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DHL Express and Shell sign deal to drive sustainable air freight at Brussels airport

DHL Express and Shell, one of the world’s largest energy companies, have signed a deal to drive sustainable air freight at Brussels Airport. The 1-year deal includes the delivery of 25 kt SAF into Brussels via pipeline to the airport. The SAF used is certified according to ISCC’s voluntary…

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Blue Dart Express registers profit in Q2

Blue Dart Express Limited, South Asia’s premier express air, integrated transportation and distribution logistics company, declared its financial results recently for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, at its Board Meeting held in Mumbai. The company posted INR 60.76 crore profit after tax for the quarter ended September 30,…

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BIAL gets AAA rating

Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL), the operator of Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru (BLR Airport), has been assigned the prestigious AAA rating (Stable Outlook) by ICRA Ltd, India Ratings and Research Pvt Ltd and Crisil Ratings Ltd. AAA is the top-most credit rating, indicating the highest degree of safety regarding…

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Allcargo Gati Air Express launches the fastest direct delivery services to Imphal and Varanasi

Allcargo Gati Limited (formerly Gati Limited), one of India’s premier Express Distribution and Supply Chain Management companies, has launched the fastest direct delivery services through its Air Express Service to Imphal and Varanasi from key metro cities such as Mumbai, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, Chennai and Kolkata. Allcargo…

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Airports need to raise cargo capacity for mobile phone exports: ICEA

Mobile phone players want Indian airports to ramp up their existing cargo handling capacity to support a projected eight-fold increase in device exports to USD 180 billion by 2030, according to India Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA) Chairman Mr Pankaj Mohindroo. The turnaround time at Customs is a major…

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Air India Express ups flights from northeast

Air India Express has announced an increase in flight operations from three major destinations in the northeast – Guwahati, Agartala and Imphal – as part of its winter schedule. This is part of its expansion of winter services across the country. Air India Express has increased its operations to…

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TIACA launches 5th Annual Air Cargo Sustainability Survey

The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) announced that the 5th Annual Air Cargo Sustainability Survey has been launched.  This year’s survey will continue to monitor air cargo’s progress towards a sustainable future. “We are calling on the entire industry to respond to allow us to get a full understanding of…

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Spot rates rise further as peak season builds

Worldwide air cargo average spot rates have continued to rise in the first full week of November, driven by significant week-on-week (WoW) increases from Asia-Pacific and other origin regions, in an ongoing peak-season strengthening of the market. According to the latest weekly figures and analysis from WorldACD Market Data,…

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Poland seeks Indian investment in proposed green airport in Podlaskie region

During an interactive meeting organised by the All India Association of Industries and WTC Mumbai, Mr Mateusz Reszczyk, Consul General of Poland in Mumbai, invited Indian companies to invest in the proposed first private, green airport in the Podlaskie region near its border with Baltic countries, to serve as…

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Menzies Aviation secures ground handling license at Kuala Lumpur

Menzies Aviation, the leading service partner to the world’s airports and airlines, has secured a new ground handling license to deliver passenger, ramp and cargo services at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL), the main international airport serving Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. Menzies Aviation Malaysia – a joint…

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