May 2015

My Opinion

Asked what one piece of advice he would give his successor, Jonas van Stekelenburg “I’m of the generation which successfully stopped the implementation of e-freight…

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Another step forward for e-freight

Air France-KLM-Martinair Cargo along with Rhenus and Cargonaut have digitised truck processing at the KLM Cargo area at Amsterdam’s Schiphol…

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Freighters have a future

Lufthansa Cargo has insisted that freighters still have a future despite some in the industry suggesting that there is an…

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CEVA appoints Turhan Ozen as head of global healthcare

CEVA Logistics has appointed Turhan Ozen as senior vice president responsible for the company’s recently launched global healthcare sector. Ozen…

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Decision on UK airport capacity needed quickly

The UK’s Freight Transport Association (FTA) has joined calls for the UK government to make a decision on airport capacity…

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SIA’s first A350-900 takes shape

Airbus has begun final assembly of the first A350-900 for Singapore Airlines at its facilities in Toulouse, France. The aircraft…

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Network Aviation Group secures MD-11Fs

Network Aviation Group has secured freighter capacity under a new long term contract with Western Global, the freighter ACMI provider…

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Turkish Cargo adds new African freighter destination

Turkish Airlines’ cargo division has added a tenth African destination to its freighter network. Turkish Cargo announced that it had…

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Finnish aviation strike cancelled

The Finnish Aviation Union has withdrawn a strike threat that was set to bring disruption to cargo operations in the…

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Chicago supply chains hit by congestion

Trucks picking up and dropping off cargo at Chicago-O’Hare International airport face waits of up to nine hours as a…

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LUG introduces Frankfurt collection slot software

Ground handler LUG Aircargo has introduced its new ramp service and time slot management software at its Cargo City South…

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NGA to cease operations at the end of May

Main-deck cargo airline Nordic Global Airlines will cease operations at the end of the month after overcapacity in the market…

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P2F partnership confirms A321 conversions to start this year

Aircraft sales, leasing and conversion group PACAVI and partner Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Co (Gameco) have confirmed they will begin…

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Nepal relief effort continues

Continuing earthquakes in Nepal are affecting relief efforts as logistics teams ramp-up their efforts to ensure aid reaches the most…

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Agility’s airfreight yields boost Q1 performance

Improving airfreight yields have helped push logistics firm Agility to a 5 percent year-on-year improvement in profits during the first…

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SIA Cargo operating loss narrows to S$22m

SIA Cargo made a S$22m operating loss in the 2014-15 financial year, compared with a S$100m loss in prior year…

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DHL Global Forwarding suspends transformation programme

German logistics giant Deutsche Post DHL has suspended its forwarding division’s transformation programme after admitting its roll-out was affecting business…

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Volga-Dnepr delivers 45 tons of humanitarian cargo to Nepal

Volga-Dnepr has delivered 45 tons of humanitarian cargo on behalf of the Norwegian Red Cross to help earthquake victims in…

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Urgent charter keeps Brazilian oil plant working

Chapman Freeborn Airchartering and Volga-Dnepr Airlines have delivered a time-critical outsize part for the oil industry in Brazil, flying a…

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WFS has a shopping list of acquisitions

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), the world’s largest cargo handler, has a shopping list of acquisitions after being acquired by a…

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