The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged governments to quickly implement the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO’s) global guidelines for restoring air connectivity. On 1 June, the ICAO Council approved Takeoff: Guidance for Air Travel through the COVID-19 Public Health Crisis (Takeoff). This is an authoritative and comprehensive framework of risk-based temporary measures for air transport operations during the COVID-19 crisis. “The universal implementation … [Read more...] about Urgent Implementation of ICAO COVID-19 Guidelines Needed
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Geodis supports rising medical company LabMed to supply health protection goods to Europe and North America
The Singapore based enterprise LabMed has entrusted global logistics company GEODIS to support the company’s growing activity in new markets by delivering urgently needed PPEs from Asia to the COVID-19 ‘hot-spots’ of Europe and North America. GEODIS is providing LabMed with customs brokerage, short-term storage solutions, and transport management services from LabMed’s factory in China via a distribution hub in Singapore to a wide array of international destinations including India, Malaysia, … [Read more...] about Geodis supports rising medical company LabMed to supply health protection goods to Europe and North America
Association of Asia Pacific Airlines April 2020 traffic results: Passenger demand collapses, decline in cargo markets deepen
Preliminary April 2020 traffic figures released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed that international air passenger markets were battered by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The rapid spread of the virus, resulting in border closures and travel restrictions across the world, forced an almost complete shutdown of international airline operations. Meanwhile, air cargo markets remained active but were affected by weakening demand, and disruptions to global supply chains, … [Read more...] about Association of Asia Pacific Airlines April 2020 traffic results: Passenger demand collapses, decline in cargo markets deepen
LATAM announces reorganization to ensure long-term sustainability
LATAM Airlines Group S.A. and its affiliates in Chile, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, and the United States initiated a voluntary reorganization and restructuring of their debt under Chapter 11 protection in the United States with the support of the Cueto and Amaro families and Qatar Airways, two of the largest shareholders of LATAM. In light of the effects of COVID-19 on the worldwide aviation industry, this reorganization process provides LATAM with an opportunity to work with the group’s creditors … [Read more...] about LATAM announces reorganization to ensure long-term sustainability
COCA Restaurants shuns ‘greedy aggregators’ and launches direct delivery service across Southeast Asia
Pioneering suki hotpot culinary group, COCA Restaurants, is seizing the difficult days that the region is experiencing due to Covid-19 by launching a direct delivery service across the region. The direct service gives 100 percent of delivery fees to drivers and offers customers a quality choice lacking currently by the delivery aggregators in the market. Moreover, COCA is able to guarantee a high level of hygiene, which can be controlled from start to finish, with all drivers tested for … [Read more...] about COCA Restaurants shuns ‘greedy aggregators’ and launches direct delivery service across Southeast Asia
WFS, Qatar Airways Cargo work side-by-side to race PPE supplies to French hospitals
Worldwide Flight Services’ (WFS) cargo handling team in Paris has been working tirelessly to rapidly process shipments of personal protective equipment (PPE) delivered by customer Qatar Airways Cargo for hospitals across France treating patients with Covid-19. WFS has been the airline’s cargo handling partner at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport since 2000, providing warehouse handling and ramp handling for Qatar Airways Cargo services as well as trucking. Since the outbreak of Covid-19, … [Read more...] about WFS, Qatar Airways Cargo work side-by-side to race PPE supplies to French hospitals