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NewsWings for Aid scoops TIACA Award
Wings for Aid has been named as the first winner of TIACA's first sustainability award, sponsored by CHAMP Cargosystems.The award was presented at the TIACA executive summit held in Budapest. Earlier in the day, the three finalists – M&G Packaging Corp, Nallian and Wings for Aid Foundation – presented their ...
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NewsLockheed Martin LM-100J gets FAA type certificate
LM 100J First FlightThe Lockheed Martin LM-100J commercial freighter received its type certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration on November 15.The aircraft was approved after 150 hours of flight testing under the supervision of the FAA, said Lockheed.The airframer expects the first examples of the LM-100J to enter service during ...
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NewsIt's plane sailing for Bei Bei the panda
FedEx B777F Panada FlightFedEx has flown a four-year-old male panda, Bei Bei, from Washington DC to Chengdu.Accompanied by one panda keeper and one veterinarian, Bei Bei was placed in a special crate provided by FedEx and travelled onboard a custom-decaled FedEx Express 777 Freighter nonstop from Washington’s Dulles International Airport ...
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NewsAirAsia expands cargo network with Lufthansa interline deal
Teleport CEO Pete ChareonwongsakTeleport, AirAsia’s cargo and logistics platform, has signed a direct interline agreement with Lufthansa Cargo to help expand its network offering.Through the interline agreement, Teleport customers will gain access to Lufthansa Cargo space on Lufthansa flights.This long-term partnership aims to open up more than 300 destinations in ...
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NewsB&H Worldwide adds new Americas manager role
Michael PearsonTime-critical logistics firm B&H Worldwide has appointed Michael Pearson to the newly-created position of general manager – Americas.Based at the company’s Los Angeles office, he is tasked with developing the Americas market for B&H Worldwide and driving its growth plans in the US.Pearson has held executive positions in both ...
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NewsForwarder group WCA launches pharma GDP training
(L-R) Michel Sharoubim, Sales Manager, Lift Freight Services, Erwin van der Werff, Operations, Lift Freight Services, and Erwin van der Genugten, Regional Manager – Europe, WCA, successfully completed the courseWCA Pharma Academy has launched a Good Distribution Practice (GDP) Compliance training programme for freight forwarders in the pharmaceutical logistics industry.The ...
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Troubled South African Airways suspends loss-making Hong Kong service
South African Airways' (SAA) announced today that it would suspended its service between Johannesburg and Hong Kong between November 23 and December 14, due to losses incurred on the route.The airline said the decision "has been taken to curb significant financial losses incurred on the route, exacerbated recently by the ...
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Uni-top Airlines puts freighter fleet into storage
Reports circulating in the Chinese press suggest that freighter operator Uni-Top has put its fleet into storage in the face of tough market conditions.A Yicai report suggests that the Wuhan-based carrier is seeking a restructuring and has been struggling to pay staff.Indeed, fleet data from Cirium shows the airline's eight ...
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NewsCSafe opens Shanghai service centre for pharma containers
ULD producer CSafe has expanded its cool chain service offering in China by opening a new service centre at Shanghai Pudong International Airport to meet demand growth.The facility will allow the company to extend support and services to customers transporting pharma products in its containers to and from Shanghai and ...
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NewsPeli BioThermal appoints Ed Meyer to sales leadership role
Ed MeyerPeli BioThermal has appointed Ed Meyer to the global sales leadership role for its BioThermal division.Meyer, who currently occupies the role of general manager for Canada sales and operations of parent company Pelican Products, Inc, will officially assume responsibility for Peli BioThermal’s sales team at the end of 2019 ...
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Caribbean Airlines Cargo to boost freighter flights for Christmas
Caribbean Airlines Cargo will add extra freighter services to cater for rising demand over the Christmas period.The Trinidad & Tobago-headquartered airline said that between December 2 and 24, it will increase its cargo capacity by over 100% with additional daily freighter flights to accommodate delivery commitments to its customers.This increased ...
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DB Schenker joins Africa alliance as it looks to future growth
DB Schenker has joined the "Pan-African Mobility Alliance" as it looks to cement its commitment to the continent.The forwarder said joining the alliance, which covers business, science and politics, and was initiated by the German government to promote the continent's economy, was its first step as it looks to strengthen ...
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NewsDHL Express opens emissions-free hub to support e-commerce growth
Yesterday (November 19) DHL launched its Strategy 2025, an initiative that focuses on the company's digitalization and sustainability efforts to drive and support the e-commerce market. As part of the Strategy, DHL Express hosted the official opening of its new, emissions-free logistics centre at Cologne-Bonn Airport.The new hub, which cost ...
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DSV Panalpina continues talks with head office staff
DSV Panalpina is continuing negotiations with employees that will lose their jobs as a result of a headquarter move from Basel to Copenhagen, but will miss the initial deadline for the talks' completion.In an update, the company said that while both intent and hope were to arrive at a mutually-agreed ...
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NewsDoncaster Sheffield Airport gains approval for logistics development
Proposed Doncaster Sheffield Airport Logistics developmentDoncaster Council has approved construction of a 3.5 m sq ft advanced manufacturing and logistics development at Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA).The airport owner, Peel L&P, said the approval was a major milestone the development will be a "crucial element in the delivery of the masterplan ...
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NewsVirgin Atlantic Cargo hopes to capitalise on extra India, US and Africa capacity
Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350Virgin Atlantic’s summer 2020 schedule will give cargo customers more capacity on routes to India, Africa and the US.The new schedule will see the introduction of a second daily Boeing 787 service to Delhi Indira Gandhi Airport, commencing on March 29, departing from Heathrow in the morning ...
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NewsTurkish Cargo draws attention to positive September
Turkish Cargo has highlighted the latest data available to it from WorldACD, which shows that Turkish Cargo’s freight volumes increased by 8.8% in September, while the global air cargo market as a whole shrank by 5.4% in volume terms.Turkish Cargo said that, according to that WorldACD data for September, it ...
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NewsSouth Africa Airways: ‘on the road to recovery’
With all intercontinental and some regional flights now back in operation, while domestic services are being carried out by sister airline Mango, South African Airways (SAA) is “on the road to operational recovery”, it claimed in a statement today (November 19).“We thank SAA employees who are back at work and ...
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NewsSAS Cargo celebrates Cargo iQ achievement
SAS copyrightSAS Cargo is celebrating topping the Cargo iQ performance index, while the airline has also begun to take delivery of its new A350 aircraft.In September, the Scandinavian airline ranked number one in Cargo iQ’s Customer Promise Performance Index (CPPI).The airline’s cargo business told Air Cargo News that the CPPI ...
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NewsFTA names Zoe McLernon as multimodal policy manager
The UK’s Freight Transport Association (FTA) has appointed Zoe McLernon as multimodal policy manager, a newly created role intended to “strengthen FTA’s position as the only business organisation representing all aspects of the UK logistics sector”.McLernon has joined FTA’s 17-strong policy team and will speak on behalf of the trade ...