MILAN, Italy: Airport Handling, dnata’s joint venture in Italy, and Beta Trans have inked a strategic partnership to provide a full range of cargo services to customers at Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP). The two companies’ joint offering includes high quality and safe ramp and cargo handling, warehousing and road feeder services. The partnership will see Airport Handling and Beta Trans …

Last year airBaltic carried 7.5 million kilograms of mail and cargo on their passenger aircraft fleet. This was 31% above airBaltic’s expected cargo results in 2020. The demand for air freight per flight increased and with that airBaltic maintained its status as the largest cargo operator at Riga Airport in Latvia. Martin Gauss, Chief Executive Officer of airBaltic: “We ensured that people and businesses in Latvia …

flydubai Cargo has achieved a new milestone in obtaining the regulatory approvals to transport dangerous goods from 01 February 2021. With the certification from the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), flydubai can now transport dangerous goods in addition to general cargo, courier, live animals, postal mail, perishables, priority cargo and valuable cargo. The ongoing diversification of its service portfolio and …

flydubai, the Dubai-based airline, has announced that twice-weekly flights from Dubai International (DXB) to Tbilisi International Airport (TBS) in Georgia are available to be booked.  Flights to Tbilisi resume as the authorities in Georgia ease travel restrictions for international travel from 01 February.  Jeyhun Efendi, Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations and E-commerce at flydubai, said: “we have steadily grown our network to …

Emirates has partnered with GE Digital Aviation Software and TE FOOD to trial TrustOne, a mobile app that allows passengers to undergo COVID-19 PCR tests at special discounted rates. The app, created in partnership between GE Digital Aviation Software and TE Food, helps passengers adhere to the latest regulations and protocols, making travel seamless and more convenient. When using the …

RIGA: According to Riga Airport, in 2020 Latvian airline airBaltic has maintained its market leader position, by carrying 57% of all passengers to the Latvian capital. In 2020, the airline carried 1.14 million passengers to and from Riga. Martin Gauss, Chief Executive Officer of airBaltic: “Despite the disruption caused by the pandemic and a total stop of flying for 62 days, we maintained …

LONDON: British Airways announces that it will begin trialling a new travel health app, VeriFLY, with customers who are eligible to travel between London and the US from February 4. The new digital health travel passport, which can be downloaded to a mobile device, is designed to offer peace of mind before travel by checking customers meet the entry requirements …

Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, operated the very first commercial flight from the new Bahrain International Airport terminal which was GF2130 to Delhi on one of the newest Airbus A320neo aircraft at 1435 Bahrain time. The first incoming flight to the new terminal was also a Gulf Air flight that arrived from Lahore on flight GF765 at 1450 local …

News Desk DUBAI: Emirates Skywards, the award-winning loyalty programme of Emirates and flydubai, has rolled out new measures to offer its members more support, flexibility, and choice – allowing members to retain elite tier status until 2022. The loyalty programme is one of the first in the world, and first in the region, to offer its members a generous extension …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI:Just months after their first passenger testing, Virgin Hyperloop today unveiled its vision for the future hyperloop experience. The newly-released concept video takes the viewer step-by-step through a hyperloop journey, from arriving at the portal to boarding the pod. DP World, the Dubai-based leading global provider of smart logistics solutions, is a major investor in Virgin Hyperloop. Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Group …