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Volga-Dnepr Group promotes Robert Van De Weg to Senior VP, Sales & Marketing

Robert van de Weg has been promoted to the post of Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Volga-Dnepr Group. In his new role, Robert assumes commercial responsibility for both the Group’s scheduled cargo operations and charter businesses, namely AirBridgeCargo Airlines, Volga-Dnepr Airlines and Atran Airlines. The three airlines operate a combined fleet of 16 Boeing 747, 12 An-124-100, five IL-76TD-90VD and three 737-400 freighters. Robert joined AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) in ... [+]

PIA awards three-year cargo handling and trucking contract to WFS

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has won a three-year contract to provide cargo handling and trucking services for Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) in the UK. WFS will handle export and import cargo for PIA’s wide-bodied flights at London Heathrow, Birmingham and Manchester, connecting customers in the UK ... [+]

Rickenbacker’s FTZ tops in 2015 textile and footwear imports

Rickenbacker’s Foreign Trade Zone #138 is tops in the nation for the total value of textiles and footwear imported into the U.S. through FTZs in 2015, moving more than $6.2 billion out of the nation’s total $8.9 billion in that category. David Whitaker, Columbus Regional Airport ... [+]

Emirates SkyCargo launches freighter service to Oslo

Emirates SkyCargo is expanding its presence in Scandinavia with the launch of a new weekly freighter service from Oslo to Dubai starting Oct. 11, 2016. The service is operated by an Emirates Skycargo Boeing 777 Freighter aircraft which has the capacity to carry just over 100 ... [+]

a. hartrodt flies a rare rhino

Except for some very ambitious conservation projects time could be running out for some species on our planet. The “live animal department” of international freight forwarder a. hartrodt (Belgium) Airfreight N.V. was thus overjoyed to make a contribution to the survival of rhinos last month. ... [+]

Lufthansa Cargo and Cathay Pacific Cargo now under one roof for Hong Kong ground handling

Europe’s largest air cargo carrier moves its local freight handling into the Cathay Pacific Cargo Terminal in Hong Kong as part of the carriers’ joint business agreement. As a key milestone step of the joint business agreement (JBA) between Lufthansa Cargo and Cathay Pacific Cargo, which ... [+]

AACargo Finalizes Agreement for Global Pharmaceutical Handling Certification

American Airlines Cargo has signed with The International Air Transportation Association (IATA) to obtain certification for the handling of pharmaceuticals and healthcare products targeted at supply chain participants. American obtains this certification in an effort to promote the hard work and investments made over the ... [+]

Emirates operates first and largest GDP certified multi-airport hub in the world

Emirates SkyPharma, Emirates SkyCargo’s new purpose-built facility dedicated exclusively to the timely and secure transport of temperature sensitive pharmaceutical shipments at Dubai International Airport (DXB) was officially inaugurated today by His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline ... [+]

Seattle becomes ABC’s 6th North American Gateway

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has launched twice-weekly Boeing 747 freighter services from Moscow to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, its sixth online gateway in North America. Seattle is not only one of the biggest cities in the Pacific Northwest region but also a major gateway for trade with Asia. ... [+]

Agreement brings NE China hub plan a step closer

Liaoning Airport Management Group Co., Ltd – the owner of Shenyang Taoxian International Airport in north-east China – has entered into a Strategic Cooperation Framework Agreement with HACTL Development Holdings Ltd (HDHL - the business development arm of Hactl Group) as a first step in ... [+]

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