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dnata opens Dallas airport's first dedicated perishables centre
Ground handler dnata has officially opened a 37,000 sq ft cargo centre that includes the only dedicated cool-chain perishable cargo facility at Dallas (DFW) airport.Dnata said the cargo handling centre, which started some operations last year ahead of full opening, is suitable for all perishable products and was developed as ...
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WFS off to a flyer in the US with new cargo deals
Worldwide Flight Services’ (WFS) North American operations have made a successful start to 2018 by winning and renewing cargo handling and ramp contracts with airlines at eight US stations.At Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport, WFS won the freighter handling contract for Turkish Airlines’ new twice-weekly flights to Istanbul.New cargo handling ...
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Air Partner appoints new freight charter sales manager for France
Air Partner has appointed Romain Vasset as freight charter sales manager for the French market.Before joining Air Partner, Vasset gained experience within the aviation and charter industry at PRO SKY as a project manager and at Evolution Jet International as an account manager. Other roles include assistant to the global ...
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Flexport adds scheduled freighter offering
Freight forwarder Flexport will offer "in-house" scheduled airfreight services from April this year following on from its ad hoc charter flights last year.The forwarder said that beginning April 5 it would offer round-trip flights between Hong Kong and Los Angeles twice per week utilising a B747-400F aircraft.The decision to launch ...
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Vallair delivers leased B737-400F to ASL Aviation
Luxembourg-based aircraft trading and leasing company Vallair has delivered a Boeing 737-400F to ASL Aviation Holdings (Ireland).The aircraft recently went through a freighter conversion followed by a “C” Check with integration maintenance performed in the US. The lease term is for 48 months with a 24-month extension option.Gregoire Lebigot, president ...
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ACS on the up after another big year for cargo charters
Air Charter Service (ACS), the globally active charter broker, has announced that it made revenue of $677m in its last financial year (the 12-month period ending January 31).This figure represented a 39% increase on the previous financial year’s revenue.The company arranged almost 15,000 contracts during its 2017 financial year, up ...
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KOG adds to project logistics teeth in the US
Swiss project logistics specialist KOG Worldwide has further expanded its presence in the US with a Chicago branch under the management of subsidiary KOG Transport Inc.With representative offices already located in New York and Houston, this is the project logistics specialist’s third site in the US.“The business potential in the ...
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GSSA FlyUs adds Germany to cargo network with GCM acquisition
GSSA FlyUs has further expanded its European network with the acquisition of Global Cargo Management (CGM).CGM, which will eventually be rebranded as FlyUs, is headquartered in Munich and has a branch office in Frankfurt.It joins the growing Netherlands-headquartered company's international network and extends the FlyUs global reach to 17 countries."We ...
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GBA approved for road feeder operations under new stricter German rules
Time-critical logistics firm GBA Services Germany has gained approval to operate road feeder services under new stricter regulations.The company was recently approved as a carrier of secured air cargo/mail under the newly-strengthened German Aviation Act, which takes effect in March.As a registered haulier, GBA Logistics Germany is now approved for ...
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Asiana appoints AAT as Hong Kong handler
Asiana Airlines subsidiary Air Seoul has appointed Asia Airfreight Terminal as its cargo terminal operator in Hong Kong. AAT already serves its parent and sister companies, Asiana Airlines and Air Busan.Low cost carrier Air Seoul has, since its launch in 2016, been building an international network, especially to Japan and ...
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RFS thefts in Germany prompt action
A new report indicating that product losses as a result of cargo thefts from trucks in Germany are worth €1.3bn a year has prompted an initiative to tackle the problem.Several business associations contributed to the analysis, led by the Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA).It found that in addition to the ...
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Hunt & Palmer joins forces with Open Skies in North America
Open Skies is to act as cargo charter sales agent in North America for UK-headquartered Hunt & Palmer Cargo Charters.Hunt & Palmer director Jamie Peters said: “The Hunt & Palmer brand is well established in the USA and since conception we have delivered successful cargo charters to many forwarder clients ...
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EFW wins potential A320P2F order from Guangdong Aerocity
Hard on the heels of a contract for the conversion of 10 Airbus A321-200 passenger aircraft on behalf of Vallair Solutions, Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with China’s Guangdong Aerocity Holding Co for a potential order for 10 A320P2F conversions.Andreas Sperl, EFW chief executive, said: ...
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EFW's A321 freighter conversion programme kicks off with Vallair order
Conversion firm EFW has won the launch contract to convert 10 Airbus A321-200 passenger aircraft to a 14-pallet cargo configuration for Luxembourg-based Vallair Solutions.The first conversion under this contract will begin towards the end of 2018 for redelivery by the end of 2019.Gregoire Lebigot, president and chief executive of Vallair, ...
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Ethiopian Cargo signs up for Opticooler ULDs
Ethiopian Airlines has signed up to use DoKaSch Temperature Solutions Opticooler pharma ULDs.The Opticooler is equipped with battery powered cooling compressors and heaters as well as a self-regulating temperature control, so that the temperature of sensitive goods, in particular pharmaceuticals such as insulin and vaccines, stay well within range at ...
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ST Aerospace wins exclusive Lufthansa Cargo contract
Singapore-based ST Aerospace (the aerospace arm of ST Engineering) has won an exclusive five-year, US$30m heavy maintenance support contract with Germany’s Lufthansa Cargo.Starting in 2019, the MRO provider will support Lufthansa Cargo’s MD-11 aircraft in both light and heavy C checks.It has done so for heavy C checks already since ...
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Charter broker ACS adds new US office
Air Charter Service (ACS) has opened a new office in Manhattan, its second operation in New York and sixth in North America.The charter broker said that it had decided to open an office in Manhattan because of the number of clients it has in the area.Chief executive Justin Bowman said: ...
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Swissport secures €325m financing commitment for Aerocare acquisition
Ground handler Swissport has secured a €325m financing commitment from Barclays to support its acquisition of Aerocare, the largest handler in Australia and New Zealand, with the deal set to close by March 7 this year.Swissport, which last week announced plans for an Initial Public Offering (IPO) and listing of ...
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YTO chooses Hactl as Hong Kong handler
YTO Cargo Airlines (YG) – the aircraft operating arm of Chinese courier firm YTO Express – has appointed Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd (Hactl) as its handling agent in Hong Kong.The carrier commenced operations in September 2015, and launched its newest route – Wuxi-Hong Kong – on January 29 ...
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AEI reports "stellar" 2017 for freighter conversions
A "stellar" market for passenger to freighter aircraft conversions saw Aeronautical Engineers Inc. (AEI) deliver 27 converted aircraft in 2017 to leasing and operator customers world-wide.Robert Convey, AEI senior vice president of sales & marketing, said: “2017 turned out to be another stellar year for AEI freighter conversion deliveries.“We expect ...