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ECS Group’s U.S. subsidiary, Miami-based Globe Air Cargo is now responsible for all cargo sales and administrative services connected to Azul’s entire U.S. business and will assist Azul with flight operations. Azul operates an A330 passenger and passenger-to-freighter fleet out of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) and Orlando International Airport (MCO), to Viracopos-Campina International Airport (VCP), Brazil, nine times a week, and is licensed to carry all commodity types. In addition to steering and growing Azul’s cargo business out of its online gateways, the GSSA has clear plans to also develop the airline’s business from offline U.S. destinations with dedicated…
From March 1, Lufthansa Cargo customers will also be able to book their cargo on converted A321 medium-haul freighters. With the start of operations on March 15, Lufthansa Cargo will gradually complement the global route network with Istanbul (IST), Tel Aviv (TLV), Malta (MLA), Tunis (TUN), Dublin (DUB) and Manchester (MAN) by operating these freighters. In the summer schedule, the carrier will also add flights to Cairo (CAI) starting March 29. The partially new stations in the freighter network will be served two to three times a week from and to Frankfurt (FRA). The A321F will make its first commercial…
MNG Airlines, which was established 25 years ago, holds a significant share of the air cargo market in Turkey with its net capacity of 465 tons. MNG Airlines, which expanded its previous flight network in 2021, grew its fleet and carried 20% more cargo than the previous year, will invest in digital transformation in 2022. MNG Airlines, which was established in 1996 with 100% Turkish capital, first started to serve with scheduled cargo flights to Germany and England with the medium-range Airbus A300. Today MNG Airlines continues its operations with a fleet of four Airbus A300-600Fs, one A330-200F, and two…
Qatar Airways Cargo approves Envirotainer’s latest innovation – The Releye RAP container. Officially launched on 9 February 2022, and able to accommodate 5 pallets, the Releye RAP is the largest and most technically advanced product in Envirotainer’s new generation container series. Its unique features are now available to Qatar Airways Cargo customers wherever and whenever required, complementing the airline’s existing range of pharmaceutical transport solutions. Qatar Airways Cargo has offered its customers Envirotainer’s RAP and RKN active pharma containers since 2014, and was an early adopter of the first Releye® RLP, launched last summer. Envirotainer’s Releye® series is based on…
JetBlue announced it has officially launched service between New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Puerto Vallarta’s Gustavo Diaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR), with the first flight arriving in Puerto Vallarta this afternoon. Puerto Vallarta service will operate four times weekly, offering JetBlue customers an all-new destination and even more of the airline’s award-winning service and low fares. Enabled by JetBlue’s Northeast Alliance (NEA), Puerto Vallarta service brings JetBlue to its third destination in Mexico and further expands the airline’s significant presence across Latin America and the Caribbean, while diversifying and advancing its New York focus city strategy. JetBlue continues to grow beyond the U.S. with over 30 international destinations in more than two dozen countries. JetBlue…
Breeze Airways is adding new eight new routes this week, from New York’s Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP) and Palm Beach International Airport (PBI). The new cities are Breeze’s 17th and 18th destinations and will expand the carrier’s network to 42 routes. On February 17, Breeze commenced four weekly roundtrip flights between Islip and Norfolk, VA, operating on Thursdays, Fridays, Sundays and Mondays. The airline will introduce thrice-weekly roundtrips between Islip and Charleston, SC, on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Beginning May 5, Breeze will add a fourth weekly flight to Charleston, on Thursdays. “Long Island MacArthur Airport is helping lead this region…
National Airlines has been awarded the Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) Pharma certification by IATA. This accreditation formally endorses the company’s sustained ability to safely handle high-value, time-sensitive, and temperature-controlled transportation of pharmaceuticals, with the speed and consistency expected by shipper requirements. The latest certification confirms that National’s shipping of pharmaceutical products meets the IATA Temperature Control Regulations and continues to adhere to the international standards and best practices observed in cold chain and pharmaceutical movements over the last three decades. Respective teams in the company have undertaken multi-stage independent audits, employee training, and upgrading of procedures and…
In 2020, IATA announced an industry goal to achieve 100% eAWB by the end of 2022, meaning that all shipments will be carried only with electronic air waybills (eAWB). To meet this goal and continue to lead the way in digitizing the entire air cargo industry, Lufthansa Cargo is now taking a major step towards completely paperless shipments: starting with the summer schedule on March 27, 2022, all shipments on feasible lanes will be carried with electronic air waybill – eAWB only. In addition, the airline is introducing a “paper-to-eAWB” service, through which the few remaining paper-based AWBs will be…
JetBlue announced an agreement to exercise its option to add 30 additional Airbus A220-300 aircraft to its order book, bringing the total number of A220s in the airline’s fleet and on order to 100. The aircraft’s strong economics and operational performance are a key to JetBlue’s long-term cost performance, while also enabling more sustainable flying, greater flexibility to support JetBlue’s network strategy, and the introduction of its all-new onboard experience to more customers. “We’re already seeing benefits from the eight A220s we’ve added to the fleet, and we’re very happy to have more on the way,” said Robin Hayes, chief…
WHSmith announced its first North American WHSmith retail location, which is now open inside the newly opened western concourse in the new Terminal B at LaGuardia Airport. This new store offers the convenience of Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology, offering travelers a convenient, checkout-free shopping experience, with an expansive variety of on-the-go snacks, beverages and everyday travel essentials. With just a dip or a tap of a credit card, customers can enter the store, pick up their desired items, and leave without waiting in line. As travelers shop, Just Walk Out technology determines what they take from or return to the…