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The weekly newspaper for air cargo professionals Volume: 21
Issue: 13
2 April 2018
Heathrow must resolve third runway issues
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third runway at Heathrow Airport has been endorsed by the Transport Select Committee but only if it resolves issues including noise, costs and regional connectivity. The Airports Commission approved a third runway to the northwest at Heathrow in July 2015 and UK Prime Minister, Theresa May gave the scheme the green light in October 2016, with Parliament due to vote on the proposals later this year. The committee says the issues need to be addressed before the scheme is approved so as to reduce the likelihood of subsequent legal action. Chair of the Transport Committee, Lilian Greenwood says the Northwest Runway scheme, is the highest cost expansion option and the draft National Policy Statement does not guarantee that passengers will be protected from the cost risks, and that thousands of London residents will be exposed to worse levels of noise, air quality and traffic congestion. She says: “The Government and Heathrow have made efforts to mitigate these significant impacts, but safeguards on air quality, surface
access, connectivity, costs and charges and noise should be strengthened. As a matter of urgency, we also want to see how the Government plans to deliver the necessary airspace change.” Improvements that have been recommended include more stringent air quality compliance; improvements to surface access due to the lack of information about proposed changes surface access and to the M25 motorway; a clear definition of domestic routes; a night time flight ban;
how the scheme will be funded and not significantly increasing airport charges. The British International Freight Association (BIFA) is urging the government to approve the runway as soon as possible. It is predicted that if construction started in 2020, the runway may be operational by 2030. BIFA director general, Robert Keen says: “We should not forget that the government gave its backing to the development of a new runway at Heathrow in October 2016!”
IAG Cargo has undertaken the first airside trial of a self-driving vehicle at a UK airport to understand how they could be used in an airside environment. The CargoPod vehicle was designed by Oxbotica – an Oxford based company specialising in self-driving software, and it spent three and a half weeks running autonomously along a cargo route around the airside perimeter. The trial collected over 200 kilometres of data that will enable IAG and Heathrow Airport to assess potential opportunities for the use of autonomous vehicles in airport environments in the future. IAG Cargo chief executive officer (CEO), Lynne Embleton says: “Technology is evolving at an incredible pace. We are working with fantastic businesses like Oxbotica to develop new capabilities that will change the way airports function around the world. “The trial has yielded valuable insights and is another step in our ongoing commitment to embrace new technologies, improve processes
and enhance our offering to our customers.” Oxbotica CEO, Dr Graeme Smith says: “While there were a huge number of variables to consider including transitioning from indoors to outdoors during each journey, our vision-based localisation system performed exceptionally. “For us, the trial marks the first step in an
ongoing relationship with Heathrow Airport and IAG Cargo.” Heathrow Airport head of cargo, Nick Platts adds: “We’re delighted to have hosted this UK-first trial which will make our cargo facilities faster and more efficient for our customers. We look forward to this technology being adopted across the airport.”
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Autonomous vehicle passes first test for airside operations
EDITOR TAKES ONE FOR THE TEAM
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ANA to add 777Fs to fleet
ALL Nippon Airways (ANA) will introduce two Boeing 777 Freighters to its fleet in response to the expanding market in Asia, China and North America. The aircraft will be capable of transporting oversized cargo and special items such as aircraft engines, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, lithium batteries and pharmaceuticals in large quantities. Delivery is scheduled for 2019 and the aircraft, which will use GE90-110B1L engines, will have a range of 9,070 kilometres. The airline has been extending partnerships this year, with its cargo joint venture with United Airlines entering the second phase to cover transpacific flights from the US and Canada to Japan in February. In March it also signed a memorandum of understanding with Nippon Cargo Airlines to operate codeshares, expand the existing interline and blockspace agreement and share maintenance support.
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High costs weighing down French aviation
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axation and security costs weigh too heavily on France’s aviation sector, according to industry trade groups. While primarily focused on passenger aviation, French air cargo interests are also pressing for reforms in the hope that stimulating passenger growth will create more belly capacity. A joint position paper published this week by FNAM (Fédération nationale de l’aviation marchande), which groups 95 per cent of companies involved in commercial aviation in France, and the Union of French Airports (UAF), says that together taxes and airport security costs amount to €15-20 a ticket for a short haul return flight. The two trade bodies released the paper to coincide with the start this week of a major enquiry into the competitiveness of French aviation, led by transport minister Elisabeth Borne. France is falling behind other EU countries in terms of passenger growth, the paper says. In 2017, the country recorded an increase in passenger numbers of 5.7 per cent, against the EU average of 7.7 per cent. Moreover, in recent years French airlines captured only 10 per cent of what growth there has been. Last year, French airports posted a rise in freight-tonne-kilometres of just 3.5 per cent, against an 11.8 per cent rise in Europe as a whole.
SkyTeam rebrands core products
A further gripe is the high level of social charges levied on operators in the country. For an airplane based in France these charges can amount to an additional €700,000 compared with other EU countries, equivalent to half the plane’s operating profit, the industry bodies claim. FNAM and UAF are also calling for reform of air traffic control and cutting what they see as ‘over-regulation’ of the sector. The inquiry is set to run until September this year.
SKYTEAM Cargo has rebranded its four core products, with services remaining the same but giving them a new look to reflect what they offer. Equation has been changed to Express and is designed for packages and goods to meet urgent shipment requirements; Dimension is now General, catering for commodities that do not require special handling; Variation has become Specialized and is used for unique and high value products including pharmaceuticals, live animals and dangerous goods; and Cohesion has been renamed Customized, and is for regular shipments offering selected shippers and forwarders with fixed rates and guaranteed capacity via a tripartite agreement. In addition to the rebrand, SkyTeam Cargo has also launched a new tool allowing customers to plan express shipments across the alliance using just a few clicks. The Express Route Finder gives customers the ability to find an interline routing for express goods up to 100 kilogrammes transferring between members.
ACW REWIND
LUFTHANSA Cargo stopped carrying dolphins following deaths of two animals and a sidewind was blamed on a Russian crash. Vol 2 Issue 49 13 December 1999 LUFTHANSA TO DROP WHALES AND DOLPHINS AN incident last month in which two dolphins dies aboard a Lufthansa Cargo flight from Frankfurt to Buenos Aires has prompted the carrier to stop immediately the transport of whales or dolphins caught in the wild. The ban follows a similar move in 1990 when the airline ceased transportation of exotic birds - the first carrier to halt such movements. SIDEWIND IS BLAMED FOR MOSCOW CRASH A strong gust of sidewind has been identified as the most likely cause of the crash of an experimental Ilyushin 114 cargo aircraft at Moscow Domodedovo airport last week which killed five crew. The aircraft plunged to the ground, hitting the airport’s perimeter fence before bursting into flames.
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NEWSWEEK Kangaroo Route’s giant leap opens up express cargo opportunities
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antas’ direct services between Perth and London could open up opportunities for freight customers, particularly for e-commerce, the airline says. The historic flight, number QF9 carried more than 200 passengers and 16 crew, with the Boeing 787-9 leaving Perth, Western Australia just before 7pm on Saturday 24 March and landing in London at 5am on Sunday morning. The return flight, number QF10 left Heathrow at 1pm on Sunday 25 March, landing in Perth 16 hours and 40 minutes later. Qantas chief executive officer, Alan Joyce (pictured third right) says: “This is a truly historic flight that opens up a new era of travel. For the first time, Australia and Europe have a direct air link. The original Kangaroo Route from Australia to London was named for the seven stops it made over four days back in 1947. Now we can do it in a single leap.” The UK minister of state for trade and export promotion, Baroness Fairhead adds: “This historic, new direct flight opens the door to further opportunities for British and Australian busi-
nesses and will make life easier for tourists travelling between London and Perth.” Qantas Freight is hoping to benefit from the Kangaroo Route being able to jump between Australia and the UK without stopovers, as packages and items bound for Europe will arrive quicker, which will be a benefit for e-commerce customers and pets, who will spend less time travelling. The daily QF9 service begins in Melbourne before flying to Perth and then London, with Qantas adjusting the timing of some domestic services into Perth so customers from Adelaide, Sydney and Brisbane can join the flight to London. The aircraft named Emily operated the inaugural service, featuring a striking livery by Balarinji based on the artwork by Yam Dreaming by Indigenous artist Emily Kame Kngwarreye. Qantas has experimented with direct services in the past, operating a Boeing 747-400 from London to Sydney non-stop in 1989, covering 18,000 kilometres in 20 hours, nine minutes and five seconds – but it had fewer than 30 people on board to reduce weight and required special air traffic control priority to make the distance.
Trilatec to revolutionise air cargo TRILATEC is providing a revolution in the airfreight sector with lightweight pallets providing considerable cost savings to airlines. The squAIR-timber, which is made from lightweight, recycled cardboard, is up to 80 per cent lighter than conventional pallets, and trilatec says initial experiences with airlines show that 1,200 tonnes of weight can be saved annually. Disposal of the new material, which is made from 100 per cent recycled material, can be carried out in an environmentally friendly way using a paper recycling facility, saving money compared to disposing of special wood. Trilatec commercial director, Andreas Langemann says: “This is a revolution in the airfreight sector”, adding: “The system has a twofold advantage: On the one hand squAIR-timber provides a tremendous advantage in costs and weight for the airlines. On the other hand handling agencies are benefitting
from the time saving when assembling the ultramodern transport system.” One metre of the material carries up to five tonnes of weight if evenly distributed with a net weight of 1.2 kilos per metre compared to three to four kilos per metre on timber pallets. Trilatec technical director, Stefan Trinkaus says: “After working in cold glue combinations into several layers of the cardboard fibres these are laminated together under pressure. This process enables water resistance of the product, thus it is suitable for multiple use and at the same time ISPM15-compliant.”
Air Seychelles picks GSA for India AIR Seychelles has appointed M&C Aviation as its general sales agent for India, allowing the 1GSA network member to take an active role in the airline’s development in India. M&C, which was founded in 1995 and has 32 bases in 20 countries, was formerly the airline’s cargo sales agent for India and its GSA for Madagascar and Mauritius. Air Seychelles operates five flights a week from Mumbai using Airbus A320s, and the airline’s network covers the Indian Ocean region of Mauritius and Madagascar as well as South Africa and parts of Europe. M&C Aviation chief executive officer for India, Harish Shah says: “We have introduced
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Air Seychelles’ services for the first time to the other major markets of India, including Bangalore, Madras and Delhi. We have also added products to their portfolio, such as small parcels express, as well as increasing their coverage using interline partners in Europe and the USA, and connections to East Africa.” Air Seychelles general manager for cargo, Freddy Karkaria says: “We have been very pleased with the highly-effective partnership with M&C, and are therefore delighted to confirm this extension of their responsibilities. We look forward to working together to maximise business opportunities.”
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Doncaster sets out vision to increase cargo volumes
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oncaster Sheffield Airport is aiming to increase cargo operations to 70,000 tonnes per year by 2037 as it unveils its 20-year masterplan. The DSA Vision Plan sees the creation of an Aerotropolis in the Sheffield City region with the airport’s 1,600-acre site becoming a central hub. It says the airport city would help transform the North of England, creating 73,000 jobs for the Sheffield city region and provide advanced manufacturing, logistics and aviation led innovation opportunities. Mayor of Doncaster, Ros Jones says: “Doncaster Sheffield Airport is a superbly located international gateway to the north. It is already experiencing significant growth, driving job creation and delivering new economic activity. “Most importantly, it has huge additional
potential and can play a major role in the future transport and economic ambitions of the north as set out in its Vision and Masterplan.” Transport for the North strategy director, Jonathan Spruce says: “Doncaster Sheffield Airport’s Vision would see it unlock significant passenger and cargo capacity and could create a major economic cluster, supporting the transformation of the North of England economy. “We are currently consulting on our draft Strategic Transport Plan for the North which identifies DSA as a key economic centre and we recognise the need for enhanced rail access to DSA.” The airport has the ability to handle up to 250,000 tonnes of cargo per year, with the Aero Centre Yorkshire able to provide 5.5 million square feet of airside and landside cargo, logistics, distribution and manufacturing facilities. DSA says there are a number of drivers behind its cargo ambitions including major integrators and scheduled operators looking to expand capacity; new entrants into the air express market increasing pressure on airport capacity for
European networks and trans-Atlantic connectivity; rationalisation of freighter fleets; and the continuing capacity squeeze at major airports across the UK and Europe impacting cargo operations.
King of Jordan pays Schiphol a visit
THE king of Jordan has paid a visit to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, viewing the Joint Inspection Centre (JIC) and learning how freight can be handled in a safer, more efficient manner. His Majesty King Abdullah II and a delegation of Jordanian officials including minister of industry and trade, Yarub Al Qudah; and the kingdom’s ambassador to the Netherlands, Ahmed Al Mufleh visited the airside of Schiphol and were shown an example of the inspection journey that a package arriving at Schiphol SmartGate Cargo undertakes during the import process at the JIC. The samples went through JIC’s ULD control scanner and a further manual inspection was carried out by personnel of the Customs Authority to identify other potential risks. The JIC is designed to make freight han-
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dling safer and more efficient by allowing different law enforcement and inspection authorities to carry out checks in close cooperation with business partners. De Vos says: “The event had the aim to assess the import processes of perishables and their effectiveness as part of a public-private cooperation; essentially, how these processes can have a positive impact on the speed of handling cargo by private entities without compromising security.” The second part of the visit focused on the public-private cooperation model used for the logistics of perishables, and the tour was under guidance of Panalpina with checks performed by the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority. Panalpina relocated some perishables that were in transit to the JIC to highlight the cooperation model and demonstrate that less control by public authorities does not compromise security and can foster efficiency. Lodewijk van de Vosse from the Panalpina Perishables Network says: “Very stringent requirements need to be fulfilled to be part of these processes. We are proud to work together with our partners at Schiphol and the authorities to ensure every step of the way is handled in the safest and most efficient way.”
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AFKLMP opens summer routes Lufthansa Cargo returns to
profits following tough 2016
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ir France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) will operate new routes for the summer providing connections to locations including Taipei, Fortaleza and Seattle. It will provide capacity from both hubs at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, where the airline offers 1,115 weekly services to 116 unique destinations around the world. From Paris Charles de Gaulle, Air France will start flying to Taipei in Taiwan three times a week using a Boeing 777-200; to Nairobi, Kenya three times a week with a Boeing 787 Dreamliner; to Seattle with a 777-200 five times a
week; along with continuing services to San Jose, Costa Rica. The new subsidiary company, Joon will operate Airbus A340 services to Paris to Mahe in the Seychelles three times a week, and to Fortaleza in Brazil twice a week. KLM will start services to Fortaleza, Brazil using an Airbus A330-200 three times a week; increase capacity to New York making it almost daily flights; and will continue flying to Mumbai three times a week using a 787 Dreamliner. Joint venture partner Delta Cargo will increase trans-Atlantic capacity with direct services from Schiphol to Los Angeles and Orlando, and connecting Paris with Indianapolis and Los Angeles.
AFTER an annual loss of €50 million in 2016, Lufthansa Cargo has become profitable again reporting earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) of €242 million in 2017. Revenue rose by 21.1 per cent to €2.5 billion due to increased cargo tonnage and much higher yields particularly in the express business. Sales increased by six per cent and cargo load factor on freight aircraft increased 2.2 percentage points to 75.1 per cent while load factors were up 2.3 percentage points to 63.9 per cent in the belly of passenger aircraft. All regions registered an increase of revenue, with Europe up 11.2 per cent to €198 million, America by 22.2 per cent to €1 billion, Asia Pacific by 20.9 per cent to €991 million and Middle East/Africa by 7.9 per cent to €177 million. The German airline had been adversely affected by overcapacity eroding yields in
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2016 and started undergoing a cost cutting programme to streamline services and reduce staff numbers, with further potential cost cutting planned for 2018 including closing the unprofitable Lufthansa Cargo Service Center. Lufthansa Cargo says it is looking to increase digitalisation and modernisation, having upgraded its revenue management to enable greater differentiation, and response times in sales were improved by significantly reducing the number of manual processes. It is also working with start-ups as part of its Cargo Evolution programme, and took the first step by investing in Fleet Logistics, a neutral online marketplace for brokering international sea freight and airfreight services, which takes care of all payment processing. The whole Lufthansa Group also saw improvements, with total revenue up 12.4 per cent to €35.6 billion and net profit rising 33.1 per cent to €2.3 billion.
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NORTH AMERICA
The first six months fly by for Oxentine
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merican Airlines Cargo’s organisation announced an overall cargo traffic growth for 2017, up 15 per cent from the previous calendar year. This significant improvement followed a year-long effort to continue streamlining the customer experience with the introduction of new self-service tools to automate and improve the booking process alongside further implementation of new services like proactive shipment re-accommodation. Throughout 2017,
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the carrier also announced a series of business enhancements regarding its green initiatives, pharma capabilities, infrastructure and additional widebody routes and new destinations. As if to prove that in life, sometimes timing is everything, Air Cargo Week caught up with American Airlines Cargo (AA Cargo) managing director global and key accounts, Lisa Oxentine on the very day that marked six months to the day she had assumed the role. She says: “These six months have just flown by! Last year was a great year for AA Cargo and we are very optimistic about 2018 being as good.” While new to a cargo role at the Fort Worth, Texas-based carrier, Oxentine is a 30-year veteran of the passenger side of operations. Quickly getting a grasp of a number of industry developments that may affect airfreight,
Oxentine is least concerned about so-called disruptors. American will still have belly holds to fill so disruption to freight forwarding is not an issue for the carrier. While many other managers in the industry may be wary of the Millennial, Oxentine looks upon people in their late twenties and early thirties as a great resource for the airline. She says: “We have quite a few Millennials on our staff. They can be better on technology. Many have actually studied logistics. “What I most admire is their work/life balance. They are willing to work hard, despite the clichés. They don’t get as stressed as they have different ambitions.” As part of her role, Oxentine will attend many trade fairs and events, such as the recent IATA World Cargo Symposium. “I think it is important to recognise that faceto-face meetings are better,” she says. “The cargo business is about getting to know your customer
and staff. I actually prefer doing business faceto-face as you can create better relationships.” Oxentine will have her work cut out in the second half of her first year as managing director global and key accounts. American Airlines is adding four new destinations to its international network for summer 2018. Providing more bellyhold from Europe to the US and beyond, the airline is introducing service from Philadelphia to Budapest, Hungary, and Prague, Czech Republic; Chicago O’Hare to Venice, Italy; and Dallas/Fort Worth to Reykjavik, Iceland. As the second largest operator of scheduled widebody and freighter aircraft between the US and Europe, American will operate a total of 427 flights per week to 58 destinations. The three European capitals – Budapest, Prague and Reykjavik – are all new to the American network while Venice is already connected to the US via service to Philadelphia.
Aer Lingus looks to expand network
AER Lingus is looking out for new North American destinations that will increase its cargo network on the continent. The expansion plans have been powered by the planned delivery from early 2019 of up to 12 additional new A321 NEO Long Range aircraft. The aircraft has a cargo capacity of 10 LDS-45W and the arrival of the aircraft “will result in significant additional capacity” on its North American network, says the carrier. It has launched a Request for Information for Commercial Support for Transatlantic Network Development (RFI) that presents an opportunity for North American airports and their local communities to invest alongside Aer Lingus in the introduction or expansion of its services. Aer Lingus would operate to Dublin, Europe’s fastest growing transatlantic hub, offering both US Customs and Border Pro-
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tection pre-clearance and extensive onward connectivity throughout Europe. The process is extended to both airports not yet served by Aer Lingus for new route opportunity and those already served by Aer Lingus, for increased capacity/frequencies.
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Uncle Sam has 76 million reasons to be cheerful
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fficial figures from US Bureau of Transportation Statistics show that airfreight operators in the United States really did indeed have reasons to be cheerful in 2017. For only the third time since 2004, statistics for all five airfreight sectors – domestic, Atlantic, Latam, Pacific and International – registered growth in tonnage over the preceding year. If that was not enough, every sector, as well as total US airfreight, registered double-digit growth for the first time ever. Total airfreight in 2017 involving the US totaled 75.90 million ton-miles, a rise of 22.7 per cent over 2016’s total. The figure for 2017 was also the largest ton-miles total since 2004. The tonnages moved last year were in stark contrast to 2009’s results where every measure was less than 2008’s. In the 14 years since 2004, US international traffic has held up best, with only four years recording a fall in ton-miles. In contrast, the varying fortunes in Latam during this period have seen seven years, or half the period, recording falls. In 2017, US airfreight totaled 75.9 million ton-miles, of which 15.1 million came from domestic traffic, 7.3 million from Atlantic traffic, 1.7 million from Latam, 10.1 million from Pacific traffic and 41.6 from international traffic. The worst fall during the 14 years since 2004 was that experienced in 2009 which saw a 15.8 per cent drop in Latam traffic over 2008 while the biggest boost was that seen by International traffic which rose 25.23 per cent in 2010 over 2009’s total to 24.8 million ton-miles. However 2017’s total for the same lane was 41.6 million ton-miles.
Virgin adds flights from Belfast to Orlando
VIRGIN Atlantic Cargo is offering customers increased access to Florida with weekly services from Belfast to Orlando departing every Monday throughout the summer. The flights from Northern Ireland will carry general cargo and exports of spare parts and machinery. A Friday flight will be added in June and is offered in addition to 17 flights a week from London’s Gatwick Airport, 12 a week from Manchester and twice weekly operations from Glasgow. Virgin Atlantic Cargo account manager for the North of England, Midlands, Scotland and Northern Ireland, Lisa Forshaw says: “We enjoy great support from customers in Ireland, particularly for our transatlantic routes from London and Manchester. The start of our new Belfast-Orlando service is a great opportunity for Virgin Atlantic to offer a consistent flying schedule from the city to the USA and beyond.” Providing customers with more choice to the US helped Virgin Atlantic Cargo report revenue growth of nine per cent in 2017 and a six per cent increase in volumes. The airline offers services to the US destinations of Atlanta, Boston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Newark, Orlando, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington.
Delta website adds functions DELTA Cargo re-launched its website in November 2017 and has added new functions at the request of customers. Shipments can now be booked, checked-in, managed and tracked entirely online. The new features include dynamic air waybill stock to automate processes and speed up the booking process; import payment using line of credit or stored credit card details; as well as news and alerts including operational advisories, network updates and promotions.
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PHARMACEUTICALS
Panalpina to roll out its own GDP training materials
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analpina is making sure pharmaceuticals in the supply chain are looked after properly and will role out its own Good Distribution Practice (GDP) compliant training materials in 2018. It says many pharmaceutical companies require that business units that handle their products are certified according to GDP guidelines for the proper distribution of medicinal products for human use. Around the world, 70 Panalpina business units are GDP-compliant and out of these locations, 30 are GDP-certified. Panalpina holds thousands of training sessions on GDP topics each year and around 3,000 employees are GDP-qualified. In 2018 it will roll out its own GDP training materials, and continue its programme to qualify the staff to expand its capabilities and knowledge in this area. Panalpina global head of industry vertical healthcare, Andreas Sahli says: “With increasingly global supply chains and the emergence of high-value products, there is a heightened demand for strict quality and temperature control measures to ensure the
safety and integrity of pharmaceutical products throughout long-distance deliveries. “Stakeholders across the supply chain can rely on us to deliver GDP-compliant transport, storage and distribution solutions worldwide.” The company’s quality, health, safety and environment (QHSE)
team performs 40-50 GDP audits per year to look for opportunities to improve and identify any issues that need addressing. Panalpina global head of QHSE, Lindsay Zingg says: “When a non-conformance is identified, a root-cause analysis is performed immediately to identify the origin of the issue, and a corrective action plan is developed.” The company relies on the performance of its subcontractors and their adherence to agreed processes and procedures. Panalpina conducts subcontractor audits, which include environmental performance standards and adherence to labour and human rights performance. Panalpina uses Validaide, an online platform it co-developed, to qualify its key suppliers and make lane risk assessments, especially for the healthcare industry. Customers and suppliers of services are connected to standardise and improve supplier qualification for different product categories and transport modalities. Validaide will be further rolled out in 2018.
K+N extends European overland pharma network
KUEHNE + Nagel has extended its European overland cross dock platform in Luxembourg for more frequent departures and faster transit times. The platform in Contern is part of Kuehne + Nagel’s KN PharmaChain, a multi-modal solution for temperature controlled door-to-door transportation that allows accurate traceability on the deliveries and proactive risk management. The facility offers complete coverage to all European destinations with competitive lead times and the platform increases capacity for loading and unloading pharmaceutical products under temperature controlled warehousing conditions in a completely closed environment. The GDP-certified cross dock is divided into a zone for 2-8C and one of 15-25C with 4,000 square metres dedicated for the pharma sector. Kuehne + Nagel senior vice president for Overland Europe, Uwe Hott says: “The investment into our Luxembourg pharma platform and the integration of telematics data of qualified key transport partners contribute significantly towards our overall strategy for the pharma industry with a special focus on temperature controlled transportation for both FTL and LTL.” The platform has several features including cool rooms and flooring enhancements, cool and heating systems independent of electricity running on redundant cooling machines, 24/7/365 warehouse temperature monitoring linked to an external surveillance centre, computer validated temperature monitoring and warning systems, secure and guarded truck parking near the warehouse, and fully CCTV and access controlled area.
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LOOKING AT WHAT PEOPLE IN THE AIR CARGO INDUSTRY ARE THINKING ABOUT
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had been planning a visit to see my Ameri- family and are committed to supporting them. can cousin, Airway Billy Bob. For those who We are thoroughly investigating what occurred haven’t met Billy Bob, his three favourite to prevent this from ever happening again.” The administration says it allows each airline things are America, his guns and his pickup. His three least favourite things are environ- “to decide if they will allow you to travel with mentalists, Toyota Priuses and people parking in your pet in the passenger cabin.” The FAA elaborates: “If an airline does allow his parking space. For this trip Stateside, I wouldn’t go alone. I’d you to bring your pet into the cabin, we consider take Tyson, my faithful Chihuahua. I’d booked your pet container to be carry-on baggage and our returns. I’d bought Tyson his deluxe cabin you must follow all carry on baggage rules (14 kennel, he would not be going in the hold. I’d CFR part 121, section 121.589): cancelled the milk and packed the bags. • Your pet container must be small Then we learned about The Death of the Dog in the Overhead Locker incidentl. Tyson was not enough to fit underneath the seat without blocking any person’s path to the main aisle of the happy. If he had the power of human speech, he airplane. • Your pet container must be stowed would doubtless have asked: “Can dogs legally be placed in overhead bins on US air flights? properly before the last passenger entry door to Does Uncle Sam regulate pet travel in airline the airplane is closed in order for the airplane to leave the gate. cabins, master?” • Your pet container must remain Nope, it seems, unless there’s an animal injury or death. Tyson would not be re-assured by this properly stowed the entire time the airplane is moving on the airport surface, and for take off news. In fact, no US law requires airlines to even let and landing. • You must follow flight attendant pets into passenger cabins. So when the flight attendant told the LaGuardia-bound passen- instructions regarding the proper stowage of ger at Houston to stow her pet in the overhead your pet container.” locker for the longer than three-hour flight, the Both the US DoT and FAA say individual airattendant was not breaking any Federal law. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) lines set policies on transporting pets. The US DoT has released figures covering the says on its website that Department of Transportation (DoT) rules require airlines to allow number of losses, injuries and deaths of animals during air transport in 2017. It says one passengers to fly with their airline had 2.24 incidents per “service animals” in the 10,000 animals transported, cabin on US airlines. compared to the industry “Service animals are average of 0.79 per 10,000. not pets,” the FAA says. The report says there “They are working aniwere a total of 40 incidents, mals that assist persons with of which 31 were with that airdisabilities.” line, resulting in 18 deaths and 13 Naturally, the airline injuries. issued a statement callI’m still going. Tyson is still coming ing the death a “tragic with me. Billy Bob will be in his pickup accident.” just waiting for us. The airline says: “We assume full responsibility for this tragedy and express our deepest I’ve just told him we’re condolences to the visitng BillyBob
Editor takes one for the team
AS if posing next to an ACW sign in Singapore was not bad enough, ACW editor James Graham was only too happy to join in the fun at the recent WCS in Dallas. Donning a pink Stetson and holding a Howdy sign, the fearless journo stood dangerously close to the AA
Cargo dartboard display while leading transport PR Derek Jones channelled his inner David Bailey to capture the historic scene. The editor is having sleepless nights over what he might don in Shanghai at Air Cargo China 2018 in May.
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Pilot recruitment crisis? Perhaps this is the solution.
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