March 2015

Fast cargo connections for Emirates’ Dubai switch

EMIRATES SkyCargo’s plan to complete the transfer of its freighter base to Al Maktoum Airport (DWC) by May has gathered…

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Aer Lingus Cargo to use Envirotainer cold chain containers

AER LINGUS has received approval from the Irish Aviation Authority to use Envirotainer ULDs with their heating, cooling and dry-ice…

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B777s make Cathay one of the quietest at Heathrow

CATHAY PACIFIC is now one of the most environment-friendly ‘quiet’ airlines operating out of London Heathrow, it is claimed.  The…

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Air Canada installs explosives detectors

AIR CANADA is using new desktop explosives trace detector devices to screen air cargo shipments in situ. Morpho’s Itemiser DX…

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Freighters are here to stay, says ABC

THE passenger B777, with its market-changing belly capacity, has had a significant impact on the air cargo industry – but…

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Charters grew by 14 per cent for ACS

AIRCRAFT charter specialist Air Charter Service [ACS] completed almost 7,500 charter contracts in its financial year 1 February 2013 to…

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IAG Cargo boosts capacity to Singapore with A380 super jumbo service

CARGO customers in Singapore will benefit from additional capacity on IAG Cargo’s new A380 super jumbo service which is planned…

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Saudia Cargo boosts belly capacity this summer

SAUDI Airlines Cargo is increasing its belly cargo capacity on new B777 international routes to Manchester in the UK and…

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Australian Customs finds ephedrine drug in air cargo

CUSTOMS and border protection officers seized six kilos of the drug ephedrine – which was secreted inside 18 bicycle seats…

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Qantas Freight awards Heathrow ground handling to dnata

GROUND handler dnata and Australian airline Qantas Freight have agreed a partnership that will see dnata’s UK business provide handling…

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Emirates’ B777 ships Mini teaching labs

EMIRATES SkyCargo has been using its B777s to transport fully functional DNA laboratories packed into the trunks of two Mini…

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Chapman Freeborn delivers unmanned surface vehicle

AIR charter broker Chapman Freeborn and logistics partners SPI International and Logik Logistics International have successfully transported this first ever…

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Carsten Hernig becomes new Jettainer MD

CARSTEN HERNIG, 39, is the new managing director of ULD outsource specialist Jettainer. “He is not only a homegrown talent,…

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AEI delivers B737-400SF to FarnAir Europe

AERONAUTICAL Engineers Inc (AEI) has delivered the first of four B737-400SF freighters to Switzerland-based integrator support airline FarnAir Europe. The…

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Volga-Dnepr delivers 103-tonne turbine rotor

THIS 103-tonne turbine rotor has arrived in Yekaterinburg, Russia, onboard an An-124-100 Ruslan heavy freighter aircraft operated by Volga-Dnepr Airlines….

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Bangkok ground handler wins EU security validation

BANGKOK Flight Services (BFS), a WFS Group company, has been validated as a Regulated Agent (RA3), enabling it to accept…

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Air Zimbabwe board ‘investigated’

REPORTS from Harare claim that Air Zimbabwe has had its entire board of directors fired by Zimbabwean Minister of Transport,…

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Amsterdam’s air cargo ‘remote scanning’ pilot under way

REPRESENTATIVES from forwarder Rhenus Logistics and Dutch Customs authorities have put a ‘remote scanning’ of airfreight shipments pilot scheme into…

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Ruslan International moves giant power station rotor

RUSLAN International, which manages and markets the combined fleets of its shareholders Antonov Airlines and Volga Dnepr Airlines, has carried…

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Lufthansa Cargo says it with roses

LUFTHANSA Cargo flew 1,000 tonnes of long-stem roses from cut-flower producing nations Kenya, Colombia and Ecuador to Germany, so millions…

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