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Globe Air Cargo NL scoops IAG Cargo deal
IAG Cargo has appointed Globe Air Cargo (GAC) NL as its general service and sales agent (GSSA) in the Netherlands.GAC NL, which is part of the ECS Group, will begin acting as IAG Cargo's GSSA from March 1, "expanding and optimising" the airline group's services for freight customers.The ECS Group ...
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WFS wins two new cargo handling deals in Copenhagen
Worldwide Flight Services’ (WFS) cargo handling business at Copenhagen Airport has won new deals with Air China and Royal Jordanian Airlines.From May 30, WFS will begin handling cargo carried onboard Air China’s five Airbus A330 passenger flights a week connecting Copenhagen with Beijing Capital International Airport.It expects to handle around ...
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AEI lands 23rd B737-400SF for VX Capital Partners
Aeronautical Engineers Inc. (AEI) has signed a contract to provide Vx Capital Partners (Vx) with an additional B737-400SF passenger aircraft to freighter conversion, marking the twenty-third AEI type conversion for Vx.Modification work on the aircraft will start next month (June) and will be redelivered to lessor Vx in October this ...
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dnata retains ground handling role at Zurich for seven years
Dnata has been re-awarded the licence to provide full ground and cargo handling services at Zurich Airport for another seven years until 2025. The Middle East-owned company's successful bid follows a public tender conducted by Zurich Airport. European Union and Swiss legislation requires airport and governmental authorities to open a ...
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Mann steps into interim finance role at Air Partner
Air Partner has appointed Chris Mann as interim chief financial officer.The company's former chief financial officer, Neil Morris, resigned after the UK charter broker revealed an accounting error related to the collection of receivables from customers for uncollected amounts since the 2010/11 financial year.Mann is a chartered accountant who has ...
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Middle East Airlines signs up with ECS group for GSSA services
Middle East Airlines (MEA) has chosen ECS Group as its General Sales and Service Agent (GSSA) at its European hub, Paris Charles de Gaulle.Under the agreement, ECS Group will provide the Beirut-based Lebanese air carrier with sales and operations services in Paris.From the French capital, the airline provides flights from ...
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Jettainer's shake, rattle and roll-out of next generation digital containers
Jettainer, the outsourced ULD management subsidiary of Lufthansa Cargo, has started testing its enhanced digital container.Together with IT experts from Lufthansa Industry Solutions, Jettainer has revised the original device and equipped it with new functions.The focus is now on "registering and recording shocks and damage" as well as temperature changes, ...
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Air Partner appoints Ian Holder as managing director of Baines Simmons
Air Partner, the UK-based global aviation services group with a cargo charter division, has appointed Ian Holder as managing director of Baines Simmons, the aviation safety consultancy it acquired in 2015.Holder takes up the role immediately, reporting directly to Air Partner chief executive Mark Briffa, and will also sit on ...
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Vallair buys six feedstock A321-200s for freighter conversion
Aircraft trading and leasing company Vallair has acquired six A321-200 aircraft as initial feedstock for the launch of its Airbus A321-200 passenger to freighter (P2F) programme.The Luxembourg-based company said that the aircraft will be attributed to short term lease programmes within Vallair’s current portfolio.The A321 and A320 P2F conversion programmes, ...
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UK air charter broker Hunt & Palmer buys Aircraft Chartering Services
UK air charter broker Hunt & Palmer (H&P) has acquired Aircraft Chartering Services Ltd upon the retirement of the founder, Mark Hugo.Aircraft Chartering Services was started in May 1986 and has established a "diversified client base consisting of world-renowned orchestras, government departments, niche tour operators and various corporations," according to ...
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DoKaSch appoints new Americas chief executive
DoKaSch Americas has appointed Douglas Wettergren as chief executive.Wettergren’s main duties will be sales and business development for DoKaSch’s Opticooler RAP and RKN temperature controlled ULDs to pharmaceutical and forwarding companies.“Douglas knows the needs of the pharmaceutical industry, especially regarding cool-chain transports from the inside out,” said Andreas Seitz, managing ...
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Saudia picks ATC Aviation as GSSA for South Africa
ATC Aviation Services has been appointed as the general sales and service agent (GSSA) for Saudia Cargo in South Africa, effective May 1.The Middle East carrier, providing airfreight services to more than 230 destinations, already has a partnership with ATC in Brazil.Stuart Tonkin, ATC’s country manager for South Africa, said: ...
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Swissport signs up for new cargo facility at Frankfurt
Fraport and Swissport signed a long-term lease agreement for a new air cargo facility in CargoCity South at Frankfurt Airport (FRA).The new facility will have a surface of 16,900 sq m, with an additional 2,260 sq m to be used as office and social space.The warehouse will be tailored to ...
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Ancra gains FAA certificate for B737-800SF loading system
On-board loading equipment specialist Ancra International has received FAA Supplemental Type Certificate for the first Boeing 737-800SF cargo loading systemThe Ancra B737-800SF cargo loading system has two pallet transport configuration offerings. The basic configuration supports the transport of eleven 88”x125” plus one 60.4” x 61.5” ULDs.Ed Dugic, director of sales ...
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Luxembourg goes digital for road feeder services
The Luxembourg state has signed-off on the first electronic consignment note (CMR) for a road transport, carried out by Arthur Welter on behalf of Cargolux between the airports of Luxembourg and Amsterdam.As of March this year, Luxembourg allowed the use of digital consignment notes for road transport after the adoption ...
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Frankfurt handlers introduce mandatory truck booking to reduce congestion
Frankfurt cargo handlers Frankfurt Cargo Services (FCS) and LUG aircargo handling will require all trucks to book a slot before arriving at their respective facilities at the German cargo hub from May 15.The handlers will require all slots for loading and unloading to be booked online via the Dakosy Fair@Link ...
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Boeing delivers the first B737-800BCF freighter
Boeing has delivered the first B737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) to launch customer GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) and operator West Atlantic.“We’re excited to be the first operator of the B737-800BCF,” said West Atlantic’s chief executive, Fredrik Groth.“The additional capacity and Next-Generation efficiency offered by this new aircraft will deliver ...
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dnata UK achieves GDP certification
Ground handler dnata UK has been awarded certification for Good Distribution Practice (GDP) by the UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (UK MHRA).The UK MHRA granted dnata full Wholesaler Dealer Authorisation (WDA) after it completed the organisation’s Good Distribution Programme, while simultaneously investing in pharma handling technology at several ...
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Chapman Freeborn and Antonov team up for drill rigs delivery
Chapman Freeborn Airchartering and Antonov Airlines have delivered two 17 metre long drill rigs from the US to Australia to help keep a mining project on schedule.The two Pit Viper 271 rotary rig towers were flown from Houston to Perth on an Antonov Airlines AN-124-100 aircraft, chartered by Chapman Freeborn’s ...
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AEI signs CRJ200 freighter conversion contract with Mexico’s TSM
Miami-based Aeronautical Engineers Inc (AEI) has signed a contract for a fourth CRJ200 SF freighter conversion for Mexico-based carrier Aeronaves TSM (TSM).Modification work will start in June of 2018 and delivery of the converted aircraft is scheduled for October this year. The work will be carried out at Commercial Jet’s ...