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Tractor factor: Skylink wins IAG handling contract at Schiphol
Skylink Handling Services, the ground handling arm of Germany’s Rhenus Group, has been appointed by IAG Cargo as its air cargo handler at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.Skylink was awarded a three-year contract, which became effective from August 2015, by the airfreight division of British Airways and Iberia.Frans Meerens, branch manager, Skylink, ...
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Maiden flight for YTO Express Airlines
New Chinese carrier YTO Express Airlines has made its maiden flight and been confirmed as the launch customer for Boeing 737-800 freighter conversion programme.Hangzhou-based airline, which is 90% owned by YTO Express, is one of a number of airlines hoping to capitalise on the growth of e-commerce and express delivery ...
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Thirteen is lucky for Emirates' new B777 freighter
Emirates SkyCargo has welcomed its 13th Boeing 777 freighter aircraft, bringing the total number of dedicated cargo aircraft in the Dubai-based carrier’s fleet to 15, including two B747-400Fs.Emirates’ latest B777F, which left Boeing’s Everett manufacturing facility in September, flew its first mission to Hong Kong.Since being introduced to the SkyCargo ...
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Cargolux reveals details of its new Chinese cargo airline
Cargolux has outlined the details of its new cargo airline based in China, which will launch with three Boeing 747 aircraft on transpacific and intra-Asia routes, but then expand to five freighters within three years.Cargolux president and chief executive Dirk Reich, speaking in Luxembourg at the welcoming ceremony for the ...
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TNT wins Harding Safety air and road contract
TNT has been awarded a five-year contract covering air and road express services with supplier of lifesaving equipment, Harding Safety.TNT will become the exclusive carrier for all spares shipments for Harding Safety at global level and will provide a full range of express delivery services using its integrated road and ...
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Swiss WorldCargo to offer single process e-AWB to forwarders
Swiss WorldCargo has begun offering the electronic air waybill (e-AWB) single process, which it hopes will accelerate the adoption of the e-AWB throughout its network.The airline said that following a four month trial it now accepts single process e-AWB shipments in Zurich, Montreal, Los Angeles, New York JFK and Copenhagen.The ...
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AF KLM looks for deeper links with China Southern
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo is already looking beyond the first phase of its new freight network and ground handling partnership agreement with China Southern Cargo.Bram Gräber, executive vice president of the European carrier’s cargo division, said: “We are pragmatic cargo people, so let’s call this agreement phase one. It ...
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AMI moves to new Sydney hub to cope with growth
Airfreight wholesaler AMI has moved to a larger building in Sydney in order to accommodate recent growth.AMI’s new hub is almost double the size of the existing facility and is located in Hale St Botany, which is a few minutes from the airport’s cargo terminal.The new facility will act as ...
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Moscow hub move for Transaero
Russian airline takeover target Transaero is moving all its flights at Moscow's Domodedovo airport to the capital’s Vnukovo airport from October 25.News of the relocation comes just a few weeks after rival Russian carrier Aeroflot confirmed that it is to acquire the assets and routes of debt-laden Transaero.The country’s second ...
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CAL to introduce third B747F by year end
CAL Cargo Airlines is to expand its freighter fleet with a third aircraft, a Boeing 747-400F which is set to join on a long term lease from late 2015 or early 2016.The Israel-headquartered niche freighter operator, hubbed out of Liege airport in Belgium, is in expansion mode and has just ...
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BCUBE gains Malpensa CEIV for pharma
Italy-based airport handler BCUBE Air Cargo has received IATA’s CEIV certification (Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators) for pharmaceutical handling at its Malpensa Logistica Europa facility.The Malpensa airport certification follows CEIV accreditation for the company’s Fiumicino airport hub in July this year.BCUBE Air Cargo, part of the Italian logistics group ...
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Yusen opens Schiphol pharma hub
Yusen Logistics has opened a dedicated pharmaceuticals gateway at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport.It represents the official launch of the Japan-based logistic player’s global pharma airfreight service, which is compliant with the Good Distribution Practice (GDP) protocol.Hiromitsu Kuramoto, president of Yusen Logistics, speaking at the opening ceremony in the Netherlands, said: “This ...
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ACS first-half revenues jump by 41%
Air Charter Service (ACS) has reported a "strong" set of result for the first half of the year, with revenues up by 41%.Although it didn't reveal exact figures, it is under no obligation to do so under its private ownership, the company said it had experienced an increase in revenue, ...
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CAL begins expansion through Liege with new US route
CAL Cargo Airlines has begun its expansion from its Liege hub with the creation of a new round-trip service to the US.The new service will launch on September 25 using the airline's nose loading Boeing 747-400s and includes two weekly rotations between Atlanta and Liege.The airline already provided services to ...
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PEMCO delivers tenth B737 freighter convert for SF Airlines
PEMCO World Air Services has redelivered a converted Boeing 737-300F to SF Airlines, the air cargo division of Shenzhen-based logistics specialist SF Express.The US-based conversion specialist has now completed a total of ten B737-300/400F passenger to freighter reconfigurations for the Chinese parcel carrier.The original contract, signed in July 2013, was ...
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Air Partner cargo arm remains a key component
Air Partner, the UK-based global aviation services group with a cargo charter division, saw half year gross profit rose by 13% to £12.1m while underlying operating profit and underlying profit before tax doubled to £2.2m.Mark Briffa, chief executive of Air Partner, commented: "Our first half performance is a great testament ...
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Cargolux streamlines road feeder network
SPECIAL REPORT: All-cargo airline Cargolux has streamlined its European road feeder service (RFS) network, slashing the number of trucking providers from over 35 to just six.Unlike many rivals, which consolidated their RFS providers over the years, the European freighter airline has so far stressed the flexibility of using the best ...
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GEFCO says more acquisitions to come following IJS Global deal
Expansionist logistics firm GEFCO will target more acquisitions, following yesterday’s move for forwarder IJS Global, as it strives to double its turnover.The Russian Railways majority-owned company has ambitions to increase turnover from €4bn to €8bn by 2020.As part of this growth, forwarding arm GEFCO Overseas has the target of increasing ...
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Rolls-Royce to Airbus with no time to lose
Ruslan International has completed a milestone cross-channel flight for Rolls-Royce, transporting a new Trent XWB-97 engine from the UK’s East Midlands airport to the Airbus testing facility in Toulouse, France.The aeromanufacturer’s highest ever thrust production engine will undergo extensive testing at the Airbus workshops.Heavy air cargo specialist Ruslan International used ...
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IAG hopes high-tech demand will fill new San Jose flight
IAG Cargo will offer a new transatlantic route between its Heathrow hub and San Jose in California from May next year as it hopes to capitalise on the continued growth of high-tech manufacturing in the region.The British Airways and Iberia cargo arm will utilise belly capacity on a BA Boeing ...