HKIA and Brussels Airport open pharma corridor
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) and Brussels Airport have opened an airport-to-airport (A2A) pharma corridor to cater for the specific needs of pharmaceutical shipments. The pharma corridor connects the two airports, with shipments being handled in strict compliance with the IATA CEIV (Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics) and carried by CEIV […]
Is technology the answer for perishables?
Thanks to the globalisation of eating habits, volumes of perishables being flown to consumer markets have risen by a third since 2007, more than for any other category of product, Neil Madden reports. While the past year saw something of a slowing in this trade, the potential for growth remains enormous. A decade ago, for […]
Pharma.Aero to collaborate with FlyPharma for upcoming events
Pharma.Aero will collaborate with FlyPharma Conferences for its upcoming events discussing key supply chain challenges affecting pharma and cargo industry stakeholders. The Pharma.Aero community, which aims to foster collaboration between CEIV Pharma certified airport communities is the association patron for all three FlyPharma Conferences and the partnership has gained momentum with the European edition taking […]
IATA signs MoU with Pharma.Aero to foster collaboration
Pharma.Aero has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with IATA to formalise their partnership and foster collaboration with air cargo stakeholders in the CEIV Pharma initiative. The deal was signed at the IATA World Cargo Symposium in Dallas where Pharma.Aero also hosted its general meeting, where members representing pharmaceutical shippers, airport communities, airlines, forwarders and […]
Van Gelder chosen to be Pharma.Aero secretary general
Pharma.Aero has appointed Frank Van Gelder to the role of secretary general, who has held a number of senior management positions in the air cargo industry, specifically in pharmaceuticals and perishables. Van Gelder has served in different boards and presented on different international conferences, and is active on an extended international level within global healthcare […]