Air Astana has made Paris CDG its newest destination in Western Europe, with the launch on 29 March of thrice-weekly flights from the Kazakh capital Astana (TSE). The route will be flown by the airline’s B757s. Air Astana already serves Frankfurt and London Heathrow with its 757s. “The new service to Paris is a major step in developing Air Astana’s European network and serves to strengthen economic, diplomatic, cultural and tourism links between France and … [Read more...] about Air Astana launches Paris route
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Boeing, Air India celebrate 20th 787 Dreamliner
Boeing and Air India celebrated the airline’s milestone delivery of its 20th 787 Dreamliner from Boeing's final assembly facility in North Charleston, South Carolina. “Taking delivery of our 20th 787 Dreamliner marks an important day for Air India," said Rohit Nandan, chairman and managing director, Air India. "With this [aircraft] we are building on the success of our other 787s, which are providing an exceptional experience to our passengers while allowing us to expand our … [Read more...] about Boeing, Air India celebrate 20th 787 Dreamliner
SCS adopts CargoSphere’s rate platform
CargoSphere, a cloud-based global rate management solution and confidential Rate Mesh for the ocean and air transportation and logistics industries, announces that Supply Chain Solutions (SCS), a supply chain management company, has adopted the CargoSphere rate technology platform to systematise rate and contract management and rate mesh networking. SCS’s primary objective is to transform time-consuming, inefficient manual rate processing practices into one comprehensive, efficient … [Read more...] about SCS adopts CargoSphere’s rate platform
FAA fines Neovia Logistics for hazmat violations
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a civil penalty of US$116,250 against Texas-based Neovia Logistics Services for allegedly violating hazardous materials regulations. The FAA alleges that on 11 July 2014, Neovia offered a package of six one-gallon containers of corrosive liquid to UPS for shipment by air. A UPS employee discovered the hazardous material after the shipment began leaking. The package was not declared to contain hazardous materials and the materials offered … [Read more...] about FAA fines Neovia Logistics for hazmat violations
India to build 24 new air cargo terminals
India’s state-run Airports Authority of India (AIA) announced that it will build cargo terminals at 24 airports, subject to feasibility studies. In its latest cargo briefing report, the AIA says the facilities will be developed over the next couple of years. Airports in Amritsar; Lucknow; Jaipur; Varanasi; Ahmedabad; Surat; Aurangabad; Chennai; Coimbatore; Mangalore; Trichy; Trivandrum; Calicut; Madurai; Vizag; Kolkata; Bhubneshwar; Ranchi; Gaya; Raipur; Guwahati; Srinagar; Pune; and … [Read more...] about India to build 24 new air cargo terminals
SP Express, APC announce new partnership
SP Express has announced a new partnership with APC Postal Logistics, allowing the former to offer merchants cost-effective outbound direct-to-consumer parcel shipping options for reaching over 230 international markets around the world. Many consumers in these countries purchase US goods online and merchants are seeking competitive delivery options for reaching them. “With APC, we’re able to provide clients with substantially reduced international parcel shipping rates with … [Read more...] about SP Express, APC announce new partnership
