Emirates recently celebrated 10 years of enabling mobile phone use onboard its aircraft. Emirates made history in March 2008 by becoming the first airline in the world to allow customers to make and receive calls, as well as send SMS messages from their own mobile phones. The inaugural phone call was
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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%
Nigerian’s Maritime Agencies disregard presidential directive to charge fees in local currency
Despite a presidential directive to Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to suspend further collection of petroleum products imports charges in dollars, Daily Sun findings have revealed the two agencies have continued to disregard the government order. According to a letter dated January 17, 2018,
Nigeria to unveil transaction advisers for its proposed national carrier, Airports concession Thursday
Nigeria will on Thursday unveil transaction advisers, who were recently appointed by the federal government for the establishment of a national carrier and the concession of the country’s four major international airports. According to a Punch newspaper report, the transaction advisers handling some other key projects would also be unveiled by
Uber Exits South East Asia After Selling Its Stake To Grab
... seeks new roads to open markets For years, Uber’s biggest investors dreamt of a winner-takes-all future as they pumped cash into the heavily lossmaking US ride-hailing company. By undercutting rivals, they imagined a time when the natural network effects of a dominant online marketplace would kick in for Uber, driving out rivals
Aviation security personnel set to carry arms – FG
Nigerian Aviation Security 9AVSEC) officer testing a metal detector at Lagos airport. Aviation security personnel of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria will soon be licensed to carry arms at airports across the country. The Federal Government said on Monday that the move was to complement other agencies in addressing security threats
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