Monthly Newsletter - March 2015
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Turkish Cargo on a roll
 
Turkish Airlines has been awarded the ‘Best Airline in Europe’ for the last four consecutive years. Growing sustainably and profitably helped this national carrier of Turkey triple its global market share in the last ten years. In 2015, the airlines is targeting to increase it’s capacity by 15 percent. While passenger load factor is expected to be above 80 percent, total number of passengers carried is poised...
 
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Great expectation belied
The aviation sector in India which is on a high trajectory growth path, despite the many hurdles, has not been getting its due from successive...
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Will the African skies be set free?
Though the African continent is the third-fastest growing region in the world in terms of international traffic, several problems that..
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DWC to build Dhs120m Aerospace Supply Chain Facility
Lufthansa Technik Middle East, a leading manufacturer and independent provider of technical services for the aviation industry,........
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Sanjeev S Gadhia CEO and Founder of Astral Aviation
Astral Aviation, a licensed cargo airline, operates a combination of scheduled and adhoc charters along with value-added leasing services. Based,...
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Airports & Airlines

  Etihad Airways signs MoU with GHQ to provide aviation training
Etihad Airways , the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding
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  Silk Way Group to purchase three 747-8 Freighters
Azerbaijan`s Silk Way Group will purchase three 747-8 Freighter airplanes as per the agreement...
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  Marshall Aviation Services announces its first FBO at Birmingham Airport
Marshall Aviation Services, the business aviation-focused arm of the Marshall Aerospace...
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  CAM completes six year B767F lease to Cargojet
Cargo Aircraft Management (CAM) has completed a new six-year lease of a B767-300 freighter to Cargojet of Canada..
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  Dubai airports cargo volume jumps 18.1% in 2014
Freight volumes handled by Dubai's two big international airports jumped 18.1 percent in 2014 .. ..
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Logistics

  KIWI Logistics appointed by Coyne Airways as new GSA in Singapore
Coyne Airways has appointed KIWI Logistics Cargo GSA as its...
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  Panalpina strengthens air cargo partnership with Atlas Air
Freight forwarding and third party logistics operator Panalpina has strengthened its long standing...
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  CDM to utilize GLN for air cargo connectivity and messaging services
Descartes Systems Group, the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce......
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  RasGas celebrates completion of one million man hours
RasGas Company Limited’s (RasGas) warehouse in RasLaffan recently celebrated the completion ..
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  DHL flies London’s first scheduled helicopter delivery service
DHL Express has launched London’s first ever scheduled helicopter..
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IT News
 
 
DHL to implement ‘vision picking’ in warehousing operations

 
DHL has successfully carried out a pilot project testing smart glasses and augmented reality in a warehouse in the Netherlands In cooperation with DHL customer Ricoh ..
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UDRI to develop recyclable cargo pallet for USAF

 
The University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI) has been awarded a contract to develop a next-generation fully recyclable cargo pallet for the US Department of Defense's (DoD)
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Etihad Airways witnesses dramatic surge in internet and mobile usage in 2014

 
Etihad Airways will soon become one of the few airlines in the world to offer fleet-wide in-flight connectivity services, has witnessed a dramatic surge in internet and mobile phone usage in 2014 ...
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SITA to implement automated technology to boost passenger experience and productivity

 
Investments by airlines and airports in automated technology that helps passengers check-in, drop their bags and pass through security .....
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Qatar Airways to implement automatic tracking soon

 
Qatar Airways might become the first airline in the world to have automatic tracking of all its aircraft, chief executive Akbar Al Baker has said....
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Global News

NAHCO Plans Nigeria Air Cargo Summit

Oman Air slashes its Airfares

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Gulf Air offers free travel to 14 Greek destinations

Hilton Kansas City Airport Hotel Caps $12M Renovation with Flyte

Airfield Operations Director appointed as Ambassador for Airport Co-operative Program

Contemporary AED700 million multi-use Development launched in Sharjah

Frost &Sullivan predicts 2.8m growth in Indian Cargo market by 2018

Cargo Data launches reusable temperature recorders

Qatar Airways strengthens its relationship with Bangkok Airways

Gulf Air signs Enterprise Agreement with Microsoft

Qantas teams up with Samsung for in-flight virtual reality technology

Virgin Atlantic Cargo Expands GSSA Contract with IGAT

Eva Air is the 3rd safest airline in the world

ABC expands its cargo-handling contract with FCS

Air Nambia chooses Accelya to manage its costs and profitability

Urumqi is Air Arabia’s 101 destinations

Colombia flower industry: 20,000 acres of roses, carnations, mums and other stats

CSCL, MCC Transport to start direct services between Myanmar and China

Sharjah to boost UAE-Japan trade

Maximus donates Ilyushin aircraft to Huda relief efforts

Bygones: Derby Airways promised to 'make dreams come true'

Sanya Airways Begins Direct Freighter Service to Lagos from Atlanta

ANA Cargo expands, eyes Asian e-commerce market

IAG to outline cargo and passenger growth plans for Aer Lingus
   
 
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