HACTL’s Truck Flow Management Programme latest phase has speeded up processing times, increased parking capacity and enhanced security at Hactl’s SuperTerminal
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Friday, September 30, 2016
HACTL Truck Flow Management speeds processing and boosts security at SuperTerminal 1 facility | Air Cargo News
HACTL’s Truck Flow Management Programme latest phase has speeded up processing times, increased parking capacity and enhanced security at Hactl’s SuperTerminal
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Another B747-8F for Cargolux | Air Cargo News
All cargo airline Cargolux has taken delivery of another Boeing 747-8 freighter to cover increasing demand for cargo space during the upcoming high season.
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Interjet receives its first new Airbus A321 | Aviation News
BOC Aviation delivered the first of three Airbus A321CEO aircraft to Mexico based Interjet.
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Abu Dhabi Ports inks deal with China’s COSCO SHIPPING Corporation | Shipping News
Abu Dhabi Ports signed container terminal concession agreement with China’s COSCO SHIPPING Corporation to operate Khalifa Port Container Terminal 2 in Khalifa Port for a span of 35 years
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Qatar Cargo increases freighter frequency to Budapest Airport | Air Cargo News
Qatar Airways Cargo will increase its Airbus A300-200 freighter aircraft weekly flights to three freighters between Doha
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Agility and Maersk Line collaborate to cut CO2 emissions by 15%
Agility, logistics provider, has signed an agreement with Maersk Line, the world’s largest container ship operator, to cut CO2 emissions by 15 percent per container transported on Agility shipments by 2020.
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Swissport International appoints Nils Pries Knudsen to chief commercial officer | Air Cargo News
Ground handler Swissport International has appointed Nils Pries Knudsen to chief commercial officer as of October 1, 2016.
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Thursday, September 29, 2016
Hyundai Merchant Marine adopts INTTRA’s eVGM solution to submit container weights under new requirement | Shipping News
Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has adopted INTTRA’s eVGM service as a channel to facilitate compliance with the International Maritime
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Air Canada Cargo announces new routes for 2017 | Air Cargo News
Air Canada adds six new destinations to its international network, including year-round Boeing 787-9 service between Toronto and Mumbai and between Vancouver and Taipei.
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Abu Dhabi International Airport sees decline in cargo volume in August | Air Cargo News
Abu Dhabi International Airport handled 68,728 tonnes of cargo volume in August as compared to 70,857 tonnes in August 2015.
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Klaus Rud Sejling joins Damco as CEO | Supply Chain News
Klaus Rud Sejling has been appointed as CEO for logistics giant Damco. He joined the Group in 1997 and has worked in various roles in Maersk Tankers and Maersk Line before joining Maersk Logistics as Branch manager and later as CCO for Greater China. Most recently, he has been head of Group Strategy; and COO and CCO of Maersk Tankers, before re-joining Maersk Line as head of East West Trades in 2014.
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Jetstar Asia appoints ECS Group to boost freight business in Asia | Air Cargo News
Jetstar Asia has appointed ECS Group Asia Pacific as its General Sales Agent (GSA) for the airline’s cargo business at Singapore Changi Airport and its 25 ports across the network. From October 22, ECS will promote and drive Singapore-based Jetstar Asia’s freigh
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Qatar Airways’ first flight to Namibia touches down in Windhoek | Air Cargo News
Qatar Airways’ flight landed in the capital of Namibia, Windhoek from Doha. The Doha based airline will fly to and from the destination four times a week with a Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
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Asia Pacific Airlines show modest recovery in cargo in August 2016 | Air Cargo News
Asia Pacific airlines witnessed international air cargo demand in August grow by 2.5 percent in freight tonne kilometre (FTK) terms, reports the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA).
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Lufthansa approves full acquisition of Brussels Airlines | Aviation News
Lufthansa AG approved the exercising of a call option to acquire the remaining 55 percent of shares in SN Airholding, the parent company of Brussels Airlines, at its meeting on September 28, 2016.
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Air Canada Cargo to start freighter service to DFW | Air Cargo News
Air Canada Cargo freighter service to and from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) starts October 1, operated with a Boeing 767-300ER freighter aircraft.
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DHL acquires UK Mail to expand European cross-border parcel network | Supply Chain News
Deutsche Post DHL Group has reached an agreement on the terms of a recommended cash offer to acquire the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of UK Mail Group (UK Mail).
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New Norway office for Air Logistics Group
Air Logistics Group, global GSSA, continues to expand its network with the opening of a new office located in Norway on September 1, 2016. The office located in Oslo is being overseen by Henrik Spove, regional director Scandinavia & Finland, and on a local level the office is managed by Frank Da Cruz, Station Manager Norway.
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Wednesday, September 28, 2016
IAG Cargo inks global rental agreement with Va-Q-tec | Air Cargo News
IAG Cargo has signed a global container rental agreement with high tech insulation provider Va-Q-tec.
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Munich Airport sets records in multiple categories | Aviation News
Munich Airport witnessed busiest day on September 23, with a total of 156,000 passengers – a new all time record for a single day at Munich Airport.
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Bombardier, airBaltic start CS300 European route-proving tour | Aviation News
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft’s CS300 jetliner, the second CS300 flight test vehicle, has embarked on a series of European and Middle Eastern
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3rd generation Orbis Flying Eye Hospital conducts inaugural Hong Kong tour | Aviation News
Orbis , the non-governmental organization (NGO) and FedEx Express (FedEx) have jointly announced the launch of the third generation Orbis Flying
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Air Canada to introduce non-stop Montreal-Shanghai flights | Aviation news
Air Canada announced the introduction of daily year-round flights from Montreal to Shanghai, China starting February 16, 2017.
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ACP Worldwide to partner Etihad Cargo in Brisbane
Etihad Cargo has renewed its GSA contract with ACP Worldwide for its operations in Brisbane. Effective October 1, 2016, ACP will extend its current representation in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Auckland to include Brisbane.
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Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to participatein ACI-IATA Smart Security programme | Aviation News
Airports Council International (ACI) North America/World Annual General Assembly, Conference and Exhibition by and between ACI World
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Antonov stands to gain from US-Ukraine Open Skies Agreement | Aviation News
Ukrainan operator Antonov Company's Antonov Airlines has been granted broad air charter exemptions from the US Department
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Munich Airport’s satellite terminal to serve 36 million passengers per year | The STAT Media Blog
April saw the opening of Munich Airport’s new satellite terminal that is a joint venture between Munich Airport and Lufthansa. The terminal increases the capacity of Terminal 2, which is used by Lufthansa and its Star Alliance partners, by 11 million to 36 million passengers per year.
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BOC Aviation orders five IAE V2500 shipsets | Aviation News
BOC Aviation orders five shipsets of V2500 engines to power new Airbus A320ceo family aircraft.
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Xiamen Airlines launched first American route: Xiamen-Shenzhen-Seattle | Aviation news
Xiamen Airlines launched its Xiamen-Shenzhen-Seattle service on September 26, creating an air bridge connecting two of China's
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Air Tanzania adds two Bombardier Q400 aircraft to its fleet | Aviation News
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft has delivered two Q400 turboprops to Tanzanian Government Flight Agency and these dual-lavatory configuration aircraft will be operated by Air Tanzania.
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Tuesday, September 27, 2016
ANA launches new temperature-controlled cargo service | Air Cargo News
ANA and Innovation thru Energy are launching services with the new PRIO IB Fixed Temp., a product that uses the IceBattery
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Etihad Airways Cargo appoints ACP Worldwide as its GSA to expand in the Queensland freight market | Air Cargo News
Etihad Airways Cargo reappointed ACP Worldwide as its GSA and with this, ACP continues to grow its Australian and New Zealand operation.
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Singapore Changi Airport sees steady growth in August 2016 | Air Cargo News
Singapore Changi Airport handled 1.27 million tonnes of cargo up to August in 2016.
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Dubai International starts work on project to add more A380 contact stands | Aviation News
Dubai Airports has commissioned work on a project that will expand the number of A380 contact stands at Dubai International’s
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Air Lease Corporation places six new A321neo aircraft with Air Arabia | Aviation News
Air Lease Corporation announced long term lease agreements for six new Airbus A321neo aircraft with Sharjah based Air Arabia.
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Monday, September 26, 2016
A.P. Møller-Mærsk A/S splits into two divisions: Transport & Logistics, Energy | Shipping News
Denmark based shipping giant A.P. Møller-Mærsk A/S’s reorganises portfolio of businesses into two independent divisions;
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Oceanwide Logistics launches OL South Africa | Shipping News
OL International has launched OL South Africa with the opening of its newest office in Umhlanga, Durban.
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Lufthansa Aerial Services partners with Nordex Group for the use of drones in wind energy sector | Aviation News
Lufthansa Aerial Services (LAS) entered into a strategic partnership with the Nordex Group to jointly develop applications for the use of drones
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Wizz Air adds new route to Georgia | Aviation News
Hungarian airline Wizz Air is now offering two weekly flights from Berlin Schönefeld to Kutaisi in Georgia.
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Jet Airways to boost connectivity to North America and Europe | Aviation News
Jet Airways will offer seamless connectivity to North America and Europe over Paris, as part of its revised winter schedule
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China makes a major move with reopening market to US beef | Supply Chain News
China’ Ministry of Agriculture lifted the embargo on US beef following a recently concluded review of the US supply system.
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Pharma supply chain community must collaborate and work with regulators to set global standards | Air Cargo News
Logistics providers must work closely with regulators to ensure the rapidly expanding pharma supply chain runs smoothly and securely
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Air India organised programme to boost women career in aviation sector | Aviation News
Air India along with Women in Aviation (WAI) organised a programme "Girls in Aviation Day" on September 24, 2016
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Saturday, September 24, 2016
Christina Foerster named chief commercial officer of Brussels Airlines | Aviation News
Christina Foerster, currently Lufthansa senior vice president Network & Partner Management Hub Airlines,
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ANTONOV Airline’s AN-22 Antei back in the skies again
ANTONOV Airline’s AN-22 Antei, the biggest turboprop aircraft in the world, has completed its renewal programme and performed its first commercial flight from Zurich, Switzerland, to Abu-Dhabi, UAE on September 10, 2016.
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Air Canada Cargo appoints David Landers as Veterinary Consultant | Air Cargo News
Air Canada Cargo welcomes Dr. David Landers to the AC Animals team. An experienced veterinarian, Dr. Landers is the owner of AirVets Pet Relocation. He is an expert in international pet shipping, export and import documentation and travel-related pet health. Dr. Landers holds a certification in Live Animal Transportation from IATA and has been Director at Large on the board of IPATA as since 2013.
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Airports Company South Africa reports profits due to growth in pax numbers and new routes | Aviation News
Airports Company South Africa reported revenue growth of 6.8 percent to R8.3 billion in the year ended March 31, 2016
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Friday, September 23, 2016
Finnair to end shared freighter service with IAG Cargo on London route | Air Cargo News
Finnair Cargo will start five A350 flights per week on its London Heathrow - Helsinki route from October.
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Air Canada Cargo award contract for upgrade-planning phase of Toronto Airport hub | Air Cargo News
Air Canada Cargo has awarded a major contract to Strategic Aviation Solutions International (SASI) for the review and upgrade-planning phase
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