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AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways Receives Aviation License news.airwise.com Bamboo Airways has received its aviation license from Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport, and is expected to launch flights within weeks. Read more here.  OCEAN FREIGHT UPDATES Maersk earnings rise in third quarter of the year lloydsloadinglist.com Maersk...

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Heathrow cargo firms praise AIS system for tackling congestion lloydsloadinglist.com Heathrow Airport cargo stakeholders have praised the Advance Information System (AIS) developed by the CCS-UK User Group, claiming it is “transforming” the delivery and collection of freight at the airport’s congested cargo areas. Read...

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES NCA eyes sale of 747-400 freighters as it counts the cost of summer flight ban theloadstar.co.uk Nippon Cargo Airlines, the freighter operator which saw its 11-strong fleet grounded in June over maintenance record issues, is to sell its 747-400Fs. It also reported that – unsurprisingly given the length of its fleet downtime...

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Halifax Stanfield re-opens after SkyLease 747 freighter overruns the runway aircargonews.net Halifax Stanfield Airfield has re-opened after a Boeing 747-400 freighter operated by SkyLease came off the runway early this morning. The airport said the incident occurred at 5.05am local time when the aircraft (Flight KKE 4854/Reg...

AIR FREIGHT UPDATES Airfreight rates on key trades reach new highs for 2018 aircargonews.net Airfreight rates on the transpacific and Asia-Europe lanes continue to improve in October despite capacity growth outstripping demand improvements. Read more here.  People's vote means new Mexico City airport at Texcoco must be abandoned theloadstar.co.uk Hopes...