Jettainer, the leading international service partner for outsourced ULD management, starts testing its enhanced digital container. Together with IT experts from Lufthansa Industry Solutions, the company has revised the original device and equipped it with new functions. The focus is now on registering and recording shocks and damage as well as temperature changes. Initially, 100 units will be equipped with the new device for test operation in order to intensively verify … [Read more...] about Jettainer and Lufthansa tests enhanced digital container
SIAEC signs service agreement for SilkAir Boeing 737
Mainboard-listed SIA Engineering Company Limited (SIAEC) announced the signing of its comprehensive Services Agreement with SilkAir (Singapore) Private Limited (SilkAir) for its latest fleet of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. The Company currently has existing Services Agreements with SilkAir for its Airbus A320 and Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The new agreement for the 37 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft is for a term of 12 years, with an option to renew for a further period of 5 years. The Company’s … [Read more...] about SIAEC signs service agreement for SilkAir Boeing 737
ECS Group appointed as Middle East Airlines’ General Sales & Service Agent
ECS Group, with headquarters in Paris, has signed an agreement with the Beirut-based Lebanese air carrier Middle East Airlines to provide sales and operations services at MEA’s European hub, Paris Charles de Gaulle. Middle East Airlines (MEA) is the national air carrier of Lebanon and has been established in 1945. From its hub at Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport (BEY), MEA operates flights to international destinations in the Middle East, Europe, and Africa. Paris Charles de Gaulle … [Read more...] about ECS Group appointed as Middle East Airlines’ General Sales & Service Agent
American Airlines Cargo ships 103 tons of Lime from Brazil to Canada
American Airlines Cargo has undertaken multiple shipments of limes from Brazil to meet demand during the peak growing season, just in time for the Cinco de Mayo holiday, where limes are in high demand. Multiple shipments of more than 227,000 pounds (103 tons) of the green citrus fruit have been moved from Brazil to Canada this past month. To put it in perspective, that’s two slices of lime per Torontonian or around 1 million margaritas. And, based on an average diameter of a lime, … [Read more...] about American Airlines Cargo ships 103 tons of Lime from Brazil to Canada
AirBridgeCargo Airlines approves CSafe RAP for in-flight use
CSafe Global, a leading provider of active and passive temperature-controlled solutions, announced that AirBridgeCargo Airlines, one of the industry’s leaders in the transportation of pharmaceutical products by air, has approved the recently launched CSafe RAP for in-flight use on its Boeing 747 freighter fleet. The CSafe RAP is the latest innovation in a full line of temperature control solutions, offering unmatched operational capabilities with the industry’s largest RAP payload … [Read more...] about AirBridgeCargo Airlines approves CSafe RAP for in-flight use
Crane Worldwide Logistics charters Antonov AN-225
Antonov AN-225 Mriya, the world’s largest aircraft, landed safely in Dammam airport at the weekend transporting 223 pallets of chemical drums for Crane Worldwide Logistics. Given the lack of ocean vessels available, the Antonov AN-225 was the perfect choice to transport the high volume client request in a timely manner. With a keen sense of urgency, the Crane Worldwide team co-ordinated cargo from multiple vendors in both Singapore and Malaysia in order to maximize the load potential of the … [Read more...] about Crane Worldwide Logistics charters Antonov AN-225
