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Record June for ACS
BROKER Air Charter Service (ACS) enjoyed the busiest month in the company’s history in June, completing more than 800 contracts.“It’s an astounding figure,” says chief executive Justin Bowman, as the company chartered more flights in June than it did in the whole of 2003.“Some charter contracts consist of more than ...
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Virgin expands lightweight container fleet
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has taken delivery of its first 802 lightweight air cargo containers and will add a further 250 new units in the coming weeks.The investment is part of the carrier’s sustainability programme to save fuel and reduce its carbon footprintThe airline will ultimately replace all 3,200 of its ...
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HACTL's golden route for pharma
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals (HACTL) has achieved Good Distribution Practices (GDP) accreditation, bringing it in line with the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) quality assurance guidelines for the handling of pharmaceuticals.To meet the GDP guidelines, HACTL has enhanced the temperature-controlled zones in its SuperTerminal 1, to accommodate pharmaceutical products requiring ...
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Virgin appoints Globe Air Cargo in Dubai
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has appointed Globe Air Cargo as its general sales and service agent in Dubai.The move is intended to simplify Virgin Atlantic Cargo’s freight and courier express sales for customers in the UAE and “take advantage of the Dubai market’s strong growth forecast”.The airline carries around 5,000 tonnes ...
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Third B737-400 freighter conversion for HNA Group
Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services has redelivered the third of three B737-400 passenger-to-freighter conversions to Hainan Airlines and Yangtze River Express, both subsidiaries of the HNA Group.The modification was conducted under the supplemental type certificate held by Aeronautical Engineers Inc (AEI).Boeing Shanghai has now completed five conversions at its facility, located ...
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Cathay Pacific Services Ltd to handle Royal Brunei cargo
CATHAY Pacific Services Ltd (CPSL) has been appointed as handling agent for Royal Brunei Airlines’ cargo operations and documentation at Hong Kong International Airport, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.“Providing great quality service is the utmost priority for Royal Brunei Airlines, so we are therefore very pleased to be working with ...
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CAL Cargo signs Canada GSA
FREIGHTER airline CAL Cargo has appointed Exp-Air Cargo as its general sales agent in Canada, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.Eyal Zagagi, CAL’s chief executive, says a key element in the Israeli carrier’s stratagem is strengthening its transAtlantic east operations – following the introduction of a weekly service from Greater Moncton ...
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Air Partner delivers aid to Iraq
AIR charter broker Air Partner has successfully transported more than 400 tonnes of humanitarian relief to Iraq since the mid August, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.It has been tasked with helping to maintain emergency supplies comprising shelters, consumables, water treatment and water storage units, which are being air-dropped into the ...
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WFS awarded Malpensa cargo contract
WORLD Flight Services (WFS) has been awarded the handling contract for a new 5,000 sq m cargo terminal at Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP), part of a major investment programme to increase the airport’s cargo capacity to one million tonnes a year by 2020, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.WFS says it ...
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WFS to acquire Swissport's Copenhagen handling business
WORLD Flight Services (WFS) is to acquire Swissport’s cargo business at Copenhagen Airport, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.Under the terms of the agreement, Swissport will transfer all its business activities currently carried out by Swissport Cargo Services Denmark ApS, as well as its 4,200m² cargo terminal which handles 18,000 tonnes ...
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Cathay and CHEP in ULD management deal
CHEP Aerospace Solutions has signed a five-year agreement to supply and manage Cathay Pacific’s ULD fleet and pallet accessories.The independent provider of outsourced ULD and galley cart services will acquire Cathay Pacific's fleet of 25,000 ULDs, converting the majority to modern composite units weighing 58 kg, and supply a fleet ...
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Swiftair orders B737 pax to freighter conversions
Spanish carrier Swiftair has placed firm orders for four B737-400SF passenger to freighter conversions with Aeronautical Engineers Inc (AEI) and has options on a further four aircraft.The first B737-400, built in 1991, is currently being modified at Commercial Jet Inc (CJI) in Miami, an authorised AEI conversion centre.The second aircraft ...
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ACS' glorious mud for charity
A pair of competing teams from Air Charter Service (ACS) completed a Nuts Challenge assault course, raising more than £4,000 for their two chosen charities, Médecins Sans Frontières and Carers Trust.The challenge course consisted of scramble nets, fireman’s poles, tyre walls and other such obstacles spread over extremely muddy terrain.The ...
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Ground handling warning
THE GROUND handling industry must jettison masses of unnecessary complexity if it truly wants to make seismic changes to the way it operates, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.Integrating and streamlining processes to cut transit times by 48 hours, such as the paper-heavy Service Level Agreement (SLA); communicating better with customers ...
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Emirates SkyCargo’s new cool white container
EMIRATES SKYCARGO has cemented its position as one of the major players in the pharmaceuticals and healthcare market with the launch of an environmentally-friendly, temperature-controlled LD3 air cargo container, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.The carrier invested two years in researching and developing its White Container, which keeps temperature-sensitive shipments cool ...
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Saudia Cargo appoints ECS as exclusive GSSA in India
SAUDI AIRLINES Cargo has appointed ECS Globe Air Cargo India as its sole general sales and services agent, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor.“We look forward to working jointly with ECS to further develop our business in India. I am confident that together with their efforts, our clients in India will ...
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Strong growth for ACS
BROKER Air Charter Service (ACS) enjoyed a strong first half of the year with both revenue and charter numbers up across all three divisions of the company, writes Thelma Etim, deputy editor. Chairman Chris Leach observes: “The figures across the board make pleasant reading. Every department – private jets, commercial ...
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Africa: Jettainer starts managing ULDs for ECAir
Jettainer, the ULD management company, has begun supervising containers for Equatorial Congo Airlines (ECAir).The Lufthansa subsidiary announced details of its entry into the African market late last year but has this month formally started work on the ECAir contract.State-owned ECAir, located in Brazzaville, is outsourcing its ULD management after expanding ...
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SIA Cargo signs deal with Chep
Singapore Airlines (SIA) Cargo has appointed Chep Aerospace Solutions to maintain and repair its fleet of ULDs. Under the five-year contract, CHEP will provide repairs for 16,000 containers for SIA, as well as Scoot, SIA's medium- and long-haul low-cost subsidiary. Chep will expand its operations in Singapore to support the ...
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Satellite delivery successful
The first space satellite to be manufactured in Argentina has been delivered safely to a launch site in French Guyana by the Ruslan International joint venture of Volga-Dnepr Airlines and Antonov Airlines.A bespoke transport container was assembled to carry the 40 tonne payload on a An-124-100 freighter. The Arsat-1 satellite ...