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ICAO: Implement Lomé agreement to capitalise on air cargo
The International Civil Aviation Organization has called on African nations to implement the Lomé declaration that aims to ease the flow of goods if they are to benefit from the "tremendously promising growth in air cargo".Speaking at the UN organisation's meeting on air cargo development in Africa, president of the ...
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DHL opens new pharma facility in Dublin
DHL Supply Chain has opened a new pharmaceutical grade facility in Ireland, located at Horizon Logistics Park by Dublin Airport.The secure facility, fully approved by the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA), will provide pharma companies manufacturing in Ireland fully compliant temperature controlled end-to-end supply chain management.DHL said that plans are ...
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Indian government approves New Delhi airport plan
India’s capital city, New Delhi, is to get a second international airport after the national government approved of construction of the hub, with an estimated cost of $1.6bn for the first phase.According to local newspaper reports, Noida International Airport will be built on a 3,000 ha green field site at ...
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GLS wins 25 year cargo concession in Liberia
Global Logistics Services Inc. (GLS) has secured a 25-year concession for air cargo operations at Liberia’s sole international airport, Roberts International (ROB).The agreement, passed into law by the country’s legislature, makes GLS the first Liberian company to own an operating concession in the country’s 169-year history.GLS, which currently handles up ...
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Ethiopian signs up for two more B777Fs at Paris
Ethiopian Airlines has announced a deal to purchase two Boeing 777 freighter aircraft as it continues to expand rapidly its cargo operations.The deal is valued at $651.4m at list prices and follows on from an order for ten B737 Max 8 passenger aircraft announced yesterday.The freighter order is just ahead ...
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Flower freighter win for Yorkshire's Doncaster Sheffield Airport
Doncaster Sheffield Airport has won a weekly MD-11 freighter service bringing flowers and vegetables into the UK for some of the country’s largest retailers.The northern UK gateway has secured a deal with Network Airline Management which will operate the flight from Nairobi to Yorkshire. It will be the airport’s first ...
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ACP to be Antonov GSA in Australia
Antonov Airlines — operator of the An-124, An-225 and An-22 freighter aircraft — has appointed Air Cargo Partners Worldwide (ACP) as its general sales agent (GSA) in Australia.The GSA representation, part of ongoing expansion for the project cargo specialist, will be managed by Ken Lyons, sales and development manager for ...
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Kuehne + Nagel begins work on Switzerland pharma hub
Kuehne + Nagel has begun building its new “Pharma Hub Switzerland” that aims to strengthen the forwarder's position in the pharma and healthcare industry.The Pharma Hub will be part of the KN PharmaChain network, providing multimodal temperature-controlled door-to-door shipping, visibility and traceability of deliveries, as well as intensive and proactive ...
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SAS Cargo set for CEIV Pharma at three hubs
Scandinavian carrier SAS Cargo has commenced the CEIV Pharma certification process of its cool chain and expects the first hub – Oslo – to be certified this summer, with the Copenhagen and Stockholm facilities to follow soon after.SAS Cargo, with its head office near Medicon Valley, one of Europe’s strongest ...
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Qatar Airways set to move on a 10% stake in American Airlines
Qatar Airways could be set to invest more than $800m in a 10% stake in American, an airline that has accused the Middle Eastern carrier of benefitting from state handouts.In a stock exchange filing, the US carrier said it had received an “unsolicited notice” from Qatar Airways of its intention ...
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Singapore's Changi Airport sees double-digit cargo surge in May
Singapore's Changi Airport saw strong year-on-year in May with an increase of 12.6% to 177,340 tonnes.A spokesperson for the Asian hub said: "Cargo shipments increased by double digits for the second month this year, with improvements broad-based across exports, imports and transhipments."With stable recovery of industrial activity in the US, ...
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Regulatory headache for European road feeder operators
European Commission regulations on drivers’ pay and rest breaks are causing significant cost and network capacity problems for air cargo’s road feeder services (RFS) sector, say two major truck operators.The regulations mean that drivers resting overnight in certain European Union (EU) countries have to stay in a hotel rather than ...
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CEVA adds to growing rail links from China to Europe
Another new rail link from China to Europe has opened, with CEVA Logistics launching a service from Shilong in southern China's Guangdong province to Hamburg in Germany.In conjunction with the Chinese state railway company, the new regular block trains will route Shilong, Manzhouli (China), Zabakalsky (Russia), Brest (Belarus), Malaszewicze (Poland) ...
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NewsEuropean cargo monthly: Demand growth picks up in May
Major European airlines saw cargo growth pick up again in May following on from a slight slowdown in April.The latest freight figures from Air France KLM, Finnair, IAG and Lufthansa also show an improvement in year-on-year percent growth compared with the level achieved in April.At Lufthansa Cargo there was a ...
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CEVA adds Myanmar office as part of regional expansion
CEVA Logistics has opened its office in Myanmar's capital, Yangon, as part of its strategic expansion in the emerging Mekong markets.For the last five years, CEVA has been operational in the country through a network partner, providing freight management services to a number of multinational and local customers.But earlier this ...
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Bedek and Haite to develop B737NG freighter conversions
Israel’s Bedek Aviation Group has signed a partnership agreement to co-develop a conversion programme for Boeing 737NG passenger aircraft into freighters.The collaboration, announced at 2017 Paris Air Show, sees the subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) partner with China’s Haite Group, through the latter's Tianjin Aircraft Engineering Co arm.Bedek and ...
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Turkish Cargo launches freighter flights to Paris
Turkish Cargo has launched weekly scheduled Airbus A310 freighter flight between Istanbul and French hub Charles de Gaulle (CDG) airport. The flight schedule may be revised, based on permits.Automobile, aircraft and aircraft engines, as well as pharmaceutical products and plastic raw materials are the top-ranking items in the exports from ...
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David Geer appointed managing director of Virgin Atlantic Cargo
David Geer has been appointed the new managing director of Virgin Atlantic Cargo.Geer succeeds John Lloyd who officially steps down in August after announcing in May this year his decision to leave the airline after 30 years. Lloyd has headed Virgin Atlantic’s cargo division since 2000.Geer joined Virgin Atlantic in ...
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Menen joins EFL as independent director
Logistics firm Expofreight (EFL) has announced the appointment of three supply chain and airfreight veterans as independent directors as part of efforts to add international expertise to its management. The company said that Ram Menen, Stephen Dearnley and Mike Sherman have joined as independent directors to the board, led by ...
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West Atlantic to lease four B737-800 converted freighters from GECAS
Swedish mail and express cargo carrier West Atlantic Airlines is to lease four Boeing 737-800 freighters from GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), making it the first operator to take delivery of the Boeing standard-body converted freighter.GECAS launched the programme and provided the prototype aircraft to Boeing in 2016.The first aircraft ...