In this double-week recap, we look back at weeks 34 and 35, as new coronavirus cases halted ground handling operations at Shanghai airport, causing cargo delays and further aggrevating supply chain disruptions. In the same week in late August, Colombia’s former aviation chief, Juan Carlos Salazar, stepped in for his first mandate as new ICAO director general. We also feature French forwarder Geodis as it enhanced its air charter services with the addition of its own leased freighter. The double … [Read more...] about PLA Double Wrap: Week 34 & 35
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PLA Global Wrap: Week 33
For this week’s instalment of the global wrap, we have a handful of announcements from week 33, including the planned freighter conversion site in Addis Ababa by IAI and Ethiopian Airlines and the completed purchase of Agility’s unit by DSV Panalpina. There’s also the latest updates from DHL Global Forwarding, BBAM’s new orders for narrowbody freighter conversions, and Qatar Airways’ global rollout with WebCargo. DSV Panalpina completes purchase of Agility’s GIL unit Danish forwarder DSV … [Read more...] about PLA Global Wrap: Week 33
PLA Global Wrap: Week 32
In this latest instalment of the global wrap, we look back at week 32 as e-commerce takes the spotlight with Amazon starting operations at its newest air hub over at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG). We also feature the enhanced collaboration between IATA and the UN Conference on Trade and Development who are looking to upgrade existing platforms to manage e-commerce shipments more efficiently. We roundup the wrap with other B2B updates from the likes of IAG Cargo, … [Read more...] about PLA Global Wrap: Week 32
PLA Global Wrap: Week 31
In the latest installment of the PLA Global Wrap, we look back at week 31 for some really quite interesting updates on the air cargo, logistics and wider aviation industry, including Korean Air’s 10,000th cargo-only pax flight last week. We also feature SASI World as it embarks on a project to conduct research on how to modernize cargo operations and infrastructure at US airports. We also have the latest B2B updates from LATAM Airlines, WFS, cargo.one, APOC, Champ Cargosystems and many … [Read more...] about PLA Global Wrap: Week 31
PLA Global Wrap: Week 30
In this week's global wrap, we feature the latest B2B updates in aviation, air cargo and logistics from week 30, including the recent engine milestone between HAECO and Rolls-Royce. This wrap also covers the latest news from Volga-Dnepr during the recent MAKS 2021 aviation event in Moscow, as well as other industry announcements. Read week 29 here. HAECO and Rolls-Royce achieve engine milestone Rolls-Royce and HAECO joint venture HAESL celebrated an important landmark in July 2021 after … [Read more...] about PLA Global Wrap: Week 30
PLA Global Wrap: Week 29
In week 29 of the global wrap, we feature the Airbus as it delivered the first A350 completed from its widebody completion & delivery centre in Tianjin to China Eastern Airlines. We also cover CargoAi’s 3-day online event scheduled next week, as well as the latest B2B updates from American Airlines, Lufthansa and Worldwide Flight Services. Click here for week 28. Airbus delivers first A350 completed from Tianjin facility Airbus has delivered the first A350 from its widebody completion … [Read more...] about PLA Global Wrap: Week 29