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Minister inaugurates new terminal building at Dehradun Airport
Union Minister of Civil Aviation and Steel, Mr Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, inaugurated the new Terminal Building at Dehradun Airport from New Delhi last week. Mr Puskar Singh Dhami, Chief Minister, Uttarakhand joined the event from Dehradun. In his inaugural address, the Minister said, “The construction of the new Terminal…
Read MoreMaharashtra’s 6 airports operational under UDAN
The Ministry of Civil Aviation had identified nine airports, namely, Kolhapur, Jalgaon, Solapur, Amravati, Nanded, Nashik, Ratnagiri, Gondia and Sindhudurg for revival and operation of RCS flights under the UDAN scheme in Maharashtra, of which 6 airports have been operationalised. The operational airports include Kolhapur, Jalgaon, Nanded, Nashik, Gondia…
Read MoreEtihad Cargo SecureTech to make transportation of consumer electronics safer
Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, has launched SecureTech. This new product is the ninth addition to the carrier’s suite of premium products and is dedicated to the safe and secure transportation of consumer electronics, including mobile phones, laptops, tablets and other lithium battery-powered devices….
Read MoreEtihad Cargo achieves year-on-year growth in cool chain services
Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, achieved year-on-year growth of the carrier’s dedicated cool chain products — PharmaLife and FreshForward — in 2023. The airline recorded the highest volumes of pharmaceuticals transported in Etihad Cargo’s history, achieving a 37 per cent increase in shipments compared…
Read MoreEnvirotainer commits to ambitious science-based targets
Envirotainer, the specialist in temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical shipments, has unveiled a bold commitment to reduce its total carbon footprint. The company is the first in the industry to set such extensive science-based targets aimed at reducing emissions not just from its direct operations but also, crucially, from its entire supply…
Read MoreDHL Global Forwarding’s new air freight center at Frankfurt Airport coming up
DHL Global Forwarding and Fraport AG, the owner and operator of Frankfurt Airport (FRA), have begun construction of a new air freight center at Frankfurt Airport. With the new air freight center, Fraport is developing a further site at CargoCity South in the immediate vicinity of Airport Gate 31….
Read MoreChina inbound tonnages slump as Year of the Dragon starts
China’s air import tonnages dropped sharply in the final few days leading up to Lunar New Year (LNY) on 10 February, along with intra-Asia Pacific traffic, contributing to a -12% fall in overall global tonnages, week on week, according to the latest figures from WorldACD Market Data. Weekly analysis…
Read MoreBid submitted for GoFirst
Ajay Singh, Chairman and Managing Director of SpiceJet, and Busy Bee Airways Private Limited, have jointly submitted a bid for GoFirst. The bid, submitted on February 16, 2024), marks a significant strategic move that has the potential to reshape the landscape of the Indian aviation sector and position SpiceJet…
Read MoreAkasa Air to launch maiden international service on March 28
Akasa Air will operate its maiden international service between Mumbai and Doha from March 28, 2024. It will operate four weekly non-stop flights. Akasa Air, which launched operations in August 2022, has 22 Boeing 737 Max aircraft and the launch of its Qatar flights marks the next phase of…
Read MoreAEPC urges CBIC to suspend transhipment of B’desh export cargo via Delhi
The Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) has sent a communication to the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBIC) to suspend the order which allows the transhipment of Bangladesh export cargo to third countries through the Delhi Air Cargo complex. It said that the Red Sea crisis has already…
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