Singapore and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) have signed an agreement for Singapore to provide and receive assistance, capacity-building, and training (ACT) on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) under the ACT-SAF programme. Under the programme, Singapore will provide experts and resources to share expertise and experience, tackling areas such as setting up an International Advisory Panel (IAP) to engage industry and canvas ideas, developing a Sustainable Air Hub Blueprint … [Read more...] about Singapore commits to SAF with ICAO agreement
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UPS launches Premier service in Singapore
UPS Healthcare last week launched its latest product UPS Premier in Singapore. The company said the highly specialised shipping service combines a new level of tracking, prioritisation and recovery for patient-critical, time- and temperature-sensitive shipments. “Of three levels of UPS Premier available globally, UPS Premier Gold has now launched and is available in Singapore. The service offers acceleration and first-in first-off package prioritisation, with real-time monitoring through a … [Read more...] about UPS launches Premier service in Singapore
Lödige Industries to modernize JFK’s cargo facility
Lödige Industries has been selected by on-airport developer Aeroterm to install a state-of-the-art automated cargo system at New York JFK’s new 350,000-sqft cargo facility. The new system will be exclusively used by Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), the main cargo handler at JFK. The new cargo facility, which is being built on a 26-acre site, will include greater ramp capacity to handle three of today’s large modern air cargo freighters (Group VI aircraft) simultaneously. It will also have … [Read more...] about Lödige Industries to modernize JFK’s cargo facility
EFW taps Turkish Technic to work on A330s
Freighter conversions specialist Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW) and Turkish Technic, a leading MRO company certified around the world as Part 145 and Part 21 J&G organisation, have announced a new collaboration on A330P2F conversions. Turkish Technic will become the first MRO company to provide third-party conversion solutions for the A330P2F programme by EFW. The first A330P2F conversion for EFW is planned to be carried out at Turkish Technic’s facility in Istanbul in the third quarter of … [Read more...] about EFW taps Turkish Technic to work on A330s
Meet Challenge Group’s leasing arm
Press release An airline requires aircrafts and engines in order to fly. And, from time to time, those aircrafts may require replacement spares. This is where Challenge Aviation comes in Founded in Malta in 2016, Challenge Group’s leasing arm, which the group describes as its ‘engine,’ specialises in the acquisition and leasing of widebody aircraft and engines, and in trading spare parts. It owns eight wide-body aircraft and five spare engines which it leases out to the Group’s three … [Read more...] about Meet Challenge Group’s leasing arm
IATA, IBS roll out new invoicing tool in the US
The International Air Transport Association has successfully deployed a modernized version of its invoicing system CASSLink in the US air cargo market, in collaboration with its wholly owned subsidiary Cargo Network Services (CNS). IATA worked with IBS Software to develop the new and improved CASSLink. This invoicing system, which serves more than 15,000 freight forwarders, allows billings and payments between airlines and freight forwarders participating in the Cargo Accounts Settlement … [Read more...] about IATA, IBS roll out new invoicing tool in the US
