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Cargolux reveals details of its new Chinese cargo airline
Cargolux has outlined the details of its new cargo airline based in China, which will launch with three Boeing 747 aircraft on transpacific and intra-Asia routes, but then expand to five freighters within three years.Cargolux president and chief executive Dirk Reich, speaking in Luxembourg at the welcoming ceremony for the ...
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TNT wins Harding Safety air and road contract
TNT has been awarded a five-year contract covering air and road express services with supplier of lifesaving equipment, Harding Safety.TNT will become the exclusive carrier for all spares shipments for Harding Safety at global level and will provide a full range of express delivery services using its integrated road and ...
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Swiss WorldCargo to offer single process e-AWB to forwarders
Swiss WorldCargo has begun offering the electronic air waybill (e-AWB) single process, which it hopes will accelerate the adoption of the e-AWB throughout its network.The airline said that following a four month trial it now accepts single process e-AWB shipments in Zurich, Montreal, Los Angeles, New York JFK and Copenhagen.The ...
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AF KLM looks for deeper links with China Southern
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo is already looking beyond the first phase of its new freight network and ground handling partnership agreement with China Southern Cargo.Bram Gräber, executive vice president of the European carrier’s cargo division, said: “We are pragmatic cargo people, so let’s call this agreement phase one. It ...
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Moscow hub move for Transaero
Russian airline takeover target Transaero is moving all its flights at Moscow's Domodedovo airport to the capital’s Vnukovo airport from October 25.News of the relocation comes just a few weeks after rival Russian carrier Aeroflot confirmed that it is to acquire the assets and routes of debt-laden Transaero.The country’s second ...
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CAL to introduce third B747F by year end
CAL Cargo Airlines is to expand its freighter fleet with a third aircraft, a Boeing 747-400F which is set to join on a long term lease from late 2015 or early 2016.The Israel-headquartered niche freighter operator, hubbed out of Liege airport in Belgium, is in expansion mode and has just ...
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BCUBE gains Malpensa CEIV for pharma
Italy-based airport handler BCUBE Air Cargo has received IATA’s CEIV certification (Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators) for pharmaceutical handling at its Malpensa Logistica Europa facility.The Malpensa airport certification follows CEIV accreditation for the company’s Fiumicino airport hub in July this year.BCUBE Air Cargo, part of the Italian logistics group ...
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Yusen opens Schiphol pharma hub
Yusen Logistics has opened a dedicated pharmaceuticals gateway at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport.It represents the official launch of the Japan-based logistic player’s global pharma airfreight service, which is compliant with the Good Distribution Practice (GDP) protocol.Hiromitsu Kuramoto, president of Yusen Logistics, speaking at the opening ceremony in the Netherlands, said: “This ...
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ACS first-half revenues jump by 41%
Air Charter Service (ACS) has reported a "strong" set of result for the first half of the year, with revenues up by 41%.Although it didn't reveal exact figures, it is under no obligation to do so under its private ownership, the company said it had experienced an increase in revenue, ...
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CAL begins expansion through Liege with new US route
CAL Cargo Airlines has begun its expansion from its Liege hub with the creation of a new round-trip service to the US.The new service will launch on September 25 using the airline's nose loading Boeing 747-400s and includes two weekly rotations between Atlanta and Liege.The airline already provided services to ...
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Air Partner cargo arm remains a key component
Air Partner, the UK-based global aviation services group with a cargo charter division, saw half year gross profit rose by 13% to £12.1m while underlying operating profit and underlying profit before tax doubled to £2.2m.Mark Briffa, chief executive of Air Partner, commented: "Our first half performance is a great testament ...
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Cargolux streamlines road feeder network
SPECIAL REPORT: All-cargo airline Cargolux has streamlined its European road feeder service (RFS) network, slashing the number of trucking providers from over 35 to just six.Unlike many rivals, which consolidated their RFS providers over the years, the European freighter airline has so far stressed the flexibility of using the best ...
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GEFCO says more acquisitions to come following IJS Global deal
Expansionist logistics firm GEFCO will target more acquisitions, following yesterday’s move for forwarder IJS Global, as it strives to double its turnover.The Russian Railways majority-owned company has ambitions to increase turnover from €4bn to €8bn by 2020.As part of this growth, forwarding arm GEFCO Overseas has the target of increasing ...
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Rolls-Royce to Airbus with no time to lose
Ruslan International has completed a milestone cross-channel flight for Rolls-Royce, transporting a new Trent XWB-97 engine from the UK’s East Midlands airport to the Airbus testing facility in Toulouse, France.The aeromanufacturer’s highest ever thrust production engine will undergo extensive testing at the Airbus workshops.Heavy air cargo specialist Ruslan International used ...
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IAG hopes high-tech demand will fill new San Jose flight
IAG Cargo will offer a new transatlantic route between its Heathrow hub and San Jose in California from May next year as it hopes to capitalise on the continued growth of high-tech manufacturing in the region.The British Airways and Iberia cargo arm will utilise belly capacity on a BA Boeing ...
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Logistics consolidation continues as GEFCO swoops on IJS Global
Automotive logistics specialist GEFCO Group has pushed ahead with its diversification drive and expanded its airfreight operation with the acquisition of Dutch freight forwarder IJS Global from private equity firm Nimbus.Amsterdam-headquartered IJS Global specialises in air and sea forwarding and generated revenues of €160m in 2014.It has an operational footprint ...
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VIDEO: Air Charter Service celebrates 25 years in business
Air Charter Service (ACS) has commissioned a special film (see below) charting its history to celebrate 25 years since chairman Chris Leach and his wife Tina founded the company in the basement of their London home.Leach, who previously worked for Saturn Airways, Transamerica Airlines and freight forwarder Savino Del Bene, ...
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Lufthansa Cargo teams up with Red Cross for aid flight
Lufthansa Cargo has teamed up with the German Red Cross to fly more than 15,000 camp beds from North America to Germany to help with the refugee crisis.This morning (September 22) a Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 flight from Washington landed at the airline’s Frankfurt hub carrying approximately 1,000 camp beds.The remaining ...
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Swiss WorldCargo's Oliver Evans looks to the future
As he prepares to let go of the helm at Swiss WorldCargo on September 30, Oliver Evans is preoccupied with the future. Not just his own, but that of air cargo.“My original idea was to divide my time between two or three lines in leadership development, new technology and change ...
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Jan de Rijk swoops on pharma specialist Omega Logistics
Airfreight road feeder service provider Jan de Rijk Logistics has acquired Omega Logistics as it looks to expand its temperature control operation.The deal sees Jan de Rijk take 100% control of the Dutch logistics company, which offers a temperature controlled distribution network to pharmacies, hospitals, patients and other healthcare facilities, ...