DoKaSch expands North American business Written by: Felicity Stredder | 23/04/2018 Cargo Matters Douglas Wettergren has been appointed as CEO of DoKaSch Americas.
DoKaSch expands North American business Written by: Felicity Stredder | 23/04/2018 Cargo Matters Douglas Wettergren has been appointed as CEO of DoKaSch Americas.
Hactl receives award for environmental efforts Written by: Felicity Stredder | 23/04/2018 Cargo Matters Green Scene Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals (Hactl) has received the Hong Kong International Airport Environmental Management Recognition Scheme Grand Award for its continuing efforts to reduce waste.
Los Angeles adds to green bus fleet Written by: Alwyn Brice | 23/04/2018 GSE Focus Green Scene The Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners has approved the purchase of 20, 60 foot long articulated, battery-powered buses to be used for airfield passenger transportation.
Handlers team up for cargo facility Written by: Alwyn Brice | 22/04/2018 Handling Talk Cargo Matters Fraport and Swissport have signed a long-term lease agreement for a new air cargo facility in CargoCity South at Frankfurt airport.
New European ground handling report Written by: Alwyn Brice | 20/04/2018 In Depth ACI, ASA and the European Transport Workers' Federation have jointly produced a study that looks at various aspects of the European ground handling sector.
New DCS adopted by Swissport Written by: Alwyn Brice | 20/04/2018 Handling Talk Tech Talk Swissport has successfully implemented a new departure control system and messaging service.
Baltic Ground Services to provide services for Turkish Cargo A330 Written by: Felicity Stredder | 20/04/2018 Handling Talk Cargo Matters Baltic Ground Services (BGS) greeted its first Turkish Cargo A330 aircraft at the Vilnius airport yesterday (April 19).
PRM lifts for Spanish airports Written by: Alwyn Brice | 19/04/2018 GSE Focus Contracts & Appointments During 2017 and the first couple of months of 2018, over 80 new ambulifts (including two A380 compatible models) were delivered to a number of Spanish airports by Air-Rail.
SITA’s 2018 Baggage Report shows further improvement Written by: Felicity Stredder | 19/04/2018 Handling Talk Cargo Matters Airlines around the world have once again improved the rate of baggage delivery according to the SITA 2018 Baggage Report published today.
China Eastern buys from Germany Written by: Alwyn Brice | 18/04/2018 GSE Focus A total of 20 of Goldhofer's latest generation of towbarless aircraft tractors, the 20 AST-2X Phoenix, have been ordered by China Eastern Airlines.
Etihad Cargo signs agreement for DoKaSch Opticooler Written by: Felicity Stredder | 18/04/2018 Cargo Matters Etihad Cargo has signed a master agreement for the DoKaSch Opticooler container, enabling it to expand its TempCheck service offering for temperature-controlled pharmaceuticals.
Gate Gourmet FDA rating downgraded in KY Written by: Felicity Stredder | 17/04/2018 Lounge & Catering The classification of Gate Gourmet’s airline catering facility in Erlanger, Kentucky, has been downgraded from “approved” to “provisional” by the US Food and Drug Administration following inspections at the end of last year.
New BA lounge opens at Rome Fiumicino Written by: Felicity Stredder | 17/04/2018 Lounge & Catering British Airways opened its new lounge at Terminal 3 of Rome Fiumicino airport on April 16.
DHL expands footprint in California to meet e-commerce needs Written by: Felicity Stredder | 16/04/2018 Cargo Matters International express services provider DHL has relocated its Ontario service centre in California to a larger, US$7M facility to accommodate the increased growth in international trade as a result of growth in e-commerce.
Slots - and their management Written by: Alwyn Brice | 13/04/2018 In Depth Dr Chris Smith looks at the mysteries of slot allocation - and brings a welcome sequel to his initial thoughts on what Brexit will mean to the aviation sector.