Etihad Cargo commenced a weekly freighter service to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from 13 June 2014. On the return sector to Abu Dhabi, the freighter will also stop in Nairobi, Kenya. Dar es Salaam - Tanzania’s biggest city - is a major industrial and economic centre in East Africa, and following the first Etihad Cargo flight today, all subsequent weekly freighter services will operate every Monday to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR). Etihad Cargo will deploy one of its … [Read more...] about Etihad Cargo starts Dar es Salaam maindeck service
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Novosibirsk joins World Cargo Airports Alliance
Joining founders, Zhengzhou (China) and Frankfurt-Hahn (Germany) airports, Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport has become a member of the World Cargo Airports Alliance (WCAA). The organisation was founded in May 2014 at the initiative of Zhengzhou Xinzheng Airport and Frankfurt-Hahn Airport in order to create a cargo airports alliance that is cost effective, efficient and top class in customer services. The members anticipate that the WCAA will allow them to attract more airlines … [Read more...] about Novosibirsk joins World Cargo Airports Alliance
PACTL obtains TAPA certification
Shanghai Pudong International Airport Cargo Terminal Co., Ltd (PACTL) has successfully gained certification according to the Freight Security Requirements (FSR) of the Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA). The type “A” classified certificate recently issued to PACTL indicates that the company meets the highest TAPA requirements for activities related to the security of freight in transit. The certification is valid for three years. A TAPA-approved authority … [Read more...] about PACTL obtains TAPA certification
Jack So tipped as HK’s next airport chief
Hong Kong Trade Development Council chairman Jack So Chak-kwong is expected to be appointed to the board of the Airport Authority. The move is seen as a step for So to eventually take over as the authority chairman, succeeding Marvin Cheung Kin-tung, who had feuded with board member Vincent Lo Hong-sui over the use of a site in the northern part of Chek Lap Kok airport. Their dispute was whether the land should be used for commercial activities or reserved as the future depot for a … [Read more...] about Jack So tipped as HK’s next airport chief
MASkargo transports pair of giant pandas to KL
MASkargo has successfully transported a pair of giant pandas from China to Kuala Lumpur on 21 May. Fu Wa and Feng Yi were onboard MASkargo’s own A330-200 freighter which recently was repainted with a special livery for the occasion. Flight MH 6462 made a special ferry flight to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) before heading to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) with the precious cargo. The Chinese … [Read more...] about MASkargo transports pair of giant pandas to KL
Jack So tipped as HK’s next airport chief
Hong Kong Trade Development Council chairman Jack So Chak-kwong is expected to be appointed to the board of the Airport Authority. The move is seen as a step for So to eventually take over as the authority chairman, succeeding Marvin Cheung Kin-tung, who had feuded with board member Vincent Lo Hong-sui over the use of a site in the northern part of Chek Lap Kok airport. Their dispute was whether the land should be used for commercial activities or reserved as the future depot for a … [Read more...] about Jack So tipped as HK’s next airport chief
