Rome-based U.N. World Food Programme, which manages the United Nations Humanitarian Air Services (UNHAS), is historically busy arranging airlifts to deliver desperately needed food, medicine and equipment to often remote regions of the world when natural disaster or political strife occur. In many cases, the agency is tasked with delivering food to regions that were fragile even before natural calamities struck. read more
Air Cargo World Magazine - Features
Feb
14
The current paper-based air cargo transportation process generates around 30 documents per shipment, making for a large and weighty “pouch.” Andreas Otto, a member of Lufthansa Cargo’s executive board, told a recent media presentation that he can’t believe the airfreight industry is still producing 10,000 tons of documentation every year. He pledged to “get rid of all the useless paper by 2020.” read more
Feb
14
The pharmaceutical industry continues to undergo numerous changes as government regulations persist, blockbuster patents expire and the need for cost control rises within the industry. As such, there is a shift towards emerging markets for not only manufacturing but also to penetrate growing domestic markets.
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Feb
14
It wasn’t so very long ago when discussion of African air cargo focused on talk of cowboy operators making money where they could, sometimes carrying shipments of dubious legality. Times have changed. read more
