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WFS lands Singapore Airlines contract in the UK
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has won a three-year contract to provide full cargo handling services for Singapore Airlines Cargo at London Heathrow and at all of its UK regional locations from January 2015.WFS is set to handle some 46,000 tonnes of cargo a year for the airline via two B747F ...
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Sodexi opens Paris airport warehouse
Aéroports de Paris and Sodexi have opened a 7,600 sq m express freight warehouse at Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) airport.The warehouse, with a €22m investment, will be used to manage and process flows of air freight and mail for express specialist Sodexi, which is 65 per cent owned by Air ...
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Security standard first for Cathay Pacific Cargo Terminal
Cathay Pacific Cargo Terminal has become the first Hong Kong air freight facility to achieve ISO 28000 certification, a global standard for security management systems in the logistics industry.Cathay Pacific Services Ltd (CPSL) chief executive Kelvin Ko said: “Customers paying premiums for airfreight expect their goods to arrive at the ...
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Swiss signs quality deal with handlers
Swiss WorldCargo has signed a memorandum of understanding with ground handlers Cargologic and SATS to boost service standards and information flow between Singapore and Switzerland.The airfreight division of Swiss International Air Lines wants to intensify collaboration in areas such as quality, e-initiatives, temperature-controlled transport and specialised handling.The MoU, signed in ...
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ABC early extension for Frankfurt handling contact
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has given an early extension to its cargo handling contract with Frankfurt’s Fraport Cargo Services (FCS).The decision by the Russian cargo carrier, which began its partnership with the handler in August 2008, is “well in advance” of the date required, said FCS.FCS managing director Diana Schöneich said: ...
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Fraport shoulders China Southern load
Fraport Cargo Services will take over the handling operations for China Southern Cargo at Frankfurt from February 25. The Chinese carrier is currently handled by LUG.The wholly-owned subsidiary of Fraport will be in charge of the five weekly freighters between the carrier’s home hub of Guangzhou and Frankfurt, as well ...
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Kale breaks into Iraq market
Iraqi ground-handler Azmar Air has gone live with Kale’s Galaxy International air cargo management system.Azmar, based at Sulaymaniyah International Airport in the Kurdish-controlled region of northern Iraq will use the system for e-freight compliance, warehouse management and vehicle management, and it will be able to offer real-time updates to customers’ ...