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Hactl IGOM first in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has been certified under IGOM (IATA Ground Operations Manual), signifying its full compliance with the new standardized procedures. It is the first handler in Hong Kong to achieve IGOM certification. Through IGOM, IATA is driving the adoption of a single industry ground operations manual, to replace the vast array of separate manuals and standards currently in use throughout airlines, ground handlers and airports around ... [+]

AirBridgeCargo Supports Norways Salmon Exports, Oil & Gas Industry

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) is to commence twice-weekly Boeing 747 freighter operations from Oslo in support of Norway’s thriving seafood export market and the country’s oil & gas industry. Global demand for Norwegian seafood, and especially salmon, continues to make a significant and growing contribution to the ... [+]

CHAMP Cargosystems completes Cargospot cutover for Cathay Pacific

CHAMP has successfully implemented their Cargospot suite of solutions for Cathay Pacific to their worldwide cargo operations. Servicing more than 100 destinations worldwide with a modern fleet of almost 200 aircraft, including 21 pure freighters, Cathay Pacific is the largest Asia-based cargo carrier, and is ... [+]

Air Cargo Leaders, Regulators Pledge to Work More Closely Together

Air cargo leaders and regulators from across the globe pledged to work more closely together to ensure a more efficient, safer air cargo supply chain on the opening day of TIACA’s Air Cargo Forum (ACF) in Paris, France.   The air cargo community must work towards a ... [+]

IAG CARGO launches direct flights to MSY from LHI

IAG Cargo is launching a new route to New Orleans, Louisiana on March 26, 2017, when the airline becomes the only carrier to fly direct from its London Heathrow (LHR) hub to New Orleans, International Airport (MSY). The new service will be served by 787-8 aircraft ... [+]

MIA to launch Florida’s first ocean-to-air perishables trans-shipment program

Already the busiest port of entry in America for international air freight, Miami International Airport will soon be able to receive perishable freight imports by sea as well – a first for any Florida airport – through a permit approved in September by the U.S. ... [+]

CHAMP Cargosystems celebrates 25 years of electronic data communication and integration under TRAXON brand

 CHAMP Cargosystems is proud to highlight the pioneering achievements of TRAXON on the occasion of celebrating 25 years of service to the air cargo community. TRAXON’s success story began in 1990 when Air France, Cathay Pacific, Japan Airlines, and Lufthansa, launched the first global communication ... [+]

Airlink Sends 100,000 Pounds of Air Cargo from 5 Nonprofit Partners to Haiti

As health officials warn of a growing cholera epidemic in Haiti, Airlink has sent its first charter flight to the country, delivering more than 100,000 pounds of critical humanitarian aid valued at $1.7 million. The shipment constitutes a coordinated effort between Airlink and five of ... [+]

Restriction on All Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Devices

Effective immediately, United Cargo will implement a restriction on the acceptance and carriage of all Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphone devices as cargo. On September 16, United Cargo prohibited the acceptance and carriage of recalled Galaxy Note 7 smartphones due to reports that the lithium ion battery in ... [+]

Environmental partnership on track to save 20,000 tonnes of CO2

After five years of a strategic partnership between transportation and logistics company DB Schenker and air freight specialist Lufthansa Cargo, both companies have already saved 10,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide. Another 10,000 tonnes should follow by 2020. This intention has been endorsed by the Carbon ... [+]

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