Monthly Newsletter - May 2015
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Sharjah International Airport strides towards success

Sharjah International Airport, a dynamic, modern and convenient hub, has remained the gateway of travel through the UAE, ever since it was established in 1932. The airport boasts of being the first airport in the country, when Imperial Airways, the forerunner of British Airways, constructed its airfield in the emirate as a stopover en route to India and Australia.

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Qatar Airways reigns in
Qatar Airways, the national carrier of Qatar, is one of the fastest growing airlines in the world with an unmatched expansion rate averaging almost 40 per cent year on year.
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Expanding Cargo Connectivity in India
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank separately have forecast that India’s economy is on the surge and that it will soon overtake....
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Dubai introduces new laws regulating RPAS
Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum has issued a new law regulating the use of remotely piloted air systems (RPAS). The emirate, a firm supporter of RPAS ..
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The Lounge
Air Charter Service (ACS), a global leader in providing aircraft charter solutions was founded in 1990 by Mr. Chris Leach as a small specialized aviation company....
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Airports & Airlines

  Middle East passengers to travel ‘smartly’ by 2020
Airports are expected to offer an even faster, smoother and better-connected and therefore less-stressful journey...
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  Set up your business with SAIF ZONE’s user-friendly website
Sharjah Airport International Free Zone (SAIF ZONE) has launched an upgraded...
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  DTVA chiefs to bring in more business
Teesside airport chiefs have made a string of appointments in the drive to bring...
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  Thunder Bay traffic increases with a roar
Ontario’s northern air hub, Thunder Bay is experiencing increased traffic. The Thunder Bay...
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  Depend more on Qatar Airways
Qatar Airways has been named the 'World's Most Dependable Airline' in a comprehensive study of all major carriers, published by CBS ....
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Logistics

  Panalpina charters between Luxembourg and Shanghai
Swiss third party logistics group Panalpina has added callss ...
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  TNT designated as a Top Cargo Agent
Emirates Skycargo, the logistics wing of Dubai-based Emirates Airlines, recently...
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  Hong Kong to host Cool Logistics Asia conference
New ways to control rising perishable logistics costs will take centre ......
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  NCSP Group Cargo Traffic up by 6%
Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port Group reports that Group’s consolidated cargo turnover in ..
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  Kerry Logistics, China Railway sign Agreement
China Railway Import and Export Company (“China Railway”) and Kerry Logistics..
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Thai freight forwarders go digital

 
A successful e-freight workshop held in Bangkok at the beginning of April has inspired the Thai air cargo community to speed up e-AWB adoption in the country...
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AVTECH expands 'Aventus'

 
AVTECH and Etihad Airways have agreed to expand the trial of the AventusNowCast Descent Winds service (“Aventus”) from three destinations to Etihad Airways' full network.
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TIACA promotes advance data regulations to keep shipments moving

 
Pre-loading advance cargo information (PLACI) initiatives undertaken by the US, EU and Canada since the 2010 “Yemen incident” have proved that using Advance Data for civil aviation...
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Cebu Pacific to use Smiths Detection for cargo inspection purposes

 
Gokongwei-led budget carrier Cebu Pacific has inaugurated with Cargohaus a cargo inspection terminal – the first of its kind in Asia.....
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RTS partners with Finnair Cargo

 
RTS is pleased to announce that Finnair Cargo has begun a partnership with Revenue Technology Services (RTS) in the cargo area. With this, Finnair Cargo joins the growing cargo community at RTS.
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Recruitments and Retirements
 
 
Thomas Suritech to serve as MD of Austrian airline

 
Effective immediately, Thomas Suritsch (59) will serve as the Managing Director of the Austrian airline NIKI Luftfahrt GmbH, following Christian Lesjak, who has decided to leave the company.. ..
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Bill Wilson as the new operations manager for Kiwi Airlines

 
Kiwi Airlines has appointed Bill Wilson as its airline operations manager and is about to advertise for its flight crew...
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Fiji Airways appoints Peter Hill as CEO

 
Fiji Airways is set to appoint industry veteran Peter Hill as its new CEO following the departure of former CEO Stefan Pichler in February.
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Othman Aleghfeli as GCC Area manager

 
Etihad Airways the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has announced the appointment of Othman Aleghfeli, a UAE national, as Area Manager Gulf Cooperation Council ..
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Global News

2014’s best airport is Indira Gandhi International Airport

Qatar Airways launches its online donation facility

Asia’s 10 best airports

Cheap airline ticket secrets

Indian rail ministry unveils new debit card service for booking tickets

Etihad Airways launches daily service to Johannesburg

Gulf Air launches loyalty program to its passengers

Air Arabic starts flights to Pakistan’s fifth destination

Boeing CEO sees a freighter version of 747-8

American Airports offer free lifestyle services

Turkey and Ireland sign bi-lateral agreement

Changi airport issues cost-saving initiatives

South Korean international airport passenger traffic increase by 16.6%

Mashreq Bank customers to get 10% discount via flying Gulf Air

Volga-Dnepr gets ACC3 status

flydubai expands Western Asia network

Radixx International renews contract with flydubai

CONCOR as the new custodian of dry cargo at Dabolim airport

James Hogan highlights European benefits with EU Transport Commissioner

Quick and Easy visa services launched by GDRFA
   
 

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