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Air Canada presses new freighter into service for flood relief

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Air Canada put its first dedicated Boeing 767-300ER freighter aircraft into service on 9 December with an inaugural flight from Toronto to Vancouver carrying a full load of cargo. Originally scheduled to first fly to Frankfurt, Air Canada Cargo deployed the aircraft early to provide more capacity to relieve flood-hit British Columbia.

Air Canada Cargo has already boosted cargo capacity into Vancouver from Toronto, Montreal and Calgary in November to allow for the transport of critical supplies.

The new aircraft is currently planned to operate between Toronto and Frankfurt for the remainder of 2021, in addition to the flights to Vancouver. In 2022, it will also serve Miami, Quito, Lima, Mexico City and Guadalajara, primarily out of Toronto. Madrid, Halifax and St. John’s are planned when the second aircraft is delivered in the first half of 2022.

The Boeing 767-300ER freighters will allow Air Canada Cargo to offer five different main deck configurations, increasing the overall cargo capacity of each aircraft to nearly 58 tonnes or 438 cubic metres, with about 75% on the main deck.

New deal to create Abu Dhabi-Brussels pharma corridor

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Chris Lewis
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The Abu Dhabi-based vaccine logistics HOPE Consortium, Abu Dhabi Airports, Brussels Airport Company and the Pharma.Aero group have signed a deal to establish a fully compliant origin-to-destination pharma air corridor between Abu Dhabi and Brussels Airports. The dedicated pharma trade lane will unite key compliant and sector certified supply chain stakeholders, including forwarders and ground handling agents.

A second declaration was signed by the HOPE Consortium, Pharma.Aero, Khalifa University of Science and Technology and the University of Antwerp to host the second edition of the Pharma Logistics Masterclass course focused on critical challenges and developments in pharma supply chains and logistics, by Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi from 5-9 September 2022.

Earlier this year, a delegation from the HOPE Consortium met with pharmaceutical industry stakeholders in Brussels to showcase Abu Dhabi’s global vaccine distribution success. Thanks to its network of partners, the HOPE Consortium has handled over 200 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines, contributing to vaccination programmes in over 40 global destinations.

Brussels Airport is ae leading pharma and life sciences hub with over 750 million vaccines handled at the airport, serving 60 destinations worldwide.

Volga-Dnepr Arctic efforts recognised

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Volga-Dnepr’s employees were recognized for their contribution to the development of the Arctic and Antarctic at the Arctic: today and the future forum in St. Petersburg on 2-4 December. Oceanologist Arthur Chilingarov thanked airline employees for their invaluable contribution to regional development. The carrier is currently carrying out its seventh flight programme to the region, which with, so far, four flights from Punta Arenas in Chile to Union Glacier Camp in Antarctica and two cargo para drops. Over the last six years, Volga-Dnepr has operated more than 150 flights to/from the Antarctic delivering around 1,700 tonnes of general and special cargo.

New man at the helm of IAG Cargo

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Virgin Atlantic Cargo has appointed Phil Wardlaw as its new vice president and managing director. He has been with the carrier for 17 years and has held numerous leadership roles within the operations and engineering teams, culminating in vice president engineering and maintenance in 2017. he succeeds Dominic Kennedy, who takes on the role of senior vice president revenue management, distribution and holidays.

Phil Wardlaw said: “The team is absolutely fantastic and has played a pivotal role in the airline’s survival following the emergence of Covid-19. From operating cargo only flying for the first time ever, launching new cargo destinations and transporting vital PPE and equipment for the NHS, the list of milestones goes on. November 2021 was the cargo team’s best-ever trading month and I look forward to helping to build on this to achieve future success.”

Chief commercial officer, Juha Jarvinen,  added: “I look forward to working closely with him, leading our cargo business into its next phase. I’d also like to take this opportunity to thank Dominic for his exceptional leadership of the cargo team to welcome him to his new role within the airline”

Virgin Atlantic Cargo played a vital role in the airline’s survival following the Covid-19 pandemic, transporting essential goods around the world. On 21 March 2020, the carrier operated its first ever cargo only flight and over the next 12 months it operated over 5,000 cargo only sectors, launched 12 new routes and carried over 8.5 million kilos of PPE and essential equipment for the NHS.  Last year was a record year for cargo performance, with revenue of £319m, up 49% year on year.

DoKaSch opens up Japan

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Temperature controlled solutions company DoKaSch has set up a DoKaSch Temperature Solutions KK in Tokyo and a new service station at Narita International Airport

Japan is an important production and export centre for pharmaceuticals in the Asian-Pacific region and worldwide anddemand for pharmaceutical cold chain capacity is increasing. Narita’s Cargo Climate Control Terminal is one of the largest temperature-controlled airport storage facility in Japan and handles half of all pharmaceutical trade in the country.

Cool packaging firm sets up in India pharma hotspot

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Temperature controlled packaging provider Peli BioThermal has opened a service centre in Ahmedabad, a major manufacturing hub for pharma companies in western India. Eight of India’s largest pharma companies, including Astra Zeneca, Swiss Pharma and Torrent Pharma, have plants there, all of them  major exporters to the US and Europe.

The state of Gujarat accounts for around 30% of the country’s pharmaceutical production and exports while globally India provides more than 50% of the worldwide requirement for various vaccines and 40% of the demand for generic products in the US.

The new site is a full service network station offering conditioning and refurbishment services for Peli BioThermal’s Crēd Cargo and Crēdo Xtrem bulk shippers.

Challenge Group joins Cool Chain Association

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The Challenge Group has joined the Cool Chain Association (CCA). Challenge’s six companies include cargo airlines, handlers, and logistics services, and its subsidiary carrier CAL Cargo Airlines which carries perishables between Israel and Europe.

It has a portfolio of temperature-controlled products covering perishables and pharmaceuticals and holds IATA CEIV pharma certification for its two airlines, CAL Cargo Airlines and Challenge Airlines, as well as for Challenge Handling in Liège, Belgium.

Challenge Group will join the CCA’s newly developed Technical Committee, supporting tangible projects and initiatives to drive improvements in the cool supply chain.

Challenge Group, senior manager cargo transformation, Gianluca Marcangelo, said: “By joining the CCA, we know we can make a concrete contribution to raise industry standards as an active member of the Technical Committee. We are looking forward to networking with other members and enhance our industry engagement to build strategic and long-term business partnership.”

Caribbean signs up to CHAMP

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Caribbean Airlines Cargo has signed up for CHAMP’s suite of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) including booking and pricing in tandem with its SaaS-based Cargospot solution. Caribbean Airlines Cargo will also implement the newly developed e-booking engine, Cargospot Portal, to streamline its booking workflows and increase sales efficiency.  The portal will offer customers functions such as availability with price, booking, master/house airwaybills, status updates and tracking. 

Dnata New York makes the grade

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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has awarded dnata USA its Safety Audit for Ground Operations(ISAGO) Accreditation, following the successful completion of a comprehensive review of the company and its ground-handling operations at New York-JFK Airport (JFK).

David Barker, dnata’s divisonal senior vice president for airport operations, said: “We are proud to be recognised for meeting the highest global safety standards at JFK, one of the largest dnata hubs in our international network.

“We consistently invest in training, equipment and industry-leading technologies to deliver world-class safety for our staff, partners and their customers. The achievement of the ISAGO accreditation is a remarkable milestone which demonstrates our relentless commitment to safety and service excellence.

“I thank my colleagues for their hard work and outstanding efforts that enable dnata to provide the highest level of quality and safety, every day.”

Dnata provides a range of ground, cargo and passenger handling services to over 60 airlines at 22 airports in the US.

ISAGO is an audit program for ground-handling companies serving airlines at airports covering organization and management, load control, aircraft handling and loading and aircraft ground movement.

ABC renews Frankfurt handling contract

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AirBridgeCargo Airlines extends handling partnership with Frankfurt Cargo Services

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has renewed its cargo handling contract at Germany’s with Frankfurt Cargo Services (FCS), a subsidiary of Worldwide Flight Services (WFS).

FCS, the largest independent cargo hander at Frankfurt, the leading German cargo gateway, has served AirBridgeCargo since 2008. ABC currently operates up to 15 Boeing 747 freighter flights a week from Frankfurt to its hubs at Moscow Domodedovo and Sheremetyevo airports.

As a customer of FCS in Cargo City South at Frankfurt Airport, ABC benefits from a direct connection between the airside apron and the landside cargo handling operation. FCS’ handling team in Frankfurt also supports ABC’s service requirements for special consignments such as dangerous goods, heavy and outsize loads, and temperature-sensitive cargoes.

FCS’ proven capability of handling temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical products was one of the decisive factors in ABC’s decision to extend its partnership.

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