October 6, 2016

Airports and air industry sign green pact

Airports Council International (ACI) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to step up…

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Airlink responds to Haiti hurricane

Rapid response organisation Airlink says it is seeing strong demand for cargo airlift to Haiti following the hurricane there. It…

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Cargolux signs deal for high-tech containers

Cargolux Airlines has signed a global rental agreement to use va-Q-tec’s advanced passive containers for its temperature-sensitive pharma shipments. The…

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New cool centre to spearhead south Indian cargo drive

Air India SATS Airport Services (AISATS) has started trial operations at what it describes as the country’s first integrated on-airport…

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Canada brings in known shipper system

Transport Canada has issued new requirements for cargo loaded on passenger aircraft from October 17, including two new shipper categories….

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Deutsche Post sends team to Haiti

Deutsche Post DHL Group is sending a disaster response team (DRT) to Port-au-Prince in Haiti to help with the response…

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Singapore signs Zodiac for airfreight container deal

Zodiac Aerospace is to supply more than 2,000 of its Herculight S AKE cargo containers to Singapore Airlines Cargo. The…

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Air cargo forum told of better times ahead

The first 15 years of the century have not been kind to the air cargo industry – but there could…

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Load factors at historic lows, says IATA

Global freight tonne kilometres (FTKs) rose 3.9% year-on-year in August but available FTKs rose even faster, by 4.1%, leading to…

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New MD for Munich Airport

Andrea Gebbeken has been appointed as a third managing director at Munich Airport, alongside Dr Michael Kerkloh and Thomas Weyer….

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Report pours cold water on Manston Airport’s cargo prospects

A report commissioned by the local council is unenthusiastic about plans to reopen Manston Airport in south-east England as a…

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CH Robinson opens in Vancouver

US logistics company CH Robinson has opened a new global forwarding office in Vancouver, led by Sohrab Kazerooni. It forms…

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IAI choses Ancra for freighter loading

Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI) has chosen Ancra International as a preferred supplier of cargo loading systems for its 767-300 converted…

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UPS to reduce Ireland-Switzerland delivery times by 48 hours

Parcels carrier UPS says it has shaved up to 48 hours off deliveries between Ireland and Switzerland through enhancements to…

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DHL claims high-tech leadership in Italy after MIT buy

Deutsche Post DHL Group contract logistics arm, DHL Supply Chain, has bought niche Italian operator MIT Safetrans, saying that it…

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Belfast back to normal after damaged TNT freighter moved

The damaged TNT 737 freighter that disrupted operations at Belfast International Airport yesterday (Tuesday, 4 October) has been towed off…

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