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LHC Paves the Way for Cool Business Growth
At Lufthansa Cargo's home base Rhine-Main, groundwork has begun to enlarge the carrier's facility for storing and handling temperature sensitive products. The new facility will comprise 3,500 square...
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IATA Wants More Modernization and Quality
There was much talking and maybe less action at the recent IATA World Cargo Symposium in Abu Dhabi this month. Plenty of good intentions, but some say, a lack of dedicated action. One of IATA’s many...
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Global E-Commerce to Show Double Expansion
A report recently issued by Transport Intelligence (Ti), the UK-based so called think-tank, claims that supply chain management is undergoing a radical transformation which will lead to a strong shift...
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Alibaba Launches e-Hub in Malaysia
China’s e-commerce giant Alibaba this week launched a trading and logistics hub in Malaysia as part of its efforts to establish an electronic world trade platform that it hopes will help create a...
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LH Cargo Back on Way to Profitability
After suffering severe financial setbacks last year caused by global overcapacity, decreasing volumes and dramatic rate declines, the Lufthansa Cargo patient is on the road to recovery again. However,...
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PORTRAIT - Globe Air Cargo - MG Retires, MB Takes Over
Globe Air Cargo, the long standing GSA for various airlines in Germany and which is based near Frankfurt Airport and is a 100 percent daughter of the Paris based ECS Group will initiate a changeover...
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Thai Cargo: Freighters Out, Profits Up
The Bangkok-based freight carrier phased out its two P2C converted Boeing 747-400Fs in March of 2015. Since then, all consignments are flown in the lower deck compartments of the passenger fleet. The...
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IN BRIEF, THE LATEST AIRLINE INDUSTRY NEWS. TU-204 of Russian Post - company courtesy Russian Post starts freighter services to China Russia’s national postal operator Russian Post has started...
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LATAM Cargo Facing Increasing Shortfalls
Once seen as the rising star in the South American air cargo market, LATAM Airlines Cargo has been facing many problems during the past twelve months as traffic demand falls. This again forces the...
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DUS Cargo Reports Freight Avalanche
Air freight volumes processed by Dusseldorf Airport Cargo are currently going through the roof. The ground handler benefits from a decision taken by German Regulator Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA) to...
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FedEx Links Liege Airport to Memphis
This month FedEx launches a direct flight between its new hub at Liege Airport and its World Hub in Memphis. Thereby bettering their Europe to North America service. David Binks is Regional President...
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time:matters on the Way to Becoming a Global Player
Incepted 2002 as a spin-off by Lufthansa Cargo for capturing parts of the fast growing business of extremely time-critical logistics, time:matters is on the brink of taking the next step: offering...
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Cologne-Bonn Airport Reports a Bumper 2016
Another good year for CGN Airport which is strategically situated between its larger sister Frankfurt/Main Airport and Duesseldorf Airport. At a press conference held last Thursday, the CGN management...
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Swiss WorldCargo Restructures to Meet Future Demands
Swiss WorldCargo, the air freight arm of Swiss Airlines has always been a company which has strived to keep up with the ever changing air freight industry and one which is no stranger to innovations....
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IN BRIEF, THE LATEST AIRLINE INDUSTRY NEWS. Advertisement GEORGI Transport celebrates 5th “Open House“ For the fifth year in a row the large German air freight trucking entity, GEORGI Transport, held...
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Brussels Airlines Cargo Looks Back on a Stable 2016
Brussels Airlines Cargo looks back on 2016 as a rather stable year, in spite of the unfavourable market environment and the terror attacks of 22 March, says VP Cargo Alban François. “We were able to...
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Where Will Future Supply Chain Management Come From?
On the one side demand from employers for creativity from new staff members - on the other side no ear from employers for new ideas. Is the above the reason why new young talent in the Supply Chain...
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Swiss Post Started Initial Drone Flights
Soon, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) will transport laboratory sam-ples between two hospitals in Switzerland. Initiator Swiss Post empha-sizes that a series of successful pioneering flights have...
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BREAKING NEWS - Aerologic Opts For Dual - Management
The German all freighter carrier Aerologic, which is a 50-50 joint venture between Lufthansa Cargo and DHL, has decided to implement a dual-management structure after seeking a successor for Ulf...
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“Up, Up and Away” - Air Cargo on the Upswing
It looks like that the first quarter of 2017 was good for the air cargo industry. Figures released by IATA and WorldACD show good growth in January and February and reason to believe that March will...
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