Typical of the specialist airports is Vatry, which has had a 4,200 square metre perishables centre ever since it opened in 2000. The airport touts its rapid handling times, and easy trucking links to major European wholesale markets such as Rungis nearParis. But, admits communications manager Laurent Delarue, the only regular user of the facility at present is Avient, a UK-based carrier that operates ten DC- 10 freighter flights a week from Lagos and other West and Central African … [Read more...] about ULD & PERISHABLES SUPPLEMENT~ Perishables a mixed blessing for Euro airports
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ULD & PERISHABLES SUPPLEMENT~ Perishables fast becoming big business
According to Lufthansa Consulting, for some countries in Southern America and Africa ¨C like Sudan, for example ¨C more than 80 per cent of their total exports consist of fruit orflowers. Other countries would like to become more engaged in the production of perishable products for export but for now lack adequate, competitively priced air cargo uplift capacities. However, the trend towards such production is, nonetheless, growing. Market trends Ram Menen, Emirates SkyCargo … [Read more...] about ULD & PERISHABLES SUPPLEMENT~ Perishables fast becoming big business
ULD & PERISHABLES SUPPLEMENT~ ULD management outsourcing gains ground
In the past, airlines were reluctant to outsource this function partly because they considered ULD management to be mission-critical to their operation and hesitated to allow others to handle it. According to Ludwig Bertsch, chairman of the board of directors of Unitpool AG, a company that supplies and manages a global fleet of ULDs, airlines did not outsource ULD management partly because the actual cost of managing the ULD inventory was not transparent within most airlines and hence it was … [Read more...] about ULD & PERISHABLES SUPPLEMENT~ ULD management outsourcing gains ground
ULD & PERISHABLES SUPPLEMENT~ Death penalty for ULD damage
Although used purely for its shock value, senior members of the IATA cargo team at the recent World Cargo Symposium in Rome took the wake-up call and elevated the awareness of the negative impact of ULD damage highon their work agenda for 2008. Rightly so, ULD damage through inadequate handling and storage has reached totally unacceptable levels. Airlines are spending in excess of US$130 million a year repairing ULD damage. At the same time up to 5 per cent of the world's total ULD fleet is … [Read more...] about ULD & PERISHABLES SUPPLEMENT~ Death penalty for ULD damage
Great Wall Airlines
Great Wall Airlines has appointed Captain Yeap Fock Hoong as senior vicepresident operations. Yeap joins Great Wall from Singapore Airlines. His primary responsibilities include the supervision of programmes to develop an effective, capable and self-motivated pilot force for the Great Wall fleet, communication of organisational matters to all levels of flight operations management, introduction of change management, ensuring the highest safety standard of operations and maximising the efficient … [Read more...] about Great Wall Airlines
Jettainer GmbH
Lufthansa Cargo's executive board has appointed Alexander Pluemacher as managing director of Jettainer GmbH. He succeeds Dr Mohammed Seiraffi , who is to take over the function of manager handling Germany at Lufthansa Cargo. His predecessor, Dr Seiraffi , will take up the newly-created function of manager handling Germany and will thus be responsible for freight handling at all German stations with the exception of Frankfurt. He will be based in Leipzig. On behalf of the executive board, Dr … [Read more...] about Jettainer GmbH
