Following four recent incidents of dangerous goods occurrences involving undeclared and/or mis-declared lithium batteries in air cargo that were exported from Hong Kong, the Special Administrative Region’s Civil Aviation Department (CAD) recently told forwarders, handlers and airlines to exercise "extra vigilance”. Among the four cases, three of them involved lithium batteries which were found emitting smoke during cargo disassembling in the warehouse of the destination or transit stop. In each … [Read more...] about Hong Kong warns "extra vigilance" over lithium batteries
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No EU antitrust objections to €4.4 billion FedEx, TNT merger
European Union antitrust regulators have found no objections to FedEx's €4.4 billion (US$5 billion) acquisition of TNT Express, the two companies said on Tuesday. "FedEx and TNT have been informed by the European Commission that no Statement of Objections will be issued. FedEx and TNT continue to expect that the Offer will close in the first half of calendar year 2016,” the companies said in a joint statement. With a European market share of 17 per cent, the combined company would be Europe's … [Read more...] about No EU antitrust objections to €4.4 billion FedEx, TNT merger
Cargolux Italia steps up Zhengzhou flights
Cargolux Italia has introduced a second weekly flight between Milan and Cargolux’s Chinese hub Zhengzhou via Novosibirsk, in October. When Cargolux Italia introduced the first Zhengzhou flight in June, it also marked the first commercial Cargolux service to Russia. Cargolux Italia’s two weekend flights offer shippers a fast and convenient possibility to move their weekday production overseas. From Zhengzhou, shippers take advantage of Cargolux’s extensive trucking system to forward goods to … [Read more...] about Cargolux Italia steps up Zhengzhou flights
New US task force aimed at mandatory drone registration
The US Department of Transportation took the first step this week towards mandatory drone registration, by announcing formation of a task force to create a registration process. Registration could begin as soon as the holiday season, DOT officials said Monday at a Washington news conference. The idea is to help build a culture of accountability and responsibility among drone operators, DOT secretary Anthony Foxx, said In a statement. Federal Aviation Administration chief Michael Huerta put it … [Read more...] about New US task force aimed at mandatory drone registration
Cargolux Italia in partnership with Japan’s NCA
Cargolux Italia and Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) have entered into a partnership agreement for codeshare cargo flights from Milan Malpensa Airport to Kansai International Airport and from Malpensa to Narita International Airport, subject to approvals from the aviation authorities. The cooperation between Cargolux Italia and NCA and represents an improved offering on the routes between Italy and Japan that also include two weekly flights from Milan Malpensa to Osaka and four weekly flights from … [Read more...] about Cargolux Italia in partnership with Japan’s NCA
Cargolux Italia in partnership with Japan's NCA
Cargolux Italia and Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) have entered into a partnership agreement for codeshare cargo flights from Milan Malpensa Airport to Kansai International Airport and from Malpensa to Narita International Airport, subject to approvals from the aviation authorities. The cooperation between Cargolux Italia and NCA and represents an improved offering on the routes between Italy and Japan that also include two weekly flights from Milan Malpensa to Osaka and four weekly flights from … [Read more...] about Cargolux Italia in partnership with Japan's NCA