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The Phantom of the Warehouse
With the pandemic driving many an employee to home-office, those driving forklifts in warehouses were still having to travel to work on a daily basis… or were they? Turns out there’s a solution for...
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Exclusive: Sovereign Speed partners data broker logistics.cloud
Through their strategic pact, the two players now offer Sovereign Speed's customers digital, cloud-based data exchange on a neutral basis. This allows all participants in a supply chain to transfer...
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Hellmann hellbent on expansion
Hellmann’s latest acquisition are the Hungarian and Romanian branches of the overnight express parcel provider "Innight Express", it communicated in a press release on 05JUL21. The latest puzzle piece...
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Berlin demands more long-haul flights from government
The Chamber of Commerce, politicians in the city and BER Airport’s management are jointly calling for more intercontinental connections for the German capital. They accuse the Merkel government of...
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SHORT SHOTS
Image: Imperial DP World readying up for 100% Imperial stake Dubai, UAE-based, global port operator, DP World has made an offer to the equivalent of $890 million last week to acquire a 100% stake in...
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Volga-Dnepr under political fire
A discussion has broken out in the Russian State Duma about the route policy of the Volga-Dnepr Group. In a motion to the State Duma, the LDPR faction criticizes that circumventing Belarusian...
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United electrifies civil aviation
United Airlines intends to offer travelers flights on board electrically powered aircraft by 2026. The trailblazer for this futuristic project in short haul air traffic is the purchase of 100 Heart...
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EXCLUSIVE: Interview IATA Head of Cargo, Brendan Sullivan
“Congratulations, Brendan, I wish you every success. A great choice for the leading the IATA cargo team into the next chapter for the air cargo industry,” were Glyn Hughes’ warm wishes to Brendan...
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Comment: Victor Orbán’s perfidious BUD maneuvers
The Hungarian head of government just cannot let go. Since previous attempts to bring Budapest Liszt Ferenc Airport under state control* failed, he has now started another assail to force the private...
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Five Chinese Elements contribute to AFKLMP’s SAF Program
Five is a lucky number in China – not only does it stand for the five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, it is also reflected in the Chinese pentatonic scale in music, the five main organs...
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GEORGI sets course for Leipzig
The company is in final preparation for the opening of a new air cargo hub at Leipzig Airport. It is the second facility run by GEORGI, which also operates a large warehouse in Frankfurt Airport’s...
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Ethiopian Airlines and Liege Airport deepen ties
The long-standing partnership between both players has been renewed and extended until 2026. As a consequence of the agreement inked now, Ethiopian announced that it would be increasing its cargo...
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EXCLUSIVE - ACN hopes for full digitization in 4 years’ time
By NOV21, the Amsterdam cargo community wants to have a road map in place for further digitization of the chain, says Maarten van As, Managing Director of Air Cargo Netherlands. The introduction of...
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Silk Way West Airlines’ second Azerbaijan-India connection Silk Way West’s latest connection is a weekly 747F (100 t/week capacity) service between Baku Heydar Aliyev International Airport and Mumbai...
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The air cargo industry should be proud of itself, says TIACA
By unconventionally and intelligently working together, airlines, airports, and ground handlers, often supported by regulators, helped to ensure that supply chains did not collapse during the COVID-19...
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Steven Polmans – the industry encourager
“Can’t be done – there’s no such thing,” is the motto of TIACA Chairman Steven Polmans. He exemplified this can-do attitude in his presentation titled “Technology - a Game Changer for Cargo...
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YEG as an innovative air cargo partner
At the Routes/TIACA “TakeOff Cargo 2021” online conference last week, Mammen Tharakan, Director e-commerce, Cargo, Aviation Real Estate at Edmonton International Airport (YEG), took viewers through a...
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“Covid was a wakeup call…”
“… not only for our company, but the entire industry,” exclaimed Sanjeev Gadhia, Founder and CEO of Kenyan air freight carrier, Astral Aviation, and Vice Chairman of TIACA at the organization’s...
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Dronamics and DHL ink MOU
The deal, once realized, could be a breakthrough for the London-based cargo drone developer and provider following a recently announced partnership agreement with logistics company, Hellmann....
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The industry is mourning the death of Frank Sportolari
As we learned by chance from a UPS courier driver just a few days ago, the 65-year-old, long-time UPS manager passed away on 12JUL21. With the Illinois, USA-born manager, the integrator has lost an...
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