Brussels Airport is the first European hub for pharmaceutical freight using IATA’s global certification programme for shipping cold-chain pharmaceuticals. The IATA Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV Pharma) is a standardised global certification programme that trains and conducts onsite assessments to provide the expertise needed adequately to transport cold-chain pharmaceutical products across the world. Brussels Airport is inviting a group of 10 local stakeholders … [Read more...] about Brussels Airport is IATA certified as pharma hub
ABX Air to return four DHL-owned freighters
ABX Air, a subsidiary of Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), has received termination notices from DHL affecting four DHL-owned Boeing 767-200 freighter aircrafts that ABX Air leases and operates within the US. DHL sought bids to operate the aircraft from other vendors earlier this year. The notices are effective in late December 2014 for two aircraft, and in January 2015 for the two remaining aircraft. This reduction in CMI operations for DHL will likely reduce ATSG’s earnings from … [Read more...] about ABX Air to return four DHL-owned freighters
Let’s call the whole thing off. You say
‘tomaeto’, I say ‘tomahto’, you say ‘potaeto’, I say ‘potahto’. You say color, I say colour. You say tons, I say tonnes. Where are we going with this you ask? Well, if one our Belly Ache colleagues had his way, this page would be a nasty diatribe about all that is wrong with the good ole’ US of A – inspired of course, not by yet another school shooting or geopolitical misadventure somewhere in the world, but rather, as a result of … [Read more...] about Let’s call the whole thing off. You say
Releasing United Cargo’s untapped potential
After a combined 27 years at AFKLM- Martinair, which is now in the throws of deciding what to do with its maindeck business, Jan Krems may be counting his blessings that he made leap across the ‘pond’ from the Franco-Dutch carrier to the recently merged American giant. But aside from the potentially shrinking proportions of his former carrier, it was a very logical move for both Krems and United. With the top cargo job at United rather unexpectantly vacated by Robbie Anderson who … [Read more...] about Releasing United Cargo’s untapped potential
The pain of restructuring
In this issue we have stories on two very interesting developments – one that comes as little surprise and the other quite unexpected. I am of course speaking of the news that Malaysia Airlines (MAS) will be delisted from the country’s stock exchange and undergo what is said to be a massive overhaul and the other news from neighbouring Thailand where the military junta has declared Thai Airways (THAI) is to undergo a similarly substantial restructuring. Certainly both are in … [Read more...] about The pain of restructuring
Malaysia Airlines to cut 6,000 staff
Malaysia Airlines has announced that it will slash 6,000 jobs, reduce its route network, and replace its CEO as part of recovery plan after being hit by two disasters this year. State investment fund Khazanah Nasional, which controls the failing flag carrier, said it would pump 6 billion ringgit (US$1.9 billion) into the airline, hoping the changes will return the company to profitability by 2018. The airline released a statement saying its flights would operate as normal … [Read more...] about Malaysia Airlines to cut 6,000 staff
