Air Pacific, the national carrier of Fiji, has selected CHEP Aerospace Solutions to supply and manage its fleet of Unit Load Devices (ULDs) under a new threeyear contract. CHEP Aerospace Solutions is providing Air Pacific with containers and pallets from its global pool of more than 45,000 ULDs, eliminating the administrative hassle and reducing costs to Air Pacific of positioning, maintaining and managing its own ULD fleet. As Air Pacific transitions to a fleet of newer, more … [Read more...] about Air Pacific signs ULD deal with CHEP
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Nordisk wins 6,000 ULD order from Emirates
Nordisk Aviation Products, a subsidiary of AAR Corp., announced a new, three-year contract to supply nearly 6,000 Nordisk UltraLite AKE (LD3) and Nordisk TwinLite AKE (LD3) containers to Emirates Airline. The agreement supports Emirates’ long-term commitment to improve fuel efficiency through lighter-weight Unit Load Devices (ULDs) without comprising structural integrity. “Emirates has been committed to reducing the ULD tare weight of a number of years and we have been … [Read more...] about Nordisk wins 6,000 ULD order from Emirates
Life’s a Beach!
Life’s a Beach! The Belly Ache department of Payload Asia would like to apologise for being a bit tardy in getting these Belly Ache items off our overworked chests. Considering the IATA World Cargo Symposium (WCS) – Ooops, we mean the World Cargo Symposium since IATA has boldly stripped its name off the trademark event in an act of industry warm fuzziness à la GACAG (something that is hopefully more convincing than that other rather lame attempt to de-brand the IATA … [Read more...] about Life’s a Beach!
Eritrean Airlines returns to Frankfurt & Fraport
Fraport Cargo Services (FCS) has taken over cargo handling for Eritrean Airlines as of 17 April following the resumption of scheduled flights from the Eritrean capital of Asmara. To start, the route will be served three times weekly with an A319 aircraft from Asmara via Rome to Frankfurt and back to Asmara again. Winfried Hartmann, MD of FCS, says: “We are very pleased to welcome Eritrean Airlines back as a client. We will support our long-term partner in every way that we can with the … [Read more...] about Eritrean Airlines returns to Frankfurt & Fraport
Dnata’s FreightGate-8 volumes continue growth
Dubai’s dnata has said air cargo volumes have grown substantially during the last financial year at its newest terminal, FreightGate-8, located at the new Dubai World Central-Al Maktoum International Airport. The dnata-operated air cargo terminal, which opened in June 2010, currently handles local and sea-air export and import cargo as well as transit cargo at DWC. In 2011-2012 the dnata team handled a total of 127,665 tonnes of air cargo, while the total number of active cargo … [Read more...] about Dnata’s FreightGate-8 volumes continue growth
Dubai Int’l reports marginal rise in March
March was a good month for Dubai International, the fourth busiest hub for passengers and freight in the world. According to the monthly traffic report for March issued by Dubai Airports, the airport saw double-digit growth for the third consecutive month. The airport handled 186,417 tonnes of cargo in March 2012 compared to 185,921 tonnes in March 2011, a rise of 0.3 per cent. Cargo volumes saw a small rise with volumes reaching 517,440 tonnes, an increase of 1.1 per cent compared to … [Read more...] about Dubai Int’l reports marginal rise in March
