December 2015
Lufthansa's time:matters Special Speed Logistics arm has added Alitalia destinations to its Sameday network, giving to numerous direct connections to and from Italy and within the country. Almost 400 additional connections are now available from major business hubs such as Milan and Rome to cities such as Amsterdam and Budapest as well as domestic connections such Milan to Catania. The Sameday network now comprises 105 European cities by air plus ...
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Industry has reacted with dismay to the news that, as widely expected, a decision on whether to build a third runway at Heathrow Airport has been delayed again - until at least next summer. A decision had previously been expected by the end of this year, but the government said ...
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All-cargo airline Cargolux said on 9 December that talks on a new collective work agreement (CWA) with the LCGB pilots' union had been “cut short” unexpectedly . The union had allegedly declared that they considered the negotiations had failed as management was not prepared to accept their demands.
Cargolux said that ...
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Ram Menen, Emirates cargo boss of three decades, is to join a new global supervisory board at independent forwarder network, WCA. WCA has also appointed Dan March as chief executive officer with founder David Yokeum becoming chairman.
Ram Menen, who headed up Emirates SkyCargo for almost three decades, said he was ...
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Waterfront Partnership will hold its eighth Annual; UK Ports Conference in London on 24-25 May 2016. The event has been expanded for 2016 into a two-day programme, with day one providing the latest updates on policy issues, exploring the current trends and outlook, examining national and regional and local infrastructure ...
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The World Shipping Council (WSC), the TT Club, the International Cargo Handling Coordination Association (ICHCA), and the Global Shippers’ Forum (GSF) have published some frequently asked questions on the new container weighing regulations that come into effect on 1 July 2016. The amendments to the SOLAS (Safety of Life at ...
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Barely a year after it signed a cargo partnership deal with Japan’s ANA airline, German carrier Lufthansa has now reached agreement with United Airlines for a similar pact on the transatlantic route.
The two carriers aid on 9 December that they would extend their current cooperation on passenger services to include ...
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Express carrier TNT says it is unable to guarantee the availability of timed premium services in parts of Scotland due to the closure of the Forth Road Bridge
All traffic in and out of Fife and Tayside (DD and KY postcodes) is being diverted away from the bridge ona 60mile detour ...
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The European Commission adopted proposals to negotiate EU-level comprehensive aviation agreements with key partner countries and regions on 7 December. They would replace the bilateral air services agreements between individual states which, says the Commission, has created a patchwork of differing market access and rules for airlines.
Proposed partner regions ...
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Middlesbrough-based logistics firm AV Dawson has appointed Charlie Nettle as its head of marketing and business development. He joins the business from the North East Chamber of Commerce (NECC), where he was head of marketing for more than six years. He even helped the Chamber break a Guinness World Record, holding ...
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