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NewsSF Express speeds up cargo handling with new Changi Airport facility
The opening ceremony at Sats Core A, featuring (from left) Alan Yip managing director of South East Asia of Kerry Logistics Network; Zhang Xingshu, regional general manager of S. F. Express Singapore; Bob Chi, chief executive, Gateway Services Asia-Pacific, SATS; Zhang Ji, vice president of SF Group; Henry Low, chief ...
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NewsEtihad Cargo looks to benefit from passenger network expansion
Photo: Etihad CargoEtihad Cargo is hoping to benefit from an expansion of the airline's passenger network in the coming winter season.From November, the carrier is planning to increase its passenger network to more than 900 flights per week.This includes increased belly capacity to existing destinations across South Asia, Southeast Asia, ...
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NewsVan Der Stichele appointed by Avico
Pierre Van Der Stichele. Source: Air PartnerAircraft brokerage firm Avico has appointed air cargo stalwart Pierre Van Der Stichele to its cargo and aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance (ACMI) team.Van Der Stichele, who takes the role of managing director, joins from Air Partner where he was vice president of cargo. ...
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NewsAustralia Post adds two A321Fs to meet e-commerce demand
Australia Post A321P2Fs. Photo: Australia PostAustralia Post has added two Airbus A321 passenger to freighter (P2F) aircraft to its fleet to meet e-commerce demand in the peak air cargo season.Operated in partnership with Qantas Freight, the A321P2Fs replace Boeing 737 freighters that took their final flights in August.The newly converted ...
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NewsAF KLM Cargo and Bos Logistics partner on electric truck
Source: Air France KLM Martinair CargoAir France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) and trucking firm Bos Logistics are utilising an electric truck for the delivery of cargo.The duel-branded Volvo FH Electric truck will deliver consolidated freight from AFKLMP's Schiphol facility to various airfreight agents.The companies had already switched to a biofuel ...
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NewsIncendiary device revealed to have been found in UK parcel network
Copyright: Jaromir Chalabala/ ShutterstockIt has been revealed that a shipment containing an incendiary device found its way into DHL's UK parcel network and caught fire in July, with the incident under investigation by the country's counter-terrorism police.The Guardian and German broadcasters WDR and NDR reported that the device had been ...
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NewsHong Kong forwarders welcome 2024 policy address as a boost to air cargo
Hong Kong Airport. Photo: Travelpixs/ shutterstockThe Hong Kong Association of Freight Forwarding and Logistics (HAFFA) has welcomed plans to expand cargo capacity and logistics services in the Greater Bay Area.Earlier today, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) chief executive John Lee Ka-chiu delivered his annual address, outlining several initiatives designed ...
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NewsReports: Emirates deciding between A350F and 777-8F
Photo: BoeingEmirates SkyCargo is reportedly deciding on an order for either the Airbus A350 freighter or the Boeing 777-8 freighter as it looks to secure more capacity to meet future demand.The cargo division of Emirates is in talks with both aircraft manufacturers on potential orders of the next-generation widebody freighter ...
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NewsAir Partner adds to cargo management
Eliska Hill. Photo Air PartnerCharter broker Air Partner has appointed Eliska Hill as global senior vice president of cargo.Hill will be responsible for overseeing operations and strategic growth within the company’s cargo division for all markets globally.She has over 25 years of experience within the aviation sector and most recently ...
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NewsSaudi Cargo targets air cargo growth with Cluster2 Airports partnership
Photo: Saudia CargoSaudia Cargo aims to boost airfreight and logistics operations through a new partnership with Cluster2 Airports Company, which manages and operates 22 domestic, international and tourist airports in Saudi Arabia.The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the companies is intended to support work on implementing new destination launches ...
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NewsIAG Cargo partners with Animal Aircare on Heathrow animal exports
Animal AircareIAG Cargo, the freight operation of the UK-Spanish airline giant IAG, has strengthened a pre-existing relationship with animal transportation services provider Animal Care such that the latter now serves as the cargo carrier’s export partner for animals at London Heathrow International Airport, in addition to having been its animal ...
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NewsQatar Airways Cargo and Qatar Post ink cooperation agreement
Qatar Airways CargoQatar Airways Cargo and Qatar Postal Services Company (known as Qatar Post) have signed a cooperation agreement to demonstrate what they say is “a shared commitment towards enhancing their strategic partnership in postal activities and mail transportation” into out of Doha.Qatar Post is the national provider of postal ...
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NewsChallenge Group completes 767 conversion process
Challenge GroupChallenge Group has completed its Boeing 767 conversion programme with the deployment of two newly converted 767-300 freighters.It now has – as planned – four B767-300BDSF aircraft in its fleet, the first of which was delivered in autumn last year.Each aircraft has a cargo capacity of approximately 400m3 and ...
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NewsCB Customs Broker offers transparency with automated T1 transit documentation
Photo: Lufthansa CargoKelsterbach, Frankfurt-headquartered CB Customs Broker, the wholly owned subsidiary of Lufthansa Cargo that operates as a specialist in offering digital Customs solutions, is widening its eCommerce product range to include the T1 duty-free transit procedure.It is enabling the automated generation of T1 documents in which individual items are ...
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NewsVideo promotes Hong Kong as a global eCommerce logistics hub
ePlus/U-FreightU-Freight Group subsidiary e+Solutions (ePlus) is helping to promote Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) as a global eCommerce logistics hub.e+Solutions, an eCommerce logistics provider based in Hong Kong, has taken part in a corporate video created by the air gateway’s operator, Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK).Some of the video, called ...
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NewsChangi Airport Group opens new facility at Changi Airfreight Centre
Changi Airport GroupChangi Airport Group (CAG) – operator of Singapore’s Changi Airport ¬– has opened Changi Nexus One, a refurbished air logistics facility within the gateway’s Changi Airfreight Centre (CAC).The facility, which is connected directly to the apron at Changi, incorporates nearly 8,000m2 of warehousing space.Changi Nexus One is designed ...
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NewsMa takes over as chairman at Hong Kong Air Cargo
Hong Kong Air CargoFreighter operator Hong Kong Air Cargo has named Ma Yunpeng as its new chairman in a move that was effective as of October 13.Ma has over 21 years of extensive management experience in the aviation industry, his previous roles including acting as chairman of Grand China Air.According ...
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NewsShippers told to delay air cargo tenders until after peak season turmoil
Photo: ShutterstockAir cargo shippers have been told they should delay their 2025 tenders until after what is expected to be a tumultuous peak season.In a series of recommendations on how to manage current market conditions, Xeneta chief airfreight officer Niall van de Wouw said companies should make sure terms and ...
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NewsCargolux renews partnership with Unilode
Photo: UnilodeLuxembourg-based cargo airline Cargolux and Unit Load Device (ULD) provider Unilode Aviation Solutions have renewed their longstanding partnership.Cargolux first awarded the management of its ULD fleet to Unilode in 2009. Unilode, which now has a fleet of 172,000 ULDs, provides a dedicated customer success management team based in Luxembourg, ...
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NewsAir Incheon becomes IATA member
Photo: Air IncheonAir Incheon has become the first cargo airline in the Republic of Korea to obtain full membership of the International Air Transport Association (IATA).The airline said it was awarded the certification on October 8. This follows the airline being awarded IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) certification on April ...