Etihad Cargo will partner with Avianca Cargo through a commercial agreement to deploy a freighter flight from Milan’s Malpensa Airport, Italy, to Bogotá, Colombia and from Bogotá to Amsterdam. The new service will operate twice a week, providing cargo connection between Europe and South America. The flights will also facilitate seamless transportation of goods to other markets around the world by linking the networks of both Etihad Airways and Avianca Cargo. In … [Read more...] about Etihad, Avianca to partner on new freighter service
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Tonnage up at PACTL
Shanghai Pudong Int’l Airport Cargo Terminal (PACTL) has achieved year-on-year tonnage growth of 20.31 per cent, reaching a total of 134,322 tonnes of freight in September. Overall, the cargo terminal saw tonnage rise by 16.55 per cent to 1,078,811 tonnes in the first three quarters of 2014. PACTL has thus achieved the best monthly result in the company’s history as well as the strongest result for the first nine months of any year. PACTL’s domestic cargo volume grew by … [Read more...] about Tonnage up at PACTL
E-freight champion joins TIACA board
John DeBenedette, managing director, WIN, has joined the TIACA Board. DeBenedette, who has 25 years of experience in the forwarding sector, will work with the TIACA team to push for wider adoption of e-freight and to support the Association’s membership drive. “TIACA achieves a level of intimacy, vibrancy, and action-orientation to move the ball down the field that is unique and valuable in my experience,” said DeBenedette. “It draws a diverse and committed group … [Read more...] about E-freight champion joins TIACA board
AA, US Airways cargo divisions are now combined
The cargo divisions of American Airlines and US Airways have officially combined under a single air waybill. The new entity brings in more than US$800 million each year and moves more than one billion pounds of freight and mail annually. The cargo teams have combined 154 facilities and harmonised products since December 2013, making it the first operations division at the airline to be fully integrated. “Today is the culmination of a lot of hard work by our Cargo … [Read more...] about AA, US Airways cargo divisions are now combined
FIATA launches ebola outbreak fund
Last week FIATA held its yearly World Congress in Istanbul, a successful Congress from many points of view, but surprises were not confined to logistics... FIATA decided to start a fund to help fight the ebola outbreak and to place its worldwide resources at the service of the various international bodies that are taking action against the epidemic, but the real breakthrough came during the gala dinner held last Friday night, where the nearly 1,000 participants collected more than … [Read more...] about FIATA launches ebola outbreak fund
QR’s first A350 completes maiden test flight
The first customer A350-900 which will be delivered to Qatar Airways has successfully completed its maiden flight. The flight was the first time an A350 XWB configured for a customer has taken to the sky. Following the successful flight, Qatar’s A350 XWB will continue its production phase before delivery. Qatar Airways will become the first operator of the A350 XWB when it takes delivery of its first aircraft later this year. The airline has 80 A350s on order, including 43 A350-900 and … [Read more...] about QR’s first A350 completes maiden test flight
