Newsletter - 09th December 2021

Daily News Updates / 09th December 2021

Airports
Swissport provides ramp handling services for Finnair’s long-haul fleet at Helsinki airport Finnair has selected Swissport to support the smooth ramp-up of its intercontinental traffic at its home hub. The contract focusses on-ramp services for the long-haul fleet and is... READ MORE

Airlines
Qantas Flies Commercially To India For First Time Since 2012 On December 6th, a scheduled Qantas commercial flight landed in India for the first time in nearly a decade. The Airbus A330-200 connected Sydney with New Delhi and touched down a... READ MORE

Pharma Logistics
Abu Dhabi to Strengthen its Capabilities as a Life Sciences Hub Through a Pharma Collaboration with Belgium Led by the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi, The collaboration will establish a fully compliant origin-to-destination pharma air corridor between Abu Dhabi and Brussels The c... READ MORE

Airlines
WestJet Cargo and SmartKargo partner on innovative digital transformation to better serve customers WestJet Cargo and SmartKargo have announced a partnership that will provide extensive digital solutions to enhance and transform the airline's air cargo business. In 2022, SmartKa... READ MORE

Airlines
World’s first A320P2F makes its maiden flight Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), the joint venture created by Airbus and ST Engineering has achieved the first flight of the A320 Passenger-to-Freighter aircraft, the A320P2F. The flight... READ MORE

Technology
Year-end review from Hermes Yuval Baruch reflects on a successful 2021 In 2021, Hermes has enjoyed many successes against the challenging backdrop of continued uncertainty for the aviation sector, as the effects of the pandemic linger. In February 20... READ MORE

Services
DoKaSch Temperature Solutions strengthens presence in Japan Dedicated subsidiary and new service station at Tokyo DoKaSch Temperature Solutions continues to expand its business in Asia. With the dedicated subsidiary DoKaSch Temperature ... READ MORE

Airlines
ITA Airways and Etihad sign codeshare partnership Increased connectivity and travel options for customers of both airlines between the United Arab Emirates and Italy Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emir... READ MORE

Airlines
American Airlines names Robert Isom to replace retiring CEO Doug Parker Isom, 58, has been the heir apparent since he was appointed president in mid-2016 and his selection signals that a steady hand is intended for the airline's first leadership trans... READ MORE