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DHL signs up for four more A330-300P2Fs
DHL Express has signed up for four more A330-300 passenger-to-freighter conversions from ST Aerospace subsidiary Elbe Flugzeugwerke.The express operator, which in July last year became the launch customer for the conversion programme with an order for two of the aircraft, said the deal also includes options for a further 10 ...
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time:matters to enter US market as founder departs
Time-critical logistics firm time:matters is set to expand operations to the US later this year, while the company founder has revealed he is leaving for new opportunities.Time:matters founder and chief executive FJ Miller told Air Cargo News that the company was currently setting up a presence in the US in ...
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Siemens' rotor to Kuwait is project managed by Volga-Dnepr
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has completed the urgent delivery of a 57-tonne generator rotor to Kuwait on behalf of energy shipper Siemens.Siemens asked Volga-Dnepr to project manage the shipment using one of the Russian airline’s An-124-100 freighters to ensure that the 11-metre long cargo reached its destination on-time from the manufacturing site ...
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Germany's BARIG, speaking up for air cargo
BARIG has been speaking for Germany’s airlines for 65 years – and cargo is a key part of its role, as Ivan Santoro and Michael Hoppe tell Peter Conway.Europe’s biggest national airline association turned 65 on June 8, with a celebration attended by 250 representatives from air traffic control, cargo ...
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Virgin Atlantic's Steve Buckerfield - Like father, like son
A young Steve Buckerfield sampled his first taste of the air cargo business when his father Chris took him to the Seaboard World Airlines offices at Heathrow on a Saturday morning.Those first glances of a glistening Boeing 747 freighter on the tarmac and playing with the telex paper tape in ...
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Lars Syberg: Cargolux, airfreight’s flexible friend
Lars Syberg, a former freight forwarder and pharma shipper, has made a further shift within the supply chain as the new executive vice president of global logistics at Cargolux, the European all-freighter carrier.Danish-born Syberg, who has an MBA, also worked for Flying Tiger, not the famous and now defunct US-based ...
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ALHA opens Rome Fiumicino cargo terminal
Alha Group, the Italian airfreight handling and trucking services provider, has opened a specialised goods cargo terminal at Rome's Fiumicino airport (FCO).The facility is able to offer security services — including active alarm systems, anti-intrusion devices and 24/7 CCTV monitoring — for high value cargo, plus specialist temperature-controlled areas for ...
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Qatar awards Stockholm ground handling deal to WFS
Qatar Airways has selected Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) to provide it with cargo handling services at Stockholm Arlanda Airport.The three-year deal will see WFS provide cargo handling for Qatar's 13 direct flights a week between the Swedish capital and Doha.WFS expects to handle some 12,000 tonnes a year for Qatar ...
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Pilot project speeds cargo transport between Frankfurt and Schiphol
A new pilot project between various users of Schiphol airport has sped up the transport of cargo between Germany and the Dutch airport by as much as two hours.As part of the Smart Cargo Mainport Program a data sharing project has been created for shipments between Air France KLM’s Frankfurt ...
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E-Cargoware to digitise Astra Aviation Services' African facilities
Astra Aviation Services–UK has selected IT systems supplier e-Cargoware to digitise its cargo handling facilities throughout Africa, starting with its main handling facilities in Luanda, Angola.E-Cargoware’s cloud based cargo management platform is used by handlers in Canada, the UK and Cyprus to handle several airlines including British Airways, Emirates, Lufthansa, ...
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Cargolux 2025 - building flexibility and developing digitisation
Cargolux’s new strategic plan will concentrate on building a more flexible fleet whilst the carrier will also embark on a wholesale digitisation project.Speaking shortly after the Luxembourg-based carrier announced an “industry first” tie-up with Emirates SkyCargo, president and chief executive Richard Forson said the new strategic plan, named Cargolux 2025, ...
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Emirates-Cargolux partnership underway as new Luxembourg flight touches down
Emirates SkyCargo has flown its first scheduled weekly freighter service to Luxembourg as part of its new partnership with Cargolux.The Dubai-based airline's freighter operation between Luxembourg and Dubai World Central is one of the first steps in the implementation of the strategic operational partnership with Cargolux Airlines announced in May ...
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SEGRO swoops for Heathrow's "jewels in the crown" airside cargo property
Industrial warehouse developer SEGRO has paid £365m to acquire 100% control of Airport Property Partnership (APP), whose "jewels in the crown" assets include the majority of Heathrow Airport’s airside cargo facilities.SEGRO has bought the 50% interest in the APP joint venture that it did not already own from partner Aviva ...
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Dachser acquires majority interest in Irish partner, Johnston Logistics
Dachser has become the majority shareholder in its Irish partner, Johnston Logistics, allowing German supply chain operator Dachser to expand and strengthen its logistics network in northwest Europe.Michael Schilling, chief operating officer of road logistics at family-owned Dachser, said: “Our customers in Ireland benefit from uniform services and quality standards, ...
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DSV airfreight outpaces market on UTi acquisition
DSV recorded improvements in profits, revenues and airfreight demand during the first quarter of the year as it continued to benefit from its acquisition of UTi and market growth.The Copenhagen-headquartered freight forwarder saw first-quarter airfreight demand improve by 20% year on year to 147,439 tonnes. The forwarder estimates that the ...
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Panalpina snaps up Danish and Kenyan forwarders
Panalpina has announced two acquisitions: a Danish logistics operator with a seafreight focus and a Kenya-based perishables specialist in the export of flowers and vegetables.The Switzerland-headquartered logistics giant will acquire the family-owned Kenyan forwarder Air Connection, subject to conditions.The deal comes two years after Panalpina increased its presence in Kenyan ...
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A charter operation with a real porpoise
Air Charter Service (ACS) has arranged a charter to help rehome two dolphins from Harderwijk Dolphinarium, just outside Amsterdam, to their new home in the Canary Islands .ACS said the animals were carefully transported on an AN-74 aircraft with qualified vets in attendance at Maastricht Airport and then on board ...
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Liege's LACHS 'inn' the saddle for the Olympic Games
Liege Air Cargo Handling Services (LACHS) has been awarded a three-year contract to manage the Horse Inn at Liege Airport.The Horse Inn is intended for horses being transported by air and to accommodate them during transit by road. It represents a total investment of €2.6m.The new infrastructure is designed to ...
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Cargrrrrowl..lux flies endangered tigers to Vietnam
Cargolux has flown four tigers to Hanoi in support of an effort to ensure the survival of the endangered animals in Vietnam.The animals, three female and one male, belong to the species of Indochinese Tigers, known as Hổ Đông Dương in Vietnam, and only some 600 examples are alive in ...
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IAG Cargo invests in animal capabilities at Madrid hub
IAG Cargo has enhanced its animal handling capabilities at Madrid-Barajas Airport with increased veterinarian support.From this month, every pet travelling through Madrid will benefit from a full veterinary check-up and a new 25-strong care team dedicated to ensuring the safe transit of each animal.The veterinary check-up, undertaken by qualified staff ...