July 2018
Qatar Airways will increase frequency of its flights between Manchester and Doha to triple daily from May 2019. The carrier currently operates 16 flights per week between the two cities – double daily on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays with triple daily flights already operating on Mondays and Saturdays. Third daily flights on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 18 September 2018 and the additional Wednesday, Friday and Sunday services from ...
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Volga-Dnepr Group and CargoLogicHolding signed a package deal at the Farnborough International Airshow including a letter of intent to acquire 29 Boeing 777 Freighters, confirmation of an order for five Boeing 747-8 Freighters, a crew pairing solution and an agreement to work together on future freighter projects.
While Volga-Dnepr Group is ...
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Lufthansa Cargo flights has teamed up with the Freightos WebCargo platform to allow forwarders to instantly look up contracted rates, assess capacity, and book cargo on specific flights in real-time.
Freightos WebCargo claims the world’s largest air cargo rate database and now enables real-time pricing, capacity and eBooking for the few ...
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Time-critical logistics specialists GBA Services has set up a dedicated Aerospace Division. One of the early projects of the new division will be a dedicated components ‘milk-run’ service, delivering airside to all UK airports to support airlines and their supplier bases. The services will also dovetail with GBA’s comprehensive pan-European ...
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Scarcely was the ink dry on the Government’s customs bill published last week on 12 July, but Prime Minister Theresa may was forced to accept major amendments to get it passed – narrowly, by just three votes – last night.
The changes include cancelling the plan for the UK to collect ...
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Shipping minister Nusrat Ghani christened Hapag-Lloyd’s latest 15,000teu ship the Afif at a ceremony at DP World London Gateway on 16 July. Hapag’s chief operating officer Anthony Firmin said it was the first time in 20 years that the German line has named one of its vessels in Great Britain. ...
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Susanne Oud has joined the BIFA board of directors, replacing Roy Baker who has stepped down having been on the trade association's Board since 2005. She is a director of member company, OIA Global, based at the company’s head office in London. Born in Perth, Australia, she emigrated from Australia ...
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ABP is to start building work on a new vehicle terminal at the Port of Southampton, as part of a £50 million investment.
The new £15 million multi-storey facility will be built in the Eastern Dock and will provide storage for a further 3,000 vehicles.
ABP Southampton director, Alastair Welch, said: ...
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Fast van operator Simpex Express has more than doubled its capacity in Birmingham with a move to larger premises at the city’s airport. In Leeds, it has recruited two new members of staff - Linsey Stanley and Beata Talan.
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Antonov Airlines said its revenue grew by 81% in 2017 compared to the previous year, while January to May figures in 2018 were up 42% thanks to its strategic partnership with Dreamlifts and the establishment of its UK headquarters at London Stansted Airport. The heavy lift operator is working with ...
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