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TNT adds freighter service to Malta
Express operator TNT has launched a B737-400 freighter service to Malta from its European air hub in Liege, Belgium.The flight will run five times a week, with a stopover in Marseilles, France, on both the outbound and inbound journeys. The flight arrives at Malta International Airport in the morning and ...
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Adria extends Frankfurt cargo contract
Adria Airways has extended its handling contract with Fraport Cargo Services (FCS) at Frankfurt airport, Europe’s largest cargo hub.FCS will continue handling all the Slovenian national airline's freight operations at Frankfurt, continuing a commercial relationship that stretches back to 1990.Andreas Helfer, managing director of FCS, said: “We regard this step ...
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SAS signs agreement with the Norwegian Pilot Union
SAS has signed a new collective bargain agreement with the Norwegian pilot union NSF, after a strike that lasted for seven days and involved 17 pilots.The Scandinavian carrier has now reached agreement with all of its pilot unions on contracts that "create conditions for future expansion".The Norwegian pilot union NSF ...
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AF-KLM-Martinair Cargo targets express market with new hub
AF-KLM-Martinair Cargo has opened its €22m Hub Express at Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) airport that expects to ride the higher-yield e-commerce parcels wave from Asia to consumers worldwide.The eight-line sortation hub on a 7,600 sq m footprint is located just ten minutes from the bellyholds of the carrier’s 450 passenger ...
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Etihad and Emirates: no contact from Netherlands over Schiphol landing rights
UPDATE: Etihad Airways and Emirates have claimed they have yet to be informed of any changes related to operations in the Netherlands, as the Dutch government introduces a temporary ban on extra landing rights being issued to Gulf airlines calling at Schiphol.The Dutch government has blocked Gulf airlines from obtaining ...
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IAG takeover of Aer Lingus moves forward
IAG’s latest takeover bid for Aer Lingus has been accepted by the Irish airline’s board, with both companies reaching agreement on a recommended offer that values the company at €1.4bn.The two companies recommended an offer of €2.55 per Aer Lingus share and the payment of a cash dividend of €0.5 ...
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Jettainer opens JettHub at Frankfurt Airport
Jettainer has opened its new home at Frankfurt Airport, bringing together its repair shop and ULD hub.The new 17,000 sq m JettHub facility can handle around 750,000 ULDs per year, can host up to 9,000 containers and pallets at one time and is linked directly to the apron.Previously, its outsourced ...
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Alitalia: "The show goes on" says AF-KLM cargo boss
Air France-KLM’s cargo boss says that the “show goes on” with Alitalia, despite the Italian flag carrier’s intention to end a belly space marketing partnership agreement with the Franco-Dutch airline when it ends in early 2017.Bram Gräber, executive vice president of Air France-KLM-Martinair Cargo, confirmed that Alitalia has notified AF-KLM ...
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Optimistic airfreight forwarders
European airfreight forwarders are expecting volumes to continue to increase over the coming two months.The latest monthly Danske Bank forwarder index for expectations for the coming two months came in at 57 points, with any figure above 50 suggesting that participants expect volumes to grow over the period.The April survey ...
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New app for ground handlers set for launch
An international version of a new app allowing ground handlers to share important photo documentation is set to be launched at the start of June.The Blimp app was launched in Germany at the beginning of the year, but its developer, Crispy Mountain, has announced plans to introduce an English version ...
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Envirotainer appoints new COO
Envirotainer has appointed Johan Nordenberg, currently head of cold chain services, as its new chief operating officer.Nordenberg will succeed Gabriel Andersson, who has accepted the position as chief executive of supply chain IT provider Extend, from August.Envirotainer chief executive Simon Angeldorff said: “We regret that Gabriel is leaving Envirotainer but ...
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Olympic flame leaves Athens
UPS Airlines and Athens International Airport have completed an olympic size task; arranging transport of the Olympic flame.On May 18, a UPS flight arrived at Athens Airport to collect the Olympic flame for transportation to the US.The flame was taken from Athens to the UPS hub at Cologne Bonn airport ...
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Alitalia to scrap AF-KLM agreements from 2017
Alitalia will not renew its partnership agreement and ancillary joint ventures agreements with Air France-KLM when they come up for renewal in early 2017.The agreements govern passenger services operated by the three carriers between Italy and France and beyond, and between Italy and the Netherlands and beyond, as well as ...
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Another step forward for e-freight
Air France-KLM-Martinair Cargo along with Rhenus and Cargonaut have digitised truck processing at the KLM Cargo area at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport.Truck drivers arriving at the KLM Cargo area at Schiphol are now able to deliver air cargo directly to designated loading docks without stopping at the documentation desk.The new eLink ...
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Freighters have a future
Lufthansa Cargo has insisted that freighters still have a future despite some in the industry suggesting that there is an increasing trend for the use of bellyhold.Speaking at the Air Cargo Europe Conference, Lufthansa Cargo board member products & sales Alexis von Hoensbroech said that Lufthansa Cargo was perhaps the ...
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CEVA appoints Turhan Ozen as head of global healthcare
CEVA Logistics has appointed Turhan Ozen as senior vice president responsible for the company’s recently launched global healthcare sector.Ozen has over 25 years' experience in the supply chain management industry, most recently serving as CEVA’s vice president, business development for the Balkans, Middle East and Africa. He joined CEVA in ...
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Decision on UK airport capacity needed quickly
The UK's Freight Transport Association (FTA) has joined calls for the UK government to make a decision on airport capacity as soon as possible.The call comes as the industry awaits the publication of a report by the Airports Commission on the country's future airport capacity plans.The options include a third ...
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Turkish Cargo adds new African freighter destination
Turkish Airlines’ cargo division has added a tenth African destination to its freighter network.Turkish Cargo announced that it had today launched a dedicated A330 freighter service to Dakar.The service heads from Istanbul to Los Angeles then onto Dakar before returning to Turkey.“These all-cargo flights will supplement the already substantial cargo ...
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Finnish aviation strike cancelled
The Finnish Aviation Union has withdrawn a strike threat that was set to bring disruption to cargo operations in the country later this week.The union had warned that its members would be taking part in a strike on May 19 and 20 in connection with a dispute over a collective ...
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LUG introduces Frankfurt collection slot software
Ground handler LUG Aircargo has introduced its new ramp service and time slot management software at its Cargo City South terminal in Frankfurt.The software automates the allocation of loading bays for the delivery and collection of shipments as well as for road feeder services.Users can reserve slots at the ramp ...