Logistics service provider GEODIS has announced the appointment of Simon Vandekerckove as country managing director in Vietnam. He replaces Alan Miu, who held the post for 18 months. He spent over 13 years in the freight delivery sector and was country manager for DSV Vietnam before joining GEODIS. The new MD will be in charge of integrating Vietnamese hubs into Geodis Road Network (GRN), a cross-border trucking operation connecting Singapore to Thailand, which will be extended into … [Read more...] about GEODIS names new managing director in Vietnam
IAG rotates senior management as British Airways CEO Cruz makes exit
In the latest series of management changes circulating the aviation industry, IAG announced that British Airways' Alex Cruz will step down as CEO but will remain as the airline’s non-executive chairman. Cruz, who took the job in April 2016, will be replaced by Aer Lingus CEO Sean Doyle. The latter has spent the last 2 years as chief executive of the Irish flag carrier, and will transition as chairman, IAG noted. IAG’s CEO Luis Gallego, who joined the airline group last month, made the … [Read more...] about IAG rotates senior management as British Airways CEO Cruz makes exit
Latest freighter shows Lufthansa’s social commitment with new livery
Cargo Human Care was founded by Lufthansa Cargo in 2017 to give people in Kenya access to education and medical care. As part of the cargo carrier’s commitment to the UN’s 17 sustainable development goals, the support has now been visualised again on the latest freighter in the Lufthansa’s fleet. In cooperation with Lufthansa Technik, Lufthansa Cargo’s latest Boeing 777-F with registration D-ALFI was given a special livery with the Cargo Human Care logo and the slogan "Step by step. … [Read more...] about Latest freighter shows Lufthansa’s social commitment with new livery
American Airlines to relocate to new Beijing airport in March 2021
American Airlines will move its flight operations to the new Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX), considered the world’s biggest airport, when service returns from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) on 27 March 2021. Flights will operate on a Boeing 787-800 Dreamliner, a press release confirmed. The Texas-based carrier said its cargo-only flights to Beijing Capital International Airport will continue through March. On a statement to news outlet FreightWaves, spokeswoman Laura Bassel said it … [Read more...] about American Airlines to relocate to new Beijing airport in March 2021
Hong Kong still busiest air cargo hub as virus depletes H1 volume
Hong Kong International Airport retained its position as the world’s busiest air cargo hub, despite seeing cargo volume drop 10.6 percent compared to the first half of last year, data from Airports Council International (ACI World) revealed. The top three spots showed no change from 2018, as Memphis (MEM; home hub of FedEx) and Shanghai (PVG) followed Hong Kong (HKG) to take the second and third spots, respectively. Louisville (SDF; hub for UPS) moved up three places to no. 4, whilst … [Read more...] about Hong Kong still busiest air cargo hub as virus depletes H1 volume
DHL’s EAT Leipzig starts medical cargo flights between Miami and Brussels
Miami International Airport (MIA) on 1 October welcomed the launch of more all-cargo flights from Brussels (BRU), Europe’s leading hub for handling temperature-sensitive pharma products such as vaccines. European Air Transport (EAT) Leipzig, a wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Post DHL Group, started five weekly flights using Airbus A330-200F aircraft with 65 tonnes of capacity each way. EAT Leipzig’s new Brussels service follows launches by DHL Express and Amerijet, which began cargo … [Read more...] about DHL’s EAT Leipzig starts medical cargo flights between Miami and Brussels
