April 2015

Joint venture to turn Muscat into air cargo crossroads

Cargolux Airlines and Oman Air have signed a joint venture agreement to develop Muscat International Airport as an air cargo…

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Virgin Atlantic Cargo strikes road feeder deal with Jan de Rijk

Virgin Atlantic Cargo has awarded a new three-year road feeder services contract to Jan de Rijk Logistics and extended its…

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Qatar first class for four legs

Qatar Airways Cargo has moved 40 of the world’s most admired show jumping and dressage horses for a major event…

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China Airlines joins Dubai DWC migration

Taiwan’s China Airlines has moved its freighter flights to the new Al Maktoum International at Dubai World Central (DWC). The…

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Jettainer gets ISO 9001

Outsourced ULD management company Jettainer has gained ISO 9001 certification following an extensive audit of its quality management systems by…

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Hong Kong carriers tail off as Euro woes mount

Cathay Pacific and Dragonair saw only a modest 1.5 per cent growth in cargo and mail traffic in March compared…

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Brussels freighters buck the trend

Cargo volume at Brussels airport rose significantly in March to 43,785 tonnes, up 8.2 per cent on the same month…

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SATS exports to go electronic

SATS, the Singapore handling company, has launched a one-stop e-Acceptance initiative for export airfreight.  SATS’ e-Acceptance procedure speeds up processing…

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LUG ramps up Frankfurt slot management

Ground handler LUG Aircargo is implementing a new ramp service and time slot management system at its Cargo City South…

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Singapore handler sets up ‘cool school’ for pharma

Singapore handling company SATS has launched an initiative to deepen its cold chain talent pool and “transform cargo acceptance” at…

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TNT goes fully automatic in Sydney

Express carrier TNT has opened a new automated hub at Erskine Park in Sydney for domestic and international shipments capable…

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New man to head Dentressangle air and sea

Loïc Gay has joined Norbert Dentressangle to head the forwarding group’s air and sea division. A graduate of EDHEC Business…

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Airfreight helps lift Kuehne + Nagel

An airfreight surge at the start of 2015 helped freight forwarder Kuehne + Nagel (K+N) to a two per cent…

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PACTL registers strong results in the first quarter

Strong import volumes helped Shanghai’s Pudong International Airport Cargo Terminal Co Ltd (PACTL) record a 12.7 per cent year-on-year tonnage…

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Lufthansa Cargo sees March decrease

Lufthansa’s revenue cargo tonne-kilometres fell by 6.0 per cent in March 2015 year on year, but cargo load factor fell…

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IAG Cargo & Exelsius 2nd GDP Academy to take place 11-12 May 2015

IAG Cargo and Exelsius, the international cold chain management consultancy, have teamed up again to provide the healthcare and life…

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Freight jump helps ACS to record

Air Charter Service (ACS) arranged just under 2,700 cargo charters in 2014, an increase of almost 29 per cent on…

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Swiss sales up, load factor down

Swiss WorldCargo’s first-quarter cargo load factor fell by 1.5 per cent to 79.3 per cent in the first three months…

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Medicine men use supply chain to stay healthy, says FedEx

More healthcare customers are using supply chains to stay competitive, according to a Frost & Sullivan report published on behalf…

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Strike hits Frankfurt as Edmonton forges ahead

Cargo volume at Germany’s Frankfurt airport was hit by the ongoing Lufthansa pilots’ dispute, falling 6.1 per cent to 189,546…

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