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New chief executive for Cathay Pacific
Rupert Hogg has been appointed as new chief executive of Cathay Pacific after incumbent Ivan Chu was appointed as chairman of parent firm John Swire & Sons' China business.Hogg currently holds the role of of chief operating officer at Cathay and will be promoted to chief executive of Cathay Pacific ...
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Miami boosted by pharma traffic
Growth in pharma demand helped create a spike in the value of cargo transported through Miami International Airport last year.The Florida airport saw the total value of the cargo that it handled in 2016 increase by eight percent year on year to $57.3bn, with the value of pharma freight surging ...
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NewsThere she blows (almost): first 'white whale' BelugaXL sections in Toulouse
The first large sections of Airbus’ next generation new "white whale" transport aircraft, the BelugaXL, have arrived at the aircraft final assembly facility in Toulouse.Following a five-night road convoy from Aernnova’s factory in Berantevilla, north eastern Spain, the panels (two laterals, one central) will complete the rear section of the ...
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Frankfurt marches on with latest monthly cargo surge
Frankfurt Airport (FRA) posted a 9.8% increase in airfreight and airmail volumes in March to 205,443 tonnes, the highest monthly growth rate recorded over the previous six years.The March boost meant that the top German airport and Europe’s number one cargo hub recorded a 5.8% increase in airfreight and airmail ...
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DHL Express expedites Bahrain-Jeddah operation with new flight
DHL Express has added a new flight between Bahrain and Jeddah as it looks to speed up connection times between the two locations.The express operator said the flight will fly seven times a week utilising a B757 freighter, which is capable of carrying around 22 tonnes of cargo.The new flight ...
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ATSG bags double B737 freighter conversions for China's Okay Airways
Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) subsidiaries have acquired two Boeing 737-400 aircraft for conversion into freighters and onward lease to China-based partner Okay Airways for its e-commerce business.ATSG West Leasing, based in Ireland and a wholly owned ATSG subsidiary, has acquired and will lease the aircraft to Okay in late ...
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K+N announces MoU with Alibaba.com to offer global logistics services
Global freight forwarder Kuehne + Nagel has announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Alibaba.com, the B2B business arm of China's Alibaba Group, to offer global logistics services.Under the MoU, K+N’s global logistics network will combine with Alibaba’s expertise in B2B e-commerce, to offer China-based shippers e-commerce logistics solutions.In January ...
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Virgin Atlantic Cargo adds new Sydney account manager
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has appointed Amanda Matar as account manager – Sydney as the airline increases its long-haul cargo sales and management services for partner Virgin Australia.Matar reports to Pip Palmer, who was promoted to regional sales manager, Australia and New Zealand by Virgin Atlantic last year having previously worked ...
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Swiss WorldCargo appoints new marketing head
Swiss WorldCargo has announced the appointment of Alexandra Dahl-Augustin as the new senior manager head of marketing and communications.Dahl-Augustin joined Swiss WorldCargo in December 2014 and since then she has been responsible for key account management both in defining and building Swiss WorldCargo’s key account strategy.Ashwin Bhat, head of cargo, ...
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Carousel expands with larger aircraft and new destinations
Logistics firm Carousel has announced it will expand its line-haul air cargo operation with a new aircraft and a new destination.Carousel first launched its air cargo operation in September last year with a daily flight between Southend Airport in the UK and Baden Baden in Germany, utilising a Metro III ...
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WFS appoints global head of people
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has appointed Fabienne Bricaud to the post of global head of people.In her new role at the ground handler, Bricaud will be based in Roissy and report directly to Craig Smyth, chief executive of WFS.She started her career in the telecommunications and engineering sector with Alcatel-Alsthom, ...
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An-124s in compressor flight from UK to Seoul
ANTONOV Airlines has transported three 23 tonne compressors on one of its seven AN-124-100s, from its UK base at London Stansted Airport to Incheon International Airport.The compressors measured 648cm long, 284cm wide, and 358cm high and travelled in modified crates designed to work with the AN-124-100's unique on-board crane system.ANTONOV ...
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ABC expands Asian network with call in fast growing Taipei
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has continued the expansion of its operations in Asia with the addition of Taipei to its list of destinations.ABC will fly to Taipei twice per week utilising a Boeing 747F aircraft. The new service, which was launched on April 8, will operate from Moscow Sheremetyevo every Wednesday ...
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Heathrow cargo surge in March leads UK hub upswing
Heathrow Airport saw its March 2017 cargo volumes surge to 148,000 tonnes, a near 13% increase over the same month last year and the largest monthly growth in more than five years.The UK’s number one airfreight hub and Europe’s fourth largest air cargo gateway saw long-haul emerging markets remain a ...
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New eastbound London-China rail service
The number of rail services between China and Europe that target airfreight customers increased again yesterday when Kerry Logistics and a series of other companies came together to launch an eastbound operation.The first of the new services left DP World's London Gateway terminal yesterday as it set off on a ...
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Turkish Cargo freighter flights to Oslo
Turkish Cargo has confirmed the launched of a two times a week Airbus A330-200 freighter service to Oslo Airport, aimed at the growing Norwegian seafood export market.Said the carrier: "2016 was a record year for Norwegian seafood export, and Turkish Airlines wishes to take part in this development. Turkish Cargo ...
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Another CEIV station for DHL
DHL Global Forwarding's Shanghai station is the latest to achieve IATA's CEIV pharma certification.The certification of Shanghai comes shortly after the forwarder's stations in Dublin and Leipzig achieved the quality award.DHL started to certify its global stations according to the IATA CEIV Pharma Standard in the third quarter of 2016."Following ...
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ABC promotes Ryan to VP Americas
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has promoted Vince Ryan to the post of vice president, North and South America as it targets further growth from the region.Ryan joined ABC as cargo manager, Americas in 2013 and prior to this latest appointment, was cargo sales manager Americas and global account development.He will be ...
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New Peli president looks to grow BioThermal business
New Pelican Products group president Phil Gyori will target growth in the company’s BioThermal temperature controlled packaging division.Gyori was appointed to the role late last year and will report into chief executive Lyndon Faulkner, while leading all Pelican divisions – commercial/government; consumer; and Pelican BioThermal/Peli Bio Thermal.Prior to joining Pelican ...
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UK retailer signs up with SEKO Logistics
UK retailer Joules has signed a three-year supply chain contract with SEKO Logistics as it embarks on a global expansion.SEKO will manage Joules’ global supply chain from all its sourcing locations in Asia and the Indian Sub-continent into their distribution centre in Corby in the UK and into the US, ...