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Australian Customs finds ephedrine drug in air cargo
CUSTOMS and border protection officers seized six kilos of the drug ephedrine – which was secreted inside 18 bicycle seats sent as air cargo shipments from China to Australia, say reports.The drugs were discovered when the consignment was X-rayed.Around 6.3 kilos of a white crystalline substance, turned out to be ...
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Chapman Freeborn delivers unmanned surface vehicle
AIR charter broker Chapman Freeborn and logistics partners SPI International and Logik Logistics International have successfully transported this first ever C-Worker vessel, an unmanned surface vehicle (USV) that is set to revolutionise oil and gas operations.The year-long logistics project – which started with loading feasibility studies before construction of the ...
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Carsten Hernig becomes new Jettainer MD
CARSTEN HERNIG, 39, is the new managing director of ULD outsource specialist Jettainer.“He is not only a homegrown talent, but also an experienced international manager,” says Dr Karl-Rudolf Rupprecht, executive board member, operations, at Lufthansa Cargo.Hernig’s career at the Lufthansa group of companies extends to 15 years. He initially worked ...
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AEI delivers B737-400SF to FarnAir Europe
AERONAUTICAL Engineers Inc (AEI) has delivered the first of four B737-400SF freighters to Switzerland-based integrator support airline FarnAir Europe.The aircraft, a high gross weight version, was built in 1996, and converted at Commercial Jet’s Miami facility, which is one of five authorised AEI Conversion Centers worldwide.It is AEI’s second delivery ...
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Volga-Dnepr delivers 103-tonne turbine rotor
THIS 103-tonne turbine rotor has arrived in Yekaterinburg, Russia, onboard an An-124-100 Ruslan heavy freighter aircraft operated by Volga-Dnepr Airlines.The shipment, delivered from Frankfurt/Hahn, was carried using bespoke transportation tooling and an entire day was required to prepare for its offloading at Yekaterinburg’s Koltsovo Airport.The physical unloading process took some ...
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Bangkok ground handler wins EU security validation
BANGKOK Flight Services (BFS), a WFS Group company, has been validated as a Regulated Agent (RA3), enabling it to accept cargo on behalf of its airline customers for carriage to EU States in accordance with the European Union’s new ACC3 security rules for incoming cargo and mail.BFS is one of ...
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Air Zimbabwe board 'investigated'
REPORTS from Harare claim that Air Zimbabwe has had its entire board of directors fired by Zimbabwean Minister of Transport, Obert Mpofu.The airline's management is at the centre of an alleged US$11million insurance scam following a forensic audit of the airline's operations.According to the ministry, a soon-to-be-appointed reconstituted board will ...
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Ruslan International moves giant power station rotor
RUSLAN International, which manages and markets the combined fleets of its shareholders Antonov Airlines and Volga Dnepr Airlines, has carried this giant power station rotor from Kuwait to Singapore, using one of the 17 An-124 aircraft under its management.Loading and unloading the rotor – weighing 99 tonnes on its custom-designed ...
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AirBridgeCargo satisfies Russia's demand for flowers
ROMANTIC Russians provided a business boost for AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), the country’s largest cargo carrier, with a big rise in floral imports ahead of St Valentine’s Day.ABC transported some 1,400 tonnes of cut-flowers from Amsterdam to Moscow, an 18 per cent increase over the same period in 2013.Denis Ilin, executive ...
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IAG Cargo's Valentine's Day flower shipments blossom
AS THE world’s economy shows tentative signs of recovery, data from IAG Cargo has shown that when it comes to Valentine’s Day this translates to a blooming trade in flowers for key Latin American producers.Preliminary figures from the merged freight business of British Airways and Iberia, show that flower volumes ...
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Lufthansa Cargo's Karl Ulrich Garnadt appointed to Fraport’s board
LUFTHANSA CARGO’s chief executive officer (CEO) Karl Ulrich Garnadt, has been appointed as a member of Fraport’s supervisory board.The move follows Stefan Lauer’s resignation from the airport’s board at the end of last year.Garnadt’s appointment is valid until Fraport’s annual general meeting on 30 May this year, when shareholders are ...
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Confident Cargolux commits to another B747-8 freighter
DESPITE widespread over-capacity woes, Cargolux has confidently ordered an additional B747-8 freighter from Boeing as part of its ongoing fleet renewal and expansion programme.The additional aircraft takes its total order to 14 B747-8Fs.According to the all-cargo airline, the latest aircraft will support the airline’s growth – “on the back of ...
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Air cargo down in January for Cathay
CATHAY PACIFIC and sister airline Dragonair saw cargo and mail tonnage decline year-over-year in January.They carried 130,955 tonnes of cargo and mail in the month, a drop of 1.4 per cent on January 2013.The cargo and mail load factor fell by 2.5 percentage points to 60.5 per cent, as capacity, ...
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Fedex expands its cool chain service
MORE FedEx healthcare and life-science customers in Europe can now keep cool about their temperature-sensitive shipments.The US delivery company has expanded its SenseAware service into 14 new countries across Europe, so that Belgium, Italy, France, Spain, Switzerland, Netherlands, Ireland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Czech Republic, Poland and Germany can now ...
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Cargolux eyes combination carriers' dilemma
CARGOLUX will capitalise on the impact that belly capacity is having on some combination carriers, by reasserting its cargo-only credentials.With a number of combination carriers like EVA Air and IAG Cargo forced to dispense with significant freighter lift in the capacity-soaked marketplace, Richard Forson, interim chief executive at Cargolux, sees ...
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Saudia Cargo says it with Kenyan flowers
SAUDIA Cargo is running four additional B747 freighter flights from Nairobi to Amsterdam this month, to meet the high demand of flower exports during the St Valentine’s peak period.The extra frequencies will be supplementary to the carrier’s already existing six weekly scheduled B747F frequencies on this prime sector, thereby providing ...
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SATS gets IATA pharma seal of approval
SINGAPORE Airport Terminal Services’ (SATS) perishables handling facility has become the world’s first centre of excellence in pharmaceuticals handling, as certified by IATA.SATS Coolport was set up to cater for high growth in pharmaceuticals airfreight at Changi airport. Last year it handled more than 15,200 tonnes of pharmaceuticals.IATA certification gives ...
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Virgin cargo up in 2013
TRAFFIC from the United States to India, business gains in the US north-east and an increase in perishables traffic, all contributed to tonnage, revenue and market share gains for Virgin Atlantic Cargo last year.The airline’s ability to offer fast connections over London to both Delhi and Mumbai also attracted strong ...
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Asia's big demand for aircraft
BOEING says strong economic and passenger growth will be the main drivers of future new aircraft demand in the Asia Pacific region.The US planemaker estimates the region’s airlines will need an additional 12,820 aircraft, valued at US$1.9 trillion, and representing 36 per cent of the world’s new fleet deliveries over ...
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Emirates flies to Taipei
TAIPEI has become Emirates’ newest B777-300ER passenger destination from Dubai International Airport.“Emirates and Taipei began their partnership in 2003 when Emirates Skycargo launched freighter services from Dubai. I am proud that we have been able to increase our commitment and begin daily, non-stop passengers services from today,” says His Highness ...