Newsletter - 17th May 2019

Daily News Updates / 17th May 2019

Technology
Latest Generation of award-winning Golden Hour™ Technology — A Smaller, Lighter Reusable Container for Transporting Blood to the Battlefield Unveiled at Key Conference Peli BioThermal, the global name in temperature controlled packaging, unveiled its new Golden Hour™ One at the 2019 SOMSA conference in North Carolina. The new product is a small... READ MORE

Logistics
DB Schenker opens CO2-low city distribution hub Logistics provider DB Schenker has opened its first low-carbon city distribution center, the new Oslo City Hub. The centrally-located new terminal will reduce CO2 emissions of city... READ MORE

Airlines
Allegiant, Flair, JetBlue and Spirit all make moves to WFS in the US Four US and Canadian airlines have awarded new ground handling contracts to Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) in the US. Allegiant Air has partnered with WFS at four new airport loca... READ MORE

Airlines
Swissport posts strong financial and operational results for 2018 Swissport achieved an operating EBITDA of €273.2 million in 2018 – an increase of 24.1 per cent over the previous year’s result of €220.1 million. Total revenue from operat... READ MORE

Technology
DHL Express launches fully automated drone delivery in China The drones can carry up to 5 kilograms of cargo per flight and take off and land atop intelligent cabinets that were specifically developed for the fully autonomous loading and off... READ MORE

Airlines
Finnair Cargo joins Air Cargo Spot Booking Platform Cargo.one Finnair Cargo recently announced that it has joined forces with online air cargo booking platform cargo.one to offer spot bookings for customers from May 2019 onwards. The big anno... READ MORE

Airlines
Finnair Cargo appoints Swissport as terminal operator at COOL Nordic Cargo Hub Finnair Cargo has appointed Swissport as the terminal operator for its €80m COOL Nordic Cargo Hub at Helsinki Airport, taking over operations from June 1. The 31,000 sq m facili... READ MORE

Airlines
Mr. Turhan Ozen, Chief Cargo Officer at Turkish Airlines, elected to the International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) Committee Turhan Ozen, serving as Chief Cargo Officer at the global brand Turkish Airlines, was elected to the International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) Committee, the joint voice of the i... READ MORE

Airlines
Turkish Cargo awarded with the prestigious ‘Cargo Airline of the Year 2019’ prize by the global logistics industry Maintaining its upward trend, Turkish Cargo was granted with the ‘Cargo Airline of the Year 2019’ award, called as the Oscar of the global logistics industry, by the global air... READ MORE

Airlines
New Oslo-Beijing service targets seafood Oslo Airport hopes its first non-stop service to Beijing will be a welcome boost for the local seafood market following the collapse of a deal for the development of a new perishab... READ MORE

Logistics
Aramex net profit rises 4% in Q1 2019 Aramex , a leading global provider of comprehensive logistics and transportation solutions, announces its financial results for first quarter ended 31 March 2019. Aramex’s Q1 201... READ MORE

Airlines
European airports see 1.8% cargo volume decline in Q1 2019 Freight traffic at Europe’s airports fell by 1.8% during the first quarter of 2019 although Belgian freighter-friendly hub Liège saw volumes surge by 12.5%. The latest report by... READ MORE