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NewsAirlines add extra UK capacity to help ease cargo backlog
Credit: LufthansaAir France KLM (AF KLM) Cargo and Lufthansa Cargo are adding extra cargo capacity between continental Europe and the UK as they look to cater for a freight backlog created by the closure of the UK-France border.The Franco-Dutch airline group said that it would operate four additional KLM Airbus ...
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UK-France border reopens but backlog expected
France has reopened its border with the UK but supply chain backlogs are expected to continue as trucks take time to clear.Yesterday evening the French government eased its travel ban, allowing hauliers - among others - to travel to France if they have proof of a negative Covid test in ...
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ACS prepares for Brexit disruption with freighter capacity
Charter broker Air Charter Service has secured a BAe 146 freighter aircraft as it prepares for border disruption as the UK's transition from the European Union (EU) ends on January 1.Many are expecting changes in customs procedures at the border between the UK and EU as a result of the ...
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IATA provides updated Lithium battery transport guidance
IATA has released an updated Lithium Battery Guidance Document to assist shippers in understanding requirements related to the transport of lithium batteries.The airline association said the guidance document includes updated and additional FAQs for shippers to learn how to comply with dangerous good regulations.
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NewsWFS invests in 24-hour monitoring of cargo operations to improve security
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has partnered with IT provider Transputec to increase the safety and security of its cargo operations across its network.The partnership will see Transputec providing 24-hour monitoring of WFS’ aviation cargo and ground handling operations, which includes 21,800 employees at 171 stations in 22 countries across five ...
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EU reveals no-deal Brexit supply chain contingency plans
The European Union (EU) has revealed its contingency plans to keep transport operations moving in case of a no-deal Brexit.The temporary six-month measures will allow airlines from the UK to operate flights across the bloc, while hauliers will be able to use EU states' roads.The move was welcomed by supply ...
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Charter brokers prepare for Brexit freighter demand
Charter brokers are preparing for urgent demand when the UK's 12 month European Union exit transition period comes to an end in January.Both Chapman Freeborn and Air Charter Service (ACS) are expecting snarl ups at UK and European ferry ports at the start of the year as border processes are ...
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Lufthansa Cargo commits to UN sustainability programme
Lufthansa Cargo is stepping up its sustainability drive by committing to meet goals set by the United Nations.The cargo business said that it would target five of the UN's 17 sustainability goals, which aim to end hunger and poverty on earth over the next 30 years.The five goals that Lufthansa ...
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US-UK air services pact gives cargo operators additional rights
The recent air services agreement signed by the US and UK provides US cargo operators with rights they did not have under the US’s deal with the European Union (EU).The agreement, which was concluded two years ago and signed by both countries on November 17, ensures flights continue between the ...
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Dutch government performs freighter tax U-turn
The Dutch government has withdrawn proposals for a tax on freighter aircraft following a study into the effect it would have on the market.The bill containing the tax has now been amended and will now go before the council of state for review before going before the upper and lower ...
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NewsTAPA: Covid-19 vaccine creates “biggest security challenge for a generation”
The Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) has warned that the transportation of Covid-19 vaccines presents the “biggest security challenge for a generation” in supply chains.The association said the estimated 7bn to 19bn doses of vaccines that are required to completely eradicate the deadly virus will place “unprecedented demands” on pharma ...
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Schiphol takes full ownership of cargo platform Cargonaut
Royal Schiphol Group has acquired full ownership of cargo community platform Cargonaut as part of efforts to drive digitisation across the supply chain.The airport operator said the move will strengthen the airport cargo community’s relationship with Dutch Customs, which under the Dutch Government’s Digital Transport Strategy, is seeking to work ...
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India limits non-scheduled freighter flights to six airports
India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has limited non-scheduled and ad hoc cargo flights by foreign carriers to six airports.The change in country's open sky policy was made following a government review and it is hoped the move will promote India's airfreight carriers."The changes have been made with a ...
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Air cargo not yet prepared for Covid-19 vaccine
A survey of air cargo stakeholders has found that only 28% of the sector feels well prepared for a Covid-19 vaccine.The Sunrays survey carried out by TIACA and Pharma.Aero found that just 28% say they are well prepared to distribute a Covid-19 vaccine, while 19% say they are very unprepared.Cargo ...
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NewsSchiphol cargo community creates vaccine task force
The Schiphol cargo community has created a task force to prepare for a Covid-19 vaccine.A taskforce led by Air Cargo Netherlands (ACN), Schiphol Cargo and Air France KLM Martinair Cargo, as well as shippers, pharma firms, forwarders, airlines, ground handlers and trucking companies, have met to start work on up ...
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Row erupts over post-Brexit border delays
UK hauliers have been warned to expect delays of up to two days and queues of up to 7,000 trucks in Kent as the UK transition from the European Union kicks in.In a letter, the UK government said that under its reasonable worst case scenario for the first couple of ...
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NewsPreighters' flight-time limited to reduce fire risk
KLM is among operators to convert passenger cabins. This one a Boeing 777 interiorEuropean safety regulators are intending to impose a 2,000h flight-time limit on passenger aircraft converted to transport freight (also known as 'preighters'), as part of a mitigation strategy to reduce the risk of catastrophic fire.The European Union ...
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NewsSAL takes over operation of more airport customs security areas
Saudi customs vice-governor Suleiman bin Abdullah Al-Tuwaijri and SAL deputy chief business development and corporate relations officer Abdulrahman Ma’en Al-Mubarak signed the agreementSaudi Arabian Logistics (SAL) has started operating customs security areas across most of Saudi Arabia's airports.It is hoped the new setup will reduce the time of import operations, ...
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UK forwarders concerned about the end of EU transition period
UK forwarders have significant reservations over whether they will have the capacity to handle major changes to the UK’s trading relationship with the European Union (EU) at the start of 2021, according to a survey by UK forwarder association BIFA.In a general question on their understanding of the government’s plans ...
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Airforwarders Association: Is the forwarding industry ready for a Covid-19 vaccine?
In the second article of a new column series from the Airforwarders Association, executive director Brandon Fried outlines outlines how the forwarding industry can get ready for widespread distribution of Covid-19 vaccines in the future. Throughout history the symbolic white horse has been an indication of hope, prosperity and good ...