Envirotainer keeps its cool in Hyderabad
Envirotainer has upgraded its network of stations for RKN e1 and RAP e2 containers by coming to Hyderabad, India. The Indian city is the 33rd station in the Envirotainer network to carry the flagship RAP e2 solution offering advanced temperature-control. The RAP e2 and RKN e1 are FAA and EASA certified and can be carried […]
SpiceJet starts freighter services to Hyderabad
Hyderabad has gained a new freighter route, with SpiceJet operating six flights a week to Rajiv Gandhi International Airport. The first Boeing 737-700 Freighter flight landed on 1 August, and arriving from Chennai at 21.45 and departing for Delhi at 22.45h. The service operates on a Chennai – Hyderabad – Delhi – Mumbai – Bangalore […]
Dachser India receives IATA CEIV Pharma
Dachser India has been awarded IATA CEIV Pharma certification for its Mumbai and Hyderabad branches, making it one of the few accredited companies in India. The Hyderabad branch is the second logistics firm in the area to receive the International Air Transport Association’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics recognition, and Mumbai […]
Hermes updates cargo management at Hyderabad
Hermes Logistics Technologies has welcomed GMR Group to their client portfolio to implement Cargo Management Systems at Hyderabad International Airport. Hermes has signed a five-year contract with GMR Group’s subsidiary GMR Hyderabad International Airport (GHIAL) including an upgrade schedule to ensure the cargo terminal will continue to operate with the most sophisticated Cargo Management Systems […]
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 […]
Etihad Cargo flies freighters for Year of Zayed aid mission
Etihad Cargo has launched its first humanitarian freighter missions to Kazakhstan and India as part of its Year of the Zayed programme. The specially branded Year of Zayed Boeing 777 Freighter departed Abu Dhabi – first to Almaty in Kazakhstan and then to Hyderabad in India – carrying special provisions to be distributed to those […]
Turkish Cargo achieves QEP accreditation
Turkish Cargo has received Qualified Envirotainer Providers (QEP) accreditation from Envirotainer at its hub – Istanbul Atatürk Airport – as well as five other stations across its network in Mumbai, Hyderabad, Frankfurt, Tel Aviv and Seoul. The carrier says with these six accredited stations of QEP – it is “demonstrating its credibility in handling Envirotainer […]
Ascent Air appointed GSA for Air Asia Cargo India
Ascent Air has been appointed as the general sales agent (GSA) for Air Asia Cargo India and the contract started on 10 August. The GSA will cover the carrier’s pan India domestic network, which it is looking to expand in the future. Air Asia Cargo India currently serves the likes of Delhi, Jaipur, Bangalore, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Goa, Pune, […]
Hyderabad International Airport starts mango exporting initiative to Korea
GMR Hyderabad International Airport (GHIAL) – the operator of Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) – has started exporting mangoes to South Korea as it looks to boost perishables traffic through the indian airport. The gateway says it is part of envisioning Indian PM Narendra Modi’s vision to increase the income of Indian farmers. It has exported an initial […]
Dimerco opens new office in India
Freight forwarder Dimerco has opened a new office in Hyderabad, India. The company says this will support one of Dimerco’s major customers, a mobile handset company who will be establishing a new production facility in Hyderabad. The office it explains will also strengthen Dimerco’s customs brokerage service, according to Dimerco’s India country manager, Mraveen Dadala. […]
Qatar Airways expands freighter fleet to 16 aircraft
Qatar Airways Cargo has increased its fleet, having taken delivery of its seventh Airbus A330 Freighter and its first Boeing 747 Freighter. The new aircraft will be used on routes to the Indian cities of Chennai, Hyderabad and Mumbai, as well as Bahrain, Brussels and London’s Stansted Airport. Qatar now has 16 freighters in its […]
IAG Cargo starts using Boeing 787-9 on London – Delhi service
IAG Cargo has started using its first Boeing 787-9 on its London – Delhi service, to take advantage of India’s growing pharma industry. The aircraft, operated by British Airways from Heathrow Airport, provides up to 22 tonnes of cargo capacity a day. The Boeing 787-9 has can carry seven cargo pallets, and IAG Cargo says […]