Newsletter - 14th May 2021

Daily News Updates / 14th May 2021

People
Chapman Freeborn appoints new chief information officer Chapman Freeborn has appointed Laurent Jossa as its new group chief information officer (CIO) as it looks to transition into a fully paperless organization. Jossa ... READ MORE

Airlines
LOT partners with SkyCell’s hybrid technology LOT Polish Airlines and SkyCell, a Swiss provider of hybrid containers, signed an agreement that extends LOT Cargo’s capabilities in the transport of medicines and pharmaceutica... READ MORE

Logistics
Blue Dart to trial pharma drone delivery in India Express delivery firm Blue Dart will begin trials of delivering pharma and medical shipments to remote locations in India using drones. The company has established Blue Dart Me... READ MORE

Airlines
IAG Cargo ships over 2,000 tonnes of asparagus in 2021 From January – April 2021 IAG Cargo transported a record 2,361 tonnes of asparagus across the world, representing an 86% increase on 2020 and an estimated 26.2 million servingsB... READ MORE

Airlines
Antonov Airlines issues a statement after plane overruns runway Antonov AN-124-100M overruns runway in Brazil; no injuries reported, 99 tonnes of PPE safe An Antonov Airlines AN-124-100M overran the runway after landing on runway 09L at Sao... READ MORE

Airlines
Atlas Air and Polar Air Cargo Achieve Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) Pharma Certification through 2024 Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. has announced that its companies Atlas Air, Inc. and Polar Air Cargo Worldwide, Inc. have each achieved the Center of Excellence for Independent... READ MORE

Logistics
DHL Global Forwarding opens new direct China-United Kingdom multimodal link New rail-sea freight service will connect businesses in China with customers in the UK, and vice versa, in 18 to 20 days Goods departing from Xi'an, China, will be transported ... READ MORE

Airlines
SmartLynx Airlines land into the long-haul market and add 5 Airbus A330 aircraft for cargo operations SmartLynx Airlines Malta, EU-based specialists in full-service ACMI aircraft leasing solutions have announced an important addition to its Airbus fleet. Currently operated A... READ MORE

Airlines
Volga-Dnepr Group transports Sputnik V vaccines to Moldova, Mexico, and India 144 thermo-containers with Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccines were delivered onboard charter flights of Volga-Dnepr Group's carriers – AirBridgeCargo Airlines and ATRAN Airlines - to K... READ MORE