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Liege recruits Cologne cargo director Franz Heuckeroth van Hessen
Liege Airport in Belgium is to appoint Cologne-Bonn cargo and sales director Franz Heuckeroth van Hessen to the new post of vice president air services from May 1.Amsterdam-born van Hessen spent 11 years in the pharmaceutical sector before entering the airfreight industry with Copex Air in 1999 and then becoming ...
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Seven days a week to Saudi from Manchester
Saudia is to operate twice weekly 787 Dreamliner passenger and cargo flights between Manchester and Riyadh from June 23. The new Monday and Wednesday departures complement five existing flights a week to Jeddah, giving a daily service from the northern UK city to Saudi Arabia.Connections are available to other Middle ...
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German giant on the prowl in North America
DB Schenker is on the hunt for a US acquisition, according to recent press reports.The Wall Street Journal quoted chief executive Jochen Thewes as saying that the German-based forwarder is looking to expand outside its current core Europe/Asia market, possibly by buying a major US domestic player.The report added that ...
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Cargo handler LUG realigns to meet market challenges
LUG Aircargo has realigned its management team to tackle future market challenges, says the German handler.A new strategic product development department is headed by current operations manager Wolfgang Voigt, while Axel van Hees has been promoted to manager of operations at the Frankfurt station.LUG managing director and chief executive Patrik ...
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Emirates to fly into Phnom Penh
Dubai-based Emirates is to launch a daily B777-300ER passenger connection with the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh on July 1. A new Dubai–Yangon-Phnom Penh route is to be created.The launch of daily services from Dubai to Phnom Penh will coincide with the introduction of a direct, non-stop route between Dubai ...
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Airberlin to add three A330-200s to fleet to support long-haul operations
Germany-based low-cost carrier airberlin is adding three wide-body Airbus A330-200 aircraft to its fleet as it prepares for its biggest long-haul summer flight schedule to the US.The new aircraft will join airberlin’s existing A330 fleet of 14 aircraft. The first will go into operation with the carrier this month (February), ...
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TIACA encourages tomorrow’s airfreight leaders
Young professionals from six logistics companies in the Netherlands have taken part in a new programme aimed at developing talent and improving collaboration across the airfreight supply chain.Each of them – from Air France KLM Martinair Cargo, Jan De Rijk Logistics, Tosoh Corporation, Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Agility and Swissport – ...
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Norwegian reports record result
Norwegian, otherwise known as Norwegian Air Shuttle, has reported record net profits for 2016.The carrier said that net profit of 1,135mn Norwegian krone ($135.7mn) had been achieved on the back of “global expansion driven by new routes, high load factors and continued fleet renewal”.New intercontinental routes were added over the ...
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Happy Anniversary, Cargojet
Canada-based overnight freight carrier Cargojet is celebrating its 15th year in business.“It gives me great joy and pride in joining the Cargojet team, our customers, our shareholders and our Board of Directors in celebrating our 15th year anniversary,” announced Ajay Virmani, president and chief executive.“We have had a tremendous journey ...
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Dubai Customs calls for greater collaboration on trade and security
Dubai's top customs official has said that greater co-operation is needed between local, regional and international authorities to facilitate trade and sustain high levels of security.“With the UAE’s positioning as a world-class transport and integrated logistics hub, it has become more important than ever to deploy effective screening and detection ...
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AeroVision turns to B&H Worldwide at Heathrow
Michigan-based AeroVision International has confirmed that it is to open a new forward stocking location in the UK to serve customers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa in collaboration with B&H Worldwide, the London-headquartered logistics provider and a specialist in the delivery of aerospace parts.“Our newly initiated warehouse will ...
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Siemens Postal, Parcel & Airport Logistics opens new facility in Constance
Siemens Postal, Parcel & Airport Logistics (SPPAL) officially opened its new manufacturing facility in Constance, Germany, on February 20.Siemens manufactures products and systems for the postal, parcel and airport logistics market at the new plant.“We are proud of this modern production site, where we manufacture innovative products and solutions for ...
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Manchester Airport looks to the future… and further investment
Manchester Airport has revealed the latest phase of the UK northern gateway’s £1bn Transformation Programme, unveiling a number of new images showing what it might look like following the massive investment.Manchester Airport’s Transformation Programme represents the largest single private sector investment in the north of England.Airport chief executive Ken O’Toole ...
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Perishables centre officially launched at India's Kempegowda airport
Air India SATS Airport Services has officially launched AISATS COOLPORT, India’s first integrated on-airport perishable cargo handling centre, at Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru.The 11,000 sq m facility is designed to meet handling requirements for perishable cargo such as pharmaceuticals, fruit, vegetables, flowers, meat and seafood.It is able to handle up ...
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C H Robinson spreads its wings
Third-party logistics services provider C H Robinson is continuing to expand its worldwide freight forwarder network.The 3PL recently opened new offices in Asia and Canada and also acquired APC Logistics, a Melbourne-headquartered provider of freight forwarding and customs brokerage services in the Australasia region.These expansions have led to the creation ...
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UPS hits out at plans to triple Alaska's jet fuel tax
UPS has hit out at proposals to triple the jet fuel tax in Alaska − home to the world’s fifth busiest cargo airport − a move that the integrator says could impact the state’s role in the cargo industry.In a letter to Alaska Transportation Committee Co-Chair Adam Wool, UPS vice ...
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Moscow’s Sheremetyevo saw 2016 cargo surge
Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport saw a near 30% surge in freight volumes during 2016 to around 231,000 tonnes.Moscow Cargo is the main handler at Sheremetyevo Airport, handling more than 90% of total air cargo throughputs at the Russian hub where Russian Federation national carrier Aeroflot and freighter operator AirBridgeCargo (ABC) are ...
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Alitalia faces 24-hour strike this week
Alitalia, the Italian flag-carrier, has announced that a 24-hour strike on Thursday of this week (23rd) will hit some of its domestic and international operations.Alitalia has been forced to cancel 60% of its flights on the day due to the planned industrial action which comes after the Alitalia board of ...
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Schiphol nears capacity crunch
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has published its results for 2016 and president and chief executive Jos Nijhuis has warned that the gateway is now “nearing the limits of its capacity”.That observation accompanied the revelation that the number of passengers passing through the airport again increased significantly last year (up by 9.2% ...
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UK office handles Antonov Airlines charter
Antonov Airlines has carried out the first charter operation from its new UK headquarters at London Stansted Airport: the shipment of a British-manufactured helicopter.The outsize load, almost 4.4 m high, was flown from the UK to Southeast Asia on one of the airline’s seven Antonov AN-124-100 freighters.Specially designed machinery was ...