FedEx Express has selected Abdul Latif Jameel Group (ALJ Group) as a new global service provider in Saudi Arabia as of January 2015, for its international inbound and outbound services to and from 220 countries and territories. “Abdul Latif Jameel Group is proud to be selected as the global service provider of the globally renowned FedEx Express brand in Saudi Arabia. Our Group’s 60 years of logistics experience, combined with our customer-centric approach, are the pillars that … [Read more...] about FedEx Express, ALJ Group Ink KSA Service Deal
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Kerry expands into ME, Canada with acquisitions
Kerry Logistics announced two strategic acquisitions to expand the reach and capacity of its international freight forwarding (IFF) business in the Middle East and Canada. Kerry Logistics has strengthened its IFF capacity and network through acquiring a controlling stake in Able Logistics Group, an established international freight forwarder headquartered in Dubai with offices across UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman and China. While in Canada, Kerry Logistics has extended its geographic reach via … [Read more...] about Kerry expands into ME, Canada with acquisitions
Cologne airport cargo up 2% in 2014
Cologne Bonn Airport saw record air cargo growth in 2014, handling 753,000 tonnes, a 2 per cent increase on 2013. The German airport handled 9.5 million passengers in 2014 – a “significant rise” over prior year. “2014 has exceeded our expectations. We have developed better than the German passenger market, partially with growth rates above 5 per cent,” said Michael Garvens, chairman of the management board of Flughafen Köln/Bonn. “Without the numerous … [Read more...] about Cologne airport cargo up 2% in 2014
Lufthansa expands use of biofuel in 2015
Lufthansa is set to expand their bioduel efforts to a new airport for 2015. Beginning in March, Lufthansa will begin to use a blended biofuel kerosene on all flights that depart from Oslo, Norway. This will cover nearly 5,000 departures from Oslo flown by Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian, Brussels and Germanwings. The blended fuel will be provided Statoil, a Norwegian energy company. Oslo will be the first airport in the world that will have continuous availability of Bio-Kerosene as plans call … [Read more...] about Lufthansa expands use of biofuel in 2015
Saudia resumes Sharm El-Sheikh flights
Saudi Airlines resumed its flights to Sharm El-Sheikh as of 25 December 2014 with four weekly flights each from Riyadh and Jeddah. Jeddah-Sharm El-Sheikh flights use Airbus 320 and Embraer 170 for the new flights. … [Read more...] about Saudia resumes Sharm El-Sheikh flights
AirAsia flight route suspended
Indonesia AirAsia, the budget operator of the A320 flying as QZ8501 that crashed into the Java Sea on 27 December 2014 was not licensed to fly the Surabaya-Singapore route on Sundays, the day it crashed, resulting in a route suspension by Indonesian authorities. A spokesperson for the Indonesian Ministry of Transportation (Kementerian Perhubungan; KP) said that the airline was licensed to fly the Surabaya-Singapore route on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays - but not Sundays. … [Read more...] about AirAsia flight route suspended
