Ground Handling & Cargo Terminals

Hactl renews deal with SkyTeam Cargo

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Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has renewed its standard ground handling agreement with the SkyTeam Cargo alliance. Under the renewed agreement, SkyTeam Cargo member carriers, including Air France Cargo, Alitalia Cargo, KLM Cargo, Korean Air Cargo and Northwest Airlines Cargo have jointly renewed their appointment of Hactl as the cargo terminal operator at Hong Kong International Airport. Air France Cargo and Korean Air Cargo continue to task Hactl with the provision of air cargo … [Read more...] about Hactl renews deal with SkyTeam Cargo

ADF uses RFID for shipments to ME

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The Australian Defense Force (ADF) has launched the fi rst RFID-tagged shipments from Australia into the Middle East that can be automatically tracked by interoperable RFID networks built for coalition forces by Savi Technology, a Lockheed Martin company. The shipments aboard a freighter launched Australia’s full-scale deployment of active RFID-tagged pallets and containers into the Middle East that can leverage wireless tracking networks operated by the US Department of Defense, NATO, … [Read more...] about ADF uses RFID for shipments to ME

MIDDLE EAST: Kuwait Airways to order EUROPE jets by June

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Kuwait Airways said it hopes to conclude negotiations with planemakers Airbus and Boeing for an order by the end of May as it seeks to spend up to $6 billion to renew its ageing fl eet, Gulf News reported.“We are looking at several... planes, among them the Boeing 777 and 787 and the A350 and A340 at Airbus,” Chairman Shaikh Talal Mubarak AlSabah was quoted as saying. The carrier, which plans to fly more fl ights to existing destinations as well as new routes such as Canada, … [Read more...] about MIDDLE EAST: Kuwait Airways to order EUROPE jets by June

CHINA: China Eastern eyes new investor

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As the three global alliances are vying for a foothold in the Chinese market, China Eastern Airlines is leaving its options open, preferring to identify a new strategic investor before committing to one of the groupings,ATW On-line reported. The carrier told the Shanghai Securities Gazette that it is speeding up talks on selling off a 20 percent-25 percent stake to a new investor, likely a foreign airline that already may be an alliance member. “There is no need to rush now, as we … [Read more...] about CHINA: China Eastern eyes new investor