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Airline-shipper relations need rethink, says Unisys expert
Airlines and their customers will have to forge new style alliances, predicts a Unisys industry expert.Venkatesh Pazhyanur, senior industry director of freight solutions at the global IT firm, predicts that there will be strategic alliances between airlines and big-volume shippers such as postal authorities, online retailers, global distributors and supply ...
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UPS starts talks with the Teamsters union
UPS has confirmed that it has started talks on a new contract with Teamsters union. The current five-year contract with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters runs out at the end of July next year.The relationship goes back to the 1930s, and over 250,000 UPS employees are members of the union ...
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No let-up in ACS hurricane relief effort
Broker Air Charter Service (ACS) has now operated more than 130 flights in response to the hurricanes that have ravaged the Caribbean and southern US, for cargo and passengers.Chief executive Justin Bowman, said: “Our US offices were already busy arranging charters in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in Texas when ...
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European airlines call for air traffic control strikes to be made illegal
The European Regions Airline Association (ERA) is calling on the European Union (EU) and national governments to put an end industrial action by air traffic controllers, which it says is hugely disruptive and costly to the industry.Its call comes after industrial action by air traffic controllers disrupted operations at several ...
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AirBridge to shift some Amsterdam freighters to Liege
Russian all-cargo airline AirBridgeCargo (ABC) is expected to shift some of its freighter flights from flight-slot constrained Amsterdam Schiphol airport to Liege in Belgium, Air Cargo News understands.ABC and Liege airport management were not available for comment but the switching of selected ABC freighter services out of Schiphol appears likely ...
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Air cargo group Tiaca looks to add fourth pillar
Air cargo association Tiaca is planning to add consultancy services as its fourth pillar, while it will also continue to push for greater membership from across the globe and improve revenues.Speaking to Air Cargo News ahead of the Caspian Air Cargo Summit taking place in Baku over the coming days, ...
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Happy return for Seko’s Terry Unrein
Terry Unrein has rejoined Seko Logistics as chief commercial officer, Americas, following a two-and-a-half year spell as Crane Worldwide Logistics’ regional vice president, Pacific West.In his new Seko role, he will be responsible for sales and revenue growth and air and ocean product strategy in the region.A former pro footballer ...
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New chief for Estonia’s Airest
Estonian cargo airline Airest has appointed Aleksei Lupitski as its new chief executive, taking over from Jaanus Ojamets, who has stepped down for personal reasons.Lupitski has held senior management positions at various airlines for the last 20 years and, for the past eight was the president and chief executive of ...
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Shannon finishes runway work eight weeks early
Shannon Airport in the west of Ireland has completed a €15m runway resurfacing project on eight weeks early.Lagan Asphalt Group started work on the main Shannon runway, Ireland’s longest, in May, including the full rehabilitation of 2,400m of runway surface, replacement of edge and centre line lighting with LEDs, ducting ...
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Bolloré opens Heathrow hub
French-owned forwarder Bolloré Logistics has formally opened its Skyline airfreight hub at London Heathrow Airport.The 80,000 sq ft facility includes 64,000 sq ft of warehouse space, 16,000 sq ft of offices and provides 11,000 sq ft of fully bonded dedicated temperature controlled areas and quarantine and hazardous product zones.Skyline is ...
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Atlas Air donates Puerto Rico aid flight
Atlas Air has donated a Boeing 747 freighter flight to get 110 tons of urgently needed supplies to San Juan in Puerto Rico, following an unprecedented response to an appeal from New York airline JetBlue.The carrier said that the response to its 100x35JetBlue commitment to launch 35 initiatives over 100 ...
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Shipper chief predicts information breakthrough
Breakthroughs in air cargo quality assessment will help cargo users better select the best suppliers, said the head of the main shippers’ group in Europe.Writing in the latest TIACA newsletter, European Shippers' Council chairman and TIACA board member, Denis Choumert, said that until quite recently, “the information available to shippers ...
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Zodiac unveils its maindeck container
Zodiac AirCargo Equipment will launch its first Herculight S main deck containers at the Inter Airport Europe Expo in Munich, following the earlier introduction of a lower deck version.French-based Zodiac lists the advantages of the new container as lighter weight, more durability and lower total cost of ownership, along with ...
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Freighter 13 for Qatar all-cargo fleet
Qatar Airways Cargo has expanded its freighter fleet to 22 aircraft following the delivery of a 13th Boeing 777F at its home base, Doha’s Hamad International Airport (HIA).The world’s third largest international cargo fleet now comprises eight Airbus A330Fs, 13 Boeing 777Fs and one Boeing 747-8F. A second B747-8F is ...
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NewsVolga-Dnepr freighters fly hijacked B737 aircraft home
Volga-Dnepr Airlines carried out the return of the B737-200 aircraft to Germany that was hijacked by terrorists in 1977.An-124-100 and IL-76TD90-VD freighters flew the aircraft named Landshut from northeastern Brazil's Fortaleza Airport to Friederichshafen.The fuselage and wings of the Boeing 737 were transported in a special frame for its An-124-100 ...
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Air Partner in aid flights for hurricane relief effort
Air Partner has carried out a number of urgent freight charters across the Caribbean in recent weeks to support the relief effort in the wake of Hurricanes Irma and Maria.The flights were operated on behalf of governments, NGOs, charities and commercial entities to a number of islands in the region, ...
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ATSG appoints Raymond Johns to board of directors
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) has announced the election of Raymond Johns to its board of directors.Johns, 62, led the US Air Force Air Mobility Command at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois until his retirement with the rank of General in January 2013, capping a 36-year military career.He is ...
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Schiphol slot restrictions could see the loss of 37 freighter flights per week
Schiphol Airport could see as many as 37 freighter flights per week disappear this winter as a result of slot restrictions at the hub.Last month, the Schiphol airport community’s worst fears were confirmed when Air Co-ordination Netherlands (ACNL) announced where slots would be allocated for the winter season.Amsterdam's airport can ...
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Peli BioThermal expands French production site
Temperature controlled packaging firm Peli BioThermal has expanded its European manufacturing capabilities in through the expansion of its facilities in France.The company said the expansion of its facilties in France will be used to produce its bulk thermal shipper product CoolPall, which is experiencing growing demand.David Williams, president of Peli ...
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Oman Air selects Jettainer for ULD management
Oman Air Cargo has signed a five year unit load device (ULD) outsourcing contract with Jettainer, the German airfreight container management company.The Middle East airline will use lightweight ULDs — constructed of carbon fibre and partly recycled composite materials — that will result in lower CO2 emissions, improved payload, and ...