August 2016

Time to look beyond the e-AWB

The air cargo industry needs to start looking beyond the electronic air waybill (e-AWB) as supply chains will rely increasingly…

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Freightos takeover creates world’s largest air cargo rate database

Logistics technology developerFreightos has announced the acquisition of air cargo rate management provider WebCargoNet. Freightos said the acquisition would create…

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Cargo yields down at Air China Cargo

Air China Cargo saw yields decline in the first half of the year as the slowdown in the global economy…

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Digital vision: DHL staff don smart glasses to be perfect pickers

DHL Supply Chain is rolling out the next phase of its Vision Picking Programme that equips order pickers with smart…

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Logistics firm sets up new Rickenbacker operation

Logistics firm Morrison Express has opened a new hub close to Rickenbacker International Airport to serve the fashion, electronics and…

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PEMCO launches support services for conversion and MRO

Pemco World Air Services (PEMCO) engineering is adding new services to support the operators of its converted freighter aircraft and…

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Asian airlines see demand pickup in July

Asian airlines continued to record improvements in traffic in July, registering a “modest pickup” in demand for the second month…

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B&H Worldwide appoints Haythornthwaite

Aerospace logistics provider B&H Worldwide has appointed Gillian Haythornthwaite to the position of non-executive director; human resources (HR). Haythornthwaite is…

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Brokers warned of escalating cyber attacks

BACA ─ the worldwide association of air charter professionals – has issued a cyber attack alert after reports that an…

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Turkish Cargo gains pharma certification

Turkish Cargo has become the latest airline to be awarded IATA’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) certificate for…

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Finnair selects terminal operator for its new Helsinki freight hub

Finnair Cargo has selected HUB Logistics as the terminal operator for its new 37,000sq m Cool Nordic hub due to…

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Jettainer launches JettCare for ULD expertise training

Jettainer, the outsourced unit load device (ULD) management specialist, is launching JettCare, a programme to create awareness for the value and importance of…

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Five more years for Gerber as Lufthansa Cargo chief executive

Lufthansa Cargo‘s supervisory board has confirmed Peter Gerber as chief executive and executive board chairman for a further five years….

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VIDEO: Trucker Jan de Rijk bones up on T-Rex transport

Jan de Rijk Logistics has transported the 66m year old skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus Rex. Airline KLM asked the Netherlands-based…

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IPR redelivers its first ATR72 LCD conversion

IPR Conversions has redelivered its first large cargo door ATR72-202F conversion. The Switzerland-based company said the delivery of the ATR…

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Crane Worldwide opens new Heathrow office and reveals new customer portal

Freight forwarder Crane Worldwide Logistics is set to reveal a new customer IT portal following on from the opening of…

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Airfreight rates climb again in July

Airfreight rates continued to climb in July, reaching a new high for the year and closing in on last year’s…

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Schiphol’s half year cargo on the rise but passenger capacity at the limit

Amsterdam’s Schiphol  airport saw 2016 half year cargo volumes increase 1.6% over prior year to 796,801 tonnes, but the hub’s passenger capacity is…

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WFS appoints ex-Menzies Aviation boss as chief executive

Ground handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has appointed former Menzies Aviation boss Craig Smyth as its new chief executive. Smyth…

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Airports report marginal airfreight growth during the first half

Airports saw airfreight volumes increase by 0.5% during the first half of the year as demand was affected by subdued…

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