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Korean Air signs up with SkyCell
Korean Air has signed up to use SkyCell's temperature-controlled containers.The partnership follows SkyCell’s recent launch of a service centre in Seoul and the appointment of Charlie Cho as business development director for Korea.SkyCell said the partnership comes at a crucial point with the increase in demand for Covid-19 vaccines and ...
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NewsRock-it and Sound Moves come together in perfect harmony
Live music logistics firms Rock-it and Sound Moves are combining their operations as they prepare for the live events to get back underway.The companies are both subsidiaries of Rock-it Cargo USA and the move will see the merger of offices, vendor networks and expertise.The move comes after a tough 12 ...
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NewsManagement change and a new facility for U-Freight
Robert Rens, U-FreightU-Freight has promoted Robert Rens from operations manager to operations director for the Netherlands, and it has also opened a new facility.The new role will see Rens take responsibility for work undertaken by current managing director in the Netherlands, Cas Scheij, who has reached official retirement age but ...
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NewsAstral to deploy first B767F on Nairobi route
Astral Aviation will deploy its first B767-200 freighter on a twice-weekly service between Nairobi and its Middle East hub, Sharjah.The Kenya-headquartered airline said the route would begin on February 3, mainly catering to flowers and vegetables.The 40-tonne capacity aircraft, which is leased from ATSG subsidiary Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM), will ...
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Cathay Pacific cargo capacity to be hit by new Covid requirements
Cathay Pacific has warned that new Covid-19 requirements for pilots and crew will result in its cargo capacity being reduced by around a quarter.The Hong Kong-headquartered airline said that in February, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) government will implement a new 14-day hotel quarantine plus 7-day medical surveillance ...
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Michael White joins PayCargo board
Cargo payment platform PayCargo has appointed Michael White to its board.White brings 25 years of experience in the airfreight sector, having held senior positions at Frontier Airlines, United Airlines, Cargo Service Center, the Air Transport Association, SkyLink USA, Cargo Network Services, and most recently as the founder and president of ...
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NewsCargoAi appoints chief customer officer
Magali Beauregard, CargoAiOnline booking portal CargoAi has appointed Magali Beauregard as chief customer officer.Beauregard will take up the role on February 1 and has previously worked as head of commercial Asia Pacific at Lufthansa Cargo and senior account manager at Booking.com.CargoAi chief executive Matthieu Petot said: "To head the customer ...
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KLM maintains network after reaching Covid testing agreement
KLM will maintain its flight network after reaching an agreement with Dutch authorities over Covid-19 testing procedures for crew.Last week, reports suggested the Dutch airline may need to suspend as many as 270 flights into the country as a result of stricter Covid-19 testing rules that were being brought by ...
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Cargo helps stabilise Swissport in a difficult year
Ground handler Swissport saw its cargo volumes drop last year but the sector helped to stabilise the company.The handler said that its cargo volumes at its 115 warehouses declined by 12.3% year on year in 2020 to 4.1m tonnes. The number of flights handled dropped 59% to 1.7m and passenger ...
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British Airways' UK cargo workers call off first three days of strike
British Airways' cargo handlers in the UK have called off the first three days of strike action that were due to start today.The handlers had been planning nine days of discontinuous strike action, but this has now been reduced to six (see updated timetable below).It is understood the move is ...
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NewsWorldACD figures highlight a changing air cargo market in 2020
The extent of the air cargo market's move away from bellyhold capacity in favour of freighters and the affect on rates have been highlighted in new statistics from WorldACD.Figures from the data provider show that from key markets, belly capacity decreased by an average of 51% year on year in ...
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Hope Consortium adds more forwarders to Covid-19 vaccine distribution efforts
More freight forwarders have joined the Hope Consortium, a UAE-based public-private partnership, to support the distribution of Covid-19 vaccines across the globe.The latest partners are Bolloré Logistics, CEVA Logistics, DB Schenker, DHL, FedEx Express, MICCO Logistics, RSA Global and UPS.The collaboration of leading freight forwarders continues to "cement the credibility ...
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NewsHandler dnata expands cargo operations at Manchester Airport
Cargo handler dnata has opened a new £30m cargo complex at Manchester Airport in the UK to expand and consolidate operations at the facility.The new dnata City North on-airport complex measures 150,000 sq ft and will have an annual capacity of 150,000 tonnes."It is equipped with the latest technologies and ...
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Volga-Dnepr: Four AN-124-100s are back in business
Volga-Dnepr Group has confirmed that four of its AN-124-100 aircraft are “back in business”.Additionally, in total five of the aircraft are expected to be back up and running by the end of this month.The company said it is focusing on safety while it gradually gets its fleet of AN-124-100s – ...
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British Airways' UK cargo handlers set to strike again
British Airways' (BA) cargo handlers in the UK are set to strike again over changes to pay and conditions.Nine days of discontinuous strike action (see timetable below) is due to start tomorrow (UPDATE: strike reduced to six days starting January 29) after talks between management and the union Unite collapsed.Late ...
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SpiceJet continues vaccine distribution efforts
SpiceJet has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the operator of India's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport that will see them working together to transport Covid-19 vaccines in India.Adani Ahmedabad International Airport Limited (AAIAL), whom Spicejet has signed the agreement with, will provide cold chain storage for the ...
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NewsLufthansa Cargo gets to work on developing its Frankfurt hub
Lufthansa Cargo Center - Credit Lufthansa CargoLufthansa Cargo is getting to work on developing its logistics centre (LCC) at its home hub of Frankfurt.The airline's supervisory board has approved investments in a comprehensive infrastructure programme for the LCC.Work has already begun and is expected to be completed in 2028, the ...
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Dutch shippers warn of air cargo disruption due to new Covid-19 rules
Dutch shipper and logistics groups are warning that air cargo supply chains could face disruption as a result of new Covid-19 rules for travellers.On January 20, the Dutch government announced stricter measures to mitigate the spread of coronavirus by those arriving in the country.The measures require passengers bound for the ...
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NewsBolloré Logistics joins AFKLMP's SAF programme
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) has partnered with Bolloré Logistics to launch a low-carbon airfreight route between France and the US.The move is part of AFKLMP's Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) programme and will enable Bolloré Logistics' shipments this year, between Paris Charles de Gaulle and New York-JFK airports, to ...
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NewsDB Schenker expands airfreight charter network to three continents
Copyright Deutsche Bahn AGDB Schenker has extended its own-controlled charter network with a route covering America, Europe and Asia.The service was launched this week and runs from Chicago (RFD) via Munich to Tokyo (NRT) and Seoul (ICN) before flying back to Germany and from there again to the US.It is ...