Air Freight Logistics

IAG Cargo earns GDP cool chain cert

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British Airways and Iberia’s cargo division IAG has become the first airline to be awarded accreditation under new EU Good Distribution Practices (GDP) guidelines. The EU published its updated guidelines on GDP in November 2013 and following an inspection by the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), the airline IAG Cargo has been granted GDP and Wholesale Distribution Authorisation (WDA) for medicinal products.   Alan Dorling, global head of … [Read more...] about IAG Cargo earns GDP cool chain cert

UTi receives IATA’s CEIV pharma certification

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UTi Worldwide Inc. has achieved CEIV Pharma certification in the comprehensive IATA training and pharmaceutical freight certification programme, the Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV), at Brussels Airport. "With this certification, UTi provides clients a competitive advantage in assuring cold chain integrity beyond the Good Distribution Practices (GDP) to which the rest of the air freight industry adheres," said Phil Abbate, UTi global vice president, Pharmaceutical … [Read more...] about UTi receives IATA’s CEIV pharma certification

Cathay signs up DoKaSch pharma containers

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To better facilitate the shipment of temperature-sensitive goods and pharmaceutical products, Cathay Pacific Cargo has signed a master agreement DoKaSch Temperature Solutions for renting the latest-technology active containers, the RKN and RAP Opticooler. The service will be rolled out across the airline's network in the first quarter of 2015. "Cathay Pacific Cargo is pleased to be the first Asian carrier offering our customers an alternative solution for their temperature-sensitive air … [Read more...] about Cathay signs up DoKaSch pharma containers

Cathay, Dragonair cargo volume up 12% in Nov

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Cathay Pacific and sister airline Dragonair combined carried 165,102 tonnes of cargo and mail in November, an increase of 12 per cent compared to the same month last year. The cargo and mail load factor rose by 4.7 percentage points to 68.4 per cent. Capacity, measured in available cargo/mail tonne kilometres, was up 5.3 per cent while cargo and mail revenue tonne kilometres (RTKs) flown surged by 13.1 per cent. For the year to the end of November, tonnage rose by 11.9 per cent while … [Read more...] about Cathay, Dragonair cargo volume up 12% in Nov

UTi receives IATA's CEIV pharma certification

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UTi Worldwide Inc. has achieved CEIV Pharma certification in the comprehensive IATA training and pharmaceutical freight certification programme, the Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV), at Brussels Airport. "With this certification, UTi provides clients a competitive advantage in assuring cold chain integrity beyond the Good Distribution Practices (GDP) to which the rest of the air freight industry adheres," said Phil Abbate, UTi global vice president, Pharmaceutical … [Read more...] about UTi receives IATA's CEIV pharma certification

China needs over 5,300 new aircraft, says Airbus

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Airbus forecasts that China will need over 5,300 new passenger aircraft and freighters from 2014 to 2033, with a total market value of US$ 820 billion. It represents 17 per cent of the world total demand for over 31,000 new aircraft in the next 20 years.  According to Airbus’ 2014-2033 Global Market Forecast, new deliveries of passenger and freight aircraft for China will be 5,363 over the next 20 years, including 3,567 single aisle aircraft, 1,477 twin-aisles and 319 very large … [Read more...] about China needs over 5,300 new aircraft, says Airbus