Dachser earns IATA CEIV Pharma in Atlanta
Dachser Air & Sea has received IATA CEIV Pharma certification in Atlanta, USA, the fourth location to be certified in 10 months. The certificate in Atlanta follows Frankfurt, Germany in late 2018; and Mumbai and Hyderabad in India in mid-2019 to be certified. Timo Stroh, head of global airfreight at Dachser says: “Our locations in […]
WFS to operate Atlanta airport’s Cargo Building C
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has won the tender to operate Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport’s Cargo Building C. The cargo handling agent is taking a long-term lease on the new facility, the most modern cargo terminal in Atlanta, as part of a multi-million dollar investment to bring its service, safety and security programmes to support the […]
Lufthansa Cargo adds summer freighter connections
Lufthansa Cargo will be adding freighter connections for the summer, putting the two new Boeing 777 Freighters into service. Capacity will increase 10% with increased flights across Asia, the Americas Africa utilising Lufthansa Cargo and AeroLogic’s freighter capacity on the summer schedule starting on 31 March. In Asia, two flights a week will be added […]
Air Charter Service opens office in Atlanta
Air Charter Service has opened its sixth office in the US, in Atlanta, the company’s 24th worldwide office with more to open this year. Joseph Chiantia will be in charge at the Atlanta office, having previously worked at the New York office. Prior to joining the company, Chiantia worked for the US Coast Guard, including […]
K+N to manage spare parts for Pratt & Whitney
Kuehne + Nagel has signed multi-year contract with Pratt & Whitney to manage the distribution of military and commercial aftermarket spare parts. Under the agreement, Kuehne + Nagel will manage a 300,000 square foot distribution centre in Atlanta, Georgia. With responsibility for the receipt, warehousing and inventory control of over 40,000 aircraft engine parts, the […]
Flying horses is nay problem for CargoLogicAir
CargoLogicAir has demonstrated its expertise in moving live animals by transporting racehorses from the USA to Europe on two Boeing 747 flights. The first flight from Atlanta to London Stansted carried two high value warmblood mares for Horse America who will participate in the Tattersalls’ Newmarket Sales of thoroughbred bloodstock in December. The second flight […]
Delta Cargo pushes for digitalisation with iPad kiosks
Delta Cargo has launched self-service iPad kiosks in Atlanta and Boston, requiring electronic air waybills (e-AWB) as standard operating procedure. The air waybill is a critical air cargo document constituting the contract of carriage between the shipper and Delta Cargo. The implementation supports Delta Cargo and the International Air Transport Association’s efforts to move from […]
Envirotainer extends RAP e2 network to Atlanta
Envirotainer has increased its RAP e2 network in the US to eight destinations by adding Atlanta to the network. The RAP e2 is designed to maintain temperatures between 0 and 25C in nearly any ambient condition along shipping routes globally, and the batteries can last for up to 100 hours. Key features of the RAP […]
CargoLogicAir to increase services to Atlanta, Dubai and Hong Kong
CargoLogicAir is continuing to increase services with additional flights from the UK to Atlanta, Dubai and Hong Kong. The third flight per week to Atlanta, which returns to London Stansted Airport, is in addition to existing services from Stansted to Mexico City via Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport, which were launched last August. The 2018 […]
Delta Cargo launches Equation Critical for time critical shipments
Delta Cargo has launched a new GPS enabled service called Equation Critical for international time sensitive shipment. The premium service for shipments that must travel on the next available flight, offer GPS tracking and moves with the highest priority across Delta’s network, allowing customers to know where their shipment is, anywhere in the world in […]
Delta Cargo expands coverage of DASH Critical & Medical
Delta Cargo has expanded the coverage of its DASH Critical & Medical service to 15 US locations, with further expansion planned next year. DASH Critical & Medical is the first fully GPS-enabled, same-day product offered by a US freight and passenger carrier, providing real-time tracking and monitoring of any eligible shipment, and customers can ship […]
Air Canada Cargo to end freighter partnership with Cargojet
Air Canada Cargo is to end its partnership with Cargojet, cancelling freighter services across Mexico, the USA, South America and Germany. The two airlines started their first flight on 10 June 2016, with flights to Bogota in Colombia and Lima in Peru using a Boeing 767-300 Freighter, providing 52 tonnes of cargo capacity. Services to […]
Oil & gas helps get CargoLogicAir services off to a flying start
CargoLogicAir’s (CLA) first scheduled route has got off to a flying start due to strong demand from the oil and gas industry from the USA to the Middle East. It launched twice-weekly Boeing 747-400 Freighter services in August with Europe-Mexico, Europe-Middle East and USA-Middle East connections, and has carried over 2,000 tonnes of cargo in […]
Turkish Cargo gains QEP Accreditation at two more stations
Turkish Cargo has received QEP Accreditation from Envirotainer at two key stations – Brussels and Atlanta, which it says is as an indication of the “quality of its pharmaceutical transportation service”. The carrier now moves medical products that require cold chain transportation to the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies in eight QEP stations (Bombay, Frankfurt, Hyderabad, Seoul, […]
Qatar becomes 1st carrier to launch Pittsburgh freighter service
Qatar Airways Cargo has become the first carrier to launch a freighter service to Pittsburgh in the US – bringing its Americas all-cargo network to 13. The fast-growing Qatari airline will start a twice-weekly Boeing 777 Freighter service on the route from 11 October. Pittsburgh is the 5th freighter destination in the Americas it has […]
Delta Cargo opens new Atlanta control centre
Delta Cargo today announced the official opening of its Cargo Control Center (CCC), which will support daily cargo operations across the globe. The new Atlanta facility provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of cargo transportation and management, with the ability to track shipments, trucks, mail, and freight – domestically and internationally. Delta Cargo, president and […]
Delta Cargo the highest performing US domestic carrier
Delta Cargo says it had the highest average NFD percentage for total airport-to-airport shipments amongst North American carriers over last 12 months at 81.31 per cent. This it says continues the improved operational reliability trend, which has seen it lead the North American carriers domestic belly-carrier market in average NFD performance for total airport-to-airport shipments […]
Delta Cargo gains IATA CEIV Pharma certification
Delta Cargo has become the first global carrier based in the USA to gain IATA CEIV Pharma Logistics certification. The International Air Transport Association Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (IATA CEIV) certification was awarded to the company at the headquarters level and at its Atlanta hub. Delta has created the first trans-Atlantic network connecting […]
Gebruder Weiss USA starts operations in five locations
Gebruder Weiss has formed a country organisation in the USA in five locations following expansion projects in Germany, China, Hong Kong and Singapore. The brand commenced operations in the USA on 3 July, taking over Atlanta, Boston and Los Angeles from a former US joint venture and opening two further locations in New York and […]
Cargolux expands services between China and the US
Cargolux Airlines has added Atlanta in the US to its destinations served from its Zhengzhou (CGO) hub in China. The North American city becomes the second destination, after Chicago, to receive direct connections to and from Cargolux’s Chinese hub. The service from CGO to Atlanta, in combination with Chicago, on its flight CV9765 that originates […]
Delta and Korean sign trans-Pacific joint venture
Delta Air Lines and Korean Air have reached an agreement to create a trans-Pacific joint venture, offering a number of services including increasing belly cargo. The joint venture, subject to regulatory approval, mainly focuses on passenger services to expand the trans-Pacific codeshare, joint sales and marketing initiatives in Asia and the USA, co-locating at key […]
Transformation of Delta Cargo beginning to take shape
Delta Cargo is transforming its business and is focusing on operational reliability and customer service. Speaking at air cargo europe in Munich last month, managing director for cargo revenue management, marketing and alliance, Kristin Colvile (pictured below) says it is “all go” as it evolves cargo processes and operations. “We have been going through somewhat […]
Delta and Aeromexico sign cargo agreement for US – Mexico services
Delta Cargo and Grupo Aeromexico Cargo have signed a cargo joint cooperation agreement to improve cargo operations between the US and Mexico. The agreement will allow customers to work with either carrier to transport cargo across a broad network of flights and joint trucking operations, and developments are underway to integrate technologies and create a […]
Strong peak season helps Virgin freight volumes grow 1.8% in 2016
Virgin Atlantic Cargo’s freight volumes rose 1.8 per cent in 2016 helped by a strong second half of the year and high peak season, with revenue of £174 million ($218.4 million). The airline carried 218,000 tonnes but says growth was offset by price pressure driven by overcapacity in the market and weakness of the pound, […]
Volga-Dnepr flies helicopters to Chile to tackle wildfires
Volga-Dnepr Airlines was called upon to deliver four helicopters to fight wildfires plaguing the Chilean countryside. Helicopter Express, contractors to the US Forest Service and the Department of Interior, called upon Volga-Dnepr to transport three Bell 205 helicopters, a K-MAX 1200 helicopter and a flatbed truck and trailer, on an Antonov AN-124-100 from Atlanta to […]
DHL gains IATA CEIV in Bogota, 7 US stations to follow by Q2 2017
DHL Global Forwarding is to certify seven of its 11 US stations by the end of the second quarter of 2017 to IATA CEIV Pharma standards following certification in Bogota, Colombia. The air and ocean freight specialist is to certify its Atlanta, Chicago, Cincinnati, Los Angeles, Miami, Philadelphia and San Juan to International Air Transport […]
VIDEO: Robust Cargo Investment
In this AZura Productions film, Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport’s airline business development executive, Elliot Paige explains the future shape of airports and investments in a robust cargo system. Hartsfield Jackson has five runways, three main air cargo complexes and 28 parking spaces for cargo aircraft.
Air Canada Cargo to add second South American freighter service
Air Canada Cargo is to add a second weekly service to South America with an additional flight to Bogota and Lima. The Boeing 767-300ER Freighter services operated by Cargojet were launched in June with flights from Toronto to Lima via Atlanta and Bogota, as well as Toronto to Mexico City via Dallas Fort Worth. Air […]
Carriers given permission for US – Havana services
Eight US carriers have been given permission to fly to Havana by the US Department of Transportation, filling the 20 daily flights agreed by the US and Cuban governments. Twelve airlines applied to serve the island nation’s capital, and Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines and […]
Virgin and Delta to co-locate cargo handling in the UK
Virgin Atlantic Cargo and Delta Cargo are to co-locate their dnata cargo handling facilities under one roof across the UK. The airlines will co-locate their cargo handling at London Heathrow, London Gatwick, Manchester, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Belfast, Birmingham, East Midlands, Leeds/Bradford and Newcastle from 8 June. The companies say the move will provide single drop-off […]
