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Qatar Airways Cargo receives Envirotainer quality accreditation
Qatar Airways Cargo has received the Qualified Envirotainer Provider Training and Quality Programme (QEP) accreditation at five of its destinations: Amsterdam, Basel, Paris, Chicago, and at its Doha hub.The QEP programme recognises air cargo carriers that operate Envirotainer containers in compliance with Good Distribution Practice (GDP) for pharmaceutical products.Qatar Airways’ ...
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EVA Air signs B777F components deal with Lufthansa Technik
EVA Air has signed up Lufthansa Technik to supply components for the Taiwan-based airline's new Boeing 777F fleet.The supply of components for the freighter aircraft includes the repair, overhaul and supply of line replaceable units."The availability of serviceable components is ensured via Lufthansa Technik's worldwide warehouses," the company said."Inventories for ...
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Egyptair appoints WFS as Brussels and Schiphol cargo handler
Egyptair has awarded a cargo and mail handling contract to Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) to cover its services at Amsterdam and Brussels airports.The three-year contract, which commences in March 2018, will see WFS handling cargo and mail for the airline’s daily Boeing 737-800 from Amsterdam to Cairo as well as ...
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AEI delivers B737F to ASL
Aeronautical Engineers, Inc has redelivered a B737-400SF freighter to ASL Aviation – the company’s one hundredth conversion of this aircraft type.The delivery represents the thirteenth AEI B737-400 converted freighter that has been re-delivered to ASL over the last few years.ASL currently has an additional four B737-400SF freighters, either undergoing conversion ...
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Triumph signs B767 freighter wing deal with Boeing
Triumph Group in the US has signed an agreement with Boeing to provide major structural assemblies for the aircraft manufacturer's B767 programme.The work contracted to Triumph Aerospace Structures includes the production of horizontal stabilisers, doors, aft fuselage and center wing sections for both the B767 freighter and KC-46A Tanker variants.“The ...
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Etihad's Fordree moves to Menzies
Robert Fordree has rejoined Menzies Aviation as vice president-cargo development, to oversee the development and growth of the company’s cargo handling business.The 27 year aviation industry veteran joins from Etihad Airways in Abu Dhabi, where he transferred to in 2011 to take responsibility for the global cargo network as well ...
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Bumper cargo year for Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport
Sheremetyevo International Airport registered a double-digit percentage increase in airfreight demand in 2017 thanks to improving consumer confidence and growth in e-commerce demand.The Moscow hub saw total airfreight volumes increase by 27.3% year on year to 290,000 tonnes, meaning it handled more than 60% of total air cargo demand processes ...
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NewsA delicate cargo: Swissport handles pandas with care
Swissport Finland yesterday handled the arrival of two Chinese Pandas, Pyry and Lumi, at snow-covered Helsinki-Vantaa Airport.Two Chinese Pandas were being transported to their new home at Ähtäri wildlife park.Ahead of the flight, Panda caretakers and veterinarians travelled to China to spend the last week with the Pandas in their ...
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Lufthansa Technik looks to digitise warehouses
Lufthansa Technik Logistik Services (LTLS) has launched a pilot project that it hopes will increase the use of digital processes and automation at warehouses to drive efficiencies.LTLS, which is a subsidiary of Lufthansa Technik, said that the pilot location for the digital warehouse project is Munich Airport, which is particularly ...
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Air Partner sees strong second half results for freight in broker division
UK-based aviation services group Air Partner has reported a "good second half" financial year for its broking division, including "strong results in the US and in freight".In a trading statement ahead of the end of its current financial year on January 31, the company said: "Air Partner is pleased to ...
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Wildhagen moves to AEI from Precision
Conversion firm Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. has appointed Eric Wildhagen as vice president of engineering from Precision Aircraft Solutions.Prior to joining AEI Wildhagen was chief engineer at Precision Aircraft Solutions where he worked on programme management for passenger-to-freighter conversions.Prior to this position he worked with both GDC Technics and Jet Aviation ...
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Whitehead to leave Hactl chief executive role after eight years
One of the most well-known faces in the air cargo industry, Mark Whitehead, will leave his position as chief executive of Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) in March after eight years at the helm.Hactl said that Whitehead would be replaced by Wilson Kwong, currently chief executive of the ...
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Hong Kong Air Cargo appoints ULD Partner
Hong Kong Air Cargo has signed an agreement which sees ULD Partner provide planning, inventory management and tracking services for the freighter airline’s ULD fleet on flights between Hangzhou in China and Chicago.A spokesperson for ULD Partner said that both parties plan to extend the service to remaining routes “in ...
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Brussels Airport to introduce slot booking for trucks
Brussels Airport will launch its slot booking app for certain gates at the warehouses of Aviapartner and WFS to help reduce waiting times next week.The BRUcloud slot booking app, first revealed in May, will go live on January 15, allowing trucking companies and freight forwarders to book time slot at ...
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YTO takes delivery of its first B757 freighter from Precision
Precision Aircraft Solutions has confirmed the delivery of three Boeing 757-200 converted freighters, with one being delivered to new customer, Chinese express firm YTO.As well as the YTO conversion, the two other aircraft were re-delivered to SF Airlines, as reported in Air Cargo News.“Strong demand continues for our B757 conversion ...
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EVA Air picks Hactl for Hong Kong handler
EVA Air has appointed Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd (Hactl) as its handling agent.Hactl will provide all cargo handling services for the airline’s operations from Hong Kong, which include over 60 passenger and eight wide-body freighter flights per week.EVA Air also plans to use the SuperLink China Direct road ...
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Ethiopian Airlines to lease two converted B737-800 freighters
Ethiopian Cargo, Africa’s largest cargo operator, is to lease two converted Boeing 737-800 freighters from lessor GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS).The planes, expected to be delivered in June 2018 and January 2019, are the first pair of series type B737-800SFs converted from passenger jets by Aeronautical Engineers Inc. (AEI).“We are ...
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Peli to expand its pharma packaging rental service with new service centres
Temperature controlled container firm Peli Bio Thermal will add 12 new service centres to its operations over the coming year as it looks to expand its Crēdo on Demand rental operation.The company recently appointed Dominic Hyde as vice president of Crēdo on Demand to oversee the development, as reported in ...
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AIA implements new online booking portal
Airbridge International Agencies (AIA Cargo) has implemented the first stage of its new online booking portal service, in partnership with Champ’s Traxon cargoWEB+ system.The portal enables the UK-based general sales agent (GSA) and its client airlines to offer a round the-clock customer service via the AIA website.The system is fully ...
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ACS invests in larger premises in India
Air Charter Service's (ACS) Indian operation has moved to new premises in Mumbai, in order to fulfil the UK-based broker’s growth plans in the region.Ashish Wastrad, managing director of ACS India, commented: “We now have very strong teams in both our cargo and our passenger divisions, and we have consistently ...