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ECS Group wins Finnair general sales, service contract for six leading Asian air cargo markets

ECS Group has been chosen by Finnair as its new General Sales and Services Agent in six leading Asian air cargo markets. These include Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, Cambodia as well as extending the current main contract for Singapore. This new contract will consolidate ECS Group global position as a leading cargo GSSA in Asia. Finnair is the flag carrier of Finland, with its headquarters in Vantaa and its main hub at ... [+]

AACargo Commits Daily Widebody Service on SJU-PHL Run

Starting April 4, 2017, American Airlines will begin daily, nonstop widebody service between San Juan Luis Muñoz Marín Airport (SJU) and Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), home of American Airlines Cargo’s dedicated 25,000-sq. ft. pharmaceutical facility. The daily Airbus A330-200 widebody route will begin in April ... [+]

Oil & Gas Still Strong for Volga-Dnepr

Volga-Dnepr Airlines is continuing to see an upturn in the movement of oil and gas cargoes, including its latest delivery of pump and vaporizer skids to Seoul, South Korea. Operated on behalf of Air Charter Service France for its customer, Heppner Transport & Logistics, one of ... [+]

UPS Section II Battery Requirements Changed

Effective Jan. 1, 2017, UPS changed its requirements for shipping lithium batteries by air. These changes support the company’s continuing efforts to ensure the safety of its employees while at the same time meeting the needs of its customers. The change will require that all ... [+]

NAFTA Freight Volumes Diminish

Three transportation modes – air, vessel and truck – carried less U.S. freight by value with North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico in October 2016 compared to October 2015 as total freight on all modes decreased 3.6% to $93.2 billion in ... [+]

Qatar Airways Cargo announces four new freighter destinations in the Americas

Qatar Airways Cargo is launching freighter operations to four new destinations in the Americas, starting Feb. 2, 2017. The Boeing 777 freighter will fly twice a week to the South American cities of Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo, Quito* and the North American city of Miami. ... [+]

Aviation Experts Honor CAS with “Cargo Handler of the Year 2016′ Award at MIA

Consolidated Aviation Services (CAS), the largest cargo handler in North America, has won the 'Cargo Handler of the Year 2016' award at Miami International Airport (MIA) in recognition of its 'outstanding performance and support to the Miami-Dade aviation industry'. CAS, which was acquired by Worldwide Flight ... [+]

DB Schenker buys a ‘Cargo Supermarket’ Solution to deliver ball valves from Perth to Milan

DB Schenker was the latest global logistics company to take advantage of Volga-Dnepr Group’s ‘Cargo Supermarket’ service offering when it needed to deliver two ball valves from Australia to Italy for maintenance work. By choosing a combination of Volga-Dnepr’s charter and scheduled cargo services, DB Schenker ... [+]

Emirates SkyCargo expands network to Fort Lauderdale

Emirates SkyCargo has expanded its network of cargo destinations in the United States with the launch of a new daily service to Fort Lauderdale, Florida from Dec. 15, 2016. Fort Lauderdale is Emirates SkyCargo’s 13th destination in the United States and its second in Florida. The ... [+]

Marcel de Nooijer appointed Executive Vice President Air France-KLM Cargo

Marcel de Nooijer has been appointed Executive Vice President Air France-KLM Cargo. He will join the Air France-KLM Group Executive Committee. Marcel de Nooijer, 48 years old, holds a Business Administration and Management degree from the Erasmus University (Rotterdam) and a Master of Science in Geology ... [+]

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