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ABC and DHL complete a multi-modal RKN vaccine shipment to Miami
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has completed a successful multi-modal pharma trial shipment for DHL Global Forwarding (DGF) to deliver healthcare products from Moscow to Miami.The shipment, which replaced real vaccines with service water for test purposes, used an RKN active cargo container in accordance with Good Distribution Practice (GDP) cool chain ...
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Animals displaced by Irma flown to new homes
Air Charter Service (ACS) has flown displaced rescue animals to their new homes after they were evacuated from Florida in the wake of hurricane Irma.Richard Thompson, president of ACS Americas, said: “We arranged charters for hundreds of people to get out of the affected regions in September, before the hurricanes ...
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WFS opens new pharma facility in Copenhagen
Cargo handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has opened a new temperature-controlled facility in Copenhagen to support growing pharma volumes.WFS said the investment is in support of its airline customers’ growing pharma volumes and WFS’ own IATA CEIV Pharma certification programme in Denmark, which it expects to complete in early 2018.The ...
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UK roadshow to highlight ways to reduce airport trucking congestion
The user group for the CCS-UK airfreight community system is to hold a series of roadshows around the UK in early 2018 to promote its advanced information system and general issues surrounding truck congestion at London Heathrow airport.The non-profit body which manages, and commissions enhancements to the CCS-UK freight community ...
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Airest to take Europe’s first CRJ200 conversion
Aeronautical Engineers Inc. (AEI) has signed a contract to provide Miami-based aircraft supplier Regional One with a CRJ200 SF Freighter who will lease it to Estonia-based Airest.Modification of the aircraft has already started at Commercial Jet’s Miami, Florida facility and it will be re-delivered to the carrier in April 2018.Regional ...
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Brussels becomes first WFS CEIV station in Europe
Brussels has become the first Worldwide Flight Services' (WFS) European cargo station to achieve IATA CEIV Pharma certification.The handler has installed two dedicated pharma cells in its main warehouse in Brussels, operating at 15-25°C and 2-8°C, and has also adopted specific handling procedures and provided training for staff working in ...
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NewsDHL’s A330-300 freighter conversion takes to the skies
DHL Express expects to boost capacity and cut operating costs as the first of a new generation freighters takes to the skies.The parcel carrier has taken delivery of the the first-ever A330-300 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) aircraft from the ST Aerospace-Airbus joint venture, Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), at its Dresden base following completion ...
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Aeromexico signs cool containers deal
Thermal container specialist va-Q-tec has signed an agreement with Mexican flag carrier Aeroméxico Cargo to offer door to door cold chain solutions to pharmaceutical and life science customers.Aeroméxico Cargo now offers va-Q-tainer’ units directly, providing six temperature ranges from -70°C to +25°C in five sizes, with space for up to ...
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ATSG signs B767F lease with Air Incheon
Air Transport Services Group has signed an agreement to lease Air Incheon a Boeing 767-300 converted freighter plus an option for a second aircraft, both for 2018 delivery.Air Incheon, the first all-cargo airline in Korea, currently operates two Boeing 737 freighter aircraft from its base in Seoul Incheon International Airport. ...
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Unilode adds more Singapore space for ULD repairs
Unilode Aviation Solutions has moved its Singapore unit load device (ULD) and galley cart repair centre to larger premises nearby Changi Airfreight Centre.The new station includes a 800 sq m warehouse, 250 sq m office space and an extensive outside storage area.It is certified by the Civil Aviation Authority of ...
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French charter manager for Chapman Freeborn
Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has appointed David De Clercq as charter sales manager for France.Based in Paris, he will help expand the cargo charter and on board courier client base, working the company’s existing team in Belgium.De Clercq previously held positions at firms including CityJet, Flightcare and Jetairfly and was most ...
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ASL offloads Budapest cargo handling business
ASL Aviation Holdings has sold its Budapest-based handling business to airport services firm Menzies Aviation for an undisclosed sum to concentrate on core activities.The Dublin-based aircraft owner said the staff and assets of Farnair Handling, which provides cargo warehouse and ramp handling services at Budapest Airport, have been transferred to ...
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WFS' French flourish as cargo deals roll in
Cargo handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has been awarded five new cargo handling contracts by passenger and freighter airlines in France.Four of the contracts cover Paris CDG as well as handling at WFS’ other 11 cargo stations across France.Vietnam Airlines has renewed its cargo handling agreement with WFS, while CAL ...
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Hurricane response helps boost ACS Q3 revenues
Broker Air Charter Service (ACS) saw revenues increase by 50% in the third quarter of the year, with growth across its three main divisions.The company reported total revenues of £144m for the third quarter with company growth and the response to hurricanes boosting performance.ACS group chief executive Justin Bowman said: ...
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Swissport Cargo Services Frankfurt awarded CEIV Pharma
Ground handler Swissport Cargo Services Frankfurt has received IATA's CEIV Pharma certification at the German airport.Philip Roodenburg, station manager at Swissport Cargo Services Frankfurt, said: “Regarding pharma shipments, we fully realize that there are always humans involved who need a constant flow of safely delivered medical products. Hence, it is ...
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UTair appoints TEK Poseidon as GSA for Moscow hub
Russian carrier UTair has appointed TEK Poseidon – the Russian member of the 1GSA network – as its cargo sales agent for services from its Moscow Vnukovo hub, and its stations in Riga (Latvia) and Tashkent (Uzbekistan).TEK Poseidon will particularly focus on marketing bi-directional capacity on the airline’s six times ...
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Lufthansa Cargo signs up for eight more years with Fraport
Lufthansa Cargo and Fraport Ground Services have signed a contract to extend their ground handling deal at Frankfurt Airport.The agreement has a term of eight years and runs from January 2018 to December 2025 and covers aircraft ground handling, particularly the loading and unloading of all freighter aircraft belonging to ...
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Air Partner appoints Jubb as freight trading manager
Charter broker Air Partner has appointed Robert Jubb as freight trading manager, based at the global aviation services group’s UK headquarters at Gatwick and reporting directly to Mike Hill, director of freight.Jubb has over 13 years of experience in the charter brokerage, airline and time-critical logistics industries. He was previously ...
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AEI to convert three more MD-83S freighters for Mexico's Aeronaves
Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI) has signed a contract to provide Mexico-based Aeronaves with three additional MD-83S freighter conversions.The first MD-83 aircraft will commence modification on December 11, followed by the second MD-83 in February of 2018 and then a third MD-83 in late April, 2018.All the AEI MD-83SF modifications will ...
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Amerijet extends NAS and ANA contracts to cover Malta and Dubai
Amerijet International has extended its GSA contract with Network Airline Services (NAS) to include Malta, while sister firm ANA Aviation Services has won the deal to cover Dubai.Florent Turlier, business development director of Network Aviation Group, of which NAS and ANA are GSA branches, said: “Our global network of offices ...