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French navy may have found AF 447 wreckage

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Research teams looking for debris of Air France Flight 447 may have located additional wreckage of the Airbus A330-200. The French navy has said it detected an echo that could emanate from the Airbus A330-200 crashed 1 June on its way from Rio de Janeiro to Paris . The French navy had been contributing to the debris search with several tools, including a submarine. The French accident investigation office, the BEA, has extended the search for wreckage to 25 May, with Airbus and Air France aiding … [Read more...] about French navy may have found AF 447 wreckage

Agility attains TAPA cert for two facilities

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Agility has announced that two of its Malaysian facilities, including a logistics hub facility within its first year of operations, have attained Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) certification. The logistics hub facility in Bukit Jelutong, Shah Alam and the Finished Goods Hub for Hi-Tech Operations in the Sungai Way Free Industrial Zone in Petaling Jaya attained a warehouse classification level A. … [Read more...] about Agility attains TAPA cert for two facilities

Indonesia’s Mandala goes international

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Mandala Airlines has announced plans to commence international flights starting with Singapore, Macau and Hong Kong from two Indonesian cities: Jakarta and Balikpapan. The international routes, a first for Mandala, will commence from 25 June 2010. … [Read more...] about Indonesia’s Mandala goes international

Aeroflot, Transaero to begin Indonesia services

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Russian carriers Transaero and Aeroflot have received approval to provide air service to Indonesia. The carriers will provide direct flights between Indonesia and the Russian Federation starting from the end of 2010. Aeroflot will provide the flights from Moscow to Denpasar twice a week and Transaero, which so far has operated charter service from Russia to Denpasar twice a week, will launch scheduled air services. … [Read more...] about Aeroflot, Transaero to begin Indonesia services

Indonesia's Mandala goes international

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Mandala Airlines has announced plans to commence international flights starting with Singapore, Macau and Hong Kong from two Indonesian cities: Jakarta and Balikpapan. The international routes, a first for Mandala, will commence from 25 June 2010. … [Read more...] about Indonesia's Mandala goes international

AMERICAS: LAN cargo doubles Miami coldstore

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LAN Cargo, the airfreight subsidiary of Chilean airline LAN, has unveiled an expanded coldstorage import facility at Miami International Airport in the US. The US$4 million investment doubles LAN Cargo’s capacity for processing perishable goods and provides the company with the largest coldstorage facility operated by an airline at a US airport, according to a report by theMiami Herald. Miami airport is LAN Cargo’s international headquarters and is where the company … [Read more...] about AMERICAS: LAN cargo doubles Miami coldstore