March 2017 figures for the Budapest Airport were a record 11,536 tonnes of cargo, up 33.3 per cent on the same month last year, including 7,864 tonnes of airfreight, up 20 per cent on March 2016. In total, 30,060 tonnes of cargo was handled at the airport in the first quarter of 2017. The record tonnage comes as the Hungarian capital’s hub nears completion of a new warehouse and office complex for DHL Express and TNT Express, part of its HUF50 billion (EUR160 million) “BUD:2020 … [Read more...] about Budapest airport sets cargo records and prepares to open new express facilities
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Airbus selects SingPost as Skyways logistics partners
Airbus Helicopters is collaborating with Singapore Post (SingPost) as its logistics partner for the innovative Skyways parcel delivery project. The MoU was signed by Jean-Brice Dumont, Airbus Helicopters’ Executive Vice President of Engineering and Chief Technical Officer, and Mervyn Lim, SingPost’s Covering Group CEO. Skyways is an experimental project to develop a safe and economically viable aerial unmanned parcel delivery system for use in urban environments. A MoU was signed in … [Read more...] about Airbus selects SingPost as Skyways logistics partners
DHL Express launches On Demand Delivery service in Hong Kong
With On Demand Delivery, shippers can choose to activate specific delivery options and have DHL Express proactively notify their customers via email or SMS about a shipment's progress. Receivers can then select the delivery option that best suits their requirements via the On Demand Delivery mobile-optimized website. DHL Express couriers will be notified of these delivery preferences in real-time, ensuring shipments are received at the right time and to the convenience of the … [Read more...] about DHL Express launches On Demand Delivery service in Hong Kong
Giant panda Bao Bao arrives in Chengdu onboard FedEx Boeing 777F
FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., has donated the use of its extensive global transportation network to ship a giant panda from the United States to Chengdu, China. The giant panda Bao Bao landed at China’s Chengdu Shuangliu Airport on 22 February 2017 at 6:59 pm onboard a custom-decaled FedEx B777 Freighter (B777F)—known as the FedEx Panda Express—from Washington D.C. in the US. Upon arrival, the panda was transported to her new home in Sichuan province, the … [Read more...] about Giant panda Bao Bao arrives in Chengdu onboard FedEx Boeing 777F
FedEx transports giant panda from United States to China
FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., will donate its logistical services to transport a giant panda named Bao Bao from the United States to China on 21 February 2017. Working in conjunction with the Smithsonian’s National Zoo, FedEx Express will fly the panda on a direct charter flight non-stop from Washington’s Dulles International Airport to Chengdu, China. Bao Bao, a female panda born in August 2013 at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo, is the offspring of Mei Xiang … [Read more...] about FedEx transports giant panda from United States to China
DHL Express appoints Markus Reckling as the new CEO for Germany
DHL Express, the world’s leading international express service provider, appointed Markus Reckling as the new CEO for Germany. With effect from January 2017, he has taken responsibility for further expanding the express division’s business in Germany and will continue to drive the focus on customer service, quality and employee engagement that has supported the dynamic, profitable growth in time definite international delivery. He takes over from Wolfgang Albeck, who will retire after a … [Read more...] about DHL Express appoints Markus Reckling as the new CEO for Germany