For its first new freighter service of 2015, Qatar Airways Cargo will launch twice weekly A330 freighter services to Basel, Switzerland, on 28 January 2015. The airline will also commence a “Pharma Express” service this month – the first of its kind in the industry, offering air freight to the pharmaceutical industry worldwide. The Pharma Express service will link two key pharma origins, Brussels and Basel, with the extensive Qatar Airways' network, via Doha, Qatar. … [Read more...] about Qatar Airways Cargo to start Basel service
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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
Strike shuts down Brussels airport
A 24-hour national strike in Belgium today (15 December in Belgium) is expected to shut down movement of ocean, rail, road and air freight throughout the country. Brussels airport has cancelled 600 incoming and outgoing flights as air traffic controllers join the protests. The strike is the climax of a month-long series of walkouts to protest austerity measures by the new conservative government to cut public debt, which includes scrapping an agreed cost of living rise next … [Read more...] about Strike shuts down Brussels airport
Jan de Rijk renews contract with Singapore Airlines Cargo
Jan de Rijk Logistics has announced that it has signed a prolongation agreement for Road Feeder Services with Singapore Airlines Cargo. The extension of the current contract is a positive development in the current air cargo market and proof of the trust Singapore Airlines Cargo has in the company's extensive trucking network, the Dutch logistics company said. Jan de Rijk Logistics will provide European trucking services to Singapore Airlines Cargo as preferred supplier at their main … [Read more...] about Jan de Rijk renews contract with Singapore Airlines Cargo