Newsletter - 17th February 2022

Daily News Updates / 17th February 2022

Airlines
Air Senegal and SmartKargo Partner to Deliver Cargo Digital Transformation West African-based Air Senegal Airlines will deploy the SmartKargo technology solution across all functional areas of its cargo business serving 19 destinations, including New Yor... READ MORE

Technology
Lufthansa Cargo now only flies with electronic airwaybills Digitization of paper AWBs as of summer flight schedule continues to drive the digital transformation of the air cargo industry In 2020, IATA announced an industry goal to achi... READ MORE

Airlines
Western Global Airlines Purchases Two Boeing 777 Freighters Global cargo carrier expands all-Boeing fleet with the first order of new-production freightersAdding capacity to meet growing e-commerce and express cargo demand Boeing and We... READ MORE

Airlines
Asia-Pacific region will need over 17,600 new aircraft by 2040 Retirement of older aircraft to accelerate, demand progressively more driven by replacement, supporting the industry’s decarbonisation objectivesAirfreight set to more than doub... READ MORE

Logistics
CEVA Logistics becomes logistics provider for Ferrari racing activities CEVA Logistics, part of the CMA CGM Group, has announced a new global, multi-year partnership with Ferrari to support its racing activities as an Official Logistics Partner.&... READ MORE

Airlines
SIA finalises order for A350F Singapore Airlines (SIA) has finalised a purchase agreement with Airbus for seven A350F freighter aircraft. The order was signed at the Singapore Airshow by SIA CEO Goh Choong Pho... READ MORE

Airlines
New generation A350F freighter to join Etihad Airways fleet Etihad Airways has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) for seven A350F freighters to add to its existing fleet of five A350-1000 passenger versions. The announcement was made at the S... READ MORE

Freight Forwarders
EFW clinches SmartLynx order for six A321P2F conversions Aircraft modification joint venture EFW has secured an order for six Airbus A321 passenger-to-freighter conversions from Latvian operator SmartLynx Airlines, which will opera... READ MORE

Airlines
WFS gains Turkish Airlines’ Cargo Contracts in Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has extended its cargo handling partnerships with Turkish Airlines in North America Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston. In Dallas, WFS has commenced ... READ MORE

Logistics
Kerry Logistics and Hengan Group launch a new Covid Rapid Detection Kit Kerry Logistics Network Limited’s joint venture with Hengan International Group Company Limited, Karrion Development Limited, is launching a new SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Rapid Detecti... READ MORE

Events
Logistics UK launches new Supply Chain Resilience conference The resilience of the UK's supply chains was tested as never before during the pandemic and demonstrated how reliant UK PLC is on its continued success. Logistics UK has announced... READ MORE

People
VesselsValue welcomes Dr. Alexander Adamou to the Board of Directors Leading online valuation and data provider, VesselsValue, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Alexander Adamou to the Board of Directors. As an experienced mathematic... READ MORE