Air Charter Service has landed at its 4,000th airport since 2013 with a passenger flight to Cobar Regional in New South Wales, Australia.
ACS chairman Chris Leach commented: “Since the beginning of 2013, we have chartered aircraft into or out of 4,027 IATA or ICAO recognised airports, along with thousands more dirt runways, ice runways, non-designated airfields, helipads and even water landings.”
He estimates that if non-designated landing places are included, the number would be around 8,000.
Austrian-based forwarder Cargo-partner has introduced an air consolidation service from Frankfurt to Felipe Ángeles Airport in Mexico City. It aims to address the challenges faced by European exporters in securing cost-efficient freight capacities to Mexico in the “tense” market situation.
Demand for reliable and cost-effective transport solutions to Mexico has surged, leading to an increasingly unreliable market in terms of rates and services.
Cargo-partner has had an operational presence in Mexico for over two years and a team of 50 employee, with branches in Puebla and Mexico City, offering air, sea, and road transport services, , door-to-door solutions and customs clearance.
It can offer pre-carriage though its offices in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Poland, and the Czech Republic, while local offices in Mexico enable onward distribution.
Cargo-partner also offers regular departures from Budapest to Mexico and a Vienna-Chicago consolidation service.
Live event and entertainment specialist Global Critical Logistics (GCL), has appointed Brent Nagy as chief growth officer.
He will work with GCL’s existing teams to drive broad-based growth, strategic partnerships, and cross-selling initiatives to offer superior customer solutions across GCL’s global platform, which includes Rock-it Cargo, Dietl, CARS, and Dynamic International.
He brings over 22 years of experience, most recently as president of enterprise customer strategy at CH Robinson where he was responsible for enterprise go-to-market strategy.
Software provider Dakosy and airport operator Fraport have set up a joint venture. Allivate GmbH, in which both stakeholders hold a 50% share, will establish and operate cargo community systems for air freight at Frankfurt Airport and internationally. Martina Schikorr (Fraport) and Dirk Gladiator (Dakosy) have been appointed as managing directors.
Tower Cold Chain has launched its Tower Control Center (TCC) – a single-source portal for temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical shipments.
The platform is designed to meet the needs of shippers, airlines and 3PL providers. Customers can plan shipment journeys with a tool that simulates the internal temperature of the container on any journey. A tracking feature provides real-time data on the location and temperature of shipments.
Customers can also explore and compare Tower’s range of passive solutions. The platform is exclusively available to registered Tower customers. Planned features include data-led risk assessments, pre-emptive alerts, and ordering capabilities.
The Hactl International Forklift and Pallet Building Competition at the independent handler’s SuperTerminal 1 in Hong Kong returned this year for the 13th time, after a break of four years due to COVID travel restrictions.
An audience of around 300 watched participants from Air Canada, Cargolux Airlines International S.A., Emirates, Finnair, IAG Cargo, Japan Airlines, MASkargo, Nippon Cargo Airlines and Qatar Airways compete for honours.
Japan Airlines was dubbed Overall Champion and won the Forklift Competition in this year’s event. The Pallet Building Competition was won by Qatar Airways and the Forklift Driving Safety Award was also picked up by Japan Airlines as well.
Hactl chief executive Wilson Kwong said: “We were delighted to welcome friends from around the world to take part in the competition once again, after its enforced suspension. Everyone seemed to enjoy the event, but behind the friendly rivalry and opportunity to meet and make friends, we believe it also has an important message to convey about safety at work and professional standards.”
B&H Worldwide has signed a three-year exclusivity deal with Advantage Future Tech (AFT) to manage its inventory and shipping services in the US. Advantage Future Tech is a global distributor of OEM turbine engine parts, avionics and, satellite components. B&H will be responsible for managing AFT’s inventory within its Miami and Los Angeles facilities from where it will onforward shipments throughout the country.
Air Partner’s cargo division has completed an operation to transport 92 tonnes of humanitarian relief to Gaza, including blankets, fleeces and hygiene kits- total of over 39,000 items.
The material was carried on three flights across three days using an A300F aircraft from Brindisi airport in Italy to Al Arish (in Egypt, carrying a total of over 39,000 relief items.
The charter firm’s cargo team also arranged refuelling of the aircraft at the Egyptian military airport which has limited fuel storage.
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has become the first air cargo handler to deploy Cind’s ContourSpect 3D modelling software at stations in Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia following a successful Proof of Concept at Copenhagen Airport.
ContourSpect creates a 3D model of cargo loaded on pallets and compares this in real-time with the selected virtual contour, eliminating the need for manual measurements by immediately indicating if the ULD build-up is out of contour. It uses 3D cameras positioned around the ULD build-up area to monitor the contour frame
Cind’s chief executive, Marcus Schelin, said: “Since the launch of ContourSpect in early 2023, we have witnessed considerable interest from the entire air cargo industry. WFS proves to be the ideal partner to extend our solutions, and it is inspiring to observe their strong commitment to enhancing industry safety and efficiency.”
Brazil-based Modern Logistics has taken delivery of a second 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) following its acquisition last year of the first such aircraft in the country.
The availability of the two next generation aircraft will significantly enhance Modern Logistics’ capabilities in other Latin American markets, particularly Argentina, Colombia, and Central America, as well as establishing a facility in Miami.
The company, founded in 2012, is an integrated logistics company based in São Paulo, Brazil and offers a one-stop-shop model using air freighters to speed up supply chains. It operates a 32,000sq ft cargo facility at Viracopos airport able to accommodate several cargo aircraft simultaneously.
Both 737 NGs are leased through Babcock & Brown Aircraft Management (BBAM) and are more cost efficient in terms of ton-miles transported and have a cargo capacity some 10% larger than the previous generation of 737s.
Modern Logistics chief executive Cristiano Koga stated: “The additional capacity and efficiency of the new aircraft will assure the future success of the company by hastening entry into international markets and better responding to the needs and requirements of our clients.”
Currently, Modern Logistics has three Classics 737s in its fleet and will operate both classic 737s and NGs over the near term.
