Airlines look to create partnerships with specialists
The formation of partnerships between airlines and aircraft manufacturers with maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO) and supply chain specialists is a growing trend in the industry, writes Stuart Flitton. Where an airline owns its aircraft, maintenance will involve use of its own spare parts in its own storage facilities and be performed by its own […]
Demand remains strong for oversized at Volga-Dnepr
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has seen strong growth in demand for charters and a lot of diversity in the types of outsize and heavyweight cargoes it has delivered this year. Commercial director, Alexander Kraynov (pictured below) notes flying hours operated by its An-124-100 and IL-76TD-90VD freighters in the first six months rose 29 per cent and 37 […]
B&H Worldwide forms partnership with African freight forwarder
B&H Worldwide has appointed ACX (Advanced Cargo Express) as its agent for Morocco – the first time the company has formed a partnership with a North African freight forwarder. Based Casablanca’s Mohammed V Airport, ACX has a considerable aerospace industry experience and is able to provide direct airside capability at the gateway. B&H Worldwide and ACX have previously […]
Strong airfreight helps Kuehne + Nagel profit rise
Kuehne + Nagel has seen profits increase by 5.4 per cent to 679 million Swiss francs in 2015 ($680 million) with strong performance in the airfreight division. The airfreight division saw earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) increase from 238 million Swiss francs in 2014 to 265 million Swiss francs in 2015. This is despite […]
SEKO Logistics creates new aerospace and aviation division
SEKO Logistics has created a new aerospace and aviation industry division. The new sector is headed by Bryan Lowrie, managing director, who will be headquartered in Dallas (US), the world’s second largest aerospace market. SEKO has served leading manufacturing and production customers in the industry for a number of years. Now it is increasing its […]
Volga-Dnepr makes three appointments in key growth sectors
Volga-Dnepr Airlines has appointed three global directors to spearhead growth of its transport and logistics solutions with customers in the aerospace, humanitarian, and oil and gas sectors. Axel Kaldschmidt has been appointed global director for aerospace. Aerospace customers account for 30 per cent of Volga-Dnepr’s annual business, delivering nearly 175,000 tonnes of cargo such as […]