Fourteen racehorses bred in Hungary were flown to China on board a Cargolux Boeing 747. The Friesian and Shagya Arabian horses, trained specifically for combined driving, took off from Budapest Airport in special freight containers, accompanied by a team of carers and vets, on their way to a new owner, via Luxembourg. More than a dozen Hungarian racehorses were waiting to board in a ground handler’s warehouse at Budapest Airport, in special freight containers, prepared with … [Read more...] about Flying horses spotted at Budapest airport
Ground Handling & Cargo Terminals
SkyCargo in collaboration with DuPont launches White Cover Xtreme
Emirates SkyCargo, is rolling out a new white cover solution developed in collaboration with DuPont, as part of its efforts to offer customers with a wide range of innovative cool chain temperature solutions. Featuring DuPont’s Tyvek Xtreme W50 material, the new White Cover Xtreme will offer enhanced protection for temperature sensitive cargo in hot, cold and wet weather conditions. The Tyvek Xtreme W50 builds on DuPont’s patented Tyvek high density polyethylene material used in … [Read more...] about SkyCargo in collaboration with DuPont launches White Cover Xtreme
Virgin Atlantic Cargo appoints Alliance Ground International
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has appointed Alliance Ground International (AGI) as its cargo handler in San Francisco to support its growing operations at the U.S West Coast airport. The airline operates twice-daily services connecting London Heathrow and San Francisco and added another three direct flights a week from Manchester at the end of March, the only direct service between the two cities. Virgin Atlantic has seen high cargo volumes on nearly all of its routes from the UK to the U.S … [Read more...] about Virgin Atlantic Cargo appoints Alliance Ground International
Hactl achieves a staggering 16.6% growth in first half of 2017
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl), has achieved a 16.6% increase in handled tonnage during the first half of 2017. The total of 860,242 tonnes represents growth in exports, imports, transhipments and mail/express. Hactl has now outperformed the Hong Kong market every month since September 2016. At the same time, the number of charter flights handled by Hactl grew from 100 (January-May 2016) to 602 in the same period of 2017. Hactl attributes the results to a … [Read more...] about Hactl achieves a staggering 16.6% growth in first half of 2017
Innovative Sun protection for refrigerated freight
Now that the expansion of the Lufthansa Cargo Cool Center in Frankfurt has begun and the Road Feeder Service Cool, the first of its kind in the world, has been introduced, Europe’s leading cargo airline is pushing forward with its offensive in the refrigerated freight sector. Every customer’s cargo in the passive refrigeration sector worldwide will now be protected without any added fees by a reflective film produced exclusively for Lufthansa Cargo. “Our aim is to offer top quality … [Read more...] about Innovative Sun protection for refrigerated freight
Sonoco ThermoSafe launches Reusable Shipping Solutions
Sonoco ThermoSafe, a unit of Sonoco and a leading global provider of temperature assurance packaging, has launched a new range of reusable, universal solutions for the pharmaceutical and biologics markets. ChillTech® is a pre-qualified range of 2°C to 8°C PCM systems providing exceptional temperature control from 2 days up to 6 days for payloads from 4L to 40L. ChillTech® utilizes Sonoco ThermoSafe’s patented Zero Bench-Time® technology, where systems can be packed-out straight from the freezer, … [Read more...] about Sonoco ThermoSafe launches Reusable Shipping Solutions