The Amsterdam Airport Schiphol logistics community has launched a closed pharma chain programme that will be International Air Transport Association (IATA) CEIV Pharma-certified, and will offer pharma manufacturers new levels of transparency. The announcement was made during the IATA World Cargo Symposium (WCS) in Berlin. The initiative is the brain-child of Schiphol’s Pharma Task Force, launched in July 2015 by Air Cargo Netherlands, the Dutch Air Cargo Industry Association, and supported by … [Read more...] about Schiphol community launches CEIV Pharma programme
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ATSG confirms deal with Amazon to operate 20 B767s
After weeks of speculation, Air Transport Services Group, Inc. (ATSG) announced today agreements with Amazon Fulfillment Services, Inc., an affiliate of Amazon.com, Inc., to operate an air cargo network to serve Amazon customers in the United States. The commercial agreements will include the leasing of 20 B767 freighter aircraft to Amazon Fulfillment Services, Inc. by ATSG’s Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM), the operation of the aircraft by ATSG’s airlines, ABX Air and Air Transport … [Read more...] about ATSG confirms deal with Amazon to operate 20 B767s
Singapore Changi Airport goes community route for CEIV Pharma
Changi Airport Group (CAG) announced today that it will be the first airport in Asia to launch a community of cargo partners whom it will support to pursue the attainment of the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) Center of Excellence for Independent Validators on Pharmaceutical Handling (CEIV Pharma) certification – strengthening Changi’s capabilities to handle pharmaceutical cargo. The move follows the very successful pioneering work of Brussels Airport to undertake the community … [Read more...] about Singapore Changi Airport goes community route for CEIV Pharma
MASkargo: Here to stay and staying with freighters
MASkargo will remain a maindeck player despite questions surrounding its future in light of Malaysia Airlines’ intensive restructuring across the whole group, according to its head of cargo. Speaking to Payload Asia on the sidelines of the recent Air Cargo India event, Ahmad Luqman Mohd Azmi, chief executive of MASkargo emphasised the once leading cargo carrier will remain active in the cargo market, although with a slightly leaner freighter fleet. This will see the cargo carrier – a … [Read more...] about MASkargo: Here to stay and staying with freighters
Singapore Airlines takes delivery of first A350-900
Singapore Airlines has taken delivery of its first A350 XWB in Toulouse, France, becoming the fifth operator of the all-new widebody airliner. After an initial period flying on regional services to Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta the aircraft will be deployed on long haul flights from May, starting with Amsterdam and then Dusseldorf. With 67 A350-900s on order, the aircraft type will form the backbone of Singapore Airlines’ future mid-size widebody fleet. Most will be operated on long range … [Read more...] about Singapore Airlines takes delivery of first A350-900
AIR CARGO INDIA: Cargo ‘making it in India’
India’s air cargo sector is expected to grow by more than 180 per cent within the next 15 years, in a large part boosted by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 'Make in India’ campaign focusing on growing manufacturing from its present 15 per cent of GDP to a full 25 per cent by 2022, according to Dr Renu Singh Parmar, senior adviser for India’s ministry of civil aviation. She also estimated that India's air cargo throughput would rise from 2.6 million tonnes in 2015 to nearly 8.7 million … [Read more...] about AIR CARGO INDIA: Cargo ‘making it in India’
