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Former Garuda CEO is Suspect in Rolls Royce Bribery Case
Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named former president director of state-owned airline company Garuda Indonesia, Emirsyah Satar, a suspect in a case of alleged bribery related...
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Venezuela’s Transcarga suffers U.S. DOT Setback
The American Department of Transport (DOT) has shattered Transcarga International Airways hopes of operating extra bilateral cargo flights between Venezuela and the United States by rejecting the...
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Cathay Reviews Business Structure as Competition Intensifies
Hong Kong's flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways will cut jobs and may shift some flights to its short-haul arm, Cathay Dragon, following the completion of the biggest review of its business in two...
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IN BRIEF, THE LATEST AIRLINE INDUSTRY NEWS. Cargolux passes GDP renewal auditThe Luxembourg-based all cargo carrier has again successfully passed its Good Distribution Practice (GDP) audit enabling...
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Amazon, eBay and Alibaba Dominate Global Cross-Border Buys
The world's three leading e-commerce platforms, U.S.-based Amazon and eBay and China's Alibaba, collectively control two-thirds of global cross-border purchases, a survey by the International Post...
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India - Afghanistan Air Freight Connection - Fact or Fiction?
Afghanistan and India - some may say that these two countries make unlikely trade partners. It seems that the efforts of both countries to firm up trade between themselves is being somewhat hampered...
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Breaking News – Weber Exits AeroLogic, Becomes CEO of ASL Belgium
AeroLogic Chief Ulf Weber decided to exit the Leipzig, Germany-based daughter of DHL Express and Lufthansa Cargo (50/50%) after almost eight years in office. He will take over the position as helmsman...
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EXCLUSIVE - Hahn Airport New Owner Status in the Final Round
It’s been a long and tedious road which the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate has been traveling since the 2016 planned sale of the Hahn Airport went very sour last year when it was discovered that...
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Elmar M. Giemulla: Dealing with Terrorists and Unruly Passengers – too Many...
We publish this view on aircraft security given to us by the renowned German expert in aviation law, Professor Elmar Giemulla who is an internationally much recognized authority in this field....
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Etihad Fires Money Burner Hogan
Big cleanup at the Arabian carrier’s top deck: President and CEO James Hogan loses his post, as does CFO James Rigney. Etihad’s plug pulling comes after a series of bad investments into financially...
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FedEx CEO Fred Smith Slams TPP Withdrawal
U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade deal has been described as "unfortunate" by Fred Smith, FedEx chairman, president and CEO....
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U.S. Airlines Accused of "Disgraceful Rhetoric"
Emirates' announcement last week that it would start a daily service from its home base Dubai to the U.S. with a stopover in Athens, has sparked furious reactions from lobby groups representing U.S....
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Airbus Sends “May”-Day Message to Brexit Supporters
The UK decision to exit the European arena could disrupt the plane producer’s ties with its plants in Broughton, Wales, and Filton, near Bristol. This, because Britain’s move to leave the single...
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IN BRIEF, THE LATEST AIRLINE INDUSTRY NEWS. Jim Butler takes over from Art Torno Torno retires at AA Cargo, Butler succeeding him Art Torno will give up his post as Senior VP International and Cargo...
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Paris Airport Initiates CEIV Pharma Certification
Groupe ADP and IATA have launched the initiative for a cargo community wide certification as a Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharma logistics at Paris-CDG Airport. Aéroports de...
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Yamato to Offer 3D Printing Services
Japanese logistics and express delivery company Yamato is installing 3D printing facilities at a Tokyo fulfilment centre, which will offer clients a faster solution for ordering industrial and medical...
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AAPA Carriers Report Uptick in 2016 FTK's
Preliminary traffic figures for the full calendar year 2016 released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) reaffirmed an uptick in the region's air cargo markets in the second half of the...
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Ethiopian Cargo Reports Stark Cargo Growth
The African carrier presents more than satisfactory traffic figures for 2016, illustrating the airlines’ continuous move upwards. Growth was particularly strong in cargo which increased by 12 percent...
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Amazon Spreads its Wings in Kentucky
The internet retail giant announced that they will build their global hub for air services at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, investing nearly $1.5 billion in the local infrastructure....
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CHEP Becomes UnilodeCHEP Becomes Unilode
ULD manager CHEP Aerospace Solutions has rebranded itself, becoming Unilode Aviation Solutions. The step follows the service provider’s acquisition by Swedish equity firm EQT Infrastructure last...
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