Airbus and SIAEC incorporate MRO joint venture in Singapore | Aviation news

Airbus and SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC) have completed the incorporation in Singapore of their new joint venture maintenance and overhaul company, first announced earlier this year at the Singapore Airshow.
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Brazil’s Azul receives first Airbus A320neo from GE Capital Aviation Services | Aviation News

GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing arm of GE, has announced delivery of a new, leased Airbus A320neo to Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras S/A to expand and modernise the carrier’s fleet.
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Dube TradePort welcomes Air Namibia | Aviation News

Durban’s King Shaka International Airport welcomed the inaugural flight of Air Namibia on October 30, 2016. The airline is now flying a four times weekly Windhoek – Gaborone – Durban schedule, with flights on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The airline will be servicing this route with an Embraer ERJ 135 Jet, which can take up to 37 passengers.
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Qatar Airways and Air Botswana sign code-share pact | Aviation News

Qatar Airways has signed a code-share partnership with Air Botswana to expand its presence in Botswana cities of Gaborone, Francistown and Maun via Qatar Airways’ South Africa gateway Johannesburg.
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DHL expands operations in Southern California | Supply Chain News

DHL has expanded its footprint in Southern California with a new service centre in Santa Ana. The new service centre facility can process more than 1,400 pieces per hour and handles a variety of shipments, including international small parcels as well as palletized and container freight.
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Canada and EU sign trade agreement during EU-Canada Summit | Supply Chain News

Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, together with Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, and Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission, signed Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) during European Union-Canada Leaders’ Summit.
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DHL to provide logistics support to Argentina’s postal provider | Supply Chain News

Deutsche Post DHL Group has signed a memorandum of understanding with Correo Argentino S.A., the official postal provider of Argentina. As part of its operational restructuring to establish itself as the top logistics company in Argentina, Correo Argentino will tap DHL’s expertise in logistics, infrastructure, domestic and international courier services as well as potential new products offerings.
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FROM MAGAZINE: Perishables fly fresh from Africa | Air Cargo News

Over the years, Africa’s horticultural and floricultural produce has gained popularity in the international markets due to the quality and variety that the continent has to offer. While there is tremendous potential for the air freight industry for the transportation of perishables, there is an increasing need for African countries to upgrade and invest in better cool chain facilities.
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FROM MAGAZINE: GCC airports building world-class cargo infrastructure | Air Cargo News

An uneasy economic environment prevails across the GCC oil exporter countries, which must adjust to the reality of lower oil prices. But that hasn’t deterred the air cargo industry in the Middle East from making investments and expanding its infrastructure facilities.
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FROM MAGAZINE: North American airports and airlines innovate to grow | Air Cargo News

The air cargo market in North America remains challenging with the continuous need for airports and carriers to innovate to cater to the needs of specialized cargo.
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FROM MAGAZINE: Benelux facilitating the ever-growing freight industry | Air Cargo News

Benelux’s advanced and sophisticated logistics infrastructure makes it a preferred hub for international freight transport. But in wake of UK’s exit from the European Union, the air freight sector in Benelux could face indirect consequences. In the current political scenario it will be interesting to see how trade agreements evolve.
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FROM MAGAZINE: Creating healthy trade lanes for pharma transport | Air Cargo News

Pharma.Aero seeks to achieve a reliable end-to-end air transport for pharmaceutical cargo, develop pharmaceutical trade lanes, implement best practices and share market knowledge. The initiative by Brussels Airport and Miami International Airport, first IATA CEIV-certified pharma hub airports in the world, has already attracted huge interest from other air cargo stake holders.
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PEMCO redelivers 17th B737 converted aircraft to SF Airlines | Air Cargo News

Pemco World Air Services (PEMCO), leader in B737 cargo conversions, has redelivered seventeenth B737-300 passenger-to-freighter converted aircraft (MSN 30102) to China-based SF Airlines, the air cargo division of SF Express.
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Dublin Airport sees return of Dutch Airline KLM | Aviation News

Dublin Airport sees the launch of KLM’s new direct service between Dublin and Amsterdam. Initially starting with twice daily flights connecting Ireland’s capital city to KLM’s award-wining hub Schiphol, the airline will further strengthen this service from March 2017 by doubling capacity on the route.
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Air cargo demand strengthens in September, reports IATA | Air Cargo News

The air freight market witnessed 6.1 percent increase in demand year-on-year measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs) in September 2016, reports The International Air Transport Association (IATA).
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Norwegian shippers to benefit from Cargolux’s new service to Oslo | Air Cargo News

Luxembourg based airline Cargolux has added a weekly service on Tuesdays from Oslo to Luxembourg on November 1, 2016 on its flight C85022 from New York.
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SriLankan Airlines returns to Oman five times a week | Aviation News

SriLankan Airlines returns to Muscat international Airport after a brief break, as part of its enhanced focus on the Middle Eastern travel market, starting with five flights per week from Colombo, from October 30, 2016.
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DP World sees 2.2 percent gross volume growth in the first nine months of 2016 | Shipping News

DP World handled 47.5 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) across its global portfolio of container terminals during the first nine months of 2016, with gross container volumes growing by 2.2 percent on a reported basis, and up 1.0 percent on a like-for-like basis.
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DFW Airport receives $40 Million in Federal Grant Funds for infrastructure improvements | Aviation News

Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport has received four grants for infrastructure improvement from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) totaling $40 million dollars. The Airport Improvement Programme (AIP) grants will be used for the rehabilitation of an aircraft apron, for ongoing work on the airfield, and for the purchase of new energy-saving equipment for DFW’s Terminal B.
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Application for Miami International Airport Foreign Trade Zone moves forward | Aviation News

The Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners approved an application to the US Department of Commerce that would designate Miami International Airport as a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) magnet site. Upon approval by the Commerce Department’s FTZ Board, the new magnet site will allow manufacturers to lease available airport property and have their tariffs deferred, reduced or eliminated.
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AirBridgeCargo launches service to Heathrow Airport | Air Cargo News

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) is launching twice-weekly Boeing 747 freighter services connecting Heathrow, the UK’s biggest port by value, with its international network via its Moscow hub, starting November 3.
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Rhenus expands footprint in South Korea | Supply Chain News

The Rhenus Group has expanded its presence in South Korea with a new business site in South Korea at the beginning of November.
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Swissport acquires Skylink to expand presence at Schiphol | Air Cargo News

Swissport Cargo Services has acquired Skylink Handling Services BV, a cargo handling company specialised in air cargo handling based at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, from Rhenus B.V. to expand its air cargo business at Schiphol. With this, it will increase potential business volume for current customers and attract new customers.
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EQT Infrastructure II to acquire CHEP Aerospace Solutions from Brambles | Air Cargo News

Brambles, the global supply-chain logistics provider and parent company of CHEP Aerospace Solutions, has announced an agreement to divest CHEP Aerospace Solutions, to EQT Infrastructure II, a leading infrastructure fund. The transaction will complete during November 2016.
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Qatar Airways inks codeshare deal with British Airways

Qatar Airways has expanded code-share agreement with British Airways, which will provide travellers with a wider choice of flights and an enhanced network. With the launch of British Airway’s non-stop service between London and Doha, travellers will benefit from seven daily flights to Heathrow, improving connectivity on to each airline’s network.
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