Newsletter - 29th May 2020

Daily News Updates / 29th May 2020

Airlines
SpiceJet to provide last-mile drone delivery; DGCA approves trials SpiceJet, India’s air cargo operator, has received formal approval from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to conduct drone trials. Post trials and approvals, S... READ MORE

Charter Operator
ACS’ China, Hong Kong offices instrumental for PPE charters Air Charter Service’s offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong, have proved invaluable in helping to arrange the hundreds of flights the company has booked to carry more than ... READ MORE

Supply Chain
GEODIS supports rising medical company LabMed to supply health protection goods to Europe and North America GEODIS is providing LabMed with customs brokerage, short-term storage solutions and transport management services from LabMed’s factory in China via a distribution hub in Sing... READ MORE

Airlines
SpiceJet converts three Bombardier Q400 passenger aircraft into freighters Private airline SpiceJet has converted three of its Bombardier Q400 passenger aircraft into freighters.With the addition of these three cargo planes, SpiceJet now has a dedicated ... READ MORE

Supply Chain
DB Schenker contracts with New York City to deliver critical medical supplies in the fight against COVID-19 DB Schenker has announced the transport of personal protective equipment from China to New York City via charter flights delivering supplies to COVID-19 distribution centres, for ... READ MORE

Logistics
Hellmann Logistics goes live with CargoWise to drive digitalisation Hellmann Worldwide Logistics announced the rollout of CargoWise, the integrated single-platform logistics solution of WiseTech Global. The new Transport Management (TMS) System wi... READ MORE

Airlines
Air Canada Expands its Cargo-only Flight Schedule Freight division Air Canada Cargo to operate to five new destinations in Europe and South AmericaFour converted Boeing 777-300ERs and three Airbus A330-300s enablin... READ MORE

Airlines
Avion Express Enters Cargo Transportation Market Originally established as a cargo and passenger airline in 2005, Avion Express, a leading ACMI operator with 15 years of experience, has announced it is re-entering the airfreig... READ MORE

Logistics
Dachser Mexico Keeps Mango Exports Flowing to Europe with Weekly Air Freight Service Reliable transport solutions critical to meet growing European demand Dachser México, a premier logistics provider and part of the global Dachser network, announced that its w... READ MORE

Freight Forwarders
Warhorse Air Freight Initiative Takes Off An air freight pipeline to bring vital supplies to South Africa utilising special airfreight charters has taken off with the aim of stabilising the supply chain and increasing cap... READ MORE

Business
Tigers expands into new Rotterdam warehouse to support customers growing e-commerce business across Europe Tigers is helping customers ramp up their B2C e-commerce operations as demand from consumers booms whilst B2B suffers during the COVID-19 pandemic Hong Kong, Tuesday 26th May... READ MORE

Airlines
DAMCO reaches out to team at Antarctica research station with parcels DAMCO has helped deliver over 120 parcels containing gifts and personal items to U.S. Antarctic Program personnel spending extra months in Antarctica because of the Covid-19 pande... READ MORE