Ruslan International – the company which manages and markets the combined Antonov An-124 fleets of its shareholders Antonov Airlines and Volga Dnepr Airlines – has carried a vital shipment of airport cargo handling equipment from Amsterdam to Cebu, Philippines. The equipment is assisting in the ongoing processing of international relief cargo, following the devastating Typhoon Haiyan. Largest item of the 85 tonne load was a dual-platform maindeck loader, capable of … [Read more...] about Ruslan cargo doubles Phil's aid handling capacity
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GACAG outlines air cargo security needs
Viable, effective air cargo screening technologies are an essential part of a multilayered, risk- and threat-based approach to air cargo security, says a new position paper from the Global Air Cargo Advisory Group (GACAG). While stating its support of ICAO Annex 17 and its guidance material as the baseline documents for air cargo security, GACAG encourages ICAO members to use standard international codes for screening technologies and protocols. It also urges ICAO to develop global … [Read more...] about GACAG outlines air cargo security needs
DHL Express first to tranship at Shanghai Pudong
DHL Express has become the first international express company to handle transhipment cargo at its US$175 Million DHL North Asia hub in Shanghai which it opened last year. The global express giant undertook its first transhipment operation on the evening of 21 November involving approximately eight tonnes of transhipment cargo. DHL is so far the only international express company given a permit to pilot the movement of transhipment cargo at the Shanghai Pudong Airport. A senior DHL … [Read more...] about DHL Express first to tranship at Shanghai Pudong
Massive aid effort for Phil’s typhoon victims in high gear
International aid donations from countries, individuals and humanitarian agencies are rapidly building as rescue workers from around the world rush to the Philippines after the year’s most powerful typhoon – and perhaps the most powerful in recorded history – flattened buildings and unleashed storm surges that ravaged communities. The United Nations, the International Red Cross and other humanitarian agencies have “quickly ramped up critical relief operations to help … [Read more...] about Massive aid effort for Phil’s typhoon victims in high gear
Philippines’ Tacloban airport partially re-opens
The airport in the devastated Philippine city of Tacloban, which was also severely damaged by five metre high storms surges created by the Category 5 super-typhoon Haiyan (local name Yolanda) last Friday, has begun to service military and commercial flights carrying humanitarian relief and equipment, albeit limited to turboprop aircraft. The heavily damaged control tower at Tacloban airport. Captain John Andrews, deputy director general of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines … [Read more...] about Philippines’ Tacloban airport partially re-opens
Massive aid effort for Phil's typhoon victims in high gear
International aid donations from countries, individuals and humanitarian agencies are rapidly building as rescue workers from around the world rush to the Philippines after the year’s most powerful typhoon – and perhaps the most powerful in recorded history – flattened buildings and unleashed storm surges that ravaged communities. The United Nations, the International Red Cross and other humanitarian agencies have “quickly ramped up critical relief operations to help … [Read more...] about Massive aid effort for Phil's typhoon victims in high gear
