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Africa Flight Services (AFS), part of Worldwide Flight Services’ (WFS) global airport services group, has been voted ‘Best Cargo Handler of the Year’ for 2016 at Johannesburg’s O. R. Tambo International Airport in the annual ‘Feather Awards’ for service excellence.
The awards are presented by Airports Company South Africa (ACSA), the government-owned airport management company, and the ‘Best Cargo Handler’ winner is selected by freight forwarders using the airport’s cargo services. ...
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Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. announced on December 1 that its Atlas Air, Inc. unit has entered into an agreement to operate its first Boeing 747-400 Freighter for Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA), with an opportunity for additional aircraft in the future.
The contract is initially for ...
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American Airlines has launched its international Boeing 787-9 service between Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) and Madrid Barajas (MAD) in Spain, offering cargo customers up to 36 LD3 positions, or 12 pallets, depending on the market.
The 787-9 is also currently operating from DFW to Sao Paulo (GRU) ...
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About 250 pilots for ABX Air went on strike early last week in a dispute over working conditions and time off. The strike affected dozens of flights and more than 1 million pounds of cargo. They are picketing ABX’s headquarters in Wilmington, Ohio and DHL’s ...
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Closer cooperation on the transport of aid as air cargo in the event of humanitarian disasters
When disaster strikes, the assistance provided must be fast, flexible and effective. Lufthansa Cargo and the German Red Cross humanitarian aid organization have now signed an agreement that will ...
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TIACA has submitted fresh comments to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in support of increased use of canine screenings for air cargo security.
The move comes after the TSA issued a Request for Information (RFI) from industry on potential use of third-party canines to screen ...
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Zubkoy has more than 40 years experience in the air transport industry, including senior roles with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), and, most recently, as Vice President of the Volga-Dnepr Group of Companies.
He has been a member of the TIACA Board since 2011 and ...
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The UK arm of AMI – the world’s largest trade-only airfreight and express wholesaler – has passed another major milestone in its history, with the receipt of its eight millionth booking. Fittingly, the landmark 8 millionth booking, from AMI Express customer Kepair, was for a ...
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Dnata, one of the world’s leading air services providers, has reached an agreement with Canada’s GTA Aviation to purchase a 50% stake in its cargo and ground handling operations at Toronto Pearson International Airport.
This investment marks dnata’s first step into the Canadian market and is ...
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It has been a month of milestones for Etihad Cargo. The freight division of Etihad Airways recorded its busiest month ever in October, uplifting 53,785 tonnes of cargo and surpassing its previous best, achieved in November 2014, by 501 tonnes.
This reflected growth in perishables traffic ...
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