All Animal Transportation Articles – Page 8
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NewsAll the latest news from IATA's World Cargo Symposium 2019
As the global airfreight industry gathers in Singapore for IATA’s World Cargo Symposium 2019 (WCS19), the Air Cargo News editorial team of Damian Brett and Roger Hailey will be there to report from the must-attend event.Our refreshed, more user-friendly website, will have the latest news and analysis over the three ...
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NewsCargolux bans the transport of lion bones
Cargolux has banned the transport of lion bones in an effort to curb and deter the new trend in wildlife trafficking.This type of traffic has been growing over the past decade and is closely linked to both poaching and lion breeding for trophy hunts, “practices that do not align with ...
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NewsVIDEO: From the circus to a national park, Turkish Cargo helps resettle four young lions
The lions have their first taste of freedomTurkish Cargo has flown four young lions from a circus in Ukraine to their natural habitat of South Africa.Three lionesses: Luca, Charlie and Kai, plus the young male Nathan, were transported on a connecting flight from Istanbul.The lions had been used as circus ...
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Etihad jumps at the chance for a third Longines Masters horse charter
Etihad Cargo will again fly horses from Belgium to Hong Kong for the annual Longines Masters indoor show jumping event.It is the third consecutive year that the Middle East freighter operator, based in Abu Dhabi, has been entrusted with the transport of the elite show jumpers for the event.The dedicated ...
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IAG Cargo launches new best in class pet transport service
IAG Cargo has announced a new pet transportation service on flights from the UK through its partnership with PetAir UK, alongside its sister company British Airways.The service offers an “improved online booking experience” and custom crates to suit each pet, and also coincides with the unveiling of IAG Cargo’s new ...
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Pharma and horses perform well for LuxairCargo
Pharma shipments at Luxembourg Airport surged by 22% in 2018 to reach 36,830 tons, although overall cargo tonnages at the European hub edged ahead by just 2% to 957,000 tons, all handled by LuxairCargo.The airport, home hub for freighter operator Cargolux, handled 2,524 horses last year, an increase of 58% ...
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Cargolux horse sense sees record equine numbers
Cargolux Airlines International handled a record number of live animal moves in 2018, resulting in a 15.7% increase in its CV alive solution, the company’s specialised product designed for the transport of live animals.The number of equines handled by Cargolux between 2017 and 2018 surged by 30%, from 2,000 to ...
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Paws for thought: Personalised pet travel can win passenger business
Marcia Alden, chief executive of PawsGlobal, examines the upside of adding digital experiences for pet owners.On the fifth call to the airline’s call centre to ask questions about bringing her pet on the flight to Los Angeles, Kim Adams breathed a sigh of relief.Kim views her pet as a member ...
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Turkish Cargo joins the Animal Transportation Association
Turkish Cargo has joined the Animal Transportation Association (ATA), which promotes the transport of live animals in secure and ideal conditions.ATA's membership includes airlines, freight forwarders, marine companies, public institutions, universities, research agencies, animal breeders and veterinarians. It supports regulations on the international transportation requirements for live animals.The airline also ...
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Whale I never, Cargolux: Shifting to the dock of a bay for a pair of little belugas
Cargolux will sponsor a B747 freighter flight to help relocate two beluga whales, Little Grey and Little White, 6,000 miles from China to Iceland in the spring of 2019.The complex journey will see the whales move from Changfeng Ocean World in Shanghai via land, air and sea to a large ...
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AirBridgeCargo offers specialist care to cattle
Two hundred breeding cattle benefited from AirBridgeCargo’s specialist ‘abc Care’ services when they were flown from Amsterdam to Yuzhno Sakhalinsk in Russia for Intradco Global.The heifers, each weighing some 500kgs, were kept in a carefully maintained temperature environment, with every stage of the transportation monitored and controlled by the airline’s ...
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Intradco and Turkish Cargo team up to help on lion rescue
Animal transport company Intradco Global and Turkish Cargo have helped to transport four lions from Ukraine to a game reserve in South Africa on behalf of a non-profit environmental organisation.Intradco Global co-ordinated the project to move the four lions with the help of Turkish Cargo.Travelling in the lower deck hold ...
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Video: Emirates SkyCargo flies champion of the race that stops a nation
Emirates SkyCargo transported Cross Counter, a three year old horse from Dubai's Godolphin stables, which won the Melbourne Cup, Australia’s biggest horse racing event and commonly referred to as the race that stops a nation.Following the race victory, Emirates SkyCargo transported the champion horse from Melbourne to Dubai on a ...
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Puppy Louie is on Kenya Airways' inaugural flight from JFK to Nairobi
Kenya Airways has launched its first non-stop service between JFK New York and JKIA–Nairobi, making it the first airline to offer a non-stop flight between East Africa and the US.The airline already serves Africa, Europe, Middle-East, Indian sub-continent and Asia. The opening of the US destination completes an "essential piece" ...
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Top dog Air France KLM is the cat's whiskers for pet transport
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP Cargo) emerged as a prize winner at the Annual International Pet and Animal Association (IPATA) conference in Melbourne. AFKLMP Cargo won the most votes in the Best Pet Shipping Airline for Asia & Oceania category.Gerald Bergkamp, director specialties at AFKLMP Cargo, said: “We are ...
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It's horses for courses for CargoLogicAir
CargoLogicAir (CLA) has transported elite race horses on two Boeing 747 freighter flights from the US to Europe.The flights took place at the end of October from Atlanta to London Stansted and from Chicago to Shannon in the Republic of Ireland and followed CLA being awarded a US Department of ...
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Cargolux signs United for Wildlife pledge
Cargolux has signed the United for Wildlife International Taskforce on the Transportation of Illegal Wildlife Products declaration.The European all-cargo carrier said that the move demonstrated its commitment to animal welfare and ethical standards.Added a spokesperson for the Luxembourg-based airline: "The statement, made in good faith, is not legally binding but ...
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Animals carried as cargo force Lufthansa to ban dry ice
Lufthansa Cargo has “provisionally decided” not to transport dry ice in the bellies of Boeing 747 passenger aircraft, due to potential clashes with live animals being shipped in the same hold.After initial confusion about whether a ban was in place when contacted by Air Cargo News last week, a Lufthansa ...
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FloatPac: flushing facility for fresher fish
FloatPac is developing a new bin flushing capability that will enhance both the welfare and quality of live fish in transit.Peter Rankin, a marine biologist with the Australian firm, noted that while it is possible to manage the water in a holding tank prior to transport, access during a flight ...
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Turkish Cargo carries big cats to Istanbul
Turkish Cargo has transported several wild animals from the Biopark ŠTÍT breeding facility in Prague to Istanbul.The four tigers, three lions, three cheetahs, two lynxes and one cougar were accompanied by their keepers and veterinarians. In addition, Turkish Cargo staff certified under IATA’s Live Animals Regulations joined the predators on ...