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WFS: Handling the cargo challenge
Industry stalwart John Batten will bring to bear his extensive air cargo experience after taking on a new role at the world’s largest cargo handler, Worldwide Flight Services (WFS).At the beginning of the month (September) he will be in charge of regional cargo operations as executive vice president Europe, Middle ...
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LUG extends Health Care Center at Frankfurt airport
LUG air cargo handling has modernised and expanded its Health Care Center (HCC) at Frankfurt Airport in a 650 sq m first step programme that paves the way for possible expansion to 1,200 sq m.The company has also recruited Dominik Misskampf as senior project manager to handle the expansion project.The ...
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Virgin Atlantic appoints new cargo handler in San Francisco
Virgin Atlantic has appointed Alliance Ground International (AGI) as its cargo handler in San Francisco as the airline continues to report strong growth into the US.The new handling contract extends Virgin Atlantic’s working relationship with AGI in the US as the handler already handles cargo for the airline in Miami, ...
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Cargo handler Hactl implements VR training system
Cargo handler Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has introduced virtual reality (VR) training so new staff can gain experience before working in the challenging ramp environment.Hactl’s COSAC-VR system provides users with an interactive, fully immersive, 360 degree, four-dimensional experience.At the moment, the system covers aircraft cargo compartment operations, ...
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New director for handler Celebi
Juan José Andrés Alvez has become a director of Turkish-owned international handler Çelebi Havacılık Holding.He previously worked for International Spanish conglomerate Ferrovial Group in the UK before joining Aviation Services Group Swissport International where he worked for more than 10 years.Celebi board chairman Can Celebioğlu, said he had: “a solid ...
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PACTL breaks its cargo records
Shanghai Pudong International Airport Cargo Terminal (PACTL) saw record volume in the first half of 2017, beating the tonnage handled in the corresponding period of last year by 12%.Total tonnage at the handler – the airport’s largest - for the first half of 2017 was 873,573, up 12% on 2016. ...
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Hactl growth outpaces Hong Kong air cargo market
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) increased its cargo tonnage by 16.6% in the first half of 2017, well ahead of the overall market, it said.The total of 860,242 tonnes included growth in exports, imports, transhipments and mail/express. Hactl has now outperformed the Hong Kong market every month since ...
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Air India SATS launches Bengaluru cargo tracking app
Ground handler Air India SATS Airport Services (AISATS) has launched a cargo tracking app to help keep customers up to date with the current status of shipments.The company said that the tracking app will be available at AISATS Air Freight Terminal and at AISATS Coolport, located at Kempegowda International Airport ...
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Swissport Cargo USA opens new Chicago O’Hare warehouse
Swissport Cargo USA has opened a new warehouse at Chicago O’Hare Airport, featuring an automated material handling system.The new 138,000sq ft facility is at the North Cargo Area of Chicago O’Hare Airport and includes the first automated material handling system in the region.The system can accommodate over 120 10-ft ULDs ...
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A new book on ULD handling and safety
ULD CARE, a not-for-profit Canadian corporation, has published a new book, ULD Explained, aimed at promoting the correct handling of unit load device (ULD) containers.The book, available in eBook and hard copy formats, will promote greater awareness of the flight safety contribution of ULDs, the need for correct handling of ...
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Worldwide Flight Services adds three LA ground handler deals
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has been awarded three new ground handling contracts at Los Angeles International Airport.China Southern selected WFS to provide ramp services at the airport for its 10 flights per week connecting Los Angeles and Guangzhou.Xiamen Airlines has also chosen WFS’ ramp services for its new four times ...
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LUG lands Emirates handling contract at Frankfurt
Ground handler LUG Aircargo has won an airfreight contract to handle Emirates' cargo operations for passenger and freighter aircraft at Frankfurt airport, starting from October this year.The Dubai-based carrier has three Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 passenger flights per day, plus eight B777 freighter flights per week from the German ...
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Celebi goes live with Kale cargo management system at Delhi airport
Ground handler Celebi has gone live with IT provider Kale’s Galaxy (domestic module) cargo management system at its Delhi cargo terminal in India.The move forms part of a phased implementation of the entire suite of Galaxy Air Cargo management software system comprising of export/import operations, warehouse management, invoice and accounts ...
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Swissport Netherlands awarded CEIV Pharma
Swissport International's Netherlands subsidiary has gained IATA's CEIV certificate for pharmaceutical logistics at (CEIV Pharma) Amsterdam's Schiphol airport.CEIV Pharma certification for the ground and air cargo services provider in the Netherlands will increase its contribution to the Pharma Gateway Amsterdam – a programme established in 2016 to position Schiphol as ...
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Istanbul New Airport signs cargo contracts worth €250m
The operator of Istanbul New Airport, Turkey's showcase hub set to open in 2018, has signed 25-year contracts worth €250m with six companies for its Cargo City and Ground Services Campus sites.IGA Airport Operation, which has the contract to build and operate the mega hub, said that it has signed ...
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China Airlines selects WFS as Honolulu cargo ground handler
China Airlines has selected World Flight Services as its cargo ground handler in Honolulu.WFS has served China Airlines in Honolulu since 2001 when it was first awarded a passenger services contract. In 2005, it also won the airline’s ramp handling contract, and in May 2017, WFS successfully bid to handle ...
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Hactl scoops Virgin Australia Cargo HK contract
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd (Hactl) has been appointed as cargo ground handler for Virgin Australia’s new services from Melbourne to Hong Kong.The five-times-weekly flights began on July 5, using Airbus A330-200 aircraft with 14 tonne bellyhold capacity. Hactl will provide terminal handling and all documentation.Hactl has handled cargo ...
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Interjet and Swissport Canada sign ground handling contract
Swissport Canada has signed a contract with Mexican low cost carrier Interjet to provide ground handling services for the airline’s operations at Montreal Trudeau International Airport and Toronto Lester B. Pearson International Airport.Swissport will provide Interjet with ground handling services including passenger and ramp handling, baggage services, operations coordination and ...
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Singapore awards three year handling deal to WFS
Singapore Airlines has awarded Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) with a three-year contract to handle cargo for its new Stockholm services.At the end of May, the airline launched five Airbus A350-900 flights a week connecting Singapore and Stockholm via Moscow.With cargo capacity on the route shared with Moscow, WFS in Stockholm ...
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GLS wins 25 year cargo concession in Liberia
Global Logistics Services Inc. (GLS) has secured a 25-year concession for air cargo operations at Liberia’s sole international airport, Roberts International (ROB).The agreement, passed into law by the country’s legislature, makes GLS the first Liberian company to own an operating concession in the country’s 169-year history.GLS, which currently handles up ...