A major investment by Geodis in the company’s UK operations centre at High Wycombe includes a new air cargo security screening system.
The new system will enable Geodis to provide its own clearance for clients in line with the National Aviation Security procedures.
Read MoreDHL will operate a short-haul freighter service between London and key European destinations for British Airways World Cargo, BA announced. The daily 757 service, will boost by 50% the number of containers and pallets that BA can fly from continental Europe to London, said BA spokesman James Healy. DHL previously operated an Airbus freighter nightly from its hub in Brussels to London’s Heathrow Airport. That freighter connected with DHL feeder flights around the continent.
Read MoreDHL will operate a short-haul freighter service between London and key European destinations for British Airways World Cargo, BA announced Thursday. The daily 757 service, which begins Friday, will boost by 50 percent the number of containers and pallets that BA can fly from continental Europe to London, said BA spokesman James Healy. DHL previously operated an Airbus freighter nightly from its hub in Brussels to London’s Heathrow Airport. That freighter connected with DHL feeder flights around the continent.
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Read MoreAn Astar Air Cargo executive told a Department of Transportation hearing that DHL Worldwide Express has no influence over its operations. Gary Hammes, who took over as chief operating officer of Astar Air Cargo, formerly DHL Airways, just six weeks ago, testified that while DHL pays to maintain Astar’s fleet and contributes 90% of revenues, it does not interfere in day-to-day operations.
The hearing in Washington came as part of the ongoing investigation into whether Astar’s ownership skirts U.S. law. FedEx Corp. and United Parcel Service have charged that DHL Worldwide of Brussels and parent Deutsche Post Word Net, the German postal and logistics giant, illegally control American-owned Astar.
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