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CAL Cargo signs Canada GSA
FREIGHTER airline CAL Cargo has appointed Exp-Air Cargo as its general sales agent in Canada, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.Eyal Zagagi, CAL’s chief executive, says a key element in the Israeli carrier’s stratagem is strengthening its transAtlantic east operations – following the introduction of a weekly service from Greater Moncton ...
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Air Partner delivers aid to Iraq
AIR charter broker Air Partner has successfully transported more than 400 tonnes of humanitarian relief to Iraq since the mid August, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.It has been tasked with helping to maintain emergency supplies comprising shelters, consumables, water treatment and water storage units, which are being air-dropped into the ...
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WFS awarded Malpensa cargo contract
WORLD Flight Services (WFS) has been awarded the handling contract for a new 5,000 sq m cargo terminal at Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP), part of a major investment programme to increase the airport’s cargo capacity to one million tonnes a year by 2020, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.WFS says it ...
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WFS to acquire Swissport's Copenhagen handling business
WORLD Flight Services (WFS) is to acquire Swissport’s cargo business at Copenhagen Airport, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.Under the terms of the agreement, Swissport will transfer all its business activities currently carried out by Swissport Cargo Services Denmark ApS, as well as its 4,200m² cargo terminal which handles 18,000 tonnes ...
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Cathay and CHEP in ULD management deal
CHEP Aerospace Solutions has signed a five-year agreement to supply and manage Cathay Pacific’s ULD fleet and pallet accessories.The independent provider of outsourced ULD and galley cart services will acquire Cathay Pacific's fleet of 25,000 ULDs, converting the majority to modern composite units weighing 58 kg, and supply a fleet ...
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Swiftair orders B737 pax to freighter conversions
Spanish carrier Swiftair has placed firm orders for four B737-400SF passenger to freighter conversions with Aeronautical Engineers Inc (AEI) and has options on a further four aircraft.The first B737-400, built in 1991, is currently being modified at Commercial Jet Inc (CJI) in Miami, an authorised AEI conversion centre.The second aircraft ...
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ACS' glorious mud for charity
A pair of competing teams from Air Charter Service (ACS) completed a Nuts Challenge assault course, raising more than £4,000 for their two chosen charities, Médecins Sans Frontières and Carers Trust.The challenge course consisted of scramble nets, fireman’s poles, tyre walls and other such obstacles spread over extremely muddy terrain.The ...
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Ground handling warning
THE GROUND handling industry must jettison masses of unnecessary complexity if it truly wants to make seismic changes to the way it operates, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.Integrating and streamlining processes to cut transit times by 48 hours, such as the paper-heavy Service Level Agreement (SLA); communicating better with customers ...
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Emirates SkyCargo’s new cool white container
EMIRATES SKYCARGO has cemented its position as one of the major players in the pharmaceuticals and healthcare market with the launch of an environmentally-friendly, temperature-controlled LD3 air cargo container, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.The carrier invested two years in researching and developing its White Container, which keeps temperature-sensitive shipments cool ...
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Saudia Cargo appoints ECS as exclusive GSSA in India
SAUDI AIRLINES Cargo has appointed ECS Globe Air Cargo India as its sole general sales and services agent, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.“We look forward to working jointly with ECS to further develop our business in India. I am confident that together with their efforts, our clients in India will ...
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Strong growth for ACS
BROKER Air Charter Service (ACS) enjoyed a strong first half of the year with both revenue and charter numbers up across all three divisions of the company, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor. Chairman Chris Leach observes: “The figures across the board make pleasant reading. Every department – private jets, commercial ...
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Africa: Jettainer starts managing ULDs for ECAir
Jettainer, the ULD management company, has begun supervising containers for Equatorial Congo Airlines (ECAir).The Lufthansa subsidiary announced details of its entry into the African market late last year but has this month formally started work on the ECAir contract.State-owned ECAir, located in Brazzaville, is outsourcing its ULD management after expanding ...
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SIA Cargo signs deal with Chep
Singapore Airlines (SIA) Cargo has appointed Chep Aerospace Solutions to maintain and repair its fleet of ULDs. Under the five-year contract, CHEP will provide repairs for 16,000 containers for SIA, as well as Scoot, SIA's medium- and long-haul low-cost subsidiary. Chep will expand its operations in Singapore to support the ...
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Satellite delivery successful
The first space satellite to be manufactured in Argentina has been delivered safely to a launch site in French Guyana by the Ruslan International joint venture of Volga-Dnepr Airlines and Antonov Airlines.A bespoke transport container was assembled to carry the 40 tonne payload on a An-124-100 freighter. The Arsat-1 satellite ...
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Lightweight ULDs to cut TAP’s fuel bill
Portuguese flag carrier TAP Portugal expects to save more than €2·5m in fuel costs over the next four years by replacing its 3,500 Unit Load Devices for lightweight units as part of an outsourcing deal with CHEP Aerospace Solutions announced on October 6.The Star Alliance member has agreed to transfer ...
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Chip producer slates airlines’ service record
“Terrible” service and poor communication is preventing the air freight industry from speeding up door-to-door delivery, semiconductor manufacturer ASML complained at today’s opening session of the Air Cargo Forum in Seoul, South Korea.There has been much debate between airlines, airports, cargo handlers and freight forwarders about how to meet IATA’s ...
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Boeing upbeat on wide-body freighter demand
Boeing predicts “very strong demand as we look forward” in the main-deck air freight market as the industry doubles in size over the next 20 years.Unveiling the company’s two-yearly World Air Cargo Forecast at the Air Cargo Forum in Seoul, Randy Tinseth (pictured), VP marketing for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, said ...
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Swissport completes disposal of its French ground handling activities
Swissport International confirmed on October 7 that it has closed the deal to dispose of its ground handling activities in France to GH Team.The sale covers activities undertaken by Swissport France, Swissport Services CDG, Servisair France and Héraclès. However, it does not include Swissport Cargo Services or Swissport Executive, which ...
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United Cargo adopts lighter containers
United Cargo announced on October 8 that it plans to purchase 8,500 Herculight S containers developed by Zodiac Aerospace, which will completely replace its current fleet of LD3 ULDs. The first deliveries are expected later this year.United is the launch customer for the Herculight S, which weighs less than 55 ...
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Bigger, safer, ‘shapier’
Hong Kong Airlines is about to become the launch customer for a container from Nordisk, developed in cooperation with Airbus, that will increase the payload on the main deck of its A330-200 freighters by more than 10 per cent as well as making the cargo more secure.Didier Lenormand, Airbus’ head ...