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Delta links up with CarePod for pet transportation
Delta Cargo has entered into an exclusive long-term partnership with CarePod, a pet technology start-up, to launch a new pet transportation strategy.A spokesperson for the US carrier said: “With a new range of smart, pet travel products and services, CarePod will help Delta better carry and monitor pets throughout the ...
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Flydubai launches animal transport service
Flydubai Cargo has launched a live animal transportation service after completing the transport of dogs and falcons for a competition in Kyrgyzstan.The airline recently transported two saluki dogs and seven falcons for a competition held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan in association with the Department of Culture and Tourism-Abu Dhabi.The airline said ...
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It's lift off for Eric the rhino as he heads to the Serengeti
Intradco Global and Qatar Airways Cargo helped transport an eight-year-old black rhino from a San Diego Zoo to Tanzania as part of a breeding programme.The logistics project to move Eric was co-ordinated by Intradco Global on behalf of the Singita Grumeti Fund – a non-profit organisation carrying out wildlife conservation ...
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Airlines face complaint over refusal to transport animals for testing
A biomedical research group in the US has filed a complaint against four major airlines over their refusal to carry animals for medical research.According to The Scientist, the National Association of Biomedical Research (NABR) filed a complaint with the US Department of Transport (DoT) against United Airlines, British Airways, China ...
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Animal transport specialist Devarez joins AirBridgeCargo
Juan Devarez, with extensive knowledge and sales experience of live animal transport worldwide, has joined the Russian-owned AirBridgeCargo from the cargo division of Middle East carrier Etihad Airways.Devarez has also worked for Air France/KLM Cargo in cargo revenue management and cargo operations officer where he specialised in live animal shipments, ...
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Zoo wants to be a "billion-by-air"? Frankfurt animal lounge does
Lufthansa Cargo’s Frankfurt Animal Lounge opened ten years ago and since then has booked in more than a billion special guests at Europe’s largest animal station.Jörg Bodenröder, senior director of handling specials at Lufthansa Cargo, said: “Many exotic species have already flown with us. From giraffes and hippopotamuses through to ...
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Room at the Inn: Liege hosts elite horses ahead of WEG
Hard on the heels of Emirates SkyCargo’s announcement of its involvement in the transportation of horses to the US ahead of the FEI World Equestrian Games, Liege Airport has confirmed its own role in getting the competition under way.Over 500 horses will depart from the Belgian gateway this month (September), ...
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Emirates SkyCargo gets World Equestrian Games off to a flying start
Dubai-based Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates Airline, has transported 67 horses on one of its Boeing 777 freighter aircraft from Liege to Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport in South Carolina in the US for the FEI World Equestrian Games Tryon 2018.This was the first of 19 charter flights that the ...
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NewsLargest US horse airlift ahead of World Equestrian Games
Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP), a relatively small air hub in the northwest corner of South Carolina becomes the focal point this weekend as what is believed to be the largest-ever airlift of horses into the US gets underway.On Sunday, afternoon, the first of 20 chartered Emirates freighters will bring 75 ...
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Cargolux in Jakarta race horse charter flight
Cargolux has flown race horses from Luxembourg to Jakarta, Indonesia, where they participated in the Asian games.The part-charter was operated in conjunction with horse transport specialist forwarder JIT-EX.This ad hoc shipment was routed directly from Luxembourg to Jakarta, which required additional preparation from the Cargolux Charter team because Jakarta is ...
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Emirates SkyCargo continues product expansion with pet service
Emirates SkyCargo has again expanded its product portfolio with the launch of Emirates Pets - a two-level transport service for domestic pets.With Emirates Pets, the entry level solution, the airline will offer airport-to-airport transportation for pets across the carrier’s network of over 160 destinations.The owner of the pet will be ...
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Air Canada Cargo becomes the first to achieve CEIV Live Animals
Air Canada Cargo has become the first airline to receive IATA’s new CEIV Live Animals certification.The Montreal-based airline received the certificate today after successfully completing the pilot programme, which was launched in April.“This certification reinforces that Air Canada Cargo is operating to the highest standards in the transport of live ...
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NewsDHL's bear necessities are Grrrrreat
Four of Japan’s Ussuri brown bears – Riku, Kai, Hanako and Amu – have safely migrated to their new sanctuary in the UK’s Yorkshire Wildlife Park, transported during a 9,000 km journey by DHL Global Forwarding.Relocating from the Japanese island of Hokkaido, the bears’ voyage saw them travel via special ...
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NewsABC Jumbo gives his giraffe friends a lift to China
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) flew 66 baby giraffes on a charter flight from South Africa to China, via the Russian cargo carrier's Moscow Sheremetyevo hub.The 'tower' of giraffes, collectively weighing around 38 tonnes, travelled on an ABC Boeing 747 freighter (pictured below) at the end of July from South Africa’s O.R. ...
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MAB Kargo flies 1,500 sheep ahead of Eid Aidil Adha festival
MAB Kargo today completed a charter flight carrying 1,500 sheep across the Java Sea from Surabaya to Kuala Lumpur.Flight MH6435 departed Surabaya’s Juanda International Airport at 17:05 with 50 tonnes of livestock and landed at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport at 20:45.This is the first ever charter that MABkargo has ...
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Kenya Airways helps rehome mistreated 'pet' lion cub
Kenya Airways has partnered with an international wildlife charity, Born Free, to airlift a one-year-old lion cub to the Big Cat Rescue Centre at Shamwari Private Game Reserve in South Africa.The cub, called King, was rescued from an apartment in Paris last summer where he was being kept illegally as ...
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NewsGulf parr for success with live salmon shipments to Dubai
The first successful shipments of live salmon parr fingerlings (Salmo salar) have flown from Scotland to Dubai.FloatPac, owners of FishPac live seafood transportation systems, said that process involved a total of 38,500 fish transported in 42 bin (pictured below) movements over a five month period on Emirates passenger aircraft under ...
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Giraffes fly with Turkish Cargo
Turkish Cargo has relocated three young giraffes from Johannesburg to Tehran via an Istanbul connecting flight.During the flight, the 16-month old giraffes were accompanied by their keepers, veterinarians and IATA Live Animals Regulation-certificated personnel from Turkish Cargo.In the past month Turkish Cargo, has relocated 10 lions, seven of which were ...
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Airfreight oxygen system for live seafood lands in Europe
The FishPac live seafood oxygen transport system is now available in Europe after its owners, FloatPac, signed an agreement with Norway-based agency LipFish to market the product.The manufacturer claims that FishPac is the world’s only approved airfreight oxygen delivery system. The first 42 units are on the water for delivery ...
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Cargolux bans hunting trophies
Cargolux has banned the transport of game hunting trophies on board its aircraft.The Luxembourg all-cargo carrier joins a growing list of airlines that refuse to carry such shipments, saying that it “does not align with the company’s ethical engagements and policies”.President and chief executive Richard Forson said: “Cargolux is committed ...