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NewsFirst companies awarded IATA Fresh certification
IATA and the Hong Kong cargo community celebrate the first CEIV Fresh certificationThe first companies have passed IATA's CEIV Fresh certification programme for the handling of perishable cargo.At the IATA World Cargo Symposium, IATA revealed that Cathay Pacific Services Limited (CPSL) and Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (HACTL) are ...
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NewsBauckham returns to Air Charter Service as Brexit consultant
Tony BauckhamAir Charter Service (ACS) has appointed industry veteran and its former chief executive, Tony Bauckham, as Brexit consultant.ACS chief executive Justin Bowman commented: “As Brexit consultant, Tony has been reporting directly to the ACS group board and will be working with the business to ensure our internal systems are ...
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NewsInflatable ULD launched at WCS 2019
VRR will present the concept model of its inflatable AKE container concept at World Cargo Symposium in Singapore today (Tuesday).The Dutch aviation engineering and manufacturing company says the product, named Air5, is the first ever inflatable solution for ULDs (Unit Load Devices) on the market and could help reduce costs ...
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NewsMASkargo signs up for new tracking solution
MASkargo has announced it will work with TWC, CORE Transport Technologies and Nordisk Aviation Products to implement a tracking solution for its containers and pallets.Ibrahim Mohamed Salleh, MAS Kargo chief executive officer, said: “MASkargo is happy to be part of this cooperation with leaders of the industry implementing the latest ...
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SAS Cargo and Unilode launch digitalisation programme
Unilode will begin digitalising SAS Cargo’s container fleet in the next few months as part of its digital transformation programme, which enables ULD tracking and the measurement of temperature, humidity, light and shock in air freight shipments.The two companies began working together in 2011 with the conversion of SAS Cargo's ...
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NewsAll the latest news from IATA's World Cargo Symposium 2019
As the global airfreight industry gathers in Singapore for IATA’s World Cargo Symposium 2019 (WCS19), the Air Cargo News editorial team of Damian Brett and Roger Hailey will be there to report from the must-attend event.Our refreshed, more user-friendly website, will have the latest news and analysis over the three ...
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Unilode to install digital Bluetooth pallet tags
Unilode, Safran and OnAsset have completed their joint development of digital Bluetooth pallet tags. The project provides a corner piece and attachment method for the digital enablement of aviation pallets.The three parties started their collaboration less than a year ago to develop a unique design for a Bluetooth 5 digital ...
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Air Partner: Houston, we have a new office
Global aviation services group Air Partner has opened new offices in Houston and Singapore, further extending its global reach.The company currently has US offices located in Fort Lauderdale, New York City, Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles, with the latter opened in 2018.A spokesperson for Air Partner said that the Port ...
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NewsJettainer celebrates 15th anniversary and 60 years of the ULD with a specially designed container
Howdy cupcake: This Jettainer ULD will travel the world to celebrate 60 years of airfreight containersOutsourced ULD management company Jettainer is sending a brightly illustrated container around the world for the 60th anniversary of the airfreight container.Standardized pallets and containers were introduced in 1959 to optimize the loading and unloading ...
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NewsUK truckers set for temporary EU permit-free access in a no deal Brexit
Some relief for hauliers in EU contingency, says FTAUK hauliers may be able to maintain operations in the European Union (EU) without permits for certain services over a nine month period in the event of a no deal Brexit.A provisional agreement between the European Parliament and Member States to allow ...
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AEI selects STAECO as conversion centre
US-based Aeronautical Engineers Inc (AEI), the passenger to freighter aircraft conversion specialist, has selected China's Taikoo (Shandong) Aircraft Engineering Co, (STAECO), as an Authorized Conversion Center.“As we gear up production for the B737-800SF programme, we needed to expand our conversion line capacity,” said Robert Convey, AEI senior vice president sales ...
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NewsAzul chooses Globe Air Cargo Argentina as its GSSA
Brazilian airline Azul has appointed Globe Air Cargo (GAC) Argentina, an ECS Group subsidiary, as its general sales and services agent (GSSA) in Argentina.GAC Argentina plans to expand the cargo activities of Brazil’s third-largest airline in Argentina, including opening up destinations that are currently passenger-only.Azul has signed a two-year GSSA ...
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Thinking outside the container: Dominic Hyde
Dominic Hyde is making waves at Peli BioThermal, bringing a fresh approach to pharmaceutical transportation which is increasing revenue and driving down costsIn the year since Dominic Hyde joined Peli BioThermal as vice president of its pharma container rental scheme, Crēdo on Demand, he has overseen significant developments including the ...
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NewsEthiopian Cargo takes delivery of its first B737 freighter
Ethiopian Cargo B737-800 freighterAfrica's Ethiopian Cargo has taken delivery of its first B737-800 freighter, with a payload capacity of more than 23 tonnes.GECAS delivered Aeronautical Engineers Inc (AEI)’s inaugural passenger-to-freighter converted B737-800 to the national flag carrier of Ethiopia.Completing the conversion of the prototype aircraft in December, and AEI) has ...
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Edelweiss partnership with Swiss WorldCargo continues to flourish
Swiss airline Edelweiss and sister company Swiss WorldCargo have agreed to continue their partnership.The agreement, effective since the beginning of 2019, will see Swiss WorldCargo continue to market and sell Edelweiss freight capacity.Swiss WorldCargo will maintain responsibility for managing the belly cargo on the entire fleet of Edelweiss and sister ...
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NewsACS opens new Atlanta office
Broker Air Charter Service (ACS) has opened its sixth office in the US – this one in the city of Atlanta, Georgia.ACS’s president of American operations, Richard Thompson, explained: “We identified Atlanta as an important hub for both passenger and cargo flights a long time ago.“Our Atlanta client base is ...
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NewsWFS makes two appointments in the US
Globally active handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has announced two appointments of senior executives in the Americas market.Mike Duffy and Mike Simpson have been named as executive vice president innovation and executive vice president Americas respectively.Duffy will take up his new role in April, Simpson on March 1.They will both ...
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Turkish Cargo opts for DoKaSch’s Opticooler
Turkish Cargo has signed a master rental agreement with DoKaSch Temperature Solutions for lease of the latter’s Opticooler containers, designed for the shipment of temperature-sensitive products such as vaccines and other pharmaceuticals by air.Frankfurt, Germany-headquartered DoKaSch will begin supplying its active temperature-controlled Opticooler to the Turkish freight carrier from this ...
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AirBridgeCargo signs with Jettainer for short term ULD requirement
Russian freighter operator AirBridgeCargo (ABC) has inked a leasing agreement with Jettainer which will see the ULD management company provide airfreight containers on "short term requirement" to carry special cargo.Sergey Lazarev, general director of ABC, said: “Being determined to move forward with strengthening our specialist services for the transportation of ...
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Aero Cargo scoops Air Senegal GSSA deal
GSSA Aero Cargo – owned by the ECS Group - has won the contract to sell the freight capacity of new national airline Air Senegal across its network.Air Senegal began operating on a regional basis in 2018, running flights within Africa with the aim of becoming the “leading West African ...