Jettainer is taking over the supervision and maintenance of containers and pallets for Equatorial Congo Airlines (ECAir). Headquartered in Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of the Congo, the airline is Jettainer’s first client on the African continent. “We operate on a global scale and still see high potential for further growth, especially in the Asian market. The recent developments show that airlines around the world are convinced by our innovative complete service for … [Read more...] about Jettainer welcomes first African airline client ECAir
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Delta orders 50 Airbus widebody aircraft
Delta Air Lines has placed a firm order for 50 new Airbus widebody aircraft, 25 A350-900 and 25 A330-900neo aircraft. Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines will power the Airbus A330neo aircraft and Trent XWB engines will power Airbus A350 XWB aircraft. “When the most successful US airline today – a company that has flown passengers around the world for more than 80 years, has 80-thousand employees and 165 million customers in a year – says ‘yes we want 50 more of your … [Read more...] about Delta orders 50 Airbus widebody aircraft
Descartes acquires Airclic
Descartes Systems Group has acquired Airclic Inc., a US-based provider of mobile solutions that help companies reduce the cost of delivering goods by automating traditional paper-based processes. The purchase price for the acquisition was approximately US$29.7 million. Airclic's cloud-based mobile solutions help streamline and automate complex 'last mile' logistics processes. The 'last mile' is a key piece of the supply chain that directly touches customers and has traditionally been fraught … [Read more...] about Descartes acquires Airclic
Soren Poulsen joins Agility as China CEO
Agility has appointed Soren Poulsen as CEO for Greater China Area (GCA). In this role, Poulsen will be responsible for leading Agility’s Global Integrated Logistics business in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Poulsen joins Agility from DB Schenker, where he served as managing director for DB Schenker Hong Kong and South China. He was previously the vice president of airfreight for Asia Pacific in Schenker and has also held various management positions at Kuehne + Nagel and Panalpina. … [Read more...] about Soren Poulsen joins Agility as China CEO
Half-year airfreight volume up at Emirates
Emirates announced its half-yearly results which show steady performance and growth, despite a challenging business environment. In the first half of its financial year 2014-15, Emirates Airlines’ volume of cargo uplifted was up by 5.4 per cent. It also reported continued business growth, both in terms of capacity on offer and traffic carried. Capacity measured in ASKM, grew by 6.5 per cent, whilst passenger traffic carried measured in RPKM was up 9.8 per cent with Passenger Seat … [Read more...] about Half-year airfreight volume up at Emirates
ECS acquires Scandinavian GSSA
ECS Group has acquired Heavyweight Freight (HWF Group), a GSSA with offices throughout the Nordic region. HWF was established in 2006 by its current managing director, Sören Björkman. Prior to forming HWF, Björkman worked for companies including SAS and Panalpina, while co-owner Torbjörn Lundblad held senior roles with DHL Aviation and Martinair. In Denmark, Nicolaj Mariegaard, managing director and co-owner, also has a strong background in the industry gained with DHL … [Read more...] about ECS acquires Scandinavian GSSA
