Swissport is successfully expanding its presence in pharmaceuticals handling around the world and now operates 21 Swissport Pharma Centers and more than 70 pharma-capable air cargo facilities with the recent certification of two locations. Swissport’s facilities at Liège Airport (LGG) in Belgium and Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) in Canada have achieved the IATA CEIV Pharma certification, marking the company’s 16th and 17th certifications for pharma warehousing. LGG is … [Read more...] about Swissport expands pharma handling network
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Etihad Cargo adds belly capacity on Asian routes for winter
Etihad Cargo's winter schedule promises more belly hold cargo capacity across its network in Asia, with new routes and increased frequencies from September 2023. The Middle East carrier will operate five services each week to Osaka and will increase its services to China, adding three more flights to Beijing and four more flights to Shanghai per week. In India, Etihad will introduce belly cargo capacity on new passenger routes to Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram, operating seven flights per … [Read more...] about Etihad Cargo adds belly capacity on Asian routes for winter
Maastricht Aachen Airport names interim CEO
Press release Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) has appointed industry expert Jonas van Stekelenburg as interim chief executive Officer (CEO), to lead an ambitious growth programme. The airport’s new holding company, NV HBLM, has made the change to drive MST’s strategic goals of enhanced sustainability, digitalisation, and cargo and passenger development. Van Stekelenburg brings extensive aviation expertise to the role, having already provided advisory services to MST’s management and … [Read more...] about Maastricht Aachen Airport names interim CEO
ANA, Korean Air extend SAF option for air cargo
Airlines based in Asia are taking another step towards more sustainable operations as Korean Air and Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways have extended new options to contribute to the use of sustainable aviation fuel for air cargo. Korean Air has launched its SAF programme to air cargo customers as part of the airline’s ongoing effort to reduce carbon emissions and raise awareness in the air cargo sector to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The airline will share with … [Read more...] about ANA, Korean Air extend SAF option for air cargo
transport logistic Southeast Asia kicks to high gear
MMI Asia, event organiser of transport logistic and air cargo Southeast Asia, has announced that ‘supply chain resilience, digitalisation and sustainability’ will the main themes for this year’s event, which is scheduled on 1-3 November. The event, which will happen for the first time in Singapore, is set to gather key decision makers in the region for three days of conference and daily exhibition featuring the likes of DHL, dnata, Gebrüder Weiss, Incheon International Airport, Jettainer and … [Read more...] about transport logistic Southeast Asia kicks to high gear
Cathay appoints new cargo head in Southeast Asia
Cathay Pacific has reshuffled key management roles in Southeast Asia and has promoted Ashish Kapur as regional head of cargo effective 1 September 2023. Kapur has been with Cathay Pacific for more than 22 years and has held several managerial positions across various markets, including India, Africa, the Middle East and Northern Europe. Prior to his current role, he was the area manager for northern Europe, where he oversaw the entire operations and managed the teams based in the … [Read more...] about Cathay appoints new cargo head in Southeast Asia