August 2017

LUG extends Health Care Center at Frankfurt airport

LUG air cargo handling has modernised and expanded its Health Care Center (HCC) at Frankfurt Airport in a 650 sq…

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Air Partner sees profits rise as Qatar blockade creates opportunities

Aviation services company Air Partner expects to see first-half pre-tax profits increase to £4m from £3m during the same period…

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Dachser the latest forwarder to warn of airfreight capacity shortages

Dachser has become the latest freight forwarder to warn customers that the air cargo industry faces a capacity crunch in…

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Hong Kong air cargo operations returning to normal after typhoon strikes

Cargo operations at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) are returning to normal this morning after typhoon Hato battered the region,…

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European airports report best H1 air cargo performance since 2010

European industry body, Airports Council International, said that there had been a surge in freight traffic across the continent during…

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ABC sees cargo demand soar 16% in H1

AirBridgeCargo (ABC) reported a 16% surge in volumes during the first half of the year, boosted by particularly strong demand across…

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Panalpina Luxembourg licensed to handle organic produce

Panalpina’s hub at Luxembourg Airport has been licensed to handle organic fruits and vegetables by Certysis, an inspection and certification body…

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MIA welcomes all-cargo airline TACA Peru

South American air cargo carrier Trans American Airlines (TACA Peru) has launched freighter services to South America via Miami International…

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Qatar Airways links up with DoKaSch for pharma containers

Qatar Airways Cargo has signed an agreement with DoKaSch Temperature Solutions to offer the Frankfurt-based equipment specialist’s Opticooler range of…

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Bangkok Airways and Thai Airways form air cargo partnership

Bangkok Airways and Thai Airways have signed a cargo co-operation deal to share space on each others flights. Through the…

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Cargo operations disrupted as typhoon strikes Hong Kong

Cargo operations from Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) have been severely disrupted as Typhoon Hato batters the region. In a…

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Airfreight prices jump in July, but rate of improvement narrows

Airfreight rates climbed again in July as volumes continue to soar and forwarders anticipate a strong peak season, but the…

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Alderman-Davis promoted at Ligentia

Lee Alderman-Davis has been promoted to global air director at UK-based supply chain management company Ligentia. Three years ago, Ligentia…

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Finnair goes green at new cargo hub

Finnair Cargo will utilise solar power at its new COOL Nordic hub to help power the facility as part of…

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Atlas Air and Nippon Cargo expand B747 freighter deal

Atlas Air Worldwide has entered into an agreement to operate a second Boeing B747-400F on behalf of Nippon Cargo Airlines…

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Bhatnagar named as director of Delta’s Cargo Control Center

Delta Cargo has appointed Vishal Bhatnagar to the new role of director of the US carrier’s Cargo Control Center (CCC)….

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SF Airlines adds freighter number 40

Chinese express cargo carrier SF Airlines last week added its 40th freighter aircraft to its fleet. The freighter operator, which…

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DHL forwarding achieves IATA CEIV in Frankfurt and Hamburg

DHL Global Forwarding’s airfreight stations in Frankfurt and Hamburg have achieved IATA’s CEIV pharma Standard. DHL started to certify its…

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Chicago opens second phase of cargo expansion

Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport has celebrated the official second phase opening of its $220m Northeast Cargo (NEC) development. City mayor…

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Turkish Cargo sees freight traffic take off in 1H

Turkish Cargo registered a double-digit percentage improvement in cargo revenues during the first half of the year, helped by strong…

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