Tag: Texas

Elevating Talent at Crane Worldwide Logistics

John David Thomas appointed as Regional Vice President, South-Central Region. During his twelve years at Crane Worldwide, JD has held multiple positions within the organization and was instrumental in Houston's success and growth during his most recent role as District Director of Houston, Texa...

WCA Pharma Academy launches GDP Compliance training in Amsterdam

WCA Pharma Academy has launched a Good Distribution Practice (GDP) Compliance training program for freight forwarders in the pharmaceutical logistics industry. The first course took place in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, with 18 participants achieving full GDP Compliance accreditation from the WCA...

Amazon to open Fort Worth Alliance Airport regional air hub in October

Amazon will open its regional air hub at Fort Worth Alliance Airport in October when operations at the Texan gateway begin. The hub is the first build-to-suit airport project of its kind in the Amazon Air network and was designed to support Amazon Air’s larger scale regional needs, including s...

Avianca Cargo launches new Bogota-Dallas/Fort Worth freighter route

Avianca Cargo will start a new twice a week freighter route from 2 October that will operate on a Bogota – Dallas Fort Worth – Bogota routing. The new route will be serviced by an Airbus A330-200F aircraft, and payloads are set to be made up of mainly perishables such as salmon and red fruit...

ACS charters 35-tonne flight simulator from Texas to Japan

Air Charter Service’s (ACS) Florida office recently chartered a Boeing B747F to fly a 35-tonne flight simulator from Texas to Japan. ACS Americas president, Richard Thompson said a large aircraft manufacturer contacted the air charter specialist earlier this year, to transport a high-value spe...

Houston Airports and Brazil’s Cabo Frio Airport sign agreement to bolster cargo trade

The Houston Airport System and Cabo Frio Airport have signed an agreement that will create a pipeline of air cargo between two of the largest oil, gas and energy clusters in the Americas. Both airports held a signing ceremony to pen the agreement during the Greater Houston Partnership’s Interna...

DFW Airport awarded CEIV Pharma certification

Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport has been awarded the International Air Transport Association (IATA) CEIV Pharma certification. The gateway started the community approach for the certification process by assembling logistics partners specialised in ground handling, trucking, cold sto...

Air Partner opens new offices in Houston and Singapore

Air Partner has extended its global footprint to serve the needs of international customers after opening new offices in Houston (Texas) and in Singapore. The Houston office opened in mid-February, strengthening Air Partner’s presence in the US. It adds to offices in Fort Lauderdale; New York ...

Initial review of Atlas Air B767F crash indicates loss of control

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said an initial review of the Atlas Air Boeing 767F crash in Texas on 23 February has found crew communications were "consistent with a loss control" of the aircraft which began approximately 18 seconds prior to the end of the recording. NTSB engine...

Atlas Air B767F crashes in Texas killing three

An Atlas Air Boeing 767 Freighter aircraft Flight No. 3591 operating on behalf of Amazon from Miami to Houston crashed into the water on Saturday (23 February) killing three on-board. The aircraft reportedly nose-dived into shallow water in Texas, when it crashed about 40 miles southeast of Geo...

Amazon Air announces plans to build a new regional hub in Texas

Amazon Air has continued its expansion in the US and has announced plans to open a new regional hub at Fort Worth Alliance Airport in Texas. Construction has already begun on the new facility which is being earmarked to open next year and is the first airport project of its kind in the e-commerce...

Volga-Dnepr opens operations base at Houston George Bush airport

Volga-Dnepr Group has opened an operations base at Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport to give customers in North and South America faster and more economic access to its unique range of delivery solutions. The base is an expansion of the Group’s sales office, which was established in ...

Dallas and Paris airports ink cargo agreement

Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport has joined with Groupe ADP - Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to develop air cargo strategies. Through the partnership, the airports are aiming to potentially influence the movement of goods between Texas and Europe, and more specifically between...

Pallas Aviation to be the first operator of the LM-100J freighter

Pallas Aviation will be the first operator of the new Lockheed Martin LM-100J commercial freighter out of Fort Worth Alliance Airport in Texas. The company will provide management services and operational control of two LM-100J aircraft requiring heavy-lift/oversized cargo capability into and out...

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