For the first time in more than 50 years, the skies over Cuba are opening up to scheduled service from the United States. The two countries signed a deal today, officially allowing flights between their borders. Federal officials said they will allow more than 100 daily round-trip flights between the U.S. and 10 Cuban international[…]
Swiss WorldCargo is taking the lead in IATA’s e-AWB 360 campaign to speed up process implementation of switching to electronic air waybills (e-AWB) to all destinations and customers at numerous airports using the “single process” concept. Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS) became the first such “e-airport” on Jan. 1, later joined by Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)[…]
Under an ACMI contract, using the air operator certificate and flight numbers from subsidiary carrier CargoLogicAir, AirBridgeCargo has begun new twice-weekly 747 freighter service to Africa, as of Feb. 14. ABC’s new flights will operate every Thursday and Sunday. The routing will start ex-London Stansted via Frankfurt to Libreville and onto Johannesburg, returning to Stansted[…]
Air France-KLM-Martinair has become the first airline group to achieve IATA’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) certification for pharmaceutical handling at two different hubs simultaneously. The group met this achievement at Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) Airport and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), and also for its respective airline processes. Bram Gräber, executive vice president[…]
The grim discovery of a body in the landing gear of an MD-11 freighter, registered to Florida-based Western Global Airlines, was discovered over the weekend when the aircraft stopped in Harare, Zimbabwe, according to The Guardian and other British news sources. The deceased was believed to be a stowaway. The Herald, Zimbabwe’s state-run newspaper, said[…]
According to CEO Jens Bjørn Andersen 2015 was a good year for DSV, one of the first major logistics companies to report financial data for the full year. Andersen said DSV gained market share across all business segments, delivering strong growth in earnings and cash flow. Net revenue of US$7.7 billion was up 4.7 percent[…]
