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Turbulence reduction over at Brussels Airlines’ finance department - image: Brussels Airlines Brussels Airlines gets go-ahead for Stabilization Package The hoped-for result was announced on 21AUG20,...
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Angela Titzrath facing Herculean tasks
In her current role as CEO of terminal and port manager Hamburger Hafen and Logistics AG (HHLA) Angela Titzrath is presumably already working to capacity. But now she is facing a wealth of additional...
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Behind the Boom: eCommerce and Covid Challenges
An Indian Transport & Logistics News webinar earlier this month, with an esteemed panel of guests, took a look at what the eCommerce boom had triggered behind the scenes in India, and the...
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Exclusive - LH Cargo considers prolonging lifespan of MD-11Fs
The day for the farewell of the last MD-11F belonging to Lufthansa Cargo’s fleet was already determined: December 31, 2020. However, there are mounting indications that the McDonnel Douglas produced...
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Netherlands tables new tax plans for freighter freight
According to a report, the Dutch government intends to impose taxes on shipments flown in cargo aircraft. If okayed, this would be extremely detrimental to the competitiveness of both Schiphol and...
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ULD readers make the supply chain fully transparent, confirm Unilode and Menzies Aviation - image courtesy of Menzies Aviation Menzies Aviation benefits from Unilode’s digital ULD readers Both...
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No V, no U, but L
Covid-19 is here to stay, for a longer time than originally anticipated by the industry. Therefore, the focus is shifting from short-term to longer-term action. Given this rather gloomy “L-scenario,”...
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Trucking in Covid-19 times: despised, admired and disliked again
From zero to hero and back to nearly zero: Road feeder services experienced an unprecedented image change within a few weeks: Until March they were commonly considered as being noisy, stinky and an...
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IG AirCargo Switzerland turns ten
Last Wednesday (26AUG20), IG AirCargo Switzerland celebrated its 10th anniversary at the Museum of Transport, Lucerne. The event ignited a firework of thematic highlights combined with the...
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Updated: Angela Titzrath and Michael Kerkloh appointed to Lufthansa’s...
As reported last week (23AUG20) the two managers were on the government's shortlist to become members of the Lufthansa Supervisory Board. Their appointment, announced last Friday (29AUG20), follows...
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Breaking News – MRO provider AMTES facing closure
The Leipzig, Saxony-based repair and overhaul specialist Aircraft Maintenance and Engineering Service GmbH (AMTES) is about to be liquidated, internal sources claim. The company, which focusses on...
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Breaking News - Lambert exits CHAMP, McDermott succeeds
26 days to go. On 30SEP20, CEO Arnaud Lambert of CHAMP Cargosystem will exit the Luxembourg-headquartered global IT provider after 16 years with the company. His departure takes place on his own...
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SATAIR takes over A220 material management
Airbus Canada has moved the entire material services of their A220 production series to their Copenhagen-based subsidiary (100%) SATAIR A/S, thus offering customers integrated solutions. The...
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The JV between LH Cargo and United Cargo is bearing fruit
In May 2018, Lufthansa Cargo and United Cargo signed a comprehensive freight cooperation agreement on routes between the USA and Europe. This pact based on “metal neutrality” pays off especially in...
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FAA clears Amazon as a “drone airline”
31AUG20 saw Amazon reach another milestone in its eCommerce delivery services, as the Federal Aviation Administration certified it to operate as a drone airline. “The drone certification is an...
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The Dawn of the Drones
When you think of drones, do you visualize a couple of idiots standing at the fence surrounding an airport runway, intent on disturbing international aviation by maneuvering their illegal drone into...
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Urging the European Commission to agree slot waiver extension As aviation looks with trepidation towards the winter schedule as experts predict the colder months will give rise to an increase in...
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Sustainable Aviation – how to get there
Aviation is a global business with international competition, markets, and regulation. It contributes substantially to tourism and trade, employment and national value added. Yet it also contributes...
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Covid-19 vaccines will come in cycles…
…predicts Joerg Bodenroeder, Director of Handling Specials at Lufthansa Cargo, at the recent meeting organized and orchestrated by the Air Cargo Community Frankfurt. This leads to a multitude of...
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Aviation history is made with TLV–AUH flight
2020 is an unprecedented year in more ways than one. Whilst the corona pandemic has triggered all kinds of negative chain reactions, there is always that odd piece of positive news somewhere....
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