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The weekly newspaper for air cargo professionals No. 1,059

25 November 2019

Watch out for air cargo’s paparazzi

FAA clears LM-100J for service

he Lockheed Martin LM-100J received its type design update certificate from the US Federal Aviation Administration on 15 November, allowing it to operate from any commercial airfield. In 2014, Lockheed Martin announced it would update the existing FAA A1SO type certificate to market the L-382J as the LM-100J, a civil-certified production variant of the military C-130J Super Hercules. The LM-100J is a modernised version of the L-100, of which more than 100 were produced between 1964 and 1992 at the then Lockheed-Georgia facility in Marietta, Georgia. Rod McLean, vice president and general manager of Lockheed Martin’s air mobility and maritime missions line of business says: “Like its military counterparts, the worldwide L-100 fleet is a much tasked and much relied upon. As this fleet

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reaches the end of its operating life, customers told us the only replacement for the L-100 is an LM-100J.” McLean adds: “This updated FAA certification enables the LM-100J to literally go anywhere in the world to fulfil the unique and demanding requirements it was built to support.” Marilou Franklin, director of the LM-100J Program at Lockheed Mar-

tin says: “Our goal was to produce an airlifter that was as safe as it was capable as it was advanced. In partnering with our existing L-100 operators, our network of suppliers and the FAA, we did that ― and more ― with the LM-100J.” Notable enhancements over the L-100 include increased fuel efficiency; higher payload and range;

automated maintenance fault reporting; digital avionics and dual HUD; FAA NextGen Air Transport System compliance; enhanced cargo handling system; carbon breaks; and an FAA-certified commercial maintenance programme. Two LM-100Js are due to be delivered to Pallas Aviation in 2020, the launch operator.

transport logistics comes to the Americas MESSE München will launch a new international platform with transport logistics Americas, complementing TIACA’s air cargo forum. The platform for shippers, logistics service providers and logistics-related service providers will take place in Miami from 10 – 12 November 2020, and exhibition applications are now open. Some 5,000 sq m will be reserved for shippers, logistics service providers and logistics-related service providers, and air cargo exhibitors will occupy at

least half of the area. Gerhard Gerritzen (pictured), member of the executive board of Messe München says: “The European logistics market is different from the logistics industry in North and South America. For efficient trade relations, it consequently needs a platform in America, where all the stakeholders in the supply chain can meet.” Miami is an important transport hub, linking North and South America, with one of the world’s top 20 airports and the 11th largest seaport in the USA.

German exhibitors will benefit from the Federal Ministry of Economics promoting a country pavilion via the German Association of Freight Forwarders and Logistics Companies (DSLV). Frank Huster, executive director of DSLV says: “We are very pleased that we received the coveted funding in the first attempt in cooperation with Messe München and that we can provide a country pavilion from the start. This speaks for the offer and is a great success.”

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DHL Express spends €123m in Cologne

HL Express has opened its new logistics centre at Cologne-Bonn Airport, with the €123 million hub covering 15,000 sq m. The hub features sorting technology and an innovative system to heat and cool the 12,000 sq m warehouse and 3,000 sq m of offices. In co-operation with Cologne-Bonn Airport, DHL Express is using an ice-energy-storage solution with over 1.3 million litres holding capacity and 18 kilometres of piping to cool the hub in the summer and keep it warm in the winter. John Pearson, CEO of DHL Express says: “As the experts in export and import, we can only grow by ensuring top quality, which is why we invest more than a billion euros each year in employee training, infrastructure and digitalisation. The main goal here is to increase our transport and delivery capacity for time-sensitive TDI shipments to meet the forever growing customer demand in the area of e-commerce.” DHL completed the upgrade in August 2019 following a two-year building and renovation phase. The sorting centre features new technologies to process up to 20,000 shipments per hour on 2.5 kilometres of conveyor belts. Other additions include 3D scanners and vacuum lifters to make

life easier for the hub’s 340 employees. Detlef Schmitz, managing director of the DHL Express hub says the €123 million investment shows commitment to the CologneBonn region. He says: “This also makes the hub an even more important part of DHL’s international network. With the new direct route between Hong Kong and Cologne, 28 daily flight movements, and our use of state-of-the-art technologies, we are proud to be contributing – sustainably – to the worldwide growth of DHL Express.”

China Airlines stops off in Mumbai

CHINA Airlines Cargo added Mumbai to its network on Saturday 16 November, with two services a week. The Boeing 747-400 Freighter flights will fly from Taipei to Mumbai before continuing to Amsterdam on Wednesdays and Saturdays, with the return leg repeating the route. The Taiwanese airline says Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai is known as the “Western Gateway” of India, and is also home to India’s largest seaport. China Airlines already flies to India on the Taipei-Delhi-Luxembourg route and Mumbai flights will be the second service to India.

FLYING BACK TO THE PAST

AMERICAN Airlines celebrated the 75th anniversary of its first cargo flight in October. Can there be a better icon of Americana for those of a particular generation than the Jeep transport? Indestructible and turned out in the millions by various US motor manufacturers, the Jeep was a workhorse for US and Allied troops in the Second World War. Its usefulness lasted well past VJ day and became an iconic American motor vehicle for petrol-heads and working Joes for decades after the war. The aircraft is long gone but the image of the Jeep remains to this day.

Quote of the week

“Anchorage ... is a unique airport, when I look out of my window I can see DC-3s and Boeing 747s.” Jim Szczesniak, airport manager, Anchorage International Airport

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Etihad Cargo joins cargo.one

tihad Cargo has strengthened its digitalisation strategy by signing a distribution agreement with e-booking platform cargo.one. Finalised on the side of Cargo Connect, an industry forum co-located with Dubai Airshow, the agreement makes Etihad Cargo the latest carrier to partner with cargo.one. The agreement commits to providing customers with a best-inclass booking experience, the cargo.one partnership allows Etihad Cargo to offer an additional avenue for bookings on available cargo capacity to a wider pool of European customers. Abdulla Mohamed Shadid, managing director of cargo and logistics services at Etihad Aviation Group says the airline’s ambition is to lead the industry into a new digital era, and the cargo.one partnership builds on the airline’s own online platform, etihadcargo. com. He says: “Our digital investment enabled us to rapidly build the required API connectivity to seamlessly link to the cargo.one platform. Through cargo.one we will offer global capacity to users on new routings and to new destinations across our extensive worldwide network, and provide our own customers with additional booking choice.” cargo.one serves more than 300 freight forwarders across Europe, with its customer base growing at more than 20% month-on-month. Partnering with Etihad Cargo gives European customers access

CARGO throughput at Hong Kong International Airport fell by 5.5% year-on-year in October to 428,000 tonnes, a smaller decline than the previous month. Exports improved, falling 2.6% with Japan and Europe outperforming other regions. Between January and October, throughput fell 7% to 3.9 million tonnes. TRANSAVIAEXPORT Airlines has completed certification of its IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) Programme. The Minsk, Belarus-based airline operates one Boeing 747-300F and five Ilyushin IL-76TDs.

to new markets in the Middle East, Indian Subcontinent, Asia, Africa, Australasia and the US. Moritz Claussen, managing director of cargo.one says: “cargo.one is the number one choice for airlines to foster digitalisation and to put their customers first. Our fast-growing user base not only makes it attractive for airlines to join as a means of reaching new customers, but also helps them to serve their customers’ needs in the best possible way. With Etihad Cargo on board we strengthen our market position as the leading distribution channel for cargo airlines and further grow our offering for freight forwarders.”

Emirates opens order book at Dubai Airshow EMIRATES has committed to 50 Airbus A350-900s worth $16 billion in a deal signed at the Dubai Airshow 2019. The deal was signed by Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, chairman and chief executive of Emirates and Guillaume Faury, chief executive officer of Airbus (pictured). The A350s will be powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines, with deliveries expected to start in May 2023, and continue until 2028. The firm order replaces the agreement signed in February where Emirates announced its intent to purchase 30 A350s and 40 A330neos. Al Maktoum says: “Today, we are pleased to sign a firm order for 50 A350 XWBs, powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines. This follows a thorough review of various aircraft options and of our own fleet plans. It is Emirates’ long-standing strategy to invest in modern and efficient aircraft, and we are confident in the performance of the A350 XWB.” Faury adds: “We are honoured by Emirates’ strong vote of confidence in our newest widebody aircraft, taking our partnership to the next level. The A350 will bring unbeatable economics and environmental benefits to their fleet. We look forward to seeing the A350 flying in Emirates colours!” Emirates also finalised a purchase agreement with Boeing for 30 787-9s at the Dubai Airshow. The airline had originally picked the larger 787-10 but officially selected the 787-9 to complement the 777. As part of the agreement, Emirates will update its order book by

converting 30 777s into 787-9s, remaining the largest 777X with 126 aircraft on order. Maktoum says: “This is an important investment and addition to our future fleet and it reflects Emirates’ continued efforts to provide the best quality air transport services to our customers. The 787s will complement our fleet mix by expanding our operational flexibility in terms of capacity, range and deployment.” Stan Deal, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes says: “We are excited to finalise this important order from one of the world’s leading airlines. Our agreement solidifies Emirates’ plan to operate the 787 Dreamliner and the 777X, which make up the most efficient and most capable widebody combination in the industry.”

Make smart bookings at Lufthansa Cargo LUFTHANSA Cargo customers and partners can receive binding offers to be booked immediately through the smartBooking digital interface. The application programming interface (API) via digital sales

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channel cargo.one contains available routes, capacity and prices, and automatically executes all relevant checks. The offer can be booked in real time and confirmed straightaway, and Lufthansa Cargo now has a completely digitalised offer and booking process. Aside from direct customers, partners can also use the smartBooking API to make their platforms more informative and customer-oriented with immediate access to capacity and prices. Peter Gerber, CEO of Lufthansa Cargo says the airline wants to offer customers seamless digital solutions, and connecting digitally with partners is the way to achieve this. He says: “SmartBooking is another major step in our digital transformation process. APIs will continue to gain in importance as an interface to our customers. We are delighted that as first platform our partner cargo.one is using smartBooking, making our services digitally available to many customers.” Oliver Neumann, managing director of cargo.one says: “Our aim is to deliver the best customer experience possible and to drive value and efficiency for the airfreight industry. Accordingly, we are excited to be the first Lufthansa Cargo partner to benefit from the new smartBooking API.”

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PETRI Kallio has joined Dachser Finland Air & Sea Logistics as managing director, taking up the role on 15 October. The 51-year-old reports to Thomas Kruger, managing director of Dachser Air & Sea Logistics EMEA. He succeeds Juha Isohanni who has left the company. CRANE Worldwide Logistics has named Eric Brandt as vice president of sales. He is based in New York and will lead the future sales growth of Crane in the East region USA. Brandt has worked in the logistics industry for almost 20 years with experience in freight forwarding, contract logistics and final mile distribution. AIR Cargo Global flight 3V951 suffered tyre failure while landing on runway 30 at Tel Aviv airport on 13 November at around 18.00, puncturing the underside of the fuselage. The Boeing 747-400 Freighter had flown from Liege Airport to Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport. FEDEX flight FX5608 suffered a burst tyre while landing on runway 16R at Tokyo’s Narita airport at 07.40 on Thursday 14 November. An inner tyre of the right main landing gear was deflated and the MD-11F, which had flown from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport was stuck on the taxiway just after exiting the runway. Runway 16R was closed for one and a half hours, causing four other commercial flights to be delayed by up to 40 minutes. MELBOURNE Airport has decided the third runway at Tullamarine should be built in a north-south orientation. The airport operator is preparing a Preliminary Draft Major Development Plan for consideration by the federal government. It was decided north-south would provide the best availability, capacity, long-term investment profile and community impacts. AUSTRIAN Airlines will add US services with Vienna – Boston flights starting on 29 March 2020. Initially operating four times a week, frequencies will increase to six a week in mid-April, operating every day except Monday using a Boeing 767. Flight OS91 will leave Vienna at 13.25 and arrive at 16.30. The return flight, OS92 will leave Boston at 18.15 and arrive at 08.25 the next day. FIJI Airways has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350-900, the first of two to join the fleet. Both aircraft are being leased from Dubai-based DAE Capital. The A350XWB will be operated on Nadi-Los Angeles and Nadi-Sydney routes. BIMAN Bangladesh Airlines ordered two additional Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners valued at $585 million. The 787-9s will add to the airline’s fleet of 787-8s. RUNWAY 13L-31R at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport reopened on Monday 18 November, with the runway replacement including the addition of a new high-speed taxiway. The 10,000-foot runway was entirely rebuilt and widened by 50 feet. The project used specialised concrete for long-term durability and should last 40 years.

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Liege Airport signs deals at WeCargo event

he WeCargo event on 12-14 November gave Liege Airport the opportunity to sign three partnership agreements with Orange Belgium, Alibaba Cloud and Qatar Airways Cargo. The agreement with Qatar Airways Cargo extends the airline’s contract at the airport and confirms plans to expand operations. Guillaume Halleux, chief officer of cargo at Qatar Airways says: “We are very satisfied with the services received at Liege and its logistic connections with the major European cities. Liege Airport is a guarantee of future growth and we are happy to contribute to the increase of jobs in the Liege region.” Alibaba Cloud, the technology subsidiary of Alibaba has the skills to transform, digitise and support the airport’s operations and handling processes. The partnership to develop the internet of things and smart

services was signed with Orange Belgium, who will select cargo activities to study and for which technological solutions will be implemented.

Qatar ends Maastricht-Liege flights QATAR Airways Cargo will stop operating flights between Maastricht and Liege airports, according Belgian minister Jean-Luc Crucke. The flight covering 38 kilometres and lasting nine minutes was part of a flight route from China via Doha to Mexico. The contract reportedly stated the cargo must be sent to Maastricht but the Dutch airport’s runway was too short to take off with the cargo and fuel needed for the trip to Mexico, so

it flew to Liege where the runway is longer. On Twitter, Walloon minister of budget, finance, airports and sports Jean-Luc Crucke announced that following meetings with airline officials to highlight the short flight, branded a “madness of our modern age”, the flights will stop. The route was terminated after the contract was finished, and Crucke confirmed that the flights were no longer being operated on Twitter on Friday 15 November.

ANA to link Stockholm with Tokyo STOCKHOLM will receive its first direct route to Tokyo in over 30 years when All Nippon Airways (ANA) launches services in the summer of 2020. The Stockholm Arlanda – Tokyo Haneda will provide faster links to one of Sweden’s most important export markets in Asia. As a major export market, about 150 Swedish companies have operations in Japan and Sweden is Japan’s largest Nordic export market, with 160 companies having operations in Sweden. Jonas Abrahamsson (pictured left), CEO of airport operator Swedavia says: “Japan is one of Sweden’s most important trade partners, and we have recently seen significant Japanese investment in Sweden. The new direct route has long been sought by Swedish export companies, and it will also boost the Swedish tourism industry.”

The launch date of Stockholm flights has not been announced yet. ANA will increase services from Tokyo Haneda, with new routes and other services being relocated from Narita airport. The new routes will serve Shenzhen, China; Milan, Italy; Moscow, Russia; Istanbul, Turkey; in addition to Stockholm. Routes to Delhi, India; Houston, Los Angeles, San Jose, Seattle and Washington DC will be relocated from Narita.

VIRGIN Atlantic Cargo has announced its summer 2020 programme, which will feature extra flights to India, Africa and the USA. India will benefit from a second daily flight between London Heathrow and Delhi Indira Gandhi airports from 29 March. The Boeing 787 service to Delhi will depart Heathrow in the morning, and offer up to 26 tonnes of cargo capacity, with high volumes

including perishables, pharmaceuticals and courier shipments. Going transatlantic, an additional weekly service will head to San Francisco on Fridays, providing twice-daily flights from Heathrow. Johannesburg, South Africa will become the first non-US Airbus A350 route with daily services from March. The A350 has also been earmarked for flights to Los Angeles from April, San Francisco from May and Lagos, Nigeria from August. Dominic Kennedy, managing director of Virgin Atlantic Cargo says: “These new routes and frequencies for summer 2020 are great news for our cargo customers. India, South Africa and Nigeria are very important and growing routes for our cargo business, so our commitment to offer more capacity connecting customers in these countries to their prime UK and US markets will help to open up opportunities for more import and export growth.”

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Smith hits back at New York Times

THE chairman and CEO of FedEx Corporation has reacted angrily to a front page article in the New York Times concerning tax payments and investments. In a statement, Frederick Smith describes the story published on the front page of the Sunday 17 November edition a “distorted and factually incorrect” article. Smith says that unlike FedEx, the New York Times paid zero federal income tax in 2017 on earnings of $111 million and only $30 million in 2018, 18% of pre-tax book income. He adds that the newspaper cut capital investments in half to $57 million, compared to the $6 billion capital FedEx invested in the US economy

in 2018. Smith says: “I hereby challenge A.G. Sulzberger, publisher of the New York Times and the business section editor to a public debate in Washington, DC with me and the FedEx corporate vice president of tax.” He also says the debate should be federal tax policy and relative societal benefits of business investments and the benefits to the US economy for lower and middle class wage earners. Smith ends his statement saying: “I look forward to promptly hearing from Mr Sulzberger and scheduling this open event to bring further public awareness of the facts related to these important issues.”

AIRFREIGHT volumes at Agility were down significantly in the third quarter of 2019 but higher yields partially made up for the fall. The division’s volumes fell 15.8% due to trade concerns and lower demand from customers across industries and geographies. Yields in net revenue/ton increased 15.5%, meaning airfreight net revenue only decreased by 2.8%. Gross revenue for the Global Integrated Logistics sector declined 2.4% to 285 million Kuwaiti dinars ($938 million) and net revenue increased 4% to KD67.3 million. The sector is implementing its digital strategy to enhance customer and supplier connectivity,

create innovative complex customer solutions, increase efficiency and enable comprehensive business insight. Tarek Sultan, vice chairman and CEO of Agility says: “Our Infrastructure portfolio of companies drove our results in the third quarter, with all major entities seeing growth. Our Global Integrated Logistics (GIL) business, on the other hand, was affected by challenging market conditions and trade-war headwinds that have affected the industry as a whole. Even so, GIL is moving forward aggressively with its digitisation agenda to improve operational efficiency and drive a better customer experience.”

MSA Security and DHL Global Forwarding have joined forces to use explosive detection canine screening for air cargo. The partnership has grown from a small pilot in 2016 in anticipation of the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) Third Party Canine Program (3PK9), and is now in its third year. The aviation industry faces evolving explosive threats, and the TSA, carriers and private sector security firms are working together to ensure public safety. MSA has deployed over 100 explosive detection canine teams, known as Windsor Teams to screen cargo for various clients. The MSA/DHL partnership was one of the first of its kind, providing valuable insight and lessons learned. Timothy Upton, head of the TSA Program for DHL Global Forwarding says: “Once we learned the TSA would be allowing third party canine providers to screen cargo for explosives, we immediately reached out to MSA because of their stellar reputation.”

Marc Murphy, director of air cargo and aviation at MSA Security says: “The partnership with DGF demonstrates for the cargo environment what has already been proven through years of research – properly trained canines are the most effective and efficient method of explosive detection screening. The partnership with DGF demonstrates for the cargo environment what has already been proven through years of research – properly trained canines are the most effective and efficient method of explosive detection screening.” The Windsor Teams are deployed at 15 DHL Global Forwarding sites in the USA, from John F Kennedy in New York to Los Angeles airport.

Yields make up for volumes at Agility

Virgin adds summer capacity

Michael Trabbia, CEO of Orange Belgium says: “We are delighted to work with Liege Airport in developing innovative solutions. The logistics sector presents many opportunities to make the most of our technological expertise concerning connected objects or track & trace solutions. We also welcome the possibility to help develop this economic activity hub, which is so important for the Liege region.” Luc Partoune, CEO of Liege Airport adds that to remain at the cutting edge of air cargo, the airport must energise its ecosystem. He says: “This was the main goal of WeCargo: to energise and inspire the international cargo community. This goal was met and we are already preparing the next WeCargo event. The partnership agreements with Alibaba Cloud and Orange Belgium covering digital matters, as well as the extension and growth of Qatar Airways on the site, are leading the airport towards excellence.”

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logitrans Turkey 2019 review The 13th annual logitrans Turkey international transport logistics exhibition opened to great excitement among the dozens of attendees who watched officials declare the show open.

he opening ceremony (pictured) saw Gerhard Gerritzen, member of organiser Messe Munchen’s management board joined by Ilker Altun, EKO managing director, and Peter Luttjohann, the head of freight transport division at the German federal ministry of transport and digital infrastructure to make speeches and presentations. The hour-long opening ceremony was introduced by Altun who said: “This is the major fair in this industry,” while Gerritzen added: “This is the largest logistics fair for the Eurasian region.” Altun added: “Turkey is a gateway to Africa,

the Middle East and China along the new Silk Road.” Gerritzen concluded: “We wish you all a successful and inspiring show.” After the official speeches and presentations, the opening’s official party were then taken on a short tour of the show, led by Dr Robert Schoenberger, exhibition group director for Messe Munchen. Turkey has ambitious plan to treble exports by 2023. For the first time, a non-European country has taken a pavilion. Canada is represented in Hall 9. There has been a 16% increase in participants, noted Gerritzen, from last year. Representatives from Turkish road and

Canada makes debut

IN a major move that marks the expansion of logistrans Turkey away from its traditional Eurasian focus, Canada has become the first country outside of Eurasia to take a country pavilion at the show. While airfreight per se was not directly represented on the stand in Hall 9, the total logistics potential was on display. In a presentation in the main forum theatre, Canada’s Istanbul-based Christopher Wimmer, consul and senior trade commissioner, spoke about why Canada had taken a stand and what benefits to Eurasia would come of contact with the Canadians. He addressed the audience: “Why is Canada here? I hope to explain why we have a booth at logitrans for the first time. “On November 13, we had our first meeting under the recently signed Turkish-Canadian trade commission. Turkish trade with Canada has grown significantly over recent years.” Growth between Turkey and Canada has seen growth rates in this time of 20% per annum. Canadian businesses are increasing their use of Turkey as a transit point to the “entire region, sending good to Central Europe, Eurasia and the Middle East.” In turn, Rimmer invited companies in the region to treat Canada as a key access point to North America, Central and South America as well as the United States.

Clearly, it would be an unlikely logitrans Turkey that did not have a Turkish Cargo presence to play its home advantage. Which is why Hall 9 was dominated by the country’s flag-carrier’s cargo arm. Staff on the stand promoted not only the airline’s worldwide network, claimed to be the largest in the world but the new Mega Hub, 165,000 sq m of state-of-the-art cargo handling it houses.

freight forwarder associations painted a picture of the state of Turkish logistics, in the context of German trade. German companies, especially manufacturers, have invested some $30bn in the country, while Turkish investors have moved some $1.8bn in the other direction. “Germany is Turkey’s biggest trade partner,” said one Turkish speaker.

The new airport serving Istanbul was also a talking point. The changes to processes and procedures and locations were noted for the airfreight industry. The new airport, offically Istanbul airport, which replaced Istanbul Atatürk Airport, presented a considerable challenge to visitors more used to the convenient distance from Ataturk airport. Some journies in from the new airport, on the Asia bank of the Bosphorus, were taking north of 90 minutes. After the opening comments, gifts were given to acknowledge exhibitors who had returned to the show over a number of years, including three who had attended for more than a decade. Over the three-day event, held in Istanbul, participants discussed logistics developments made in Germany, Turkey’s place in a changing international trade arena, careers in logistics, what Canadian companies can offer, digitisation of automotive distribution in Europe, air cargo and e-Commerce and logistics sourcing in 2020.

As seen at logitrans Turkey: Dr Schoenberger leads the official party on the opening of the show He said: “Canada is a free-trading nation with access to some 1.5 billion people in the countries where we have free-trade agreements.”

Tariff walls Wimmer told Air Cargo Week that Canada will not avoid taking advantage of situations when one country cuts off trade activity with another by setting up tariff walls. In fact, the country would seek to take advantage of others’ difficulties. “Some 20 years ago, around 85% of Canadian trade was with the United States. It is now around 73%. “We wanted to move away from having only one major trading partner,” he said. So strong was this ambition that the country’s trade minister was retitled the minister for trade diversification. Wimmer and his team must be doing something right: in 2013, Turkey was Canada’s 34th largest trading partner. Now, six years on, it is the 26th.

Industry 4.0 needs logistics 4.0

THE first event at logitrans Turkey was a discussion on logistics innovations and practice under the ‘made in Germany’ banner. Moderated by Stefan Schroder, chief advisor to the Logistics Alliance Germany (LAG), the wide-ranging topics discussed brought the show’s attendees a range of modern thinking on the topic of logistics, including airfreight. The essential message from the speakers: Schroder; Peter Luttjohann, head of freight transport and logistics of the federal German ministry of transport and digital infrastructure; Holger Dechant, managing director, Universal Transport, Germany; Michael Jansch, CEO Aerotrans Luftfahrtagentur, Germany; and, Gerd Thiebes, board of directors, Am Zehnhoff-Sons, Germany, was that the age of just consigning a shipment based solely on rates are gone. The shipper and wider stakeholders now

demand that forwarders and those who work to reduce climate change, tackle demographic changes and work more efficiently. Schroder says: “Germany believes in globalisation and industry does not have a ‘German only’ vision.” He said that the days of next day were gone, people now demand deliveries to the hour. He added that the importance of logistics cannot be over-estimated: “Logistics is the second largest industry in Germany after automotive. In fact, logistics supports automotive work!” He estimated that logistics in Germany is worth some €259 billion. “We now work in an era of Industry 4.0, the Internet of Things, and lots of other challenges,” he says. LAG is a public/private organisation that represents 60,000 companies in the sector, mostly SMEs.

Boutique GSA in return visit GEAVIA, the Turkish GSA for Dubai-based lowcost carrier FlyDubai, brought its entire staff to logitrans Turkey this year after a short gap. Mind you, that is only five people, quite enough to man the stall in Hall 9. Talking exclusively to Air Cargo Week, Gokturk Ozge, sales executive, described the GSA, formed in 2012, as a “boutique” operation that was happy to be back at logitrans Turkey. However the opening volume of visitors were less than he expected and admitted a hope that the second day’s volume would pick up. The main purpose of taking the stand, says Ozge, is

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like many attendees at the show: “We come here to meet existing clients and future customers. We will arrange appointments to do business.” Ozge says that trading has been harder of late as the fall in the Turkish lira has impacted greatly on Turkish export volumes. Generally, he was confident that business would be sustained despite these pressures. Ozge was pleased with the siting of his stand as it was in the at the entrance to the forum area where the presentations take place. “This is a very good area. We are very happy to be here,” he says.

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CSafe Global opens Shanghai Pudong service centre

Safe Global has expanded its services in China by opening a service centre at Shanghai Pudong International Airport. The service centre will serve a higher volume of inbound and outbound traffic of the CSafe RAP and RKN active temperature-controlled containers. Shanghai is one of several service centres across the world to uphold service and quality for active containers on every lease. Tom Weir, vice president of global operations at CSafe Global says: “As the industry’s innovation leader in active temperature-controlled air cargo containers, demand for our market-leading CSafe RKN and CSafe RAP containers continues to grow, and we are certainly proud to meet that increasing demand with greater support out of Shanghai.” He adds: “With greater support comes greater impact in protecting life-enhancing products while they are transported to those who need them most.”

Doll to leave Deutsche Bahn

ALEXANDER Doll will leave Deutsche Bahn on 31 December, ending his contract as member of the management board for finance, freight transport and logistics by mutual agreement. He took up his role on the management board in November 2017, and responsibility for the group’s finance board division was assigned to him in January 2019. Michael Odenwald, chairman of the supervisory board thanked Doll for his efforts, saying: “He introduced innovative financing tools at DB, and thanks to his value-focused strategy for

management control, he has made an important contribution to the Group’s viability for the future.” Doll says the only way Deutsche Bahn can become a better company is for all participants to work with each other with a shared understanding and trust. He says: “I have been an eager participant and a firm believer in our efforts. Due to differences in opinion about the strategic development and leadership of Deutsche Bahn AG, we have mutually agreed to end the contractual relationship at the end of the year.”

Prime Minister approval for CEVA’s HQ

CEVA Logistics’ global headquarters in Marseille was officially opened by the French prime minister in the presence of government officials and senior company executives. Prime minister Edouard Philippe and the president of Region Sud, Renaud Muselier joined CEVA CEO Nicolas Sartini and Rodolphe Saade, chairman and CEO of CMA CGM. A guided tour of the offices followed, where they met 170 executives based at the headquarters and were shown how digital projects developed in Marseille will help transform CEVA. Among the projects was a digital platform displaying the carbon footprint of customer supply chains by mode of transport.

The platform, developed in partnership with start-ups housed in ZEBOX, the incubator created by Saade, will use the efficiency of delivery options in the best interests of customers and the environment. In his speech, Philippe says: “Our country does not sufficiently understand the importance of the supply chain, the importance of well-organised flows. I think we must defend this sector which represents a lot of jobs, strategic and economic issues, especially for a city and a port like Marseille. Intelligence in logistics is at the heart of tomorrow’s economic development.” Region Sud confirmed its support of CEVA Logistics by announcing €1.5 million for digital development of innovative products aimed at transforming the customer experience. Sartini says: “It’s an honour to welcome the Prime Minister and have him officially open our new global headquarters. These offices are at the heart of everything we are doing and the teams based here play a pivotal role in CEVA’s future. We are delighted to have been able to showcase some of the new technology projects being developed that will fundamentally change how we operate.”

CSafe Global also says it has entered a new era for temperature-controlled vacuum insulated panels (VIP) with the launch of the AcuTemp Plus Series. The AcuTemp Plus Series addresses the needs of commercial pharma, clinical trials and cell and gene therapies with its VIP and single temperature phase change material (PCM) being designed for performance, simplicity and efficiency. Patrick Schafer, CEO of CSafe Global says: “The AcuTemp Plus Series has been developed with our customers in mind, offering them the level of performance and quality they expect, while delivering the peace of mind they deserve. The new AcuTemp Plus Series represents a new era in reusable VIP passive packaging, providing an end-to-end cold chain solution with an industry-leading level of temperature performance.” CSafe says the new packaging comes from the “ultimate combination of proprietary VIP and enhanced PCM technology”. The company adds that test results have been impressive with temperature performances outlasting other solutions by a large margin.

Meyer to lead Peli BioThermal sales ED Meyer will lead global sales at Peli BioThermal when vice president of worldwide sales Kevin Lawler retires at the end of 2019. He has worked for parent company Pelican Products as general manager for Canada sales and operations for 11 years, when revenue grew by 70%. David Williams, president of Peli BioThermal says: “We welcome Ed Meyer to our management team as he takes up leadership of our sales organisation and continues our successful growth in the life sciences temperature-controlled packaging and solutions market.” Meyer adds: “I whole-heartedly believe in the necessity of a sound, diagnostic, value-based

Jettainer to sell squAIR-timber for trilatec

JETTAINER has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with trilatec to sell its squAIR-timber skids. The skids are made of recycled cardboard fibre composite materials that can replace wooden planks used for load distribution on airfreight pallets. Weight savings of around 80% leads to significant reductions in fuel consumption and reduces CO2 emissions. Thomas Sonntag, managing director of Jettainer says: “We were enthusiastic about

Extra Jakarta flights

CARGOLUX Airlines International has added a second weekly flight to Jakarta, landing in the Indonesian capital on Fridays. The second flight, number CV7324 departed Luxembourg on Thursday 14 November at 11.55 and arrived in Jakarta at 07.15 on Friday. The service adds to weekly services that were launched in June, and the success prompted Cargolux to add an additional flight. Domenico Ceci, executive vice president sales and marketing says: “This additional connection between Luxembourg and Jakarta provides further opportunities for our customers at both ends. Indonesia and the Far East have proved to be substantial markets and we are pleased to contribute to global commercial exchanges with this enhanced service.”

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approach to business development where our process positions our sales professionals with respect and credibility — while being valued contributors to our customers’ success.”

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squAIR-timber right from the start. It perfectly fits into our portfolio of innovative solutions in the area of loading equipment and their control and adds to our corporate claim of sustainable logistics.” The elements are made of special cardboard fibre according to the carbon principle, which are much lighter than conventional wooden planks without reducing their payload capacity. Each metre of the material carries up to five tonnes with a tare weight of 1.2 kilograms compared to 3-4 kilograms for wood. The squAIR-timber consists of 100% recycled material, and trilatec says it is cost-effective and easily be disposed of with paper waste. Andreas Langemann, managing director of trilatec says: “The sales co-operation for our product squAIR-timber offers us optimal access to airlines worldwide. A major advantage is that addressing potential customers through or together with Jettainer enables us to place our product with exactly the right contacts within the airlines.”

Flying kangaroo gets centenary party started

antas has started 12 months of centenary celebrations with the non-stop flight from London to Sydney. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner flight landed in Sydney at 12.28pm, taking 19 hours and 19 minutes. It follows the nonstop flight to New York in October as the second of three research flights aimed at improving comfort on ultra-long-haul services. Direct services save about two hours compared to onestop flights from Australia’s east coast. The flight was met by more than 1,000 Qantas employees to mark the flying kangaroo’s 99th birthday. To celebrate, a new Dreamliner will feature every Qantas logo since 1920, a A$1 coin will mark the milestone and a touring exhibition will visit cities in Australia. Richard Goyder, chairman of Qantas says: “We started in outback Queensland carrying mail and a few passengers in the 1920s. We grew as

Australia grew, and we’ve had important support roles during wars, national disasters and celebrations. Our founders talked about overcoming the tyranny of distance and through the years we’ve moved from bi-planes, to single wing, to jets to help bring things closer.” Alan Joyce, CEO of Qantas adds that the airline’s growth would amaze the company founders, who held early board meetings at the local tailor’s shop because it had the longest table they could find. He says: “A lot of Australians saw the world for the first time on a flying kangaroo. And a lot of migrants started their life in Australia when they first stepped on a Qantas plane. “There are so many amazing Qantas stories that also tell the story of modern Australia. We want our centenary to be a celebration of those stories as well as how we’ll be part of taking the spirit of Australia further in the years ahead.”

Pilots demand better fatigue protection

PILOTS representing cargo operations have joined US House of Representatives leaders to introduce legislation applying safety for cargo operations to match the passenger sector. The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), the Coalition of Airline Pilots Associations, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 1224 and Teamsters Atlas Local 2750 want to ensure that cargo pilots have the same flight, duty and rest requirements as their passenger counterparts. The Safe Skies Act was introduced by Representatives Salud Carbajal, John Katko, Matt Cartwright and Brian Fitzpatrick. Captain Joe DePete, ALPA president says: “Airline pilots are affected by fatigue the same, regardless of whether we fly passengers or freight. It is time for Congress to pass the Safe Skies Act and ensure one level of safety for all airline operations. Based on statistics, if the accident rate of all-cargo operations was applied to passenger operations, there would be an additional 277 accidents within 10 years. That is not acceptable.” Captain Robert Travis, president of the Independent Pilots Association adds: “As pilots flying for UPS, we know firsthand the hazards of applying differing levels of safety to cargo and passenger flights. We applaud Congressmen Carbajal, Cartwright, Katko and Fitzpatrick for introducing legislation that will provide for a single, science-based national standard in the fight against pilot fatigue.”

Caribbean Airlines promotes loyalty Caribbean Airlines has launched a loyalty programme for cargo customers, who can earn miles every time they ship. Enrolment into the Caribbean Miles Loyalty Programme is free and is one of a number of new initiatives rolled out during the year. Other cargo initiatives include a dedicated customer service team; real time cargo tracking; a refreshed freighter network; twice-weekly cargo services to Curacao; new interline partners; expanding the cargo network to include Anchorage, Hawaii, Utah, Oregon, Toronto and Vancouver; and extra flights to Port of Spain, Kingston, Guyana and Barbados for the 2019 holiday season. Marklan Moseley, general manager cargo says: “Over the last year we have focused on introducing dynamic and competitive elements to our operations and processes in all areas within cargo, from our customer response to our berth of interline partnerships. The inclusion of Caribbean Airlines Cargo to our Loyalty Programme adds one more progressive development for Caribbean Airlines Cargo and our valued customers.” Garvin Medera, chief executive officer of Caribbean Airlines says: “Today’s (Friday 15 November) launch is a proud result of the interactive dialogue we have been having with our customers over the past months, aimed at enhancing our value offering. This and other programs have been designed to reward growth, trust and consistency, embedding a renewed customer-driven culture into Caribbean Airlines mode of operating.”

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NEW TECHNOLOGY

AWERY TO LAUNCH NEW CARGO MANAGEMENT TOOL IN 2020

wery, an aviation business management software development company established in 2009, is excited about the new package it will introduce in 2020, says Vitalii Smilianets, CEO and founder, Awery Aviation Software He says: “Now we are on the final stage of the development of a new integrated cargo management tool, this service will be presented at the beginning of 2020. We will continue to work on this extending its functionality, integration capabilities, supporting countries, and participants.” He added: “We are convinced that in the shortest time, we will see new solutions that are utilising artificial intelligence/machine learning and big data capabilities. “These products will help airlines to optimise capacity control, fueling consumption, loading processes (especially for multi-leg flights) and dynamic rates generation.

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“More online platforms and tools will be created with integrated communication capabilities and API to unite marketplace, CRM and ERP functionality in one place and to allow all involved parties to communicate instantly: reducing the number of phone calls, emails, that will provide more transparency and faster decision making.”

Across the ocean The company, which has offices in the UAE and North America, gets business from 18 airlines, commercial and pure freight, cargo GSA/GSSAs. Smilianets says: “We are increasing their quantity and sales all the time. Cargo-related customers contribute to more than 50% of our revenues.” Smilianets has noted some trends in the decade since the company was launched, a mixture or long-term and more recent developments. He says: “Ten years ago, during the world economic crisis, airlines were looking for solutions

to cut costs and hence started to outsource their processes. The best example is general sales agent conception that was vastly increased and further evolved first in GSA+service (GSSA) and later outsourced to Total Cargo Management solutions.” He adds: “All cargo aviation market participants tend to automate their business processes and digitise the results. Some companies, big-sized, market leaders, could do this quicker, thanks to the availability of resources or/and own in-house IT teams. “Small and medium-sized companies had to wait for solutions allowing them to make automation for a lower price and minimise risks of failure - cloud solutions and products provided as a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model. An ERP system implementation, based on our customers' cases, could give to a company a 5070% improvement in time spent on day-to-day workflow and a significant shortage of mistakes

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caused by human factor.” Business processes automation can bring good results for companies but they are limited by the company's boundaries. Along with it, there is a big potential for improvement in collaboration models between the market participants. Smilianets says: “We can see more and more new marketplace solutions created, industry associations are working on new standards which have to substitute old ones being kept from the ‘teletype-age’. Companies became more open to new solutions and co-operation with other market players. Airlines which kept their IT systems closed a few years ago, started to provide integration availabilities and API for the partners.” Awery has clients all over the globe, including the US and UAE. The major part are located in the MENA and Europe regions, but the company sees a high rise in demand in Asia and Oceania regions as well.

IT, AI & SOFTWARE

Honeywell sets up robotics innovation hub centres

New centre of excellence will generate breakthrough technologies using AI, machine learning, computer vision and advanced robotics

oneywell has created Honeywell Robotics, an advanced technology centre of excellence focused on innovating and developing artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer vision and advanced robotics for use across supply chains. Based in Pittsburgh, Honeywell Robotics will help shape the warehouse and distribution center of the future, particularly as companies look to automated solutions, software and robotics to deliver increased speed, accuracy and throughput in complex material handling

environments. Honeywell Robotics, an advanced technology center of excellence, will help shape the warehouse and distribution centre of the future. The Pittsburgh-based centre will be focused on innovating and developing artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer vision and advanced robotics. Honeywell Robotics, an advanced technology center of excellence, will help shape the warehouse and distribution centre of the future. The Pittsburgh-based centre will be focused on innovating and developing artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer vision and advanced robotics. “Honeywell has been at the forefront of warehouse automation technology for more than 25 years helping customers improve productivity and efficiency,” said Pieter Krynauw, president of Honeywell Intelligrated. “We are bringing together some of the brightest minds, partnerships and industry collaborations to create breakthrough technological advancements for customers of all sizes, helping meet the ever-changing demands of consumers.” Consumer expectations have caused a seismic shift in supply chain operations. According to eMarketer, online shopping currently accounts for nearly 15% of total retail sales and is expected to grow to 22% by 2023, representing over $6.5 trillion in sales.

Online purchasing, combined with same- or next-day delivery options, has stressed the labour market to the point of a shortage. Nearly 80% of distribution centre operations are still performed manually, according to DHL’s Robotics in Logistics Study. With industry growth outpacing the labour pool by a rate of 6 to 1, this growth is creating significant opportu-

nities to automate supply chains. The new centre of excellence will be led by Joseph Lui, a robotics leader with expertise in digital data, autonomous technologies and the industrial Internet of Things. He previously served as Director of Industrial IoT and Automation Technologies, Robotics for Amazon.

Accelya is acquired by Vista

ccelya, a leading global provider of financial, commercial and analytics solutions to the airline industry has been acquired by Vista Equity Partners a leading investment firm focused on enterprise software, data and technology-enabled businesses. Accelya has been at the forefront of travel and transport for more than 40 years and provides solutions spanning the airline lifecycle encompassing financial, commercial and cargo and logistics processes to over 400 clients across the globe. Accelya’s mission-critical insights, solutions and services allow customers to stay at the leading-edge of industry change and provide scaled industry platforms that process more than five billion financial transactions annually. John Johnston, CEO of Accelya, said: “Our clients count on us to deliver data-driven insights, efficiency and unrivalled value in a highly competitive industry.”

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New Accenture platform gives air cargo carriers real-time visibility

lobal professional services company Accenture has introduced AFLS Exchange, a cloud-based connectivity and collaboration platform that allows carriers to integrate with partner networks. Developed by Accenture’s Freight and Logistics Software (AFLS) business group, AFLS Exchange gives carriers real-time visibility into their partner and joint venture networks as well as efficient, seamless and secure transactions for key business functions. These include route enquiry, capacity availability checks, and bookings. “We are committed to leveraging innovative technology to transform our business, and AFLS Exchange will make integrating with our part-

ner network simple and quick,” said Marcel de Nooijer, EVP Air France KLM Cargo. “We’re confident that AFLS Exchange will help us expand our network footprint and enable us to generate even greater value from our partnerships with other carriers.” AFLS Exchange integrates with a carrier’s existing booking system and allows simple onboarding, configuration, and offboarding of partners. By providing fast and secure access to their partners’ systems, the solution helps carriers reduce the effort and costs associated with manual input and processing. The platform incorporates key cloud security measures and complies with the highest security standards. “We are delighted and excited to partner with AFKLMP Cargo in their continued digital transformation journey with our innovative AFLS Exchange platform,” said Dirk-Jan Koops, managing director at Accenture and Air France KLM account lead. Ganesh Vaideeswaran, managing director of AFLS said: “AFLS Exchange is designed to help carriers realise the full potential of their partnerships and drive revenue growth. We are proud of this unique industry solution that addresses several pain-points we have discovered in our broader work with leading cargo carriers. The platform is highly configurable, reliable and equipped with a plug-and-play connector to meet the needs of carriers and their partner networks.”

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USA AIRPORTS

Business gets a warm reception in Anchorage

ith its geographic location, you may assume Alaska is unbearably cold but Jim Szczesniak (pictured) insists it is warmer than you think. The airport manager for Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, who took over from John Parrott in January last year, says Alaska’s largest city is warmer than his native Chicago. Like much of the industry, Anchorage has been affected by the global slowdown in air cargo, due to issues including the ongoing US-China trade tensions. Szczesniak tells Air Cargo Week: “The number of aircraft is similar, but when looking at the volumes, freight has definitely seen a decline. The third quarter was down just over 2%. We are subject to what is occurring in global trade, this is definitely having an impact on us.” China is not the only market on offer, Szczesniak says: “We are actually looking to new destinations to use Anchorage as a strategic location.” Customers in Anchorage benefit from transfer rights not available elsewhere. Szczesniak says: “The special transfer rights between carriers means you can fly from Delhi for example, transfer some cargo to the west coast, and send some to somewhere like New York or Miami. Those markets don’t always have their own flag carrier with freight operations so they depend on others to make the system work by using Anchorage to make things more efficient.” Anchorage is looking forward, with Szczesniak saying: “We are not going to sit here, we actively promote new destinations. With 23 destinations, we are working with that network and the transfer rights, trying to add destinations. With new destinations we hope to keep the growth going.” Around 80% of air cargo travelling between Asia and North America stops in Anchorage so the types of cargo are very varied. From Alaska itself, seafood including salmon and crabs are popular. Fresh tanks have been sourced to look after live crabs destined for Asian markets. Flowers are another product, Szczesniak adds: “In Alaska the growing season for flowers including Paeonies is the same as the wedding season. We also get a lot of perishables coming up from between the Americas for Latin America – Asia routes.” Express operators like FedEx, UPS and DHL all use Anchorage. Szczesniak says: “They have hubs at the airport bringing flows from Asia, swapping cargo here to send to their mega hubs. It also works in reverse to swap cargo heading into multiple Asian markets.” With Alaska’s interesting geography, Anchorage airport also acts as an important hub for the small communities. Szczesniak comments: “Anchorage serves as a cargo hub for Alaska. It is a unique airport, when I look out of my window I can see DC-3s and Boeing 747s.”

Welcome to Miami

MIAMI International Airport has welcomed Lufthansa Cargo back after a 25-year break, with weekly Boeing 777 Freighter flights from Frankfurt. The weekly service resumed on Tuesday 5 November, and adds to daily passenger flights. Germany is Miami airport’s top European trade partner by value, with imports and exports amounting to $2.2 billion. Carlos Gimenez, mayor of Miami-Dade County says: “Our community already benefits from the daily world-class passenger service Lufthansa provides, and we look forward to the additional economic impact its cargo service will have on our community.” Norbert Pahlsmeyer, director sales and handling Florida for Lufthansa Cargo says: “MIA is served by four daily flights to Europe with great connections to the world – and we are now adding the weekly freighter to serve additional demand for outsized and special cargo, connecting MIA to the global Lufthansa Cargo freighter network.”

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