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Hactl adds Southern Air to ramp handling business
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd (Hactl) has won the contract to provide ramp handling for US-based freighter operator Southern Air.Southern Air – a wholly-owned subsidiary of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings – operates 21 rotations per week through Hong Kong, serving Anchorage, Cincinnati, New York, Miami, Los Angeles, Leipzig, Milan, ...
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Wallenborn and dnata to expand Middle East road feeder services
dnata has strengthened its Middle East logistics footprint with European road feeder services (RFS) provider Wallenborn Transports.Wallenborn Transports has completed the acquisition of Agility Global Logistics’ interest in dnata PWC Airport Logistics (DPAL), a Dubai-based RFS provider.Wallenborn and dnata have confirmed that they will now “develop new products and services, ...
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Swissport opens state-of-the-art Pharma Center at Brussels Airport
Ground services provider Swissport International has opened a new Pharma Center for handling temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical shipments at Brussels Airport.The new facility, opened today (October 23), has 3,620 sq m of temperature-controlled warehouse space.It incorporates two areas dedicated to the handling of pharmaceutical products. One area, covering 2,620 sq m, is ...
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LATAM Cargo applies Unilode's digital tracking solution to ULD fleet
LATAM Cargo is now using Unilode Aviations' digital tracking solution across its untire ULD fleet.Andrés Bianchi, chief executive of LATAM Cargo, commented: “At LATAM we are focusing on reinforcing LATAM Cargo’s competitiveness in order to maintain our leadership in Latin America."Unilode's digitalisation programme will provide LATAM with opportunities to enhance ...
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Chapman Freeborn and AIA Cargo announce Ireland tie up
Chapman Freeborn Air chartering has collaborated with Airbridge International Agencies (AIA) Cargo to strengthen both companies’ presence in Ireland.UK-headquartered Chapman Freeborn is now the exclusive partner for all of AIA Cargo’s aircraft charter requirements to and from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.Chapman Freeborn is currently securing cargo capacity ...
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ASL Airlines Belgium collaborates with Jettainer on ULD fleet
ASL Airlines Belgium has chosen Jettainer to manage and maintain its fleet of ULDs over a five-year contractual period.ASL Airlines Belgium, based at Liege airport, is a member of the ASL Aviation Holdings Group. It specialises in the express freight market and also offers scheduled, charter and ad-hoc flights with ...
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CharterSync adds two to the team
Recently-launched air charter platform CharterSync has recruited two more people to the business: Izzy Hamilton to head up the finance function and Andrew Burvill on the operations team.Hamilton has 10 years’ experience within the finance industry for companies such as NBC Universal and Sony, as well as a great deal ...
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25 ACS on-board couriers take one shipment in 186 packages
Some of the couriers with the shipment divided into 32 tonne packages in Hong KongAir Charter Service divided a five tonne shipment, which was labelled urgent, into 186 packages so that it could be carried by 25 on-board carriers on a variety of routes from Hong Kong to Portugal.Oliver Weigelt, ...
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Envirotainer upgrades its Liège station to handle RAP e2 containers
Cold chain ULD provider Envirotainer has upgraded its Liège network station to also be able to handle the RAP e2 container.Liège is the 34th location in the Envirotainer network to carry the RAP e2 solution and the upgrade will help to reduce the need to truck the containers between stations.Niklas ...
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GECAS revealed as launch customer for B777F conversion programme
GECAS is forecasting that the Boeing 777-300ER freighter conversion programme launched with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) could secure more than 150 orders up to 2030, writes Air Cargo News sister title FlightGlobal.The IAI conversion programme was unveiled today by leasing giant GECAS, which has placed a launch order for 15 ...
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Globe Air Cargo launches animal transportation service
Globe Air Cargo (GAC) UK, a subsidiary of ECS Group, has launched 'PetCare by ECS Group', a service that transports pets by air to and from the UK.The service allows pets to travel on the same flight* as their owners, in a heat-controlled environment. It also advises customers of the ...
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Airbase GSE scoops IAG Cargo ULD repair deal
IAG Cargo has awarded its ULD repair and maintenance contract to Airbase GSE.The transition from the previous supplier was managed by IAG Cargo and Airbase GSE management teams working closely together to ensure a "seamless transition for IAG Cargo operations".Airbase GSE has repaired in excess of 30,000 ULDs for IAG ...
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Hyderabad Airport launches "first of its kind" cargo charter programme
GMR Hyderabad Airport Cargo has launched a "first of its kind" cargo charter programme that offers enhanced services for its members as it continues to target the market.The airport's Hyderabad Cargo Charter Circle (HC3) platform will provide additional free cargo storage time; single point of contact for all aspects related ...
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Envirotainer adds Hyderabad to its container logistics network
Envirotainer, a cool chain solutions provider for airfreight, has set up a network station in Hyderabad, India, to support the release and return of its RKN e1 and RAP e2 containers.The RAP e2 and the RKN e1 are FAA and EASA certified, temperature-controlled air cargo ULD’s that can be carried ...
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Menzies Aviation opts for Hermes' cargo management system
Robert Fordree, executive vice president cargo, Menzies Aviation.Menzies Aviation has selected Hermes Logistics Technologies (HLT) to provide a Cargo Management System (CMS) for its global network.The most recent version of HLT’s CMS, Hermes 5 (H5), will be rolled out at Menzies cargo facilities from the first quarter of next year.Menzies ...
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Avia Solutions completes acquisition of Chapman Freeborn
Avia Solutions Group has completed the acquisition of charter broker Chapman Freeborn.The deal was first announced in June with the companies stating at the time that they expected the takeover to be completed in the third quarter. Terms have not been disclosed.As part of the Avia Solutions Group, Chapman Freeborn ...
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Europa's Hong Kong branch receives Freight Forwarder Network membership
www.wildsmith.photographyEuropa Air & Sea's Hong Kong branch has announced that it has become a member of the Freight Forwarder Network.Freight Forwarder Network is a non-profit organisation that only allows two members to represent each country (with the exemption of larger countries such as China and the US).Members make up a ...
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Malaysian cargo handler adopts iCargo
Ashok Rajan of IBSMalaysia-based cargo handler Pos Aviation has transitioned to iCargo, IBS Software’s cloud-based cargo management platform, for its cargo terminal operations at all major airports in Malaysia –Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Kuching and Kota Kinabalu.iCargo has replaced the legacy systems that were previously used to manage the cargo terminal ...
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Air Partner ‘cautiously optimistic’ about freight performance
Air Partner Plc has released half year results which are “slightly ahead of expectations” although gross profit for the period at £17.2m was marginally below the same period last year.The global aviation services group reported that “our freight performance is slightly up year on year with gross profit of £1.9m ...
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ACL Airshop to add collapsible AAY containers to its ULD fleet
ACL Airshop has signed up to become the launch customer for the new collapsible ULD unveiled by VRR at Inter Airport Europe 2019.The company gives its customers access to more than 60,000 ULDs across the world and is constantly investing in new technologies to gain more efficiency and cost savings, ...