The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released new analysis showing that the damage to air travel from COVID-19 extends into the medium-term, with long-haul / international travel being the most severely impacted. Quarantine measures on arrival would further damage confidence in air travel. A risk-based layered approach of globally harmonized biosecurity measures is critical for the restart. Air travel scenarios IATA and Tourism Economics modeled two air travel … [Read more...] about Don’t make a slow recovery more difficult with quarantine measures: IATA
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American Airlines continues its pioneering history with expanded cargo operations
American Airlines has expanded its cargo schedule in May to provide 140 weekly flights to 15 cities in Asia Pacific, Europe and the Caribbean, up from 80 flights last week. New destinations include daily flights between Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) and Hong Kong (HKG); and weekly flights from DFW and Beijing (PEK); DFW Chicago (ORD) and Paris (CDG); ORD and London Heathrow (LHR); Philadelphia (PHL) and Rome (FCO); PHL and San Juan (SJU), and PHL and Zurich (ZRH). For more than 75 years, cargo … [Read more...] about American Airlines continues its pioneering history with expanded cargo operations
Girteka Logistics selects Novigo for the digital transformation of its transportation operations
Novigo announced that it has signed a contract with Girteka Logistics, the biggest European FTL (Full Truck Load) transportation company, for the digital transformation of its transportation operations with SAP S/4HANA. Under the agreement, Novigo will help Girteka Logistics to raise its digitalization and innovations with moving their processes to a new level. The goal of the project is to further support and accelerate Girteka Logistics growth strategy with a new state-of-the-art digital … [Read more...] about Girteka Logistics selects Novigo for the digital transformation of its transportation operations
Passengers choose Munich Airport as the best airport in Europe again
Munich Airport is still top in Europe: At the annual “World Airport Awards” conferred by renowned London-based aviation consultancy Skytrax, the Bavarian air transportation hub was again awarded the title of “Best Airport in Europe”. In the worldwide ranking, Munich improved by two spots compared with the previous year to an outstanding fifth place. Among airports with annual passenger traffic of between 40 million and 50 million, Munich even ranked number one in the … [Read more...] about Passengers choose Munich Airport as the best airport in Europe again
SEKO distributes protective equipment to their frontline staff to keep clients’ supply chains moving
Exemplifying a key pillar in their SEKO CARES campaign, SEKO Logistics has distributed over 28,000 face masks and over 138,000 gloves to their frontline teams in North America who enable their clients’ supply chains during the coronavirus crisis. To ensure the health and welfare of SEKO’s consignees and shippers, they have also invested in additional MedTec Driver PPE kits to continue their support of the national and global medical relief effort with deliveries of medical devices, … [Read more...] about SEKO distributes protective equipment to their frontline staff to keep clients’ supply chains moving
AAPA calls for standardised health guidelines to facilitate air travel measures to be consistent, pragmatic, and risk-managed
The COVID-19 pandemic has seriously affected global economic activity, including trade, tourism and employment levels. Indeed, the grounding of flights and drastic reduction in air links has wider detrimental effects on society and the economy. Aviation supports 65.5 million jobs around the world, with one job in the industry supporting 24 other jobs in the wider economy, but these livelihoods are now jeopardized due to the drastic plunge in travel demand. The United Nations World Tourism … [Read more...] about AAPA calls for standardised health guidelines to facilitate air travel measures to be consistent, pragmatic, and risk-managed
