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Vallair is launch customer for 321PC's A321-200 passenger to freighter conversion
Aviation company Vallair Solutions is the launch customer for 321 Precision Conversions’ (321PC) Airbus A321-200 passenger-to-freighter conversion, including the prototype aircraft and follow-on option aircraft.The prototype aircraft was delivered by Vallair, a wholly owned company of Vallair Capital, to 321PC in July this year.321PC anticipates approval of a Federal Aviation ...
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WFS wins Beluga handling contract
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has been selected by Airbus to handle its giant Beluga A300-600ST Super Transporter at Airbus facilities in Getafe, Spain.In line with the new contract, WFS has opened a new station inside the Airbus facilities in Getafe, from where the aircraft will operate to other Airbus plants.WFS ...
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First flight for Alaska Air freighter
Alaska Air Cargo has introduced its first converted Boeing 737-700 freighter to its fleet, the first aircraft of its kind in the world.It operated from Seattle to Alaska on its maiden commercial flight.Alaska Airlines vice president of airport operations and customer service, Wayne Newton, described it as a “one-of-a-kind aircraft” ...
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LUG owner Dettmer takes over Hamburg handler
Bremen-based Dettmer Group has taken over LHU Luft Hafen Umschlag, Hamburg airport’s largest air cargo handler, following the insolvency of its former owner, the Carl Tiedemann Group.On a statement, Dettmer, which already owns the LUG air cargo handling companies at Frankfurt and Munich, handling around 300,000 tonnes a year, said ...
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Conversions set to boost freighter fleet over next 20 years
Passenger to freighter conversions will form a sizeable tranche of the ‘new’ main deck metal entering the market over the next 20 years, according to airframers Boeing and Airbus.Airbus has forecast 1,224 conversions over the next 20 years and Boeing has assumed 1,560 conversions in the same period.This expected growth ...
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DoKaSch in pharma container link-up with China Airlines
ULD equipment specialist DoKaSch Temperature Solutions is expanding the global network for its Opticooler temperature-controlled container range for pharma products by linking up with Taiwan-based China Airlines.Frankfurt-based DoKaSch said that the deal enables customers to lease Opticooler, its latest technology of active containers, from China Airlines on the carrier's network ...
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Jettainer launches new service for temperature controlled ULDs
ULD management firm Jettainer has launched a new service for temperature-controlled ULDs, including the lease, management and positioning as well as monitoring of boxes during the whole transport process.Jettainer said the new Cool Management service increases efficiency between all involved parties of the supply chain. In addition, it reduces the ...
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Unilode expands its global ULD repair network
ULD management and repair specialist Unilode Aviation Solutions has expanded its global repair network by opening an FAA Part 145 certified repair centre at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky (CVG) airport in the US.This new facility will support and expand Unilode's partnership with DHL for ULD repairs and assembly, in addition to supporting ...
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ANTONOV An-124 in generator relief flight to Guadeloupe
ANTONOV Airlines has transported 32 power generators as part of relief efforts on the hurricane-stricken Guadeloupe.The airline utilised one of its An-124-100 aircraft to fly the emergency consignment of EDF generators from Châteauroux, France, to Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, in under 24 hours.The generators, which weighed a total of 105 tonnes, are ...
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Pharma.Aero adds trio to membership
Pharma.Aero has seen three more companies join the worldwide platform which aims to foster strong collaboration among its membership of airport communities, pharma shippers, and other pharma logistics stakeholders.Logistics company Expeditors and specialist cool-chain ULD provider Envirotainer have joined the organisation, along with Pharma.Aero's seventh airport member, Montevideo Free Airport, ...
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WFS on the double for Boston cargo handling
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has more than doubled its cargo handling operation at Boston-Logan International Airport in the US to accommodate new contracts with Lufthansa, SAS and Swiss International Air Lines.News of the expansion comes as WFS saw volumes across its 60 US cargo locations increase by 17% year on ...
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dnata signs up Siemens for dock side IT systems
Ground handler dnata has signed up to use Siemens Postal, Parcel & Airport Logistics' (SPPAL) software platform for its operations in Dubai.The appointment system will allow all land transport processes up to the hub’s dock side to be handled digitally."The benefits for dnata will include significantly increased transparency and the ...
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Salguero joins AIA Cargo in worldwide network role
Airbridge International Agencies (AIA Cargo) has appointed Jaime Salguero as worldwide network and commercial vice president, reporting to the cargo management company's chief executive, Mark Andrew.Salguero joins AIA with 24 years professional background as executive director in the airfreight industry, with management experience of cargo general sales and services agents ...
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WFS sees US demand soar on new airline wins and CAS acquisition
Ground handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) saw volumes across its 60 US cargo locations increase by 17% year on year during the first seven months of 2017.The ground handler has won 37 new airline contracts during the period as well as 10 contract renewals from existing customers.These agreements included contracts ...
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Converted B747-400 fights Californian forest fire
Global SuperTanker, a B747-400 aircraft converted to carry fire retardant, has been activated to fight a quickly-spreading blaze in Northern California.The world’s newest and largest aerial firefighting tanker went into action after the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) exercised its call-when-needed contract with the SuperTanker to ...
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Mühlenkamp takes over as director of operations at Jettainer
ULD outsourced management and maintenance company Jettainer has appointed Frank Mühlenkamp as its new director of operations, responsible for around 90,000 containers and pallets worldwide.Mühlenkamp launched his career at the ground operations department at the Lufthansa hub in Frankfurt. After spending two years at Augsburg Airways, he returned to the ...
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Air Partner in time-critical automotive flight
Air Partner recently carried out a time critical lift of 3,044kg of spare car parts to Stockholm via two separate German airports.The first request from the client was for the urgent transportation of 1,676kg of cargo to be transported from central Germany to Stockholm."The client chose the more cost-effective option, ...
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Envirotainer San Juan, it's a RAP e2
Specialist cool-chain ULD provider Envirotainer has added its Puerto Rican station in pharma hub San Juan as a supplier of its flagship RAP e2 unit.The RAP e2 is an active temperature-controlled air cargo container that can maintain product temperatures between ±0 and +25°C."We are proud to add San Juan to ...
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WFS: Handling the cargo challenge
Industry stalwart John Batten will bring to bear his extensive air cargo experience after taking on a new role at the world’s largest cargo handler, Worldwide Flight Services (WFS).At the beginning of the month (September) he will be in charge of regional cargo operations as executive vice president Europe, Middle ...
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LUG extends Health Care Center at Frankfurt airport
LUG air cargo handling has modernised and expanded its Health Care Center (HCC) at Frankfurt Airport in a 650 sq m first step programme that paves the way for possible expansion to 1,200 sq m.The company has also recruited Dominik Misskampf as senior project manager to handle the expansion project.The ...