Airbus celebrated the delivery of its 10,000th aircraft last week - an A350-900 for Singapore Airlines. The milestone event was marked by a special ceremony in Toulouse hosted by Airbus Group CEO Tom Enders and attended by Goh Choon Phong, CEO of Singapore Airlines. The aircraft delivered is the sixth A350-900 for Singapore Airlines, out of a total order for 67. Featuring a special “10,000th Airbus” logo, the aircraft will be used to launch the airline’s new non-stop services between … [Read more...] about Airbus delivers 10,000th aircraft to Singapore Airlines
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New pharma-logistics industry initiative kicks off in Brussels
A new pharma-logistics initiative, TEAM-UP, has been announced at the recent IATA AirPharma 2016 Conference in Brussels. Designed to inspire the mutual understanding, common procedures and universal climate of trust that are a prerequisite for the creation of sustainable, fully-integrated supply chains, the initiative aims to foment needed change in the sector. Speaking at the IATA AirPharma Conference in Brussels on 12 October, TEAM-UP founder Alan Kennedy stressed the urgent need for … [Read more...] about New pharma-logistics industry initiative kicks off in Brussels
The pharma pulse
This issue of payload in a large part reflects the nature of the global air cargo industry, with specialised products – particularly pharmaceuticals – being a key focus. The cover story of this issue details the latest moves by the world’s largest air cargo carrier, Emirates SkyCargo, in its increased focus on high-yield pharma traffic. Of course in true Emirates-style, where everything is big, the carrier’s latest facility at Dubai International Airport (DXB) joins its facilities at its … [Read more...] about The pharma pulse
Cathay sees Sept cargo pick up with 7.1 per cent growth y-o-y
Cathay Pacific Airways today released combined Cathay Pacific and Dragonair traffic figures for September 2016 that show an increase in both the amount of cargo and mail uplifted and number of passengers carried, compared to the same month last year. The two airlines carried 162,116 tonnes of cargo and mail in September, an increase of 7.1 per cent compared to the same month last year. The cargo and mail load factor rose by 2.6 percentage points to 65.0 per cent. Capacity, measured in … [Read more...] about Cathay sees Sept cargo pick up with 7.1 per cent growth y-o-y
ST Aero secures $520 million in 3Q contracts
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) today announced that its aerospace arm - ST Aero - has secured new contracts worth $520 million (US$373.4) in the third quarter (3Q) of 2016, for various projects ranging from line and airframe maintenance to component repair and overhaul. The total contract value above includes the P2F (passenger-to-freighter) conversion of four Airbus A330-300 for DHL Express, announced in July. The first aircraft has been inducted into EFW, ST … [Read more...] about ST Aero secures $520 million in 3Q contracts
Rawanda launches emergency drone delivery service with Zipline, UPS and others
Rwandan President Paul Kagame launched the world’s first national drone delivery service during a ceremony in the country’s centrally located Muhanga District. Starting today, the Rwandan government will begin using drones to make up to 150 on-demand, emergency deliveries per day of life-saving blood to 21 transfusing facilities located in the western half of the country. The drones and delivery service are built and operated by Zipline, a California-based robotics company. While Rwanda’s … [Read more...] about Rawanda launches emergency drone delivery service with Zipline, UPS and others
