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Air cargo heroes going not just the extra mile, but way beyond
Exceptional times call for exceptional measures. The past year has been a real challenge – and air cargo executives around the world have often asked us, the freight publications, to help express...
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The Rock Star Arrival of the Covid-19 Vaccine
Much of the second half of 2020 was focused on pulling the air cargo industry together to prepare for the largest logistical challenge it would ever have seen: the global transportation of the...
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KQ’s fast-track Preighter conversion of first B787
A little late to the official “Preighter” Party, but an entrance with style as Kenya Airways (KQ) becomes the first airline to completely repurpose a Boeing 787 “Dreamliner” to carry cargo....
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Brexit – Caught in a data jungle
Incorrectly filled-out forms, missing data and documents: Even over 5 weeks after the UK left the EU, goods transports via the Channel are still fraught with obstacles – particularly to the detriment...
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Airbus intending to operate super transporter Beluga XL across the Atlantic
This was announced by the airframer’s chief engineer, Pascal Vialleton, during a video conference last Friday. To do so, the European plane manufacturer is seeking ETOPS certification for two of its...
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With the acquisition of PEKAES, GEODIS expands its Polish footprint. Image: Geodis GEODIS acquires Polish PEKAES The ink on the paper dried last week and with it, GEODIS, having obtained regulatory...
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E-tailer Otto is flying high
According to the company’s latest 2020/21 forecast, the Otto Group expects an increase in its global e-commerce revenue of around 23%. Main drivers are the changes in consumer behavior, and the...
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Liege Airport Board sacks CEO Luc Partoune
At an emergency meeting on Tuesday (09Feb21), the Board of Directors of Liege Airport has decided to sack CEO Luc Partoune with immediate effect. According to local media, internal audits by Deloitte...
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Latin America: The El Dorado for Lufthansa Cargo
The Latin American market is making a remarkably huge contribution to Lufthansa Cargo’s high net sales, Carsten Hernig, Head of Latin America & Caribbean, confirms. For months, there has been...
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Air Namibia’s Sudden End after 75 years
On Tuesday, Air Namibia was still promoting a Strand Hotel Valentine Weekend Special, following other active publicity regarding restarting operations to various destinations, yet just 2 days later,...
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Paris Airports shall turn into hydrogen hubs
Paris Airports, belonging to the French Groupe ADP, cook up new green recipe, by putting hydrogen high on the list of ingredients. According to plans, Charles de Gaulle, Orly et alia are eager to play...
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A closer look at QR Cargo’s Rewild the Planet
Earlier this month, Qatar Airways Cargo unveiled the second chapter of its WeQare sustainability initiative. With “Rewild the Planet” the airline has pledged “to fly wild animals back to where they...
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Waiting to be handed over with declarations of love... Image: IAG Cargo Nothing says “I love you” like 438 tons of flowers! It’s the busiest time of the year for flower shipments. In the run up to...
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Turant’s full transparency at the world’s pharma gateway
Meaning “immediate” in Hindi, “Turant” is the name that has been given to a brand new “Realtime Temperature Tracking App” developed in-house by CSC India in Mumbai and connected to its ERP SYSTEM from...
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The start of a great adventure…
When life gives you Lemon Queen, you can be certain that your message will stand out, and standing out is what air cargo market leader, Qatar Airways Cargo, is all about, so the news last week, that...
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Seaports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge join forces
The port authorities of Antwerp and Zeebrugge have agreed on a merger which will strengthen the former’s position as the second largest port of Europe and develop it into a front runner in many...
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My Life with COVID-19 – Emanuela Lomazzi reports from Milan, Italy
With around 60 million inhabitants, Italy is the third most populous member state of the European Union. To date, roughly 1.8 million people have been infected with COVID-19 there, and 64,000 of them...
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ASL further expands fleet
Dublin-based ASL Aviation Holdings DAC today (16FEB21) confirmed that it has turned 10 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighters options into firm orders. These aircraft add to the earlier purchase of 10...
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Champ axes jobs in Luxembourg
Champ Cargo Systems (CCS) intends to get rid of almost 10% of its Luxembourg-based workforce. Though this affects only 10 jobs out of a total workforce of 113 working for the cargo industry’s leading...
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Lorenzo Stoll is new Head of Swiss World Cargo
49-year-old Lorenzo Stoll has been appointed new Head of Cargo at Swiss International Air Lines and will assume his position on 01APR21. The manager succeeds former cargo helmsman, Ashwin Bhat, who...
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