Alliance Ground International (AGI) picked CHAMP Cargosystem’s application programming interface (API) to enable the integration of its in-house digital cargo system with CHAMP’s Cargospot Handling system. CHAMP said its API gateway has a developer portal designed to facilitate independent development by its customers. The portal enables developers to view the list of available CHAMP APIs, register to use them and test them before integrating them in new software. Looking … [Read more...] about Ground handler AGI links own system to Cargospot with CHAMP API
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Dachser to take emission-free delivery service to Freiburg
Freiburg is the latest test site for Dachser and its emission-free delivery as the company is set to roll out an all-electric fleet of Fuso eCanters, StreetScooters, and cargo bikes in the German city. Dachser has designated post code 79098 for Freiburg’s city centre—including parts of the city’s Altstadt, Neuburg, and Oberau districts—an emission-free delivery area. This means B2B and B2C customers in this roughly 1.5-square-kilometre zone can receive groupage shipments knowing they … [Read more...] about Dachser to take emission-free delivery service to Freiburg
SpiceJet to start non-stop London flights in December
SpiceJet will be the first Indian low-cost airline to connect to the United Kingdom when it launches non-stop flights from Delhi and Mumbai to London’s Heathrow Airport starting 4 December. Three weekly flights will operate under the air bubble agreement between India and UK, with two weekly flights coming from Delhi and one weekly service from Mumbai. SpiceJet will deploy its Airbus A330-900 neo aircraft for these flights. The 371-seater twin-aisle A330 has a configuration of 353 … [Read more...] about SpiceJet to start non-stop London flights in December
LATAM Cargo Brazil brings volunteers and supplies to support animal rescue campaign
LATAM Cargo Brazil teamed up with nonprofit Ampara Animal to support the efforts of volunteers and veterinarians in their wildlife rescue campaign. Through its solidary plane programme, LATAM donated 30 airline tickets to volunteers and veterinarians to support their rescue and treatment efforts for animals affected by the forest wildfires in Brazil's Pantanal. The campaign named “Pantamal em Chamas” stands for “blazing wetlands.” Launched on 1 September, the … [Read more...] about LATAM Cargo Brazil brings volunteers and supplies to support animal rescue campaign
AirBridgeCargo, Kuehne+Nagel run pharma charter service from Leipzig to Guangzhou
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) partnered with Kuehne+Nagel to operate a pharma charter flight from Leipzig, Germany (LEJ) to Guangzhou, China (CAN) via Novosibirsk, Russia (OVB). Over 500,000 vials of temperature-sensitive human albumin were packaged in Tyvek thermo covers and transported in 19 ULDs loaded onto a Boeing 747-8F. More than 105 tonnes were carried by ABC’s freighter. “With most of the anti-COVID-19 shipments switching to slow logistics, we could use this period to test … [Read more...] about AirBridgeCargo, Kuehne+Nagel run pharma charter service from Leipzig to Guangzhou
Qatar Airways declares reliable winter schedule, 124 destinations by end of 2020
Qatar Airways has announced its winter schedule in line with passenger and cargo demand and the continued relaxation of entry restrictions around the world. As the largest international carrier during this crisis according to IATA, the airline has applied its unrivalled knowledge of global passenger flows and booking trends to load a reliable winter schedule that passengers can trust. “This trust begins by offering an honest schedule of flights that is realistic of the current market … [Read more...] about Qatar Airways declares reliable winter schedule, 124 destinations by end of 2020