March 2013

Two B747-8Fs for Saudia

SAUDI Airlines Cargo has added two B747-8F aircraft to its fleet, bringing the number of freighters operated by the Middle…

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Toll appoints Chinery

TOLL Global Forwarding has appointed former Danzas and DHL man Paul Chinery as airfreight director in the UK. He will…

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Murmann takes Schenker air and sea role

GERMAN national Heiner Murmann has been handed responsibility for global air and ocean freight matters at DB Schenker Logistics. He…

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Martinair scraps legacy system

MARTINAIR has scrapped its legacy system in favour of a full roll-out of CHAMP Cargosystems’ Cargospot community software. The complete…

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Cargo Champion – Peter Kales

ONLY a decade or so ago, the air cargo industry was still synonymous with liquid lunches, resulting in deals being…

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One marriage made in heaven

THE announcement that Lufthansa Cargo and Chapman Freeborn Airchartering are to work closely together in a unique marketing and operational…

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American revival

When American Airlines announced on 14 February that it was to merge with US Airways, it marked yet another milestone in…

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Chapman Freeborn and Lufthansa Cargo in unique alliance

GLOBAL charter broker Chapman Freeborn Airchartering (CFA) has secured a unique strategic cooperation agreement with Lufthansa Cargo. It means that…

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Emirates and Qantas team up

EMIRATES SkyCargo and Qantas Freight are to offer customers seamless access to each other’s networks, marketing cargo capacity to a…

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Geodis Wilson appoints new chief marketing officer

GLOBAL freight management company Geodis Wilson has appointed Ivy Boyer as its chief marketing officer (CMO). She succeeds Kim Pedersen,…

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New UAE base for DHL

LOGISTICS giant DHL has unveiled its largest express ground operations facility in the Middle East and North Africa – at…

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Etihad alliances pays off

ETIHAD AIRWAYS has heralded a successful first year of its equity alliance strategy, after a financial reporting season which saw…

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Air cargo industry faces many challenges, says IATA chief

IT IS NO secret that the air cargo industry faces many challenges – especially financial, warns Tony Tyler, chief executive…

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Saudia Cargo increases West Africa flights

SAUDI Airlines Cargo has strengthened its business relationship with forwarding company Fast Forward Cargo in the UAE by increasing its…

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Latest B747-8F for Cargolux

WHILST celebrating its 43rd anniversary, Cargolux has completed another milestone – the acceptance of its 25th B747 freighter from Boeing. …

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Cargo plane fault shuts Dublin Airport

A SMALL charter cargo plane carrying laboratory rats closed the main runway of Dublin Airport (Ireland) after its front nose…

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Schiphol’s thoroughbred horse solution

A THOROUGHBRED animals centre has opened at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport. Located at the premises of handling company Aviapartner, the Schiphol…

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Cargo Champion – Frédéric Meyer

ONE could be forgiven for assuming that the ground handling industry is essentially a modern invention that emerged as a…

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Cargo Champion – Oliver Evans

IF YOU want to speak to somebody who lives and breathes the air cargo business, look no further than Oliver…

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The big switch

WHEN Lufthansa Cargo announced that it had selected the iCargo system of IBS to provide it with a next-generation IT…

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