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NewsPML Kenya buys vacuum cooler for cool chain management at JKIA
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. Photo: Kenya Airports AuthorityPerishables logistics specialist PML Kenya has spent $300,000 on a new vacuum cooler located at the Mitchell Cotts air cargo terminal at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), Nairobi.The equipment was commissioned on December 13 last year, before going into use in January.The Weber ...
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Singapore Changi Airport sees cargo volumes fall
Singapore Changi Airport has released data for traffic that moved through the gateway in December and right across 2022.In December, it handled 153,000 tonnes of airfreight, down by 17% on the same month of 2021.The airport operator, Changi Airport Group (CAG), attributed the decline in cargo flow to a backdrop ...
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GSSA TAM Group expands in southeast Asia
Hong-Kong headquartered GSSA TAM Group has announced the opening of three offices in southeast Asia.In response to growing demand in the region, TAM Group has embarked on joint ventures with Thailand’s GP Group and Vietnam’s TP Cargo Transport Services to launch offices in Bangkok, Thailand and Ho Chi Minh City ...
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NewsLiege Airport limits are set
Liege Airport will be restricted to 55,000 movements per year by the Walloon Government but there is room for negotiation.The Walloon Government has now decided on the terms of the 20-year environmental permit that was first contested by the cargo specialist in September 2022, because of limits on flights and ...
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Royal Schiphol Group changes management structure amid turbulence
Royal Schiphol Group (RSG) will change the current board of directors (DT) into a broader operational executive team as Amsterdam Airport Schiphol faces continued controversy.From 1 February, the executive team of Royal Schiphol Group consists of Ruud Sondag, chief executive; Robert Carsouw, chief financial officer; Patricia Vitalis, operations; Sybren Hahn, ...
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NewsZongteng Group's YunExpress delves into air cargo with first freighter flight
YunExpress flight. Photo: Zongteng GroupZongteng Group's YunExpress has carried out its first freighter flight with a Boeing B777F from Shenzhen to Paris on January 16.The new Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport route by the Chinese e-commerce logistics express carrier has a planned annual cargo capacity ...
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Ukraine's Supernova Airlines receives operator's certificate
New York-based logistics company Nova Global's new Ukrainian cargo airline Supernova Airlines has received an operator's certificate that will enable it to carry out cargo flights.Kyiv-based Supernova issued a statement, according to Ukrainian news agency, which said it plans to carry out its first cargo flight in spring, carrying shipments ...
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ACI Europe calls for review of environment permit set to curb cargo at Liege
Airports Council International (ACI) Europe has said a new environmental permit will see cargo specialist Liege Airport lose business to competitors.The association of airport operators called for a review of the environment permit that is expected to curb cargo operations at the Belgium airport - which is already reporting reduced ...
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MSC Air Cargo to add South Korea-US flights
Recently-launched MSC Air Cargo has added a new service between Incheon International and Indianapolis in the US as it continues to roll out operations.The service will operate twice per week on one of the company's B777-200Fs operated under an ACMI agreement with Atlas Air.The flights will initially operate on an ...
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Cathay Pacific set for belly cargo boost as China eases Covid rules
Cathay Pacific will more than double its flights to the Chinese mainland and increase its belly capacity as China has eased pandemic restrictions.Effective January 8, China's government has authorised flights from Hong Kong and Macao International Airports with passenger load restriction and quarantine lifted.The government is expected to authorise Chinese ...
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Comac launches freighter conversion programme for ARJ21
Chinese airframer Comac has completed design work on a programme to convert the ARJ21 airliner into a freighter.The project to develop a freighter conversion variant of the ARJ21 commenced in May 2020, and involved preliminary and detailed design, aimed at understanding the modifications necessary.Comac did not state when the first ...
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NewsBamboo Airways debuts cargo airline
Pham Dang Thanh (right) at cargo division launch event. Photo: Bamboo AirwaysVietnamese airline Bamboo Airways has launched cargo carrier Bamboo Airways Cargo JSC (BAC).The company said in a press release on January 3: “This is the airline’s latest movement in the overall strategy to build an aviation ecosystem, develop Bamboo ...
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HAFFA gets dangerous goods training go ahead
The Hong Kong Association of Freight Forwarding and Logistics (HAFFA) said it has become the first and only trade association to receive accreditation from the Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department (HKCAD) to organise dangerous goods (DG) awareness self study examinations under the Competency-Based Training and Assessment (CBTA).Dangerous goods awareness and ...
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FFAF Cargo launches subsidiary in India
Canadian freight forwarder FFAF Cargo is moving forward with expansion in Asia following the launch of a subsidiary in India in the last quarter of 2022.FFAF Logistics India has been launched as India continues to develop in diverse industries, said FFAF Cargo, a subsidiary of Flying Fresh Air Freight.Karthi Baskar ...
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Newsdnata breaks ground on $14m Iraq cargo warehouse
dnata cargo warehouse at Erbil International Airport. Photo: dnataGround handler dnata has broken ground on its new, 20,000 sq m cargo warehouse at Erbil International Airport (EBL) in Iraq that will be capable of processing 100,000 tonnes of cargo annually.Scheduled for completion in September 2024, the cargo warehouse will be ...
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NewsJD Logistics Airlines builds cargo routes in China
Photo: JD LogisticsJD Logistics Airlines has launched two new all-cargo routes to grow its supply chain network in China.One of the routes is from Beijing to Wuhu, Anhui province to Nantong, Jiangsu province; and the other is between Shenzhen, Guangdong province and Wuxi, Jiangsu province.The inaugural Beijing-Wuhu-Nantong flight was taken ...
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Belly to bolster Cathay cargo business in 2023
Cathay Pacific Cargo customers will benefit from the return of belly capacity but the air cargo market must still grapple with China's unstable supply chains going into 2023.This is the expectation of George Edmunds, general manager cargo commercial at Cathay Pacific Cargo, in a year-end round-up of how the air ...
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NewsAir Partner handles first export cargo flight out of Teesside Airport
Teesside International Airport cargo facility. Copyright: Dave Charnley PhotographyAviation services group Air Partner has handled Teesside International Airport’s first export cargo flight.In recent weeks, the team has arranged for three Cessna aircraft to fly automotive cargo into Teesside for a global manufacturer based in the north of ...
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time:matters expands same-day network to North Africa
Time-critical logistics firm time:matters has opened a new station in Casablanca to enable the offering of same-day transport in North Africa.The logistics company said that Casablanca - one of North Africa's "most important and major economic regions - would be served 17 times a week with direct connections from Frankfurt ...
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NewsNetwork Aviation Group opens new global headquarters
Dr Jaclyn Bell and Aled Griffiths. Photo: Network Aviation GroupNetwork Aviation Group has officially opened its new global headquarters in the UK.The new office is located close to London Gatwick Airport, in the heart of Crawley town centre, a 10-minute drive from the airport and a five-minute drive from the ...