A new development was made on Monday in the ongoing pilot shortage saga, as FedEx announced a new training program, named Purple Runway, which will recruit pilots in training from universities and aviation colleges. The move was made to ensure the carrier’s continued leading status in a market in which
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DHL débuts e-commerce platform, expands presence in Europe
DHL is further investing in a future dominated by e-commerce, today releasing a digital platform for its e-commerce customers that will allow easy access to the company’s distribution network from a single source. The service underpins the company’s parallel goal of meeting demand for faster shipping, an effort it also intends
Rising Opposition to Cargo Palletization
Eromosele Abiodun examines maritime stakeholders’ resistance to the federal government’s directive that all containerized cargoes coming into Nigeria must be on a pallet In late 2017, the federal government directed all containerized cargoes coming into Nigeria to be on a pallet as effective January this year. The Minister of Finance, KemiAdeosun
Lufthansa Cargo to sell Brussels Airlines’ belly space
Brussels Airlines is the flag carrier and largest airline of Belgium. Operates to over 90 destinations in Europe, North America, Africa and Asia and also offers charter services, maintenance and crew training. Covers 17 African destinations. Lufthansa Cargo will market the cargo capacities of Brussels Airlines, owned by the Lufthansa Group, from September, a move the two airlines claim will benefit
New service from Cargolux, Nippon Cargo takes off
Cargolux on Wednesday operated its first 747-8 freighter service from Luxembourg Airport (LUX) to Tokyo’s Narita International Airport (NRT), putting its new deal with Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) into action. The weekly flight will depart from LUX every Tuesday evening and arrive in NRT on Wednesday at 16:25 Japan Standard Time, and return
The 5 R’s of Reverse Logistics – UPS
FedEx buys P2P Mailing for £92m
FedEx has acquired P2P Mailing Limited, the e-commerce transport solutions company, for £92 million. London - P2P, which is headquartered in Laindon, UK, will operate as a subsidiary of FedEx Cross Border within the FedEx Trade Networks operating company. Laindon is an ancient town in Essex, England. It was based on
How Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) Grew Feb 2017 Airfreight By 7.3%
New German pallet cuts weight by 80 percent
German steel manufacturing company Trilatec yesterday unveiled a new lightweight air cargo pallet made from recycled cardboard, called the “squAIR-timber system.” Trilatiec said its goal is to replace conventional pallets, which it says are 80 percent heavier than the squAIR product, which can carry more than twice the weight. One meter
U.K. airfreight groups again call for action on London Heathrow expansion
Heathrow-cargo-terminal Pressure is being turned up again this week on Parliament in the U.K. to move forward on the planned third-runway expansion of London Heathrow Airport (LHR), as two airfreight groups called for action as soon as possible to relieve congestion caused by limited capacity. Robert Keen, director general of the British