Silk Way West Airlines stays on its expansion course by adding regular flights between Liège Airport and its global cargo hub in Baku. As of the end of April 2018, the twice weekly flights into Liege connecting the Baku Hub had been started. “The aim is to further knit our European network by adding more destinations and maintaining a denser schedule in order to offer our customers the highest flexibility”, says Wolfgang Meier, President and CEO at Silk Way West … [Read more...] about Silk Way West Airlines adds new destinations and aircrafts
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HPE provides Gatwick Airport with new IT network
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) announced that it has supported Gatwick Airport – the UK’s second largest airport and a critical national infrastructure site – in future proofing its entire IT network. The new network, provided by HPE and Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, allows the airport to take advantage of new, modern technologies for the benefit of airport users – including more than 250 onsite businesses, 30,000 staff and 45 million annual passengers – while also … [Read more...] about HPE provides Gatwick Airport with new IT network
Dnata awarded IATA’s CEIV Pharma Certification
Global air services provider, dnata, has been certified by IATA’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics (CEIV Pharma) for its pharma-handling processes and facilities in Dubai. This means that dnata has proven its capability to manage the movement of pharmaceutical products safely and reliably. The CEIV Pharma was created by IATA to provide a globally consistent and recognized pharmaceutical product handling certification that focuses on airfreight and … [Read more...] about Dnata awarded IATA’s CEIV Pharma Certification
DHL launches second around-the-world flight
DHL Global Forwarding, the leading international provider of air, sea and road freight services, announced the launch of its second around-the-world scheduled flight, to connect Asia, Europe and the US. This is in response to the strong growth in demand for air freight capacity, chiefly for outbound services from Asia and on the popular transpacific route. The Boeing 747-400F freighter will operate a South Korea-China-Europe-China service, in addition to transpacific east- and westbound flights … [Read more...] about DHL launches second around-the-world flight
Lufthansa Cargo orders two Boeing 777F
Europe's leading cargo airline continues to invest in fleet modernization and orders two factory-new Boeing 777F. The Supervisory Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG approved the order of two Boeing 777F for Lufthansa Cargo. Delivery is already on the way: in both February and March 2019, a newly built aircraft each will take off from the Boeing plant in Seattle headed for Germany. The investment reflects the financial success of Lufthansa Cargo. With its C40 efficiency program and Cargo … [Read more...] about Lufthansa Cargo orders two Boeing 777F
Jettainer and Lufthansa tests enhanced digital container
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
