Sichuan Airlines signs AFI KLM E&M to deliver component support for its A350 fleet

October 31, 2017: AFI KLM E&M and Sichuan Airlines have signed an agreement to organise component support for the Chinese carrier's fleet of A350s which will ultimately number four aircraft. With this contract, Sichuan Airlines becomes the first Chinese airline to opt for AFI KLM E&M's A350 component maintenance solutions.

SpiceJet ropes in STG Aerospace for lighting retrofit programme

October 31, 2017: India’s third-largest airline, SpiceJet, has partnered with STG Aerospace in a cabin lighting retrofit programme which will see the airline upgrade its fleet of 737-700 / -800 / -900 with LED aftermarket ambient lighting solution, liTeMood.

Delta to operate A350 flight between Detroit and Tokyo-Narita

October 31, 2017: The Airbus A350 is now a reality for Delta Air Lines customers and employees. For Delta, it is years of hard work and planning across virtually every workgroup at Delta culminated as Flight 275 pushed back from Gate A40.A350, the inaugural flight of Delta's new international flagship

Liege Airport commits 20 million euros of investment for new warehouses and handling facilities

October 31, 2017: In order to support the strong growth of its freight clients Liege Airport has stepped up its investment by committing over 20 million euros for new warehouses and handling facilities at the airport.For more than 12 months, cargo activity at Liege Airport has been undergoing major structural growth. The companies on the site have opened new routes, integrated new aircraft and intensified their activit

Crowley and Air Menzies International for partnership to benefit customers

October 31, 2017: Crowley Logistics has formed a new reciprocal service partnership with Air Menzies International (AMI), the world’s leading trade-only airfreight wholesaler that will enhance both companies’ offerings to their respective customers.Under this new agreement, the CrowleyFresh facility in Medley, Florida, will become the centralized consolidation facility for AMI's Miami Gateway operation, which

Singapore Airlines finalises $13.8b order for Boeing aircraft

October 31, 2017: Singapore Airlines (SIA) has formally signed a firm order with Boeing for 20 of 777-9s and 19 of 787-10s, for additional growth and fleet modernisation through the next decade.

KLM resumes Mumbai service after a gap of 16 years

October 30, 2017: World’s oldest scheduled airline, KLM Dutch Royal Airlines has reconnected with Mumbai with Mumbai –Amsterdam service from October 30, 2017. This move will further enhance the seamless air connectivity offered to flyers. GVK’s Mumbai International Airport Private Limited (MIAL), the company that operates Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA), welcomed the Dutc

GECAS takes delivery of first A320neo from Airbus’ Tianjin factory for AirAsia

October 30, 2017: GECAS has taken delivery of MSN 7803 from Tianjin, China. Leased to AirAsia, this aircraft is the first A320neo from the Tianjin Airbus factory for both AirAsia and GECAS. AirAsia currently has a fleet of 184 delivered aircraft from Airbus, and seven on lease from GECAS.The Airbus Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Tianjin is the first to ope

Bolloré Logistics’ San Francisco facility now a bonded warehouse

October 30, 2017: Bolloré Logistics’ 13,000 square feet (1,208 sqm) warehouse space in San Francisco is now bonded to respond to increasing customer demand.In order to become a bonded warehouse, a series of s

Bolloré Logistics, Shoprite partnership grows from strength to strength

October 30, 2017: Bolloré Logistics’ team from Angola recently joined Shoprite in Cape Town for a tour of their facilities. A pioneer in the FMCG market, Shoprite has a presence in over 16 countries with over 455 stores and employs over 138,000 people. Shoprite imports roughly 2,70

DHL unveils $10 million cargo facility at Chicago O’Hare

October 30, 2017: DHL’s new $10 million global gateway facility at O’Hare International Airport, Chicago was inaugurated by Mayor Rahm Emanuel. To grow its thriving global air network, DHL has selected Chicago’s new st

Israel Aerospace Industries gets STC nod for 737-700BDSF freighter conversion

October 30, 2017: Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has received a new Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for cargo conversion for the 737-700BDSF from the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration). IAI has recently completed its first ever conversion of a prototype aircraft from passenger to full-freighte

Bengaluru to host High-Tech Logistics Summit; Saudia Cargo, BIAL key sponsors

October 30, 2017: After a series of successful commodity-specific logistics conferences across India, Indian Transport & Logistics News (ITLN) will host the maiden edition of High-Tech Logistics Summit on November 16, 2017, at JW Marriott, Bengaluru. The conference aimed at gathering stakeholders along the high-tech supply chain has already managed to garner industry-wide support.

Rhenus pools air and sea freight traffic at two new European gateways

October 28, 2017: The Rhenus Group responded to the increasing volumes of freight in its Air & Ocean business unit by opening two European gateways at Hilden and Frankfurt (Main) in the summer.

Dassault – Reliance Aerospace manufacturing facility in Nagpur, India inaugurated

October 28, 2017: Eric Trappier, chairman of Dassault Aviation and Anil D Ambani, chairman of the Reliance Group laid the Foundation Stone for the Dassault Reliance Aerospace manufacturing facility in Mihan, Nagpur located in India’s western state of Maharashtra.

Lufthansa Cargo opts for va-Q-tec’s containers for transporting pharmaceuticals

October 27, 2017: va-Q-tec, a leading supplier of high-performance thermal containers, and Lufthansa Cargo will be cooperating in the passive temperature-controlled container market in future. Due to the new cooperation, the containers from va-Q-tec are now available worldwide at numerous stations of the cargo airline. Customers with pharmaceutical goods in particular profit from the combination of the close and extensive network of Lufthansa Cargo with the advanced container rental service of va-Q-tec.

DHL supports Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra on its tour of Europe and Asia

DHL Trade Fair & Events, a unit of DHL Global Forwarding, Freight, will once again be supporting the renowned Gewandhaus Orchestra in 2017 as Official Logistics Partner on its upcoming international concert tour.

IAG Cargo revenue rises 10.2 percent y/y in Q3

October 27, 2017: IAG Cargo has reported commercial revenue of €259 million over the period from July 1 to September 30, 2017, an increase of 10.2 percent on 2016 at constant exchange.Overall yield for the quarter was up 2.4 percent at cons

Haier awards major contract to Yusen Logistics

October 27, 2017: Yusen Logistics UK has been awarded a major contract with Haier for nationwide distribution of their complete product range.Chinese white goods company, Haier, is one of the world’s leading brands

Geodis rolls out new digital solutions to simplify road transport

October 27: 2017: Geodis has developed a new web portal Neptune, for its road transport-related activities in order to offer more transparency, agility and simplicity to all those working within the supply chain. Neptune makes it possible for ha

David Kerr appointed as CargoLogicAir’s new chief executive officer

October 27, 2017: Ex-Etihad chief David Kerr has been appointed as the chief executive officer of British all-cargo carrier CargoLogicAir. He will take up the new role from January 1, 2018.In his new role of CEO of

Sebastiaan Scholte and Steven Polmans take the helm as TIACA chairman and vice chairman

October 26, 2017: Sebastiaan Scholte, chief executive officer of Jan de Rijk Logistics, is the new chairman of air cargo association

Air Seychelles CEO Roy Kinnear to join Flybe

October 26, 2017: Roy Kinnear, who is currently CEO of Air Seychelles, will be joining the airline company Flybe as its new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) with effect from January 2018. Kinnear's delighted to be joining Flybe in this new role.

New service gives Amazon a Key for in-home delivery

October 26, 2017: Amazon has launched Amazon Key, a new service exclusively for prime members that radically improves the convenience of receiving deliveries. Amazon Key enables in-home delivery and secure home access for guests and service appointments.

Cargolux partners with SkyCell

October 26, 2017: Luxembourg-based airline Cargolux and Swiss-based SkyCell have teamed up in a global container rental partnership to offer Cargolux’s pharma customers an enhanced service with SkyCell’s temperature controlled containers.With its new

Oman Air Cargo implements SmartKargo’s cloud solution

October 26, 2017: Oman Air Cargo has launched its new 100 percent Cloud-based Cargo ERP Solution, implemented by cargo management platform SmartKargo. The airline chose the state-of-the-art solution to maximise the potential of its Cargo business—leveraging the solution's advanced, real-time cap

LATAM Cargo carries more than 40 tonnes of aid to Puerto Rico

October 26, 2017: In an effort to bring assistance to the country affected by Hurricane Maria in September, LATAM Cargo delivered more than 40 tonnes of water, food, generators and medicine, among other relief items, from Miami to Puerto Rico.The 200 km/h winds caused floods, tore apart

Air Charter Service helps take Germany’s biggest club night to the skies

October 26, 2017: Air Charter Service, leading aircraft specialist, recently arranged for a VIP-configured, fully customised Airbus A340 to take some of the world’s biggest DJs, including Afrojack, to the skies to kick off a huge party weekend in Frankfurt.

AFKLMP Cargo adds four new destinations to its network for winter 2017-18

October 26, 2017: Air France KLM Martinair Cargo airline will offer vast capacity from their two hubs Charles de Gaulle and Schiphol, on around 1,023 weekly services to 123 unique destinations across their global network.

Cathay Pacific becomes the first Hong Kong airline to receive IATA CEIV pharma certification

October 26, 2017: Cathay Pacific has become the first airline in Hong Kong to be awarded IATA CEIV Pharma Certification that underlines the carrier’s capabilities

Cargo handler WFS wins Qatar Airways’ new Pittsburgh freighter contract

October 25, 2017: Qatar Airways Cargo has appointed Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) to provide cargo handling for its new twice-weekly Being 777 freighter services to

Silk Way West Airlines enters into ULD agreement with ACL Airshop

October 25, 2017: Baku-based rapidly growing cargo carrier Silk Way West Airlines has entered into a multi-year ULD (Unit Load Device) agreement with ULD management provider ACL Airshop, commencing November 1, 2017. This alliance extends the long-standing business relationship between the two companies; ACL Ai

K N designs supply chain solution for China’s e-commerce giant JD.com

October 25, 2017: Drawing on its e-commerce fulfilment expertise, supply chain specialist Kuehne Nagel has partnered with JD.com, China’s largest retailer, to design a supply chain solution including quality control checks at origin. The technology-driven solution provides JD.com stock keeping

Italian carrier Ernest Airlines takes off with AMOS

October 25, 2017: Swiss-AS’s software solution AMOS has been selected by the Italian start-up airline Ernest Airlines. The low cost carrier is in the fortunate position that some staff members are already familiar with AMOS – a good basis for the envisaged swift implementation and quick project start.

Gabon: Bolloré and Olam join forces to develop and operate Owendo’s multipurpose terminal

October 24, 2017: Bolloré Transport & Logistics, through their respected affiliates, STCG and GSEZ Ports, and the Olam Group decided with encouragement from the State to join forces to develop and operate Owendo’s multipurpose terminal. The terminal is meant to receive container vessels, general cargo and bulk.

Asia Pacific Airlines see double digit growth in air cargo traffic in September

October 24, 2017: International air passenger demand expanded at a healthy pace in September, whilst international air cargo markets continued to enjoy double-digit growth in traffic volumes, according to the latest traffic figures released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlin

AFI KLM E&M subsidiary EPCOR to maintain Aerolineas Argentinas APUs

October 24, 2017: Aerolineas Argentinas, national flag carrier of Argentina and AFI KLM E&M have signed an exclusive agreement organising closed loop repairs for the APUs equipping the carrier's entire fleet. The repair services will be provided by EPCOR, the AFI KLM E&M subsidiary specialising in APU support solutions.

Beijing Capital Airlines to launch London-Qingdao service

October 24, 2017: Beijing Capital Airlines will launch a nonstop service between London and Qingdao on November 17, 2017, following the announcement of its Sydney-Qingdao nonstop service commencing on October 30. The new

Port of Rotterdam’s container traffic continues to increase

October 24, 2017: Port of Rotterdam’s container throughput increased by 10.1 percent in the first nine months of 2017 compared to the corresponding period in 2016, to a total of 10.2 million units (TEU).The port’s total throughput in that same period increased by 2 percent. I

Martin Wehner becomes new head of Hellmann Automotive Logistics

October 24, 2017: The head and founder of Hellmann Automotive Logistics, Bernd Oevermann, will retire on October 31, 2017 after more than 30 years with the company. As global vice president, Martin Wehner will take over leadership of the Automobile Industry Solution.

Ocean carrier Transmar enters into partnership with INTTRA for Middle East, Africa region

October 24, 2017: INTTRA, the ocean container shipping industry’s largest neutral network, and Transmar Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of IACC Holdings and a leading carrier, have announced a new relationship for electronic booking and shipping instructions processing in the Middle East, Red Sea, Arabian Gulf

Sharjah Aviation Services goes live with Cargo Flash

October 24, 2017: Sharjah Airport’s sole ground handling agent, Sharjah Aviation Services (SAS) went live with a new- generation cargo management system that aims to provide real time shipment information and dramatically

Envirotainer to provide flagship RAP e2 solution in Tokyo and Seoul

October 24, 2017: Cool chain solutions provider Envirotainer is opening two more stations in APAC region to provide its flagship RAP e2 solution in this growing pharmaceutical market. The opening of stations in Tokyo and

Panalpina records growth in both air and ocean freight volumes in the first nine months of 2017

October 24, 2017: Freight forwarder Panalpina has seen group gross profit as well as EBIT increase with every quarter. Year-on-year, Panalpina’s reported EBIT increased from CHF 67.5 million (adjusted YTD 2016: CHF 93.6 million) to CHF 72.1 million and the reported

B&H Worldwide to deliver logistics solutions to Jetpack Aviation

October 23, 2017: Aerospace logistics company B&H Worldwide has been appointed as the global logistics partner for JetPack Aviation, creator of the world's first turbine powered, backpack style JetPack .

KN Eurasia Express: K N expands rail transport service between Asia and Europe

October 23, 2017: Supply chain solutions provider Kuehne Nagel has launched rail transport service between Asia and Europe. This step comes after six months of the successful launch of the KN Eurasia Express rail service.For the first time ever, it is offering shipments from northern Chin

DHL launches service logistics solution for the medical device sector

October 23, 2017: DHL Supply Chain has launched a new service logistics solution for the medical device sector which consolidates field inventory into single locations and uses quality management systems to provide better control and traceability of valuable products.This solution comes in response to a number of g

National Airlines operates relief flights to Puerto Rico

October 23, 2017: National Airlines’ 747-400 freighter has transported 2.7 million pounds of much needed aid to Puerto Rico. The airline has operated 13 flights to quickly deliver goods to areas most devastated by Hurricane Maria.

Cathay Pacific’s September cargo volume surge

October 23, 2017: Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon have carried 177,691 tonnes of cargo and mail last month, an increase of 9.6 percent compared to the same month last year, a

Delta expands A350 service to Europe and China

October 23, 2017: Delta has scheduled its flagship A350-900 aircraft on one of four daily flights between Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport and Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport, effective March 31, 2018.