Hong Kong Airlines Under Pressure to Improve Financial Situation or Lose License

Hong kong Air Transport Licensing Authority(ATLA) has informed Hong Kong Airlines(HKA) to either improve there financial situation or loose license .

Early this week ATLA has informed HKA to inject cash to improve there financial situation which is deteriorating day by day else face action & loose there license to operate.

ATLA has provided deadline of 07-Dec to prove cash input else cash stripped HKA will have to lose its operating license.

However airlines has blamed recent unrest in Hong kong . They are also no able to distribute salary to there staff for November month thereby delaying payments by first week of December.

Due to mounting financial issue airlines has restricted its network thereby focusing on its core sector only. 

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Heathrow Airport now with automated trucking updates..

Heathrow airport is now facilitated with automated trucking updates whenever a cargo is loaded or unloaded in shed .

Its ground handling agents Dnata & ASC can now directly update agents & hauliers to there system / online portal whenever they are delivering or collecting cargo .

General users & regular users can access these updates by small modifications in there AIS .

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Opening of New Freight Hub near Hanover by DHL

On 13 Sept European transport giant DHL Freight opened new freight hub with an area of 8700 sq m at Airport Business Park in Langenhagen near Hanover Germany .

This facility will provide 86 loading bays managed by 290 employees support for its freight services Euroconnect & Eurrapid .

In order to increase its strength DHL has also introduced automated weight, volume & cargo data recordings system in its new hub in order to increase efficiency & speed .

In order to promote Group's environmental programme DHL promoted sustainable construction methods & use of renewable energies while constructing this site including photovoltaic system & LED lighting .

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Jet Airways suspends all flights after funds shortage

Jet Airways grounded all flights till further notice after they were not able to generate confidence with banks & lenders for interim funding .

As per airlines spokesperson the emergency funds from lenders or bank is not forthcoming resulting into airlines disability to pay for fuel & other critical services to keep airlines operational.

Jet airlines had a fleet of 123 aircraft but none of them operational as of date .

Last month it had £900 million of debt  & chairman Mr. Naresh Goyal along with his wife Anita Goyal resigned from the board of directors .

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Panalpina Acquired By DSV Under $4.6Bn Deal

Danish logistics giant DSV offered Swiss logistics giant Panalpina an unrefusable offer of
Swis franc195 / share in a deal worth approx $4.6 bn in order to become world leading freight forwarding company .

DSV & Panalpina both were in negotiation for last 2 months with deal starting at
Swiss Franc 170/ share in January which seems to be finally closing at Swiss Franc 195 / share .

After acquiring Panalpina DSV will become 4th largest freight forwarding company in terms of revenue .

After deal completion both logistics giants will be strengthened globally with air tonnage touching to 1.5 m tonnes & sea freight close to 3 m containers (TEUs) yearly.

DSV is also planning to change its name to "DSV Panalpina" in order to reflect its presence & long rich history worldwide .

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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 on Dec.08 & the same was carried back to Vatry the same month.

Saudia cargo is continuously providing support in terms of logistics services & freighter capabilities for this National Festival for past few years .

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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 service will help airlines cater to rising global demands & ensure excellent reliability in global transport.

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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 innovation uses only electric powered cars for racing & it gives same excitement of track racing.

The 58 cars transported through several aircrafts had a combined load of 220 tonnes.

The Formula E Championship started from Beijing in 2014 touring New York, Paris , Hongkong & now the fifith series race will be in Ad Diriyah.

This 3 day festival will have various activities from track racing to live musical performance to gaming platforms which will be an exciting opportunity for Formula E championship fans.

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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 as well as healthcare & perishable cargo.

The dedicated flight will operate 4 times a week between Sydney, Australia & Singapore.

Also with this service Sydney customer will enjoy a 3 hrs cut off time improvement for Singapore & Malaysia 4 times a week.

This will help respond to last minute request more readily than before.

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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 China Post & LH airlines is exploring to develop new international routes also to explore new markets .

Earlier China Post was planning to develop international routes but this agreement with LH airlines indicates alternate strategy.

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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 is in place through entire supply chain process.

For pharmaceutical products dnata has been awarded GDPcertificate for its Zurich facility .

dnata has already got GDP certification in Amsterdam , London , Singapore & Manchester locations.

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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 at Palu to assist & handle international relief support & store relief goods. The response team is also providing logistical solutions to airports & huminatarian organisations in managing incoming aid for distribution to those in need.

Immediate required goods like tents, food , fuel, etc are flown to Balikpapan airport.

DHL has arranged more volunteers as standby & will be snet once government has cordinated for international flow in Indonesia.

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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 support equipments , state of the art technology to
handle most frequently shipped goods from Italy like automotive parts , pharmaceuticals & fashion products.

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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. Oman Air Cargo is always at the forefront of adopting the latest e-initiatives to further develop the standards of the air freight industry in Oman and make trade easier and faster for all industry players.”

IATA regional cargo manager Mazen Al Homsi, for the Middle East and Africa, said: “The adoption of e-AWB will develop the air cargo community in Oman.”

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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 by airlines to carry animals is unlawful as they carry them for zoo, pets & other reasons.

This denial to carry animals is resulting in huge freight costs charged by other airlines due to there monopoly to carry animals. NABR also says that denial by airlines also delay R&D projects which results in delay in manufacturing life saving drugs.

Although airlines have given there own responses clarifying reason of denial but the matter is still under DoT lens.

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