AirBridgeCargo shows off its horsepower
AirBridgeCargo Airlines demonstrated its horsepower by transporting nine racehorses from Moscow to Amsterdam on a Boeing 747-8 Freighter. The abc care team oversaw each step of the journey, keeping waiting times to a minimum within warehouses, on the apron and while loading and unloading the aircraft. ABC specialists tried to shorten before-the-flight standard procedures and […]
AirBridgeCargo signs deal with Sonoco ThermoSafe
AirBridgeCargo Airlines has signed a leasing agreement with Sonoco ThermoSafe to use PharmaPort 360 temperature-controlled containers. The announcement was made during LogiPharma Europe in Montreux, Switzerland, and will bolster ABC’s delivery options for temperature-sensitive shipments and guarantee a broader choice of containers available for various pharma consignments. The PharmaPort 360 maintains required temperature in various […]
AirBridgeCargo launches abc premium
AirBridgeCargo Airlines has launched ‘abc premium’ for customers seeking guaranteed capacity and priority on specific flights across the airline’s network. Fedor Novikov, deputy general director of products at AirBridgeCargo says the airline expects the new product will be popular with customers with urgent, time-sensitive shipments. The airline will also be able to combine existing services, […]
Healthy pharma growth for AirBridgeCargo
With growth of 60% for its abc pharma product in 2018, AirBridgeCargo (ABC) Airlines is promising freight forwarders and their customers more specialist cool chain solutions for 2019. In 2018, ABC supported its pharma customers by extending its network of IATA CEIV Pharma and Qualified Envirotainer Provider (QEP) certified stations, enlarged the number of temperature-controlled […]
XLxent, AirBridgeCargo carries a record 19 va-Q-tainers in one flight
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has carried a record 19 va-Q-tainers XLx on board a single flight for its customer, Biotech & Pharma Logistics (BPL). The high performance passive containers were delivered to Frankfurt ready to load and go on board one of ABC’s Boeing 747-8 Freighter services to their final destination in Moscow. The dedicated pharma […]
HKIA, AirBridgeCargo and Alha Group join Pharma.Aero
Pharma.Aero is continuing to expand its network by welcoming Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA), AirBridgeCargo Airlines and Alha Group as its newest members. The organisation has a mission to foster collaboration among International Air Transport Association (IATA) Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) in Pharmaceutical Logistics certified airport communities, and improve reliability end-to-end in […]
ABC completes multi-modal pharma shipment trial with DHL
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has completed a multi-modal shipment trial for DHL Global Forwarding to deliver healthcare products from Moscow to Miami using an RKN active cargo container in accordance with Good Distribution Practice (GDP) cool chain standards. For the trial, ABC’s pharma logistics practitioners opted the abcPharma product using an Envirotainer RKN unit, replacing real […]
ABC and Sky Fresh sign deal to digitise sensitive shipments
AirBridgeCargo (ABC) Airlines has signed a service level agreement with Sky Fresh to adopt digital procedures for transporting time and temperature sensitive shipments. The main point of the cooperation is related to cargo acceptance checklists, to replace the traditionally paper-based systems that were filled in manually in the course of the transportation process. Sky Fresh […]
Addressing gaps in pharma logistics the key to growth
There is no disputing the substantial growth of high-yield pharmaceutical traffic, but as more and more players join the bandwagon, are pharma shippers getting all they bargained for? Donald Urquhart writes. With an estimated $12 billion currently being spent on cold chain biopharma logistics, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) forecasts this figure will rise […]
AirBridgeCargo gains Envirotainer QEP accreditation
AirBridgeCargo (ABC) Airlines has further enhanced pharma services by gaining Envirotainer QEP accreditation at its global hub at Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport and in Dallas. Envirotainer created its Qualified Envirotainer Provider Training and Quality Program (QEP) to recognise transport service providers which demonstrate their ability to properly manage Envirotainer container shipments in accordance with Good Distribution […]
