Saudia Cargo carries equipment for Janadriyah festival

Janadriyah, the National festival for Heritage & culture is organized every year by Ministry of National Guard, Saudi Arabia . Saudia airlines participated in event by transporting equipment of inaugural ceremony for this festival. It carried 60 tons of equipment, cables, screen, etc from Vatry airport, France to King Khalid airport, Riyadh by B747-400F Aircraft...

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Festive Freighter for Santa by Lufthansa Cargo

With the peak season & increasing demand Lufthansa cargo has expanded its freighter capacity. This freighter capacity expansion is based on upcoming festive season of Christmas & will operate weekly on Frankfurt - JFK route from mid November to 03 Jan. As per one Lufthansa spokesperson this step is taken especially in service of Santa Claus . This additional...

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Saudia Cargo Transports 58 Cars to Riyadh For Formula E Series Racing

Saudia Cargo for the first time transported 58 cars & various equipment for ABB FIA Formula E Championship sponsored by Saudi Airlines . The cars , spares & equipment are flown in from various European destinations to Ad Diriyah located on outskirts of Riyadh also handling first time this ABB FIA Formula E Championship. Formula E championship inspired by...

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Fedex Singapore to Sydney flight 4 times a week

To give a boost to cargo movements , Fedex has launched new flight connecting markets of Europe, Middle east , Asia & Australia. As per Fedex the new flight is designed to meet increased demand for these sectors especially heavy weight shipments. This will benefit customers based in Australia & Singapore with increased reliability & capacity for general...

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China Post & Lufthansa Cargo inks Joint Freight Operation

China Post & Lufthansa cargo have come up with a strategic agreement of sharing Boeing 777 freighter cargo capacity on Shanghai - Frankfurt route. Lufthansa airlines (LH) will provide block space to China Post on its freighter & passenger aircraft on regular basis. Currently LH is operating 18 wide body aircrafts &10 weekly 777F weekly out of China . Both...

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GDP certification awarded to dnata Zurich facility

Dnata has made changes in its warehouse at Zurich airport with significant changes in its facility management & quality systems in order to meet GDP  (Good Distribution Practice) criteria. Warehouses & distribution centres handling medical or pharmaceutical products comes under  scrutiny of GDP in order to ensure that quality management system...

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DHL deploys Disaster Response Team to earthquake affected Indonesian Island.

In the wake of devastating earthquake & tsunami in Indonesia Deutsche Post DHL has send its Disaster Response Team (DRT) to Sulawesi, affected island of Indonesia. As per current update death toll has risen more than 1400 affecting 1000 villages & approx 60000 have lost their homes. Currently two DRT teams are sent to Indonesia , one at Balikpapan & other...

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American Airlines moves to new warehouse in Milan

With the growing demand American airlines has switched to new warehouse measuring 53000sq ft handled by WFS at Milan Malpensa airport . The airline said that customers are continuosly demanding for direct flight from Italy to US & with growing volumes this warehouse will handle daily flights to New York & Miami. On its opening day customer were shown ground...

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Oman replaces paper document with eletronic AWB (e-AWB)

With new technologies & fast pace movements Oman has now replaced paper document with e-AWB . This facility will help freight forwarders & traders to communicate with 10 airline operators present around the world to manage there shipments. Mohammed Ali Al Musafir, senior VP, Oman Air Cargo said: “The digital advancement is changing the way industries operate....

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Airlines refused to transport animals for testing purpose faces complaints..

Four major airlines namely United Airlines, British Airways, China Southern & Qatar Airways faced complaint by US medical research group over denial to carry animals for R&D purpose. The National Association of Biomedical Research (NABR) filed complaint against 4 subject airlines with the US Department of Transport (DoT) . As per there complaint the refusal...

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Bluedart all set to reach every home in India by December

Bluedart is planning network expansion to make it outreach to every home in India by December. DHL joint venture has decided to make investment to cater rising demand for deliveries in Tier II, III & IV cities with its new facility called as New Blue Dart Offices. With this expansion Bluedart has opened 939+ new facilities while reaching out from 6164 pin codes...

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Hong kong airport sees resurge in cargo vol for August

After dip in cargo traffic in July, Hong kong airport sees cargo traffic growth in August . As per Hong kong International Airport (HKIA) the airport saw 2.4% growth YOY in August to 431000 tonnes. HKIA said: “The airport saw strong 9% year-on-year growth in transhipments, which contributed the most to the increase in cargo throughput. “Amongst key trading regions,...

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For Pharma & Healthcare sector Singapore Airlines launches Thrucool product.

For high value, temperature control & time sensitive shipments Singapore Airlines (SIA) has introduced a Thrucool product specially for pharma & healthcare shipments. Thrucool offer variable cod chain services like cold room facilities, hermal blanket, covers for crucial isnulation & many more. SIA senior vice president cargo, Chin Yau Seng, in an...

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Etihad Cargo refreshes freighter network to focus more on core sectors

From Oct 1, Etihad Cargo will refresh its route network to focus more on core sectors & maximise freighter network. By deploying its 777 ferighter capacity , Middle East carrier Etihad Airways will connect its Abu Dhabi hub to Asia, Europe & US market. For some destinations flight frequency will be increased while for some network there will be weekly freighter...

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DHL launching new mobile app named Resilience360

For real time monitoring of shipments in supply chain market DHL is launching new app named as Resilience360. Tobias Larsson, Head of Resilience360, DHL , said: “In the increasingly connected world we live in, both people and goods are constantly on the move, making near real-time risk management imperative. “At the same time, supply chains have become incredibly complex. “However,...

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