Sectors – Page 17
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NewsBangkok Flight Services gains GDP certification
Source: WFSHandler Bangkok Flight Services has achieved Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certification for its pharma facility at Suvarnabhumi International Airport.BFS, which is a joint venture between SAT-owned WFS and Bangkok Airways, received its GDP certification from independent audit body Escem/TüV Rheinland following a two-day assessment of the pharma facility.The pharma ...
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Etihad Cargo reports record pharma volumes
Etihad Cargo reported record cargo volumes last year following investments in its cool chain services.The Abu Dhabi-headquartered airline saw its pharma volumes increase by 37% year on year in 2023 while fresh and perishable shipments were up 10%.The airline said that the increases had come despite challenging market conditions and ...
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Emirates expands e-commerce service to Kuwait
Emirates SkyCargo is continuing to expand its e-commerce delivery service with the addition of services to Kuwait.The Emirates Delivers service allows people based in Kuwait to order products from websites in the UAE, UK and the US and then have them delivered to their homes.Items are delivered from the retailer ...
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NewsFlower volumes bloom for air cargo when love is in the air
Flower volumes have been blossoming over recent weeks as people all over the world invest in bouquets for their loved ones. The air cargo industry plays a vital role in helping people celebrate the time of year when love is in the air. Keep an eye on this page to ...
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NewsQatar Cargo set to exit 747-8F operations as UPS takes aircraft
Source: Matheus Obst/ Shutterstock.comQatar Airways Cargo looks set to offload its two Boeing 747-8 freighters with UPS adding the two jumbos.Speaking following the announcement of its quarterly results, UPS chief financial officer Brian Newman confirmed that it had acquired two 747-8Fs "through Qatar".Newman said the aircraft additions were part of ...
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NewsHong Kong Air Cargo grows European e-commerce routes
Photo: Hong Kong Air CargoHong Kong Air Cargo is accelerating its European e-commerce business with the launch of a new route between Hong Kong and Liege in Belgium.The cargo carrier's new e-commerce route to Europe is served by Airbus A330-200 freighters.The first flight, RH375, departed from Hong Kong International Airport ...
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NewsE-commerce bolsters Geodis capacity
Geodis is scoping out growth, while keeping hold of its freighter capacity as it benefits from strong e-commerce demand.Geodis will continue with its own-controlled freighter capacity until at least the end of the year.The freight forwarder’s leased Airbus A330-300P2F, operated by London Stansted-headquartered airline Titan Airways, is currently operating between ...
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NewsLATAM Cargo sees Valentine flower volumes blossom
Source: LATAM CargoThe LATAM Group's Valentine's season flower volumes grew rapidly this year as the carrier added extra capacity to cater for demand.The carrier group said that its flower volumes from Colombia and Ecuador to North America and Europe increased by 36% to 25,000 tonnes in the 21-day Valentine's season.The ...
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E-commerce continues to support air cargo growth
E-commerce was a boom vertical in the air cargo industry during the pandemic and demand has been a steady source of growth for airfreight companies since.Ahead of a more in-depth look at how the sector is evolving in our IATA WCS special issue, Air Cargo News spoke to FedEx and ...
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NewsNew road targets improved San Juan cargo hub connectivity
Source: Puerto Rico Life Sciences Air Cargo CommunityLuis Muñoz Marín Airport (SJU) operator Aerostar Airport Holdings has invested in new road infrastructure to improve connectivity across the hub's cargo facilities.The operator invested $4.6m in the new road connecting cargo facilities at SJU, which currently handles over 90% of airfreight for ...
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Pharma.Aero welcomes six new members
The addition of six new members will help air cargo organisation Pharma.Aero advance new projects aimed at improving life-science supply chains, the organisation said.The companies joining the group as full members are logistics firms DB Schenker and JAS, while airline MSC Air Cargo, tracking device provider OnAsset Intelligence and logistics ...
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NewsHong Kong Air Cargo launches e-commerce route to London
Photo: Hong Kong Air CargoCargo airline Hong Kong Air Cargo has launched a new intercontinental e-commerce route from Hong Kong International Airport to London Stansted Airport.The first flight, RH364, took place on February 4. An Airbus A330-200 freighter aircraft will be used on the route, said Hong Kong Air Cargo ...
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IATA updates industry manuals for cargo and ground handling
IATA has updated its industry manuals for cargo and ground-handling operations, with more than 300 updates made.Some of the major changes in terms of cargo include those made to regulations related to live animals, perishable cargo, temperature-controlled cargo, operational risk assesment, and ground handling training and procedures.The annual update is ...
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NewsTurkish Cargo adds three pharma service levels
Source: Turkish CargoTurkish Cargo has expanded its pharma offering with three new standards to meet varying demands from customers.The three pharma products are named TK Pharma Standard, TK Pharma Extra and TK Pharma Advanced and include various levels of service.TK Pharma Standard shipments are moved in compliance with industry standards ...
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NewsDHL Express and Singapore Airlines add fifth freighter
Source: Ian Dewar Photography/shutterstockDHL Express and Singapore Airlines (SIA) have deployed the fifth and final freighter as part of a tie-up signed in 2022.The Boeing 777 freighter, which offers a payload capacity of 102 tons, will be based in Singapore and be used to expand capacity between Asia and the ...
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NewsEtihad Cargo partners to develop better perishables airfreight management
First row: Elena Sorlini, MD and interim CEO, Abu Dhabi Airports; Etihad Airways chief executive Antonoaldo Neves; and Suresh Vaidhyanathan, chief executive, Abu Dhabi Food Hub. Photo: IHCEtihad Cargo, Abu Dhabi Airports and Abu Dhabi Food Hub KEZAD have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly establish an origin-to-destination ...
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NewsQuito expands flower processing area as it prepares for busy Valentine's season
Source: QuiportEcuador's Quito International Airport has expanded its specialist cargo area as it prepares for another busy Valentine's Day period.The airport said that companies specialised in cargo palletising at the airport had invested in expanding the manoeuvring area in the cargo apron and their own processing area.The expansion has added ...
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NewsSalmon airline FarCargo receives first cargo aircraft
FarCargo 757-200. Photo: BakkafrostFaroe Islands-based fish farmer Bakkafrost subsidiary FarCargo has taken delivery of its first cargo aircraft as it prepares to start operations transporting salmon.The new airline, which closed a deal to purchase the Boeing 757-200 last August, received the aircraft at the end of December.FarCargo said: "The aircraft ...
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NewsCherry on the cake for LATAM Cargo
Source: LATAM CargoLATAM Cargo saw its cherry volumes increase by more than 30% for the cherry peak season as it added dedicated flights to cater for the demand for the fruit.In total, the carrier saw its cherry volumes out of Chile increase 32% year on year to 7,546 tons in ...
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NewsDHL, FedEx and UPS face India competition probe
Source: Worawee Meepian/shutterstockDHL, FedEx and UPS are under investigation by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) over alleged antitrust violations.Newswire Reuters reported that the local units of the three express giants were the focus of an investigation following a complaint from the Federation of Indian Publishers.According to the report, the ...