In recent years, the demand for reliable end-to-end transport for pharmaceutical cargo has seen a tremendous rise, bringing to light the lack of reliability and data sharing, that affects the entire supply chain. As with every growing industry, the need for improvements and quality checks becomes ever more apparent with the growing demand. The solution: Pharma.Aero. Pharma.Aero is an independent membership driven association comprised of members from airport communities, … [Read more...] about A community approach in maintaining Pharma Shipments
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Brussels Airport: Belgium’s economic power house
Brussels airport, one of the largest airports in Europe, has grown into a multimodal transport hub. Considered as an economic power house, the airport industry is considered to play a key role in the Belgian Economy. With an annual 495,000 tonnes of cargo, Brucargo, the air cargo hub of Brussels Airport, plays an important role in international logistics and in the success of specific industries, such as the pharmaceutical industry for example. The first half of the … [Read more...] about Brussels Airport: Belgium’s economic power house
Taking a walk down memory lane – the story of FAPAA
On a mission to find out more about other air cargo associations in Asia, the Air Cargo Association of Korea (ACAK), with the support of their government, went on an expedition to Singapore to meet with the Singapore Air-cargo Agents Association (SAAA). It was April 1985 when this happened. During the meeting, both sides exchanged ideas and discovered that they were facing the same types of issues. One was that the relationship between the airlines and air cargo agents … [Read more...] about Taking a walk down memory lane – the story of FAPAA
Have you cast your vote?
If you haven’t already, mark the dates on your calendar. The 6th edition of the Payload Asia Awards and Conference are coming up on the 11th and 12th of October 2017. The annual event will be held in Singapore at the Crowne Plaza, and promises not to disappoint. The conference website (conference.payloadasia.com) holds all the information regarding the two day event, as well as a registration link and an updated list of all the great speakers. Moving onto the awards, as … [Read more...] about Have you cast your vote?
Significant growth for HKIA in first half of 2017
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) recorded growth in all three air traffic categories in the first half of 2017, highlighted by significant growth in cargo throughput. From January to June this year, HKIA handled 2.3 million tonnes of cargo, soaring 11.3% over the same period last year. Passenger throughput and flight movements climbed 1.3% and 0.9% year on year to 35.7 million and 206,560 respectively. Passenger traffic was driven by the continued growth of travel among Hong … [Read more...] about Significant growth for HKIA in first half of 2017
Antonov Airlines appoints Flywell Aviation GSA inIndia
ANTONOV Airlines has appointed Flywell Aviation as its General Sales Agent (GSA) in India, as part of its ongoing growth strategy. New Delhi-headquartered Flywell Aviation has offices in Mumbai and Bangalore, and provides services to the defence, aerospace, oil and gas, rail and construction, as well as other sectors. Four senior members of staff, with a combined logistics industry experience of 55 years, will support Antonov Airlines’ activities across Flywell … [Read more...] about Antonov Airlines appoints Flywell Aviation GSA inIndia
