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Swissport International appoints Nils Pries Knudsen to chief commercial officer
Swissport International has appointed Nils Pries Knudsen to chief commercial officer as of October 1, 2016. He will continue to report directly to Eric Born, Group President and chief executive Swissport International.Knudsen joined Swissport International in January 2009 and has since been instrumental in taking the Cargo Division forward to ...
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IAG Cargo inks rental deal with va-Q-tec for temperature-controlled containers
IAG Cargo, the freight operations wing of the joint Anglo-Spanish carrier enterprise, has signed a global container rental deal with thermal packaging provider va-Q-tec.As a result, IAG Cargo will be able to use va-Q-tec’s va-Q-tainers to transport temperature-sensitive freight.va-Q-tainers offer control over six different temperature ranges, from -70°C to +25°C, ...
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Air Logistics Group moves into Norway
Global general sales and services agent (GSSA) Air Logistics Group has confirmed that it opened the doors at a new office located in Norway on September 1.The Oslo office is managed by Frank Da Cruz, the GSSA’s station manager Norway, and overseen by Henrik Spove, Air Logistics’ regional director Scandinavia ...
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Jetstar Asia appoints ECS as its GSA
Singapore-headquartered low-cost carrier (LCC) Jetstar Asia has appointed ECS Group Asia Pacific as its general sales agent (GSA) for the airline’s freight business through Singapore Changi Airport and the 25 stations across its network in Asia.Effective as of 22 October, ECS will look to boost Jetstar Asia’s freight sales to ...
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Norwegian opts for Zodiac on B787s
Fornebu, Oslo-headquartered low-cost carrier Norwegian is introducing new, lighter, and stronger baggage containers for shipment onboard its Boeing 787 ‘Dreamliner’ aircraft.The Herculight S Endumax containers from Zodiac AirCargo offer increased protection but weigh just 51kg, significantly less than traditional containers, the carrier pointed out.Norwegian Cargo, which was formed in April ...
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Etihad Cargo expands ACP’s GSA coverage to include Brisbane
Effective as of October 1, UK-headquartered global general sales agent (GSA) ACP Worldwide will extend its current representation for Abu-Dhabi-based Etihad Cargo in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Auckland to include Brisbane.ACP will then handle the UAE flag-carrier’s freight sales across “all major freight hubs in Australia and New Zealand”, a ...
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Freighters World: Filling the gap, the RJ100 targets a niche market
A ‘grand old lady’ passenger jet is looking for a new lease of life as a niche market seven to fourteen tonne capacity freighter with a range of 2,500 nautical miles (NM).UK-based plane manufacturer BAE Systems is testing the appetite for a freighter conversion of its out of production four ...
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Kalibox passive pallet enters CSafe product range in the US
CSafe Global has moved quickly to introduce the Kalibox passive pallet to the US market after taking over the equipment’s French manufacturer at the end of August.The Kalibox front-loading pallet features a patented quick assembly system, easy opening and loading, as well as up to five days of thermal protection ...
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Air X launches major expansion
US-based Aircraft lessor Air X Aviation has named Darren Banham as president of its AirX America arm as part of a “strategic launch in the western hemisphere”.Banham, a leading broker in the industry, is one of several key senior appointments from the air cargo and passenger air charter industry announced ...
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Cold chain charter to Libya
Cargo Movers, an X2 Cold Chain member, arranged a full charter of Fresenius medicals to Mitiga Airport in Tripoli, Libya including ground handling.The cargo included 217 pallets of medicine, medicals and related materials with a total weight of 90.8 tonnes.“It was a very big deal and very difficult but was ...
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ULD handling: it's not just a box says IATA
IATA has launched a unit load device (ULD) safety campaign to focus industry attention on the the one aircraft component that is handled by multiple, non-regulated parties outside of the airport.According to IATA, there are some 900,000 ULDs in circulation with a replacement cost of more than $1bn and with ...
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AMI installs dual view X-ray scanners in the UK
AMI, the trade-only airfreight and express wholesaler, has installed a latest generation cargo X-ray scanner at its flagship London Heathrow facility.The Astrophysics XIS-1818DV is a dual view machine, as required by security regulations from January this year, with a 180 x 180cm tunnel aperture.Its 320kv generator enables it to penetrate ...
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Air Partner appoints Katsouris as freight business development manager
Air Partner, the global aviation services group and charter broker, has appointed Alexander Katsouris as business development manager in the freight division.Katsouris will be based in Air Partner’s UK headquarters at Gatwick and will report directly to Mike Hill, director of freight.Katsouris has spent the last seven years working in ...
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PEMCO launches support services for conversion and MRO
Pemco World Air Services (PEMCO) engineering is adding new services to support the operators of its converted freighter aircraft and its maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) customers.The added services include training for liaison engineers, customised electronic weight and balance load charts, certification consulting services, and MRO consulting services.Training services focus ...
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Brokers warned of escalating cyber attacks
BACA ─ the worldwide association of air charter professionals – has issued a cyber attack alert after reports that an increasing number of European brokers and operators have fallen victim to system hacks.The association said: “It appears that a very sophisticated criminal community is targeting the business aviation sector and ...
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Finnair selects terminal operator for its new Helsinki freight hub
Finnair Cargo has selected HUB Logistics as the terminal operator for its new 37,000sq m Cool Nordic hub due to open at Helsinki airport in May 2017.The two companies will work closely over the next eight months to maximise use of the new terminal from the start of operations.The transition ...
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Jettainer launches JettCare for ULD expertise training
Jettainer, the outsourced unit load device (ULD) management specialist, is launching JettCare, a programme to create awareness for the value and importance of airfreight containers and pallets.The programme will involve training several thousand ground services staff, making them “ULD-X-Perts” said the Lufthansa Cargo sister company.Jettainer stated: "Expenditure on repairs is ...
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IPR redelivers its first ATR72 LCD conversion
IPR Conversions has redelivered its first large cargo door ATR72-202F conversion.The Switzerland-based company said the delivery of the ATR aircraft to Summit Air of Yellowknife, Canada, was its first large cargo door conversion since the purchase of the supplemental type certificate from Alenia last year.Summit Air booked an additional ATR72 ...
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WFS appoints ex-Menzies Aviation boss as chief executive
Ground handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has appointed former Menzies Aviation boss Craig Smyth as its new chief executive.Smyth will start the job on August 29 and takes over from Olivier Bijaoui, who announced he was stepping down from the role in July.He joins WFS following more than 20 years ...
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Air Charter Service adds onboard courier team in Asia
Air Charter Service (ACS) has expanded its onboard courier (OBC) operations through the creation of a new team in Asia in addition to its Frankfurt setup.The new team will be led by Hugo Liu and will be based in Air Charter Service's office in Hong Kong.ACS time critical manager Oliver ...