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As the world marks Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day in March, Freight Business Journal asks Eliska Hill, Senior Vice President of Cargo at broker Air Partner about gender in the industry – and how it has changed over the years.
Thirty-five years ago, Eliska Hill wanted to be a pilot. Coming from an aviation family, it was only natural that she would want to follow in her relatives’ footsteps ...
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The cargo team at broker Air Partner was called into action to help send aid to Jamaica in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl that struck the Caribbean on June 29.
A chartered A321F freighter flew 50,000 lbs and 43 pallets with relief supplies, including family emergency kits, generators, and tarps. This ...
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Air Partner's Cargo Division, flew more aid cargo operation to Gaza in early June. The 49 ton consignment moved on a single A330-200F charter flight from Dubai to Al Arish, Egypt and delivered overland due to the ongoing conflict.
As with previous flights, operating from international airports allowed for any permit ...
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Air Partner's cargo division has operated three 747-400 freighter flights with aid for Gaza, each carrying 85-90 tonnes.
Two of the flights took off from Liege airport in Belgium and the third flight left from Nairobi airport Kenya, all bound for Larnaca International Airport (LCA) in Cyprus. With the ongoing conflict ...
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Broker Air Partner has appointed Oliver Giesen as global head of onboard courier (OBC). He will be based in his home country of Germany, which is a prominent manufacturing hub in Europe, ideally located for US- and Asia-bound delivery services.
Reporting to vice president of global charter, Pierre Van Der Stichele, ...
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Air Partner has appointed Kim Borgaard as head of business development for the Nordics region. The broker says it reflects growing demand cargo and passenger charters. He will be based just outside Copenhagen, and will leverage his wealth of expertise to drive the company’s growth across Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, ...
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Air Partner's cargo division has completed an operation to transport 92 tonnes of humanitarian relief to Gaza, including blankets, fleeces and hygiene kits- total of over 39,000 items.
The material was carried on three flights across three days using an A300F aircraft from Brindisi airport in Italy to Al Arish (in ...
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Charter operator Air Partner obtained permits in less than 72 for a mission to transport 43 offshore buoys from Brescia, Italy, to Pointe Noire in the Republic of Congo. The buoys were vital to ensure uninterrupted coastal navigation in the region. Air Partner’s teams worked tirelessly to obtain the necessary permits ...
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Air Partner’s Global Cargo Division delivered humanitarian medical aid to Afghanistan following the earthquakes which struck the country in October. On 22 October, it delivered 82 tonnes of emergency relief from Copenhagen to Kabul, using a Boeing B747F.
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Broker Air Partner has signed a deal with Air Logistics Group’s Worldwide GSA, to expand its cargo services in Asia-Pacific. Worldwide GSA will act as Air Partner’s representative in the region while Air Partner will be the charter desk for Worldwide GSA group.
Air Partner says it will allow it to ...
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