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World Air Cargo
Awards
Congratulations to the finalists
of in the Air Cargo
Handling Agent Category:
Aha Group, Asis Airfreight
Terminal Co., Celebi, Dnata,
Swissport, Worldwide Flight
Services. Voting will open
on Tuesday 5th January 2021
and will close on Friday 26th
March 2021. https://www.
aircargoweek.com/voting/
Air Cargo
Congestion Survey
The Airforwarders Association,
the National Customs
Brokers and Forwarders
Association of America,
and the Airports Council International
North America
have a survey to identify and
prioritize the key issues facing
the industry. Participate
here:
https://www.surveymonkey.
com/r/airport_congestion
dnata
The Emirates Group has
announced the appointment
of Steve Allen as the Executive
Vice President of dnata,
a global leading air services
provider.
Steve Allen will be responsible
for all dnata’s businesses
covering ground handling,
catering and travel
across six continents. In addition,
he will assume responsibility
for managing
Emirates Group’s relationships
with its associated
businesses, including MMI,
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Emirates CAE Flight Training
and Premier Inn.
In his new role, Steve Allen
will continue to report
to Gary Chapman, President
Group Services and
dnata, until his retirement
at the end of March. Thereafter,
Steve Allen will report
directly to His Highness
Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al
Maktoum, Chairman & Chief
Executive of Emirates Airline
& Group.
Women’s Month
Top women in American
Airlines Cargo include:
Jessica Tyler, President of
Cargo, Lisa Oxentine, Managing
Director Global Sales,
Lorena Sandoval, Director
Cargo Sales, Latin American
and Caribbean and Annisha
Brown, Director Cargo Sales,
Global & Key Accounts. Andour
own Dayna Harp who is
the President of the JFK Air
Cargo Association.
WFS
Worldwide Flight Services
(WFS) has signed
partnerships with trucking
companies to offer a fleet of
temperature-controlled GDPcertified
(Good Distribution
Practice) Pharma trucks to
support the sustainable cold
chain requirements of its
airline clients moving shipments
from the French provinces
to Paris CDG Airport
for international air cargo
distribution and to expand
its Pharma capability.
Cargo Theft
The relative shift in the
location of thefts, with intransit
incidents and those
involving vehicles showing
a decline, though remaining
the most dominant threat,
and theft from storage facilities
is increasing. “The effects
throughout 2020 of the
COVID crisis threatened
supply chain security, continuity
and resilience. Not
only did newly created highvalue
commodities such as
PPE become targets for theft
but bottle-necks in the logistics
infrastructure at ports
and warehouses brought increased
potential risks. Temporary
overflow storage facilities
added to the dangers
in loosening the grip of existing
security systems,” said
TT Club’s Managing Director,
Loss Prevention, Mike
Yarwood.
Boeing
The Chicago-based aerospace
giant booked a $6.5 billion
charge due to the 777X
delays in the fourth quarter,
surprising investors. Together
with a halt in deliveries
of its popular wide-body,
the 787 Dreamliner, due to
production lapses, Boeing reported
its worst-ever annual
loss.
CBPOne
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) built a mobile
application to serve as
the single point of entry for
travelers and stakeholders to
access CBP mobile applications
and services.
CBP One™ began the rollout
of its features, starting
with the ability for brokers
and carriers to schedule inspections
for perishable
cargo and travelers to apply
for an I-94, view an existing
I-94 or their previous travel
history for the last five years,
and check land border wait
times from their mobile device.
Turkish & Swissport
Swissport has secured a
five-year air cargo handling
contract from Turkish Airlines
(TK) to handle activities
at Brussels Airport (BRU) in
Belgium. The new contract
comes after a recent five-year
renewal of cooperation between
the company and the
carrier at Amsterdam Schiphol
Airport (AMS). What
will happen at JFK Airport?
Atlas goes GE
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings,
Inc. (Nasdaq: AAWW)
signed an agreement with GE
Aviation to purchase GEnx-
2B engines for its four Boeing
747-8 Freighters along
with a 20-year TrueChoice
Overhaul agreement, which
covers the time and material
required to overhaul the
GEnx-2B engines. The agreements
are valued at more
than $800 million (USD) list
price over the life of the service
agreement.
Amazon acquisition
Amazon spent $131 million
to acquire about 13.5
million shares of Air Transport
Services Group Inc., the
air cargo operator said in a
securities filing on March 8,
cargo airline that operates
a portion of its fast-growing
air-cargo division exercising
warrants Amazon had previously
acquired. Amazon will
own about 19.5% of ATS.
CBPOne
Simplified arrivals now
in all 5 JFK terminals. CBP
One™ began the rollout of its
features, starting with the
ability for brokers and carriers
to schedule inspections
for perishable cargo and
travelers to apply for an I-94,
view an existing I-94 or their
previous travel history for
the last five years, and check
land border wait times from
their mobile device.
FedEx electrifies
FedEx’s entire parcel
pickup and delivery fleet will
become 100 percent electric
by 2040, according to a statement
released Wednesday.
The ambitious plan includes
checkpoints, such as aiming
for 50 percent electric vehicles
by 2025.
Dangerous Goods
Dangerous Goods Regulations
(DGR) are invited to review
the Significant Changes
to the 62nd Edition
https://www.iata.org/en/
programs/cargo/dgr/download/
A vintage Jaguar idles in a JFK warehouse waiting for shipment.
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