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Lufthansa extends Fraport ground handling contract at Frankfurt
Frankfurt airport operator Fraport has secured a seven-year extension to its ground handling contract for all Lufthansa aircraft at the German hub.The contact becomes effective on January 1, 2019, and runs until March 31, 2026. Both partners agreed not to disclose the contract volume.Fraport’s executive board member and labour director, ...
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ATSG swoops for 20 B767 passenger aircraft as feedstock for freighter conversion
US-based freighter operator Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) is to acquire 20 Boeing 767-300 extended-range passenger aircraft from lessor Jetran as potential feedstock for freighter conversion over the next three years.ATSG, which operates B767Fs for Amazon Air, currently expects to begin freighter modification of six of the twenty 767-300s during ...
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Air Partner outlines aid activities in 2018
Air Partner’s Freight team have taken part in several humanitarian projects over the last 12 months, delivering aid to those in need across the globe.Missions included flights between Europe and Libya, Yemen, Central Africa, as well as between various African countries and from the US to the Mariana Islands in ...
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ACS sees record revenues in November
Aircraft broker specialist Air Charter Service (ACS) saw record monthly revenues of £61m in November, beating the previous monthly high of £52m.Group chief executive Justin Bowman said: “This is an outstanding achievement by the whole team, which is now more than 500 aviation experts. We saw substantial increases across all ...
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Big bytes: AirBridge and Unilode extend Bluetooth tracking for ULDs
Freighter operator AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) and ULD management provider Unilode Aviation Solutions have extended their partnership for the extensive usage of Transmitting Portable Electronic Devices (TPEDs) for ULDs, pallets and containers.Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE v.5.0) tracking and sensing devices will be mounted to ULDs supplied and managed by Unilode and ...
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LATAM Cargo receives first converted B767 freighter
LATAM Cargo has taken delivery of its first converted Boeing 767 freighter, the first of three for the South American airline.The newly delivered 50 tonne capacity 767-300BCF (Boeing Converted Freighters) aircraft will operate primarily in South America, Central America and Europe.The remaining two B767BCFs will be delivered in 2019 and ...
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AEI receives Transport Canada approval for CRJ200 SF conversion
Aeronautical Engineers Inc (AEI) has received Transport Canada approval for its CRJ200 SF passenger-to-freighter conversion.The Transport Canada approval (SA18-130) allows for the operation of Canadian registered CRJ200 SF freighters, which have a capacity for up to 6.6 tonnes of cargo.At the end of 2016, AEI received the original supplemental type ...
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Swissport becomes the first air cargo handler in Canada with CEIV Pharma
Swissport has added Montreal’s Pierre Elliot Trudeau airport to its network of CEIV Pharma certified cargo warehouses, the first air cargo handler to do so in Canada.The CEIV Pharma standards guarantee airfreight customers highest quality and temperature control standards for the transport of sensitive pharmaceutical products.“We are very pleased to ...
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WFS scoops Air Europa handling deal at nine airports
Air Europa, Spain’s second largest airline, has chosen Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) as its cargo handler at nine airports across Europe.Commencing this month, the three-year contract gives WFS responsibility for handling the airline’s cargo volumes in Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt, London Gatwick, London Heathrow, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Paris Orly, and ...
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Antonov's Swift response for Taylor-made concert tour
Antonov Airlines transported stage and concert equipment for US singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, from Brisbane, Australia to Auckland, New Zealand, and then on to Narita airport in Tokyo, Japan.The Ukrainian heavy lift carrier used two Antonov AN-124-100 freighters to ferry the singer’s light-show system and equipment earlier for the final leg ...
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Swissport consolidates regional structures as it looks to create efficiencies
Groundhandler Swissport International will consolidate its existing regional structure from nine to three management regions.These will be EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa), Americas (US, Canada, Latin America) and APAC (Asia-Pacific).The new structure, effective from January 1, will reduce overheads across the organisation and support faster decision making, Swissport said.The new ...
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Hactl wins Technovation award for Smart Cargo Locating project
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd (Hactl) has won the Operational Excellence category in this year’s Smart Airport Technovation Awards organised by Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA).The award was given to Hactl, Hong Kong’s largest independent cargo handler, in recognition of its Smart Cargo Locating project, which has recently gone ...
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Truck livery promotes Swiss WorldCargo in Japan
Swiss WorldCargo is promoting its services in Japan through displaying its new Boeing 777-300ER livery on a truck operated by Road Feeder Service (RFS) provider Hirano Logistics.The freighter’s livery focuses on the aircraft from three angles: a close-up reveals the back of an engine alongside the Swiss WorldCargo livery. Another ...
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Lufthansa selects WFS to handle cargo at Schiphol
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has won the contract to handle both trucked and flown cargo for Lufthansa Cargo at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport from 1 February 2019.This will add about 30,000 tonnes a year to the 220,000 tones which WFS, the world’s largest air cargo handler, already handles at Schiphol for ...
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va-Q-tec expands into Singapore
Temperature-controlled shipping container specialist va-Q-tec has further added to its presence in Southeast Asia with the launch of a new business in Singapore.Amongst other product lines, Va-Q-tec offers thermal insulation and airfreight containers designed for pharmaceutical shipping.It also has subsidiaries already in South Korea and Japan and, the company said, ...
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Vallair hands over B737-400F conversion to Longhao
Vallair, the Luxembourg-headquartered aircraft trading, leasing and specialist MRO organisation, has completed delivery of a Boeing 737-400F to Guangdong Longhao Aviation Group, its first for the Chinese operator.The 737-400 aircraft (MSN27916) was previously operated by Japan Transocean Airlines and was converted at Gameco in Guangzhou under a PEMCO supplemental type ...
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Intradco and Turkish Cargo team up to help on lion rescue
Animal transport company Intradco Global and Turkish Cargo have helped to transport four lions from Ukraine to a game reserve in South Africa on behalf of a non-profit environmental organisation.Intradco Global co-ordinated the project to move the four lions with the help of Turkish Cargo.Travelling in the lower deck hold ...
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Dnata adds Los Angeles operation as it continues US expansion
Ground handler dnata has launched operations at Los Angeles International Airport and now provides ground handling and cargo services at 20 airports in the country.Dnata invested $8m in infrastructure and resources to establish operations in Los Angeles. It will serve six airlines: Austrian Airlines, Iberia, Japan Airlines, Lufthansa, Swiss International ...
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Delta Cargo to offer CSafe pharma ULDs
Delta Cargo has introduced the CSafe RAP container to its cold-chain pharma programme.The CSafe RAP container utilises heating and compressor-driven cooling technologies, along with insulation, to maintain constant temperatures even at extreme ambient temperatures ranging from -30°C to +54°C.It can accommodate up to four standard US pallets or five standard ...
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Peli Bio Thermal to offer new thermal cover option
Peli BioThermal has signed a global distribution partnership with Wilpak Group International to provide Wilpak’s thermal protection covers to customers.“We are pleased to announce our global distribution partnership with Wilpak,” said Kevin Lawler, vice president of sales at Peli BioThermal. “Their technologically advanced thermal covers complement our product offering, providing ...