March 2015

K+N: ‘There will always be a need for freighters’

LOGISTICS giant Kuehne + Nagel believes that freighter aircraft will continue to play an important role global supply chains, despite…

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Chapman Freeborn appoints Portuguese agent

CHARTER specialist Chapman Freeborn (CF) has appointed ALS Portugal Aviation & Logistics Solutions as its exclusive representative for the Portuguese…

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Management changes at Turkish Cargo

TURKISH CARGO has appointed Tarik Parlak as its new regional cargo manager for central and southern Europe.  Parlak formerly served…

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MASKargo boss resigns

MASKARGO boss Mohd Yunus Idris has resigned as the company’s chief executive officer. Unconfirmed local press reports suggest that poor ground…

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John Batten leaves Coyne Airways

COYNE AIRWAYS has appointed Liana Coyne as chief operating officer as part of a restructure that sees managing director John Batten leave the charter…

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New editor at Air Cargo News

ROGER HAILEY has been appointed Editor of Air Cargo News. Roger has been writing about freight and logistics for 30 years,…

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New sales manager at Geodis India

GLOBAL freight management company Geodis Wilson has appointed Sascha Von Ometzinski as national sales manager.  Von Ometzinski will be responsible…

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Lee leaves SIA Cargo to join Tiger Airways

SINGAPORE AIRLINES CARGO president Lee Lik Hsin is to be the new group chief executive of Singapore-based budget passenger airline Tiger Airways, in…

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New boss for SIA Cargo

SINGAPORE Airlines Cargo has appointed Chin Yau Seng as its new president. Chin takes over from Lee Lik Hsin, who has taken…

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New air cargo boss at CEVA

GLOBAL supply chain management company CEVA Logistics has appointed Michael Schaecher as its new chief operating officer of global airfreight….

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Panalpina’s new ‘lean’ business model

PANALPINA is the first global logistics company to gain accreditation for its ‘lean training’ programme. The achievement comes two years…

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Düsseldorf Airport’s cargo boom

LAST year saw the best cargo results for a dozen years at Germany’s Düsseldorf Airport. A total of more than…

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Hamilton Airport to build US$11m air cargo facility

JOHN C MUNRO Hamilton International Airport has released details of this US$11million new Air Cargo Logistics Facility, which is due…

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Emirates to launch Boston service

EMIRATES Airline is expanding its transatlantic belly cargo offering with services to Boston in the USA. Daily flights from the…

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2014 ‘a challenging year for air cargo’

GLOBAL air cargo grew by only 1.4 per cent last year as the whole industry fought its way out of…

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United Cargo orders portable explosives detectors

UNITED Airlines Cargo has ordered 54 portable explosives trace detectors (ETDs) to screen airfreight shipments at US domestic and international…

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Aer Lingus starts Boston service

AER LINGUS has inaugurated daily B757 services from Shannon Airport to Boston.  The new service marks the start of the Irish…

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Volga-Dnepr completes 1,100th flight for oil and gas industry

VOLGA-DNEPR Airlines has completed its 1,100th flight for customers in the oil and gas industry with this delivery of 45…

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One Question

James Woodrow, cargo director, Cathay Pacific. answers: ‘AIR cargo is moving into an era of fewer freighter operators. Those that remain…

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Jacques Ancher wins TIACA ‘Hall of Fame’ award

AIR CARGO veteran Jacques Ancher is the 2014 winner of The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) Hall of Fame award….

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