All Ground Handler Articles – Page 40
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Swissport completes Aerocare deal
Swissport has completed the previously announced acquisition of Aerocare, a leading ground handler in Australia/ New Zealand. The acquisition of Aerocare includes its subsidiaries Skycare, Carbridge and EasyCart from Archer Capital and the Aerocare management. The deal has received all regulatory approvals, including that of Australia’s Foreign Investment Review Board.“The ...
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dnata opens Dallas airport's first dedicated perishables centre
Ground handler dnata has officially opened a 37,000 sq ft cargo centre that includes the only dedicated cool-chain perishable cargo facility at Dallas (DFW) airport.Dnata said the cargo handling centre, which started some operations last year ahead of full opening, is suitable for all perishable products and was developed as ...
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WFS off to a flyer in the US with new cargo deals
Worldwide Flight Services’ (WFS) North American operations have made a successful start to 2018 by winning and renewing cargo handling and ramp contracts with airlines at eight US stations.At Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport, WFS won the freighter handling contract for Turkish Airlines’ new twice-weekly flights to Istanbul.New cargo handling ...
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Asiana appoints AAT as Hong Kong handler
Asiana Airlines subsidiary Air Seoul has appointed Asia Airfreight Terminal as its cargo terminal operator in Hong Kong. AAT already serves its parent and sister companies, Asiana Airlines and Air Busan.Low cost carrier Air Seoul has, since its launch in 2016, been building an international network, especially to Japan and ...
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Swissport secures €325m financing commitment for Aerocare acquisition
Ground handler Swissport has secured a €325m financing commitment from Barclays to support its acquisition of Aerocare, the largest handler in Australia and New Zealand, with the deal set to close by March 7 this year.Swissport, which last week announced plans for an Initial Public Offering (IPO) and listing of ...
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YTO chooses Hactl as Hong Kong handler
YTO Cargo Airlines (YG) – the aircraft operating arm of Chinese courier firm YTO Express – has appointed Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd (Hactl) as its handling agent in Hong Kong.The carrier commenced operations in September 2015, and launched its newest route – Wuxi-Hong Kong – on January 29 ...
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Egyptair appoints WFS as Brussels and Schiphol cargo handler
Egyptair has awarded a cargo and mail handling contract to Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) to cover its services at Amsterdam and Brussels airports.The three-year contract, which commences in March 2018, will see WFS handling cargo and mail for the airline’s daily Boeing 737-800 from Amsterdam to Cairo as well as ...
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Etihad's Fordree moves to Menzies
Robert Fordree has rejoined Menzies Aviation as vice president-cargo development, to oversee the development and growth of the company’s cargo handling business.The 27 year aviation industry veteran joins from Etihad Airways in Abu Dhabi, where he transferred to in 2011 to take responsibility for the global cargo network as well ...
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Bumper cargo year for Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport
Sheremetyevo International Airport registered a double-digit percentage increase in airfreight demand in 2017 thanks to improving consumer confidence and growth in e-commerce demand.The Moscow hub saw total airfreight volumes increase by 27.3% year on year to 290,000 tonnes, meaning it handled more than 60% of total air cargo demand processes ...
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NewsA delicate cargo: Swissport handles pandas with care
Swissport Finland yesterday handled the arrival of two Chinese Pandas, Pyry and Lumi, at snow-covered Helsinki-Vantaa Airport.Two Chinese Pandas were being transported to their new home at Ähtäri wildlife park.Ahead of the flight, Panda caretakers and veterinarians travelled to China to spend the last week with the Pandas in their ...
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Lufthansa Technik looks to digitise warehouses
Lufthansa Technik Logistik Services (LTLS) has launched a pilot project that it hopes will increase the use of digital processes and automation at warehouses to drive efficiencies.LTLS, which is a subsidiary of Lufthansa Technik, said that the pilot location for the digital warehouse project is Munich Airport, which is particularly ...
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Whitehead to leave Hactl chief executive role after eight years
One of the most well-known faces in the air cargo industry, Mark Whitehead, will leave his position as chief executive of Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) in March after eight years at the helm.Hactl said that Whitehead would be replaced by Wilson Kwong, currently chief executive of the ...
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Brussels Airport to introduce slot booking for trucks
Brussels Airport will launch its slot booking app for certain gates at the warehouses of Aviapartner and WFS to help reduce waiting times next week.The BRUcloud slot booking app, first revealed in May, will go live on January 15, allowing trucking companies and freight forwarders to book time slot at ...
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EVA Air picks Hactl for Hong Kong handler
EVA Air has appointed Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd (Hactl) as its handling agent.Hactl will provide all cargo handling services for the airline’s operations from Hong Kong, which include over 60 passenger and eight wide-body freighter flights per week.EVA Air also plans to use the SuperLink China Direct road ...
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WFS opens new pharma facility in Copenhagen
Cargo handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has opened a new temperature-controlled facility in Copenhagen to support growing pharma volumes.WFS said the investment is in support of its airline customers’ growing pharma volumes and WFS’ own IATA CEIV Pharma certification programme in Denmark, which it expects to complete in early 2018.The ...
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Brussels becomes first WFS CEIV station in Europe
Brussels has become the first Worldwide Flight Services' (WFS) European cargo station to achieve IATA CEIV Pharma certification.The handler has installed two dedicated pharma cells in its main warehouse in Brussels, operating at 15-25°C and 2-8°C, and has also adopted specific handling procedures and provided training for staff working in ...
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ASL offloads Budapest cargo handling business
ASL Aviation Holdings has sold its Budapest-based handling business to airport services firm Menzies Aviation for an undisclosed sum to concentrate on core activities.The Dublin-based aircraft owner said the staff and assets of Farnair Handling, which provides cargo warehouse and ramp handling services at Budapest Airport, have been transferred to ...
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WFS' French flourish as cargo deals roll in
Cargo handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has been awarded five new cargo handling contracts by passenger and freighter airlines in France.Four of the contracts cover Paris CDG as well as handling at WFS’ other 11 cargo stations across France.Vietnam Airlines has renewed its cargo handling agreement with WFS, while CAL ...
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Swissport Cargo Services Frankfurt awarded CEIV Pharma
Ground handler Swissport Cargo Services Frankfurt has received IATA's CEIV Pharma certification at the German airport.Philip Roodenburg, station manager at Swissport Cargo Services Frankfurt, said: “Regarding pharma shipments, we fully realize that there are always humans involved who need a constant flow of safely delivered medical products. Hence, it is ...
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Lufthansa Cargo signs up for eight more years with Fraport
Lufthansa Cargo and Fraport Ground Services have signed a contract to extend their ground handling deal at Frankfurt Airport.The agreement has a term of eight years and runs from January 2018 to December 2025 and covers aircraft ground handling, particularly the loading and unloading of all freighter aircraft belonging to ...