Lynden Air Cargo’s L-100 Hercules aircraft is being put to use flying relief supplies to Vanuatu after Tropical Cyclone Pam devastated the South Pacific Islands earlier this month. Communications company Digicel Fiji chartered a Lynden Air Cargo plane from Nadi, Fiji, to the capital city of Port Vila within days of the cyclone. It was loaded with food rations and technical equipment to repair towers and networks to restore communications throughout the islands. Working with the … [Read more...] about Lynden Air Cargo flies aid to Vanuatu
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Hainan Airlines buys 30 B787-9s
China’s fourth-largest carrier said it plans to order 30 B787-9 aircraft as it seeks to expand international routes to tap into growing demand for overseas travel from China. The order would be the biggest this year for the jet, worth US$7.7 billion according to list prices. It would also boost the aircraft maker’s 787 programme backlog to 855 planes. The order is expected to have a volume discount and will be for delivery before 2021. In another notice, Hainan Airlines said it … [Read more...] about Hainan Airlines buys 30 B787-9s
TNT opens healthcare hub in the Netherlands
TNT has opened a new transport hub in Heerlen, the Netherlands, dedicated to the shipping of medical devices to European hospitals and clinics. The 2,000 sqm facility is located near the European distribution centres of 80 major medical device manufacturers. In service 24 hours a day, seven days a week, it will consolidate medtech shipments from multinationals and SMEs. From Heerlen, TNT will make next day deliveries of medical devices to 96 per cent of Europe’s 16,000 hospitals. The … [Read more...] about TNT opens healthcare hub in the Netherlands
Finnair to build new cargo terminal
Finnair plans to invest approximately €80 million (US$87.76 million) into a new cargo terminal at Helsinki Airport, near the airline’s technical operations area. Construction of the 377,000-square-foot facility is to begin immediately, with opening anticipated for spring 2017. To accommodate Finnair’s acquisition of the new A350XWB aircraft, the new terminal has been planned to handle approximately 50 per cent more capacity, which the new aircraft is expected to provide … [Read more...] about Finnair to build new cargo terminal
Marken opens Shanghai pharma logistics centre
Marken has opened a new logistics operations centre in Shanghai, China. Located close to both the Hongqiao and Pudong airports, the new office within the Zhangjiang high tech district is also in close proximity to several of Marken's existing pharma clients. Temperature controlled vehicles will join Marken's fleet to provide ground transportation for time and temperature sensitive shipments. With Asia now a top clinical trial destination, Marken said its growth in … [Read more...] about Marken opens Shanghai pharma logistics centre
IAG starts Colombia route, reconnects with Cuba
From this summer, IAG Cargo is starting a new route into Colombia and reopening its route into Cuba. The new services will connect Cali and Medellín in Colombia and Havana in Cuba to IAG Cargo's worldwide network of 350 destinations, and will bring the total of IAG Cargo gateways in Latin America to 19. Additionally, IAG Cargo is increasing the number of flights it offers to and from Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic from five flights a week to daily, effective from1 April 2015. … [Read more...] about IAG starts Colombia route, reconnects with Cuba
