Monthly Newsletter - october 2015
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Silk Way - The trusted partner in Caspian

Silk Way Group, a leader in the private sector of Azerbaijani economy, was established in 2006 to provide a complete coordination and strategy to the various sub divisions of the group. Head quartered at Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Baku, Silk Way, today, unites more than 20 companies, most of which are related to aviation, including Silk Way Airlines, Silk Way West Airlines, Silk Way Business Aviation, Silk Way Helicopter Services, Silk Way Technics, Silk Way Ground Handling and others.

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Carrying cargo the Caspian way
It’s location on the classical Silk Road between east and west, coupled with booming exploration of oil, gas & mineral reserves has made the Caspian region an ideal location for flourishing business for air cargo carriers...
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E-commerce, the next big wave in India
Novonous estimates that Indian air freight market will grow at an impressive rate of around 12.5 per cent CAGR over the next five years, addressing needs of the manufacturing, FMCG and e-Commerce sectors
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Cargo theft on a rise
Cargo theft has now assumed the status of a universal problem, affecting consumers and businesses alike.
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Hassan El-Houry, Group CEO of NAS (National Aviation Services)
National Aviation Services (NAS), one of the fastest growing aviation service providers in emerging markets, provide an array of services including ramp and passenger services, cargo handling, engineering services and line maintenance,
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Airports & Airlines

  Dubai Ruler awarded ‘Man of Aviation’ award
On UAE Civil Aviation Day, H.E. Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansouri,...
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  Delta and Virgin Atlantic to form cargo alliance
The heads of Delta Cargo and Virgin Atlantic Cargo ...
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  ACI awards ACA certificates to selected airports
The Airports Council International - North America (ACI-NA) has recently ....
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  Qatar Airways takes part in Expo Milano 2015
Qatar Airways recently concluded its highly successful presence at Expo Milano 2015 ...
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  Dubai Airports to introduce new check-in procedures with Dubai Taxi
Passengers will soon be able to complete their check-in procedures....
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Logistics

  DHL improves carbon efficiency in Asia Pacific
DHL Express has improved its carbon efficiency year-on-year in Asia Pacific.....
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  Transworld Logistics and Etihad Rail sign MoU
Etihad Rail, the developer and operator of the UAE’s...
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  Smart Communications unveils automation process
The enterprise arm of Smart Communications Inc. has launched...
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  Volga-Dnepr strengthens itself in Russia
Volga-Dnepr Group’s growing 3PL logistics division in Russia and the CIS...
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  Bahrain to create logistics hub in China
Bahrain’s inward investment agency has signed three ...
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IT News
 
 
Qatar Airways selects Arconic to implement CDMS

 
Qatar Airways recently announced that it has engaged Dublin-based Arconics to implement an enterprise Corporate Document Management System (CDMS) for the global carrier
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Gulf Air collaborates with Batelco to support digitisation

 
Bahrain's leading communications solution provider Batelco, in its efforts to support digitisation in the Kingdom, is collaborating with Gulf Air, Bahrain's national carrier.
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Oman Air selects Accelya to streamline its card management process

 
Accelya, the leading solutions provider of financial and business intelligence solutions to the Airline industry, recently announced that Oman Air
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Airbus to equip Sharjah International with Tetra Communications

 
Airbus Defence and Space will equip Sharjah International Airport with a modern Tetra (terrestrial trunked radio) communications network....
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Hamburg Sud adds XtendFRESH equipped containers

 
Hamburg Sud adds XtendFRESH equipped containers Hamburg Süd, one of the top refrigerated container carriers worldwide, recently added 400 refrigerated containers equipped with Carrier Transicold’s XtendFRESH™ ...
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Recruitments and Retirements
 
 
Etihad Airways appoints Lindsay White as Australia and Asia Pacific VP

 
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has appointed Mr. Lindsay White to the new position of Vice President for Australia and Asia Pacific.....
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Warren Jones appointed as Director of TIACA

 
Warren Jones has been recently appointed as the new TIACA Director, reporting to Doug Brittin, Secretary General and based at the Association’s Miami headquarters, USA.
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C.H. Robinson adds new positions to its global forwarding team

 
To support an increasing need for transportation services between Europe and Asia, C.H. Robinson has added two positions to its global forwarding team.....
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IATA announces new key appointments

 
Gilberto Lopez Meyer will take up his role as Senior Vice President for SFO on 19 October 2015. Lopez Meyer will be based in Montreal and he succeeds Kevin Hiatt who left IATA in July.
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Ryanair expands its management team

 
John Tuite - Head of Finance. John joins Ryanair having previously been Head of Finance at Bank of Ireland Corporate. He has spent the past 21 years working for the Bank of Ireland Group,
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Global News

Flying with pets? Here are 12 policies by major airlines

Fun facts about American airlines new operation center

ATC to welcome ATM professionals in the UAE

TAPA launches new programmes to protect goods against theft

RAAF completes its fuel transfer to F-35A (JSF)

Five ways Big Data analytics are transforming the trucking industry

Swiss WorldCargo unveils Single Process e-AWB

DAE to host Aerospace Supply Chain Summit next year

Argon electronics to launch radiation detector simulator at DSEI

Air Cargo Market forecast 2015 - 19

Airports – A destination or a stopover?

Haven expands its freight online platform

FAA approves new cool-chain containers for AA Cargo

Friends Rachel Green the new ambassador for Emirates Airlines

Dubai Airports wins GCC Best Employer Brand Awards

CAL Group earns IATA’s excellence for CEIV-Pharma

Air France-KLM passenger traffic increase by 21.2% in September

FedEx to construct new distribution center in New York

Boeing wins contract for electro-optical observing systems from US air force

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