May 2017

DHL tech makes for a speedier, safer warehouse

DHL Supply Chain is testing new technology that monitors warehouse activity in real-time at three pilot sites in Germany, the…

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Qatar to fly to Saudi hub

Qatar Airways has launched thrice-weekly Airbus A320 passenger weekly flights between its Doha hub and Yanbu, increasing to four times…

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Etihad steps up service to Ohio hub

Etihad is to start a second weekly 777F freighter service to Rickenbacker on May 12 following a new $40m agreement…

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Refresh for Ireland’s longest runway

Shannon Airport has started work on a €15 million project to upgrade its runway, the longest in Ireland at 3,199…

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Antonov sets its sights on US and Hong Kong

Heavylift carrier Antonov Airlines is to establish a presence in the US and Hong Kong as part of its expansion…

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Qatar to launch Heathrow freighter

Qatar Airways Cargo is launching a weekly A330 freighter flight to London’s Heathrow Airport from its Doha hub on June…

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Boom times for Luxembourg cargo

Luxembourg airport says it saw exceptionally high growth of 16.4% in the first four months of 2017 , hitting the…

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Four more years for Etihad-Jettainer deal

Etihad Airways is to extend its cooperation with ULD management company Jettainer until 2021. The Lufthansa-owned outsourcing firm will continue…

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Lufthansa Cargo to go nine times a week to Shanghai

Increased frequencies to Shanghai and Guangzhou are among the recent timetable changes announced by Lufthansa Cargo. The Shanghai service goes…

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UPS satisfies the need for speed

UPS has launched an Express Critical service in Europe for shipments such as parts for grounded aircraft parts or urgently…

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New routes for bmi regional

Short-haul UK airline bmi regional has launched new routes from Birmingham to Gothenburg and Nuremberg. Both be operated six times…

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Airfreight industry rallies round to help Yemen kids

Customers of Coyne Airways and Air Charter Service are helping life-saving support from War Child UK get through to the…

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Cargospot is the champ in Austria

Champ Cargosystems has signed Linz Airport in Austria for its ‘out-of-the-box’ Cargospot Handling IT solution.   Currently handling 46,000 tonnes…

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DHL has vision of a shared future

The ‘Sharing Economy’ is shaking up logistics and the latter will in turn play a major role in shaping it,…

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Airline taps into pharma demand with va-Q-tec containers

Portuguese airline TAP Cargo has signed a global rental agreement with temperature-controlled container rental specialist va-Q-tec. TAP said the partnership…

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Kerry takes stake in Italy’s Tuvia

Asian forwarder Kerry Logistics is to buy a majority stake in Italy’s Tuvia Group. Tuvia Italia is active in air,…

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Tehran firm aims to beat the jams

A new courier firm aims to tap into Tehran’s 400,000 parcels per day market, drawing inspiration from the Uber taxi…

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Chapman Freeborn takes main stake in Magma Aviation

Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has increased its stake in UK-based aircraft management firm Magma Aviation to 75%. Chapman Freeborn held a…

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Boring!

A firm that calls itself ‘The Boring Company’ has been dubbed “amazing and impossible” by commentators – at least according to their…

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Airfreight industry calls for data pipeline

Participants called for a “data pipeline” for air cargo at a recent workshop organised by the Trade&Cargo Facilitation Association (TCF)….

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