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Virgin Atlantic Unveils Plans to Transform Competition at Expanded Heathrow Airport

Virgin Atlantic’s challenge to IAG’s dominance at London Heathrow and its plans to significantly increase its long haul route network and launch a new comprehensive network of domestic and European routes when the airport expands, promises more choice and value for cargo customers exporting and importing goods through the UK’s biggest air cargo gateway. Heathrow currently sees over 70% of the UK’s air cargo trade, totaling 1.7 million tonnes annually, a ... [+]

Atlas Air Worldwide to Expand in New York

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. recently announced the renewal and extension of its corporate headquarters lease in Purchase, N.Y. Atlas’ plans in New York include creating 100 additional jobs and enhancing headquarters offices to accommodate its growing employee base and strategic business growth. Empire State Development ... [+]

WFS sets ‘a new standard for handling pharmaceutical products’ with Copenhagen facility opening

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has set a new standard for the handling of pharmaceutical products in Copenhagen Airport with the official opening of its new state-of-the-art pharma facility, according to Morten T Mortensen, the airport’s Director of Airline Sales & Route Development. “With this significant expansion, ... [+]

CHAMP Cargosystems joins the Animal Transportation Association

CHAMP Cargosystems has joined the Animal Transportation Association (ATA). By taking up the ATA membership CHAMP Cargosystems wishes to exchange and develop a close collaboration with all the experts involved in animal transportation and work on next generation information systems together. CHAMP’s innovation team has been ... [+]

Four TIACA Board Members Join New Sustainability Strategic Partnership Program

Four new Strategic Partners, including Brussels Airport, Flexport, Oman Aviation Services, and Turkish Airlines, have signed up to back The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA)’s new Sustainability Program. They join CHAMP Cargo Systems, sponsors of TIACA’s inaugural Sustainability Award, which is a key part of the ... [+]

Tel Aviv Joins Virgin Atlantic’s Growing Cargo Network

Virgin Atlantic’s first flight to Tel Aviv touched down at Ben Gurion International Airport yesterday with a full cargo payload as the airline continues to extend its international route network. The new daily Airbus A330-300 flights offer 20 tonnes of cargo capacity to and from London ... [+]

WFS talents deliver a welcome BOOST for under-privileged children

Worldwide Flight Services’ new BOOST programme to develop, motivate, engage and retain its next generation of business leaders sent a team of 15 ‘talents’ to help organise a three-day football tournament for under-privileged children in India in partnership with the Parikrma Humanity Foundation. The charity’s Parikrma ... [+]

U-Freight Hong Kong warehouse gains air cargo screening accreditation

The U-Freight Group (UFL) has become one of the first freight forwarders to have one of its logistics hubs in Hong Kong certified by the Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department (CAD) as a Regulated Air Cargo Screening Facility (RACSF) Hong Kong’s Civil Aviation Department (CAD) launched ... [+]

Air New Zealand Automates Real-time Shipment Tracking

Descartes Systems Group, the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that Air New Zealand, which operates a global network providing passenger and cargo services to, from and within New Zealand, is using the Descartes Core™ Unit Load Device (ULD) Tracking solution to ... [+]

Delta Cargo Appoints VP Cargo Operations, Logistics

Delta Cargo has appointed Rob Walpole as Vice President - Cargo Operations and Logistics. This new position, reporting to Shawn Cole, will see Walpole lead Delta Cargo's global operations and Delta Logistics Control Center teams. "Rob has a strong operational background and brings extensive leadership experience ... [+]

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