Air freight volumes were up slightly in September according to the IATA, with freight tonne kilometres (FTK) 1.0% higher compared to a year ago. This was a small improvement on August, when volumes were broadly stable year to year, however, ...
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India-based United Breweries Group is seeking a buyer for its residual 4% stake in United Spirits worth Rs 22bn ($331m) to repay its loans. The development may also see its chairman Vijay Mallya quit his position in United Spirits by ...
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STG Aerospace, a world leader in pioneering aircraft lighting technologies, is delighted to announce that it has secured a FAA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for its market leading liTeMood® LED cabin lighting system on the Boeing ...
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Australian flag carrier Qantas has been named the world's safest airline in a report published by AirlineRatings.com on Wednesday. Using a system that takes into account audits from aviation governing bodies and governments, as well as ...
The 5th Cross-Strait Service Industry Forum opened on May 18-19 in Taipei, and more than 300 participants from both sides across the strait attended the forum, discussing the cooperation development of opportunities of the service industry ...
In his speech, Qian Keming said, on his visit to Africa on May 2014, Premier Li Keqiang announced to launch the “China-Africa regional aviation cooperation plan” to support Chinese enterprises to establish airline joint ventures ...
On September 22, during President Xi Jinping’s state visit to the United States, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce and the Government of the U.S. Washington State jointly held the Seminar on the Economic and Trade Cooperation between ...
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The IATA reports that air freight volumes were broadly unchanged in August compared to a year ago, with freight tonne kilometres 0.2% higher. The August data shows a pause in earlier declines in air freight volumes, consistent with ...
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DHL Express has opened its new Melbourne gateway facility to better support regional businesses operating in and out of Australia. The new facility took a total investment of AUD 20 million, the largest infrastructure amount invested by DHL ...
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Basecoat-clearcoat exterior topcoat systems by PPG Industries’ aerospace coatings group have been qualified at Airbus that offer appearance, production, operating and maintenance benefits. High-solids DESOTHANE HD/CA 9008 ...
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Two Mercedes-Benz Econic 2630 trucks have been handed over to Wisag Aviation Service in Frankfurt, a company specialising in airport services. The vehicles are used to deliver supplies to aircraft ranging from passenger blankets and ...
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FedEx has joined Southwest Airlines to buy out Red Rock’s entire eight-year jet fuel inventory — key milestone for project construction. Red Rock takes waste biomass from forests and sawmills, and using a proprietary process, ...
While increased offshoring of manufacturing might be hurting the packaging supply chain, there is still “enormous potential growth in the packaging sector both sides of the Tasman”. This is the view of Greg Chapman, managing ...
The IATA reports that air freight volumes were up 3.3% in April compared to a year ago, which was below the 4.3% expansion seen so far this year. The April result provides a clearer reading of air freight market performance, after holiday ...
Coatings in global aerospace industry are expected to increase with a CAGR of 3.6% by 2020. The major drivers for coatings is increasing air passenger traffic rate, which increases aircraft deliveries and thereby increases the demand for ...
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