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Branson’s Virgin Atlantic to cut 3,150 jobs, shutter Gatwick
| May 05, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airports | Airlines
United Air to slash management, office staff after aid runs out
Lufthansa in talks with Airbus and Boeing on order deferrals
| May 05, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines
Ryanair sues EU to topple Sweden’s $494 million airline rescue
| May 05, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines
FIS Air Freight Report May 4, 2020
| May 05, 2020 | Air Cargo | General
New for this week, Calendar year contracts for 2021 (Cal 21) have been added to cover forward contract interest.
Qantas warns of years-long recovery as it raises more funds
| May 05, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines
Turkish Cargo achieved the highest growth rate among the top 25 air cargo carriers
GAC supports Singapore-based start-up
| May 04, 2020 | Air Cargo | Technology | Shipping Technology
Testing on delivery of supplies to vessels via drones underway
Septentrio strengthens its inertial GNSS portfolio with AsteRx-i D UAS
| May 04, 2020 | Air Cargo | Technology | Shipping Technology
A new high-performance compact GPS/GNSS receiver with an on-board IMU sensor, tailored to the needs of UAV applications
Air Canada Says Virus Impact to Linger, Major Cuts to Come
| May 04, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines
Air Canada said it expects the impact of the coronavirus pandemic to last at least three years and predicted large job cuts as it hunkers down to survive “the darkest period ever” for the industry.
cargo-partner Launches Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Competence Center in Mumbai
| May 04, 2020 | Air Cargo | Air Forwarders
As of April 30, 2020, the international transport and info-logistics provider has opened its GDP-compliant Competence Center for Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare in India. This is the company’s third competence center for pharmaceuticals and healthcare products, following Vienna and Hamburg. A 24/7 service desk ensures fast responses for all pharma-related shipments to and from India. With the opening of the new Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Competence Center in Mumbai, cargo-partner has established a new hub to provide its customers with GDP-compliant services in warehousing, national and regional trucking as well as international air and seafreight. To ensure fast and reliable service for urgent pharmaceutical and healthcare transports, cargo-partner in India recently introduced a 24/7 service desk which promises a response within 29 minutes as well as a full quotation within two hours. cargo-partner has been represented in India since 2007 and currently has 11 offices with 135 employees across the country. Earlier this year, cargo-partner was awarded as “Leading Freight Forwarding Company – Pharma” at the India Cargo Awards, confirming the logistics provider’s expertise in this sector. As of 2020, cargo-partner in India is led by a new Managing Director, Mr. Rajiv Singh. After returning from a 15-year overseas assignment, Mr. Singh has joined the cargo-partner team in Delhi and is poised to support the ongoing growth of the company with over 23 years of logistics experience. Rajiv Singh, Managing Director of cargo-partner in India, explains the strategic setup of the new competence center: “With our new Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Competence Center in Mumbai, we can ensure full GDP compliance, end-to-end product integrity and professional handling at every step. We have put together a dedicated team of well-trained staff from our air, sea, road transport and quality management departments who can support our customers with in-depth industry expertise. Our processes are based on many years of experience, making use of detailed risk and deviation management procedures to achieve maximum security and efficiency.” One of cargo-partner’s first customers at the new competence center is Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, a leading pharmaceutical supplier founded in 1977 and headquartered in Mumbai. Mr. Rajasekhara Reddy, Vice President Global Demand Planning and Logistic Head of Glenmark, on the motivations behind the collaboration: “We chose to work with cargo-partner as they represent professionalism, not only in India, but also in our destination countries, and we have grown to trust them as a highly reliable service partner who always keep their commitments. The launch of the cargo-partner Competence Center in Mumbai will strengthen our relationship on a broader scale and serve to further secure our supply chain and product integrity.” Beside the new competence center in Mumbai, cargo-partner also operates Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Competence Centers in Vienna, focused on airfreight, as well as Hamburg, specializing in seafreight. At Vienna Airport, cargo-partner runs a Pharma Center providing a 200 m² handling area for reloading, cross-docking as well as ULD buildup and breakdown at a constant temperature of +2 to +8 °C. An own screening machine ensures the fast processing of time-sensitive shipments. cargo-partner in Austria is ISO 9001:2015 Pharma certified, accredited as a Qualified Envirotainer Provider (QEP) and operates in accordance with GDP standards for pharmaceuticals logistics. In Hamburg, cargo-partner is certified for GDP compliance and has recently obtained the IFS certification for foodstuffs logistics for its 4,900 m² warehouse located 20 km south of Hamburg. Over the past decade, India has become one of the world’s dominant players in the pharmaceuticals and healthcare sector. According to the Indian Brand Equity Foundation, India supplies over 50 percent of global demand for various vaccines, 40 percent of generics demand in the US and 25 percent of all medicine in the UK. Indian drugs are exported to more than 200 countries in the world, with the US as the key market. For cargo-partner, this means that India is a key strategic point in the company’s global Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare network.
Norwegian Air Owners Approve Crisis Plan to Keep It Alive
| May 04, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines
Air France-KLM Wins EU Approval for $7.7 Billion Bailout
| May 04, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines
South African Airways Says State Exploring Funding Options
| May 04, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines
South African Airways’ administrators extended a deadline for workers to agree to severance packages after Minister for Public Enterprises Pravin Gordhan said he needs time to explore funding options for the bankrupt state-owned carrier.
Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo Completes First Flight from Spaceport America
| May 01, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines
SpaceShipTwo goes solo in New Mexico airspace
Second Boeing 777X Completes First Flight
| May 01, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines
Boeing conducted a productive and successful first flight of the second 777X airplane. Capt. Ted Grady, 777X project pilot, and Capt. Van Chaney, 777/777X chief pilot, flew for 2 hours and 58 minutes over Washington state before landing at Seattle's Boeing Field at 2:02 p.m. Pacific.
Alaska Airlines to require face masks for frontline employees and flyers
| May 01, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines
To align with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommendations and to keep employees and guests safe, face masks will be mandatory for guests starting May 11 and for Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air employees who cannot maintain six feet of social distance from guests or co-workers, starting May 4.
World Routes and IATA Slot Conference to Focus on Recovery
| May 01, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airports
Ryanair Cuts 3,000 Jobs, Challenges $33 Billion in State Aid
| May 01, 2020 | Air Cargo | Airlines
Trump Hails Kushner’s PPE Airlift, But Details of Sales Are Secret
| May 01, 2020 | Air Cargo | Freighters
A program created by Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner has airlifted millions of gloves, masks and other coveted coronavirus supplies into the U.S. from overseas -- but it isn’t clear who’s getting them and at what price, or how much private-sector partners are earning through the arrangement.
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