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Unilode and OnAsset complete Bluetooth ULD trial
ULD firm Unilode Aviation Solutions and OnAsset Intelligence have completed trials of its smart-phone app that can track Bluetooth-equipped ULDs by connecting to an aircraft's WiFi system.The trial was conducted on a flight from Hong Kong to Zurich and demonstrated that the Bluetooth connection between container tag and smartphone is ...
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Chapman Freeborn charter moves MRI scanner to the Maldives
Chapman Freeborn recently transported an MRI machine from Dubai to a hospital in Addu Atoll, the Maldives. The shipment was carried out with a chartered Maximus Air freighter.Before the arrival of the scanner, local patients needing MRIs had to fly 350 miles to the Maldivian capital of Malé.The flight represented ...
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ACS arranges flight simulator shipment: for real
The Florida office Air Charter Service (ACS) recently chartered a Boeing B747 to move a 35-tonne flight simulator from Texas in the US to Japan.Richard Thompson, president of ACS Americas, informed: “A large defence contractor contacted us earlier this year to transport a high value specialist flight simulator to Japan, ...
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Menzies Aviation renews deal with Norwegian Air
Menzies Aviation has confirmed that Norwegian Air has renewed its cargo handling deal at Los Angeles International Airport.Menzies Aviation handles 18,000 tonnes cargo a year for the carrier at the Californian gateway.The deal will also see Menzies Aviation continuing to ground handle for Norwegian Air at Los Angeles, Newark Liberty, ...
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Vallair confirmed as source of first Qantas A321 freighter
Aircraft lessor Vallair has confirmed that it is the owner of the first of three A321 converted freighters (P2F) that will be provided to Qantas as part of its new deal with Australia Post.Vallair said that Qantas would become the first airline in the world to operate an A321P2F when ...
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Unilode to digitise ULD fleet after partnering with Nexxiot
Unilode has signed an expanded deal with supply chain management solutions provider Nexxiot that will play a key role in the ULD firm's aim of digitising its fleet of containers.The company is aiming to digitise its ULD fleet in the next 18 months by equipping units with Bluetooth sensors.Data provided ...
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DHL expands and upgrades Connecticut service centre
DHL has completed a $4m expansion of its Hartford service center in Connecticut, US, which will enable the company to meet its customers' growing international shipping needs.The facility now has a coverage of 38,000 sq ft after 16,000 sq ft of warehouse space was added to it during the upgrade. ...
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Swissport targets further acquisitions after refinancing
Ground handler Swissport said it will target further acquisitions following the refinancing of debt by the group.Swissport Group today announced that successfully closed and settled its debt refinancing.The refinancing includes €410m of senior secured notes, €250m of senior notes and a €850m term loan B facility.Swissport will use the net ...
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Air Partner in South Sudan aid effort
B747-400ERFThe freight division Air Partner recently helped transport more than 400 tonnes of aid to South Sudan on behalf of a humanitarian organisation.Over the course of three weeks, Air Partner chartered a total of 18 flights from the US to Juba, via Entebbe in Uganda, to transport more than 400 ...
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Air Astana appoints Flight Directors as UK GSA
Simon Rickman country manager UK and Ireland Air Astana (L) and Flight Directors MD Paul ArgyleAir Astana, the national carrier of Kazakhstan, has appointed Flight Directors as its new General Sales Agent (GSA) for the UK and Ireland, effective immediately.The airline, which offers daily flights to London Heathrow to Nur-Sultan, ...
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Trucks loaded with cargo could be flown into the UK as part of no-deal Brexit plans
The UK government has issued a tender worth up to £300m calling for companies to transport trucks, trailers and vans loaded with critical goods via either aircraft, rail or ship in the event of snarl ups on the border following Brexit.The four-year agreement will start on September 18 and requires ...
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Menzies Aviation expands into Canada with GTO Global Logistics deal
Menzies Aviation has acquired Canada-based GTO Global Logistics as the wholesale airfreight provider gains its first foothold in Canada.GTO provides airfreight, ocean less-than-container-load, domestic/cross Border road services, storage and customs brokerage at airports and ports in Canada.As part of the deal, Menzies will acquire a customs bonded warehouse of 10,000 ...
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Cebu Pacific moves into freighter operations
Cebu Pacific ATR-72Philippine carrier Cebu Pacific (CEB) has moved into freighter operations following the delivery of a converted ATR 72 freighter.The freighter, the first of its type in the Philippines, gives CEB the ability to bring cargo into and out of destinations served by airports with short runways where only ...
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Swissport signs up for ten more years with SEGRO
Heathrow Cargo CentreCargo handler Swissport has signed a 10-year deal to continue leasing its 104,000 sq ft facility at SEGRO’s Heathrow Cargo Centre.The Cargo Centre, which in total comprises 1.2m sq ft of space, offers direct access to the apron, “reducing waiting times and providing more certainty around deliveries”, SEGRO ...
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Hacis expands road feeder operation
Logistics firm Hong Kong Air Cargo Industry Services Limited (Hacis) has extended its SuperLink China Direct (SLCD) scheduled road feeder services to Zhuhai and the western Pearl River Delta (PRD).The new services are the result of Hacis collaborating with Chu Kong Shipping Enterprises (Group) Company Limited's (CKS) logistics arm following ...
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Silk Way Airlines USA picks GFS
Florida-based Global Feeder Services (GFS) is now acting as Silk Way Airlines USA’s exclusive general sales agent in the US, with effect from today (August 1, 2019).GFS president Arthur Ilyayev said: “With the appointment of GFS, our customers will have more options for shipments destined for the Middle East and ...
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CharterSync hails success of new online platform
At Air Cargo Europe, which took place in Munich from June 3-7, CharterSync paved the way to a digitised charter broker sector with the launch of its new online, intelligent platform. In its first week of trading, the tool successfully completed 16 time-critical air charters.The CharterSync platform intelligently synchronises time-critical ...
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Air Charter Service opens Brazil premises following market growth
Aircraft charter specialist Air Charter Service (ACS) has increased its presence in Brazil with the opening of a new premises.The new premises is part of the organisation's investment into operations in South America.“Our new premises is almost twice the size of our last place and gives us enough space for ...
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FCS hoping to re-introduce Frankfurt truck slot booking next year
Cargo handler Frankfurt Cargo Services (FCS) is hoping to re-introduce a truck slot booking programme next year after it stopped using a system in 2018.In April last year, Frankfurt cargo handlers FCS and LUG announced that from May 15 2018 they would require drivers to obtain a slot for picking ...
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Geodis expands at Schiphol to meet growing demand
Image: GeodisGeodis Netherlands has opened a new airside gateway at Schiphol airport to help expedite the processing of cargo through the Dutch hub and meet increasing demand.The Geodis Amsterdam Gateway comprises 2,500 sq m of warehouse and office space and is located directly next to the airport’s runway.The company said ...