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  Rickenbacker’s upgraded runway opens amid supply chain crunch

  21/October/2021 0

  The primary runway at Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK) is now open after completing upgrades that were aimed at growing operations of large freighters such as ➤

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  Heavy demand for Antonov Airlines’ AN-225 on capacity crunch

  19/October/2021 0

  Outsized and super-heavy air cargo transporter, Antonov Airlines, has delivered 110 tonnes of Covid-19 testing kits from Tianjin, China, to Linz, Austria, on the unique ➤

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  Cainiao set to double parcel sorting in Europe

  19/October/2021 0

  Cainiao Network, the logistics arm of the Alibaba Group is launching parcel sorting centres in Spain, France, Germany, and Italy, in order to boost e-commerce ➤

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  Jettainer, Swiss extend ULD cooperation for 5 more years

  19/October/2021 0

  Jettainer, a global unit load device (ULD) management provider will sib provide global ULD management and maintenance services for Swiss International Air Lines, including its ➤

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  Skyport handles aircraft engine for Ural Airlines

  19/October/2021 0

  Czech ground handling specialist Skyport recently handled a complete aircraft engine at Prague Vaclav Havel Airport for transportation to Yekaterinburg, Russia, on board a Ural ➤

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  Emirates signs ground handling diploma MOU with ICAO

  06/October/2021 0

  Emirates Group Security signs a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), to provide ICAO-recognised Diploma programmes provided by EGS and ➤

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  FedEx goes 100% widebody intra-Asia, adds Asia-Europe/US capacity

  06/October/2021 0

  FedEx Express has boosted its intra-Asia network capacity by replacing B757 narrow-body freighters with B767 wide-body freighters and added additional services between Asia and Europe/US. ➤

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  Boeing, GAMECO add two more B767-300 conversion lines

  28/September/2021 0

  Boeing and Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Company (GAMECO) plan to create additional capacity for the B767-300 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) with two additional conversion lines ➤

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  Awery Aviation launches new instant booking app

  28/September/2021 0

  A new online tool – CargoBooking.aero – supports airlines and their General Sales Agents (GSAs) to deliver instant air cargo quoting and booking with Application ➤

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  E-commerce, intermediate goods continue to buoy air cargo: AAPA

  27/September/2021 0

  International air cargo markets remained resilient in August, propelled by ongoing expansion in e-commerce and demand for intermediate goods, says the Association of Asia Pacific ➤

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  AFKLM partners Total Touch Cargo on sustainable fuel

  16/September/2021 0

  Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLM Cargo) and sustainable aviation fuel programme Total Touch Cargo Holland (TTC) are partnering within the framework of the airline’s ➤

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  DHL crosses 1 billion vaccine delivery milestone

  16/September/2021 0

  DHL has passed the one billion mark in terms of COVID-19 vaccines delivered since the vaccine campaign began in December 2020. ➤

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  Kenya Airways signs cargo codeshare with Congo Airways

  14/September/2021 0

  Kenya Airways has signed an aircraft lease agreement for two Embraer E190 and begun operating a cargo codeshare partnership with Congo Airways. ➤

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  Philip Goh named new IATA Asia-Pacific head

  13/September/2021 0

  The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has named Philip Goh as its regional vice president for Asia-Pacific with effect from Sept. 13. ➤

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  Gerry’s dnata wins Gulf Air handling contract in Pakistan

  12/September/2021 0

  Pakistan ground services provider, Gerry’s dnata has been awarded a multi-year contract by Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain. ➤

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  Hong Kong airport sees double-digit growth in Aug

  10/September/2021 0

  Hong Kong’s air cargo throughput recorded a year-on-year increase of 15.5 per cent in August year-on-year to 429,000 tonnes according to the Airport Authority Hong ➤