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Air France KLM Group, one of Europe's leading freighter operators and cargo carriers, has unveiled a three-year transformation plan to restore profitability. It envisages a virtual standstill on capacity, including deferred delivery of new aircraft and improved productivity from the remaining fleet.
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IAG Cargo has taken delivery of its final two Boeing 747-8 Freighters. The freighters recently arrived at Hong Kong airport from the Boeing Everett Delivery Centre in Seattle and will help IAG – which comprises British Airways and Iberia to expand its global cargo network. The Group now has three ...
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Seatruck launched the third in a series of four newbuildings at FSG Flensburg Yard, Germany, on 12 January. The Seatruck Performance was named by Virginia O’Reilly, wife of Eugene O’Reilly, managing director of Dublin-based O’Reilly Transport.
The first of the large ro-ro newbuildings, Seatruck Progress, is now operating on Seatruck’s busy ...
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Polet Airlines made its first appearance in South America on 7 January when UK-based ACS requested rapid transportation of a consignment of aircraft equipment. The Russian-owned carrier deployed its IL-96-400T freighter on the flight from East Midlands to Sao Paulo. It was also first time an aircraft of the type ...
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Transport for London is holding a series of workshops to help the freight industry run smoothly in areas affected by the Games. The free workshops, which aim to attract businesses from across all sectors and will help them to plan and prepare, start on 30 January and run until the ...
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Chairman of European Shippers' Council Rail Freight Council, Henk Schaafstal died on 6 January following injuries sustained an accident on 3 November. A senior supply chain engineer and rail coordinator within the chemicals supply chain management department, he was also an enthusiastic and highly influential member of the Dutch Shippers' ...
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AirBridgeCargo Airlines has started a scheduled 747-400 freighter service to Chengdu International Airport (CTU). The route will operate three times per week, connecting Chengdu directly with Moscow, Amsterdam and ABC’s other online network destinations in Europe.
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Aircraft charter firm Air Charter Service raised more than £50,000 for their chosen charities in 2011 including HEAL, which provides shelter, support, education and healthcare to some of the world’s poorest children. Others included Cancer Research UK, The Shooting Star Children’s Hospice, The Willow Foundation and The International Youth Arts ...
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How many people can honestly say that they have not had a day off sick in the last year?
Well, how about 5 years or even more remarkably 10 years without a day’s sickness?
That is exactly what staff at the GBA Group of Companies have recently been rewarded for.
Directors at the ...
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Lufthansa Cargo handled an all-time record tonnage in 2011, with around 1.9 million tonnes of freight and mail in 2011 - an increase of 5% on the year-earlier level. The airline raised capacity over the twelve months by 8.6%, mainly due to the integration, of Austrian Airlines and the Lufthansa-DHL ...
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