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Unilode adds more Singapore space for ULD repairs
Unilode Aviation Solutions has moved its Singapore unit load device (ULD) and galley cart repair centre to larger premises nearby Changi Airfreight Centre.The new station includes a 800 sq m warehouse, 250 sq m office space and an extensive outside storage area.It is certified by the Civil Aviation Authority of ...
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Asia Pacific carriers see healthy growth, says AAPA
There was “healthy growth” in international air cargo, said the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) in its preliminary traffic figures for October.Reflecting the sustained upturn in global trade for consumer and intermediate goods, Asia Pacific airlines saw international air cargo demand, in freight tonne kilometres (FTK), increase by 5.8% ...
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Vienna airport opens new pharma hub
Vienna Airport has expanded its cargo centre and opened a new temperature-controlled pharma hub.The €17.9m investment includes a new pharma handling centre featuring about 1,600sq m of space as part of the recently enlarged air cargo facility.The €1.9 m pharma site includes a cold store with an area of 153sq ...
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IAG Cargo reveals new look executive structure
IAG Cargo has made a number of changes to its executive management team to “align with its business priorities”.The new look executive team is charged with driving performance across premium products, digital transformation, customer service and global operations, the airline group said.The shake-up sees David Shepherd, currently commercial director, move ...
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Astral flies into Yemen as blockade is lifted
Kenya-based Astral Aviation has operated a humanitarian flight from Nairobi to Sanaa in Yemen - the first aircraft to land at the airport after the Saudi led coalition lifted a three-week blockade.The Boeing 727-200 freighter landed on Saturday 25 November with 15 tons of vaccines for over 600,000 children on ...
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Airlines cancel Bali flights as Mt. Agung threatens to erupt
Airlines have cancelled all flights to and from the Indonesian island of Bali due to volcanic activity.However, the threatened eruption of Mount Agung has so far had only a localised effect, with no sign yet of the wider disruption to global air travel on the scale of Eyjafjallajökull incident in ...
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Safair and Airlink plan to unite
Dublin-based aircraft owner ASL Aviation Holdings is seeking approval from the South African Competition Commission to unite its Safair subsidiary with South Africa’s Airlink.The deal will see ASL take a minority shareholder within the merged Airlink group of companies and the Airlink and Safair brands will continue to operate separately, ...
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Forwarder MNX expands healthcare presence with Logical acquisition
MNX Global Logistics has acquired Australian forwarder Logical Freight Solutions (LFS) as it looks to expand its international healthcare supply chain offering.Melbourne-based LFS serves the healthcare industry, including life science, ag-bio, diagnostics, therapeutics, proteomics, medical devices, microbiology, genomics, chemicals, radiopharmaceuticals, instruments, spare parts and all consumables for these industries.US-headquarterd MNX ...
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dnata tests successfully blockchain technology with air cargo partners
Ground handler dnata has introduced blockchain technology into its cargo operations, in conjunction with Emirates Innovation Lab, IBM and flydubai Cargo.Blockchain technology is seen as a secure, public electronic ledger and peer-to-peer network that can be managed autonomously to exchange information between different parties.Kevin Ennis, vice president commercial and business ...
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ASL offloads Budapest cargo handling business
ASL Aviation Holdings has sold its Budapest-based handling business to airport services firm Menzies Aviation for an undisclosed sum to concentrate on core activities.The Dublin-based aircraft owner said the staff and assets of Farnair Handling, which provides cargo warehouse and ramp handling services at Budapest Airport, have been transferred to ...
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WFS' French flourish as cargo deals roll in
Cargo handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has been awarded five new cargo handling contracts by passenger and freighter airlines in France.Four of the contracts cover Paris CDG as well as handling at WFS’ other 11 cargo stations across France.Vietnam Airlines has renewed its cargo handling agreement with WFS, while CAL ...
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Hurricane response helps boost ACS Q3 revenues
Broker Air Charter Service (ACS) saw revenues increase by 50% in the third quarter of the year, with growth across its three main divisions.The company reported total revenues of £144m for the third quarter with company growth and the response to hurricanes boosting performance.ACS group chief executive Justin Bowman said: ...
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Guillaume Halleux named as acting chief officer cargo at Qatar Airways
Qatar Airways Cargo has named Guillaume Halleux as acting chief officer cargo, following the decision by former cargo boss Ulrich Ogiermann to leave the Middle East airline and return to Europe.Halleux's previous role was as vice president cargo Asia Pacific at Qatar Airways, based in Singapore.Halleux was quoted in the ...
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Swissport Cargo Services Frankfurt awarded CEIV Pharma
Ground handler Swissport Cargo Services Frankfurt has received IATA's CEIV Pharma certification at the German airport.Philip Roodenburg, station manager at Swissport Cargo Services Frankfurt, said: “Regarding pharma shipments, we fully realize that there are always humans involved who need a constant flow of safely delivered medical products. Hence, it is ...
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MAB Kargo flies third relief mission for Rohingya refugees
MAB Kargo has flown its third relief mission to Bangladesh for Rohingya refugees, with almost 50 tonnes of goods to set up the Malaysian Field Hospital.The consignment to Chittagong, on an Airbus A330-200 freighter from Malaysia Airlines’ cargo arm, included a wide range of medical equipment. Also in the packing ...
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West Atlantic relocates UK operations to East Midlands Airport
The UK division of Sweden's West Atlantic cargo airline has relocated its operation from Coventry Airport to East Midlands Airport.The express freight company has leased 43,000 sq ft of hanger space close to its key customers DHL and the Royal Mail.A statement said that the move is driven by a ...
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TIACA to work more closely with African airlines
TIACA and the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work closely on issues affecting air cargo.The MoU, signed at the 49th AFRAA Annual General Assembly (AGA) in Kigali, will see TIACA collaborate with AFRAA’s 40 members to improve air cargo safety and security, as ...
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Hong Kong records steady cargo growth in October
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) saw cargo throughput rise by 2.3% to 430,000 tonnes in October, versus like month 2016.The growth in cargo throughput last month was driven mainly by 4% year-on-year growth in exports, with Europe increasing "most significantly" among the key trading regions.Over the first 10 months of ...
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Emirates SkyCargo targets e-commerce with CommerCity deal
Emirates SkyCargo will target e-commerce traffic through a new deal it has signed with free zone Dubai CommerCity.The two partners said they will work together to develop new solutions for the global e-commerce sector to help retailers save time and money, although details on what form these solutions will take ...
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Panalpina’s COO Andy Weber to leave at the end of 2017
Panalpina's chief operating officer (COO), Andy Weber, will leave the company at the end of the year. The COO position will not be replaced.Weber, a member of the Switzerland-based logistics operator's executive board, joined the company in 2015.In a statement, Panalpina said that Weber has successfully led many turnaround projects ...