IAG Cargo delivers vaccines in battle against disease
India’s growing pharmaceutical sector is part of a worldwide effort to stamp out preventable diseases. In April, the world marked the launch of World Immunisation Week, a global public health campaign by the World Health Organization (WHO) with the aim of increasing rates of immunisation and ensuring that every person is protected against vaccine-preventable diseases around […]
Pharma at IAG Cargo remains in good health
The growing investment and activity behind vaccine development and production around the globe will be a key driver for pharma airfreight activity in the next five years, that is the claim of IAG Cargo global head, pharmaceutical and life sciences, Alan Dorling (pictured). He says: “There will be significant growth in vaccines shipments in 2018 […]
Cool chain training courses proving a success for IAG
IAG Cargo is seeing strong demand for cool chain training courses it has been running in partnership with Exelsius – focused on upping supply chain standards. The two-day course at the ‘GDP Academy’ aims to improve industry compliance to GDP standards for healthcare and life science products – an ever-growing sector for airfreight. The two-day […]
Critical investments for IAG Cargo’s pharma services
IAG Cargo is continuing to make significant investments in cool chain services, most recently with the launch of Constant Climate Critical, according to global head of pharmaceuticals and life sciences, Alan Dorling. The airline group’s Constant Climate product has been performing well with year-on-year volume growth of three per cent in the first half, with […]
Air Cargo Europe: Pharma and new business models
If the two air cargo europe sessions were not enough, there will also be discussions focusing on pharmaceuticals and new business models. Pharma has been a hot growth sector for the air cargo industry in recent years, and with it significant drives to improve quality and an increasing number of companies undergoing International Air Transport […]
IAG Cargo signs rental container agreement with Va-Q-tec
IAG Cargo has signed a global rental container agreement with Va-Q-tec – to use for the transportation of temperature sensitive cargo products. IAG says it allows customers to utilise Va-Q-tainers to move their cargo in a “safe and cost efficient way”. The Va-Q-tainers deployed will provide temperature controlled solutions for six temperature ranges ranging from -70 degrees Celsius to +25 degrees […]
Pharma investments made by IAG Cargo paying off
IAG Cargo’s Constant Climate (CC) product has been running for 10 years and continues to go from strength to strength, providing a boost in a challenging marketplace. The temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals market is a growing area of premium cargo and has seen 8-10 per cent growth. IAG Cargo’s global head of pharmaceuticals and life sciences, Alan […]
IAG Cargo to upgrade London to Tel Aviv services for pharma
IAG Cargo is to upgrade its London to Tel Aviv services from Airbus A321s to Boeing 777-200s from March 2016 to take advantage of Israel’s fast growing pharmaceutical sector. The 777-200s will operate twice a day between Heathrow Airport and Ben Gurion International Airport, replacing the remaining A321. The upgrade will provide a daily capacity […]