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Swiss WorldCargo inks Pegasus deal

: Latest News; Monday, 30 October 2023

Swiss WorldCargo has signed a master lease agreement to use Sonoco's ThermoSafe’s temperature-controlled Pegasus shipping containers.

Polar exec agrees to repay firm US$9.3m

: Latest News; Friday, 27 October 2023

Robert Schirmer, 58, formerly a senior director of customer service for the Americas at the USA's Polar Air Cargo*, has pleaded guilty to, with others, defrauding the company of about US$52 million total by illegally accepting kickbacks from vendors in exchange for favorable contracts and shipping rates, priority cargo space on company aircraft and other benefits.

IAG Cargo releases details of winter schedule gains

: Latest News; Thursday, 26 October 2023

IAG cargo has confirmed increased services as part of the new winter schedule connecting its hubs in London, Madrid and Dublin to key destinations across the world. Customers will benefit from additional capacity from the end of October through March 2024.

K+N adds Taipei B747-8F

: Latest News; Thursday, 26 October 2023

Switzerland-based global logistics giant Kuehne+Nagel has moved to capture more semiconductors business.

A350F manufacture starts

: Latest News; Thursday, 26 October 2023

Airframe maker Airbus says the first components for the A350 freighter from manufacturing plants in Stade, Bremen, and Varel are on their way.

Changi closer to pre-pandemic figures

: Latest News; Tuesday, 24 October 2023

Singapore Changi Airport handled 4.87 million passenger movements in September 2023, 89 per cent of the passenger movements in September 2019.
In terms of aircraft movements, a total of 27,800 landings and take-offs were recorded, again about 89 per cent of the September 2019 level. Airfreight throughput stood at 154,000 tonnes for the month, on par with what was carried in the same month last year.

Unisys using AI to manage airline cargo

: Latest News; Tuesday, 24 October 2023

Global tech firm Unisys says its new Logistics Optimization tool will help airlines maximise their cargo revenues by using artificial intelligence (AI), advanced analytics and quantum computing to provide efficient and cost-effective ways to pack, store and route shipments.