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New chief for Saudia Cargo

Saudia Cargo has appointed Eng. Loay Mashabi as its new chief executive officer and managing director from 1 January. He succeeds Teddy Zebitz as chief executive, who will continue to serve as a member of the board of directors. Eng. Mashabi has been a Saudia Cargo board member since August 2021 before becoming managing director in October 2023. Prior to joining the carrier, he served as deputy minister for logistics ... [+]

United Cargo joins Cargo.one

Leading US air belly carrier United Airlines has joined the cargo.one digital cargo booking platform. Currently, the service on cargo.one is available to selected customers in the US, Canada, the UK, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland but the carrier plans to ... [+]

Chop! Chop! Quick-thinking Chapman Freeborn delivers urgent car parts

Air charter broker Chapman Freeborn landed an AS-355 helicopter on a carpark to get automotive equipment to its destination in time for a German car manufacturer. The company drew upon its fifty years of experience to identify and request the use of an adjacent car ... [+]

New Americas chief for ECS

ECS Group has also appointed Paco Ortega as regional vice president. He will spearhead ECS Group’s commercial development efforts and work to establish greater cohesion across its US, Central, and South American operations. With over 30 years at ECS Group, Paco Ortega has led numerous major ... [+]

New look for SATS and WFS

SATS and its wholly-owned subsidiary Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), have created a new unified global visual identity to reflect their integration, 18-months after SATS completed the acquisition of WFS. The WFS brand name will be retained in the Americas and EMEAA region, however. The new ... [+]

Lufthansa signs China deals

Shanghai Airport Authority and Lufthansa Cargo have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a framework to develop Shanghai Pudong Airport as an Asia-Pacific core hub. It has also signed cooperation agreements with Shanghai Airport Authority, Air China Cargo and China Postal Express and Logistics ... [+]

Freight feels the Trump Effect

Judah Levine, head of research at the Freightos platform says that Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential elections could have an effect on supply chains even before he takes office. The president-to-be is known to be in favour of stiff tariffs on overseas imports, especially ... [+]

Portugal’s TAP restarts Manaus flights

TAP Air Portugal has resumed three-days-a-week services from Lisbon to Manaus, the capital of the Brazilian state of Amazonas with the first flight arriving at Eduardo Gomes International Airport on 4 November operated by an A321 neo aircraft. The service operates via Belém. The Portuguese ... [+]

Qantas joins Freightos platform

Qantas Freight has joined the Freightos air cargo booking platform. Frwarders can search, compare and book capacity across Freightos’ WebCargo and 7LFreight by WebCargo platforms for all Qantas and Jetstar services between the US, Australia and New Zealand. Earlier this month, the carrier joined the ... [+]

More stations for Menzies’ MACH system

Menzies Aviation has extended its partnership with technology services and consulting company Wipro to roll-out the Menzies Aviation Cargo Handling (MACH) cargo management system to 28 new stations in 2025. MACH has already been deployed at 24 locations across four continents, with a further 13 airports ... [+]

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