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Volga-Dnepr delivers humanitarian cargo to Indonesia
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has delivered generators and a water purification system to Indonesia to support the international humanitarian mission dealing with the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami that struck Sulawesi Island at the end of September.The flight was performed by one of Volga-Dnepr Airlines’ modernised IL-76TD-90VD freighters from Châlon Vatry ...
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BUD airport links up with HAM and DUS to connect differently
Second-tier hubs Budapest (BUD), Düsseldorf (DUS) and Hamburg (HAM) airports have joined forces to promote their cargo operations under the slogan 'Connect Differently'.The niche European trio are all investing in new facilities and equipment, as cargo volumes at the three airports continue to grow.Budapest Airport in Hungary last month started ...
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ABC flies 40 Maseratis from Milan to Port Moresby
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has flown two Boeing 747-8F charter flights from Milan to Port Moresby carrying 40 new Maserati Quattroporte cars on behalf of freight forwarder Agility Logistics (Italy).The cars will be used to carry attendees at this year’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2018 forum, being held in New Guinea.Twenty ...
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Fly Express, a piece of cake for Saudia Cargo
Saudi Airlines Cargo has launched Fly Express, offering high priority express delivery for urgent international shipments.The new service offers customers high priority status for shipments that can be accepted three hours prior to the scheduled time of departure, alongside quick handling procedures at arrival.Fly Express, said the Middle East carrier, ...
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Saudia to boost connectivity on select long-haul routes
Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) is to add further frequencies on its passenger services to Singapore, Los Angeles (LA) and Abu Dhabi.The airline currently flies three times a week to Singapore from Jeddah, but this frequency will increase to four times a week from October 29 this year.The carrier’s Singapore connection ...
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Air Italy continues to make changes at the top
Air Italy, 49% owned by Qatar Airways, has made further changes to its senior management team.Elisabeth Milton has been appointed vice president sales and distribution, Nicola Pozzati has been appointed chief human resources and organization officer, and Simona Paccioretti has been appointed head of internal audit.Air Italy confirmed last week ...
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Ground transportation in a spin due to e-commerce and digitisation
Global freight transport is “the definition of volatility”, but the ground logistics sector is “undergoing change that far exceeds the norms of regular market fluctuation”.That is the main finding of a special report produced by DHL Supply Chain, The Logistics Transport Evolution: The Road Ahead.The evolution in the transport sector ...
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Reauthorised FAA legislation has “significant importance” for forwarders
The US Airforwarders Association (AfA) has welcomed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act, which contains legislation of “significant importance to the forwarding industry”.The Act, passed by Congress, incorporates “specific air cargo provisions that turn prior initiatives and ideas into required mandates” said the AfA.Known as H.R.302, the legislation includes ...
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SAS to add six new destinations next summer
SAS is to add six new passenger destinations to its network out of Scandinavia in its Summer 2019 schedule.Catania and Florence in Italy, Marseille in France, Cornwall Newquay in the UK, Szczecin in Poland and Antalya in Turkey will be added.A total of 17 new direct routes will be created. ...
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Cathay Pacific to offer additional frequencies in Europe and Asia
Hong Kong-based carrier Cathay Pacific is to add additional frequencies to its Adelaide, Frankfurt, Madrid and Tokyo passenger services.A sixth weekly frequency is to be added to the airline’s Adelaide link. The extra frequency, to be operated from October 28, will be flown by Airbus A330-300 aircraft.Currently served daily from ...
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Yusen Logistics awarded CEIV Pharma certification at Kansai
Yusen Logistics is the first Japanese airfreight forwarder at Kansai International Airport to be certified for IATA's Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics (CEIV Pharma).Yusen Logistics stated: “As a part of its strategy to turn Kansai International Airport into an international cargo hub, Kansai Airports is in ...
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A400M delivers relief supplies to Palu
The Airbus Foundation, the Indonesian Government and the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) collaborated to send a humanitarian aid flight into Palu to help victims of the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that devastated the Indonesian city.A RMAF Airbus A400M, which flew into Jakarta’s Halim Air Base, delivered emergency relief supplies ...
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Cargo flying high at Brussels in September
Cargo volumes passing through Brussels Airport increased by 2.5% in September compared to the same month last year.A total of 58,051 tons of cargo (trucked and flown) passed through the Belgian capital’s main gateway last month.Of the three components of flown cargo volumes, full-freighter volumes were up by 9.5% year ...
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United approves CSafe’s RAP temperature-controlled container
United Cargo has approved the CSafe RAP temperature-controlled container for the shipping of pharmaceuticals and other life science commodities across its network under its specialised TempControl product.CSafe’s RAP container makes use of heating and compressor-driven cooling technologies, along with effective insulation, to maintain constant temperatures within the ULD even at ...
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Air Europa launches dedicated cargo operation
Spanish carrier Air Europa is to offer a new global airfreight product under its own wing from November 1.The airline's cargo service is currently outsourced, but it is now establishing its own Air Europa Cargo business.The airline said that it will “directly manage a network of air cargo terminals and ...
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ULD stickers highlight the need to handle with care
Air cargo industry leaders have pledged their support to advance best practices in handling unit load devices (ULDs), a vital piece of vulnerable equipment in the airfreight supply chain.According to IATA, there are some 900,000 ULDs in circulation with a replacement cost of more than $1bn and an annual damage ...
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Delta Cargo to extend Bluetooth tracking capability
Delta Cargo will expand its ULD Bluetooth tracking capability to businesses based off-airport from early next year.The US freight carrier began offering real-time Bluetooth-based tracking of its ULDs from select on-airport warehouses earlier this year, but the expansion to cargo customers’ own facilities represents a significant extension to the service.Customers ...
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Peli BioThermal opens service centres in Basel and Berlin
Temperature-controlled packaging firm Peli BioThermal has opened service centres in Basel and Berlin to support the global pharmaceuticals business.The Basel and Berlin service centres will enable global Peli BioThermal clients to receive and return reusable Credo packaging in the two cities, both important locations for pharmaceutical manufacturing and shipping.The new ...
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GLS Hong Kong opts for EFDI as its EzyCargo distributor in India
Global Logistics System (HK) (GLS Hong Kong) has teamed up with Electronic Freight Data Interchange (EFDI) to distribute and support its EzyCargo cargo community platform in India.EFDI provides connectivity to 79 international carriers, Indian Customs EDI System (ICES) and the US Automated Customs Environment (ACE).Under the GLS deal, EFDI will ...
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dnata granted GDP certification at Zurich
Ground handler dnata has been awarded Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certification for pharma handling at the company’s facility in Zurich, Switzerland.Dubai-headquartered dnata “completely refurbished” one of its Zurich Airport warehouses, while also making “significant enhancements to its quality systems, operations documentation and facilities management practices”.The European Commission’s GDP certification relates ...