From left to right: Benoit Dumont, Alps & Nordics, DHL Supply Chain; Matthias Wiedenfels, STADA; Graham Inglis, Global Life Sciences & Healthcare, DHL Supply Chain DHL integrates the German logistics business of pharmaceuticals company STADA. Effective 1 June 2015, DHL Supply Chain will manage the logistics activities and sites of the pharmaceutical company in Florstadt and Bad Vilbel, near Frankfurt/Main. The deal does not comprise the disposal of the infrastructure, but the … [Read more...] about DHL incorporates German pharma co. STADA
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Cargo, passenger traffic up at Abu Dhabi Int'l Airport
Abu Dhabi Airports said it handled 64,067 tonnes of cargo at its three terminals in February 2015, a 12.6 per cent increase when compared to February 2014. There were 12,852 aircraft movements in February 2015, which was a 15 per cent increase over February 2014’s figure of 11,174. Passenger traffic at Abu Dhabi International Airport increased by 21.5 per cent in February 2015. A total of 1,715,540 passengers passed through Abu Dhabi International Airport during … [Read more...] about Cargo, passenger traffic up at Abu Dhabi Int'l Airport
Singapore’s founding father Lee Kuan Yew dies
The former prime minister and more recently minister mentor, who had been hospitalised in intensive care for severe pneumonia since early Feburary, died early on Monday morning in Singapore General Hospital. Incumbent Prime Minister and Lew Kuan Yew’s eldest son, Lee Hsien Loong announced seven days of mourning in the city-state ahead of a state funeral next Sunday. The senior Lee is widely considered to be almost single-handedly responsible for Singapore's … [Read more...] about Singapore’s founding father Lee Kuan Yew dies
DWC, Air Partner support Ebola relief efforts
Delta World Charter (DWC) and Air Partner have operated a cargo relief flight on 25 February 2015 from Al Maktoum International Airport to Conakry, Guinea. The flight delivered essential supplies to the West African country, which continues to be one of the worst affected Ebola areas, with over 2,000 deaths in the country to date. Skyline Air Ltd and Geodis Wilson worked alongside Air Partner and DWC, acting as the handlers and forwarders respectively. Roman Gilmanov, cargo chief commercial … [Read more...] about DWC, Air Partner support Ebola relief efforts
Airbus, SIAEC offer maintenance training
Airbus and SIA Engineering Company Limited (SIAEC) have entered into an agreement to provide maintenance and engineering training services for Airbus aircraft in Singapore. Through this collaboration, SIAEC will deploy Airbus standards, dynamic tools and teaching techniques to provide aircraft manufacturer backed maintenance training capabilities to its personnel and to third party personnel in the region. Moreover, SIAEC Training Academy will be equipped with Airbus' latest maintenance … [Read more...] about Airbus, SIAEC offer maintenance training
KLM postpones 787 deliveries, new routes
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has postponed the delivery of two B787-9s as pressure mounts on the Dutch carrier to enhance its fiscal discipline through cuts in spending. Bloomberg news quotes KLM spokesman Robbert Veldhuizen as saying that while two of the carrier's 10 B787-9s on order from Boeing have been delayed, the delivery of the first remains on track for the last quarter of the year. KLM has also been forced to cut 22 flights from its schedule … [Read more...] about KLM postpones 787 deliveries, new routes
