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TIACA pushes to facilitate airfreight as virus outbreak continues
At the latest Covid-19 Technical Group meeting, which took place on March 30, TIACA restated the "urgent need to provide immediate support to the air cargo sector".Speaking to experts from the World Health Organization, IATA, FIATA, Airports Council International (ACI), the Civil Air Navigation Services Organization, GE Aviation and the ...
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UPS charters 25 flights to support US Covid-19 Project Airbridge
UPS has announced that it is managing and brokering 25 charter flights as part of Project Airbridge, a partnership between UPS, US healthcare distributors and the US federal government, which is led by the the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the White House Coronavirus Taskforce.As part of Project Airbridge, ...
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NewsTrip & Co launch new seat bag for cargo transport
Netherlands safety products company Trip & Co has launched a new seat bag system that enables cargo to be transported on passenger seats "safely, efficiently and without damaging the seats".The new seat bag and cargo net products have been launched as airlines operate an increasing number of cargo-only flights utilising ...
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NewsWittenfeld scoops co-MD role at LUG
WittenfeldLUG aircargo handling has appointed Rainer Wittenfeld as co-managing director.He will support Patrik Tschirch who has been leading LUG for the past eight years.In addition to his new role at LUG, Wittenfeld keeps his position as managing director of the Perishable-Center GmbH & Co. Betriebs-KG at Frankfurt Airport, a company ...
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AEI gains further certification for B737 conversions
Transport Canada Civil Aviation has approved Aeronautical Engineers, Inc’s supplemental type certificate (STC) for the 11-pallet position B737-400SF freighter conversion and the 10-pallet position B737-300SF freighter conversion.Foreseeing an uptick in demand for the B737 Classic freighter programmes, AEI initialized the approval process with Transport Canada in the fourth quarter of ...
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NewsMaestro International handles Chicago medical flights
Maestro International's cooler facilityChicago O'Hare International cargo handler Maestro International Cargo has handled 16 charter flights to and from Asia and Europe filled with medical goods over the past two weeks.The handler said that the type of goods handled included supplies such as personal protective equipment (PPE) for front-line healthcare ...
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NewsWorldwide Flight Services, Bolloré Logistics and Airbus team up to ship medical masks
Medical masks onboard an A400M, bound for SpainWorldwide Flight Services (WFS) has collaborated with Bolloré Logistics and Airbus to transport 2m medical face masks from China to France and Spain, to help protect health workers and the general public during the coronavirus outbreak.Airbus sent one of its A330-800 passenger aircraft ...
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Geodis moves medical masks to France to protect Covid-19 workers
Global logistics firm Geodis has been selected by the French government to organize the emergency supply of up to 1bn masks from China to France to help protect health workers during the coronavirus outbreak.In response to requests from national authorities, Geodis has arranged 16 flights over the coming weeks, utilising ...
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John Menzies to cut workforce by 17,500
Aviation group John Menzies has announced it has cut 17,500 jobs across the globe in response to the coronavirus outbreak.The UK-headquartered company, which offers ground handling, cargo handling and aircraft refuelling, has seen over the last two weeks number of flights it has handled drop by around 60%.It added that ...
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NewsPolar appoints Network Cargo as Canada GSA
Network Cargo have been appointed by Polar Air Cargo (PAC) as GSA in Canada.“We are extremely pleased to announce that we have appointed Network Cargo, as our general sales agent for all of Canada,” said PAC vice president of sales, Americas, Thomas Betenia.The deal includes the whole of Canada, utilising ...
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NewsUK handlers warn of imminent collapse of operations
Craig Smyth, CEO of WFSThe UK's four main handling companies have warned that their operations at the UK's airports could grind to a halt in weeks as the sector faces collapse.Swissport, dnata, Worldwide Flight Services and Menzies have written to the UK government to ask for financial support as they ...
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NewsFrankfurt Cargo Services (FCS) helps Germany's fight against Covid-19
As the Covid-19 pandemic continues, Frankfurt Cargo Services (FCS) is processing time-sensitive essential medical cargo at Frankfurt airport, so that it can be distributed to German hospitals as quickly as possible.Over the past few days, FCS has handled medical supplies, which were shipped from the US, China and Mexico, to ...
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Chapman Freeborn continues to report charter surge
Over the past 48 hours, charter broker Chapman Freeborn said it has "experienced a surge in cargo charter requests for humanitarian cargo and medical supplies (typically N95 respirators)" from China into Europe and Africa.This comes after an extremely busy week of EU-US rotations to counter the demand created by passenger ...
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NewsWFS processes medical cargo for Italian hospitals
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) is playing its role in the fight against coronavirus by processing urgent cargo, such as medical supplies, at Milan’s Malpensa Airport.WFS recently handled cargo sent on special China Eastern Airways charter flights, organised by the Chinese government, from Shanghai in China to Milan in Italy, which ...
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Emirates continues cargo services where "borders remain open"
Despite cutting the majority of its passenger flights due to low demand caused by the coronavirus, Emirates is continuing to run cargo and passenger services to a select number of countries "until further notice — as long as borders remain open" and there is demand.Emirates will continue its operations in: ...
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Chapman Freeborn and Magma team up on the transatlantic
Charter broker Chapman Freeborn has teamed up with sister company Magma Aviation to offer a series of transatlantic freighter flights.Magma Aviation will operate its B747Fs on nine weekly rotations from Europe to the US. The move comes following US president Donald Trump’s travel ban on 26 European countries, which resulted ...
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WFS handles largest single shipment at Paris pharma centre
Worldwide Flight Services’ (WFS) has handled 34 temperature-controlled containers at its new pharma centre at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) – its largest single shipment since it opened the €10 m facility late last year.The containers, which were handled on behalf of WFS' customers AirBridgeCargo Airlines and Kuehne + ...
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AEI to convert B737 for Nauru Airlines
Aeronautical Engineers, Inc (AEI) will provide Nauru Airlines with a 10-pallet position B737-300SF freighter conversion.The flag carrier airline of the Republic of Nauru will use the AEI B737-300SF freighter to transport fresh food, mail, medicines and other freight from various points in the Pacific. The freighter will also be used ...
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CEVA Logistics operates charters to maintain Asia-US supply chain
CEVA Logistics has contracted 86 freighter flights to help maintain the global supply chain as the coronavirus outbreak continues.The company is using the aircraft on a charter basis to deliver parts and supplies to its customers in the automotive, aerospace, computer and hi-tech electronics sectors.The majority of flights served routes ...
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Delta Cargo launches charter services in response to COVID-19
Delta Cargo, the airfreight division of Delta Air Lines, has launched a charter operation to provide "safe and reliable transportation of customers' goods" during the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.The company's cargo arm will facilitate the chartering of any Delta mainline aircraft to and from participating US airports.Shawn Cole, vice president, Delta ...