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10 Airlines: Amazon Air Expands Aircraft Fleet 17 Airlines: Air Bridge Cargo Launches Amazon to lease 12 additional 767-300 converted WebCargo’s Online eBooking Platform cargo aircraft, increasing their fleet to over 80 Globally aircraft as part of Amazon’s dedicated air cargo a irBridgeCargo - part of Volga-Dnepr Group network and strategic partners is the first freighter operator to offer eBooking capabilities to 11 Airlines: Virgin Atlantic increases cargo- 2,000 logistics providers on WebCargo’s only flights by over 33% in June after platform, powering timely shipping of urgent a record-breaking month in May supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic Virgin Atlantic will increase its cargo-only flights by 35% to nearly 600 in June with the launch 25 Airlines: Cargojet Announces C$100 of new routes including Beijing and Brussels Million Bought Deal Offering of 5.25% following the success of its May programme. Listed Senior Unsecured Hybrid Debentures 16 Airlines: American Airlines Cargo Cargojet continues to optimize our capital launches new aacargo.com booking features structure, and our robust network while a merican Airlines continues its commitment managing capacity prudently as we experience to innovation by launching new features to its an increased demand from our customers at online booking platform on aacargo.com. These this time. Our excellent team of professionals features provide customers with more autonomy continues to perform diligently with utmost when it comes to booking, schedule searching, or safety, providing the unparalleled On Time submitting claims online. Performance and service to our customers.

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33 Logistics: SAL launches its pharma 40 Associations: TIACA accelerates its facilities at KFIA Cargo Village transformation to better meet its members needs SAUDI Arabian Logistics (SAL) has opened a new Building on the momentum from its last state-of-the-art pharmaceuticals facility at its Executive Summit and considering the feedback expanded warehouse at the Dammam-based King from members, The International Air Cargo Fahad International Airport’s (KFIA) Cargo Village. Association (TIACA) announces its plan to speed- up its transformation program. 35 Logistics: First B777 makes its way to IAI for freighter conversion 45 Technology: PayCargo Capital Credit facility ge Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) has helps keep fresh produce supply chain moving delivered the first Boeing 777-300ER to Israel Fresh produce growers, importers, exporters, Aerospace Industries (IAI) for the prototype distributors, and shippers manage their cash flow passenger-to-freighter conversion. while securing the immediate release of their perishable cargo from refrigerated warehouses, 38 Associations: IATA Air Cargo Capacity airlines, and ocean lines Crunch: Demand Plummets but Capacity Disappears Even Faster 46 Technology: PayCargo Joins Hands t he International Air Transport Association with IBS Software for Digital Payments (IATA) released data for global air freight markets the integration with IBS Software’s world leading in April showing that demand dropped 27.7% industry platform – iCargo – will help PayCargo compared to the same period in 2019 – the streamline its operations and bring added value to its sharpest fall ever recorded. vendor base through more streamlined operations

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FINNAIR CARGO: BEHIND THE SCENES: A330 MODIFICATIONS

n early April, we started flying cargo- aircraft into a cargo freighter. After a only flights with the A350 aircraft few weeks of planning and removing This spring has been Ito several destinations in Asia, the obstacles, Finnair was able to unusual for Finnair Europe and America, belly filled with announce that two of its A330 aircraft Cargo with Covid-19 cargo. From the first flight, we have were modified to transport double the increased dramatically to carry close amount of cargo on one flight. impacting all sides to 60 long-haul cargo flights per week. What actually happened in of business. As the While working with limited capacity in the operations? Mika Kilpinen, passenger traffic nearly the cargo compartment, the passenger Development lead for Operations, side of the plane was empty. Anyone Quality and Compliance reveals what stopped for a few with common sense would start to happened inside the aircraft during the months, it initiated a think if it was possible to also utilise transformation. challenge for us at the the cabin space – normally reserved for passengers – for carrying cargo. 1. How long did it take to cargo side: how can As aviation is filled with standards transform a passenger plane into a we keep our business and regulations to ensure safety, we cargo freighter? How big was the going? started to investigate different options transformation crew? of how to transform an Airbus A330 “It took about two weeks altogether,

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but the physical transformation took 3. What else did you need to In this case, it was over 100 pages of five working days from start to finish. consider from operational point of manually written documentation and We had an operation crew of about view? instructions!” 10 team members working in 10- “I guess the actual modification hour shifts during that week to make was relatively easy, once there 4. Where is cargo now being it happen from the operational side. was a plan on how to do it. When carried in the A330 aircraft? Not to mention the countless hours of carrying cargo, the weight distributes “In addition to the normal belly planning how to accomplish this!” differently compared to an aircraft cargo compartments, we can now with passengers: therefore, weight carry cargo in the main deck in 2. What were the technical and balance calculations needed to sections B and C, cabin storage changes you made? be done and documented as well as compartments. The maximum load “To use the cabin space for cargo, testing and training. As this work for these is 226 cubic meters, given we removed Economy Class seats is carried out in shifts, all manuals the reality that cargo is always a which took about two working days. needed to be updated and all staff particular shape. If cargo was, for During the transformation, we also members trained to proceed with example, water, the volume could be removed other passenger-traffic-related operations safely. about 10% higher.” equipment, such as the entertainment Airline operation is teamwork with system, trollies and the crew resting many stakeholders in different sides 5. What kind of cargo can be module. We created 22 cargo areas of the organisation. This impacted loaded onto the A330 freighter that are secured by security nets. Each changes for example in the load planes? of those areas can carry 250 kg per control processes, ground handling “We received permission from square meter, between 600–1,400 kg procedures and implementation, the authorities to use the passenger and in volume 4–9 cubic meters. We load master procedures and compartments to transport Covid-19- utilised the same rail the passenger implementation, inflight supervision related supplies and cargo items that seats are fastened to secure the nets procedures and manuals and flight are vital for the functioning sensitive to hold the cargo load in place.” operation procedures and manuals. supply chains.”

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6. How does it differ to fly cargo master to supervise the safety aspects time consuming. On the other hand, it with a passenger plane vs. cargo during the flight. Depending on the was a challenge for us all which we took freighter? route, flight times and schedules, there with passion and determination.” “On a real cargo freighter, the cabin are up to six pilots on board to ensure structures, doors and loading systems safe flight operations. In case we depart 8. What was best about this are designed for loading and transporting immediately after loading in one of our project? cargo. On a passenger aircraft, we must long-haul destinations, we need three “The project team was brilliant, use the passenger doors and the loading pilots to fly one way, so six in total.” committed and we could really sense process is manual. More resources are that everyone was putting their 150% needed for loading, and the size of the 7. What was the most challenging of effort into this. It was a real pleasure packages to be loaded is limited due to about this project? to work with so many Finnair colleagues the manual process. We must be wary of “Nothing like this has ever been in different departments and get to the cabin upholstery and keep the plane done before at Finnair, so everything succeed together. We are very proud to tidy, as it will be converted back into a had to start from scratch. When aircraft see that everything is working perfectly, passenger aircraft later. changes like this are done for the and we now have daily flights to During the flight, there is always first time, it has its own technical and Shanghai and Guangzhou with the new two cabin crew members and one load operational challenges, and it is very modified A330 aircraft.”

Embraer looks towards India and China as potential business partners after Boeing debacle

razilian planemaker Embraer has confirmed that it COVID-19 pandemic. would consider a new partnership with China, India, Embraer also confirmed it was seeking new liquidity. BRussia and possibly other countries in relation to its Reuters news agency has reported that Brazilian development commercial jet division as part of a revised restructuring plan bank BNDES is helping coordinate a US$600 million loan for after Boeing abruptly backed out of a deal. the planemaker, which burned through US$677 million in Embraer Chief Executive Francisco Gomes Neto has said cash in the quarter. Embraer is declining to comment on the that the company is looking at a new five-year plan that arbitration process that is in place against Boeing over the would involve engineering and production. However, he was cancellation of their deal. It had placed staff on paid leave in keen to stress that there have been no firm negotiations January in order to finalize the Boeing deal, the cost of which either with Russia’s Irkut, India, or China’s state-owned has made a major contribution to its 23% drop in revenue. COMAC now that Boeing is no longer in the picture, despite Embraer has said that it expects to recover tax costs from the fact the company had just posted a first-quarter loss of Boeing that are related to the deal that negatively affected US$292 million as a combined result of the Boeing fiasco and Embraer’s quarterly results.

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wo year pact will see the airline’s said: “We are incredibly proud to challenges, alongside our respected cargo division utilising its join efforts with UNHCR to provide partners Qatar Airways. Together, we Tfreighters and the belly-hold relief aid to people and communities must drive action.” aircraft of the airline to carry lifesaving most in need. By having a robust Qatar Airways Cargo flies to several supplies around the world international network, we are pleased international destinations across DOHA, Qatar – Qatar Airways is to be able to give a helping hand to Africa, Asia, Europe, The Americas, proud and honoured to announce a support this great cause. During this and Oceania from its base at Hamad two-year partnership with UNHCR, crisis, we have worked closely with International Airport and its global the UN Refugee Agency to deliver on governments and NGOs to prioritise the network will support UNHCR in its purpose of providing humanitarian shipment of medical and aid supplies reaching an extensive network of relief and assistance to the displaced transporting over 175,000 tonnes, vulnerable groups of people. The airline globally. The partnership, which is the equivalent of approximately 1,750 will provide air cargo services for up a first between both organisations, fully loaded Boeing 777 freighters. We to 400,000Kgs of essential supplies, will involve a strategic collaboration are committed to making a difference which will be distributed to UNHCR whereby Qatar Airways will support and by working together, we are operations worldwide. with the delivery of crucial aid supplies confident we will overcome the current During this time of crisis, Qatar to those most in need during these adversities with strength, solidarity and Airways Cargo has significantly unprecedented times. resilience.” increased operations to support global The agreement, which was signed in Speaking about the current trade and the transport of essential Doha on 19 May 2020 is an important challenges presented Khaled Khalifa, supplies and relief goods to impacted synergy between Qatar Airways and Senior Advisor and Representative regions. The airline’s freight division UNHCR and a clear response to the to the Gulf Cooperation Council continues to operate a significant cargo current challenges that are presented Countries at UNHCR said: “As the schedule with approximately 180 cargo by COVID-19. The partnership, which depths of COVID-19 continue to take flights per day. In addition to operating will be effective through to May 2022 the world captive, we never imagined scheduled freighters and belly-hold will see UNHCR work closely with the magnitude its impact would have, passenger flights, the cargo carrier Qatar Airways to utilise the airline’s or just how many lives it would touch. is also utilising passenger aircraft to hub-and spoke network out of Hamad Our primary focus at UNHCR is to carry freight only and operating special International Airport in Doha. By having safeguard the rights and wellbeing of freight charters to maintain vital global access to a fleet of more than 200 the most marginalised and vulnerable supply chains. Freight charters are aircraft, UNHCR will be able to deliver members of society. It is times like being operated to multiple countries lifesaving support including water, these when we must take action and including China, India, Iran, Kuwait, medical care and hygiene materials strive to find lasting solutions which is Lebanon, France, Spain, Italy, Belgium, to keep refugees, internally displaced why our partnership with Qatar Airways Germany, Poland, United Kingdom, people and host community members is crucial. With limited access to water, the United States and Australia. The safe around the world. sanitation systems and health facilities, Qatar Airways Cargo fleet includes two Speaking about the new partnership, refugees are particularly at risk right Boeing 747-8 freighters, 21 Boeing Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, now and that is why we are developing 777 freighters and five Airbus A330 His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker key responses to mitigate these freighters.

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Amazon to lease 12 additional 767-300 converted cargo aircraft, increasing their fleet to over 80 aircraft as part of Amazon’s dedicated air cargo network

mazon continues to adapt to regular cargo operations to ensure Amazon continues to expand on- meet the changing needs of customers continue to receive the the-ground operations in addition Acustomers by investing in ways items they need. Now, with expanded to aircraft. Amazon will open new to provide fast, free delivery. Today, cargo capacity to come, Amazon will Regional Air Hubs at Lakeland Linder the company announced the lease of continue to meet evolving demand International Airport in Florida later 12 Boeing 767-300 converted cargo and a growing customer base. this summer and at San Bernardino aircraft from Air Transport Services “Amazon Air is critical to ensuring International Airport next year, along Group (ATSG). These aircraft will join fast delivery for our customers – both in with the central Amazon Air Hub at Amazon’s existing fleet of 70 aircraft the current environment we are facing, the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky to bring its total network to over 80 and beyond,” said Sarah Rhoads, International Airport in 2021. In May, aircraft. One of the new aircraft joined Vice President of Amazon Global Amazon Air began Gateway operations Amazon’s air cargo operations in May Air. “During a time when so many of at Austin-Bergstrom International 2020, with the remaining 11 to be our customers rely on us to get what Airport in Austin, Texas, and Luis delivered in 2021. they need without leaving their homes, Muñoz Marín International Airport in Amazon Air’s fleet expansion expanding our dedicated air network San Juan, Puerto Rico. Since Amazon comes at a time when people ensures we have the capacity to Air’s launch in 2016, Amazon has in communities across the deliver what our customers want: great invested hundreds of millions of country continue to adjust to this selection, low prices and fast shipping dollars and created thousands of new unprecedented time, with many speeds.” jobs at Amazon Air locations across relying on having the items they “We are proud to continue to evolve the U.S. need delivered directly to their our partnership with Amazon to support During a time when so many of doorstep. Amazon Air has played a the fast, free delivery for which they our customers rely on us to get what central role during the COVID-19 are famous,” said Rich Corrado, they need without leaving their homes, pandemic by transporting essential President and CEO of ATSG. “Our expanding our dedicated air network PPE supplies for Amazon associates, combined experience in the industry and ensures we have the capacity to frontline health workers and relief access to a fleet of 767 cargo aircraft deliver what our customers want: great organizations across the U.S., all make us an ideal partner to support the selection, low prices and fast shipping while maintaining capacity for growth of Amazon Air’s fleet.” speeds.”

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Virgin Atlantic increases cargo-only flights by over 33% in June after a record-breaking month in May

the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic continues to restrict passenger flying, our cargo operation has never been more important both to our business and in keeping vital global supply chains running.” In May, Virgin Atlantic operated 446 cargo-only flights, including 66 charters for customers, averaging 52 weekly departures from the UK. The airline carried 4.4 million kilos of cargo into the UK and 5.3 million kilos of exports, producing the highest monthly cargo revenues in the airline’s 36-year history. The airline also looks forward to continuing to partner with the Department for Health and the NHS, working with them on 17 cargo charters per week from Shanghai and Beijing throughout June and July, bringing in the supplies that irgin Atlantic will increase its Monday, Wednesday and Saturday from the teams here in the UK urgently cargo-only flights by 35% to June 6 need to care for patients. To date Vnearly 600 in June with the • Three-times weekly London- the airline has carried over 44 million launch of new routes including Beijing Atlanta flights from June 9 items of PPE from China to the UK, and Brussels following the success of • A return to Nigeria with weekly including over 33 million isolation and its May programme. Lagos flights to and from London medical masks, as well as millions June will see a total of 601 flights • Increase to daily flights to and of disposable aprons and gloves, – 597 cargo-only services and 4 from Hong Kong and protective coveralls. Other repatriation flights for the UK’s Foreign The airline’s growing schedule PPE shipments to date include eye & Commonwealth Office (FCO). As the means cargo customers now have protection covers, ventilators, isolation airline continues to extend its network access to direct cargo capacity gowns, injection and infusion pumps, to support demand for export and connecting London, New York JFK, and disposable samplers and swabs. import cargoes as UK and international Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, Atlanta, Dominic Kennedy, Managing businesses continue their recovery from Johannesburg, Tel Aviv, Lagos, Mumbai, Director of Virgin Atlantic Cargo, the COVID-19 outbreak, this month’s Shanghai, Hong Kong, Beijing and added: “May was an historic month for schedule highlights for customers Brussels. Kales Airline Services, Virgin our cargo business, which is a quite include: general sales agency in Brussels will remarkable achievement given the • The launch of daily flights market its increased direct capacity in current trading environment. As well as connecting London Heathrow and Belgium. demonstrating our customers’ confidence Beijing Shai Weiss, CEO of Virgin in Virgin Atlantic, this is a tribute to • Virgin Atlantic’s first-ever flights to Atlantic, said: “I want to personally everyone in the airline who remains so Brussels, arriving from New York JFK thank all of our cargo customers who committed to maintaining our customer before connecting directly to London have supported our cargo-only flying. offering despite the uncertainties which twice-a-week We’re proud to be increasing the persist in the market. June will see this • Three flights a week to Chicago, number of frequencies and routes we offering grow again and we are hoping for starting on 4 June can offer in June as international trade similar customer support now we have • Increased Mumbai services to steps us its recovery and lockdowns proven the resilience of our cargo-only three a week, with UK departures every are eased around the world. While flying programme.”

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Swissport to cease ground services in Belgium/ Cargo Handling in Brussels and Liege not affected

fter many years of loss-making Swissport Belgium SA/NV, a subsidiary of Swissport operations, Swissport Belgium International AG, which has been providing ground services at ASA/NV and its subsidiary Swissport Belgium cleaning, which have Brussels airport, will file for bankruptcy alongside Swissport been providing ground and cleaning Belgium Cleaning SA/NV after all attempts to turn around services at Brussels airport, will file the notoriously loss-making unit failed. The group’s cargo for bankruptcy and prepare to cease operations. The two Belgium entities business in Brussels and Liège is not affected. have for many years relied on repeated liquidity provisions from their parent could not present a plan to warrant acknowledge that there were no Swissport International AG. During additional funding by the group. viable options left on the table and no years of financial support by the group, The group’s cargo business at positive prospects on the horizon,” numerous local efforts to turn around Brussels and Liège airports is a says Eric Born, Group President & the business failed. The funding need separate legal entity and is not CEO of Swissport International AG. for the two entities has been further affected. It will continue to operate and “Our Belgian directors and their teams exasperated by the COVID-19 crisis to provide key logistics for Belgian and worked with utmost commitment to and the expiration of the largest airline European imports and exports by air. secure the survival of the business customer contract in just a few months “After years of providing financial but could ultimately not underpin their gives great revenue uncertainty for support to our loss-making Belgian turnaround plan with the required long- the future. Despite close consultations ground handling unit and after term customer contracts. Absent of a with unions, key airline customers and numerous failed attempts at turning healthy portfolio of such contracts and Brussels Airport, local management around the business, we had to absent of a competitive cost base, our

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ground handling business in Belgium would continue to rely on funding from Swissport Operates the the group. Unfortunately, this is no longer an option in the current market environment, which is challenging for United Nations Logistics the entire industry.” Swissport International AG decided hubs in Liege and Accra not to provide future funding to its Belgian ground handling subsidiary after an evaluation of all available options by the local management team. While some progress had been made as of late, the global market collapse in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis has blocked the narrow path to recovery for Swissport Belgium SA/ NV and Swissport Belgium Cleaning SA/NV for the foreseeable future. In the current global market environment any additional funding by Swissport International AG was not a workable option. Beyond the chronic challenges in Brussels, the current market crisis is forcing Swissport International AG, the parent company of Swissport Belgium he United Nations’ World Health as a part of a reliable global supply SA/NV, to adopt a stricter practice Organisation (WHO) and the chain. Swissport ensures the handling regarding the funding of any loss- TWorld Food Programme (WFP) of three weekly Air Ghana flights making subsidiaries, as to safeguard have chosen Liège Airport in Belgium between Liège Airport and Kotoka the group’s financial health. Due to the and Accra Airport in Ghana as logistics International Airport, many of which coronavirus pandemic, Swissport’s hubs for moving medical supplies carry WFP cargo. The global collapse global revenue collapsed by 80 percent across the world in the fight against of commercial air travel and border and is only gradually starting to recover. COVID-19. Swissport plays a key role closures have been hindering aid The world’s largest provider of airport as a cargo handler at both UN hubs in agencies and health authorities from ground services and air cargo handling Liège and Accra. bringing supplies to fragile areas. with operations at 300 airports in 47 Swissport provides cargo services “Swissport plays an important role countries, in line with most industry for the United Nations’ World as part of a resilient global logistics experts, is expecting a drawn-out Health Organization and World Food chain. We are pleased to contribute to market recovery, with reduced demand Programme so that the aid supplies can these relief efforts with our expertise for air travel well into 2021. There is be transported to the countries in need in safe and reliable logistics. The little room for subsidizing local entities, of help. Belgium’s Liège airport (LGG) transport of medical and humanitarian which project losses even after global and Kotoka International Airport in equipment to Africa is crucial, demand recovers. Accra, Ghana (ACC) have been selected especially now that the importance of The group is looking to raise to be part of a network of eight UN efficient logistics is greater than ever.”, additional liquidity to compensate global logistics hubs that ship medical says Hendrik Leyssens, Swissport’s VP for the revenue impact of travel bans and humanitarian material across the Global Operations Cargo. imposed by governments around the globe. Swissport’s cargo operations at The first flight departed from Liège world and to safely carry it through Liège Airport and Kotoka International on 30 April, carrying 16 metric tons of the market recovery. Swissport is Airport support this effort with high medical cargo and personal protective exploring all avenues to strengthen quality and efficient cargo handling, equipment, on behalf of UNICEF and its liquidity with a focus on the capital ensuring the vital goods reach their the International Committee of the market. Discussions with lenders destination in time and in perfect Red Cross. The cargo was destined for and investors to secure the required condition. Burkina Faso, Ghana and the Republic liquidity and to ensure the company’s Shipments on the LGG-ACC of Congo. Every month some 100 post-crisis stability are on a good path routing, with both airports identified million face masks and gloves will be and Swissport remains confident to as United Nations logistic hubs, are passing through Liège Airport, together raise the necessary liquidity within the handled by Swissport on arrival and with 25 million breathing devices and available time frame. departure, highlighting its importance 2,5 million coronavirus test kits.

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SpiceJet adds Network Sulaymaniyah, Almaty & Aviation Group Doha to its international Celebrates cargo network 35 Years! n the 1st January, 2020 Network • Operated two flights to Qatar today carrying over 20 tons of Aviation Group celebrated 35 pharma, perishables and cargo supplies Oyears in the aviation cargo industry. • Carried around 17 tons of cargo supplies and relief goods to Iraq Originally formed in 1985 by • Carried over 14 tons of pharma and cargo to Kazakhstan Andy King and Andy Leslie, as ANA • SpiceJet has transported 15,200 tons of cargo since nation-wide Aviation Services, the company has grown over the proceeding 35 years lockdown began to become one of the leading cargo logistics companies. Specialising in the management of cargo aircraft as well as performing the cargo sales and services functions for more than 30 airlines worldwide. In 2013, five of the senior managers within ANA joined the executive Board and with 24 companies now in the group and 45 global sales offices, Network Aviation Group was piceJet, the country’s biggest Guangzhou, Ho Chi Minh, Hong Kong, established. The current freighter air cargo operator, has added Huangzhou, Incheon, Jakarta, Kabul, managed fleet consists of 3 x B747Fs SSulaymaniyah, Almaty & Doha to Kathmandu, Khartoum, Kyrgyzstan, and 1 x MD11F based in Liege, Belgium, its international cargo network. The airline Kuala Lumpur, Kuwait, Male, Myanmar, operating a scheduled network of today operated two cargo flights from Shanghai, Singapore, Sharjah, routes to Africa as well as charter Mumbai to Doha carrying over 20 tons of Tashkent, Ukraine, and a host of other flights on a worldwide basis. pharma, perishables and cargo supplies. places.’ Andy Leslie the Group Chairman SpiceJet carried over 14 tons of SpiceJet operated the country’s first said, “Network Aviation Group would pharma and cargo supplies to Almaty cargo-on-seat flight on April 7 carrying like to thank all its customers, suppliers from Delhi while it carried around vital supplies in passenger cabin & and staff for the amazing support and 17 tons of cargo and relief goods to belly space. Since then, the airline has success over the last thirty-five years Sulaymaniyah from Sharjah. For all been regularly deploying its B737 and and we all look forward to many more these flights, the airline deployed its Q400 passenger aircraft to carry cargo successful years in the future.” Boeing 737 freighter aircraft. in the passenger cabin. The airline has transported over SpiceXpress, SpiceJet’s dedicated 15,200 tons of cargo on more than cargo arm, has been regularly 2160 flights since the nation-wide transporting surgical supplies, lockdown began. sanitizers, face masks, coronavirus Ajay Singh, Chairman & rapid test kits, IR thermometers, etc. Managing Director, SpiceJet, said, and providing doorstep deliveries “With Almaty, Sulaymaniyah and Doha of essential supplies, medicines, we have further expanded our fast and medical equipment to various growing cargo network in the Middle cities in India. The airline has helped East and CIS boosting the supply chain Indian farmers maintain continuity in these unprecedented times.” of their supply chains by operating SpiceJet has operated special cargo special cargo flights to take farm flights to and from Abu Dhabi, Baghdad, produce, fresh fruits and vegetables Bahrain, Bangkok, Bishkek, Cambodia, to various domestic and international Cairo, Cebu, Colombo, Dhaka, Dubai, destinations.

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Longtail Aviation uses CHAMP solution on new freighter

ermuda-based carrier Longtail addition to our fleet has been under Aviation has added its first B747- consideration for several months. In mid- B400 freighter, equipped with March, the aircraft owner approached us reliable load sheets. It is very easy to use CHAMP’s Weight & Balance tool, to its with a sense of urgency, asking that we and has a good user interface both for charter offering. get the aircraft into commercial service loadmasters and pilots. The Bermuda Civil Aviation Authority on a greatly accelerated timeline. We “Although CHAMP’s team performed issued operation specifications for the accepted this challenge. training for the very first time in an aircraft to Longail’s chief executive, “It meant, however, that we had online classroom, it was hands-on and Martin Amick. to find innovative solutions which we user-led, which allowed us in only three “The timing is right,” Amick could implement very quickly. One of afternoons to take ownership of our said, commenting on the carrier’s the challenges was to find a means data in the system and produce loading introduction of the carrier’s charter of calculating weight and balance for instructions and load sheets ourselves.” freighter operations. “The global supply cargo operations involving a variety of Lee Booth, vice president of global chain is under duress, and additional loading devices. products at CHAMP Cargosystems, long-range, heavy lift is critically “We are very pleased with the result. added: “In these unusual times it is needed to move medical supplies from CHAMP provided an easy-to-use and even more important for the air cargo China to the West. very flexible answer — capable of industry to support the global supply “This new aircraft will help meet that handling the needs of our new nose- chain and CHAMP’s experience and need.” loader.” ability to rapidly set up, train and CHAMP was on hand to answer Dan McIntyre, Longtail’s chief implement a customer is vital. that need with its Weight & Balance technical pilot, who was familiar with “We are delighted that CHAMP could solution, which was implemented on CHAMP’s Weight & Balance from work at support Longtail Aviation in achieving the aircraft in less than three weeks. a previous airline, explained: “CHAMP’s its goal to set up operations in such a Amick commented furter: “This solution works very well for producing short timeframe.”

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merican Airlines Cargo launches new acargo.com booking features

A members in Cargo and Airport Operations, and more than 30,000 customers. With more team members working from home in the last few months and limited to virtual interactions, the team of more than 700 people across 300 locations globally and more than 150 business, technology, and vendor partners have had to adapt to keep the project on target. “The pandemic has made this hard, particularly on a project of this size and which requires this much collaboration. Thankfully we were already committed to a mindset of adaptation and innovation, which is what has allowed us to navigate changing world circumstances and continue to make progress,” said Angela Hudson, Head of Transformation for American Airlines Cargo. “Our new technology platform allows for a better experience for our customers, enables them to make bookings at their convenience and offers more flexibility and efficiencies behind the scenes for our team members.” The latest new tools will both streamline and advance business through reduced paper use and an increasingly more touchless system. This type of efficient foundation allows for greater flexibility and speed to merican Airlines continues its over the last few months due to the market for new products and solutions commitment to innovation by coronavirus pandemic, American has to continue to provide the best in Alaunching new features to its remained dedicated to its ongoing customer service. online booking platform on aacargo. modernization journey – the single The entire technology overhaul com. These features provide customers largest investment to-date for the replaces the majority of American’s with more autonomy when it comes Cargo division. The new features legacy technology, reducing 90 to booking, schedule searching, include the ability to make allotment systems down to less than 10. Not only or submitting claims online. The bookings online, a flight schedule search do the new tools bring an upgraded enhancements come after the initial capability that doesn’t require a log-in, customer experience, the evolution implementation of the new cargo and an online interactive claims form. of the investment is part of a broader end-to-end management system on The entire technology transition initiative to modernize the entire October 1, 2019. began more than three years ago business. The project is on track to Amidst the changes in the industry and involves more than 8,000 team complete by the end of the summer.

16 cargo newswire / JuLY 2020 www.cargonewswire.com airlines Air Bridge Cargo Launches WebCargo’s Online eBooking Platform Globally

In a major move for the industry, leading cargo airlines AirBridgeCargo (ABC) and CargoLogicAir (CLA) are entering into a global partnership with air cargo booking platform cargo. one to become the first all-cargo airlines to make their capacities available for digital booking with instant confirmation

hrough the partnership, ABC and CLA will be able to market Ttheir global capacities to cargo. one’s rapidly growing customer base of hundreds of freight forwarding companies digitally. Forwarders of all sizes will in turn be able to search for, compare and book offers of ABC and CLA. Robert Van de Weg, VP Sales and Marketing for Volga-Dnepr Group comments: “Offering our capacities on cargo.one enables us to meet growing customers’ demands for digital solutions and to give forwarders of all sizes access to our large global is a real game-changer. cargo.one now thus customer-centric. And, they are freighter network”. “Being capable allows us to have 24/7 access to CLA now able to access the untapped now to better reach small and medium and ABC capacities and enables us market of smaller and medium sized sized forwarders through cargo. to serve our customers and partners forwarders that were previously not one will also help us increase our based on real time rates.” This notion able to book with them. This will help short-term capacity sales and thus is echoed by Steffen Löbert, Managing them to further up their sales and load our load factors, to grow even more Director at CS4 Logistics: “We highly factors across network”, ads Moritz sustainably.” adds David Kerr, Chief welcome the partnership and looking Claussen, managing director and Executive Officer of CLA. forward expand our relationship with founder of cargo.one. The move to partner up with ABC and CLA because of the much The offering of AirBridgeCargo and cargo.one is highly welcome by easier access now.“ CargoLogicAir capacities is planned freight forwarders. Hauke Langert, “We are very excited to enable to go live later this summer after CEO Airfreight at Skyline Express this industry-first. ABC and CLA are completion of the integration of the International: “Gaining faster and more spearheading innovation for all-cargo carriers’ in-house systems with cargo. efficient access to freighter capacities airlines to become more digital and one.

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Cayenne, Los Angeles, Toronto and Seoul. AFKLMP Cargo is currently serving 73 unique destinations, operating more than 375 weekly frequencies across its combined network. And is also still offering belly hold charter options with its passenger aircraft. The airline is continuing to expand its network in sync with customer demand, data and intelligence. Drawing from numerous insights and data sources – based on industry recovery forecasts, for example – AFKLMP Cargo is effectively determining which cargo destinations to re-open, how many frequencies to add and which aircraft types to deploy in order to meet evolving requirements for specific commodities and market segments. Gertjan Roelands, senior vice Air France KLM Martinair president sales & distribution: “For us, it’s key to continuously adapt our offer and services in order Cargo continues to expand to meet market demand. In recent months, we’ve seen that airfreight is a critical link in the global logistics its cargo network supply chain. Also for the recovery phase, it’s key that industries are ir France KLM Martinair Cargo Paramaribo, Aruba, Saint Martin and able to distribute their goods. As announced re-opening of its Quito. Air France KLM Martinair Cargo, we Aroutes from Paris Charles Air France KLM Martinair (AFKLMP) will continue to build our network de Gaulle to Saint Martin, Panama Cargo has also added frequencies intelligently, coupled with always City, Bangui and Johannesburg. And to several destinations improving our services and distribution from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to such as Sao Paulo, Bogotá, capabilities.”

ANA Cargo launches maiden B777F to Frankfurt

NA Cargo’s first dedicated added maindeck capacities from Japan Boeing 777 freighter flight to Europe to enhance its offer and meet Afrom Tokyo to Frankfurt was customer requirements. welcomed by a celebratory water ANA Cargo’s June Frankfurt-Tokyo cannon salute upon its arrival at the freighter service is scheduled for a Frankfurt, Airport, Germany. Due weekly departure on day 3 (NH 8598 to the COVID-19 restrictions, the FRA-NRT ETD 15:40LT – ETA 10:05 ceremony was carried out in a small +1). The incoming aircraft was loaded circle and in line with appropriate with about 68 tons of general cargo. precautions. Return flight to Japan will be with a Well known for its premium cargo load of around 88 tons and full widebody service, ANA Cargo has volume capacity.

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athay Cargo performance remained strong and up in May

athay Pacific said that cargo Cathay Pacific Group chief customer flights from our all-cargo subsidiary, Air was the highlight of its May and commercial officer Ronald Lam Hong Kong, to serve regional demand. Cperformance despite a near 30% said: “Cargo performance remained “Additionally, we mounted close year on year drop in cargo carried. strong and we carried approximately to 900 pairs of cargo-only passenger The Hong Kong-hubbed airline 17% more tonnage in May compared flights in May, primarily serving long- group, which this week looked set to April, though this still represented a haul destinations in North America, to secure a HK$39bn government significant year-on-year drop from the Europe and Australia. bailout, saw cargo and mail revenue same month in 2019. “The latter half of May saw demand tonne kms fall by 29.1% year on year in “Driven by strong demand for urgent for medical supplies soften, while May to 667m. shipments against a backdrop of traditional industrial and consumer However, a 37.9% drop off in reduced market capacity, load factor products began to show signs of capacity helped push cargo load factors further improved to 73%, while cargo picking up. Exports from Southeast to 73% — a 9.1 percentage point yields increased significantly. Asia and the Indian sub-continent also improvement on last year. “To ensure time-sensitive cargo, improved as local lockdown measures Passenger numbers, meanwhile, such as medical supplies, was shipped eased. were down by more than 99% to where it was needed most, we “We continue to adjust our capacity compared with a year ago in May. continued to take steps to maximise in accordance with demand. Moving During the month, the airline ramped our available cargo-carrying capacity. forward, we expect our freighters will up its cargo-only passenger flights. The We improved the utilisation of our operate at near full capacity, while our type of cargo carried changed as the freighter aircraft, which have been flying cargo-only passenger flights may be month progressed. around the clock, and chartered more reduced.”

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United expands cargo-only operations to European markets

nited has played a vital role connect our freight customers and of our team for mobilizing our cargo- in helping keep the global further extend our air cargo network only flights program that enables the Usupply chains stable during the throughout the world – for example shipment of critical goods that will COVID-19 pandemic so urgently needed connecting major pharmaceutical hubs support global economies.” goods can get to the places that need in Europe and perishable markets in Since we began our program them most. Latin America. March 19, we have completed more In addition to current service from “Air cargo continues to be more than 2,400 cargo-only flights, the U.S. to Asia, Australia, Europe, important than ever,” says United transporting over 77 million pounds India, Latin America and the Middle Cargo President Jan Krems. of cargo. We have over 1,100 cargo- East, we are proud to now offer cargo- “This network expansion helps our only flights scheduled for the month only flights to key international markets customers continue to facilitate trade of June, operating between six U.S. including Dublin, Paris, Rome, Santiago and contribute to global economic hubs and over 20 cities all over the and Zurich. These new routes will development and recovery. I’m proud world.

ubai-based airfreight freighter service. Other US Emirates SkyCargo carrier Emirates cities that SkyCargo serves DSkyCargo has marked are: Chicago, Houston, New five years of connectivity York and Washington DC. The marks five years with the US Midwest region, carrier also flies to Toronto highlighting that it has in Canada and Mexico City in of operations to US operated at Rickenbacker Mexico. International Airport (LCK), During the coronavirus Columbus since May 2015. pandemic, Emirates Midwest Initially, the cargo carrier SkyCargo, which operating operated a weekly service to flights to a network of more LCK, but this was increased to than 75 destinations across four flights per week to meet six continents, has played a the demand for airfreight. role in the transportation of Emirates SkyCargo said vital goods such as personal cargo carried to and from protective equipment, LCK includes high fashion, pharmaceuticals and pharmaceuticals, machinery, machinery from production spare parts and other markets to regions where general commodities. they were needed the most. Throughout the Covid-19 The carrier has also pandemic, Emirates facilitated exports of food SkyCargo has continued to and other perishable items serve Columbus – which is is across the world supporting among its seven destinations local economies and in North America – with ensuring food security in a a once weekly scheduled number of other countries.

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LATAM Cargo expands its Pharma Network to satisfy Latin American Markets Demand • LATAM Cargo Group extended its service to satisfy its clients’ needs in the midst of the health crisis caused by COVID-19, which led to closed-border policies and passenger flight restrictions. • The company implemented four new destinations and also opened more routes by implementing four additional transit stations.

n light of the growing demand from Europe to more Latin American more routes for different origins- for international pharmaceutical markets. During the last three months, destinations. This way, the company Itransportation to Latin America in the company implemented four transit strengthens its coverage and provides the midst of COVID-19’s health crisis, stations to expand coverage and reach its clients with more alternatives. Latin LATAM Cargo has extended PHARMA’s currently relevant markets for its America demands more pharmaceutical coverage. This care option, which is clients. These stations include Miami goods and vaccines from North CEIV Pharma certified, is part of the (USA), Santiago (Chile), Buenos Aires America and Europe. company’s product portfolio and offers (Argentina) and a second entry point in LATAM Cargo set different strategies specialized transportation for these Sao Paulo (Brazil). in motion in order to satisfy its clients. sensitive and delicate shipments. “The goods we transport with our One of them, for example, includes The pandemic—which is currently PHARMA solutions to Latin America complementing the capacity offered affecting Latin America—has triggered are delicate and extremely sensitive in freighter flights by using passenger closed-border policies and passenger to temperature deviations. In order to aircraft’s bellies exclusively for cargo flight restrictions worldwide. This continue satisfying our client’s needs transportation. Additionally, and in led the Latin American company at such a critical time, we reacted response to clients’ requests, the into adopting various measures to quickly and efficiently while maintaining company has provided transportation modify its itinerary and strengthen its our product’s quality level. For each to destinations that weren’t part of operation in order to mitigate negative of the recently implemented routes, the PHARMA network at the beginning effects on its clients. These reactions we have ensured that the established of the COVID-19 crisis, but, in have allowed LATAM Cargo to maintain protocols and procedures for our care response to the current situation, have a constant service throughout the are met”, stated Cristina Oñate, been required by them. health crisis. LATAM Cargo’s Marketing and LATAM Cargo offers both a PHARMA One of the most important Product Development VP. PASSIVE and ACTIVE solutions with modifications has to do with the The recently launched transit different temperature ranges and expansion of PHARMA’s network stations provide access to Puerto Rico, leasing options respectively that meet in order to satisfy clients’ growing New Zealand, Ecuador and Paraguay the specific requirements for each interest in transporting products and allow LATAM Cargo to offer shipment.

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Qantas Freight plays a key role in International Freight Assistance Mechanism (IFAM) charter flights

• Qantas Freight is playing a key role is primarily medical supplies and • The airline has also operated in the Australian Government’s $110 equipment, technical goods and over 15 “repatriation” charter flights million International Freight Assistance e-commerce including electronic in partnership with the Australian Mechanism (IFAM) – a temporary products Government to bring Australian’s measure designed to help support home from a range of international Australian exporters by restoring International Freighters and destinations including Lima, critical global supply chains impacted charters Johannesburg, Santiago, Chennai, by the significant reductions in • Our international freighters Delhi, Wuhan and Tokyo. passenger flights from Australia continue to operate their weekly • IFAM-supported Qantas schedule, with 2 x 747-8F flights that Domestic flying charter flights led to services being joined the fleet last year adding extra • Qantas and Jetstar continue reintroduced in May between Australia capacity to the key routes between to operate a limited network of 200 and Auckland, Hong Kong, Singapore Australia, China and the US passenger flights across Australia and Tokyo using A330-300 aircraft as • Our dedicated 767F operates into each week – 164 services on key trunk freight-only flights Hong Kong and we have increased the routes and a further 36 flights servicing • Inbound flights carry essential number of services to 3 per week and regional ports. A330’s are being used medical equipment and supplies to help we also offer 5 per week trans-Tasman on key lanes to ensure freight uplift. combat the spread of the disease services. • Critical, time-sensitive freight • The IFAM flights have recently • There’s also been high demand is being loaded into the belly space been extended to operate until for charter services which we have of these limited passenger services, mid-July and discussions with the been able to support using the 767F providing essential links from capital Government are ongoing to help keep and other freighters in the fleet. cities to remote and regional Australia essential freight moving We’ve operated over 80 charters so • More information can be found on • More information including the full far including HKGPER, MELLAX and the Qantas Freight website here and charter flight schedule - SYDAKL. on qantas.com here • More information about our Introduction of direct SYD-PVG freighter schedule can be found here Domestic freighter services services • Our fleet of 14 domestic freighters • Ongoing strong demand for Minimum International Network have had record uplifts during the services between Australia and China flights past few weeks as demand for fast, saw Qantas Freight introduce additional • The Qantas Group has played a overnight deliveries continues to soar 5 x weekly flights between Sydney key role in providing support to the • On average, uplift has increased and Shanghai in April, with services Australian Government by operating a by more than 40% compared with the increasing to daily for May and June series of flights for Australians abroad same period last year with 45 services • A330-300 passenger aircraft including services between Perth operating each night are being used as freight-only flights, and London, and Melbourne and Los • Demand has been driven by a providing up to 32 tonnes of freight Angeles significant increase in online shopping capacity per sector • These passenger flights have also during the pandemic as retailers look to • Outbound commodities include provided much-needed belly space for service customers through their online premium seafood and other fresh freight to support the movement of channels, delivering a door-to-door produce, whilst inbound capacity essential goods service thereby avoiding physical contact

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compared with 5,548 tons during the EL AL sees cargo same month last year. About 7,600 tons were flown on passenger aircraft, while freighters carried around 3,200 volumes take off in May tons. During the month it carried out just over 160 charter flights using its passenger aircraft. In terms of origins and destinations, 385 tons of cargo were flown from Europe to the US, 2,650 tons of cargo were imported from Europe to Tel Aviv, 1,275 tons was exported from Tel Aviv to Europe and 3,850 tons of cargo was flown between the Far East and Europe. The carrier was one of the first to remove the seats from its passenger aircraft to maximise carrying capacity. In April, it also signed a deal with freight forwarder Kuehne+Nagel to operate 150 cargo flights during the L AL reported an increase in carrier utilised its passenger aircraft following six months. freight volumes in May as the for cargo operations following the At the start of the year, it also Eairline transferred its passenger coronavirus outbreak. signed an ACMI deal with Atlas Air for aircraft over to cargo operations. Like As a result, in May, the carrier a B747-400F as it re-entered the many carriers, the Tel Aviv-hubbed handled 10,800 tons of cargo freighter market.

Air France KLM Martinair Cargo is launching KICKCHARTER, a new collaborative platform for charter flights

lobal cargo capacity has changed substantially in recent months. Although capacity is growing, it is Gstill scarce and not all destinations are served in our scheduled network. Gaps in the network are filled by operating charter services, but not all shipments justify a full-freighter solution. We have resolved this by developing a collaborative platform, where customers can jointly participate in charter solutions to destinations we currently do not serve. Once we have sufficient cargo to such a destination, we operate the charter. We call this shared charter solution KICKCHARTER. This solution is unique in our industry and a new step in our digital transformation. Our team has developed this solution in a relatively short space of time, in response to our ambition to keep extending our service range based actual customer needs in these unprecedented times. on customer needs, offering next-level technology in GertJan Roelands, senior vice president of Air combination with the expertise and insight of our teams, France KLM Martinair Cargo: “KICKCHARTER reflects who help us make the difference worldwide.”

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Cargolux and Unilode further extend partnership

argolux Airlines International and and smart systems will render the freight forwarders to manually list Unilode Aviation Solutions are handling process smoother and more and count single ULD references Cproud to announce they have efficient while offering Cargolux’s via numerous message and email further extended their partnership. This customers increased peace of mind. exchanges will drastically be reduced. new agreement broadens the scope This innovative approach will serve to This is fundamental to further improve of cooperation to ensure air cargo optimize processes in the distribution the efficiency of ULD processing.” customers have access to premium chain and contribute to the smooth Benoît Dumont, Unilode CEO, transport and handling solutions to movement of shipments from origin to said: “Cargolux is one of the largest match their requirements. destination and is a great step forward cargo airlines in the world and we are In addition to the current provision when it comes to digitalization and proud that Unilode will continue to of ULDs and related repair and performance in the air cargo industry. contribute to Cargolux’s growth and maintenance services, Unilode and According to Franco Nanna, success with the supply of operation- Cargolux are now going one step Cargolux’s Director Global Logistics critical containers and pallets during further in the digitalization process. Services: “Cargolux has grown the term of our extended agreement. After equipping its units with Bluetooth significantly since starting its Digitalization will add further value tracking tags, Unilode is also installing partnership with Unilode over ten years to our strategic ULD management Bluetooth readers at all warehouses ago, and Unilode has proven its ability partnership and Unilode’s digital ULDs operated by its customers. to flexibly adjust our ULD requirements will be able to provide significant Once these readers are installed, in line with our customers’ cargo benefits to Cargolux and its customers there will be digital visibility over demand. More importantly, Unilode’s in the global supply chain, especially ULDs offering further transparency investment into digitalization will due to the location and temperature and enhanced tracking for shipments benefit the value chain, and especially monitoring features of our digital through the interoperability of the the cumbersome and time-consuming assets. We look forward to our reader infrastructure. These integrated work done by ground handlers and continued successful partnership.”

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Cargojet Announces C$100 Million Bought Deal Offering of 5.25% Listed Senior Unsecured Hybrid Debentures

argojet Inc. has announced that redeemable by it has entered into an agreement the Corporation Cwith a syndicate of underwriters prior to June co-led by RBC Capital Markets, CIBC 30, 2023 (the Capital Markets, and Scotiabank under “First Call Date”), which the underwriters have agreed except in certain to purchase C$100 million aggregate circumstances principal amount of listed senior upon the unsecured hybrid debentures due June occurrence of a 30, 2026 (the “Debentures”) at a change of control price of C$1,000 per Debenture of the Corporation (the “Offering”). Cargojet has also in accordance granted the underwriters an option with the terms of the indenture (the Shares, as applicable, in accordance to purchase up to an additional C$15 “Indenture”) governing the Debentures. with the terms of the indenture million aggregate principal amount of On or after the First Call Date and prior governing the Debentures. Debentures, on the same terms and to June 30, 2024, the Debentures The Corporation intends to apply conditions, exercisable in whole or in may be redeemed by the Corporation, the net proceeds of the Offering to pay part, for a period of 30 days following in whole or in part from time to down the Corporation’s revolving credit the closing of the Offering. The Offering time, at a redemption price equal to facility to free up capacity to fund is expected to close on or about July 103.9375% of the principal amount of future anticipated capital expenditures, 16, 2020. the Debentures redeemed plus accrued including the purchase of aircraft. The Debentures will be direct, and unpaid interest, if any, up to but A preliminary short form prospectus senior unsecured obligations of the excluding the date set for redemption. will be filed with securities regulatory Corporation and will rank subordinate On or after June 30, 2024, and prior authorities in all provinces and to all existing and future senior secured to June 30, 2025, the Debentures territories of Canada. The Offering and other secured indebtedness of may be redeemed by the Corporation, is subject to customary regulatory the Corporation, and will rank pari in whole or in part from time to approvals, including the approval of the passu with all existing and future time, at a redemption price equal to Toronto Stock Exchange. senior unsecured, and other unsecured 102.625% of the principal amount of The securities to be offered have and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Debentures redeemed plus accrued not been and will not be registered the Corporation. The Debentures will and unpaid interest, if any, up to but under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, rank pari passu with the Corporation›s excluding the date set for redemption. as amended, and may not be offered 5.75% listed senior unsecured hybrid On and after June 30, 2025, and prior or sold in the United States absent debentures due April 30, 2024, and to the Maturity Date, the Debentures registration or an applicable exemption the Corporation›s 5.75% listed may be redeemed in whole or in part from the registration requirements senior unsecured hybrid debentures at the option of the Corporation at a of such Act. This news release shall due April 30, 2025. The Debentures price equal to their principal amount not constitute an offer to sell or the will bear interest at a rate of 5.25% plus accrued and unpaid interest, if solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall per annum, payable semi-annually any, up to but excluding the date set there be any sale of the securities in in arrears on June 30 and December for redemption. The Corporation shall any jurisdiction in which such offer, 31 of each year, with the first interest provide not more than 60 nor less than solicitation or sale would be unlawful. payment on December 31, 2020. 40 days’ prior notice of redemption of Cargojet is Canada’s leading provider The December 31, 2020 interest the Debentures. The Corporation has of time-sensitive overnight air cargo payment will represent accrued interest the option to satisfy its obligations services and carries over 1,300,000 from the closing of the Offering, to to repay the principal amount of the pounds of cargo each business but excluding December 31, 2020. The Debentures due at redemption or night. Cargojet operates its network Debentures will mature on June 30, maturity by issuing and delivering that across North America each business 2026 (the «Maturity Date»). number of freely tradeable Common night, utilizing a fleet of all-cargo The Debentures will not be Voting Shares and/or Variable Voting aircraft.

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period, Arcus Air Logistics’ average annual sales were €22 million. Arcus Air Logistics is a valuable addition to Chapman Freeborn’s service portfolio. It brings significant synergies in the emergency cargo logistics space where Chapman Freeborn is a leading player with ambitious plans for future growth. Russi Batliwala, CEO of Chapman Freeborn says: “We are proud to welcome the highly experienced teams of Chapman Freeborn Arcus Air Logistics to our growing family. This is an opportune time to join forces given the trends in the global cargo logistics Acquires Arcus space. I believe Arcus Air Logistics will further strengthen our group’s business as we continue our strategy of growth through diversification in the niche aircraft charter industry.” Air Logistics Gediminas Ziemelis, Chairman of the Board of Avia Solutions Group comments: “While the aviation industry is living through a challenging n 18 June 2020, Chapman Freeborn, a global time, identifying and acting on the right investment aircraft charter specialist, and a company of the opportunities can be a real differentiating factor for businesses OAvia Solutions Group (ASG), signed an agreement to who will emerge from this crisis stronger than before. ASG acquire Arcus Air Logistics and Arcus Air OBC from the Arcus is pleased to be able to support the growth of our family of Air Group. companies; Chapman Freeborn’s latest acquisition is a prime Offering ad-hoc air cargo charter and onboard courier example of our successful cooperation.” services primarily to the automotive industry, Arcus Air Arcus Air Logistics, with representative offices in Logistics is a respected and established supplier with a brand Germany, Spain and Slovakia will trade under its current history of over 45 years. The company provides cargo charter name, providing customers with a seamless, high-quality services with its own fleet of two Dornier 228-212 aircraft, service experience. Francisco Mühlens will continue to act as and a variety of additional aircraft. Over the 2015-2019 Managing Director.

Israel Aerospace to convert three B767-300 passenger aircraft for DHL

srael Aerospace Industries Ltd. and parcel delivery companies. emphasized the importance of cargo (IAI) will convert an additional three Over the last decade, converted aircraft. We thank DHL International IB767-300 passenger aircraft to cargo B767s have been the backbone of GmbH for their acknowledgment of aircraft for DHL International, with the cargo aircraft market. To maintain IAI’s performance and again trusting us the potential for a fourth aircraft. This IAI’s future dominance in this market to convert additional aircraft for their contract marks a further expansion and offer new solutions, IAI Aviation cargo aircraft fleet.” of IAI Aviation Group’s aircraft cargo Group had also signed a contract with conversion programme and comes as GECAS to design, develop, and certify demand for passenger planes following the B777-300 passenger to cargo the Covid-19 crisis and demand for conversion. cargo aircraft rises. IAI’s EVP and Aviation Group general IAI Aviation Group was set up manager Yossi Melamed said, “IAI in January 2019 by combining is a world leader for the passenger the company’s commercial and to cargo conversions. We provide military aircraft activities. IAI’s high-quality solutions tailored to the Aviation Group designs develop and customer’s needs on narrow and wide- certifies passenger to cargo aircraft body aircraft. The constant increase conversions. Customers include DHL in the e-commerce market and the and the world’s other largest courier effects of the Covid-19 pandemic have

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ANA launches real-time capacity on cargo.one to meet the accelerated demand for e-booking solutions

E-booking on the rise: As freight forwarders turn to digital solutions amid the COVID-19 pandemic, ANA makes its services available on leading e-booking platform, cargo.one. s of now, All Nippon Airways (ANA), Restoration of capacity: ANA to bring back cargo flight capacity to AJapan’s largest major Asian destinations for its summer schedule. airline, provides real-time quotes for all available air technology to quickly cargo capacity on leading support profound changes e-booking platform cargo. in an airline’s digital one. Through ANA and capabilities. cargo.one’s partnership, “With cargo.one, it is announced earlier this year, possible for every airline to the ever-growing number access incremental revenues of freight forwarders using and strengthen their top cargo.one, will have easy line,” said Moritz Claussen, web-based access to ANA’s Founder & Managing large network with a focus Director at cargo.one. “We on top destinations in Asia have further standardized such as HND, NRT, HKG, our processes while always SIN and more for booking keeping a customer-centric with instant confirmation. approach that is tailored Over the past week, ANA towards the individual needs has restored a significant of our airline partners. We number of its European a remote work setting. first-class digital booking are very happy to have ANA cargo flights, which are “The COVID-19 pandemic experience on cargo.one. We on board now and look all bookable by freight has been a catalyst for the are extremely excited to join forward to expanding our forwarders on cargo.one. increased digital sourcing the cargo.one family and partnership.” The COVID-19 pandemic and booking behavior of look forward in the coming Starting today, ANA has accelerated the need for freight forwarders and has months to offering more capacity will be available digital booking capabilities encouraged our companies products and services to in key European countries, within the air cargo industry to join together with an even freight forwarders around such as Germany, the UK, over the past months. ANA stronger bond,” said Toshiaki the world via the platform.” and France. Other markets, along with other airlines has Toyama, Executive Vice Over the course of such as the Netherlands, prioritized making it easier President of ANA. “Through the last year, cargo.one Belgium, Austria, Italy, and for freight forwarders to this partnership, ANA can continues to prove its Sweden will be available access and book capacity in now guarantee a secure, competence in deploying soon.

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offers additionalmirates cargo capacity on aircraft withE modified Economy Class cabins

• Emirates SkyCargo able reliable and efficient transportation of maximum demand for movement of to transport up to 17 essential commodities such as urgently required goods. tonnes more cargo on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Nabil Sultan, Emirates Divisional pharmaceuticals, medical equipment, Senior Vice President, Cargo said select Boeing 777-300ER food, machinery and other supplies “Since the start of the Covid-19 aircraft, to serve demand around the world. pandemic, Emirates SkyCargo has • Emirates Engineering Emirates SkyCargo released a video taken very seriously its responsibility of how Emirates Engineering modified of connecting people and businesses modifies 10 Boeing 777- the aircraft. Emirates SkyCargo will across the world with the commodities 300ER aircraft be operating 10 Boeing 777-300ER that they urgently require. To this aircraft with Economy Class seats end, we have been working flat out, removed allowing for up to 17 tonnes first to re-connect a global network of or 132 cubic metres of additional more than 85 destinations and then mirates has introduced additional cargo capacity per flight on top of the to introduce capacity options that fit cargo capacity by using Boeing 40-50 tonne cargo capacity in the what our customers demand from us E777-300ER aircraft with belly hold of the wide-body passenger including passenger aircraft flying only seats removed from the Economy aircraft. The modified Boeing 777- with belly hold cargo and loading cargo Class cabin. The measure has been 300ER aircraft are being deployed on in the overhead bins and on passenger introduced in response to the strong routes to key production and consumer seats. Now, with the Emirates Boeing air cargo market demand for the rapid, markets where Emirates SkyCargo sees 777-300ER aircraft with modified

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Economy Class cabins, we will be able have risen to the twin challenges external container such as a plastic to transport even more cargo per flight, of new procedures and safety or cardboard box in accordance with allowing for more cargo to reach their protocols within set timelines, and we the latest regulations outlined by destination faster and for more efficient are extremely proud of what we have IATA. cargo operations.” achieved.” Emirates SkyCargo is the freight The modification of the Economy By the end of the project, the division of Emirates. The air cargo Class cabins of the 10 Emirates Boeing Emirates Engineering team would have carrier operates a combination 777-300ER is being executed at the removed 3,050 seats, which will be ofscheduled and chartered state of the art Emirates Engineering safely and hygienically stored away till flights to more than 85 global facilities in Dubai with each aircraft the time the aircraft are required for destinations every week. During requiring close to 640 man-hours of passenger services. The seats will be the Covid-19 pandemic, Emirates work for the modification. Engineers fitted back into the aircraft and tested SkyCargo has been acting as a remove 305 Economy Seats from one for passenger safety and comfort. global conveyor belt connecting aircraft, fixing safety equipment and With its focus on safety of markets across the world to supplies implementing regular load bearing operations, Emirates SkyCargo has of essential commodities including tests during the process. Seven aircraft implemented strict rules on the type PPE, pharmaceuticals, food and have already been modified by the of cargo that can be loaded inside other perishables, e-commerce Emirates Engineering team, with three the modified Economy Class cabins. goods as well as machinery and other more aircraft due to be ready by mid- Some of the cargo commodities equipment. July 2020. that can be loaded include general Emirates Engineering ensures that Ahmed Safa, Divisional cargo such as PPE and garments, Emirates’ wide-body fleet of more Senior Vice President Emirates pharmaceuticals that can be than 260 aircraft are maintained Engineering said “Converting our maintained within a temperature in peak condition. The team is passenger aircraft to these mini range of 15 and 25 degrees Celsius conducting regular parking checks on freighters is certainly a sign of and perishables such as cut flowers, the grounded aircraft and scheduled the times. Our teams have shown and select dry and non-smelling A-checks, C-checks and operational resilience, an innovative spirit, and fruits and vegetables. Cargo loaded maintenance on the flying fleet serving adapted quickly to the needs of the in the passenger cabins would need a mix of cargo and an increasing changing business environment. We to be packaged inside a suitable number of passenger destinations.

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hareholders S pave the way he shareholders of Deutsche for stabilization measures Lufthansa AG voted in favor of Taccepting the capital measures LUFTHANSA’S shareholders have finally voted in favour and the participation of the Economic of a US$10 billion (€9 billion) government bailout at a Stabilisation Fund (WSF) of the Federal Republic of Germany in Deutsche pivotal executive board meeting held on 25 June, thereby Lufthansa AG. The corresponding securing the airline group’s liquidity proposal received the necessary majority at today’s Extraordinary General Meeting of the company. be supplemented by a loan of up to 3 expanded in the coming weeks. The The package provides for billion euros with the participation of flight schedule for the next few weeks stabilization measures and loans of up KfW and private banks. will be published at the beginning of to 9 billion euros. The WSF will make Carsten Spohr, Chairman of next week. The plan is to include 90 silent capital contributions of up to 5.7 the Executive Board of Deutsche percent of all originally planned short- billion euros to the assets of Deutsche Lufthansa AG says: “The decision of haul destinations and 70 percent of Lufthansa AG. It will also establish a our shareholders provides Lufthansa all long-haul destinations in the flight 20 percent stake in the share capital with a perspective for a successful schedule again by September. of Deutsche Lufthansa AG by way of a future. On behalf of our 138,000 Around 30,000 shareholders capital increase. This capital increase employees, I would like to thank the attended the Extraordinary General was approved at today’s Extraordinary German federal government and Meeting. A total of 39.0 percent of General Meeting. The shareholders the governments of our other home the share capital was represented. also voted in favor of granting two countries for their willingness to Of these, 98 percent of the capital conversion rights for parts of the stabilize us. We at Lufthansa are aware present voted to accept the company’s silent capital contributions. These of our responsibility to pay back the up proposed resolution. This means that conversion rights are intended, on the to 9 billion euros to the taxpayers as far more than the necessary two-thirds one hand, to safeguard the Federal quickly as possible.” majority voted in favor of adoption. Government in case of a takeover of As a result of the resolution of The European Commission had Lufthansa and, on the other hand, the Extraordinary General Meeting, already approved the stabilization to secure the interest payments for the company’s liquidity is secured package before the start of the the silent capital contribution. Both on a sustained basis. The companies Extraordinary General Meeting. conversion rights can be transformed of Lufthansa Group are working at A decision on the approval of the into a further five percent of the full speed to get their operations up stabilization measures in the other company’s share capital should these and running again. The airlines’ flight home markets of Lufthansa Group will conditions be met. The package will schedules will therefore be consistently be made in the near future.

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Qatar partners with Airlink; delivers relief supplies to impacted regions

atar Airways has signed a Steven J Smith, Airlink’s governments and NGOs around the formal partnership agreement president and chief globe, transporting essential supplies Qwith Airlink in which it has executive, commented: “We are to places where they are needed. pledged to transport 200 tonnes of delighted to announce this new “We look forward to working humanitarian aid over the next two partnership between Airlink and Qaa”r with Airlink and expand this work, years, free of charge. Airways. providing a helping hand and relief to The agreement will benefit “The 200 tons of freight space is a communities around the world.” Airlink’s nonprofit partners and will generous donation that will help fragile Airlink supports more than 130 provide assistance to communities communities now, amid the Covid-19 aid organisations through its work globally who have been impacted by pandemic, and in future disasters. with airlines.Celebrating its 10th disasters and humanitarian crises. “It greatly extends our reach and year of operation in 2020, during As part of the agreement, that of our nonprofit partners for years the Covid-19 pandemic, Airlink Airlink, its non-profit partner AFYA to come.” transported 6.5m pieces of personal Foundation and Qatar Airways Guillaume Halleux, chief officer protective equipment (PPE) to conducted their first mission: of cargo at Qatar Airways, added: vulnerable communities around the transporting more than 64,000lbs of “As the largest air freight carrier in the world. soap to Botswana. world, we are proud to do our part as Airlink and Qatar Airways have The move was undertaken to a global corporate citizen to support previously worked together: in help prevent the spread of Covid-19. the important and essential work of April 2019, as communities in Meanwhile, UNICEF and the WHO nonprofit organizations like Airlink. Mozambique and neighboring informed that 3bn people around the “The Covid-19 pandemic has countries sought to recover from the world do not have access to hand shown how essential air freight devastating effects of Cyclone Idai, washing facilities with water and is to responding to crises and we 19,000lbs of aid was dispatched to soap at home. are pleased to support the work of communities in need, “thanks to the generosity of Qatar Airways working in conjunction with Airlink’s partner nonprofits Save the Children and MedShare”.

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end of May to more than 276,000 confirmed cases as of 19 June. Virgin Atlantic This news follows last week’s and launch of the Africa Medical Supplies Platform (AMSP) – an online platform for African countries to manage Virgin Unite global procurement of life-saving medical equipment more fairly and cost effectively. This unique platform Fly Crucial Medical Supplies is an example of how important collaboration, not just across one Into Africa country, but across an entire continent, is going to be in combating this global pandemic. The site was developed under the leadership of philanthropist and African Union COVID-19 special envoy, Strive Masiyiwa, working in partnership with the African Union. Virgin Group supported this effort through a local manufacturing initiative with South African company, Invicta Holdings. Invicta is producing 1,000 bridge ventilators, designed by engineers at Virgin Orbit who provided the designs for free, to be followed by the production of oxygen helmet prototypes (pending a grant of emergency use authorisation by the US FDA) designed by Virgin Galactic and The Spaceship Company. Both items will be distributed on the AMSP, irgin Group, Virgin Atlantic, and very proud to be working with a thanks to the generosity of Jeff Skoll Virgin Unite – the Virgin Group’s collective of philanthropists and and Strive Masiyiwa whose donations Vnot-for-profit Foundation – are partners like UNICEF to support the secured the initial orders. supporting UNICEF and the World Food African response to COVID-19. Life- Strive Masiyiwa said: “We Programme-led Global Common Supply saving protective equipment is critical developed the Africa Medical Supply Chain Services Provision by donating to contain the spread of this pandemic Platform as a centralised online a special cargo flight from Hong and we hope our contribution will make marketplace to house all certified Kong (HKG) to Johannesburg (JNB), a difference to those working so hard on PPE and COVID-related medical delivering essential PPE equipment for the frontlines every day.” suppliers from Africa and around the frontline health workers into Eswatini Dominic Kennedy, Managing world. It enables health ministries and Mozambique. Director of Virgin Atlantic Cargo from all African countries to organize The flight, which departed Hong commented: “We’re honoured to be procurement, payment and shipment Kong on Thursday (18 June) and able to support UNICEF and Virgin of these urgent goods. It is designed to travelled via London Heathrow (LHR) Unite on this important cargo operation ensure fair and consistent pricing for arrived today carrying almost half a and are incredibly grateful to medical each African country, no matter their million items of PPE including masks, professionals who are working tirelessly size. AMSP is a world-leading solution gowns, goggles and face shields at this difficult time. Today’s flight to a very current global challenge, and procured by UNICEF to support follows existing PPE flights we’ve we are already getting requests for other the governments of Eswatini and undertaken in partnership with the parts of the world to license the AMSP Mozambique in their fight against Department of Health and NHS to concept.” COVID-19. Distribution of all items transport vital medical supplies. So Access to freight capacity across will be managed by the Ministries of far, we’ve carried more than 1.4million the continent of Africa is critical right Health in each country to ensure the tonnes of medical equipment and PPE now to ensure medical equipment can PPE reaches the areas and individuals and we look forward to flying more flow to the places where it is needed in greatest need to help beat this throughout the summer.” the most. We encourage anyone who pandemic. COVID-19 cases are rising in Africa, can provide support to contact The Sir Richard Branson said: “We’re from 100,000 confirmed cases at the World Food Programme

32 cargo newswire / JuLY 2020 www.cargonewswire.com Logistics launches its pharma SAL facilities at KFIA Cargo Village SAUDI Arabian Logistics (SAL) has opened a new state-of-the- art pharmaceuticals facility at its expanded warehouse at the Dammam-based King Fahad International Airport’s (KFIA) Cargo Village.

cargoes during the COVID-19 pandemic.” SAL, which provides integrated logistics and ground handling services, also acts as a physical link between land and sea shipping and Saudi’s airports in line with the goals of the country’s National Industrial efore the expansion, the total enhanced the quality of its medical Development and Logistics Programme area of the medical storage storage warehousing services with (NIDLP), which is one of 13 Vision Bfacilities stood at 118 sq m but, the installation of state-of-the-art Realisation Programmes under the after the upgrade, is now some 542 temperature-controlling equipment Saudi Vision 2030 initiative. sq m which provides an operational and devices, as well as sufficient safety The company, which is a subsidiary airfreight capacity of 14,000 tonnes a back-up systems. of the Saudi Arabian Airlines year, a company statement reveals. “We are ushering in a new phase Corporation, is the main ‘cargo gate’ at The rejuvenation project includes of advanced cargo handling services the Kingdom’s airports and is the only a 262-sq m area dedicated to the for pharma and medical equipment,” logistics entity that connects airlines storage of shipments with temperature Hariri observes. “We are creating the with airports, providing them with a requirements ranging between 15-25 proper environment and developing the range of services, including ground Celsius, and another 262-sq m store for infrastructure for the current needs, handling, e-commerce activities, those requiring temperatures between which has seen an increasing demand land transportation, warehouse 2-8 Celsius. in pharma and medical equipment management and storage solutions. The facility – which meets the latest international standards of the World Health Organisation, the European Commission’s Good Distribution Practice for handling and storing medicinal products, and the Saudi Food and Drug Authority – can also store different types of medical shipments which require very low temperatures and below zero, it adds. Saudi Arabia launches Dammam pharma airfreight centre Omar bin Talal Hariri, chief executive of Saudi Arabian Logistics Omar bin Talal Hariri (right), chief executive of Saudi Arabian Logistics, points out that the company has

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Cargo-partner provides Nippon charter services update Express taps into pharma market with MD Logistics acquisition

ogistics provider cargo-partner is solutions to customers in African operating weekly charter flights countries such as South Africa. apan-based logistics firm Lthroughout June from China The charters, which operated Nippon Express has completed and Hong Kong to Frankfurt, Vienna, from Shanghai to Johannesburg, Jthe acquisition of US-based Amsterdam and Budapest. were carried out with Boeing 777 headquartered MD Logistics in a deal In addition to its regular charter freighters. Cargo included urgent worth $51m (¥ 5.5bn). services, cargo-partner has carried medical equipment and PPE. The Nippon Express said the acquisition out requests for full and part-charter goods were then distributed by truck is part of its plan (commencing 2019) flights to transport urgent cargo such from Johannesburg Airport to the final to make the “pharmaceutical industry as pharmaceutical, healthcare and destinations in Mozambique, Zambia, a priority industry in our business plan personal protective equipment (PPE). Zimbabwe, the Democratic Republic of and corporate strategy”. For example, recently the company Congo, Botswana and Namibia. MD Logistics, headquartered in handled three charters from China Cargo-partner said: “Thanks to Indiana, US, is an established logistics carrying 13m K95 masks for miners and extensive customs expertise and a provider for the pharmaceutical industry health workers in Africa. strong presence in the Asia-Pacific in the US. It was established in 1996 To meet the urgent demand for these region, we can offer comprehensive and has approximately 207 employees. goods and to make the best use of time consultation on export regulations for Nippon Express explained in a during the shipment’s transportation, healthcare and PPE.” statement: “With the acquisition, we the cargo-partner team in Shanghai Stefan Krauter, chief executive of will gain access to the pharmaceutical organised the ULD loading, which took cargo-partner, added: “Just as we did distribution network in the US, which is six hours, to take place overnight. before the coronavirus crisis, we are the world’s largest pharmaceutical market. In April cargo-partner’s Sweden keeping a close watch on the market “By connecting MD Logistics with our team chartered three MD11 freighter and remain in constant contact with international transportation network, aircraft to transport nearly 200 tonnes customers, agents, carriers and partners, we can benefit from an integrated and of temperature-sensitive and non- so that we can react quickly to their consistent logistics quality control stackable cargo from Stockholm needs and offer competent solutions. across the entire US and globally.” Arlanda to Chicago O’Hare Airport. “Thanks to our strong presence The company added: “Furthermore, Cargo-partner said that despite the in China, we were able to learn not only will the acquisition of MD short time frame for the shipment, from our colleagues’ experiences Logistics provide us the ability to offer which coincided with the Easter and assessments early on in the pharmaceutical logistics function but holidays, the charters were was development of the Covid-19 situation also furthermore our ability to expand executed just in time to meet the and prepare our global network our sales channel as we integrate customer’s needs. accordingly. different customer bases. In the future, Also in April, cargo-partner worked “We continue to plan proactively we aim to maximize the synergies of the with one of its partners in Africa and go the extra mile to keep our joint operation to provide higher quality to deliver several airfreight charter customers’ supply chains moving.” services to customers worldwide.”

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First B777 makes its way to IAI for factory 747-400F. The converted aircraft shares the 777F’s door aperture – 3.72 x 3.05m freighter conversion (146.5 x 120in), which is similarly installed aft of the wing. GECAS and IAI have not yet disclosed the list price, but E Capital Aviation Services fifteen additional options for the type. it is understood to be in the region of (GECAS) has delivered the “The arrival of the prototype aircraft $35m per aircraft. Gfirst Boeing 777-300ER to in Tel Aviv is an exciting milestone for At the time of the programme Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for the Big Twin freighter programme,” said launch, Greener said the -300ERSF’s the prototype passenger-to-freighter Richard Greener, senior vice president maximum structural payload of 101.6t conversion. and manager of GECAS Cargo. “This and greater volume than the 777F The aircraft (MSN 32789) will aircraft sets out to meet requirements mean it is optimised for the lower become the first ever B777 converted of the air cargo industry for the next 20 cargo densities of the e-commerce into a freighter configuration and years.” and express operators rather than the marks the launch of the “Big Twin” The Big Twin will be powered by traditional general freight operators programme announced last October. GE90 engines — the world’s most like Cargolux and Nippon Cargo, which The B777 was transported from powerful in-service engine — giving operate with densities of around Dubai and arrived in Tel Aviv today, the 777-300ERSF 21% lower fuel burn 9-10lb/cb ft (0.11-0.13kg/cb m). where IAI will add a main deck cargo per tonne than the 747-400F. “But at the cargo density sweet spot door, freighter lining, window plugs, In October, GECAS said the of around 7.5-8lb/cu ft, the -300ERSF a modified crew compartment, a -300ERSF has 47 standard 96 x 125in can carry 20t more than a 777F, at reinforced fuselage and a 9G rigid [2.4 x 3.2m] pallet positions in total. 50% of the cost,” he added. cargo barrier, amongst other changes. So, overall it has 10 more positions Greener said that the -300ERSF’s As launch customer and co- that a 777-200LRF factory freighter or payload range characteristics mean it founder of the programme, GECAS has 5,800cb ft [164cb m] more volume. It can serve 95% of routes currently flown committed fifteen firm orders and has also has eight more positions than a by the 747-400F.

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U-Freight charters Russian aircraft to deliver PPE to the Big Apple

he U-Freight Group commodities including bulk The company’s Beijing chartered an Aeroflot e-commerce shipments. office also prepared all export Tpassenger aircraft, On this occasion, customs documents, and which had been reconfigured U-Freight’s client is one undertook quality inspections to handle freight only, to of the world’s largest on behalf of its client. airfreight over 2,000 cartons manufacturers and On arrival in New of urgently needed personal distributors of quality York, U-Freight America protective equipment (PPE) laboratory equipment and assisted with expedited from Beijing to New York. supplies, and had purchased customs clearance of This was the most epidemic prevention all 2,186 cartons, which recent in a number of full materials from five different was important as all the this challenging time. “We aircraft charters that the manufacturers in China. consignee’s logistics staff are pleased that we can Hong Kong-based logistics U-Freight’s extensive were in quarantine at home do our part as a freight company continues to logistics network in China when the cargo arrived at forwarding and logistics arrange for a variety of was deployed to collect and JFK International airport. solutions provider to support customers across the deliver the products, which CEO of U-Freight, the global community and globe, providing forwarding included KN95 masks, non- Simon Wong commented: the frontline workers by operations for epidemic medical disposable face “We are very grateful for all transporting these products prevention materials to fight masks, goggles and protective the work that healthcare to countries where the virus the spread of the COVID-19 clothing, for consolidation at professionals are doing is still prevalent and assisting virus, as well as other its logistics hub in Beijing. around the world during in combating this epidemic.”

900,000 tons of transported & Ocean Liège will offer its Rhenus Air & Ocean goods a year, Liège Airport clients air-, ocean-, rail- (LGG) is Belgium’s largest and project transports and freight airport and the Europewide distribution opens new office at fastest growing cargo airport of goods, and organise in Europe. A multitude customs clearance and fiscal Liège Airport of large air- and charter representation. In addition, lines like Qatar Airways, Rhenus offers the storage AirBridgeCargo and Ethiopian of goods within the Rhenus Airlines use Liège as their Belgium network in the European hub and link it with ports of Genk, Antwerp and numerous regions worldwide. Brussels and at Brucargo. “In addition to attractive The Rhenus Group is flight schedules, Liège Airport a leading logistics service has excellent multimodal provider with global business connections, which will enable operations and an annual us to offer our customers more turnover of EUR 5.5 billion. air and rail freight products Rhenus has business sites in addition to sea freight at 750 locations worldwide products in the future,” Frank and employs 33,000 people. n May 11, Rhenus Air “Golden Triangle” between Roderkerk, CEO of Rhenus The Rhenus Group provides & Ocean moved from Amsterdam, Frankfurt and Air & Ocean Northern solutions for a wide variety OHerstal in Belgium Paris. At the new branch, Europe, notes. “Several of different sectors along the to its new location some 20 Rhenus Air & Ocean plans to trains a week connect Liège complete supply chain; they kilometres away at Liège offer multimodal solutions with China along the land include multimodal transport Airport. The reason behind and expand Rhenus’ global bridge, including Yiwu and operations, warehousing, the move is its strategically airfreight network. Zhengzhou.” customs clearance as well as advantageous position in the Handling more than In the future, Rhenus Air innovative value added services.

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K’s trade association The British International Freight Association U(BIFA) announced that it hopes the package of measures recently unveiled by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to accelerate growth of the UK’s customs intermediary sector is successful. The scheme represents a new round of funding for employee training and IT improvements for customs intermediaries, traders and hauliers that make customs declarations to help them prepare ahead on January 1st 2021. BIFA stated that the new funding could be used to support a business that is extending and taking on new staff, or to help train an existing employee to start completing customs declarations for the company. Training can be delivered by an external provider, or an in-house trainer. As one of the largest providers of Customs-related training Freight courses, BIFA decided to replicate almost its entire course range and deliver it via video conferencing, due to the Covid-19 crisis preventing face-to- face training. Director general, Robert Keen said: association “Whilst we welcome the additional gets additional funding funding, as we did when the first two rounds of funding were announced, we can only keep our fingers crossed that for customs experts it produces the thousands of additional customs experts that the government agrees will be needed come January 1st it could take up to a year to train staff Keen concludes: “Government 2021. to be fully conversant to prepare a guidance allows furloughed employees “During our regular meetings with range of basic Customs declarations, to engage in training, provided that both HMRC and HM Treasury, BIFA has even if there was a sufficient number of whilst undertaking the training the highlighted the concerns of our trainers to train those staff, as well as employee does not provide service to, members regarding the capability relevant courses for them to attend. or generate revenue for, or on behalf of, of the Customs brokerage sector to “Clearly the Government is finally their organisation. increase capacity, at a time when that getting the message that increased “Hence, we are encouraging sector already faces a huge shortage of capacity in this sector will be important members that have furloughed staff of suitable quality. whatever our future relationship with employees to take advantage of the “We have regularly emphasised that the EU.” additional funding that has been made available by applying for it to finance some of BIFA’s online Customs training opportunities for those employees, as well as employees that have not been Clearly the Government is finally getting the message furloughed.” that increased capacity in this sector will be important BIFA understands that HMRC will unveil more details in due course whatever our future relationship with the EU. and is reminding its members that applications for the new funding will be open from July 2020.

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• Global capacity, measured in available cargo tonne kilometers (ACTKs), shrank by 42% in April compared to the previous year (-40.9% for international markets). IATA • Belly capacity for international air cargo shrank by 75% in April compared Air Cargo Capacity to the previous year. This was partially offset by a 15% increase in capacity Crunch: Demand through expanded use of freighter aircraft. • The cargo load factor (CLF) rose Plummets but Capacity 11.5 percentage points in April, the largest increase since tracking began. Disappears Even Faster The magnitude of the rise suggests that there is significant demand for air cargo which cannot be met owing he International Air Transport meet demand as a result of the loss of to the cessation of most passenger Association (IATA) released data belly cargo operations on passenger flights. Tfor global air freight markets in aircraft. “There is a severe capacity crunch April showing that demand dropped • Global demand, measured in cargo in air cargo. Demand fell by 27.7% 27.7% compared to the same period in tonne kilometers (CTKs), fell by 27.7% compared to April 2019. But capacity 2019 – the sharpest fall ever recorded. in April compared to the previous year was down 42% because of the Still, there was insufficient capacity to (-29.5% for international markets). sharp cuts in passenger operations

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Regional Performance

April 2020 World share1 CTK ACTK CLF (%-pt)2 CLF (level)3 (% year-on-year)

Total Market 100% -27.7% -42.0% 11.5% 58.0%

Africa 1.8% -21.7% -38.7% 10.5% 48.6%

Asia Pacific 34.6% -31.0% -48.3% 17.3% 69.1%

Europe 23.6% -33.7% -48.8% 14.8% 64.8%

Latin America 2.8% -43.7% -64.5% 20.5% 55.4%

Middle East 13.0% -36.3% -43.4% 5.9% 52.5%

North America 24.3% -11.5% -26.4% 8.2% 48.7%

1 % of industry CTKs in 2019 2 Year-on-year change in load factor 3 Load factor level

which also carry cargo. The result is Asia-Pacific airlines saw demand European carriers reported a damaging global supply chains with for international air cargo fall by 28.1% 33.8% annual drop in international longer shipping times and higher in April 2020, compared to the same cargo volumes in April, much sharper costs. Airlines are deploying as much period a year earlier. However, the large than the outcome for March (-18.5%). capacity as possible, including special Asia-North America market recorded However, the large Europe-Asia market charter operations and the temporary less of a decline (7.3%) due to the rise recorded less of a decline due to the use of passenger cabins for cargo. in movement of personal protective rise in movement of PPE. International Governments need to continue to equipment (PPE). International capacity decreased 46.9%. ensure that vital supply lines remain capacity decreased 42.5%. Middle Eastern carriers reported open and efficient. While many have North American carriers reported a decline of 36.2% year-on-year in responded with speed and clarity to a fall in international demand of 20.1% April, significantly worse than 14.1% fall facilitate the movement of cargo, year-on-year in April. This was the in March. Despite a number of carriers government red-tape—particularly in smallest contraction of all regions. in the region maintaining some cargo Africa and Latin America—is preventing While still a significant drop, it remains capacity, traffic on all key routes was the industry from flexibly deploying less than the decline seen at the height low. International capacity decreased aircraft to meet the demands of the of the Global Financial Crisis in April 42.4%. pandemic and the global economy,” 2009 (-32.3%). International capacity Latin American carriers posted said Alexandre de Juniac, IATA’s decreased 27.7%. the sharpest fall—a 38.9% year-on- Director General and CEO. year decline in international demand. Delays in getting operational permits International capacity decreased issued, blockages at the border and 55.5%. The COVID-19 crisis is inadequate ground infrastructure to/ particularly challenging for airlines from and within airport environments Global demand, based in Latin America owing to strict continue to hamper air cargo in measured in cargo containment measures and a lack of countries in Africa and Latin America. tonne kilometers support from Governments to keep Air cargo needs to move efficiently (CTKs), fell by 27.7% cargo moving. throughout the entire supply chain to be African airlines were less affected effective. IATA urges governments to: in April compared by disruptions from COVID-19 than • Accelerate approvals for cargo to the previous other regions in April. They saw year- operations year (-29.5% on-year international CTKs fall by • Expedite customs clearance for 20.9%. The small Africa-Asia market urgently needed medical supplies for international was the most resilient route in April, • Ensure there is adequate staff markets) down only 1.0%. International capacity on the ground and land-based decreased 36.6%.View April Freight infrastructure to move cargo efficiently Results.

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IACA’s transformation fit for its newly redefined journey started in purpose: T 2018 with a primary • The Association has objective to make the mandated the consulting Association financially firm Change Horizon to sustainable and strong deliver its transformation enough to take up the program by the end of challenges requested and August 2020 with a revised needed by its members in governance structure and a the long term. The second fitter organizational set-up transformation priority is established. to adapt TIACA’s agenda • As part of the change, and focus to the new the role of the Secretary challenges faced by the General will evolve. TIACA industry. needs a Director General “Our last Executive accountable for the Summit in Budapest in organization’s strategy, November 2019 received delivery model, team, incredibly positive feedback, financials. Today, this which encouraged us to role is more limited and redouble our efforts. While vaguely split between the the COVID-19 crisis forced Chairman of the Board and us to slow down on our new the Secretary General and it initiatives, it has highlighted leads to inefficiencies. The the crucial nature of air new TIACA needs to be more cargo for economies and agile and responsive to the society, the need for market’s needs. greater and more efficient • Vladimir Zubkov will industry collaboration and continue supporting the the relevance of TIACA’s Association, pursuing mission to unite the air the work with ICAO and cargo community. It has supporting Industry Affairs also been seen by the Board and Advocacy efforts. as an opportunity to speed • During the transition TIACA up TIACA’s transformation phase, Celine Hourcade journey to better support will act as the Transition accelerates its our members and the air Director of TIACA to ensure cargo community moving business continuity until the forward,” explains Steven future Director General of transformation Polmans, Chairman of TIACA is appointed. TIACA. “The new TIACA will Last month, upon emerge with a revised to better meet its recommendations from a mission, strong values and special Transformation Task clear strategic priorities, Force composed of seven in keeping with the members’ needs Board members, TIACA’s industry’s expectations. Board of Directors has Our new TIACA will be fit Building on the momentum from its last unanimously voted in favour for its new purpose, able to Executive Summit and considering the of the plan to accelerate the deliver its ambitions while feedback from members, The International move to the “new TIACA”. maximizing the value of The goal of this final stage its membership for the air Air Cargo Association (TIACA) announces its of TIACA’s transformation cargo community,” said Mr plan to speed-up its transformation program. is to make the Association Polmans.

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ir cargo association TIACA will create a new director general Arole as part of its transformation programme. The association said that the role of secretary general will expand to take on extra responsibility and will therefore become director general. “TIACA needs a director general accountable for the organization’s strategy, delivery model, team and financials,” the association said. “Today, this role is more limited and vaguely split between the chairman of the board and the secretary general and it leads to inefficiencies. The new TIACA needs to be more agile and responsive to the market’s needs.” Current secretary general Vladimir Zubkov will continue supporting the association, pursuing work with ICAO and supporting industry affairs and advocacy efforts. During the transition phase, Celine Hourcade from consultant Change Horizon and who is a project manager at TIACA, will act as the transition Last month, upon recommendations efficient industry collaboration and the director to “ensure business continuity” from a special Transformation Task relevance of TIACA’s mission to unite until the future director general is Force composed of seven board the air cargo community. appointed. members, TIACA’s board of directors “It has also been seen by the board The association launched its unanimously voted in favour of the plan as an opportunity to speed up TIACA’s transformation programme in 2018 to to accelerate the programme. transformation journey to better make TIACA “financially sustainable TIACA chairman Steven support our members and the air cargo and strong enough to take up the Polmans said: “Our last executive community moving forward. “The challenges requested and needed by its summit in Budapest in November 2019 new TIACA will emerge with a revised members in the long term”. received incredibly positive feedback, mission, strong values and clear The association has mandated which encouraged us to redouble our strategic priorities, in keeping with the Change Horizon to deliver its efforts. “While the Covid-19 crisis industry’s expectations. Our new TIACA transformation programme by the forced us to slow down on our new will be fit for its new purpose, able to end of August 2020 with a “revised initiatives, it has highlighted the crucial deliver its ambitions while maximizing governance structure and a fitter nature of air cargo for economies and the value of its membership for the air organisational set-up established”. society, the need for greater and more cargo community.”

cargo newswire / JuLY 2020 www.cargonewswire.com 41 Associations ICAO Council adopts new COVID-19 aviation recovery ‘Take Off’ guidelines to reconnect the world

he ICAO Council adopted a new report and recommendations Ttoday aimed at restarting the international air transport system and aligning its global recovery. The COVID-19 report and guidelines were produced by the Council’s Aviation Recovery Task Force (CART). They were developed through broad- based consultations with countries and regional organizations, and “These guidelines will facilitate which contains guidelines for public with important advice from the convergence, mutual recognition and health risk mitigation measures and World Health Organization and key harmonization of aviation COVID-19 four separate modules relating to aviation industry groups including the related measures across the globe,” airports, aircraft, crew, and air cargo. International Air Transport Association he emphasized. “They are intended “The world needs aviation and (IATA), Airports Council International to support the restart and recovery of aviation today is in great need of (ACI World), the Civil Air Navigation global air travel in a safe, secure and ICAO,” Council President Sciacchitano Services Organisation (CANSO), and sustainable way.” emphasized. “Global cooperation the International Coordinating Council “In order to be effective, we need through this organization has helped of Aerospace Industries Associations to take a layered and especially a countries to connect the world to (ICCAIA). risk-based approach. Measures will be their mutual benefit for over 75 years, “The world looked to the ICAO implemented or removed as needed and now it’s helping us to reconnect Council to provide the high-level based on the wide ranging medical and it. Solidarity among all countries guidance which governments other factors which will be at play,” he and regions and industry sectors will and industry needed to begin said. be critical going forward, and ICAO restarting international air transport “Countries and operators need both is where we achieve that for global and recovering from COVID-19,” autonomy and certainty as they take aviation.” underscored ICAO Council President Mr. action to get the world flying again,” ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Salvatore Sciacchitano. Bertoux continued, “and the CART Liu also welcomed the CART’s “We have answered this call today guidelines are therefore designed to accomplishment and highlighted with the delivery of this report, and serve in both these capacities as a that ICAO will continue to develop with its recommendations and Take- common reference, while remaining implementation packages to assist Off guidelines which will now align adaptable. This needs to be understood Member States to restart the public and private sector actions and as a type of ‘living guidance’ which operations and recovery. “Restoring mitigations as we get the world flying will be continuously updated based on public confidence in air travel has very again, in full accordance with the latest latest risk assessments as we monitor broad benefits. This isn’t only about and most prudent medical and traveller progress and reconnect the world.” the operational and economic viability health advice available to us.” The CART’s Report contains a of the air transport sector, but of CART Chairperson Ambassador detailed situational analysis and key entire societies and regions having Philippe Bertoux, the Representative principles supported by a series of their economic livelihoods and stability of France to the ICAO Council, noted recommendations focused around restored”, she commented. The full that the CART guidelines were intended objectives for public health, aviation CART Report is available as part of to inform, align and progress the safety and security, and aviation ICAO’s COVID-19 platform, and will be national, regional, and industry-specific economic recovery. regularly reviewed and updated based COVID-19 recovery roadmaps now being This content is supplemented by the on the latest data and information implemented, but not to replace them. report’s special ‘Take Off’ document received from all stakeholders.

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Airlines to post record net loss of $84bn this year: IATA

ATA is projecting airlines will post The $84.3 billion loss virtually wipes confidence, and have built in the their largest ever collective net loss out the $91.3 billion net profits the impact of the recession, which will Ithis year, totalling $84.3 billion, and industry posted over the past three damage the ability of people to travel. will remain in the red in 2021, as the years. ”We are still expecting to see a association made its first projection of Airlines in all regions will suffer. IATA significant rise of revenues in 2021, the scale of industry losses since the estimates net losses will represent that will allow airlines to substantially coronavirus crisis hit. negative margins of between 15-30% reduce their losses, but we wouldn’t The airline association had already of revenues across the different regions expect to see those losses eliminated indicated global passenger traffic this in 2020. in 2021. We are still expecting net year would be roughly half 2019 levels While IATA expects a sharp losses of $15.8 billion.” as lockdowns and travel restrictions improvement in passenger demand in He adds: ”That is a similar pattern to brought international passenger 2021, albeit still below 2019 levels, a the one we saw in the global financial services to a virtual standstill in the tough cost and yield environment will crisis in 2008 and 2009. Obviously much second quarter. keep airlines in the red. larger, but if you look back at that period, IATA has estimated a collective Detailing the latest outlook, IATA the depth of the crisis, followed by a industry net loss of $84 billion for 2020. chief economist Brian Pearce explains: better performance but still a loss, before The figure, which surpasses the $30 ”In this particular forecast we have a recovery in the subsequent years.” billion loss made during the financial taken a view that Covid-19 will steadily ”We haven’t put out a forecast crisis in 2008 and 2009, confirms the be contained, so we have not built in a beyond 2021. If you follow the trend, extent of losses suffered by airlines second wave of Covid. 2022 looks like it could be a year for during the crisis and brings a 10-year ”We are basing it on a phased a return to profit and certainly that run of profits to an end. IATA had in opening of markets, but have been would be in line with our longer-term December projected industry profits rather cautious on the return of forecasts in growth in passenger could reach almost $30 billion this year. business travel and passenger markets.”

UFO Welcomes Compass Logistics International as New Members!

niversal Freight Organisation has trade lanes and are joining UFO “… to welcomed Compass Logistics further develop our network connections UInternational as new members in with expert agents all over the world”. Bahrain, the UAE and USA. “Compass Logistics International Compass Logistics SPC – offers a wide range of services tailored Manama, Bahrain to meet the requirements of various Compass Sea & Air Cargo LLC – industries, trades, and business Dubai, UAE segments. As logistics specialists, the Compass Logistics International different divisions within our company Inc. – New Jersey, USA include freight forwarding, military, The company are FIATA members and project, and contract logistics among their varied scope of services include others. We provide individual transport freight forwarding, logistics, air, sea & and logistics solutions from a single road freight, loading & unloading, project source with solid experience in the cargo, chartering, warehousing and oil & gas industry, textiles & furniture customs brokerage. They are especially sectors, FMCG & beverages, and plants interested in developing USA and Europe & factories.”

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Germany-based cargo.one and IBS Software ink strategic partnership

A game-changer, it will provide airlines seamless access to cargo. Moritz Claussen, Founder & one’s rapidly growing customer base and boost sales online. Managing Director of cargo.one, said, “We see that COVID- 19 has been a catalyst for digital transformation within the air cargo industry. This is reflected in the now over 1,500 forwarder branches using cargo.one on a daily basis. “Furthermore, we see that distributing capacity online at live rates is an essential part of the recovery roadmap for many airlines. Together with IBS Software we have been building a proven plug and play solution that empowers all IBS airlines to seamlessly integrate with cargo.one and get access to our ever-growing user base. It will allow airlines to boost sales online and almost instantly relieve overloaded sales staff.” The seamless access and proven integration technology via the IBS iCargo Sales platform will help more than 30 IBS airline customers to quickly use ‘out of the box’ services, erlin-based cargo.one and IBS displayed hundreds of thousands without the need for major system Software, the two technology of bookable offers for airlines using changes. This will help airlines Bleaders in aviation cargo, today IBS iCargo, without the use of a to develop digital distribution officially announced their strategic standardized plug and play solution. capabilities, which is a game-changer partnership to facilitate digital With the first plug and play booking for the industry. transformation of airlines that would for All Nippon Airways (ANA) last week, Ashok Rajan, SVP & Head of help them to ramp up their operations, cargo.one has signalled the pioneering Cargo & Logistics, IBS Software, boost sales online and effectively implementation of the new iCargo said, “We truly believe that leveraging cushion the impact of the COVID- 19 Sales platform, which represents an online distribution is the way pandemic through this industry-first industry-first standard integration for forward for airlines to emerge faster integration. airlines running IBS’s iCargo software. and stronger from the crisis and we are Viewed as a game-changer in the It also heralds the ‘walk the talk’ of excited to enable these connections aviation cargo industry, the partnership digitalisation by the two companies with innovation leader cargo.one and will allow all airline customers of IBS by delivering real results for their our state of the art technology.” He to seamlessly integrate with cargo. airline partners and cargo.one’s added: “It is heartening to see how one and get access to its fast- growing extensively growing user base of freight both companies have worked together user base through a cost-effective, forwarders. in these challenging circumstances data-driven and fully digital distribution As COVID-19 forces airlines and to deliver innovative capabilities that channel. forwarder sales teams to adapt to a will help the industry. We have moved The two companies have been new normal, cargo.one has reported a further in our broader goal of creating working together to create custom record increase in usage and demand. a ‘digital ecosystem’ by collaborating integrations for leading airlines, The platform now serves over 1,500 with complimenting services, to including Etihad Cargo and Nippon freight forwarder branches, located bring greater value to customers Cargo Airlines, to successfully across key European markets. This using iCargo. I am excited as we will help them accelerate their digital customer base represents a significant see digitalization accelerating further distribution capabilities. During this growth of 425 per cent compared to over the next months through our joint year, the German company has already last year. efforts.”

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PayCargo Capital Credit facility helps keep fresh produce supply chain moving

Fresh produce growers, importers, exporters, distributors, and shippers manage their cash flow while securing the immediate release of their perishable cargo from refrigerated warehouses, airlines, and ocean lines

ayCargo Capital, a sister company PayCargo Capital. invaluable partner of ours in terms of of the global online payment PayCargo Capital is a member of the providing financial flexibility.” Under Pplatform PayCargo, is working Southeast Produce Council. the facility, PayCargo Capital pays all with businesses in the fresh produce PayCargo Capital’s credit facility freight charges upfront, reclaiming the supply chain to provide fast and is being used by PayCargo customers appropriate funds electronically from flexible financing for the movement of from across the supply chain, to pay for the PayCargo customer in the agreed perishable cargo. ocean, airfreight, cross border freight, timeframe. Customers of PayCargo in North warehouse and Customs fees, and “Working with PayCargo Capital America can apply for credit of other transportation-related expenses. assures us that our ginger, yams, USD50,000 to USD2,500,000 for a 15 More than 2,500 transportation- and sweet potatoes will not get to 45-day period. related Vendors in North America accept held up at the port in the USA and “The use of the PayCargo platform payments via PayCargo’s online portal. Canada,” said Bernardo Caldas, with financing from PayCargo Capital “With the click of a button, we pay Executive Director of Canada- has dramatically helped fresh produce Crowley Logistics, Seaboard Marine, based, Caldas Family Farm. companies, as managing cash flow, Dole Ocean Cargo Express, King Ocean PayCargo Capital customers receive paying for daily transportation and Service, and our port fees through all of the expedited cargo release related invoices, and the immediate PayCargo,” said Ricardo E. Roggiero, benefits of PayCargo, while deferring release of cargo are critical elements of Chief Financial Officer of Freshway their Vendor payments to better their business operations,” said Philip Produce. manage their cash flow and working Philliou, Chief Executive Officer of “PayCargo Capital has been an capital.

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PayCargo Joins Hands with IBS Software for Digital Payments

help the industry weather the storm,” said van der Walt. “Our online payment platform is proving to be valuable to stakeholders as it is helping drive transparency, cost efficiency and boosting operational performance.” “PayCargo is pleased to collaborate with IBS Software to drive such digital change in the air cargo industry. This is much needed and critical to the success of the transformation that is essential to ayCargo and IBS Software partner where traffic congestions and delays secure the future of the industry.” to provide air freight carriers are becoming a major cause for “The air cargo industry has Pand cargo ground handlers with concern for airlines, terminal operators traditionally been seen as a laggard in digitalized payment options and customers. the adoption of innovative technology, PayCargo and IBS Software “The integration with IBS but this is poised to change significantly. announced a joint partnership that Software continues our philosophy of The demand for faster, more reliable enables rich API-based integration collaborating with industry partners and more transparent supply chains is between their market-leading to facilitate the expeditious release of increasing at a pace never seen before industry platforms. The integration of shipments,” said Lionel van der Walt, and digitalization is the key to unlocking PayCargo’s digital payments network President and Chief Executive Officer, the huge potential for everyone in the with IBS Software’s iCargo air cargo The Americas, PayCargo. supply chain,” said Ashok Rajan, Senior management platform will enable more “Integration with our airline and Vice President & Head of Cargo & carriers and cargo ground handling ground handler vendors’ operational Logistics, IBS Software. companies to digitize and simplify system partners makes sense as it “IBS software has been working payments, reducing manual processes enables their staff to expedite the towards this by investing in the iCargo and streamlining operations. release of cargo without the need platform to create an ‘ecosystem of This partnership will further position for accessing multiple systems and digital extensions’ by partnering with both companies as trusted digital automates data flows to save time and specialist providers to enable our platforms across their respective areas avoid costly human errors.” customers to seamlessly adopt digital in the industry. This has become even more relevant processes and capabilities into their The move is part of PayCargo’s as the global cargo and shipping supply businesses.” continued focus on open collaboration chain has had to rethink the way it does “Digitalization in the payments and adds to the growing list of business in response to the COVID-19 and settlement process will enable partnerships it has entered into with pandemic, with the majority of cargo carriers, cargo ground handling other supply chain stakeholders. employees now working from home and companies as well as freight forwarders For IBS Software, the partnership demand soaring for a reliable online to improve cash collection, reduce is part of its ongoing initiatives to freight payment platform solution. manual effort and make the overall enable rapid adoption of digitalization As social distancing has become process more transparent and for its customers, including many of part of the global policy to halt the streamlined.” the world’s largest airlines and cargo spread of COVID-19, it is clear how “This is proving to be a major enabler ground handlers. unsuitable using cash, checks, vouchers in the context of COVID-19, as it has The capability to offer integrated and traditional POS terminals are, and required companies to think outside the digital payments out of the iCargo the value and need for contactless box and make their process ‘touch-free’ platform – which powers cargo processes such as digital payments has - a trend, which will accelerate adoption operations at some of the world’s become essential. of innovative technology.” largest air freight hubs, will greatly “COVID-19 is expediting digital “We are very happy to partner improve operational efficiency and transformation across the air cargo with PayCargo in the area of digital customer experience. industry and PayCargo is working with payments and settlements to make It will also help reduce bottlenecks partners such as IBS Software to lead such capabilities easily accessible to and waiting times at busy terminals, the delivery of meaningful solutions to our customers,” continued Ashok Rajan.

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Drone Delivery Canada announces commercial agreement with GlobalMedic for first Nations Covid-19 project

rone Delivery Canada Corp. under the Agreement in Q3 of 2020. “GlobalMedic is proud to be part of has announced that with the BFN will use DDC’s Sparrow drone this program using drones to deliver Dassistance of Air Canada and solution to limit person-to-person desperately needed aid to an isolated the Pontiac Group, it has entered into contact on its island ferry service by First Nations Community. Through a commercial agreement dated June transporting COVID-19 related cargo consultation with the Community we 4th, 2020 (the “Agreement”) with The such as personal protection equipment understand that supply chain issues David McAntony Gibson Foundation (PPE), hygiene kits, test kits, test exist and have been exacerbated by o/a GlobalMedic (“GM”) to deploy swabs, etc. COVID19. We are excited to use drones DDC’s patented drone delivery solution The Agreement provides for the as part of the solution to overcome to provide service to the Beausoleil payment of an up-front, fixed-fee for these challenges. We have a well- First Nation Community (“BFN”) in managed services for the project. The known history of using drones to Ontario. Funding for the project was term of the Agreement is six months. respond to crisis zones having deployed received by donors, including from “We are pleased to announce our drone teams to dozens of countries OEC Group (Canada), a leading global GlobalMedic as another paid using our award winning RescUAV logistics provider servicing clients in all commercial drone logistics customer. program. We thank the OEC group and major industries including aerospace, The Beausoleil First Nation community other donors to help fund this project healthcare, global retail, automotive will benefit from our drone delivery and look forward to seeing DDC drones and manufacturing. solution during the COVID-19 in the air delivering lifesaving aid to Pursuant to the terms of the pandemic by limiting person-to- our friends in Beausoleil First Nation,” Agreement, DDC will enable a defined person contact between the mainland said Rahul Singh, Executive Director at two-way delivery flight route from/ and Christian Island, while keeping GlobalMedic. to BFN mainland to/from the BFN their supply chain open. Our solution “DDC and OEC have been looking Christian Island utilizing the Sparrow is ideal for this application and we for an opportunity to partner. When drone and its DroneSpotTM takeoff and look forward to seeing the benefits for the chance popped up to help the landing zones as well as additional the Community,” said Michael Zahra, Beausoleil First Nation community, it drone flight infrastructure as required. President & CEO of DDC. “To our was an easy decision to make,” said All operations will be conducted in knowledge this is the first announced Landon Bibeau, CMO of the OEC Group. accordance with the Canadian Aviation COVID-19 related drone logistics “The community is in a remote area Regulations and Transport Canada project working with a humanitarian where medical resources and services flight authorizations. Flights will be aid agency in Canada. We are grateful are limited. Especially during the remotely monitored by DDC from its to GlobalMedic, OEC Group and other COVID-19 pandemic where human to new commercial operations centre generous donors for their sincere human contact is sometimes difficult. located in Vaughan, Ontario. DDC concern for First Nations communities, We are truly grateful to be part of this will commence deployment of site involvement in this project and project and look forward to bringing infrastructure shortly and expects to embracing our drone technology as a essential goods to the Beausoleil First begin providing drone delivery services solution.” Nation.”

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Brussels Airport unveils new animal accommodation in bid to set new European norm

Brussels Airport has inaugurated brand new accommodation for animals. At the Animal Care & Inspection Centre animals will be housed and inspected ahead of their onward journey. The airport has the ambition of setting a new norm for animal care for the continent of Europe.

russels Airport has invested in a went in search of ways of creating the workplace for the personnel. With this brand-new ultramodern Animal best possible conditions for housing we ensure that the animals among BCare & Inspection Center, in the animals. By streamlining the our passengers are also housed in the order to offer the best possible service processes, the throughput time will very best conditions. A service we are in the field of animal transport. In the be short, but the animals that have to pleased to offer to our customers”, center, animals can be housed and stay somewhat longer will be housed in explains Arnaud Feist, CEO of Brussels checked in comfortable surroundings optimum conditions. Airport. before they continue their journey. The import and export sides in the In this new centre, the temperature, The Animal Care & Inspection building are completely separated from the type of light and the air circulation Center has 7 centrally controlled each other, also for the ventilation. In in each area can be precisely adjusted. animal accommodations this way, no contamination is possible. The Animal Care & Inspection Center There is daylight in each animal The animal accommodations are was taken into use on June 1. accommodation in order not to disturb flexible and can be used by both small Each year, Brussels Airport has the biological clock of animals passing and large animal species. On the import thousands of animals among its many through. In addition, Brussels Airport side, there are 4 inspection rooms (1 passengers. These include pets, police is the first to have developed a unique for horses, 2 multifunctional area and dogs, reptiles and horses, but also a central system which adjusts the 1 cool room for insects), 7 centrally rare visit by a panda. light colour, the temperature and the controlled animal accommodations ventilation for each area in line with the and 10 horse stables. For export, there The Animal Care & Inspection specific needs of each type of animal. is no mandatory control. On that side, Center has 10 horse stables In 10 animal accommodations, a menu 4 multi-functional treatment rooms The Animal Care & Inspection Center including categories such as birds, are provided and 3 centrally controlled includes the new border inspection reptiles, fish and ruminants, can be accommodations. centre for the Federal Agency for used to create, quickly and efficiently, Outside there is also a green Food Safety, which must check any the ideal climate in the one where the area for four footers who need it, live animal being imported in order animal is housed. whereby import and export are strictly to guarantee public health. Brussels separated. The additional health Airport has provided, in collaboration The Center has 4 inspection rooms measures required by the current with them, all necessary facilities in (1 for horses, 2 multifunctional corona crisis are, of course, also fully order to perform the border controls, area and 1 cool room for insects) observed. The necessary precautionary according to the highest European “We consider the comfort of all measures will be applied so that the standards. The employees of the our passengers important, including animals passing through our airport at Agency for Food Safety will have offices that of the animals that travel via the moment are housed in all safety. on the first floor of this new building so the airport. That is why we have, in Brussels Airport has also aimed to that the work can be performed even consultation with the competent make this building as sustainable as more efficiently. authorities, with experts and with our possible. It is fitted with heat transfer customers, developed this ultramodern pumps, solar panels, a green roof Light, air and temperature adjusted Animal Care & Inspection Center. An and a rainwater recovery system. The to each animal animal centre that sets a new standard Animal Care & Inspection Center will When designing this Animal Care on a European level in the area of be operated by dnata and has been & Inspection Center, Brussels Airport welfare and provides the best possible taken into use on June 1.

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Schiphol typical of May, in which the low level s the number of flights Airport was initially continued from April to and from Amsterdam and passenger traffic then cautiously AAirport Schiphol fell by 87 picked up again towards the end of percent in May compared to the same records the month. The last time more than period last year, to a total of 5,878, the 10,000 passengers were transported number of cargo flights rose by 1,318, 108% in one day was roughly two months ago rising 108 percent compared to the when transport stagnated at the end of same month last year, totalling 2,543. March. The traffic figures for May 2020 increase show that the increase in the number Looking ahead to June of full cargo flights was mainly to North At the end of May there was a slight America, which saw a spike of 414 in cargo increase in the number of flights, which percent, and Asia, which saw a rise is expected to continue in June. At the of 161 percent. The number of cargo flights beginning of June, there were around flights on the other continents also 10,000 passengers and over 200 increased compared to 2019. However, flights every day to and from Schiphol. as in April, the increase in the number This number is expected to rise to of cargo movements was insufficient 30,000 to 40,000 passengers and to compensate for a decrease in total over 4,000 passengers and around 150 around 350 flights per day in the tonnage. As a result of the considerably flights to and from Schiphol. At that coming weeks. Among other things, lower number of passenger flights with time, some 2,100 tonnes of cargo were these developments depend on airlines cargo in the hold, the total tonnage transported. partially continuing to restore their transported decreased by 22 percent. At the end of May, there were network and on whether or not countries more than 200 flights a day to reopen their borders. During the same First increase and from Schiphol, around 10,000 period last year, the airport welcomed On the quietest day in May, at the passengers and 3,500 tonnes of cargo more than 210,000 passengers and beginning of the month, there were were transported. This difference is nearly 1,450 flights per day

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ata sharing specialist Nallian Aviapartner and by trucking companies view of the actual ETA. For this, has extended its Landside H. Essers, Ninatrans and Jan De Rijk the application integrates with Be- DManagement Suite with Logistics, starting July. Mobile’s Truckmeister app, which is the Road Feeder Management app, used by drivers for a.o. navigation empowering trucking companies and A dynamic approach to Slot using traffic guidance and updating ground handlers to coordinate airport- Booking the ETA during the drive. It also to-airport pick ups and deliveries. Traditional Slot Booking empowers enables communication between The application is an extension to trucking companies and freight handlers and drivers, with push Nallian’s proven Slot Booking app and forwarders to book time slots for notifications available in 9 languages. is integrated with Be-Mobile’s mobile pick-ups and/or deliveries at a ground app for truck drivers, “Truckmeister”. handler’s premises according to Increasing efficiency at Brussels The Road Feeder Management app his capacity. This is a challenge for Airport enables trucking companies providing trucking companies who are operating One of the reasons for missed slots Road Feeder Services and their Road Feeder Services and operating off and inefficient transport planning is associated ground handlers to also premises, as ETAs are prone to shift the increasing volume of traffic on our enjoy the benefits of Slot Booking, due to longer travel distances. Also, European roads. With accurate ETA such as zero waiting time and accurate the data and communication flows calculation and Nallian’s dynamic slot planning of resources; it also for airport-to-airport deliveries are booking platform the waiting time, and facilitates coordination through real- different, with specific requirements therefore also the financial loss for time updates of the estimated arrival and expectations. The Road Feeder transport is reduced to the minimum. In times and communication with Management app is designed to answer addition, ground handlers can drivers on the road. Following recent these specific needs: with the app slots better manage their activities knowing successful testing, in a first phase the are booked dynamically, meaning when to prepare for an arriving truck. app will be used by handlers WFS and they are adjusted automatically in Truckmeister allows for a smoother

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move of cargo from anywhere in Europe, delivery, allowing him to plan and • The ground handler can manage all towards, at and from Brussels Airport. inform staff ahead. reserved slots (Road Feeder slots and As Truckmeister supports 9 languages, • Once this order is planned the “traditional” slots used by the on- foreign truck drivers are guided to their in the TMS, a slot is booked premises community) from the same destination in their native language. automatically based on the specifics integrated User Interface. of the order, such as ETA, import/ • At all times, the handler An automated, digital approach export, load meters, etc. Similar orders can communicate with the Using the Road Feeder Management are grouped into one slot to maximize driver through the Truckmeister app, app, the entire Slot Booking process is efficiency at the zone. with messages available in 9 different streamlined thanks to an automated, • During the drive, the actual ETA languages to accommodate the digital flow: is updated via the Truckmeister app international background of drivers. • As soon as an order is created and time slots are adjusted accordingly; • In the future, the digitization of the in the TMS of the trucking company, if an adjacent slot is unavailable the process will be further expanded with the ground handler receives a pre- ground handler is invited to manually capabilities such as the uploading of announcement of the pick-up or propose a new time. documents, for example e-CRM.

the population and industry. Leipzig/ Halle Airport has a 24-hour operating Cargo increase permit for cargo flights, plus direct connections to the trans-European motorway and rail network, both from at Leipzig/Halle Airport north to south and west to east. This means that Leipzig/Halle thus offers he cargo volume at Leipzig/Halle The volume handled by other air cargo the ideal conditions for transporting Airport (LEJ), Europe’s fifth- and logistics companies also continued to goods by road and rail. Tlargest freight hub, continues to rise disproportionately: with the Corona The runway system comprises grow, bucking the general trend on the crisis in full swing, in May freight charter two parallel runways, every 3,600 German market. In May, the volume of volumes rose by 65.6 percent year on meters in length, which can be used cargo handled was 5.4 percent higher year. These included cargo flights using independently of one another even in than the month before, at around passenger aircraft, such as those by CAT III-b conditions. 114,502 tonnes. From January to May, Aeroflot, Nordwind Airlines and Vietnam PortGround, a subsidiary of the value was 1.6 percent higher than Airlines. Altogether, some 60 cargo Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG specialized last year, at 519,489 tonnes. In the airlines fly into Leipzig/Halle Airport, in aircraft and freight handling, also midst of this global crisis, Leipzig/ operating a route network with more than has CEIV Pharma certification and is, Halle is thus again asserting itself as a 200 destinations around the world. therefore, able to process time-critical dynamically growing cargo airport. and temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical One key source of this growth is the Ideal conditions for logistics shipments around the clock. freight handled at the DHL hub, which The current crisis is showing how Moreover, PortGround offers is the largest in the logistics group’s important a well-functioning air e-commerce solutions from a single network. traffic infrastructure is in supplying source, including handling, customs clearance, and last-mile delivery. Since 2008, DHL has operated its European hub at the airport, has invested 655 million euros in constructing what is the largest hub in its global network. Plans are currently being made, among other things, to add to the infrastructure around the apron which DHL uses. In view of the increasing demand, the airport also intends to invest hundreds of millions in the cargo segment, with plans to build new aprons, logistics buildings and office blocks in the north and south of Leipzig/Halle Airport.

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dnata implements safety measures for passengers at DXB

nata, a leading air services airport for their relentless commitment face masks and hand sanitizers. Detailed provider, has taken several to consistently achieving the highest guidelines on wearing and the safe dmeasures to ensure the safety possible level of safety across our disposal of PPE have been provided and wellbeing of employees and operations.” to staff in various roles. Regular passengers when they fly to and from In May, dnata completed a mass safety inspections are conducted by a Dubai International airport (DXB). disinfection programme of all ground dedicated team, with team briefings Since the Covid-19 outbreak support equipment (GSE) to protect held daily to ensure that all guidelines began, dnata’s expert teams have its employees and customers› are understood and followed. worked around the clock to develop and passengers. More than 11,500 dnata has also worked closely with implement a comprehensive health and pieces of GSE including busses, Dubai Airports to maximize safety for safety programme, enhancing services, passenger steps, baggage dollies, passengers throughout their airport processes, and training across the and pushback tractors were journey, from check-in to boarding. company’s at the heart of everything disinfected at the two Dubai airports. Check-in desks at the airport have we do. A bowser spray unit and handheld been installed with protective barriers, dnata disinfected busses, sanitation units were used to ensure and waiting areas have been modified passenger steps, baggage dollies, the most effective disinfection was to help passengers observe social and pushback tractors carried out on all equipment airside, distancing. The boarding process “We have further improved services, including the company›s cargo is facilitated by dnata’s boarding processes, and training to adapt to operations. agents who wear the required PPE and the new operating environment and In addition to the disinfection of ensure that passengers board in small help our airline customers restore its equipment and facilities, dnata has numbers. Boarding gates are deep consumers’ confidence in travel. I thank supplied employees with Personal cleaned and disinfected after the all of my colleagues and partners at the Protective Equipment (PPE), including boarding of every flight.

52 cargo newswire / JuLY 2020 www.cargonewswire.com Ground Handler Çelebi Cargo New Application

s the leading pioneer ground handling company in Turkey, AÇelebi Aviation has successfully implemented a new innovation for Çelebi cargo operations. To optimize the user experience, Çelebi Aviation launched rack & Trace a mobile application, called “Çelebi Track & Trace” that makes it easier for customers to track every step of their cargo shipments on their mobile phones and tablets. Çelebi Cargo launched a mobile application to manage and track cargo shipments. This application will allow users access to comprehensive information on shipments, track cargo in real time, throughout receiving, security screening, warehousing and documentation on detailed level of information. Commenting on this development Mr. Bülent Ziyagil, Continuous Improvement Director of Çelebi Aviation Holding, “We are excited to announce the launch of faster way. This is a continuation of enable a new entrant to the market our mobile application, which will allow our belief to constantly innovate and to easily understand the systems and our customer to monitor their shipment provide robust comprehensive logistical shipping processes. status while they are being handled at solutions in the marketplace.” 3. Share information – Will Çelebi Cargo Warehouses in an instant. The application is compatible with keep Çelebi’s valued customers in The application currently available for both iOS and Android devices and it the know by sharing all the latest Istanbul Station customers. As part can be downloaded from Play store and information on shipments directly of our standardization agenda, the App Store. from the application Information will application will also have visibility for Key features of this application be shared in real time, facilitating Budapest Station customer in 2021. include: simultaneous communication to all “We constantly strive to improve 1. Live Tracking – Keep up-to-date our customers. and simplify our interaction with our with up-to- the-minute information 4. Check Status – The application customers. This will enable customers on all shipments. Enables you to keep will also provide all the information to further strengthen their businesses track of your cargo handling processes. regarding when carrier flight has and create a dynamic business platform 2. Unique guide to shipping – departed and arrived along with to expand globally in a convenient and The application has a guide which will shipment invoicing status.

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We would like to congratulate all Çelebi Awarded IATA our Academy team members who have been working very hard to complete this journey. We applaud their commitment Training Validation towards a better future and for greater successes for all our personnel in the Program Certification for field, for our customers and our entire group,” Dave Dorner, Group CEO.” “We are truly appreciative of IATA’s Çelebi Aviation Academy recognition of our efforts. We take this certification very seriously since Çelebi’s learning culture and success he IATA TVP is a certification has been awarded with a Certificate are built by our amazing employees. We program that recognizes of Validation for Passenger Handling strive daily to maintain an environment Texcellence in training and training, after a thorough assessment of where people feel respected as development, as well as compliance the initial and continuing qualification individuals, valued for their work and with industry training standards and for Passenger Services related job empowered to grow. We will continue best practices. functions within Çelebi Aviation. to advance this commitment year after Çelebi Aviation Academy is proud to This certification attests that year.” Derya Tekin Yusuf, Board Member, announce it has been certified by the both the content and the process for Training & Development. International Air Transport Association training delivery to employees meets “Our employees are the backbone (IATA) Training Validation Program the training standards set by the IATA of Çelebi and we are committed (TVP) as an official Center of Excellence Airport Handling Manual (AHM). to providing an excellent service in Training and Development. “We are proud to be the first ground experience for our customers. The IATA TVP is a certification handling company that has received Competent and trained employees are program that recognizes excellence TVP certification for both our Aviation the key.” Evren Gerçek, Global Academy in training and development, as well Academy and for the Passenger Handling Director as compliance with industry training training. Achieving this milestone “IATA congratulates Çelebi for standards and best practices. reinforces and validates our commitment achieving the IATA Training Validation The award was made after a to adhere to the highest standards Program (TVP) certification. The comprehensive assessment of the we have set with our group training certification completion is testimony critical area of Çelebi Aviation Group offering, which translates into superior to your leadership and commitment to Companies’ training system, standards quality in training and development, provide employees with high-quality and of operation and management of the and compliance with industry training effective training that meets industry training organization. standards. This splendid achievement will recognized standards.” Stéphanie In addition, Çelebi Aviation Academy make us stronger! Siouffi, Director, IATA Training. British Airways reconfigures Boeing 777 interiors to increase cargo capacity

ritish Airways has aircraft will also be used In March, the airline removed the seats and to carry other essential began operating cargo-only Bstripped the interiors of goods like food and services with no passengers, two of its grounded Boeing medicine to the U.K. where carrying cargo solely in the 777-200 fleet so the aircraft required, alongside regular hold. In April, British Airways can operate as freighters and commercial shipments. started carrying cargo carry even more crucial cargo With demand for on its seats, while these around the world. passenger travel still very recent changes – removing The first voyage of one low, working with IAG Cargo, all passenger seats and of these aircraft in its new British Airways is trying to stripping the interiors – will configuration will be to use its grounded aircraft in mean these aircraft now Beijing where it will collect creative ways to support in the have space for an extra 100 PPE for the NHS. The global fight against Covid-19. m³ of cargo on each flight.

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Investments in irport Pharma business by 285% and 134% in April and May respectively, while volumes at Facilities the airport for January-May of 1,444 tonnes were up 92% over the same period in 2018. paying off for WFS The opening of WFS’ new €10 million Pharma Centre at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, and its subsequent IATA CEIV Pharma certification in February, has also encouraged rising pharma volumes from customers such as Qatar Airways, AirBridgeCargo Airlines, Air Algérie, Allied Air, Emirates and Kuehne + Nagel. WFS will continue to evaluate opportunities for additional pharma facilities in line with customer demand. Already on the agenda is the further expansion of its temperature- controlled pharma operation in Copenhagen, which handles high volumes of medicines and insulin. The larger, enhanced facility will be completed by 2022. John Batten, Executive Vice President Cargo, Europe Middle East Asia Africa (EMEAA), at WFS, said: “We are proud to be supporting our airline and freight forwarder customers, orldwide Flight pharma centers at its airport stations as well as the pharmaceutical industry, Services’ (WFS) investment in Amsterdam, Barcelona, Brussels, during this peak in demand for time- Win 12 dedicated pharma Cape Town, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, and temperature-sensitive medical facilities at airports in Europe, Johannesburg, London, Madrid, Miami, supplies. Once a coronavirus vaccine the United States, and Africa New York, and Paris CDG. With the is found, specialists air cargo services generated significant increases in time importance of health and well-being will help to protect the integrity of the and temperature-sensitive volumes taking on even greater significance vaccine as it is distributed globally. Our in the first five months of 2020 for consumers since the outbreak of investment means we will be ready to and will provide vital support COVID-19, shipment volumes and the meet this demand when it comes.” to airlines, freight forwarders number of airlines using the new WFS Strategically located in the and their healthcare customers facilities have been rising month-on- heart of airport cargo zones, involved in the global distribution month. WFS’ pharma operations provide of a coronavirus vaccine once one In Johannesburg, import dedicated warehouse space with becomes available. shipments rose by more than 72% landside and airside acceptance The growth of pharma shipments by year-on-year in the first five months capability, specially trained pharma air in the past 2-3 years, and of 2020 to 627 tonnes, driven by the handling teams, temperature the development of premium handling of particularly high volumes monitoring, and reporting systems, and products by airlines for temperature- for Kuehne + Nagel. Amsterdam adapted transport fleets to guarantee controlled healthcare and life science has also seen strong growth as new the integrity of all pharmaceutical shipments, prompted WFS to make airline customers, including Saudi shipments inline with our high a multi-million euro investment in Arabian Airlines, boosted WFS’ pharma standards of safety and security.

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Henning Dieter has been appointed Head of Swissport Cargo Services Germany & Austria

enning Dieter has operational management been appointed Head of Swissport’s 13 cargo Hof Swissport Cargo warehouses in the two Services Germany & Austria countries, the largest of and will assume his position which are in Frankfurt, on 1 September 2020. He Munich and Stuttgart. succeeds Dirk Schmitt, Initially, his focus will be on who left the company after steering the organization almost five years at the through the coronavirus helm of Swissport Cargo in related business recovery. Germany and Austria. The completion of the new On 1 September 2020, Swissport warehouse at Henning Dieter will assume Frankfurt airport, scheduled experience in cargo supply States. In his most recent his role as the Head of to go into operation in chain management and role as the General Manager Swissport Cargo Services November 2020, will be in the aviation industry in Airfreight Germany with Germany & Austria. He another major event. general. While his biggest Yusen Logistics, a leading succeeds Dirk Schmitt Henning Dieter will report challenge will initially be to provider of contract who left the company to Willy Ruf, Senior Vice safely steer our business logistics and international in December 2019 after President Central & Eastern through the recovery phase freight forwarding, he heading the Swissport Cargo Europe. of the current market crisis, was responsible for the operation in Germany and “We are pleased to we hope to soon turn our financial and operational Austria since February 2015. welcome Henning Dieter as focus on further optimizing management of his division. Since his departure, Andrea the new Head of Swissport the airfreight supply chain.” Prior to joining Yusen Fuhring, CFO of Swissport Cargo Services Germany Henning Dieter is an Logistics, Henning Dieter Cargo Germany, has been & Austria,” says Willy Ruf, experienced senior executive was with DHL as Branch successfully leading the Senior Vice President in the logistics and aviation Manager Air Freight and with organization on an interim Central & Eastern Europe of industry. He has successfully Aviapartner as a Managing basis. Swissport International AG. worked in several geographic Director. During his 19 years Henning Dieter will “He can build on many years markets, including Germany, with Lufthansa Cargo, he oversee the strategic and of relevant professional Thailand, and the United held several executive roles.

ATC appoints Volker Dunkake as its new Group Manager Charter and Solution

olker Dunkake, who works in for more than 12 years. In his ATC Aviation Services since new function, he will develop V 2014 has been appointed the ATC charter business Group Manager Charter and Solutions globally and study, build up, for the ATC Group effective 1st July and develop additional freighter 2020. Before Volker joined ATC in routes together with our airline Germany as Head of Product for partners. While joining the ATC Etihad Airlines he worked in Senior Global head-office team Volker will roles in Lufthansa Cargo Charter report directly to the CEO.

56 cargo newswire / JuLY 2020 www.cargonewswire.com on the move

DHL welcomes Justin Baird as head of its Asia Pacific Innovation Center

HL, the world’s leading logistics in management and emerging provider, named Justin Baird as technology, Justin’s expertise ranges Dthe Head of its Asia Pacific from research and development to Innovation Center (APIC) in Singapore. interactive multimedia installation The first dedicated center for innovative technologies. He previously held logistics services in Asia Pacific and management roles in Imagination one of three DHL innovation centers Australia, Mosaic, and Accenture, and globally, APIC is a test bed for emerging spent five years as an innovationist logistics-related technologies and a at Google where he played an showcase of the latest innovations to instrumental role in launching the first reinvent supply chains. Android devices in the Asia Pacific. “Digitalization, which underpins the “DHL has done tremendous work Deutsche Post DHL Group’s Strategy 2025, in the next evolution of logistics has the potential to transform logistics with innovative tools like the DHL and create long-term value for businesses. Resilience360, a business continuity Our innovation centers around the world management tool that leverages AI, aim to provide a platform to convert ideas and robotics to simplify operations. into customer-centric solutions that can I am deeply passionate about realize that potential. I am convinced that forming a community of like-minded Justin’s experience will be invaluable in technologists in the sector and look fostering collaboration and innovation forward to building upon APIC’s in the region. The logistics provider has among our customers and partners in capabilities to develop disruptive two other innovation centers in Cologne, Asia,” said Matthias Heutger, Global innovations that will shape the future Germany, and Chicago in the US. APIC Head of Innovation and Commercial of logistics,” said Baird. was formally headed by Pang Mei Yee, Development at DHL. Established in 2015, APIC in who recently took on the role of Head of With over two decades of experience Singapore is DHL’s only innovation center DHL Consulting in Asia.

Neutral Air Partner (NAP) collaborates with PayCargo

PayCargo offers centralized visibility, partner with PayCargo and to develop a payment approval & tracking system, one global integrated netting system multiple payment options and 24/7 for our members” said Christos access. Spyrou, NAP CEO “Digitalization in the payments “NAP’s commitment to innovate and settlement process is essential the SME air cargo logistics community for the future-ready air freight and digitize the process of air cargo logistics provider. PayCargo platform transportation for its members is eutral Air Partner (NAP) has will enable our members to improve impressive. We are delighted to be part announced the implementation cash collection, reduce manual effort of their modernization plan, by providing Nof an advanced online freight and make the overall process more the group with digital payment solutions, payment and settlement system transparent and streamlined. It will and we are confident that working powered by PayCargo. NAP members also save them time and money when together with partners like these, will will be able to use the PayCargo making payments, while improving drive direct value to our global customer system for payments and settlement in operational efficiency and customer base.” Added Adriaan Reinders, CEO different continents around the globe. experience. Our long-term goal is to Europe at PayCargo.

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Anand Stanley appointed President Airbus Asia-Pacific

irbus has named Anand Stanley as President Airbus Asia-Pacific, Aeffective 1 July 2020. Based in Singapore, Anand Stanley will lead the strategy and future positioning of Airbus and its divisions across the region. In this role he will have responsibility for commercial aircraft sales and customer affairs, group-wide government affairs, industrial and joint venture partnerships, as well as the local operations at Airbus sites across the region. Anand Stanley reports to Christian Scherer, Airbus Chief Commercial Officer and Head of International, and will work closely with the Heads of management and M&A planning, having developing further our position as Region for the Airbus Helicopters and worked with the Linde Group, UTC, the leading partner for the aerospace Defence and Space divisions who are Pratt & Whitney, Lockheed Martin and sector in the region.” co-located at the company’s Asia- Sikorsky. Over his career he has worked Anand Stanley has an MBA from the Pacific headquarters in Singapore. extensively internationally, with more University of Virginia-Darden in the US, Anand Stanley joined Airbus in 2018 than two decades of involvement in a Bachelors of Engineering from Andhra as President & Managing Director of Asia and the Pacific region. University, as well as a postgraduate Airbus India, where he has overseen “Anand has brought a wealth of degree from IMI-Delhi. the Airbus business development and experience to Airbus and managed the Anand Stanley succeeds Patrick de advanced the company’s position with company’s operations in India with Castelbajac, who is leaving Airbus. key stakeholders, including customers, very positive results,” said Christian “On behalf of all of us at Airbus, I government agencies and industry Scherer. “His proven track record would like to thank my friend Patrick partners. makes him the right choice to lead for his contribution and strong Prior to joining Airbus, Anand Airbus in the key Asia-Pacific market. engagement during his years with Stanley held senior positions in the We know that we can count on Anand Airbus and wish him all the very best in civil aerospace, defence and helicopter to focus on supporting our customers his personal and professional future,” markets, as well as in strategic in these most challenging times, while added Christian Scherer.

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