Carriers
Atlas Air and Polar Air Cargo gain CEIV Parma cert
Atlas Air Worldwide companies, Atlas Air and Polar Air Cargo, achieve IATA CEIV Pharma Certification. ➤
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Asia Pacific
Cathay Pacific uplifts steady flow of aid to India
Cathay Pacific Cargo delivers over 100 tonnes of much-needed humanitarian and medical supplies so far as it helps move vital relief shipments to India as it struggles with a grave COVID-19 medical crisis. ➤
Carriers
AA Cargo doubles cold chain capacity with CSafe, CargoSense
American Airlines Cargo expands its solution for transporting temperature-controlled shipments to its entire mainline fleet. ➤
Carriers
Qatar Airways set to ship 300 tonnes of medical aid to India
Qatar Airways is supporting international efforts to tackle the second COVID-19 surge in India by shipping medical aid and equipment to the country free of charge from global suppliers. ➤
Carriers
SpiceJet uplifts oxygen concentrators as India struggles
SpiceXpress, the air cargo arm of SpiceJet, uplifts 1,000 oxygen concentrators from Hong Kong (HKG) to Delhi (DEL) as India’s Covid-19 crisis turns catastrophic. ➤
Africa
Astral Aviation moves vaccines on maiden India-Yemen service
Nairobi, Kenya-based Astral Aviation uplifts 19.5 tonnes of vaccines on its maiden cargo service from Mumbai, India to Sanaa, Yemen on 18 April. The flight carrying nearly 360,000 doses from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport ➤
Cargo Handlers
WFS continues pharma certification across global network
Worldwide Flight Services’ (WFS) stations in Madrid and Barcelona obtain Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certification. ➤
Asia Pacific
UPS ramps up ultra-cold storage capacity in Singapore
UPS Healthcare boosts its SE Asian distribution capabilities for COVID-19 vaccines with the addition of ultra-low temperature freezer farms in Singapore. ➤
Carriers
DB Schenker moves vaccine equipment from Germany to US
DB Schenker transports equipment for a vaccine filling line on behalf of US-based healthcare company Nexus Pharmaceuticals. ➤
Airports
Brussels inaugurates new Brucargo logistics facility
Brussels Airport (BRU) officially opens its new 50,000 sqm logistics facility after two years of construction. ➤