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ACAAI is the premier recognised National Association representing the air cargo industry in India. Founded in 1970 with 16 members, ACAAI currently has a strength of almost 600 members.

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Logistics to get boost with Swissport Pharma Center at Brussels airport. Source….www.itln.in July 11, 2019: Pharma logistics is expected to get a shot in the arm when the Swissport Pharma Center is completed by 2021 in a phased approach. Swissport is investing several million euros in developing approximately 3,620 sqm of end-to-end facilities in the new Swissport Pharma Center. To be constructed by the Brussels Airport Company, the building will consist of a 25,000 square metre advanced warehouse, a material handling system, four-storey office building and approximately 3,620 sqm of end-to-end facilities.

The construction began in January 2019, and will take about two years to complete, following a phased approach. The brand new Swissport Pharma Center will feature an increased surface area for pharmaceutical products. Collinson to double airport lounge portfolio in India in 3 years. Source….www.itln.in July 10, 2019: Customer benefits and loyalty company Collinson has announced an undisclosed multi-million-dollar investment into India to fuel its airport experiences programme, Priority Pass™.

Collinson to double airport lounge portfolio in India in 3 years

Priority Pass currently has in its suite 45 airport lounges in 20 Indian cities and global network of more than 1,200 lounges and airport experiences. Collinson hopes to double its lounge portfolio in India over the next three years. It said it is also in partnership discussions with several innovative Indian technology service providers to ensure it can deliver bespoke solutions in India. David Evans, joint CEO of Collinson said, “India is a vital market and one we see on a par with China in terms of growth potential. “Having had success with emerging markets such as China, Russia and Brazil, and a presence in India for 15 years, working with 42 clients, it’s exciting to triple our investment in India. Travelport, Webjet enter long-term technology partnership. Source….www.itln.in July 10, 2019: Travel technology company Travelport has won in the competitive bidding process for a new long-term technology contract by Australia and New Zealand’s online travel agency, Webjet.

Under the agreement, Webjet will participate in initiatives driven by Travelport involving IATA’s New Distribution Capability (NDC) standard. NDC is a travel industry-supported programme launched by IATA that will enable the travel industry to transform the way air products are retailed to corporations, leisure and business travellers. Air Malta connects to Tbilisi with weekly scheduled flight. Source….www.itln.in July 9, 2019: Air Malta has started scheduled weekly flights to the Georgian capital, Tbilisi.

Air Malta connects to Tbilisi with weekly scheduled flight

The Thursday flight will run until September 18, with the possibility of an extension depending on demand. The KM4280 flight will depart Malta at 00:40 hours and arrive in Tbilisi at 06:30 hours. The return KM4281 flight will depart Tbilisi at 07:20 hours and arrive in Malta at 09:30 hours (local times). “This is the first time that the Maltese airline is operating scheduled services to Georgia. US court orders Atlas Air pilots to stop strikes causing slowdowns. Source….www.itln.in July 9, 2019: The US court of appeals for the district of Columbia has ordered pilots flying Atlas Air aircraft to “stop an intentional and illegal work slowdown by Atlas pilots in violation of the Railway Labor Act”.

US court orders Atlas Air pilots to stop strikes causing slowdowns

The ruling was delivered by a three-judge panel. In a statement, Amazon Air aircraft supplier Atlas Air said that the court affirmed a federal district court ruling that ordered the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Airline Division, and Local Union No. 1224 (collectively, the IBT) to stop taking part in strikes, call in sick or cause work slowdowns. Emirates resumes flights to Sudanese capital Khartoum. Source….www.itln.in July 8, 2019: Emirates has resumed flights to Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, from today.

Emirates resumes flights to Sudanese capital Khartoum

Emirates currently operates a Boeing 777ER on the route. The daily service between Dubai and Khartoum provides global connectivity through the airline’s network, particularly to destinations in the Middle East, West Asia, United States and the Far East, from Dubai. Budget 2019: Key takeways for transport, logistics, aviation and shipping industries. Source….www.itln.in July 6, 2019: Union minister for finance and corporate affairs Nirmala Sitharaman made her maiden Budget Speech on July 5.

Budget 2019: Key takeways for transport, logistics, aviation and shipping industries

Good news was in store for the transport, logistics, aviation and shipping industries as the minister proposed a massive push to all forms of physical connectivity. She presented the Union Budget 2019-20 before the Parliament, aiming to build a five trillion dollar economy by 2024. Time:matters adds 7 stations in China, dedicated team in Shanghai. Source….www.itln.in July 5, 2019: Global special speed logistics company time:matters has added seven stations in China to its network for worldwide Sameday Air transports, alongwith a dedicated team in Shanghai. time:matters customers now have access to 157 weekly direct flights between the European hubs in Frankfurt, Munich and Vienna and seven Chinese business centres.

The Chinese stations offer short handling times starting at one-and-a-half hours for export shipments and starting from two hours for import shipments. “We are now connecting key Chinese marketplaces with large business hubs in Europe and the US via our Sameday Air network. We plan to integrate further Asian stations, in keeping with our long-term goal of providing our customers with a global and highly efficient Sameday Air network,” said time:matters COO Lars Krosch. “The expansion into the Chinese market and foundation of a local subsidiary in Shanghai are key elements of our internationalisation strategy. SpiceXpress announces Mumbai-Sharjah freighter route from August. Source….www.itln.in July 5, 2019: SpiceXpress, low-cost carrier SpiceJet’s cargo arm, has announced a Mumbai-Sharjah-Mumbai freighter service starting August 2019.

SpiceXpress announces Mumbai-Sharjah freighter route from August

The flight will be operated on a Boeing 737-700BCF with a payload capacity of approximately 18 tons. The freighter will carry palletised cargo, dangerous goods, odd size cargo, aerosols, power banks and batteries, speakers and consignments with magnetic content and liquids. Last month, SpiceXpress also announced that it would introduce freighters from Mumbai to Dubai, effective August 1, 2019. It had also announced the launch of its Mumbai-Kabul freighter services. DB Schenker, Agility, Hellmann join IATA Net Rates. Source….www.itln.in July 4, 2019: Freight forwarders DB Schenker, Agility Logistics and Hellmann Worldwide Logistics have embraced Air cargo rates distribution platform, IATA Net Rates, to manage their full air cargo rates spectrum.

DB Schenker, Agility, Hellmann join IATA Net Rates

Frederic Leger, director, airport, passenger, cargo and security products at IATA said, “IATA Net Rates fits perfectly within the vision and mission of IATA to develop standards, remove the paper with technology that brings efficiency to the industry and engage with all parties to join. IATA Net Rates is a neutral platform run by the air transport association for the benefits of the industry.” IATA Net Rates serves airlines and GSAs to help them streamline the distribution of all their cargo rates. Through it, freight forwarders can access a unique one-stop-shop for all their air cargo rates needs. Glyn Hughes, IATAs global head of cargo remarked, “IATA is very pleased to be working with such an important and growing list of major freight forwarders. Peter Waller to replace Christian Göseke as Swissport CFO. Source….www.itln.in July 4, 2019: Dr Peter Waller will take over as Swissport chief financial officer and member of group executive management.

Peter Waller to replace Christian Göseke as Swissport CFO

Waller will replace outgoing CFO Dr Christian Göseke on September 1, 2019, while the latter will leave the company. P Balasubramanian joins SASI Indian sub-continent operations. Source….www.itln.in July 4, 2019: Hong Kong-based aviation solutions company SASI (Strategic Aviation Solutions International) has appointed P Balasubramanian (Bala) to its management team. Bala will be responsible for the Indian sub-continent operations. Welcoming Bala to the organisation, Stan Wraight, president and CEO of SASI said, “Bala brings to SASI over four decades of air cargo management experience including 25 years with Emirates Sky Cargo. During this period, he was also actively working with global bodies such as ICAO, IATA and IAEA in the creation of regulatory and industry provisions including co-authoring global industry manuals for compliance worldwide. Bala is among the few industry figures who regularly are contributing and influencing the course and direction of the industry.

Asia-Pacific carriers show decline in April load factor: IATA. Source….www.itln.in July 4, 2019: Weak global trade volumes and trade tensions between the US and China has seen global air freight demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), fall by 3.4 percent in May 2019, compared to the same period in 2018.

Asia-Pacific carriers show decline in April load factor: IATA

In April 2019, the contraction was 5.6 percent. Cabinet nod for privatisation of AAI's Ahmedabad, Lucknow and Mangaluru airports. Source….www.itln.in July 3, 2019: The Union Cabinet has given its nod for the leasing out of Ahmedabad, Lucknow and Mangaluru airports of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) through Public Private Partnership to Adani Enterprise.

Cabinet nod for privatisation of AAI's Ahmedabad, Lucknow and Mangaluru airports

In February this year, Ahmedabad-based Adani group had won the right to the privatisation of six airports put up by the government. These airports included Lucknow, Jaipur, Thiruvananthapuram, Mangaluru, Ahmedabad and Guwahati. Adani group had emerged the highest bidder for all six airports, quoting the highest per passenger fee to be paid to AAI on a monthly basis. IATA CEIV Pharma certification for Dachser India's Mumbai, Hyderabad branches.

Source….www.itln.in July 3, 2019: Dachser India’s Mumbai and Hyderabad branches have received International Airport Transport Association’s (IATA) globally recognised CEIV Pharma certification. The certification recognises the company for its excellence in transporting Life Science and Healthcare (LSH) products. The Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics (CEIV Pharma) certification is a quality mark and an industry standard that recognises the logistics service provider as being able to safely, securely and efficiently handle pharmaceutical shipments through the supply chain to assure product integrity and compliance with national and international guidelines. Third British Airways Mumbai-London flight from March 2020. Source….www.itln.in July 3, 2019: British Airways will add an additional flight on its Mumbai-London Heathrow route, taking the total number of flights in a day on the route to three, from March 2020.

British Airways currently operates 49 flights a week from five cities in India, with a double daily from Mumbai and Delhi and a daily service from Chennai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad. Singapore added to Qatar Airways Cargo's transpacific freighter route. ANA flies Japan's first Boeing 777F 'Blue Jay' from Narita to Shanghai. Source….www.itln.in July 3, 2019: All Nippon Airways (ANA) has become the first Japanese airline to launch the Boeing 777 freighter. The airline introduced the freighter to its fleet to aid with increased cargo transportation demand in Asia and North America. The new operations is part of ANA Holdings’ explansion plan announced in 2018.

John W Dietrich to replace William J Flynn as Atlas Air Worldwide CEO. Source….www.itln.in July 3, 2019: Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. has announced transitions and appointments that will be effective from January 1, 2020. SpiceJet flags off non-stop flight on Guwahati-Dhaka route. Source….www.itln.in July 1, 2019: Low-cost carrier SpiceJet has become the only airline to offer direct air connectivity between Guwahati and Dhaka with the launch of its non-stop flight on the route. Qatar Airways to launch flights to Botswana capital Gaborone from Oct 27.

Turkish Cargo transports exhausted endangered griffon vulture to Belgrade. Nirbhik Narang is new Air India cargo division head. Source….www.itln.in July 18, 2019: Nirbhik Narang has been appointed the cargo division head of national carrier Air India. Qatar Airways to launch flights to Botswana capital Gaborone from Oct 27. Turkish Cargo transports exhausted endangered griffon vulture to Belgrade.

Nirbhik Narang is new Air India cargo division head. Cargolux Italia launches Milan-Incheon service. Source….www.itln.in July 18, 2019: Cargolux Airlines subsidiary Cargolux Italia has launched a flight between Milan-Malpensa in Italy, and Incheon in South Korea, where the country’s primary international airport is located. The main commodities that will be carried on this route include fashion items, machineries, luxury cars, pharmaceuticals, and perishables.

United Airlines will resume non-stop India flights starting Sept 6. Source….www.itln.in July 18, 2019: With Pakistan re-opening its airspace in the early hours of July 16, United Airlines has decided to resume the daily non-stop service between New York/Newark and Delhi and Mumbai on September 6, 2019 (eastbound). “After reviewing and re-evaluating plans, our network operations and planning teams have determined that we will resume daily non-stop service between New York/Newark and Delhi and Mumbai on September 6, 2019 (eastbound). We are excited to get back to connecting our customers and employees between the US and India in September, and we’re looking forward to starting brand new service between San Francisco and Delhi in December,” said the airline in a release. The United Airlines customer service team will reach out to customers who may have cancelled or rescheduled their travel in the last 24 hours with information about the newly announced service date and to offer new booking options.

United Airlines will resume non-stop India flights starting Sept 6. JP Alex appointed air traffic management ED at AAI. Singapore added to Qatar Airways Cargo's transpacific freighter route. United Airlines will resume non-stop India flights starting Sept 6. JP Alex appointed air traffic management ED at AAI. Singapore added to Qatar Airways Cargo's transpacific freighter route.

WebCargo by Freightos to design online portal for United Cargo. Emirates to fly Dubai-Barcelona-Mexico City on Boeing 777-200LR from Dec 9. Virgin Atlantic appoints WTA Aviation and Swissport for Israel cargo services. Qatar Airways follows Emirates closely in IATA's Top 25 Cargo Carriers list. United Airlines will resume non-stop India flights starting Sept 6.

United Airlines will resume non-stop India flights starting Sept 6. JP Alex appointed air traffic management ED at AAI. Singapore added to Qatar Airways Cargo's transpacific freighter route. WebCargo by Freightos to design online portal for United Cargo. Emirates to fly Dubai-Barcelona-Mexico City on Boeing 777-200LR from Dec 9. Virgin Atlantic appoints WTA Aviation and Swissport for Israel cargo services. Qatar Airways follows Emirates closely in IATA's Top 25 Cargo Carriers list. United Airlines will resume non-stop India flights starting Sept 6. JP Alex appointed air traffic management ED at AAI. Singapore added to Qatar Airways Cargo's transpacific freighter route. WebCargo by Freightos to design online portal for United Cargo. Emirates to fly Dubai-Barcelona-Mexico City on Boeing 777-200LR from Dec 9. Virgin Atlantic appoints WTA Aviation and Swissport for Israel cargo services.

Qatar Airways follows Emirates closely in IATA's Top 25 Cargo Carriers list. United Airlines will resume non-stop India flights starting Sept 6. United Airlines will resume non-stop India flights starting Sept 6. JP Alex appointed air traffic management ED at AAI. Singapore added to Qatar Airways Cargo's transpacific freighter route. WebCargo by Freightos to design online portal for United Cargo. Emirates to fly Dubai-Barcelona-Mexico City on Boeing 777-200LR from Dec 9. Virgin Atlantic appoints WTA Aviation and Swissport for Israel cargo services. Qatar Airways follows Emirates closely in IATA's Top 25 Cargo Carriers list. Pakistani airspace reopened for civilian traffic. JP Alex appointed air traffic management ED at AAI. JP Alex appointed air traffic management ED at AAI. Singapore added to Qatar Airways Cargo's transpacific freighter route. WebCargo by Freightos to design online portal for United Cargo. Singapore added to Qatar Airways Cargo's transpacific freighter route.

WebCargo by Freightos to design online portal for United Cargo. Emirates to fly Dubai-Barcelona-Mexico City on Boeing 777-200LR from Dec 9. Virgin Atlantic appoints WTA Aviation and Swissport for Israel cargo services. Qatar Airways follows Emirates closely in IATA's Top 25 Cargo Carriers list. Qatar Airways follows Emirates closely in IATA's Top 25 Cargo Carriers list. Pakistani airspace reopened for civilian traffic.

Accenture's AFLS Exchange offers carriers connectivity with partner networks. Singapore added to Qatar Airways Cargo's transpacific freighter route. WebCargo by Freightos to design online portal for United Cargo. Singapore added to Qatar Airways Cargo's transpacific freighter route. WebCargo by Freightos to design online portal for United Cargo. Emirates to fly Dubai-Barcelona-Mexico City on Boeing 777-200LR from Dec 9. Virgin Atlantic appoints WTA Aviation and Swissport for Israel cargo services. Qatar Airways follows Emirates closely in IATA's Top 25 Cargo Carriers list. Pakistani airspace reopened for civilian traffic. Accenture's AFLS Exchange offers carriers connectivity with partner networks.

Turkish Cargo shows 7.1 percent growth in May tonnage; maintains 7th position. Siemens to complete Munich Airport's Terminal 2 upgrade by mid-2022. Emirates to fly Dubai-Barcelona-Mexico City on Boeing 777-200LR from Dec 9. Virgin Atlantic appoints WTA Aviation and Swissport for Israel cargo services. Qatar Airways follows Emirates closely in IATA's Top 25 Cargo Carriers list. Pakistani airspace reopened for civilian traffic. Accenture's AFLS Exchange offers carriers connectivity with partner networks. Turkish Cargo shows 7.1 percent growth in May tonnage; maintains 7th position. Siemens to complete Munich Airport's Terminal 2 upgrade by mid-2022. Emirates to fly Dubai-Barcelona-Mexico City on Boeing 777-200LR from Dec 9. Virgin Atlantic appoints WTA Aviation and Swissport for Israel cargo services. Qatar Airways follows Emirates closely in IATA's Top 25 Cargo Carriers list. Pakistani airspace reopened for civilian traffic.

Accenture's AFLS Exchange offers carriers connectivity with partner networks. Turkish Cargo shows 7.1 percent growth in May tonnage; maintains 7th position. Siemens to complete Munich Airport's Terminal 2 upgrade by mid-2022.