Services – Page 83

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    AEI receives Transport Canada approval for CRJ200 SF conversion

    2018-12-12T09:31:04Z

    Aeronautical Engineers Inc (AEI) has received Transport Canada approval for its CRJ200 SF passenger-to-freighter conversion.The Transport Canada approval (SA18-130) allows for the operation of Canadian registered CRJ200 SF freighters, which have a capacity for up to 6.6 tonnes of cargo.At the end of 2016, AEI received the original supplemental type ...

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    Swissport becomes the first air cargo handler in Canada with CEIV Pharma

    2018-12-07T10:56:37Z

    Swissport has added Montreal’s Pierre Elliot Trudeau airport to its network of CEIV Pharma certified cargo warehouses, the first air cargo handler to do so in Canada.The CEIV Pharma standards guarantee airfreight customers highest quality and temperature control standards for the transport of sensitive pharmaceutical products.“We are very pleased to ...

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    WFS scoops Air Europa handling deal at nine airports

    2018-12-05T16:12:25Z

    Air Europa, Spain’s second largest airline, has chosen Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) as its cargo handler at nine airports across Europe.Commencing this month, the three-year contract gives WFS responsibility for handling the airline’s cargo volumes in Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt, London Gatwick, London Heathrow, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Paris Orly, and ...

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    Antonov's Swift response for Taylor-made concert tour

    2018-12-03T13:44:56Z

    Antonov Airlines transported stage and concert equipment for US singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, from Brisbane, Australia to Auckland, New Zealand, and then on to Narita airport in Tokyo, Japan.The Ukrainian heavy lift carrier used two Antonov AN-124-100 freighters to ferry the singer’s light-show system and equipment earlier for the final leg ...

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    Swissport consolidates regional structures as it looks to create efficiencies

    2018-11-30T10:43:03Z

    Groundhandler Swissport International will consolidate its existing regional structure from nine to three management regions.These will be EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa), Americas (US, Canada, Latin America) and APAC (Asia-Pacific).The new structure, effective from January 1, will reduce overheads across the organisation and support faster decision making, Swissport said.The new ...

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    Hactl wins Technovation award for Smart Cargo Locating project

    2018-11-29T13:06:06Z

    Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd (Hactl) has won the Operational Excellence category in this year’s Smart Airport Technovation Awards organised by Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA).The award was given to Hactl, Hong Kong’s largest independent cargo handler, in recognition of its Smart Cargo Locating project, which has recently gone ...

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    Truck livery promotes Swiss WorldCargo in Japan

    2018-11-29T10:43:38Z

    Swiss WorldCargo is promoting its services in Japan through displaying its new Boeing 777-300ER livery on a truck operated by Road Feeder Service (RFS) provider Hirano Logistics.The freighter’s livery focuses on the aircraft from three angles: a close-up reveals the back of an engine alongside the Swiss WorldCargo livery. Another ...

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    Lufthansa selects WFS to handle cargo at Schiphol

    2018-11-28T17:10:02Z

    Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has won the contract to handle both trucked and flown cargo for Lufthansa Cargo at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport from 1 February 2019.This will add about 30,000 tonnes a year to the 220,000 tones which WFS, the world’s largest air cargo handler, already handles at Schiphol for ...

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    va-Q-tec expands into Singapore

    2018-11-27T14:28:44Z

    Temperature-controlled shipping container specialist va-Q-tec has further added to its presence in Southeast Asia with the launch of a new business in Singapore.Amongst other product lines, Va-Q-tec offers thermal insulation and airfreight containers designed for pharmaceutical shipping.It also has subsidiaries already in South Korea and Japan and, the company said, ...

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    Vallair hands over B737-400F conversion to Longhao

    2018-11-27T10:17:16Z

    Vallair, the Luxembourg-headquartered aircraft trading, leasing and specialist MRO organisation, has completed delivery of a Boeing 737-400F to Guangdong Longhao Aviation Group, its first for the Chinese operator.The 737-400 aircraft (MSN27916) was previously operated by Japan Transocean Airlines and was converted at Gameco in Guangzhou under a PEMCO supplemental type ...

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    Intradco and Turkish Cargo team up to help on lion rescue

    2018-11-26T16:39:24Z

    Animal transport company Intradco Global and Turkish Cargo have helped to transport four lions from Ukraine to a game reserve in South Africa on behalf of a non-profit environmental organisation.Intradco Global co-ordinated the project to move the four lions with the help of Turkish Cargo.Travelling in the lower deck hold ...

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    Dnata adds Los Angeles operation as it continues US expansion

    2018-11-19T10:09:30Z

    Ground handler dnata has launched operations at Los Angeles International Airport and now provides ground handling and cargo services at 20 airports in the country.Dnata invested $8m in infrastructure and resources to establish operations in Los Angeles. It will serve six airlines: Austrian Airlines, Iberia, Japan Airlines, Lufthansa, Swiss International ...

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    Delta Cargo to offer CSafe pharma ULDs

    2018-11-15T12:58:34Z

    Delta Cargo has introduced the CSafe RAP container to its cold-chain pharma programme.The CSafe RAP container utilises heating and compressor-driven cooling technologies, along with insulation, to maintain constant temperatures even at extreme ambient temperatures ranging from -30°C to +54°C.It can accommodate up to four standard US pallets or five standard ...

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    Peli Bio Thermal to offer new thermal cover option

    2018-11-15T12:25:51Z

    Peli BioThermal has signed a global distribution partnership with Wilpak Group International to provide Wilpak’s thermal protection covers to customers.“We are pleased to announce our global distribution partnership with Wilpak,” said Kevin Lawler, vice president of sales at Peli BioThermal. “Their technologically advanced thermal covers complement our product offering, providing ...

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    WFS appoints Watson to commercial cargo VP role

    2018-11-14T11:56:53Z

    Ground handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has appointed Duncan Watson as vice president – group commercial cargo.In his new role, Watson is based at WFS’ head office in Roissy, Paris, and reports to Barry Nassberg, group chief commercial officer.He brings some 30 years of experience and expertise to WFS, having ...

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    ECS appoints Krug as regional manager for Asia

    2018-11-13T16:33:17Z

    ESC has appointed Jochen Krug as regional manager for Asia as the company continues to target expansion in the region.The GSSA said that Krug has more than 30 years of experience in the air cargo industry, having worked for several major groups, including Kuehne+Nagel, Schenker, Senator International Logistics and JH ...

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    Turkish Cargo broadens its QEP accreditation network

    2018-11-12T15:00:08Z

    Turkish Cargo has increased the number of QEP (Qualified Envirotainer Provider) accredited stations for handling pharmaceutical products.It has received QEP accreditation at 15 new stations, including: Helsinki Taipei, Vienna, Kuwait, Maastricht, Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo, Tokyo, Chicago, Madrid, Cairo, Roma, Dusseldorf , Budapest, San Francisco.Specialist pharma-chain ULD provider Envirotainer has ...

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    Dachser offers peak season charters

    2018-11-12T09:06:55Z

    Freight forwarder Dachser is again organising peak season freighter charters for the Frankfurt—Shanghai—Frankfurt route, offering customers in central Europe and China weekly round trips.Timo Stroh, head of global airfreight at Germany-headquartered Dachser, said: “We are expecting this year’s peak season to be another strong one for airfreight."Having our own charter ...

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    Heathrow's cargo community is cutting truck delays

    2018-11-09T13:19:05Z

    Heathrow's cargo community is winning the battle against peak-time truck delays as the AIS (Advance Information System) gains traction among forwarders, cargo terminal operators and airlines at the UK airport.And with reports of "significant reductions" in dwell time for trucks and £200 savings in driver costs, there is a now ...

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    Air Partner freight profits rise in steady first half trading

    2018-11-07T10:36:40Z

    Air Partner reports “continued strength in freight” with gross profits up 36% to £1.5m in its results for the first six months of the year to July 31, 2018.Chief executive Mark Briffa noted that freight, which contributes 8% to group gross profit, “is an especially volatile sector, [so] these results ...