its financial and professional competence.The company said one of the benefits of becoming an accredited agent is that members are ...
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PEMCO makes latest conversion delivery to SF Airlines
PEMCO World Air Services (PEMCO) has redelivered a Boeing 737-300 freighter aircraft to fast expanding Chinese express carrier SF Airlines.The conversion was carried out by PEMCO partner STAECO in Jinan Shandong, China, and its redelivery marks the fifteenth B737-300/400 converted by the company for SF Airlines since 2013.Four more PEMCO ...
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Air Canada Cargo meets Envirotainer standards at seven stations
Air Canada Cargo has received accreditation from Envirotainer at seven facilities to show it meets certain ULD and cold chain shipment handling standards.The Canada-based airline achieved the Qualified Envirotainer Provider (QEP) accreditation at its main Toronto Pearson Airports hub as well as at its facilities in London Heathrow, Paris CDG, ...
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Envirotainer adds new Delhi station as India's pharma industry takes off
Envirotainer has opened a new ULD station in Delhi to expand the number of facilities to a total of 57 and take advantage of India's growing pharmaceutical industry.“India is a world player in generic drugs manufacturers and API supplier for decades,” said Suat Toh, head of sales Asia Pacific region.“With ...
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ACS chief hails ‘brilliant’ year for cargo
Air Charter Service’s cargo department had “a brilliant year” in 2015, said chairman Chris Leach. Announcing a 10% increase in turnover, to just over US$480 million, and a 28% increase in gross profit to US$60.2m (year ending 31 January 2016) for the group as a whole, cargo charters were buoyed ...
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United Cargo to begin accepting new temperature controlled container
United Cargo has begun accepting the Envirotainer RAP e2 temperature-controlled container.United can now transport the entire suite of Envirotainer’s active units on the airline’s network of 59 TempControl-certified handling locations.The RAP e2 does not require dry ice or battery replacement – it uses rechargeable batteries to power its electric heating ...
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Air Partner reveals strong performance
Air Partner, the global aviation services group that is best known for its long-standing air charter broker business, has reported strong results for its financial year that ended in 31 January.Air Partner made an underlying profit before tax of £4.3m, an increase of 64% over the previous financial year, while ...
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AEI bags new freighter conversion orders
Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) has signed a contract with Vallair to provide the company with four 11 pallet position Boeing 737-400SF freighter conversions.All of the conversions will be modified by Commercial Jet’s Dothan, Alabama facility with the first one commencing in May 2016, followed by the remaining three modifications in June, ...