Jettainer has signed a five-year deal with United Airlines to provide unit load device (ULD) management services including worldwide tracking and tracing, inventory fulfillment, repairs and performance monitoring. The German company plans to open a new office at United's operations centre in the US. Jettainer was established as a joint venture in 2003 and its major shareholders include TrenStar and Lufthansa Cargo and undertakes ULD management for network carriers including Lufthansa, Swiss, … [Read more...] about Jettainer ULD deal with United
Air Freight Logistics
Czech Air signs up with OAG
Czech Airlines Cargo recently signed a contract to use OAG Cargo's Inforwarding Announcements service to publish time sensitive operational announcements to the portal's 25,000 registered freight forwarding users. The airline will also support the development of the new OAG Cargo portal - www.oagcargo.com - in the Czech Republic and to publish rates on OAG's Air Freight Rates (AFRA) application, supported by its GSA partners. The application allows cargo agents to view and compare all … [Read more...] about Czech Air signs up with OAG
Hactl breaks ground for horses
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for a contingency horse handling centre to prepare for the upcoming 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Equestrian Events in Hong Kong. The area, with a total of 3,269-square metres, will act as a back-up staging area for the competition horses of the Equestrian Events as well as additional facilities for unit load device (ULD) handling in close proximity to the existing Hactl ULD Centre. The total investment of the … [Read more...] about Hactl breaks ground for horses
Aviapartner clinches Schiphol award
Aviapartner Handling Services has been honoured with the Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Passenger Ground Handling Award 2007 in recognition of its customer friendliness and excellent customer service. Every year, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol awards clients and business partners who have shown outstanding achievements. The awards are divided into five categories: the Punctuality Award, the Jan Dellaert Award (named after Jan Dellaert,who is known as ¡®the father of Schiphol', the airport's … [Read more...] about Aviapartner clinches Schiphol award
Swissport for Condor at Frankfurt
Swissport International, the world's largest provider of ground services to the aviation sector and Condor, one of Europe's leading leisure airlines, have signed an agreement for handling at Frankfurt Airport. Under the new collaboration, Swissport will provide ground services at Frankfurt for Condor, which is the airport's second-biggest home carrier, from the beginning of April, including ticket sales, passenger check-in and baggage handling. "I am delighted that we have been able to … [Read more...] about Swissport for Condor at Frankfurt
NAS begins expansion with India
Kuwait airline ground handling services provider National Aviation Services (NAS) recently announced it has acquired majority ownership of Indian ground handling company, Nova Aviation Services, headquartered in Mumbai, India. Under a share purchase agreement NAS will have majority ownership of the Indian company and enabling it to effectively manage projects currently handled by Nova in India under the NAS banner, the company said in a statement. NAS will now provide ground support to … [Read more...] about NAS begins expansion with India
