In the span of one week, Precision Aircraft Solutions has redelivered four B757-200 P2F aircraft from four MRO locations around the world to three clients. “We are tremendously proud of these four converted freighters being redelivered in one week’s time,” said Precision president Gary Warner. “The breadth of Precision’s capabilities and the reach of our services have never been greater.” The redeliveries were for four customers and completed by the following MRO operations: DHL at … [Read more...] about Precision redelivers four B757-200 P2Fs in one week
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Brussels sees 7.3% growth in cargo in Oct
Freight volume at Brussels Airport rose in the month of October by 7.3 per cent with the full freight segment showing particularly strong growth of 27.1 per cent, thanks to the arrival of new airlines at Brussels Airport. The suspension of the activities of Ethiopian Airways, is expected to have a negative effect on growth in the coming months however. Express services, such as DHL, grew by 5.9 per cent, the airport said. Air freight transport showed a decline across the whole of Europe with … [Read more...] about Brussels sees 7.3% growth in cargo in Oct
DHL plugs Taiwan into Europe-Asia multimodal network
DHL Global Forwarding has added Taiwan into its pioneering and rapidly expanding North Asia multimodal network with a sea link between Taiwan and mainland China, offering customers the full-container load door-to-door service, DHL Railing. The new connection linking Taichung port to Shanghai, effectively plugs into the rail link into Europe via Warsaw from Suzhou, which also serves as a base for over 10,000 Taiwan-funded export-oriented enterprises. The sea link that added Japan and now … [Read more...] about DHL plugs Taiwan into Europe-Asia multimodal network
Qatar Airways plans door-to-door courier service
Qatar Airways has announced its intention to tap the surging e-commerce business by getting into door-to-door courier delivery. Speaking to cargo media in Doha, Qatar Airways chief executive, Akbar Al Baker said the new QR Express product announced today, was aimed squarely at the growing global ecommerce logistics business. “We want to get into the courier business which is high yield and high margin business,” Al Baker said. “We are very keen on this and this is the first … [Read more...] about Qatar Airways plans door-to-door courier service
Payload Asia Awards 2015
On a hazy tropical evening in Singapore on 15 October, the global air cargo industry gathered at the Crowne Plaza Changi Airport for a spectacular gala dinner and awards ceremony honouring the best in the industry – not simply those who took home the top prizes, but each and every company nominated for their outstanding achievements. Emirates Sky Cargo and AirBridgeCargo Airlines – the first, a repeat winner and the second, a firsttime participant – both took away top awards as Overall … [Read more...] about Payload Asia Awards 2015
Ethiopian Cargo shifts from Brussels to Maastricht
Ethiopian Airlines (ET) has announced it will stop flying cargo into Brussels and will instead shift the 5-6 weekly cargo-flights, amounting to 40,000 to 50,000 tonnes, to Maastricht-Aachen Airport in the Netherlands. The Ethiopian cargo freight to and from Belgium consists mainly of flowers along with cargo for Starbroker, the in-house carrier of DHL Global Forwarding. Two of the flights will also stop at Dubai while a third flight will continue to Addis Ababa and twice a week ET Cargo will fly … [Read more...] about Ethiopian Cargo shifts from Brussels to Maastricht
