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Hybrid Airships to take to the air with Helium One
Hybrid Enterprises, the exclusive worldwide re-seller of Lockheed Martin’s Hybrid Airships, has agreed a strategic partnership with Helium One, an explorer, developer and producer of high value bulk liquid helium for the international market.Helium One will use the LMH-1 Hybrid Airship to safely transport helium out of Helium One’s deposit ...
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Airlander makes progress towards resumption of flight testing
Hybrid Air Vehicles, the company behind the new Airlander hybrid aircraft - which utilise new technology to combines favourable characteristics of fixed wing aircraft and helicopters with lighter-than-air technology – has said that it has passed two milestones on its way to the resumption of its flight test programme.The Airlander ...
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E-AWB use sees slight decline in February
Electronic air waybill (e-AWB) penetration of the market tailed off slightly in February, according to the latest IATA monthly report. The figure for the month was 0.3% down on January, according to the association’s latest figures.eAWB volume in February was 639,419 while in January it was 639,540.Nevertheless, IATA has set ...
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CargoIT opts for Traxon cargoHUB
Stockholm-based logistics software provider CargoIT has connected to the Traxon cargoHUB.Traxon cargoHUB is CHAMP’s fully automated host-to-host communication product that links more than 100 airlines with approximately 3,000 forwarders, general sales agents (GSAs), ground handling agents (GHAs) and shippers.CargoIT is connected to Traxon cargoHUB using IATA Cargo-XML version 3.0, which ...
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Network to offer expert advice
Air cargo and aviation network Neutral Air Partner is launching NAX, an international group of experts to advance the interests of time sensitive industry and e-commerce. Its aim is to provide resources and education on industry trends and opportunities to its membership of first, middle and last mile delivery companies.Target ...
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Tech giant offers carriers air cargo solution
Global IT firm Unisys is offering a new “holistic and integrated cargo logistics solution to allow carriers to streamline freight management and improve their operational efficiency.Digistics lets air carriers choose from a comprehensive suite of offerings or select the specific services they need, including inventory management, booking, invoicing, and accounting. ...
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Envirotainer flies the flag in Luxembourg
Cold chain specialist Envirotainer is to supply its flagship RAP e2 solution at Luxembourg airport. Head of healthcare sales for the region, Niklas Lönnkvist said it would significantly increase the company’s ability to service customers at the seventh largest airfreight location in Europe.He added: “The new facility is well located ...
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Champ in the corner for ULD Partner
Champ Cargosystems says that Hong Kong based ULD Partner is using its ULD Manager application to support the operations of its launch customer, Air China Cargo. Under the contract, ULD Partner will supply, repair, maintenance and manage the combined Air China Cargo and Air China inventory of over 13,000 ULDs, ...
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Air cargo under no immediate threat from start-ups but should still be watchful
The air cargo industry should not ignore the threat of start-ups but in the short term there is no major threat of disruption.During a conference session at the Air Cargo Africa event, panellists outlined their thoughts on whether the air cargo industry could be at threat from start-ups, in the ...
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Cargo IQ to offer new smart data portal
Cargo iQ, the IATA interest group that seeks to create and encourage the implementation of quality standards for the worldwide air cargo industry, is to launch a smart data program that will give its more than 80 members – major airlines, freight forwarders, ground-handling agents, trucking companies and IT solution ...
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Peli Bio Thermal launches new re-useable large volume container
Passive air cargo container firm Peli Bio Thermal has launched Credo Cargo, a new re-usable passive product that allows entire pallets of temperature sensitive cargo to be loaded.Speaking on the side lines of the Temperature Controlled Logistics event, director of worldwide marketing Adam Tetz explained that the company already had ...
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Pony Express makes first approved Dublin drone delivery
A drone has made Ireland’s first Irish Aviation Authority (IAA)-approved parcel delivery, ferrying emergency supplies 200 metres to a boat at sea.The Dublin flight, lasting two minutes from take-off to parcel drop, was performed by Pony Express Couriers, using a DJI Inspire 1 drone laden with a parcel weighing 250 ...
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India plans new community system to improve air cargo efficiency
The Indian government will develop an air cargo community system through a public private partnership to try and reduce the cost and improve the efficiency of processing airfreight shipments.A report by an Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation committee said that it backed having a single window system for the air ...
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Air China is launch customer for ULD management service
Air China Cargo has become the launch customer for airfreight container repair specialist ULD Partner’s new fleet management service.It covers the supply, repair and maintenance, tracking and tracing and control of 13,000 unit load devices (ULD) for both Air China and Air China Cargo, covering more than 80 airports around ...
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Lufthansa Cargo re-signs for innovation scheme
Lufthansa Cargo has signed up to once again participate in a scheme to identify companies with innovative ideas that could be applicable to the air cargo supply.The Logistics Tech Accelerator programme from US firm RocketSpace helps identify and select young technology companies to help bring their ideas and visions of ...
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AEI gets green light for CRJ200 jet conversion
US-based Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) has gained certification from the US Federal Aviation Authority for a passenger-to-freighter conversion of a Bombardier CRJ200 aircraft.The work was carried out by AEI’s authorised conversion centre, Miami-based Commercial Jet and the aircraft was flown to its Dothan, Alabama facility for painting in the livery of ...
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CHAMP aims to keep Cathay Pacific on top
Air cargo IT specialist CHAMP has implemented its Cargospot suite for Cathay Pacific’s worldwide freight operations.CHAMP chief executive, Arnaud Lambert, said the Cathay solution “goes beyond anything we have accomplished before,” adding: “We have been working in close collaboration with Cathay Pacific’s team, paying close attention to their long-term business ...
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Jettainer and LIS team-up to develop smart ULD
ULD management firm Jettainer and IT developer Lufthansa Industry Solutions have launched a project to develop a smart container.The ULDs will offer track and trace, and monitoring of temperatures and other external factors. Jettainer said the air cargo containers will accelerate maintenance and control procedures, while increased transparency will make ...
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NewsWorld's first national drone delivery service takes off
The Rwandan government has today launched the world's first national drone delivery service to transport medical supplies to hard-to-reach places.The drones, designed and operated by Californian firm Zipline, will make up to 150 on-demand deliveries of blood to 21 transfusing facilities located in the western half of the country.While the ...
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VIDEO: Wondering how an automated pallet handling system actually works?
At an event to celebrate the opening of two new terminals at DHL's Leipzig hub, the express operator was keen to show off what it claims is the world's first automated pallet handling system (see end of article for video).The system is fairly similar to DHL's parcel and flyer system ...