The last A300 to leave the Airbus fi nal assembly line in Toulouse, France, an A300 Freighter, was delivered to FedEx last month. Over the life of the programme a total of 821 A300/A310s have been ordered and to date there are more than 630 A300s and A310s in service with about 80 operators. Airbus' long-term fl eet support programme will continue to enable their operation until the very last aircraft is retired from service, with half of the current fl eet expected still to be in service … [Read more...] about Airbus delivers last A300F to FedEx

Dachser, one of German's top three logistics service providers, has opened its fi rst Dachser-run warehouse located in Shanghai to provide contract logistics services to customers. The company has also set up its second Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprise, based in Shenzhen (Dachser Shenzhen Co. Ltd.), following its fi rst WFOE (Dachser Shanghai Co. Ltd.) announced last September. "These latest announcements are part of Dachser's continued investment in China," said Thomas Reuter, … [Read more...] about Dachser opens first warehouse in Shanghai

Aramex has opened its logistics centre in the Beirut Port Authority's newly launched logistics free zone, which also houses facilities for other regional and international logistics services providers. Aramex's facility at the Beirut Port Free Zone is a one-stop-shop offering tax-free storage and warehousing, including temperature-controlled space, as well as the company's regular portfolio of services. In another development, Aramex recently signed an agreement to handle express deliveries … [Read more...] about Aramex opens Beirut free zone facility

Danzas AEI Emirates has signed a three-year contract with Airbus covering the provision of logistics services to Airbus Middle East. Under the contract, Danzas AEI will manage the spare parts centre built by Airbus in Dubai, which will support the aircraft manufacturer's rapid expansion in the Middle East Region. The spares centre, built on a 5,100 sqm site and located in the Dubai Airport Free Zone, will stock parts made by Airbus and major-equipment suppliers. Headquartered in Hamburg, … [Read more...] about Airbus inks deal with Danzas AEI

Japanese forwarder, Nippon Express has changed the name of Nippon Express (St. Petersburg) LLC, established in July 2006, to Nippon Express (Russia) LLC and in addition, has set up a Moscow branch for Nippon Express (Russia) that opened for business on July 1. The name change for the St. Petersburg- based unit to Nippon Express (Russia) refl ected its status as the Nippon Express Group subsidiary responsible for operations throughout Russia,the company said in a statement. The opening of a … [Read more...] about Nippon Express expands in Russia