Nine years after launching thrice weekly flights from Kuala Lumpur to Newark Airport via Stockholm, Malaysia Airlines (MAS) surprised many by announcing that it was suspending flights to New York due to what it said was low demand. The last flight to New York from Kuala Lumpur will be on 30 September while the last flight from New York will be on 1 October and on 2 October from Stockholm. MAS said it hopes to return to New York once demand picks up. … [Read more...] about Malaysia Airlines (MAS)
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Malaysia Airlines (MAS)
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) said it plans to acquire the engineering and maintenance unit of Transmile Group for an undisclosed sum, Dow Jones reported. The national carrier said that its wholly owned engineering unit Malaysian Aerospace Engineering, or MAE, had signed an agreement to purchase the Malaysian cargo carrier’s base maintenance and engineering operation, including two hangars and related equipment at its Kuala Lumpur Subang Airport base. … [Read more...] about Malaysia Airlines (MAS)
Agility wins contract for Oz gold mine
Agility Project Logistics Brisbane has announced an agreement with Lihir Gold Limited (LGL) to provide freight management services for Lihir’s Million Ounce Plant Upgrade (MOPU). The Lihir Gold Mine, LGL’s principle asset and one of the world’s largest gold reserves, is located in Papua New Guinea (PNG). LGL is a major global gold producer with operations in PNG, West Africa and Australia. The project material logistics, expected to be in excess of 50,000 … [Read more...] about Agility wins contract for Oz gold mine
time:matters partners LOT Polish Airlines
time:matters, the express logistics subsidiary of the Lufthansa Group, has formed a partnership with LOT Polish Airlines. The new partnership will enable time:matters to access additional flights for the transport of same day shipments to Poland. Presently it can access just under twenty connections per day to and from Poland whilst following the agreement the amount of possible flights has doubled. Earlier this year time:matters forged agreements with Brussels Airlines and Cebu Pacific Cargo. … [Read more...] about time:matters partners LOT Polish Airlines
OAG in alliance with IBS Software
OAG Cargo Solutions has signed an agreement with IBS Software Services to develop its next-generation Air Freight Rates application, AFRA-2, which will transform the way airlines upload, manage and distribute their rates, according toOAG. An online, real-time rate distribution and management application, AFRA enables airlines to distribute their rates electronically and forwarders to manage air freight rates and optimise the selection of carriers. The new application will use newgeneration … [Read more...] about OAG in alliance with IBS Software
CryoPort and FedEx in life sciences deal
US-based companies CryoPort Systems Inc and FedEx Express have announced the signing of an agreement to provide an “innovative and breakthrough†frozen shipment solution for the life science industry. The CryoPort Express Shipper allows for products to remain frozen at temperatures below -150ºC for up to 10 days, unlike dry ice shipping which often requires re-icing during transit, according to a statement by the two companies. “By using CryoPort Express, customers also … [Read more...] about CryoPort and FedEx in life sciences deal
