Guangdong Longhao Aviation Group (GLHA), a subsidiary of the diversified Longhao Group, has signed up for three 737-300 conversions from Jinan Shandong-based STAECO, a Pemco World Air Services (PEMCO) conversion partner. GLHA is a relative newcomer to the aviation sector. Its parent company, headquartered in Zhujiang Newtown in Southern China, is better known for its[…]
Tentative approval for scheduled airline services from ten U.S. cities to Cuba may have implications for air cargo movement between the two countries. The news comes months after the U.S. Airforwarders Association (AfA) urged the country’s Department of Transportation (DOT) to assign routes to U.S. airlines that also offer cargo services. Tentative awards have now[…]
U.S.-based hedge fund RiverOak has submitted an outline for its plans to redevelop Manston Airport in the southeast of the U.K. The plans will be opened to public comment later this month, according to local media. RiverOak says it will reveal more details regarding its plans for freight operations at the airport, but that the[…]
Few activities require a greater degree of blind faith than swallowing a pill. The tiny capsules can be lifesavers, but there are few outward signs that indicate whether they are legitimate. Imagine being prescribed Heparin, a proven blood thinner, only to find out after the onset of a blood clot that the drug was an[…]
The race for warehouse automation is heating up with the news this week that Honeywell has signed an agreement to acquire privately held supply chain and warehouse automation firm Intelligrated from a company backed by Permira funds, a private equity firm. The deal, worth US$1.5 billion, transfers ownership of “mission-critical warehouse execution systems and software”[…]
Radio frequency identification (RFID) is hardly a cutting-edge technology. The system of scanning and identifying objects through the use of radio waves has roots that reach back to World War II. Since then, it’s been used in countless tracking systems to monitor the movement of trucks and goods. In the air cargo world, adoption of[…]
